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Stephen K Mulrine

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Sep 5, 1990, 9:51:07 AM9/5/90
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In rec.music.misc, da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta) writes:
>I have not yet had a chance to really listen to the lyrics on all the
>songs yet. Can anyone tell me why there is an Explicit Lyrics warning
>on the cover of this album?
>...
> 7 5.24 Breathe, Live From The Gulag, Ministry

aaaaroooooogah, aaaaroooooogah (:
"Breathe/Breathe/Breathe/Breathe you f***er"

What I Want To Know Is, why is there an Explicit Lyrics warning on the front
of Ministry's "Twitch"?

David Datta

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Sep 5, 1990, 12:51:14 AM9/5/90
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I have not yet had a chance to really listen to the lyrics on all the
songs yet. Can anyone tell me why there is an Explicit Lyrics warning
on the cover of this album?


Title: Just Say Da [Just Say Yes Volume 4]
Artist: Various
United States, Sire: 9262402
5" CD Album, 16 Tracks, 78 Minutes, 45 Seconds
1990

1 4.18 Personal Jesus, Kazan Cathedral Mix, Depeche Mode
2 4.26 Drop The Pressure, Merlin
3 6.20 Star, The Tralfamadore Mix, Erasure
4 7.26 Wish Me Luck, The Tralfamadore Mix, Ofra Haza
5 5.39 Help Us, Somebody, Chris Thomas
6 3.40 Candleland, Second Coming Version, Ian McCulloch


7 5.24 Breathe, Live From The Gulag, Ministry

8 4.11 The Girl Tried To Kill Me, Ice-T
9 5.22 When The Beatles Hit America, John Wesley Harding
10 3.47 The Id Parade, Danielle Dax
11 5.24 November Spawned A Monster, Morriessey
12 3.17 Gang Of One, Bradford
13 4.39 Maybe For Sure, Tunguska Event 7" Mix, Debbie Harry
14 6.40 Soon, My Bloody Valentine
15 3.53 Melting Blue Delicious, St. Petersburg Mix, Wild Swans
16 4.20 Loaded, Primal Scream
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-Dave da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu [....uwm!uwpvacs!datta]

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Jeremy York

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Sep 5, 1990, 1:00:47 AM9/5/90
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Does anyone know if some of the old Nina Hagen albums
(like Unbehagen, Nina Hagen Band, NunSexMonkRock) have
been re-released on CD?

I recently stumbled across some used copies of the LP's,
and am wondering if the rather extravagent prices for
some of them are worth it. One way or another, I have
to replace my worn and damaged tape of NunSexMonkRock/
Unbehagen.

Fantastic old stuff. Nina had a voice that could
range from gutteral demonic muttering to operatic
(didn't she have some classical training?) to naive
child like ramblings to rock and roll singing, all
in one song. The music was odd but rocking.
--
jer...@quito.stat.washington.edu

Stephen Kelley

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Sep 5, 1990, 3:44:01 PM9/5/90
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In article <46...@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk> smul...@cs.strath.ac.uk writes:
- In rec.music.misc, da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta) writes:
- >songs yet. Can anyone tell me why there is an Explicit Lyrics warning
- >on the cover of this album?
-
- What I Want To Know Is, why is there an Explicit Lyrics warning on the front
- of Ministry's "Twitch"?

And what I want to know is, why don't record manufacturers simply put
Expicit Lyrics warnings on every single record of any kind that they package?

Steve Solidarity

Dave Morash

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Sep 5, 1990, 9:26:45 PM9/5/90
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In article <70...@milton.u.washington.edu> jer...@quito.stat.washington.edu writes:
>Does anyone know if some of the old Nina Hagen albums
>(like Unbehagen, Nina Hagen Band, NunSexMonkRock) have
>been re-released on CD?
>....

>(didn't she have some classical training?) to naive
>child like ramblings to rock and roll singing, all
>in one song. The music was odd but rocking.
>--
>jer...@quito.stat.washington.edu

I can't find anything about her having classical training but she
did graduate with honours from the Studio fur Unterhaltungsmusik
(Studio for Popular Music).

I also noticed that a Paul Shaffer is credited with synth on
NunSexMonkRock. Is this the same Paul from Late Night?

I can just hear them now...... Bermudaaaaaaaa....

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own Charged GBH are carrying on the | morash%dalcsug%da...@watmath.uucp
dubious traditions of buzzsaw guitar | morash%dal...@dalcs.uucp
and gobbin' on audiences."

Naz Reyes

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Sep 6, 1990, 3:32:54 AM9/6/90
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In article <1990Sep6.0...@ug.cs.dal.ca>, mor...@ug.cs.dal.ca (Dave

Morash) says:
>
> I can't find anything about her having classical training but she
> did graduate with honours from the Studio fur Unterhaltungsmusik
> (Studio for Popular Music).
>

I wouldn't be surprised if she *did* graduate with honors in this
school. She *is* very talented. Bizarre, but VERY talented. I mean,
how can anyone create a song and mix disco, rhythm and blues, and
OPERA in the same song????!!!! She's a gem...

-Naz

Naz Reyes

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Sep 6, 1990, 5:21:45 AM9/6/90
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In article <46...@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk>, smul...@cs.strath.ac.uk (Stephen K

Mulrine) says:
>
>>...
>> 7 5.24 Breathe, Live From The Gulag, Ministry
>
>aaaaroooooogah, aaaaroooooogah (:
>"Breathe/Breathe/Breathe/Breathe you f***er"
>
>What I Want To Know Is, why is there an Explicit Lyrics warning on the front
>of Ministry's "Twitch"?

Hmm, I think that Ms. Gore (her name fits her character!) has been
neglecting her job :-) There isn't an explicit lyrics warning in
Nine Inch Nails' "Pretty Hate Machine" also!!!

-Naz

Naz Reyes

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Sep 6, 1990, 7:14:23 AM9/6/90
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In article <61...@uwm.edu>, da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta) says:
>
> 3 6.20 Star, The Tralfamadore Mix, Erasure
> 4 7.26 Wish Me Luck, The Tralfamadore Mix, Ofra Haza

Is this a misprint? You have The Tralfamadore Mix on both of
the songs listed here and I believe that the one that has this
mix is "Star". And while we're at it, is there a CD-single of
"Wish Me Luck" by Ofra? I've only seen the CD-single of
"Ya Ba Ye" but that's it from the "Desert Wind" album.

-Naz

David Datta

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Sep 5, 1990, 11:41:48 PM9/5/90
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I called Sire records to ask the above titled question. The first
response I got from their publicity people was:

ALL ALBUMS CARRY THE EXPLICIT LYRICS WARNING

My reaction: "I was hoping that was what you would say..."

As far as "Just say DA" is concerned, there are several songs that have
explicit lyrics, in particular, the ICE-T track "The girl tried to kill
me" which describes a sadomachacistic (sp?) sex encounter. I think the
track is really very funny!

Dave Walker

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Sep 6, 1990, 1:05:37 PM9/6/90
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In article <61...@uwm.edu> da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta) writes:
>
>I have not yet had a chance to really listen to the lyrics on all the
>songs yet. Can anyone tell me why there is an Explicit Lyrics warning
>on the cover of this album?
>
>
> Title: Just Say Da [Just Say Yes Volume 4]
>Artist: Various
>United States, Sire: 9262402
>5" CD Album, 16 Tracks, 78 Minutes, 45 Seconds
>1990
>
> .
> .

> 7 5.24 Breathe, Live From The Gulag, Ministry
I suspect this song is the one that earned the sticker. Its a
er.. rather forceful song about the environment. It's chorus
is "Breathe, breathe, breathe you fucker!"

> 8 4.11 The Girl Tried To Kill Me, Ice-T

Ice-T is a very outspoken opponent of record labelling.
His track might also be considered "unacceptable" by the labelling
zealots.
>--
.
.


>-Dave da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu [....uwm!uwpvacs!datta]
>
>FTP vacs.uwp.wisc.edu for lots of neat stuff including but not
>limited to the archives of the Tangerine Dream mailing list.

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David Datta

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Sep 6, 1990, 7:14:50 PM9/6/90
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In article <90249.0...@auvm.auvm.edu> N...@auvm.auvm.edu (Naz Reyes) writes:
>In article <61...@uwm.edu>, da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta) says:
>>
>> 3 6.20 Star, The Tralfamadore Mix, Erasure
>> 4 7.26 Wish Me Luck, The Tralfamadore Mix, Ofra Haza
>
>Is this a misprint? You have The Tralfamadore Mix on both of
>the songs listed here and I believe that the one that has this
>mix is "Star".

Yes, that is correct. I goofed. The mix of Wish me luck is the
"Karamatzov" mix.

>And while we're at it, is there a CD-single of
>"Wish Me Luck" by Ofra? I've only seen the CD-single of
>"Ya Ba Ye" but that's it from the "Desert Wind" album.

I am not aware of a Wish Me Luck single. (I hope I am wrong tho :-)

Bj|rn Lisper

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Sep 7, 1990, 11:06:23 AM9/7/90
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By the way, does anyone know what Nina Hagen is doing nowadays? Has she quit
the music business or is she still performing?

Bjorn Lisper

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Sep 14, 1990, 2:32:07 PM9/14/90
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In article <61...@uwm.edu>, da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta) writes:
> I have not yet had a chance to really listen to the lyrics on all the
> songs yet. Can anyone tell me why there is an Explicit Lyrics warning
> on the cover of this album?

> Title: Just Say Da [Just Say Yes Volume 4]
> Artist: Various
> United States, Sire: 9262402
> 5" CD Album, 16 Tracks, 78 Minutes, 45 Seconds
> 1990
>

> 8 4.11 The Girl Tried To Kill Me, Ice-T

This is the one Dave. Ice-T has a foul mouth, but the song is hilarious. I
strongly recommend the disc (you shouldn't pay more than eight bucks for it)
for the Ian McCulloch, Ofra Haza, Morissey, Depeche Mode, Erasure, and Ministry
cuts, as well as to piss off the people who hope the labels will make people
buy fewer "explicit" albums. In fact, buy the new Jane's Addiction, and any
other album with the label, just to piss them off, a la best-selling BBC-banned
British albums, even if it means buying NWA :)

> --
> -Dave da...@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu [....uwm!uwpvacs!datta]
>
> FTP vacs.uwp.wisc.edu for lots of neat stuff including but not
> limited to the archives of the Tangerine Dream mailing list.

-Greg GGATz
ggtzeu...@amherst.bitnet

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