Curse of the Black Ass Buffalo
For a short little B side, "Curse of the Black Ass Buffalo" has some interesting things to offer.
It seems like the tale of a band, or perhaps a record label, Pioneer Chambers. As usual with Robert Pollard's lyrics, it's unclear (though a key hint or two from him would probably unravel the whole thing).
It does have some great lines, like "would rather throw parties than stones, would rather break virgins than bones," and, "Now this is just a theory, but I sincerely believe that if you're into rock & roll you've got to sell your soul."
As for Pioneer Chambers, a quick Google search finds that, save for pages with Guided by Voices lyrics, the few mentions are for an office building in Hyderabad, India. Wonder if there are any GBV fans toiling away, there, cranking their copies of the I Am a Scientist EP whenever this song comes on.
It seems like the tale of a band, or perhaps a record label, Pioneer Chambers. As usual with Robert Pollard's lyrics, it's unclear (though a key hint or two from him would probably unravel the whole thing).
It does have some great lines, like "would rather throw parties than stones, would rather break virgins than bones," and, "Now this is just a theory, but I sincerely believe that if you're into rock & roll you've got to sell your soul."
As for Pioneer Chambers, a quick Google search finds that, save for pages with Guided by Voices lyrics, the few mentions are for an office building in Hyderabad, India. Wonder if there are any GBV fans toiling away, there, cranking their copies of the I Am a Scientist EP whenever this song comes on.
Labels: I Am a Scientist
posted by John Kenyon at 6:59 AM
2 Comments:
isn't the 'would rather throw parties.....' line also in an acid ranch song?
I haven't heard the Acid Ranch stuff, but there's a line very similar to that one on "How Can You" from Suitcase 2. I think it's something along the lines of "Wouldn't you rather break virgins than bones?"
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