Comments on: Donkey Talk http://www.packetofthree.com SQUEEZE, Difford and Tilbrook - as it happens Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:56:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tygre97 http://www.packetofthree.com/songbook-2/d/donkeytalk/comment-page-1/#comment-534 tygre97 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:40:55 +0000 http://www.packetofthree.com/?page_id=1449#comment-534 Maybe they should have released an EP with all three versions on it. Maybe they should have released an EP with all three versions on it.

]]> By: packetofthree http://www.packetofthree.com/songbook-2/d/donkeytalk/comment-page-1/#comment-532 packetofthree Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:51:36 +0000 http://www.packetofthree.com/?page_id=1449#comment-532 Thought you might like to know that there was another version of 'Donkey Talk' entitled 'Power Talk' which went the same way as 'Junkie Talk.' <strong>Power Talk</strong> Difford/Tilbrook) power talk I can hear the power talk words chained out in a line all in season on the vine there is nothing left behind power talking all the time the conversation limbers up as you shake down in your shoes there's so much more to talk about we have such different views then our eyes suddenly meet and you look so full of fear that's when I always want to hear power talk I can hear the power talk words chained out in a line all in season on the vine there is nothing left behind power talking all the time the aggravation passes by and its time to share what you feel nothing can be sacrificed if the distance is to heal then our words suddenly clash and then there's so much to say that's just what I hear today power talk I can hear the power talk words chained out in a line all in season on the vine there is nothing left behind power talking all the time we used to stay up all night with our eyes all bloodshot and wonky, we would hold each other tight and talk the back legs off a donkey but now I'm wearing its hat now we even laugh at that Thought you might like to know that there was another version of ‘Donkey Talk’ entitled ‘Power Talk’ which went the same way as ‘Junkie Talk.’

Power Talk
Difford/Tilbrook)

power talk
I can hear the power talk
words chained out in a line
all in season on the vine
there is nothing left behind
power talking all the time

the conversation limbers up
as you shake down in your shoes
there’s so much more to talk about
we have such different views
then our eyes suddenly meet
and you look so full of fear
that’s when I always want to hear

power talk
I can hear the power talk
words chained out in a line
all in season on the vine
there is nothing left behind
power talking all the time

the aggravation passes by
and its time to share what you feel
nothing can be sacrificed
if the distance is to heal
then our words suddenly clash
and then there’s so much to say
that’s just what I hear today

power talk
I can hear the power talk
words chained out in a line
all in season on the vine
there is nothing left behind
power talking all the time

we used to stay up all night
with our eyes all bloodshot and wonky,
we would hold each other tight
and talk the back legs off a donkey
but now I’m wearing its hat
now we even laugh at that

]]> By: tygre97 http://www.packetofthree.com/songbook-2/d/donkeytalk/comment-page-1/#comment-516 tygre97 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:32:34 +0000 http://www.packetofthree.com/?page_id=1449#comment-516 Donkey Talk sums up Domino for me. Could do better. The lyric's okay and it's quite funny in places but the tune's dire. Although there are a few good tracks on the album, Domino was a great disappointment as a follow up to Ridiculous. I feel sorry for Ash, Chris and Hilaire. It can't have been easy being new recruits on a ship that was already sinking. Donkey Talk sums up Domino for me. Could do better. The lyric’s okay and it’s quite funny in places but the tune’s dire. Although there are a few good tracks on the album, Domino was a great disappointment as a follow up to Ridiculous. I feel sorry for Ash, Chris and Hilaire. It can’t have been easy being new recruits on a ship that was already sinking.

]]> By: packetofthree http://www.packetofthree.com/songbook-2/d/donkeytalk/comment-page-1/#comment-510 packetofthree Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:13:09 +0000 http://www.packetofthree.com/?page_id=1449#comment-510 I never much liked 'Donkey Talk' when it came out on the 'Domino' album. It just seemed so lacklustre - and the restless crowd at the Torquay Riviera Centre on the Domino tour didn't help my impression. The last thing you want is for people to start shouting for 'Up the Junction' or 'Let's have the hits' in the middle of your new material for the latest album. So I was interested to find out that the original lyrics were not 'Donkey talk' at all, but 'Junkie talk'. Now it makes so much sense to me and I love it. Powerful, broody and about something real, it's an outstanding song - here are the original lyrics: <b>Junkie Talk</b><br />(Difford/Tilbrook)<p> junkie talk I can hear the junkie talk words chained out in a line loads of reason not much rhyme finger drumming beats behind junkie talk most of the time the conversation peters out so you stare down at your shoes there's nothing more to talk about now the silence is confused when our eyes suddenly meet but we choose to look away that's just where we are today junkie talk I can hear the junkie talk words chained out in a line loads of reason not much rhyme finger drumming beats behind junkie talk most of the time there's no reason to hang around but we sit here all the same you pick a verb I pluck a noun as the patience starts to strain then our words suddenly clash as if there's so much to say that's just where we are today we used to stay up all night with our eyes all bloodshot and wonky we would hold each other tight and talk the back legs off a donkey but now I'm wearing its hat we can't even laugh at that junkie talk I can hear the junkie talk words chained out in a line loads of reason not much rhyme finger drumming beats behind junkie talk most of the time</p> I never much liked ‘Donkey Talk’ when it came out on the ‘Domino’ album. It just seemed so lacklustre – and the restless crowd at the Torquay Riviera Centre on the Domino tour didn’t help my impression. The last thing you want is for people to start shouting for ‘Up the Junction’ or ‘Let’s have the hits’ in the middle of your new material for the latest album. So I was interested to find out that the original lyrics were not ‘Donkey talk’ at all, but ‘Junkie talk’. Now it makes so much sense to me and I love it. Powerful, broody and about something real, it’s an outstanding song – here are the original lyrics:

Junkie Talk
(Difford/Tilbrook)

junkie talk
I can hear the junkie talk
words chained out in a line
loads of reason not much rhyme
finger drumming beats behind
junkie talk most of the time

the conversation peters out
so you stare down at your shoes
there’s nothing more to talk about
now the silence is confused
when our eyes suddenly meet
but we choose to look away
that’s just where we are today

junkie talk
I can hear the junkie talk
words chained out in a line
loads of reason not much rhyme
finger drumming beats behind
junkie talk most of the time

there’s no reason to hang around
but we sit here all the same
you pick a verb I pluck a noun
as the patience starts to strain
then our words suddenly clash
as if there’s so much to say
that’s just where we are today

we used to stay up all night
with our eyes all bloodshot and wonky
we would hold each other tight
and talk the back legs off a donkey
but now I’m wearing its hat
we can’t even laugh at that

junkie talk
I can hear the junkie talk
words chained out in a line
loads of reason not much rhyme
finger drumming beats behind
junkie talk most of the time

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