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Boy & Bear — Blood To Gold
Album: With Emperor Antarctica
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Released: 2010
Length: 2:14
Plays (last 30 days): 1
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Won't you run underneath the door.
Take my home, treat it as your own.

My mother told me don't you run away,
Because it takes a man to keep them hungry,
But I'm so damn cold,
And if this blood don't turn to gold
I think I'm doomed.

Ooh, Yeah.

The time has come my friend to run,
I bid you please to take the roses an the loaded gun I left you
'Cause I'm hopin' now you find somehow
That I'm so damn cold,
And if this blood don't turn to gold,
I think I'm doomed.

Ooh, Yeah.
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Saw them in Wellington NZ, a couple of weeks ago. They were absolutely hilarious, a really funny bunch of guys. The music was sublime, they are an incredible band live, esp. in a smallish venue. the live version of Lordy May had a really weird effect on my dust allergy.   
Posted 5 months ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Oooo-yow! love the silliness of this with the dark lyrics.
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Why does it start like Peruvian Cocaine? Gets me everytime
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 :+:_DL wrote:

Wrong

“The world is filled with people who are no longer needed. And who try to make slaves of all of us. And they have their music and we have ours. Theirs, the wasted songs of a superstitious nightmare. And without their music and ideological miscarriages to compare our songs of freedom to, we'd not have any opposite to compare music with --- and like the drifting wind, hitting against no obstacle, we'd never know its speed, its power....” 
― Woody Guthrie



 If Woody Guthrie were alive to today, the powers that be would spirit
him away to GITMO. Instead the rich tried to co-op his music and built a
museum to him in Tulsa. Woody would have hated the exit through the
gift shop.  Billed caps reading BE THE MACHINE. T-shirts bearing Woody's likeness. It's gives you nausea.
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 rhlrstn wrote:
Too twiddly-diddly.
 

Exactly!
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
Finally looked at the lyrics to this... what IS he on about? A tasty word salad, but word salad all the same to me!
 
Winter's cold air is running under his (the narrator's) door, soon to claim his house and freeze him (literally) to death, and if his blood doesn't change to gold, he'll have no way to save himself and his family from this situation.

His mother told him not to run away (abandon his family) because it takes a man (deeply determined person) to keep them hungry, meaning, "Keep the family together despite the knowledge of their desperate conditions."

He asks his friend (wife, I suspect) to take the loaded gun and save them both by shooting him (the narrator) and running (the friend/wife).

.
.

IMHO, of course,  and with deep thanks to Ms Shirley, my seventh-grade English teacher.
Posted 4 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Finally looked at the lyrics to this... what IS he on about? A tasty word salad, but word salad all the same to me!
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Too twiddly-diddly.
Posted 5 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
{#Drummer}{#Bananajam}{#Guitarist}

Great band!

 

Agreed !
Posted 7 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
{#Drummer}{#Bananajam}{#Guitarist}

Great band!
Posted 8 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
There aren't many Strine bands that become world-famous, so it's ripper that this lot have made it to the world stage. For those in the UK and US, the boys are doing a tour now - see the Events page on their website.

B&B and Midnight Oil help, in my mind, to wipe the association of Oz with the intensely irritating and twee Men at Work. If not for RP, I'd not have heard them, so once again my great thanks to Bill and Becky :)
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 AliGator wrote:
 In November of 2011, Cynaera wrote:
This is a pretty good song!  I had never heard of this band, but I like them.  More, please?

 
Dangit. She was one of the good ones. 

{#Group-hug} 

 
Yes, and still missed, but remembered with fondness by us old stagers.
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 AliGator wrote:
 In November of 2011, Cynaera wrote:
This is a pretty good song!  I had never heard of this band, but I like them.  More, please?

 
Dangit. She was one of the good ones. 

{#Group-hug} 

 
Yes, Yes she was.{#Cry}
Posted 9 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
 In November of 2011, Cynaera wrote:
This is a pretty good song!  I had never heard of this band, but I like them.  More, please?

 
Dangit. She was one of the good ones. 

{#Group-hug} 
Posted 9 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Can't we all just love the music?
 
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
 Betta wrote:
Dave Hosking sounds so much like Jim James from My Morning Jacket!  Good song. 

 

I'll second that ...
Posted 9 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
Dave Hosking sounds so much like Jim James from My Morning Jacket!  Good song. 
Posted 10 years ago by Betta    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

For sure, you've over-pasted to an anti-social degree. Basically, "overplayed" = you think it sucks. If you liked it, then you'd not complain about "overplayed". So why not just write that it sucks instead of getting on folks' tits?

Sadly, the number of times a song is played is no longer displayed in the song info, but it's rare in my RP experience, which goes back some years, for a song to be played more than 5 times a month, if that. An artist might get played more often, but not individual songs.

 
hey fred, if you click on the picture of the album, the number of times a song has been played in the past 30 days appears.  for this one, it is three.   btw, i agree with your post.  {#Music}
Posted 11 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
 mkinnan wrote:
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Big feckin snip


 
For sure, you've over-pasted to an anti-social degree. Basically, "overplayed" = you think it sucks. If you liked it, then you'd not complain about "overplayed". So why not just write that it sucks instead of getting on folks' tits?

Sadly, the number of times a song is played is no longer displayed in the song info, but it's rare in my RP experience, which goes back some years, for a song to be played more than 5 times a month, if that. An artist might get played more often, but not individual songs.
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 mkinnan wrote:
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Over Reacting, aren´t we?
Posted 11 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
 stephw wrote:

4 times in 30 days isn't exactly overplayed. I love their sound - great band. {#Good-vibes}

 
Don't harsh his OCD buzz, otherwise he may have to type that crap all over again.  Give him his sippy-cup and he'll calm down.  This song is pretty bothersome though.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

...and the bear said "Excuse me a mo, I need to take an Eartha Kitt" :o)


 

she will get you for that......{#Flamed}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 mkinnan wrote:
Over Played Over PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver Played
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4 times in 30 days isn't exactly overplayed. I love their sound - great band. {#Good-vibes}
Posted 11 years ago by stephw    [ Reply ]
Over Played Over PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver PlayedOver Played
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Posted 11 years ago by mkinnan    [ Reply ]
 :+:_DL wrote:

Wrong

“The world is filled with people who are no longer needed. And who try to make slaves of all of us. And they have their music and we have ours. Theirs, the wasted songs of a superstitious nightmare. And without their music and ideological miscarriages to compare our songs of freedom to, we'd not have any opposite to compare music with --- and like the drifting wind, hitting against no obstacle, we'd never know its speed, its power....” 
― Woody Guthrie

 
Sharp quote, and spot on. {#Clap}
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:

Chill out. Find something more worthwhile to 'hate'. Plenty around I say.

 
Wrong

“The world is filled with people who are no longer needed. And who try to make slaves of all of us. And they have their music and we have ours. Theirs, the wasted songs of a superstitious nightmare. And without their music and ideological miscarriages to compare our songs of freedom to, we'd not have any opposite to compare music with --- and like the drifting wind, hitting against no obstacle, we'd never know its speed, its power....” 
― Woody Guthrie



Posted 11 years ago by :+:_DL    [ Reply ]
Great tune and finally...cool and inspiring album art.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajumprope} Bored
Posted 11 years ago by Rosie66    [ Reply ]
{#Eek} Not Great. There are better things coming out of Australia than this.
Posted 11 years ago by Mike_Sneade    [ Reply ]
 WhiteWater wrote:
I hate this as much as I hate Fleet Foxes. And the Avett Brothers.
 
Chill out. Find something more worthwhile to 'hate'. Plenty around I say.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Nice - thanks for bringing this to my attention!
Posted 11 years ago by Jennif    [ Reply ]
Yeah, guess you had to be there.
Posted 11 years ago by iam_overlord    [ Reply ]
Cool
Posted 12 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

Exactly!  I was just going to say, HEY SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING IS HAPPENING HERE and I sure do dig it!
 
tu vas, mr. jones
Posted 12 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
 kiwicolorado wrote:
A song that builds excitement at unexpected times. 
 
Exactly!  I was just going to say, HEY SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING IS HAPPENING HERE and I sure do dig it!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 WhiteWater wrote:
I hate this as much as I hate Fleet Foxes. And the Avett Brothers.
 
Someone took a bit of a wrong turn on the internet highway? {#Stupid}


Posted 12 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
I hate this as much as I hate Fleet Foxes. And the Avett Brothers.
Posted 12 years ago by WhiteWater    [ Reply ]
A song that builds excitement at unexpected times. 
Posted 12 years ago by kiwicolorado    [ Reply ]
Yippee yi ehhhhhhh.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
This is a public service announcement..........WITH GUITARS...... You have the right.....

What - where's my Clash?
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
THIS IS NOT THE FLEET-WHOEVERS !!!!    So get over it. 
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Yep Kinda Fleet Foxes-ish. Good stuff...Agree there should be more played by this band.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
A boy and a bear went into the woods...
 
...and the bear said "Excuse me a mo, I need to take an Eartha Kitt" :o)

Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
A boy and a bear went into the woods...
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
They put me a bit in mind of Fleet Foxes.  Like it.
Posted 12 years ago by Sorcha    [ Reply ]
Never heard of them until yesterday when I read an article about what music hipsters like (trying to educate myself), and this group was mentioned as a favorite of hipsters.
Posted 12 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
Yeah Buddy........... nice song {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 12 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
Aaawooooo!
Posted 12 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
This is a pretty good song!  I had never heard of this band, but I like them.  More, please?
Posted 12 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
the little noises they make at the end of the song makes me happy.
Posted 12 years ago by annie_fannie    [ Reply ]
I wasn't aware of this EP. I've listened to quite a bit of Boy & Bear's 2011 album, and it's one of my favorite finds of the year, thanks to RP. This one sounds more Mumford & Sons-ish, but there's much more variety to this band's sound than M & S.

Posted 13 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]