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Johnny Dickshot Mar 29 2007 04:34 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 29 2007 04:38 PM

Which Fixx song is best and why? A. Stand or Fall B. Red Skies at Night (not actual video, nor original recording) C. One Thing Leads to Another D. Saved by Zero (not actual video)

Edgy DC Mar 29 2007 04:37 PM

C. Fixx was rather plodding.

TransMonk Mar 29 2007 05:58 PM

Wow, I can't believe I recognize 4 Fixx songs without playing the videos. C with D a close second.

Frayed Knot Mar 29 2007 07:04 PM

You mean those weren't all the same song?

Kid Carsey Mar 29 2007 07:13 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 29 2007 08:40 PM

C To me The Fixx is a logical follow up to Flock. I have no Flock albums, but I'm sure I have two Fixx vinyls buried in with the other plastic. Didn't like the other songs on the albums except the hits. (edited to say what I thought I typed at the time)

Johnny Dickshot Mar 29 2007 07:48 PM

]Fixx was rather plodding. You're not kidding. Still, this was a relatively large pack of eligible singles over a short perioid for one of those bands that nobody I know ever gave a shit about. I picked Stand or Fall just because it's the first one I remember. (don;lt forget to click your vote choice! I will forward results to K-Tel records.

Edgy DC Mar 29 2007 08:01 PM

It's also the big f-you to the cold war. The Fixx saved us all with their plodding cries for bilateral reconciliation. Crying parents tell their children If you survive don't do as we did A son exclaims there'll be nothing to do to Her daughter says she'll be dead with you While foreign affairs are screwing us rotten Line morale has hit rock bottom Dying embers stand forgotten Talks of peace were being trodden Stand or fall! State your peace tonight! Stand or fall! State your peace tonight! Is this the value of our existence? Should we proclaim with such persistence? Our destiny relies on conscience Red or blue ---- what's the difference? Stand or fall! State your peace tonight! Stand or fall! State your peace tonight! An empty face reflects extinction Ugly scars divide the nation Desecrate the population There will be no exaltation Its the Euro theatre! Its the Euro theatre! Its the Euro theatre! Stand or fall! State your peace tonight! Stand or fall! State your peace tonight! Its the Euro theatre! Its the Euro theatre! Its the Euro theatre! Its the Euro theatre!

Kid Carsey Mar 29 2007 09:14 PM

I dunno, re-reading this song, parts of it make me chuckle ... The deception with tact, Just what are you trying to say? You've got a blank face, Which irritates Communicate, pull out your party piece You see dimensions in two State your case with black or white But when one little cross leads to shots, grit your teeth You run for cover so discreet Why don't they Do what you say, say what you mean oh, baby One thing leads to another You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long but then One thing leads to another The impression that you sell Passes in and out like a scent But the long face that you see comes from living close to your fears If this is up, and I'm up, but your running out of sight You've seen your name on the walls And when one little bump leads to shock miss a beat You run for cover and there's heat Why don't they Do what they say, say what they mean One thing leads to another You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long but then one thing leads to another yeah yeah yeah one thing, one one thing leads to another, another Then it's easy to believe Somebody's been lying to me But when the wrong word goes in the right ear I know you've been lying to me. It's getting rough, off the cuff I've got to say enough's enough Bigger the harder he falls But when the wrong antidote is like a bulge on the throat You run for cover in the heat Why don't they Do what the say, say what they mean One thing leads to another You tell me something wrong, I know I listen too long but then One thing leads to another yeah yeah one thing, one one thing leads to another (repeat till end)

Rockin' Doc Mar 29 2007 11:24 PM

C

HahnSolo Mar 30 2007 08:56 AM

I don't know what this says about me, but I really like all four songs. I would order them: 1 Red Skies Always loved this: Should have taken warning It's just, people mourning, running, hiding, lost You can't find, find a place to go 2 Saved by Zero 3 One Thing Leads to Another 4 Stand or Fall

Johnny Dickshot Mar 30 2007 11:05 AM

Here's another version of "Red Skies" Discussion of the clip above suggests the recording used there is the "original version." I don;t know anymore.

Johnny Dickshot Mar 30 2007 11:13 AM

Dudes -- The Fixx is playing Mohegan Sun TOMORROW NITE!