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Ima Robot — Scream
Album: Ima Robot
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5.7

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Released: 2003
Length: 3:42
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Big blue in a gasfield, you caught me lying
Pathetic religion of sex and crying
I nailed the door shut to leave you blind
I nailed the door shut for peace of mind

You were the best love I ever had
You hit me high, you hit me low
Time doesn't slow down for those who dream
I wake only to hear this scream

Hot and cold in the goldmine, the diamond legs
After she hit me off, I just had to beg
I nailed the door shut to leave you blind
I nailed the door shut for peace of mind

You were the best love I ever had
You hit me high, you hit me low
Time doesn't slow down for those who dream
I wake only to hear this scream

You were the best love I ever had
You hit me high, you hit me low
Time doesn't slow down for those who dream
I wake only to hear this scream

You were the best love I ever had
You hit me high, you hit me low
Time doesn't slow down for those who dream
I wake only to hear this scream

Love is the only incident
An infatuation
Is this sweet manipulation?
Well, I was frightened myself
What is love?
It's a fine inclination
A lovely retardation
What is life but a reality vacation?
Indulging operation
What is love?
The worthiest damnation
Sweet temptation
What is love?
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Sounds like Pavlov's Dog from the late seventies.
Posted 5 years ago by danoodles    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:
Ima Givitaseven

 
LOL!

Ima Givitasix 
Posted 9 years ago by djblitz    [ Reply ]
Ima Givitaseven
Posted 9 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 SeldomSeen wrote:
The best song of an otherwise mediocre album.
 
Thanks for the warning.
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
The best song of an otherwise mediocre album.
Posted 18 years ago by SeldomSeen    [ Reply ]
Quite good, it has lots of Bowie-influence on it.
Posted 18 years ago by plutodazed    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a lot of starsailor
Posted 18 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
The lyrics are fantastic and imaginative. The music is powerful and beautiful. This is an underrated song.
Posted 19 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
Low rating for such a good song.
I agree! It just struck me how much I like this song, and how many times I must have heard it on RP, and never clicked on it! I gave it a "7"!
Posted 19 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
Hoping for a new release from these guys! Superb fun live and loads of great songs on this cd. Beck session musicians.
Posted 19 years ago by noelbarnes    [ Reply ]
Low rating for such a good song.
Posted 19 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Coquis67 wrote:
Well, someone did hit him high and hit him low.
Decent tune.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
laprincessa wrote:
Is it just me or does he sound like some sort of Warbler?
your comment made me laugh outloud....
Posted 19 years ago by alexasnows    [ Reply ]
cheesecake wrote:
Ima Wondering if this guy's pants are too tight.
Well, someone did hit him high and hit him low.
Posted 19 years ago by Coquis67    [ Reply ]
Forgive me - it has to be said - ima likin' this.
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
Quite good.
Posted 19 years ago by arighter2    [ Reply ]
Is it just me or does he sound like some sort of Warbler?
Posted 19 years ago by laprincessa    [ Reply ]
phineas wrote:
Bill's been playing this for as long as I've been here, and it's one of those I wasn't sure of the first few times, but now it's great. Wonderful dynamics.
Sometimes I like it. Sometimes I hate it. I never love it. Kinda like a Butterfinger.
Posted 19 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Darlington wrote:
Would that be Joey Waronker?
Oh, yeah -- I'm talking about Joey.
Posted 19 years ago by DaWiz    [ Reply ]
yay, long time since I heard Ima on RP. Hoho, nice.
Posted 19 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:
Sounds like freakin' Geddy Lee by himself. Kinda reminds me why I detest Rush.
I agree--with the first half. There are reasons I'm not a big Rush fan, but Geddy Lee's voice isn't one of them--this is pretty good, I think.
Posted 19 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
I dunno...hearing this song right after "Heroes" kind of reveals exactly how much of a ripoff Ima Robot's "Scream" is when compared to said song by David Bowie. Granted, there are a lot of much worse songs to be "inspired" by (read: steal from), but still. :p
Posted 19 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
Bill's been playing this for as long as I've been here, and it's one of those I wasn't sure of the first few times, but now it's great. Wonderful dynamics.
Posted 19 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Compelling. Turn up the DBs
Posted 19 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
cheesecake wrote:
Ima Wondering if this guy's pants are too tight.
silly human, robots don't wear pants.
Posted 19 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
cheesecake wrote:
Ima Wondering if this guy's pants are too tight.
scream- thats what I did when I heard this. please no more!!
Posted 20 years ago by bajafisher    [ Reply ]
Ima Wondering if this guy's pants are too tight.
Posted 20 years ago by cheesecake    [ Reply ]
DaWiz wrote:
He's now moved on. Most of the band members are younger then him and he couldn't handle the "startup band" touring schedule. He's damn popular as a studio drummer though -- you will see him on all sorts of different albums. But I think he's extremely tired of touring now. :)
Would that be Joey Waronker?
Posted 20 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Peyote wrote:
Way COOL, Wiz!! Tell us more!!
He's now moved on. Most of the band members are younger then him and he couldn't handle the "startup band" touring schedule. He's damn popular as a studio drummer though -- you will see him on all sorts of different albums. But I think he's extremely tired of touring now. :)
Posted 20 years ago by DaWiz    [ Reply ]
complete dreck.
Posted 20 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Hrrm.... I think I would really enjoy this song a lot if someone else was singing.
Posted 20 years ago by christy    [ Reply ]
4Finger wrote:
Great tune, great song.. "Let's talk turkey" is very good as well... Promising band
I like it too. I think my favourite from the album is "A is for action". First heard of them right here. :)
Posted 20 years ago by Luthien    [ Reply ]
4Finger wrote:
Great tune, great song.. "Let's talk turkey" is very good as well... Promising band
Heh, all this time I thought this band hailed from the 80s, based upon the sound.
Posted 20 years ago by rumplestiltskin    [ Reply ]
sici wrote:
I agree. I don't hear Geddy Lee. If I had to compare it to something it would be that he sounds like a male Yoko Ono. It's not the higher pitch in the voice that bothers me. It's the excessive "vibrato" that I hear in it.
Geddy Lee is one hot chick!!
Posted 20 years ago by JokesandJokesandJokes    [ Reply ]
This guy(?) has a seriously annoying voice.
Posted 20 years ago by Enrique    [ Reply ]
The Geddy Lee reference is especially in the somewhat forced, high vibrato, I think.
Posted 20 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
The Geddy Lee refs baffle me, btw. I spent my pre-adolescence through early 20s immersed in Rush, and I just don't hear the similarity.
I agree. I don't hear Geddy Lee. If I had to compare it to something it would be that he sounds like a male Yoko Ono. It's not the higher pitch in the voice that bothers me. It's the excessive "vibrato" that I hear in it.
Posted 20 years ago by sici    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
Darned if this isn't growing on me! The Geddy Lee refs baffle me, btw. I spent my pre-adolescence through early 20s immersed in Rush, and I just don't hear the similarity.
same here, redeyespy, same here. i think it's funny - anytime i hear an artist that has a singer with a slightly higher-than-average voice, i always check out the song comments just to see how many people have compared the band to Rush already.
Posted 20 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
2+3=? NICKNAME wrote:
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 4
Sorry...
Posted 20 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
Darned if this isn't growing on me! The Geddy Lee refs baffle me, btw. I spent my pre-adolescence through early 20s immersed in Rush, and I just don't hear the similarity. I DO hear snippets of Tom Petty's voice in there though.
Posted 20 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Great tune, great song.. "Let's talk turkey" is very good as well... Promising band
Posted 20 years ago by 4Finger    [ Reply ]
Sounds like freakin' Geddy Lee by himself. Kinda reminds me why I detest Rush.
Posted 20 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I love this whole cd. Esp. this song and 12=3. Reminds me of P.I.L. too.
Posted 20 years ago by Madina    [ Reply ]
This is a great number, but the CD is very disappointing!
Posted 20 years ago by ad4tise    [ Reply ]
Can't handle the girly-man voice.
Posted 20 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
DaWiz wrote:
This is my step-brother Joey's new band venture. (He's the drummer.)
Way COOL, Wiz!! Tell us more!!
Posted 20 years ago by Peyote    [ Reply ]
This song gets stuck in my head for days at a time. The only thing that makes it bad is that I don't have the CD to 'scratch the itch'. Edit: Does it sound like their spoofing the Smashing Pumpkins at the end of this song??
Posted 20 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
ok but it don't float my boat I give it a 4.5 nice but you can't dance to it
Posted 20 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
maryann wrote:
This has a nice 80s feel. But I don't know if this song will wear very well--not sure how many times I'd want to hear it.
I have listened to it daily at the gym since Sept....it wears extremely well :-) Excellent band.
Posted 20 years ago by serene23    [ Reply ]
This is a great song. Some glam rock influence along with a bunch of other stuff. Good stuff...
Posted 20 years ago by bmcmurphy    [ Reply ]
This has a nice 80s feel. But I don't know if this song will wear very well--not sure how many times I'd want to hear it.
Posted 20 years ago by maryann    [ Reply ]
ScottyB wrote:
People that really like this may also want to check out Starsailor.
I love both bands, but I don't see the comparison.
Posted 20 years ago by serene23    [ Reply ]
DaWiz wrote:
This is my step-brother Joey's new band venture. (He's the drummer.)
Nice resume he's working on between this and Beck :) Definitely not gonna be everyone's cup o' tea, but I liked most of this album, particularly Ex Girlfriends in Black Jettas
Posted 20 years ago by Roto    [ Reply ]
People that really like this may also want to check out Starsailor.
Posted 20 years ago by ScottyB    [ Reply ]
This song rocks!
Posted 20 years ago by ad4tise    [ Reply ]
First time I have heard this song....pretty cool....
Posted 20 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
This song might be trying to combine too many different styles. I would have preferred five or so distinct songs, for the different tastes. When will you be playing Siouxsie Sioux....? To piggyback on another's comment.
Posted 20 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
I love this MORE and MORE!
Posted 20 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]
THIS SONG OWNS!!!! I hate that term but had to use it. The album is amazing. This song is my fave from it though. Keep em coming.
Posted 20 years ago by serene23    [ Reply ]
Maybe his first love left him cause he's so whiney. ...just kidding....this is a good song.
Posted 20 years ago by toastee    [ Reply ]
What a chorus! What a song! :nodhead:
Posted 20 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]
The voice-style at the very opening of the song reminds me a bit of Johnny Lydon's P.I.L.
Posted 20 years ago by spieler    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the vocalist would dearly like to be Gary Numan circa 1979. As if the name wasn't enough of a give away of that.
Posted 20 years ago by gregorbill    [ Reply ]
Sounds kind of like Siouxsie Sioux....
Posted 20 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
I don't know this band very well...have heard a few tracks here...I must say I love this guy's glam falsetto....I WILL be checking these guys out in more detail.
Posted 20 years ago by cycleman    [ Reply ]
Love this song, love this album. I can't say enough about this album, fun, fun fun. Check out the song Dirty Life, very glam.
Posted 21 years ago by serene23    [ Reply ]
This is my step-brother Joey's new band venture. (He's the drummer.)
Posted 21 years ago by DaWiz    [ Reply ]