Robert Moog's Birthday

wannabee · 05-22-2012, 07:59 PM

Have you had a look at google today?

Pretty neat

GA Russell · 05-22-2012, 10:31 PM

Thanks!

I read that Manfred Mann was the first rock star to tour with a portable Moog.

wannabee · 05-23-2012, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Thanks!

I read that Manfred Mann was the first rock star to tour with a portable Moog.

Well that brings back some adolescent memories.

Can someone answer me what

But she was...
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night

means?

HarryT · 05-23-2012, 12:33 AM

I wonder, though, how many people pronounce his name correctly? (It rhymes with "vogue")

Prestidigitweeze · 05-23-2012, 12:34 AM

Thanks to the google search page, little kids all over the world are getting the chance to play with their first soft synth and sequencer. The representation of the controls is hardly exact, but at least kids can change the wave forms and be exposed to the idea of potentiometers that change aspects of a sound.

Harry:

Half the people who actually use the moog don't pronounce the word correctly -- they pronounce it phonetically. I expect moo-guh is now an acceptable alternate.

Graham · 05-23-2012, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wannabee

Well that brings back some adolescent memories.

Can someone answer me what

But she was...
Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night

means?

Always wondered that myself, but I've found this:

Quote:

Manfred Mann's version replaces the line "Cut loose like a deuce" with "Revved up like a deuce." In their version, "Deuce" was commonly misheard as "Douche." Springsteen's original line makes a lot more sense - a deuce is a 1932 Ford hotrod. On his Storytellers special, Springsteen said (in a jesting manner): "I have a feeling that is why the song skyrocketed to #1."

From:

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=964

Graham

wannabee · 05-23-2012, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham

Always wondered that myself, but I've found this:

From:

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=964

Graham

Thanks, Graham. I always thought they were singing wrapped up like a deuce until I just check the lyrics which were just as confusing.
That's worth some K - Ay!

tubemonkey · 05-23-2012, 06:56 AM

The lyric was written that way, but was it really sung that way? He clearly ends that word with a "sh" sound.

Then of course, there is this line in the song:

And little Early Pearly came by in his curly wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

often misheard by many as:

And little Early Pearly gave my anus curly wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Such a dirty song

Phogg · 05-23-2012, 08:21 AM

Best Moog to figure skate by in the seventies.

5thWiggle · 05-23-2012, 08:47 AM

Rick Wakeman tells Bob Moog about his first Mini Moog. He got it used for half price because it only played one note at a time

.

Those of us who admit to knowing who Rick Wakeman is have just dated ourselves to the stone-age....

cjr72 · 05-23-2012, 10:47 AM

I'm going to have to fire up some '70's Tomita and Tangerine Dream

RainingLemur · 05-23-2012, 11:18 AM

Time to annoy the coworkers with some synth goodness. I have a feeling that productivity is going to take a dip this morning.

HomeInMyShoes · 05-23-2012, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjr72

I'm going to have to fire up some '70's Tomita and Tangerine Dream

Stratosfear!!!!

GA Russell · 05-23-2012, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I wonder, though, how many people pronounce his name correctly? (It rhymes with "vogue")

Harry, early on I read somewhere (maybe in Down Beat) the correct pronunciation, but I can assure you that 100% of anyone who said it in my hearing rhymed it with "moon".

Then along came an excellent hockey goaltender for the Boston Bruins named Andy Moog, and all the announcers got his name right; and I haven't heard the synthesizer mispronounced since.

Prestidigitweeze · 05-24-2012, 04:54 AM

I've been a studio musician for most of my life and have heard the name mispronounced by musicians and engineers on a daily basis.

5thWiggle: Didn't watch the clip because I'm working. Did Rick Wakeman actually say he got the synth at a discount from some inexperienced salesperson because it was monophonic?

05-23-2012, 12:34 AM	#5
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	Thanks to the google search page, little kids all over the world are getting the chance to play with their first soft synth and sequencer. The representation of the controls is hardly exact, but at least kids can change the wave forms and be exposed to the idea of potentiometers that change aspects of a sound. Harry: Half the people who actually use the moog don't pronounce the word correctly -- they pronounce it phonetically. I expect moo-guh is now an acceptable alternate. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 05-23-2012 at 07:47 AM.

05-23-2012, 06:56 AM	#8
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,476 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	The lyric was written that way, but was it really sung that way? He clearly ends that word with a "sh" sound. Then of course, there is this line in the song: And little Early Pearly came by in his curly wurly and asked me if I needed a ride often misheard by many as: And little Early Pearly gave my anus curly wurly and asked me if I needed a ride Such a dirty song

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I wonder, though, how many people pronounce his name correctly? (It rhymes with "vogue")

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cjr72 Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 2900000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: A Yankee in Texas Device: Nexus 6p, Nexus 10	I'm going to have to fire up some '70's Tomita and Tangerine Dream

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05-24-2012, 04:54 AM	#15
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	I've been a studio musician for most of my life and have heard the name mispronounced by musicians and engineers on a daily basis. 5thWiggle: Didn't watch the clip because I'm working. Did Rick Wakeman actually say he got the synth at a discount from some inexperienced salesperson because it was monophonic?

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