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Vanessa Carlton => General Vanessa Carlton Discussion => Topic started by: ScottishKevin on July 10, 2005, 09:12:45 am
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Hey people! Okay, this is a little random. I was just wondering what everyone sees in "Private Radio"? I mean personally, I think that Private Radio is my least favourite song on Harmonium, and find myself often flicking over to the next track when it comes on.
Perhaps I would enjoy it more if I understood why everyone likes this one? Or does someone have a clear interpretation of what the song is about?
Sorry to sound rude and question why the majority of people have this song as their favourite, but I am just curious :).
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Tsssk, tsssk, we don't critisize Private Radio here! :spank:
Just kidding!!
Try the live version...;)
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Ahh, cool! Lol, really sorry for criticising "Private Radio" :( Lol..
..Where can I hear the live version?
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Private Radio rocks and the live version is amazing!!
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Just because you don't like a song doesn't mean that everyone else should dislike it.
I like how it's upbeat and it's catchy, personally.
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Yeah the live version is amazing... as is the album version!
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Just because you don't like a song doesn't mean that everyone else should dislike it.
I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that. Darn. I tried to explain it in my Post what I meant. I was just wanting to know the meaning of the song so maybe I could understand it a little more, as I like it when I can understand deep and meaningful songs, which Vanessa provides every time. I like the melody of the song I would just like to know what the lyrics mean. Thanks. Once again, sorry.
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Ahh, cool! Lol, really sorry for criticising "Private Radio" :( Lol..
Nah, I was just teasing you!
..Where can I hear the live version?
You might wanna try the "Where can i download _____ ???" thread at the top of this page! ;)
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private radio is great, it´s about insomnia and when at night everyone is sleeping you are wide awake and the night is all yours!, that's why is great and so energetic :D
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Well, I think they discussed this in the Lyric Interpretation thread...but basically the song is about the secretive, private things one does in the middle of the night. Vanessa has described it as a song about insomnia. I like this one for the music more than the lyrics--it IS soooo catchy. I'm a sucker for that stuff. :D
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private radio is great, it´s about insomnia and when at night everyone is sleeping you are wide awake and the night is all yours!, that's why is great and so energetic :D
And it's not about bombs!! LMAO!! :lol:
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Ahhh, I understand! I'll go listen to it now and see what I can make of it. I really wanted to like it as it was the only song on the album I would think "Damn" when I heard it, as the rest were so good. Thanks for your help, guys! :).
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i actually love the song. the only problem is that it's much too short. it's problably my favorite song off the album. it's usually the last one i listen to, after HAWBTW. it has a 60s kind of rock vibe to it.
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Private Radio is catchy, and that is a reason I like it. I also like that it is about insomnia without her ever having to really talk about sleeping or having insomnia. When I think of insomnia, I think of many thoughts being in my mind, and I think Vanessa gets that across in the song with looping vocals over vocals. Your mind is going, you can't sleep, and in the song, there are all these vocals, and they are fast, and they loop. At the end, there are like 3 or 4 vocals loops over each other. It is like insomnia of the mind actually put to music. Maybe I look too much into it. But I think that is why the song is brilliant.
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private radio is great, it´s about insomnia and when at night everyone is sleeping you are wide awake and the night is all yours!, that's why is great and so energetic :D
And it's not about bombs!! LMAO!! :lol:
yes very important to remind that it´s not about making bombs in the middle of the night lol
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I personally enjoy Private Radio because, as everyone else has stated, it's upbeat and catchy but also because I have a bit of insomnia myself and I stay up sometimes until 5 am writing or listening to music.
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I didn't like Private Radio for a while when I first heard the Harmonium album. Now I like it. It grew on me. I didn't think you came off as rude ScottishKevin. I completely understand. Take care,
Chris
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Private Radio is catchy, and that is a reason I like it. I also like that it is about insomnia without her ever having to really talk about sleeping or having insomnia. When I think of insomnia, I think of many thoughts being in my mind, and I think Vanessa gets that across in the song with looping vocals over vocals. Your mind is going, you can't sleep, and in the song, there are all these vocals, and they are fast, and they loop. At the end, there are like 3 or 4 vocals loops over each other. It is like insomnia of the mind actually put to music. Maybe I look too much into it. But I think that is why the song is brilliant.
That's an interesting take. Maybe all those vocals are there to imitate her ADD. I don't have experience with ADD, but some have told me it's like that.....different voices, switching radio stations, etc.
Dan/NS
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i have ADD, and i totally get this song, because as nosticker said, ADD is like switching radio stations in your head all the time. it is really annoying sometimes, especially when something, not nessarily a song, gets stuck in your mind, at the same time when you are trying to do other things. i get sidetracked a lot, i guess its the ADD coming out in this post, but I love this song, because it makes me feel like i am not the only one who is up until like 3 in the morning, because i cant get my mind off of so many different things...
..i'm ready good to go...
...i love the melody, its very catchy...
<now i have to change my song that im listening to private radio....> :lol:
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I was at work last night so I wasn't able to participate in this discussion. I have a very good live performance of "Private Radio" from Nashville. (In fact, it was the first "successful" live performance of the song, and it remains one of the best recorded. 8)
http://rapidshare.de/files/2969905/09_Private_Radio.mp3.html
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Waow! Thanks a lot! You don't have anymore of the Nashville performances, do you? Thanks again :)
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I have the entire Nashville performance, along with bits and pieces of Vanessa before and after the show. 8) If you want the MP3s, I can send them to you on AIM or you can request the CDs (Audio and/or Video).
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Waow, really.. You would do that for me? That would be just awesome! Unfortunately, I don't have AIM :(.. Would I be able to get the Audio CD's anywhere? And how would I get them? Thanks a lot!
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Waow, really.. You would do that for me? That would be just awesome! Unfortunately, I don't have AIM :(.. Would I be able to get the Audio CD's anywhere? And how would I get them? Thanks a lot!
Just PM me and I'll give you all the details. :D
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I like it soley for the reason that it's about insomnia.
For I have dreadful insomnia...
I usually sleep every other day.
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We were just at the store last night and Megan bought me one of those masks to wear over my eyes because light is one of my worst enemies when it comes to sleep. I'll report on how this helps. 8)
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We were just at the store last night and Megan bought me one of those masks to wear over my eyes because light is one of my worst enemies when it comes to sleep. I'll report on how this helps. 8)
I'm exactly the opposite.
I sleep better during the day.
(It's probably cause I'm seriously afraid of the dark...)
(I know it sounds childish.)
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That doesn't sound childish at all! I'm like that, too. It's purely down to the fact that I still get Night Terrors as well as regularly getting paralysed in bed. It's really frustrating and I see people in my room etc..
Now that sounds childish!
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I have the entire Nashville performance, along with bits and pieces of Vanessa before and after the show. 8) If you want the MP3s, I can send them to you on AIM or you can request the CDs (Audio and/or Video).
could i please get the videos for the Nashville show? I have the mp3 and i love this show, i am in UK but would be willing to pay shipping etc?
Please let me no if this possible.
Thanks
ps-i am so excited at possible getting these. Would you be able to load the vids up to yousendit.com? I dont have AIM or anything like that. Work computer so i need a link. My fingers are crossed!
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I'm afraid of the dark, too. It's not childish...we live in a scary world.
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(It's probably cause I'm seriously afraid of the dark...)
Join the club :D
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(It's probably cause I'm seriously afraid of the dark...)
i hate the dark. i have to walk to my bus stop at 7 am and during that time in october/november before daylight savings time its so dark in the morning. i bring a flashlight (:
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(It's probably cause I'm seriously afraid of the dark...)
i hate the dark. i have to walk to my bus stop at 7 am and during that time in october/november before daylight savings time its so dark in the morning. i bring a flashlight (:
Could you please not bump threads that are 2 years old? :?