tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post3600854136896439676..comments2023-10-12T23:59:35.045+10:00Comments on The Bruising Adventures of Girl Clumsy: Monday Music Duel #2: StayGirl Clumsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056312179921746322noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-9872855781057124582012-06-28T23:29:41.145+10:002012-06-28T23:29:41.145+10:00oh my god ... listening to both of those, which I ...oh my god ... listening to both of those, which I haven't done for years, just took me right back. <br /><br />Stay (Shakeespeare's Sister) was the very first CD I owned. I played it over and over and hearing that again just now refreshed so many memories. We were living with my Grandparents at the time and I have a very vivid memory of my Grandma singing this in the kitchen after I'd played it a million times. <br /><br />And Lisa Loeb - I was a huge Reality Bites fan *cringe* and remember listening to this on repeat waiting for my boyfriend to show up one Saturday afternoon - when he did show up, he caught me belting out this tune in my bedroom - I was 15, I was mortified !! I'd forgotten that until just now. <br /><br />So ... Shakespears Sister it is!!Ellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-51141346327008554502012-06-27T13:07:55.076+10:002012-06-27T13:07:55.076+10:00Lisa Loeb wins for me. I love SS - have a couple ...Lisa Loeb wins for me. I love SS - have a couple of their albums, even - and never really liked 'Stay' as an example of their music. The release of Lisa's 'Stay' happened to coincide with a tragic (*eye roll*) breakup, so for me, the nostalgia value of the lyrics takes it over the finishing line in first place.Raquelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-3747004937728253322012-06-26T18:04:09.386+10:002012-06-26T18:04:09.386+10:00Shakespeare's Sister for me. Lisa's song h...Shakespeare's Sister for me. Lisa's song has better lyrics, in my opinion, but if I was only interested in lyrics I would be listening to poetry recitals :P The tune for Lisa's song is bland and generic - the content is also a touch too inwardly-focused for my tastes.<br /><br />I did, however, arrive at this opinion after listening to both songs for the first time just now, so unfortunately I have no song-based nostalgia with which to guide my decision.Ian Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-1428017395728688142012-06-26T12:01:09.749+10:002012-06-26T12:01:09.749+10:00lisa all the way for me. her greatest hits is on c...lisa all the way for me. her greatest hits is on constant rotation in my carbenhttp://bendowning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-49582148274718099152012-06-26T11:21:19.624+10:002012-06-26T11:21:19.624+10:00I think I have to go with Shakepears Sister. I ini...I think I have to go with Shakepears Sister. I initially didn't think I would, because that bridge, with the Rocky Horror reject... yikes. But ultimately, I love the goofy earnestness of it. It's much simpler in both structure and style to the Loeb song, but I really don't like Lisa Loeb. That sort of early 90s indie-pop ballad does nothing for me. I have a knee-jerk kickback against the style which I try hard to overcome nowadays because it means I miss out on good songs, and this isn't a bad song. But ultimately the talk-sing structure and rambling narrative just loses me.<br /><br />Also, it seems like Detroit is objectively a much better singer than Loeb, and Fahey is delightfully unhinged in her bit. I feel like that sent it over the top for me.<br /><br />Also I think the sentiment of the Sister track is more heartfelt, even though it's arguably more detatched. That plaintive repeated line really hammers through to the core of you. Loeb's song, on the other hand, is more personal but actually feels more detatched than its minimalist rival, because she's talking about a specific scenario. Shakespears Sister is singing to everyone; Lisa Loeb is singing to herself.Disco Stuhttp://blog.olilolo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-28775098309145313672012-06-26T11:09:10.795+10:002012-06-26T11:09:10.795+10:00A tough one - both songs significant in my past.
...A tough one - both songs significant in my past. <br /><br />Just to add to your lovely analysis of SS's clip - Fahey's big moment is almost a carbon-copy of the mannerisms of Maria in Metropolis (not nice Maria, but the robot version). Don't believe me, then take this as an opportunity to get your silent movie on ;) Any music video that echoes a favourite movie of mine in a clever way always wins points from me ;)<br /><br />I totally agree with the ease with which one can sing along with Lisa and it's a little easier to relate to than SS's Stay. With that said though, it was the SS song I chose to include in the Snow White Pantomime I put on at Act One those many years ago to express the Snow Queen's desire to take Kai from Anya...proving that to me, the fantastical is usually always the winner :DSallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-51512996632155261572012-06-26T10:32:02.417+10:002012-06-26T10:32:02.417+10:00The second biggest surprise I had in reading about...The second biggest surprise I had in reading about Banarama a few months ago was the phrase "Born: 1961 (age 51)".<br /><br />The biggest one was "Years active: 1979–present".<br /><br />It's a tough call to make between both 'stays'. I might have to go with Shakespear's Sister on this one mostly for nostalgia value.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644162192853827704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-85863831902082994442012-06-26T10:28:35.246+10:002012-06-26T10:28:35.246+10:00Maybe the 2nd one is a bit better, but for Stay th...Maybe the 2nd one is a bit better, but for Stay this is better<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtuvXrTz8DY<br />Jackson Browne Live At Shepherd's Bush Theatre, London 1978tqfthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776946440980139244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-61462992517488657112012-06-26T09:57:23.117+10:002012-06-26T09:57:23.117+10:00Neither song is going to sit in any playlist of mi...Neither song is going to sit in any playlist of mine but if I was to pick one over the other, it would be Lisa. I'm just not into pop. The vocals were lovely but the whole tone of the song ... Meh.Steavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815684764779323029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-59242098322925196232012-06-26T09:56:45.148+10:002012-06-26T09:56:45.148+10:00Neither song is going to sit in any playlist of mi...Neither song is going to sit in any playlist of mine but if I was to pick one over the other, it would be Lisa. I'm just not into pop. The vocals were lovely but the whole tone of the song ... Meh.Steavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815684764779323029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-29994594835164524882012-06-26T09:44:27.394+10:002012-06-26T09:44:27.394+10:00Heh - I went about 17 years without hearing the Li...Heh - I went about 17 years without hearing the Lisa Loeb song. Then I heard it on the radio a few months ago, and now again here. Shakespear's Sister should win this contest easily, but they came a year or two before I started watching Rage. So I'll vote subjectively for Loeb because it has the comforting familiarity of a song I listened to on lots of weekend mornings long ago....David Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378763233797445502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-41053644551400271332012-06-26T08:30:39.545+10:002012-06-26T08:30:39.545+10:00I'm going to show my age here. I've never ...I'm going to show my age here. I've never heard that Shakespears Sister song before. I don't know if I've ever heard of Shakespears Sister. But I have seen that Lisa Loeb video before, heard the song a couple of times. Maybe it was that two year gap? (I was 9 instead of 7) Or maybe it was just longer lasting.<br /><br />So while I was watching closely enough to also wonder why he wasn't hooked up to the medical equipment, I'm going to do with the folk pop. (Plus she looks like me!!! I'm a geeky girl who can't figure out relationships too!!!)<br /><br />Mind you, when you use the word Stay as a starting point for songs, my mind immediately goes to Sway by Bic Runga. (Say I'll stay/ Don't come and go, like you do.) 1997, so I was 12 by this point.<br /><br />That's the way it goes with pop songs- they tend to be remembered by those who were around to hear them at the time.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744029371480480749noreply@blogger.com