Gyorgy Ligeti - "The Lobster Quadrille" from Nonsense Madrigals

Music by Ligeti, based on "The Lobster Quadrille" from "Alice in Wonderland" by Carrol. Performed by King's Singers.
Here's the lyrics:

"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle -- will you come and join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?

"You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance --
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join the dance.

"What matters it how far we go?" his scaly friend replied.
"There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England the nearer is to France --
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you joint the dance?

Photo by Sugarock99. You can find the complete gallery of "Alice in Waterland" on DeviantART:
http://sugarock99.deviantart.com/gallery/#Alice-in-WaterLand

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[ChibiRaikou]

also sousuke not to give this guy any credit but you pretty much said "this is a masterpiece of 20th century music, any cultured person would like this" and "music is subjective" in the same conversation, pick one side or the other dude

[sousukesagaraJKD]

@ChibiRaikou

Music has two components: the subjective one (style, aesthetics, language..) and the objective one (complexity, construction, structure..). If you know a little of music you can't say that you dislike the ideas behind this composition. At the most you can dislike his style but the construction and the geniality beneath it are not an opinion.

[ChibiRaikou]

sousukesagaraJKD you have a poop nose and your nose is shaped like a butt

[sousukesagaraJKD]

@ChibiRaikou

Poop nose? =)

There are six Nonsense Madrigals, I uploaded 2 of them. If you like it, I will upload the Alphabet song too (with score!).

[thetwentyfourth]

I played this on local radio amongst some completely unrelated tracks (from the likes of Warp electronica artists, Tom Waits, some shoegaze stuff.. mm variety). I hope I wasn't the only one who enjoyed it.

[Xanekros]

@ChibiRaikou

Well, then anybody can say that Dante was an idiot and Beethoven couldn't write music only because he don't like their ideas. If your brain is not damaged you should be able to recognize genius, independently from what you like. For example, I dislike Wagner's operas but I recognize them as masterpieces.

[ChibiRaikou]

@sousukesagaraJKD you can understand the ideas behind it, it doesn't mean you have to like them

[ChibiRaikou]

morearrows this doesn't even have anything to do w/ that movie tune thing, they just happen to use the same lyrics

[morearrows]

@ATtTheGates There you go, straight from the horses mouth, It reads & studies before it talks nonsense! Just " we presume" to make absolutly sure that it realy is talking nonsense! Oh & it "DEMANDS" that others do the same!!!! something about this creature, tells me that it's been wasting it's time for a while, & will continue in this till it dies! as for respecting anything as mindlessly pompus as this idiotic twit,,,, !

[sousukesagaraJKD]

@ATtTheGates

I become angry when someone writes rubbish saying that it's the Truth. I'm not better than most but I read and study before speaking nonsense and I demand that others do the same, otherwise they are making me waste my time. It's only a form of respect.

[ATtTheGates]

@sousukesagaraJKD Why do you talk the way you do? As if your better than most?

[ChibiRaikou]

fuck yeah