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Building a History
Back in 1997, Matt and I were still discovering the joys of the interweb. This was also the year that the album Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan was released.
The first big hit off of that album was Building a Mystery. We kinda liked this song, and were even quite surprised that she drops the F bomb in it. We saw her perform it live at MixFest in Boston that year (other notable acts included Barenaked Ladies, 10,000 Maniacs, the Monkees, Paula Cole, and Duncan Shiek, among others).
This was also the year that Matt and I found out about this “brand new and innovative” online instant messaging program called ICQ. Apparently, ICQ still exists, but I don’t think too many people use it anymore. Anywho, when using ICQ, it would save a log of any conversations you had with your online friends, and it called this a “history”.
Well, one night, in the middle of a rather lengthy online conversation on ICQ with Matt, he messaged, “You know what we’re doing, Jame?” I said, “No, what?”, and he simply responded with, “We’re building a history” (an obvious reference to Sarah McLachlan’s Building a Mystery).
That’s it. All that build-up for that. That was back when Songspeak was in its infancy. It was a simpler time.
"how r u? i m gud. lol"
Tags: 10000 maniacs, 90s concerts, 90s music, 98.5, 98.5 mixfest, barenaked ladies, boston, building a history, building a mystery, chat log, duncan shiek, history, icq, instant messaging, mixfest, paula cole, sarah mclachlan, surfacing, the monkees
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misheard lyrics
Come on now try and understand… the way I feel, I’m the Orkin Man
Every time I hear 10,000 Maniacs version of Because The Night, I think of our friend Bill singing…”Because the night… belongs to bugs” which only makes sense if you also know this line:Bill’s version: “Come on now, try and understand the way I feel, I’m the Orkin man”
The real words: “Come on now, try and understand the way I feel under your command”
Because The Night was originally written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith, and released by The Patti Smith Group in 1978 on their album, Easter. When 10,000 Maniacs played an episode of MTV Unplugged, a popular 90s acoustic show on MTV, their cover of this song was notable. Today it’s still played on light rock and mix radio stations everywhere.
And what about The Orkin Man?
Well, it seems like they’ve retired the Orkin Man campaign in favor of these amusingly weird commercials featuring a giant bug creature devising clever ways of attempting to get into your house. Here’s one:
Tags: 00s tv commercials, 10000 maniacs, 90s music, acoustic, because the night, belongs to lovers, bruce springsteen, giant bug, mtv unplugged, natalie merchant, orkin, orkin man, patti smith, patti smith group, ten thousand maniacs
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