r/cocteautwins

My favorite songs from them are serpentskirt, lazy calm, those eyes that mouth, and pitch the baby. Does anyone have song recommendations you think I’d like?

THE RULES:

1. I listen to a Cocteau Twins song
2. I attempt to transcribe the lyrics WITHOUT ANY AID OF LINER NOTES OR LYRICS WEBSITES (foolish....I know)
3. You reply with your guess as to what the song is.
4. Multiple guesses are allowed! HOWEVER, if a multiple guesser gets the correct answer within the same minute as another Redditor who has yet to guess, the Redditor guessing the song on their first guess WINS. If multiple Redditors who have already lobbed guesses get the correct answer within the same minute time stamp on my notifications, the Redditor I'm notified of first wins.
5. The winner gets….honestly…nothing. Except bragging rights, a celebratory GIF, and a link to the song of the day.

[NOTE: Any lyrics I perceive that either name a good portion of the song title or is just the song title in whole will be blocked out with *CENSORED*. Text shown in italics wrapped in parentheses are just my snarky asides, usually about my shitty hearing.]

Yep, yesterday was another one of those workdays. But busting ass yesterday has led to what appears to be a calm Friday.

Now let's me find out what today's song is!

*spins wheel*

Round and around it goes!

Where the Wheel of Cocteau stops? NO ONE KNOWS!

...and it lands on...

Damn it! That was Wednesday's song.

*spins again*

Another one done just recently.

*spins again*

Third time's the charm because this should provide a perfect challenge to you all! Don't expect much in the way of distinguishable words in this one (I could be wrong though!).

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(I was going to say "FROM THE TOP", but listening through this, you have to wait A WHILE before lyrics kick in. In fact, exactly 1:30 into the song)

Whoa

La

La-na-na, na-na-na

Rhoda

Rhoda (they must've loved that show. Another song mentioning this show other than "Frou Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires...oops. I guess that was a hint)

La-la-la, la-la-la

Flo-ah

Flo-ah

Laaaaaaaaa (Lung power! She holds tis "LA" for a while)

Flow-von-yis

Flow-vin-yuh

Flow-vagnya

Tie-fanny

All ee-tuh

Yalz-een-yuh

Eye fall yee

Eee-eee-nya

I'm going to end this hear, and I honestly am not sure if I've given you enough to figure out today's song with. But you guys always amaze me and I underestimate how much everyone on this Subreddit is obviously a bigger Cocteau Twins fan than me. I would fail miserably in the guesser's role.

As always, I look forward to your guesses and snark.

The album is obviously perfect as is, but those two songs would have fit in amazingly well imo.

I was never big on guitar solos and riffs and I never understood why (probably cause I'm a dude I should like solos) but ever since getting into CT in January they've became one of my favorite bands ever with Robin being my all time favorite guitarist. The sounds he would create gave me so many face melting reactions how he was able to make these synth sounding sounds and how he can create swirling textures with a guitar always blew me away His work with Cocteau Twins turned the guitar into something that could function almost like synths, pads and textures, and entire atmospheric soundscapes. His use of effects layering, processing, and unconventional playing had a huge influence on dream pop shoegaze and other atmospheric music.

What's especially interesting to me is that this wasn't limited to Cocteau Twins. His extensive solo work and collaborations show that he continued developing this approach to the guitar long after the band ended. A lot of his solo material demonstrates just how much he can build an entire sonic environment around the guitar without relying on conventional riffs or virtuosic solos. Great highlights from his solo work is turn together burn and Euphemia probably being my favorite is his solo work with Fortune being my favorite album by him. His work with Harold Budd is some of the most atmospheric stuff you'll ever hear.

Is he top 5? Eh probably not top 10? Maybe not that either but a top 20? Possibly. He deserves a place in some list. I feel like he doesnt get enough or any praise for his work especially when it comes to CT as Liz is mentioned more times than Robin. I mean theirs a lot of bands that copied his style to make his sound. Slowdive (just for a day sounds like its almost a CT album) Ride has mentioned Robin being an inspiration to their sound AR Kane Lush the list goes on a lil more. But yeah I love Robin and thankful for the sounds I got to experience and fall in love with textures and atmosphere. Any of you agree?

THE RULES:

1. I listen to a Cocteau Twins song
2. I attempt to transcribe the lyrics WITHOUT ANY AID OF LINER NOTES OR LYRICS WEBSITES (foolish....I know)
3. You reply with your guess as to what the song is.
4. Multiple guesses are allowed! HOWEVER, if a multiple guesser gets the correct answer within the same minute as another Redditor who has yet to guess, the Redditor guessing the song on their first guess WINS. If multiple Redditors who have already lobbed guesses get the correct answer within the same minute time stamp on my notifications, the Redditor I'm notified of first wins.
5. The winner gets….honestly…nothing. Except bragging rights, a celebratory GIF, and a link to the song of the day.

[NOTE: Any lyrics I perceive that either name a good portion of the song title or is just the song title in whole will be blocked out with *CENSORED*. Text shown in italics wrapped in parentheses are just my snarky asides, usually about my shitty hearing.]

The weekend is here and I can't welcome it enough. If there was ever a work week that would make you consider day drinking on a work from home day, it has been this week for me. And while I do wonder if I can make these much more of a challenge if I were to day drink while transcribing a Name That Cocteaune song of the day, I will not because addiction runs in my family and I don't want everything that accompanies being a functional alcoholic (shakes, sweatiness, rosacea, hidden flasks all over the workplace, keeping constant inventory of Altoids). I'm getting stressed out just thinking of all that would entail...like it would be so stressful, that I would need to drinking to settle my nerves. Damn...this is alcoholism is such a doom cycle.

Oh yeah...the game. Let's get a stumper today (no "Snow" EP tracks again, please)!

*spins wheel*

Round and around it goes!

Where the Wheel of Cocteau stops? NO ONE KNOWS!

...and it lands on...

This one is gibberishy...not really a highlight track of theirs, though perfectly pleasant. I think this has some stump potential! From the top, where we hear...is that...sitars?

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Petty-wee, vooky snow-oo-whoa-oo-whoa

Veddy-kay eh weddy veddy whoa

Veddy-woo eh Betty-bo-oo-whoa

Hishy-bo, heshy-bao

Hishy-bo-oo-whoa, heshy-bao-oo-wow

(OI! Other than a mention of someone named Betty and a few mentions of steamed buns, this is shear glossolalia. Why do I sense that I blew it with the mention of the sitars though?)

Petty-wee, vooky snow-oo-whoa-oo-whoa

Menny-kay eh weddy veddy whoa

Veddy-woo eh Betty-bo-oo-whoa

Hishy-bo, heshy-bao

Hishy-bo-oo-whoa, heshy-bao-oo-wow

(Second verse, same as the first, save for "menny" instead of "veddy" starting line 2)

Two verses should be enough for you to get this song.

As always, I look forward to your guesses and snark.