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The Girl of Ye-Ye

I know that sometimes, some of you think me crazy because of my love for retro sex, vintage girls and either hippie coloring or pre-punk looks. What can I say, I'm not a girl of the present, and I'm a late bloomer indeed.

But today, at least the Spanish readers (almost all of you ;)) who are curious should take a look to this entry at Spiked Candy and download the following song: "The Girl of Ye-Ye", by Zoe & the Stormies.

Yes, it's probably what you imagine. But no, I hadn't thought there'd already be a version of it... Schade! :( I'd already made a first draft of a translation for a possible appearance of the song in a future and Very International Gaylands musical! XD

And, as the author of Spiked Candy says:

"On 'The Girl Of Ye-Ye', the lyrics stay true to the original's tale of a girl who knocks back the boy she loves because her heart belongs to rock 'n'roll, but a little more detail is added (again necessary in English to fill out the vocal melody), including a cute line about the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The lyrics don't entirely make sense ("you're in love with moonlight glow"), though this only adds to the song's charm. Even the title phrase "Girl of Ye-Ye" is in slightly-off English, making the song's title a succinct summary of why the song itself is an interesting artefact from the annals of European pop: that it's a song from Greece in English referring to a Spanish term for rock borrowed from the French!"

Der kleine Vampir und die letzte Verwandlung (2)

So I got the book from Amazon and have already finished it. It was a very easy read -- I'm already accustomed to the series' own (limited) terminology, and I've always been better at reading/writing than listening/speaking in any language. :P There were some words I didn't know, but most of the nouns were at Pons, and the verbs could be deduced by the context.

Some thoughts about the book (with big SPOILERS of course).

Résumé

Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.

-- Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)

I Found My Own Soundtrack!

Somewhere in Germany
In a moment of misery
I think about liberty
And the end of the world
Somewhere in Germany
I think about Italy
Of friendship and ecstasy
And the end of the world

Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio – I think about Germany and The End of The World

It may sound a little LucyInTheSky, but I can easily picture myself singing the same things with a joint in my hand. :P

I Thought It Over

And it's better this way.

I miss you. I'm sorry.

Music & Gender

*scratches her head*

"Male" songs from Dover: DJ, Flashback, The Morning After, Big Mistake, Push It, King George, Judas, Astroman, The Weak Hour of the Rooster

"Female" songs from Dover: Loli Jackson, Cherry Lee, She Will, Jane Below, Sick Girl, Serenade, Lady Barbuda, My Secret People, One Black Day

"Male & female" songs from Dover: Devil Came To Me, Spectrum, Free Kitten, Sea Witch, Love Is A Bitch (could also be female), Winter Song (could also be male), You & Me (close to being female), Let Me Out (exactly the same), Do Ya (close to being male), The Flame (almost male but something weird in there), Mi Sombrero (almost female but...)

Conclusions:
- hardest rock equals less gender (La Monja Mellada and Me and my Mulón may have something female-ish, but not quite as much as Serenade or Cherry Lee)
- male tracks tend to be longer
- most female Dover album: Sister
- most male Dover album: I was dead for seven weeks in the city of angels
- most male & female Dover album: Devil Came To Me
- they drifted towards a more androgynous sound.

(Estar enferma en casa es lo que tiene) :P