Comments on: Jenny O: "Happiest Days Of Our Lives/Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2" (Pink Floyd) http://boingboing.net/2011/11/21/jenny-o-happiest-days-of-ou.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 03:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: xenphilos http://boingboing.net/2011/11/21/jenny-o-happiest-days-of-ou.html#comment-1276989 xenphilos Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=130744#comment-1276989 Listening to this while reading BoingBoing and it's near telepathically fitting. Listening to this while reading BoingBoing and it’s near telepathically fitting.

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2011/11/21/jenny-o-happiest-days-of-ou.html#comment-1276781 Xeni Jardin Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=130744#comment-1276781 That dissonance is exactly what I love about it. That dissonance is exactly what I love about it.

]]> By: Doug Nelson http://boingboing.net/2011/11/21/jenny-o-happiest-days-of-ou.html#comment-1276763 Doug Nelson Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=130744#comment-1276763 Waters' bitterness is the reason I love his work (I also like Sumatra coffee and 90% cacao chocolate). I didn't care for the dissonance between Ms. O's lovely voice and the lyrics. FWIW, this is my favorite cover of a PF song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQFWXWVBNA Waters’ bitterness is the reason I love his work (I also like Sumatra coffee and 90% cacao chocolate).

I didn’t care for the dissonance between Ms. O’s lovely voice and the lyrics.

FWIW, this is my favorite cover of a PF song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQFWXWVBNA

]]> By: Maverick http://boingboing.net/2011/11/21/jenny-o-happiest-days-of-ou.html#comment-1276688 Maverick Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=130744#comment-1276688 I think plenty of 'Floyd is gorgeous! But this certainly is, too. And it's great to hear something from "The Wall" without Waters' often excessively heavy (in my opinion) bitterness. I think plenty of ‘Floyd is gorgeous! But this certainly is, too. And it’s great to hear something from “The Wall” without Waters’ often excessively heavy (in my opinion) bitterness.

]]> By: NefariousNewt http://boingboing.net/2011/11/21/jenny-o-happiest-days-of-ou.html#comment-1276577 NefariousNewt Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=130744#comment-1276577 Gorgeous. I mean... I never thought I'd apply that adjective to a Pink Floyd tune, but she just made it gorgeous. Gorgeous. I mean… I never thought I’d apply that adjective to a Pink Floyd tune, but she just made it gorgeous.

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