tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post6179874770548841494..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: COVERING THEIR TRACKS: "Raymond Chandler Evening" - Robyn HitchcockJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-61247878777085795522016-10-10T12:02:41.083-05:002016-10-10T12:02:41.083-05:00Yes, that's where the name comes from. Typical...Yes, that's where the name comes from. Typical 80s ironic humor from a British new wave band.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-53483120736088951532016-10-10T11:27:23.090-05:002016-10-10T11:27:23.090-05:00As in the Thompson Twins from Tintin? The reporter...As in the Thompson Twins from Tintin? The reporter?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-40923790164414277522016-10-10T08:59:15.564-05:002016-10-10T08:59:15.564-05:00Yes -- Thompson Twins! But no specific characters ...Yes -- Thompson Twins! But no specific characters or writers mentioned in that song. Sort of makes it low priority for this feature. But I won't cross it off the list; I really like the music and the group. That's my era for rock and pop. I listen almost exclusively to late 70s and 80s music. Sad case that I am living in the past...J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-85495919098834000732016-10-10T07:55:27.717-05:002016-10-10T07:55:27.717-05:00Raise you "We Are Detective".Raise you "We Are Detective".Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-41851766644015910832016-10-08T16:32:13.081-05:002016-10-08T16:32:13.081-05:00Assiduous searching at one of the better song lyri...Assiduous searching at one of the better song lyric websites helped me find nearly all of these songs. 90% of them I'd never heard until I started this series. So far Philip Marlowe and Raymond Chandler are are in third place as the most alluded to figure and writer. Sherlock Holmes is first and Agatha Christie (her name, not her characters) is second. You wouldn't believe how many rap songs use "Agatha Christie" in the lyrics. Too many of them are nasty and misogynistic. I'm not planning on using any of them.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-51082439230719643062016-10-08T14:17:35.398-05:002016-10-08T14:17:35.398-05:00I am amazed that you have tracked down so many son...I am amazed that you have tracked down so many songs related to mysteries. This one is especially nice.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com