It is the fictionalised autobiography of an archetypal guernseyman, ebenezer le page, who lives through the dramatic changes in the island of the guernsey, channel islands from. Get all the lyrics to songs by colin angus and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Ever since then they deliberately stayed away from the charts and had been ridiculed by some of the music press. The shamen ebeneezer goode official video with lyrics if the lyrics, subtitle does not show up then turn on the closed captions. For those who cherish style, it is also good to hear a fresh novelists voice telling the old story of the passions. Ive always felt this was one of the most obvious coded songs ever written. Ebeneezer goode is essentially about the drug ecstasy and is filled with references alluding to the drug. A great philosopher once wrote naughty, naughty, very naughty ha ha ha ha ha theres a guy in the place hes got a bittersweet face and.
He created the vibe, he takes you for a ride and as if by design. The further adventures of ebenezer scrooge by charlie lovett. In fact the track is just an hommage to 3,14 mdma aka ecstacy. The book of ebenezer le page is a novel by gerald basil edwards first published in the united. What is left is good dance music that is a few remixes short of being incredible dance music. The shamen ebeneezer goode lyrics included youtube. Genius friend by edward chaney blue ormer publishing. What is the meaning of the 90s song ebeneezer goode by. Theres a guy in the place whos got a bittersweet face and he goes by the name of ebeneezer goode his friends call him ezeer and he is the. Ebeneezer goode is a song by british electronic music group the shamen, which, after being heavily remixed by the beatmasters, became their biggest hit when released as a single in august 1992. Theres a guy in the place whos got a bittersweet face and he goes by the name of ebeneezer goode.
Shamen ebeneezer goode vinyl records and cds for sale. The shamen ebeneezer goode official video 1992 lyrics. This was nearly banned by top of the pops a uk chart show only because the shamen blagged it by claiming it was about a dickensian character called ebeneezer goode did they avoid it. Dj mixmasters ebeneezer goode tribute in the style of the shamen lyrics. C headlines the loft at dd x s120 floating points b2b mr. The shamen hit their peak in 1992 with boss drum with the british no. The book of ebenezer le page, gerald basil edwardss only fulllength work. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The book of ebenezer le page is a novel by gerald basil edwards first published in the united kingdom by hamish hamilton in 1981, and in the united states by alfred a. If the truth can be told so as to be understood it will be believed human history represents such a radical break with the natural systems of biological organisation that. The shamen ebeneezer goode official video with lyrics. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. The story behind ebeneezer goode from the man himself. Ebeneezer goode is an anthropomorphic character representing the drug ecstasy.
Hed do the chords and the synths and the songwriting, and thats how ebeneezer. A great philosopher once wrote naughty, naughty, very naughty ha ha ha. Boss drum is the shamens 1992 album and features their hit uk number one single ebeneezer goode. A delightful sequel to dickenss beloved a christmas carol by the bestselling author of first impressions and the bookmans tale on a hot summer day some twenty years after he was famously converted to kindness, ebenezer scrooge still roams the streets of london, spreading christmas cheer, much to the annoyance of his creditors, nephew, and his employee bob cratchit. A great philosopher once wrote naughty, naughty, very naughty ha ha ha ha ha theres a guy in the place whos got a bittersweet face and he goes by the name of ebeneezer goode his friends call him ezeer and he is the main geezer and hell vibe up the place like no other man could hes refined, sublime, he makes you feel fine though very much maligned and misunderstood but if you know ezeer. A great philosopher once wrote naughty, naughty, very naughty ha ha ha ha ha theres a guy in the place hes got a bittersweet face and he goes by the name of ebeneezer goode his friends call him eezer and he is the main geezer and hell vibe about the place like no other man could hes refined, hes sublime, he makes you feel fine though very.
Basically the nice thing about this mediocre the shamen release ebeneezer goode, is the metaphorical humour. Patches, tricks and wickedness literary criticism tls. The shamen were a genrecrossing scottish band that released such unstoppable hits as ebeneezer goode and move any mountain. Amazon web services scalable cloud computing services. Billboard described move any mountain as the most remixed record in history. Hed do the chords and the synths and the songwriting, and thats how ebeneezer came along.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Of course you are substantially right though youre too good to me on the way its. Boss drum, the followup album to entact, is more of the same, only less inspired. The shamen and jerry sadowitz on location for the ebeneezer goode video, 1992 full picture below beginning life in scotland, electronic act the shamen struck gold after rapper mr c joined in the early nineties. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ebenezer. The founding members are colin angus born 24 august 1961, derek mckenzie born 27 february 1964 and keith mckenzie born 30 august 1961.
Be the first to ask a question about genius friend. Life is like an ocean voyage and our bodies are the ships and without a moral compass we would all be cast adrift so to keep us on. Edwards and the book of ebenezer le page by edward chaney 20150921 edward chaney on. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Ebenezer expresses his own poignant nostalgia for the genius loci in these terms. The groups original version featured on the vinyl edition of their album boss drum. But once you know hes fun and something of a genius he gives a grin that goes around from face to face to face backwards and then forwards, forwards and then backwards eezer is the geezer who loves to muscle in. Theres a guy in the place whos got a bittersweet face and e goes by the name of ebeneezer goode his friends call him ezer and e is the main geezer and ell vibe up the. Edwardss only novel the book of ebenezer le page was. The song, which came out in the middle of the rave scene era in the u. But once you know hes fun, and something of a genius he gives a grin that goes around from face to face to face backwards and then forwards, forwards and then backwards eezer is the geezer who loves to muscle in.
The track is about this strange guy called ebeneezer goode and everytime when hes around its funtime. Theres a guy in the place hes got a bittersweet face and he goes by the name of ebeneezer goode his friends call him eezer and he is the main geezer. Like ebenezer scrooge, it had that oldfashioned charles dickens thing that. What made entact greatthe ethereal undercurrents behind a hypnotizing groove and poetic rapswas removed from boss drum. Online shopping from a great selection at digital music store. A great philosopher once wrote naughty, naughty, very naughty ha ha ha ha ha theres. Edwards and the book of ebenezer le page by edward chaney isbn.
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