pauldrye

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[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 186 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (17 children)

It's based on a short story called "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. He's published only eighteen stories in his career (starting in 1990), nothing longer than a novella and mostly short stories. Despite that they've won him four Hugos, four Nebulas, and six Locus Awards. He's worth reading, is what I'm trying to say.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago

It's the only one in English unless you allow things like "The absolute value of -20".

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

She might like Little Kitty, Big City. You're a cat, it's an open world, you explore, make friends, and wear hats.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

There's a part of Canada that's south of Crescent City, California.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm fond of the Imperial County of Reuss, which was semi-independent in the Holy Roman Empire. The madlads named all their rulers "Heinrich", resulting such personages as Heinrich LXXII ("Heinrich the 72nd").

More recently there's the Saar Protectorate, which the French encouraged to become a fully independent country after WWII. But the inhabitants wanted nothing to do with it and rejoined West Germany.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 85 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

It would probably be faster to list the things he doesn't have a negative view about.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

The Ash song also has Fu Manchu in its lyrics!

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I almost connected this one to "Bittersweet Symphony" -- Simon Tong plays guitar on both.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

To Jagger and Richards in particular. They ceded the song-writing credit back to Richard Ashcroft in 2019.

If you haven't heard the song he sampled it from it's pretty blatant (starts from 0:18 and just keeeeeps going). And I'm speaking as someone who loves "Bittersweet Symphony".

 

From unlimited we go to limited.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by pauldrye@lemm.ee to c/connectasong@lemmy.world
 

Connecting these was a breeze.

(dad joke dad joke dad joke)

 

Nico was a protegé of (D)Andy Warhol...plus Lou Reed has said this song is based on his experiences watching the Bohemian parties at Warhol's studio.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Turned into a slurry and then administered as an enema.

 

Of Montreal are not from Montreal but Bran Van 3000 are (and are not from L.A.)

 

This connection is boring.

 

Connected...by chains.

 

Going with the Halloween connection. But also because hearing the early synth-heavy Ministry makes me laugh every time.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

HI MEAN I'M DAD

 

Both bands are from Georgia (the state, not the country).

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