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10CC I'm not in love Anybody remember this song. I remember hearing it on the radio a lot back in the 70's (when music was good  ) anyway the lyrics were just MEAN. Example: " I keep your picture up on the wall it hides a nasty stain that lying there, so don't you asked me to give it back athough you know it dos'nt mean that much to me"
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i love this song...a chick has gotta have some low self esteem to deal with a man like that you look better on your facebook page than you do in person  | |
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"Ooh you'll wait a long time for me....ooh you'll wait a long time"
cool song from 1975....very nice,breezy arrangement. | |
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meltwithu said: i love this song...a chick has gotta have some low self esteem to deal with a man like that
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lovedad43 said: Anybody remember this song. I remember hearing it on the radio a lot back in the 70's (when music was good
) anyway the lyrics were just MEAN. Example: " I keep your picture up on the wall it hides a nasty stain that lying there, so don't you asked me to give it back athough you know it dos'nt mean that much to me"
Brutal! But you gotta admire the guy honesty I took the song differently. To me, it seems to be about a guy who's trying to convince himself that he's over a relationship, when he obviously isn't ...especially when the voice wanders in saying, "Be quiet, Big Boys Don't cry, big boys don't cry", and he claims that he's keeping the picture only to hide a nasty stain, but then he says, "So don't ask me to give it back", but then he quickly claims,"although you know it doesn't mean that much to me." it sounds like he's trying to console himself by denying he was in love though he obviously is, and he's trying to act like it never bothered him--- to me, it always seemed like he's trying to put up an indifferent front, but he's trying not to cry and doesn't want to give the picture back...seems like the man's insisting he's gotten over the relationship when, in fact, he hasn't ...that's my take, anyway... ... [Edited 4/4/05 1:43am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Hi Paligap  | |
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DavidEye said: Hi Paligap
 Whassup!!!" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Did anyboy mention yet that Tori Amos did a nice cover of it
on her "Strange Little Girls" album? No? oh ok. Just saying  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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paligap said: lovedad43 said: Anybody remember this song. I remember hearing it on the radio a lot back in the 70's (when music was good
) anyway the lyrics were just MEAN. Example: " I keep your picture up on the wall it hides a nasty stain that lying there, so don't you asked me to give it back athough you know it dos'nt mean that much to me"
Brutal! But you gotta admire the guy honesty I took the song differently. To me, it seems to be about a guy who's trying to convince himself that he's over a relationship, when he obviously isn't ...especially when the voice wanders in saying, "Be quiet, Big Boys Don't cry, big boys don't cry", and he claims that he's keeping the picture only to hide a nasty stain, but then he says, "So don't ask me to give it back", but then he quickly claims,"although you know it doesn't mean that much to me." it sounds like he's trying to console himself by denying he was in love though he obviously is, and he's trying to act like it never bothered him--- to me, it always seemed like he's trying to put up an indifferent front, but he's trying not to cry and doesn't want to give the picture back...seems like the man's insisting he's gotten over the relationship when, in fact, he hasn't ...that's my take, anyway... ... [Edited 4/4/05 1:43am] Point taken. But at the end of the song he says "you wait a long time for me" Like she always there and he has no respect for her. She's a doormat to him. | |
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lovedad43 said: paligap said: I took the song differently. To me, it seems to be about a guy who's trying to convince himself that he's over a relationship, when he obviously isn't ...especially when the voice wanders in saying, "Be quiet, Big Boys Don't cry, big boys don't cry", and he claims that he's keeping the picture only to hide a nasty stain, but then he says, "So don't ask me to give it back", but then he quickly claims,"although you know it doesn't mean that much to me." it sounds like he's trying to console himself by denying he was in love though he obviously is, and he's trying to act like it never bothered him--- to me, it always seemed like he's trying to put up an indifferent front, but he's trying not to cry and doesn't want to give the picture back...seems like the man's insisting he's gotten over the relationship when, in fact, he hasn't ...that's my take, anyway... ... [Edited 4/4/05 1:43am] Point taken. But at the end of the song he says "you wait a long time for me" Like she always there and he has no respect for her. She's a doormat to him. in the lyric book, it says "You'll wait a long time for me", I thought it's like he's determined not to show any emotion over it... see, I took that as more of him putting up a front. Throughought the whole song, he's trying to come up with denials about his feelings: "I'm not in love, no, no...it's because..."...it seems like he's in complete denial...he obviously wants to call her, he wont give the picture back, he won't even cry when he feels like it... I always took it as a clever song that at first sounds cold and aloof, then the middle passage comes in , with the "big boys don't cry" repeated over and over and then, you get the different point of view and see that it's actually him trying to convince himself that he's not upset over the whole thing... ... [Edited 4/4/05 2:42am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said:[quote] lovedad43 said: Point taken. But at the end of the song he says "you wait a long time for me" Like she always there and he has no respect for her. She's a doormat to him. in the lyric book, it says "You'll wait a long time for me", I thought it's like he's determined not to show any emotion over it... see, I took that as more of him putting up a front. Throughought the whole song, he's trying to come up with denials about his feelings: "I'm not in love, no, no...it's because..."...it seems like he's in complete denial...he obviously wants to call her, he wont give the picture back, he won't even cry when he feels like it... I always took it as a clever song that at first sounds cold and aloof, then the middle passage comes in , with the "big boys don't cry" repeated over and over and then, you get the different point of view and see that it's actually him trying to convince himself that he's not upset over the whole thing... either viewpoint you take, if somebody told me some shit like this after we broke up, i'd stab them square in their neck with a dirty steak knife. 
tell me my picture is covering a stain on the wall? oh hell no! [Edited 4/4/05 8:17am] you look better on your facebook page than you do in person | |
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paligap said: lovedad43 said: Anybody remember this song. I remember hearing it on the radio a lot back in the 70's (when music was good
) anyway the lyrics were just MEAN. Example: " I keep your picture up on the wall it hides a nasty stain that lying there, so don't you asked me to give it back athough you know it dos'nt mean that much to me"
Brutal! But you gotta admire the guy honesty I took the song differently. To me, it seems to be about a guy who's trying to convincde himself that he's over a relationship, when he obviously isn't ...especially when the voice wanders in saying, "Be quiet, Big Boys Don't cry, big boys don't cry", and he claims that he's keeping the picture only to hide a nasty stain, but then he says, "So don't ask me to give it back", but then he quickly claims,"although you know it doesn't mean that much to me." it sounds like he's trying to console himself by denying he was in love though he obviously is, and he's trying to act like it never bothered him--- to me, it always seemed like he's trying to put up an indifferent front, but he's trying not to cry and doesn't want to give the picture back...seems like the man's insisting he's gotten over the relationship when, in fact, he hasn't ...that's my take, anyway... ... [Edited 4/4/05 1:43am] a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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meltwithu said: either viewpoint you take, if somebody told me some shit like this after we broke up, i'd stab them square in their neck with a dity steak knife.
tell me my picture is covering a stain on the wall? oh hell no!  " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I love this song to pieces! I was actually going to start a thread on this a while back (and perhaps I still will, because it relates to another song), but didn't get around to it.
I'm with paligap on this one - I don't think it's a mean song at all. It's obviously about somebody refusing to believe they're "weak" enough to fall in love. The bit about the picture hiding a nasty stain on the wall is just an excuse not to take it down. Beautiful song, and I absolutely adore those overdubbed vocals. | |
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paligap said: lovedad43 said: Anybody remember this song. I remember hearing it on the radio a lot back in the 70's (when music was good
) anyway the lyrics were just MEAN. Example: " I keep your picture up on the wall it hides a nasty stain that lying there, so don't you asked me to give it back athough you know it dos'nt mean that much to me"
Brutal! But you gotta admire the guy honesty I took the song differently. To me, it seems to be about a guy who's trying to convince himself that he's over a relationship, when he obviously isn't ...especially when the voice wanders in saying, "Be quiet, Big Boys Don't cry, big boys don't cry", and he claims that he's keeping the picture only to hide a nasty stain, but then he says, "So don't ask me to give it back", but then he quickly claims,"although you know it doesn't mean that much to me." it sounds like he's trying to console himself by denying he was in love though he obviously is, and he's trying to act like it never bothered him--- to me, it always seemed like he's trying to put up an indifferent front, but he's trying not to cry and doesn't want to give the picture back...seems like the man's insisting he's gotten over the relationship when, in fact, he hasn't ...that's my take, anyway... ... [Edited 4/4/05 1:43am] I totally agree. One of my faves. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him." http://ccoshea19.googlepa...ssanctuary http://ccoshea19.googlepages.com | |
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I love this song. I believe it was either blackguitaritz or David Eye that mentioned on another thread that it has an "outer space" feel to it. That's what I love about it. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Tight song, only the long version tho.
The atmosphere on this track is amazing. [Edited 4/4/05 23:01pm] Keep your headphones on. | |
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[quote] smokeverbs said: Tight song, only the long version tho.
The atmosphere on this track is amazing. Yes it is. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Not too long ago,I bought a greatest hits CD by 10cc.In addition to "I'm Not In Love",I really like their 1977 hit "Things We Do For Love". | |
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DavidEye said: Not too long ago,I bought a greatest hits CD by 10cc.In addition to "I'm Not In Love",I really like their 1977 hit "Things We Do For Love".
A lot of their really good songs are also kinda goofy. Things We Do for Love is one of them along with Life is a Minestrone, I'm Mandy Fly Me and Channel Swimmer. | |
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