dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Good for a chuckle...
Earlier today, over at Photo Net, there was a brief thread on the old Los Bravos tune "Black Is Black" from 1966 as the "Theme to the M8 introduction and fix". I decided to have some fun with the lyrics and posted them there - I thought some might find it funny -
Black ain't black
I want my money back
I got my way,
And got the M8 today, Ooh-Ooh
What can I do
'Cause bla-ha-ha-ha-ack's a diff'rent hue
If I had my way
I'd have my M3 today
But I don't intend
To use any film again, Ooh-Ooh
What can I do
'Cause bla-ha-ha-ha-ack's a diff'rent hue
I can't choose
It's too much to lose
Filter's too strong
Wow! Maybe if we
petition the company
a refund won't be too long
Bad is bad
That I feel so sad
It's time, it's time
That I found peace of mind, Ooh-Ooh
What can I do
'Cause bla-ha-ha-ha-ack's a diff'rent hue
I can't choose
It's too much to lose
Filter's all wrong
Wow! Maybe if we
petition the company
a refund won't be too long
Black ain't black
I want my money back
I got my way,
And got the M8 today, Ooh-Ooh
What can I do
'Cause bla-ha-ha-ha-ack's a diff'rent hue
Of course there's always "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones, "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden, "Back In Black" by AC/DC, "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin, "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers, etc. etc. etc.
Dave
Earlier today, over at Photo Net, there was a brief thread on the old Los Bravos tune "Black Is Black" from 1966 as the "Theme to the M8 introduction and fix". I decided to have some fun with the lyrics and posted them there - I thought some might find it funny -
Black ain't black
I want my money back
I got my way,
And got the M8 today, Ooh-Ooh
What can I do
'Cause bla-ha-ha-ha-ack's a diff'rent hue
If I had my way
I'd have my M3 today
But I don't intend
To use any film again, Ooh-Ooh
What can I do
'Cause bla-ha-ha-ha-ack's a diff'rent hue
I can't choose
It's too much to lose
Filter's too strong
Wow! Maybe if we
petition the company
a refund won't be too long
Bad is bad
That I feel so sad
It's time, it's time
That I found peace of mind, Ooh-Ooh
What can I do
'Cause bla-ha-ha-ha-ack's a diff'rent hue
I can't choose
It's too much to lose
Filter's all wrong
Wow! Maybe if we
petition the company
a refund won't be too long
Black ain't black
I want my money back
I got my way,
And got the M8 today, Ooh-Ooh
What can I do
'Cause bla-ha-ha-ha-ack's a diff'rent hue
Of course there's always "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones, "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden, "Back In Black" by AC/DC, "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin, "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers, etc. etc. etc.
Dave
amateriat
We're all light!
Good going, Dave!
Given my misgivings about Leica's rush to get the M8 to market, and everybody else's rush for it to be released, I thought the theme song should be the Cars' It's All I can Do, which, scarily enough, wouldn't need much retooling:
One too many times I fell over you
Once in a shadow I finally grew
And once in a night I dreamed you were there
I canceled my flight from going nowhere
It's all I can do
To keep waiting for you
It's all I can do
(it's all I can do)
Given the outcome, the new theme song should be the Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want (which I think also should've been the theme song for Microsoft's introduction of Windows 95, instead of Start Me Up...but I'm a Mac guy, so you'd expect that). That could use some lyric tweaking, but I'll leave that to someone else here.
- Barrett
(P.S. Before anyone asks: yes, I thought of the Kinks' Tired Of Waiting, but I preferred this)
Given my misgivings about Leica's rush to get the M8 to market, and everybody else's rush for it to be released, I thought the theme song should be the Cars' It's All I can Do, which, scarily enough, wouldn't need much retooling:
One too many times I fell over you
Once in a shadow I finally grew
And once in a night I dreamed you were there
I canceled my flight from going nowhere
It's all I can do
To keep waiting for you
It's all I can do
(it's all I can do)
Given the outcome, the new theme song should be the Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want (which I think also should've been the theme song for Microsoft's introduction of Windows 95, instead of Start Me Up...but I'm a Mac guy, so you'd expect that). That could use some lyric tweaking, but I'll leave that to someone else here.
- Barrett
(P.S. Before anyone asks: yes, I thought of the Kinks' Tired Of Waiting, but I preferred this)
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Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I'm sure if Johnny Cash was still with us he could have written some excellent lyrics ... as "The Man In Magenta"
:angel:
:angel:
Film dino
David Chong
.... I can't get no satisfaction...
- since we seem to be on a roll with the Stones-
(edit) Let's not hope it comes to "Cause I try, and I try and I try.."_
- since we seem to be on a roll with the Stones-
(edit) Let's not hope it comes to "Cause I try, and I try and I try.."_
Duncan Ross
Say it with flashbulbs
"Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" by Deep Purple...?
IGMeanwell
Well-known
"Don't let me be misunderstood" - The Animals
M
Magnus
Guest
"Purplish Haze" JH
"I see a magenta streak and want to paint it black" Stones
"I see a magenta streak and want to paint it black" Stones
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
'Loser' by Beck ... or is that being a bit harsh?
fgianni
Trainee Amateur
"Purple pain" Prince
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
hah! and there I was watching the Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
R
rpsawin
Guest
I'm just sittin' back humming "Kodachrome" and smiling.
Bob
Bob
amateriat
We're all light!
"'Scuse me, while I skip this buy."Magnus said:
How's this?
I see a cashmere
And I want it rendered black
No purples any more
I want it rendered black
I see the girls go by
In their black Prada clothes
I put my filter on
To ease my IR woes
He's in a pricey tux
I want it rendered black
The bride's blown out a touch
But the groom's not prop'ly black
My clients see the proofs
And quickly run away
Seems to happen every time
I start to click away
I write to Leica's techs
To ask them "where's the black?"
It's been a week or two
They haven't written back
Bought a brick of Portra now
'Cause I can't face the facts
I can't shoot some gala when
They're all decked out in black!
No more will those cool fabrics
Show their proper hue
I could not foresee this
From all the bucks I blew
If I scream loud enough
They'll hear me back in Solms
Maybe they'll get cracking
Just before the M9 comes
(Repeat first two stanzas)
Whew...back to my picture editing.
- Barrett
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M
Magnus
Guest
amateriat said:
.... Very impressed .....