Lower him down with a golden chain

[sovay]

I have had a worsening headache all day to the point where I actually wound up lying with my hat over my eyes in a lighted room, but I deeply appreciate being informed by ashlyme of the existence of Plinth's Music for Smalls Lighthouse (2013) and by spatch of Gavin Bryars' The Sinking of the Titanic (1990), the liner notes for the latter incidentally being how I learned that Marconi believed in residual haunting. If my head is going to feel like crush depth, I can at least have a suitable soundtrack.

Comments

[chanter1944]

I'm sorry, but I've now got your subject line's song in my head, as heard on our local public radio station's folk program as a young teenager. "On ev-e-ry inch we'll carve his name!"

[sovay]

I'm sorry, but I've now got your subject line's song in my head, as heard on our local public radio station's folk program as a young teenager.

I once heard it sung hauntingly as part of a one-man show about the Titanic at the Boston Museum of Science!

[asakiyume]

Music for Smalls Lighthouse has great associated art, too!

Somehow when I saw the title, I thought "Snails" rather than "Smalls," and I have to say I really like the idea of a snails' lighthouse.

[minoanmiss]

*sends soothing vibes*

At least you haev sutiable music, yeah.

[kathmandu]

Sympathies on the headache.

[choco_frosh]

:(

[troisoiseaux]

This is completely unrelated to your actual post, but a. the icon and b. I feel like you would appreciate this: I fell asleep musing about the effect of whole "kaiju attacking humanity" thing on pop culture post-2013 in the world of Pacific Rim (why? good question!) and woke up this morning desperately wanting to hear the Mountain Goats' first post-kaiju album. I wouldn't trust "music to cope with the destruction of San Francisco by a giant sea monster" to any other band.

[selkie]

I know that version, too!

We'll dig his grave with a silver spade
(Walk him along, John, carry him along)
His shroud of finest silk will be made
(Carry him to his burying ground)

We'll lower him down on a golden chain
(Walk him along, John, carry him along)
On every link we'll carve his name
(Carry him to his burying ground)

Obviously I am also sorry about your head, but folk song variants are very important and, well, haven't you had the head for a minute and you were going to try some other thing, like being one of those people from medieval sea charts with your brain and your facial features on your midback so the pressure doesn't give you a headache because you don't have a head?

*HUGS*

[ashlyme]

"Snails' Lighthouse" sounds like the kind of thing I'd have watched as a kid in the 70s - and have the DVD of now.

[asakiyume]

I want to see the cover art!

[sovay]

I want to see the cover art!

I was just leaving a comment that I wanted to see you illustrate the snails' lighthouse!

[ashlyme]

I'm not surprised about Marconi. It's why I prefer analogue radio; you don't know what you could find turning the dial between stations.

Let me know what you make of Plinth. *Hugs, many of them*

[asakiyume]

I might have to try it!

[sovay]

Music for Smalls Lighthouse has great associated art, too!

It does! I gather the accompanying book has sold out, but it sounds like it was a beautiful artifact.

Somehow when I saw the title, I thought "Snails" rather than "Smalls," and I have to say I really like the idea of a snails' lighthouse.

That's because it's such a good idea.

[sovay]

and woke up this morning desperately wanting to hear the Mountain Goats' first post-kaiju album. I wouldn't trust "music to cope with the destruction of San Francisco by a giant sea monster" to any other band.

Yes! Oh, my God. Now I want to hear it, too.

[sovay]

At least you haev sutiable music, yeah.

And then our basement sort of flooded, which seems unnecessarily on point.

[sovay]

Sympathies on the headache.

Thank you.

[sovay]

:(

*hugs*

It's Tuesday and it's already a week!

[sovay]

It's why I prefer analogue radio; you don't know what you could find turning the dial between stations.

*cough* story/poem *cough*

Let me know what you make of Plinth.

I haven't listened to any of the others, but I love this album!

*hugs*

[sovay]

haven't you had the head for a minute and you were going to try some other thing, like being one of those people from medieval sea charts with your brain and your facial features on your midback so the pressure doesn't give you a headache because you don't have a head?

I thought I'd work on being kelp.

*hugs*

[ashlyme]

Seconding Sovay!!

[ashlyme]

*cough* story/poem *cough*

I see your gauntlet. I'm picking it up.

I'm chuffed you like Plinth. I'll get the CD!

[labingi]

As someone who's been fighting chronic headaches of the "worsening all day" kind for months now, you have my deep sympathies. I'm glad you found a good soundtrack.

[sovay]

I'm glad you found a good soundtrack.

Thank you, and sympathies likewise!

[sovay]

I see your gauntlet. I'm picking it up.

Looks good on you, too.