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Was listening to 'Turn The Heater On' the other day and thought to myself, gawd has NewOrder ever performed such a miserable bloody song! - ok so its a Keith Hudson cover but its hardly "The Happy One" is it 
I'd also say that "In A Lonely Place" is in need of a sense of humour transplant as well! 
ELEGIA.
Performed at several venues throughout the 80's.
And just for our American friends it's pronounced El - eh - gia
IALP is definitely what you'd call a dirge, no two ways about it.
Talking of Turn The Heater On, can anyone 100% confirm what Barney is singing ? It sounds like "gonna beat them all....tonight", whereas the original has "Turn the heater on, turn the heater on tonight".......
IALP, but I don't count it since it's a Joy Division song.
I'd say the most miserable New Order song is Doubts Even Here.
Is "dirge" a descriptive term or a put-down, then??? Personally, I think IALP is bloody marvellous....
Originally posted by Doctor Clayhead Is "dirge" a descriptive term or a put-down, then??? Personally, I think IALP is bloody marvellous....
Word History: The history of the word dirge illustrates how a word with neutral connotations, such as direct, can become emotionally charged because of a specialized use. The Latin word drige is a form of the verb drigere, “to direct, guide,” that is used in uttering commands. In the Office of the Dead drige is the first word in the opening of the antiphon for the first nocturn of Matins: “Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam,” “Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight.” The part of the Office of the Dead that begins with this antiphon was named Drige in Ecclesiastical Latin. This word with this meaning was borrowed into English as dirige, first recorded in a work possibly written before 1200. Dirige was then extended to refer to the chanting or reading of the Office of the Dead as part of a funeral or memorial service. In Middle English the word was shortened to dirge, although it was pronounced as two syllables. After the Middle Ages the word took on its more general senses of “a funeral hymn or lament” and “a mournful poem or musical composition,” and developed its one-syllable pronunciation.
Sure it's a dirge, it's great for clearing unwanted guests out of yer house when it's late as I did once or twice back in the day, alongside a medly of such tracks as Das Schaben by Neubauten and that Flipper b-side that constantly stops and starts, about 60 times, and the lyrics go, in its entirety and repeated each time, "Ummm......you know.......there was this..........never mind......you wouldn't understand anyway".
Originally posted by Green Sure it's a dirge, it's great for clearing unwanted guests out of yer house when it's late as I did once or twice back in the day, alongside a medly of such tracks as Das Schaben by Neubauten and that Flipper b-side that constantly stops and starts, about 60 times, and the lyrics go, in its entirety and repeated each time, "Ummm......you know.......there was this..........never mind......you wouldn't understand anyway".
Ah...Flipper. Making the world safe for the most hilariously annoying punk rock ever. I've only heard one song by them (Ha Ha Ha), but it was quite funny in its simplicity.
As for IALP, it's a dirge for sure, but so are The Eternal and Decades. And I love 'em all!
Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63 IALP is definitely what you'd call a dirge, no two ways about it.Talking of Turn The Heater On, can anyone 100% confirm what Barney is singing ? It sounds like "gonna beat them all....tonight", whereas the original has "Turn the heater on, turn the heater on tonight".......
Probably forgot the original words. I'd agree though with "gonna beat them all".
As for a dirge, Doubts Even Here ?
