The... the earth... the earth is burning...

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Re: The... the earth... the earth is burning...

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davemacfrombath wrote:
memly wrote:There are so many Orbital tracks with females breathlessly oozing stuff (admittedly Miss Goldfrapp is responsible for the majority of them) that I normally just accept the vocals as another layer of melody without analysing whats being said.

In the case of "Nothing Left" parts 1 and 2... apart from the title phrase... can anyone decipher what else she is purring about??

...I thought not! :Finger
"ooh ah was it something?
ooh ooh ooh
Safe here
Nothing left"

that there's my guess anyway....
Hello;)
I guess the lyrics is;
"Ohh ah was it something?
Oh...
Shadow hid you
Nothing left."

What do you think about my version?
I think it fits pretty well;D
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Re: The... the earth... the earth is burning...

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Amphetamine407 wrote:
Hello;)
I guess the lyrics is;
"Ohh ah was it something?
Oh...
Shadow hid you
Nothing left."

What do you think about my version?
I think it fits pretty well;D
hi there Speedy! This debate has been well and truly put to bed....those in the know tell us that it's a cut and paste of random nonsense and even 'nothing left' isn't really that, it just sound like it.

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Is that what you wrote confirmed by Orbital? If so, unnecessarily I'm bothering your head;)
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Amphetamine407 wrote:Is that what you wrote confirmed by Orbital? If so, unnecessarily I'm bothering your head;)
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Let's just say a trusted source.
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Any opinions what the vocoder is saying on Nothing Left pt.2? ;)

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Post by Wickerman »

Is the 'Sad But True' lyric 'Moonlight Dies Inside'??

I quite like the ambiguity of the vocals on a lot of Orbital records. They just become another abstract instrument, like the vocal part on Pink Floyd's 'Great Gig in the Sky'.
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