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SURVEY: Which PJ song...
Makes you smile: Happy and Bleeding
Makes you cry: Grow Grow Grow
Makes you laugh: A Woman A Man Walked By (because of the words and the singing)
Makes you want to dance: Dress
Makes you want to rock out: Man-Size
Makes you want to sing along: Who The Fuck makes me want to shout along!
Makes you wish you were a child again: The Soldier
Is played most often on your iTunes: Shame
Is your all-time favorite: Water
Is better performed live than it is on recording: Grow Grow Grow
Is better on recording than it is performed live: You Come Through
Should be shorter: Big Exit
Should be longer: My Beautiful Leah (it is already perfect, that would be pure greed)
Should have more lyrics: Ecstasy
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: The Piano
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: 30
Should be performed live more often: Maniac
Should have been a music video but wasn't: Water
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: Catherine
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: Reeling (every time is like WTF??)
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: Rope Bridge Crossing
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: Rub 'til It Bleeds
Will be played at your funeral: I Think I'm A Mother or To Bring You My Love
Reminds you of someone you love: The Garden
Tells your life story: Shame
Turns you on: This Is Love
Depresses you: To Talk To You
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: Pig Will Not
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: Water
Would make great background music for fucking (whether or not you have actually played this song in the background during sex is irrelevant): Black Harted Love or Down by the Water

Really off topic but:

Somebody here in this thread has this very peculiar pic in his/her avatar, which was a picture pf jesus kissing the devil in the lips

Would you mind sharing it with me?, It was great XD

Can't remember who you were, but you should have changed it

SURVEY: Which PJ song...
Makes you smile: A Woman a Man Walked By
Makes you cry: The River
Makes you laugh: Maniac
Makes you want to dance: Dance
Makes you want to rock out: Man-Size
Makes you want to sing along: Who The Fuck makes me want to shout along!
Makes you wish you were a child again: To Talk To You
Is played most often on your iTunes: Black Hearted Love
Is your all-time favorite: Man-Size
Is better performed live than it is on recording: Grow Grow Grow
Is better on recording than it is performed live: Losing Ground
Should be shorter: We Float
Should be longer: The End
Should have more lyrics: The Northwood
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: Nina In Ecstasy (in fact it's perfect)
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: Memphis
Should be performed live more often: Maniac
Should have been a music video but wasn't: Catherine
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: Catherine
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: Taut
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: No Girl so Sweet
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: Rub 'til It Bleeds
Will be played at your funeral: To Bring You My Love
Reminds you of someone you love: Hardly Wait, fuck him!
Tells your life story: Man-Size
Turns you on: This Is Love
Depresses you: Before Departure
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: Pig Will Not
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: Man-Size
Would make great background music for fucking (whether or not you have actually played this song in the background during sex is irrelevant): No Girl so Sweet

karloz wrote:Really off topic but:

Somebody here in this thread has this very peculiar pic in his/her avatar, which was a picture pf jesus kissing the devil in the lips

Would you mind sharing it with me?, It was great XD

Can't remember who you were, but you should have changed it

It was Teclo25, but there were no his posts in this thread.

Makes you smile: You Said Something
Makes you cry: The River
Makes you laugh: Me-Jane
Makes you want to dance: Shame
Makes you want to rock out: Good Fortune
Makes you want to sing along: Rid Of Me
Makes you wish you were a child again: We Float
Is played most often on your iTunes: The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore
Is your all-time favorite: A Place Called Home
Is better performed live than it is on recording: A Place Called Home
Is better on recording than it is performed live: none? I really cannot think of one. wow.
Should be shorter: We Float
Should be longer: The Desperate Kingdom Of Love
Should have more lyrics: One Line
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: Shame
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: My Own Private Revolution
Should be performed live more often: The Dancer
Should have been a music video but wasn't: I'm not particularly into music videos I rarely watch them.
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: The Slow Drug
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: Down By The Water
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore
Will be played at your funeral: Is That All There Is?
Reminds you of someone you love: The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore
Tells your life story: This Wicked Tongue
Turns you on: Oh My Lover
Depresses you: You Come Through
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: Bix Exit
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: I've had such an obsession over many of them
Would make great background music for fucking (whether or not you have actually played this song in the background during sex is irrelevant): the To Bring You My Love whole album

Makes you smile: Good Fortune, You Said Something
Makes you cry: The Mountain
Makes you laugh: Dry, Claudine The Inflatable One , Me-Jane
Makes you want to dance: Dance, Pocket Knife, The Words That Maketh Murder
Makes you want to rock out: Pig Will Not, Victory, Long Snake Moan, This Is Love
Makes you want to sing along: Cat On The Wall, Electric Light, all LES, C'mon Billy, pocket knife
Makes you wish you were a child again: You come Through
Is played most often on your iTunes: The Words That Maketh Murder
Is your all-time favorite: The Dancer, You Said Something, Oh My Lover
Is better performed live than it is on recording: Grow Grow Grow, Written On The Forehead
Is better on recording than it is performed live: No Girl So Sweet
Should be shorter: Kamikaze
Should be longer: Electric Light
Should have more lyrics: Teclo
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: Broken Harp
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: As Close as This, Hardly Wait
Should be performed live more often: Fountain, Ecstasy, Passionless Pointless
Should have been a music video but wasn't: This Mess We're in (would love to see pj & thom singing together )
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: The Devil, Silence, Horses In My dreams, the Mountain
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: Working For The Men
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: I Think I'm a Mother, Naked Cousing
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: The Garden, Catherine
Will be played at your funeral: The River, Memphis
Reminds you of someone you love: It's You
Tells your life story: We Float
Turns you on: The Letter, Rub Til It Beeds, Monsta
Depresses you: Dear Darkness, To Talk To You
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: Kamikaze, Who The Fuck?
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: Oh My Lover, Pocket Knife
Would make great background music for fucking (whether or not you have actually played this song in the background during sex is irrelevant): Harder

karloz wrote:Really off topic but:

Somebody here in this thread has this very peculiar pic in his/her avatar, which was a picture pf jesus kissing the devil in the lips

Would you mind sharing it with me?, It was great XD

Can't remember who you were, but you should have changed it

It's Teclo25 avatar

Makes you smile: we float
Makes you cry: will's song, who will love me now
Makes you laugh: who the f***
Makes you want to dance: m.a.n.i.a.c.
Makes you want to rock out: long snake moan, ecstasy
Makes you want to sing along: silence, shame, when under ether, the river
Makes you wish you were a child again: big exit
Is played most often on your iTunes: the glorious land (at the moment)
Is your all-time favorite: the dancer, the garden, silence
Is better performed live than it is on recording: this is love
Is better on recording than it is performed live: No Girl So Sweet
Should be shorter: none i can think of
Should be longer: the northwood
Should have more lyrics: the end
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: the end
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: hardly wait, memphis, reeling
Should be performed live more often: the river, no girl so sweet, we float
Should have been a music video but wasn't: is this desire
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: where to start....
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: sheela na gig
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: sheela na gig
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: i think i'm a mother
Will be played at your funeral: silence
Reminds you of someone you love: It's You
Tells your life story: it's you
Turns you on: m.a.n.i.a.c. , harder
Depresses you: Dear Darkness
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: Kamikaze
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: silence
Would make great background music for fucking (whether or not you have actually played this song in the background during sex is irrelevant): working for the man, this is love


something like that anyway.

Makes you smile: We float
Makes you cry: Silence
Makes you laugh: Reeling
Makes you want to dance: Memphis
Makes you want to rock out: M-Bike
Makes you want to sing along: Rid of Me
Makes you wish you were a child again: It's You
Is played most often on your iTunes: Harder
Is your all-time favorite: The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore
Is better performed live than it is on recording: Working For The Man
Is better on recording than it is performed live: England
Should be shorter: Goodnight (some serious trouble answering this question)
Should be longer: The Mountain, Victory
Should have more lyrics: This Is Mine
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: Shame
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: The Falling
Should be performed live more often: Is This Desire?
Should have been a music video but wasn't: My Beautiful Leah
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: The Glorious Land
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: Seagulls (I actually never felt confused by any of her lyrics)
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: Seagulls
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: 50ft Queenie
Will be played at your funeral: Before Departure
Reminds you of someone you love: The Darker Days Of Me & Him, As Close As This
Tells your life story: The Mountain
Turns you on: Teclo
Depresses you: Stone
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: The Chair, Joy
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: I Think I'm A Mother
Would make great background music for fucking: Victory, Long Snake Moan

Makes you smile: A Place Called Home
Makes you cry: The Mountain
Makes you laugh: -
Makes you want to dance: The Colour of the Earth
Makes you want to rock out: This is Love
Makes you want to sing along: The Colour of the Earth
Makes you wish you were a child again: -
Is played most often on your iTunes: All and Everyone
Is your all-time favorite: Angelene
Is better performed live than it is on recording: Long Snake Moan
Is better on recording than it is performed live: Shame
Should be shorter: Horses in My Dreams
Should be longer: Silence
Should have more lyrics: The Glorious Land
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: The River
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: 66 Promises
Should be performed live more often: That Was My Veil
Should have been a music video but wasn't: Angelene
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: My Beautiful Leah
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: Meet Za Monsta
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: Daddy
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: Written on the Forehead
Will be played at your funeral: -
Reminds you of someone you love: A Place Called Home
Tells your life story: You Said Something
Turns you on: The Dancer
Depresses you: Is This Desire?
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: Beautiful Feeling
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: Water
Would make great background music for fucking: Teclo

Makes you smile: This Is Love
Makes you cry: The Garden
Makes you laugh: Sheela-Na-Gig
Makes you want to dance: Good Fortune
Makes you want to rock out: Long Snake Moan, Taut, Joy (98 tour version)
Makes you want to sing along: Reeling
Makes you wish you were a child again: Grow, Grow, Grow
Is played most often on your iTunes: Hook
Is your all-time favorite: Too hard... Taut live, I guess.
Is better performed live than it is on recording: Joy
Is better on recording than it is performed live: Pocket Knife
Should be shorter: Cat On The Wall
Should be longer: Horses in My Dreams
Should have more lyrics: The Faster I Breathe, The Further I Go
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: Claudine My Inflatable One
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: Sweeter Than Anything
Should be performed live more often: Easy, though it was never performed. Or Dance.
Should have been a music video but wasn't: Rope Bridge Crossing
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: The Words That Maketh Murder
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: none
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: none
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: none
Will be played at your funeral: Before Departure
Reminds you of someone you love: Big Exit, Hook
Tells your life story: My Beautiful Leah
Turns you on: Long Snake Moan
Depresses you: Teclo
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: none. I like it loud!
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: Rid of Me
Would make great background music for fucking (whether or not you have actually played this song in the background during sex is irrelevant): Working For the Man, Harder

Makes you smile: Urn with Dead Flowers in a Drained Pool
Makes you cry: Sweeter than Anything
Makes you laugh: Legs
Makes you want to dance: The Last Living Rose
Makes you want to rock out: One Time Too Many
Makes you want to sing along: Plants & Rags
Makes you wish you were a child again: White Chalk
Is played most often on your iTunes: On Battleship Hill
Is your all-time favorite: Rid of Me
Is better performed live than it is on recording: My Beautiful Leah
Is better on recording than it is performed live: Yuri-G
Should be shorter: The Life & Death of Mr. Badmouth
Should be longer: No Child Of Mine
Should have more lyrics: Seagulls (hehe)
Should be longer AND have more lyrics: No Child Of Mine
Should have been put on an album but wasn't: Uh Huh Her
Should be performed live more often: Before Departure
Should have been a music video but wasn't: Long Snake Moan
Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: Cracks in the Canvas
Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: Down by the Water (never could decode the story)
Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: I Think I’m a Mother
Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up: Written on the Forehead
Will be played at your funeral: Taut
Reminds you of someone you love: Hook
Tells your life story: The Mountain
Turns you on: Is This Desire?
Depresses you: Passionless, Pointless
Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: Pig Will Not
Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: Goodnight
Would make great background music for fucking (whether or not you have actually played this song in the background during sex is irrelevant): Harder

Makes you smile: Good Fortune and Claudine, The Inflatable One

Makes you cry: C'mon Billy

Makes you laugh: None really

Makes you want to dance: Victory

Makes you want to rock out: Victory, Meet Ze Monsta, EvoL, Harder, Hook, Me-Jane, 50 Ft Queenie, ........so very many of them do

Makes you want to sing along: I'm really a bad singer but when I have my earbuds in I can't hear myself and most likely sing along to all of them but you would most likely hear me singing EvoL

Makes you wish you were a child again: Grow, Grow, Grow

Is played most often on your iTunes: I refuse to use iTunes but in my mp3 player I would have to say Water or The Dancer

Is your all-time favorite: The Dancer, Hook

Is better performed live than it is on recording:Taut, Big Exit

Is better on recording than it is performed live: Pocket Knife

Should be shorter: Can't think of any off hand

Should be longer: Harder

Should have more lyrics: Harder, Claudine,The Inflatable One

Should be longer AND have more lyrics: see above

Should have been put on an album but wasn't: EvoL EDIT: Uh Huh Her (how I could forget that one, I don't know)

Should be performed live more often: Yuri-G, Water

Should have been a music video but wasn't: I don't know, I'm not a fan of music videos

Has lyrics that are unbelievably profound: The Letter, Pocket Knife, The Dancer, Water, Fountian. She is an incredible song writer

Has lyrics that confuse you a little bit: Naked Cousin

Has lyrics that confuse you very much so: Naked Cousin

Has lyrics that you had trouble understanding until you looked them up:

Will be played at your funeral: Any and All PJ

Reminds you of someone you love: C'mon Billy

Tells your life story: Is That All There Is?

Turns you on: Harder

Depresses you: C'mon Billy

Might give you a headache if you turned it up too loud: If its too loud you're too old.

Could you listen to all day and never get sick of: Hook, Water, Fountian, The Letter, and EvoL. I never get sick of any PJ songs but those 5 could be on repeat all day and I would not mind

Would make great background music for fucking: (whether or not you have actually played this song in the background during sex is irrelevant) Harder, Working for the Man..in fact the entire TBYML album