maura@idolator (2:41:40 PM): oh my god
maura@idolator (2:41:43 PM): this new happy mondays song
JesshM4M (2:40:53 PM): uh oh
maura@idolator (2:42:07 PM): can we have an IM CONFERENCE about it
maura@idolator (2:42:11 PM): please
JesshM4M (2:41:11 PM): im supposed to be working!
JesshM4M (2:41:15 PM): ok send it to me
maura@idolator (2:42:22 PM): it’ll take the length of the song
JesshM4M (2:41:52 PM): it sounds like…
JesshM4M (2:41:56 PM): fuck what does it sound like…
maura@idolator (2:43:03 PM): wait
maura@idolator (2:43:22 PM): oh man
JesshM4M (2:42:18 PM): it sounds like “wild wild west”!
maura@idolator (2:43:26 PM): what?
JesshM4M (2:42:26 PM): will smith
maura@idolator (2:43:31 PM): i don’t hear wild wild west
JesshM4M (2:42:27 PM): the beat
maura@idolator (2:43:40 PM): but with mark e smith screwed and chopped over it
JesshM4M (2:42:55 PM): this is already the worst IM conference in history
JesshM4M (2:43:06 PM): you have to publish it verbatim
maura@idolator (2:44:15 PM): it’s the song’s fault
JesshM4M (2:43:14 PM): i, too, blame the song
JesshM4M (2:43:29 PM): it’s not “wild wild west.” it’s something though.
maura@idolator (2:44:40 PM): i don’t want to hear shaun ryder talking about pressing his tits to the floor.
JesshM4M (2:43:39 PM): i’m gonna restart it and see if i can figure it out.
maura@idolator (2:44:46 PM): and yet, it has happened
JesshM4M (2:44:32 PM): pfork wanted me to interview shaun ryder
JesshM4M (2:44:36 PM): but i didnt have time
JesshM4M (2:44:40 PM): unforunately
maura@idolator (2:45:48 PM): aw
JesshM4M (2:44:51 PM): apparently he had just gotten out of court that day or something
maura@idolator (2:46:04 PM): of course.
JesshM4M (2:45:00 PM): “that should make for a good icebreaker”
JesshM4M (2:45:13 PM): this song is sapping my will to live
maura@idolator (2:46:33 PM): it sounds like everything bad about the ’90s
JesshM4M (2:45:36 PM): world party
JesshM4M (2:45:41 PM): bad ii
maura@idolator (2:46:53 PM): new old rave?
maura@idolator (2:46:57 PM): or just old
JesshM4M (2:45:58 PM): there is nothing ravey about this
maura@idolator (2:47:16 PM): i meant just old old, not old rave
JesshM4M (2:46:26 PM): man other critics make this look so easy
maura@idolator (2:47:38 PM): they edit.
JesshM4M (2:46:34 PM): i find it hard to be “on” in IM
JesshM4M (2:46:39 PM): well we won’t edit
maura@idolator (2:48:00 PM): we won’t?
JesshM4M (2:46:59 PM): will we?
maura@idolator (2:48:09 PM): we can
JesshM4M (2:47:10 PM): we should probably edit a little
maura@idolator (2:48:18 PM): yeah
JesshM4M (2:47:24 PM): somehow this is more interesting than this song
JesshM4M (2:47:31 PM): wait wait is he saying press HIS tits to the floor?
maura@idolator (2:48:41 PM): yes
maura@idolator (2:48:46 PM): I TOLD YOU
JesshM4M (2:47:45 PM): oh my
JesshM4M (2:48:48 PM): omg wtf is he talking about
JesshM4M (2:48:54 PM): “i make crazy babies”??
maura@idolator (2:50:12 PM): it’s his ozzy phase
JesshM4M (2:49:15 PM): maybe he’ll bite bez’s head off
JesshM4M (2:49:44 PM): “i made some mistakes, man”
maura@idolator (2:50:53 PM): there’s your kicker
JesshM4M (2:49:49 PM): that just about says it all doesn’t
Happy Mondays – Jelly Bean [MP3, link expired; via Pitchfork]
“I want you to check this out, I made a tape of this conversation my friend and I had on the phone. I think you’ll find that we’re both interesting and clever.”
This has a VERY post-Soup Dragons feel.
Superglad they have the intermission/breakdown at 2:34. I needed the respite from all the heat this track was generating up to then, AND I needed to run out and put a quart of oil in my car. Thanx, Seany! xo
This chat was by far the best thing about having to listen to this song. However, “everything bad about the ’90s” should not have been follow with “bad ii”. Sorry. The Globe still holds a special place in heart.
Just wait until you heard Shawn Ryder’s duet with Mickey Avalon.
I only wish I were kidding.
“my band used to be relevant!”
“really?”
“no!”
I remember when the Mondays’ comeback single was an NME “Single of the Week” circa 1999. Another feather in that fine publication’s cap.
Maybe it’s to promote a “24 Hour Party People” sequel?
Or just a really long belated joke.
Wait Jess Harvell is a dude? NOOOOO
Now only Dominique can give you love.
The only thing missing is a running loop of someone shouting, “It rubs the lotion on its skin…”
@DanGibson: it’s a cover of bez. right? right??
I hear more of Kool Moe Dee’s version of Wild Wild West than Fresh Prince’s, tho.
@maura: I couldn’t entirely discern the lyrics live, but apparently Mr. Avalon is a bit of a fun loving misfit, and Mr. Ryder is in admiration of the antisocial acts Mr. Avalon engages in.