Of Montreal — So Begins Our Alabee
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And so begins, begins our odyssey...
And we begin, begin our odyssey...
And so begins, begins our odyssey...
The aria is bleeding and the boyish voice is leaving.
I've been an evil tenor, I filled the innocent's doe-eyes with glue.
You're my only softness, you're my only pleasure, it's true.
And I never want to be your little friend, the abject failure.
And so begins, begins our odyssey...
And we begin, begin our odyssey...
And so begins, begins our odyssey...
The chrysalis is breaking and the superego's waking.
I've been a gloomy Petrarch, with a quill as weepy as Dido.
You're my mousy aesthete, you're my buoyant cherub, it's true.
And I never want to be your little friend, the abject failure.
The aria is bleeding and the boyish voice is leaving.
I've been an evil tenor, I filled the innocent's doe-eyes with glue.
You're my only softness, you're my only pleasure, it's true.
And I never want to be your little friend, the abject failure.
And we begin, begin our odyssey...
And so begins, begins our odyssey...
The aria is bleeding and the boyish voice is leaving.
I've been an evil tenor, I filled the innocent's doe-eyes with glue.
You're my only softness, you're my only pleasure, it's true.
And I never want to be your little friend, the abject failure.
And so begins, begins our odyssey...
And we begin, begin our odyssey...
And so begins, begins our odyssey...
The chrysalis is breaking and the superego's waking.
I've been a gloomy Petrarch, with a quill as weepy as Dido.
You're my mousy aesthete, you're my buoyant cherub, it's true.
And I never want to be your little friend, the abject failure.
The aria is bleeding and the boyish voice is leaving.
I've been an evil tenor, I filled the innocent's doe-eyes with glue.
You're my only softness, you're my only pleasure, it's true.
And I never want to be your little friend, the abject failure.
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Of Montreal is an American indie pop band from Athens, Georgia
Portugal. The Man is an American rock band from Wasilla, Alaska
DO NOT BELIEVE THESE BAND NAMES, PEOPLE
Always pleasantly surprised to hear Of Montreal on RP. RP blows eclecticism out of the water.
nice guitar
we need more
we need more
Shimmer wrote:
Well, I wasn't planning to look at the lyric until I saw Shimmer's posting by chance (I'm tryin'a work, dang it!); so this 16-years-later response is per the great oracle Wikipedia: The title of "So Begins Our Alabee" refers to the couple's daughter, Alabee Barnes... An interesting odyssey, indeed, and quite far along by now!
Funny lyrics, but too cutesy by half. What's with "Alabee" in the title when they're clearly singing "Odyssey"?
Well, I wasn't planning to look at the lyric until I saw Shimmer's posting by chance (I'm tryin'a work, dang it!); so this 16-years-later response is per the great oracle Wikipedia: The title of "So Begins Our Alabee" refers to the couple's daughter, Alabee Barnes... An interesting odyssey, indeed, and quite far along by now!
When did not being able to sing become the signature sound requirement for the alt-electronic scene?
sutcliff wrote:
I hear some Devo influence.
Totally! This would have been right at home, pumping out of the Scirocco as we cruised the Mall. See ya at Orange Julius!
zipper wrote:
and blows.
Wish you were here with me, stuck up inside The Big Nose. { /soulhat }
Jacksonstat wrote:
Agreed. Of course, I really enjoy the other tune RP plays by them called Wraith Pinned To The Mist & Other Games. So I suppose I just dig their sound!
Yea, me two!! ">
UltraNurd wrote:
Oddly appealing.
Agreed. Of course, I really enjoy the other tune RP plays by them called Wraith Pinned To The Mist & Other Games. So I suppose I just dig their sound!
I keep thinking of that song "I think I'm turning Japanese" 
Glockman45 wrote:
oh man this SUCKS!
and blows.
it's like combining elements of every crappy 80s synth band into one painful retro song. i hear it all in there: OMD, ABC, human league, the fixx, etc...
Oddly appealing.
OMD reborn
oh man this SUCKS!
johkir wrote:
And some Split Enz
And some Squeeze
sutcliff wrote:
I hear some Devo influence.
And some Split Enz
Snappy! Outstanding.
Funny lyrics, but too cutesy by half. What's with "Alabee" in the title when they're clearly singing "Odyssey"?
DrLex wrote:
MT
I have 12034 points already in this game and I have reached the third level, but the boss is really nasty on this one!
MT
"...Little Friendly, Action Figure!"
I have 12034 points already in this game and I have reached the third level, but the boss is really nasty on this one!
I hear some Devo influence.
ooh...this just got really good.
Devo-esque
it's cool somehow or other
muskrat-toast wrote:
... Best Band! ...
I saw Of Montreal in concert and it was SO cool Kevin Barnes (the frontman) came out in a wedding dress and asked us to marry him. After the show the whole band signed my converse all stars. SEE THEM
... Im so jealous, what an experience for you ... ... Best Band! ...
I saw Of Montreal in concert and it was SO cool Kevin Barnes (the frontman) came out in a wedding dress and asked us to marry him. After the show the whole band signed my converse all stars. SEE THEM
More strangely retro pop.
Sounds like something old, but it's new...... 
The track reminds me of New Order a bit. Please play 'Wraith' again soon as well.
I originally started to like it, but on second thought it was not very good. It's over now, so let's get on with more music...
Reading this in Feb 2023, and was completely smacked when Helchat writes that this is new. Life is funny like that.