Tour Lyric Change: Pills & Soap

Poppet · Post by **Poppet** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 4:25 pm

okay, what WAS that change in Pills & Soap?

original:

The king is in the counting house
Some folk have all the luck
And all we get are pictures of Lord and Lady Muck

in Boston, at least, LUCK was changed to something that sounded like WISH, with the next line changing as well.

to what? anybody know?

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:03 pm

Well, I don't know Poppet. But that just triggered a memory for me.

At the Ryman when he sang Brilliant Mistake, I now remember that he changed the last verse somewhat. I was still miffed at the security people for trying to take my camera, so I had forgotten that the words were different.

Now I don't remember what they were.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:10 pm

Poppet: if you have a spare half hour and go back to last October, you will find the ever helpful John Foyle giving us chapter and verse on that one. I can't remember the new verse, only that it was something to do with Germans! This was in response to the London gig c. Oct 10, so it may not be too hard to find.

Spooky: I was struck by that too (at the Birmingham gig, end Oct, beginning Nov), but don't recall if it was discussed. did he change the marvellous 'boulevard of broken dreams' line? Unimprovable!

Interesting to want to amend just the odd line this way.

Paul B · Post by **Paul B** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:04 pm

Yeah Spooky, I've only seen him sing Briliant mistake a couple of times - you were lucky to get a rare outing of it. The last verse loses some of its 'words of loving whispers and the acts of murdering screams' bit. I've never quite caught what he does sing either, but it seems like '(something) the make with (something) and with lies and lies and lies and lies' or some thing like that anyway. Wonder why - things like this aren't accidental with EC!

Poppet · Post by **Poppet** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:04 pm

well, of course i have time to look this up. what do you think i am, still at work?

oh, right.

anyway:

way back then (october 2003, in a thread on a London show)
john foyle wrote:
"Some folks have all the might
And majesty will run on Bombay Gin and German spite"

i swear, this isn't it. it was something like WISH.

...ITE and ...ISH do not sound alike.

or, am i just wrong?

Mr. Misery · Post by **Mr. Misery** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 11:39 pm

At Clearwater a couple of weeks ago he changed the lyric in 'Indoor Fireworks' from "Don't think for a moment dear that we'll ever be through" to "...we'll ever be true."

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 12:01 am

Otis: that's exactly the line that he started changing, and I feel the same way - don't change one word of that! I was still so foul at the security - not for trying to take my camera, but because there were so many around me that were doing the same thing and not getting caught. It's my Mary Poppins image - does it every time. I wish beyond words that I could remember exactly what he said. It may haunt me forever. . . . . .

Misha · Post by **Misha** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 3:22 am

Ok, ok....I'll pay attention on Weds and find out for you all so you can get some sleep!!!!

Hey, what happened to all you guys.......you met him like a week ago....which one of you asked him when the new album is/was being made???!!!

Why is it always me to do the dirty work??!!!

Oh, I know....cause I've got a big mouth!!

Misha---who is trying to figure out what he should sign.......but still hoping to make it to Jackshit at a reasonable time....

Poppet · Post by **Poppet** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 5:58 pm

me, Poppet wrote: way back then (october 2003, in a thread on a London show)
john foyle wrote:
"Some folks have all the might
And majesty will run on Bombay Gin and German spite"

i swear, this isn't it. it was something like WISH.
....

well, today i finally turned up the sound so i could HEAR what he was saying on the copy i have of the boston show.

i should know better than to ever question a foyle.

i am forsworn. that was the lyric.

and personally, i don't like Bombay Gin. it makes a crummy g&t. i much prefer beefeater.