15th January 2010, 02:54 PM
Well, when I was working for a certain unit in South Wales that shall remain nameless, it was generally agreed that 'Land of Confusion' by Disturbed pretty much summed up the entire enterprise...
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Top 5 archaeology songs for archaeologists - for BBC Radio Scotland special!
Top 5 archaeology songs for archaeologists - for BBC Radio Scotland special!
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15th January 2010, 07:43 PM
BBC Scotland Radio have just emailed
Excellent news. Looking forward to hearing your tunes. Next Friday... 6pm whoo hoo... can't wait... these are yours! 
17th January 2010, 10:51 AM
Eric the Gardener by the Divine Comedy, opening lines: Julius Caesar came / saw, conquered went away / 'cos it rained here all the time / too many sniffs and colds / got up his roman nose / so he left it all behind / for eric the gardener to find.
it finishes with the profound statement that all eric the gardener will ever find is ... eric the gardener, showing that divine comedy also have a handle on postprocessual theory and are willing to use it. 
17th January 2010, 04:34 PM
When I'm digging holes in forests "Roots" by Sepultura always comes to mind, especially the opening lines.....
for those of you who don't know the words, see here: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/sepultura/r...23379.html and often, anything with rain in the title..... 
17th January 2010, 04:40 PM
Aw the joy of Roots! --
I won't let on what the lyrics are... but made me fall off my chair laughing, thinking of you singing this while working! :p
For really I think that the poorest he that is in England hath a life to live, as the greatest he
Thomas Rainborough 1647
17th January 2010, 04:55 PM
Nice avatar by the way lara!
I would love to do that to my cat! 
For really I think that the poorest he that is in England hath a life to live, as the greatest he
Thomas Rainborough 1647
17th January 2010, 05:00 PM
Right here is the Full List GASP!!!
with my preferred in BOLD. He only plays a snatch of the first 4, then the TOP one get a full play... Panthers - Thank me with your hands Nick Cave and BAD seeds Dig Lazarus Dig Christy Moore - Don't forget your shovel if you want to go to work Neanderthal Man by 10cc The Mesopotamians - They Might Be Giants Status Quo - Down down Bauhaus - Hollow Hills (Ancient Earthwork, Fort and Barrow discreetly hide their secret abode.. the most fearfull hide deep inside, and venture not there on yule tide, for invasion of their hollow hills that music holds and Oberon Fill is shurely recommended not for fear of death, in fear of rot. Hollow hills... etc) Ipi Ntombi - Shosholoza Jethro Tull - Broadsword Eric the Gardener by the Divine Comedy Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill the Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow taxi the Pretenders - Back on the chain gang Sam Cooke Working on a Chain Gang I Got Spades - Backyard Babies Deep in the Hole - AC/DC Dont Ever Cross A Trowel - Maylene and the Sons of Disaster Monolith - Stone Sour History - Tenacious D No Diggity - Blackstreet (a recession anthem) Car Wash - Rose Royce (its better than digging a ditch) The hole in the ground - Bernard Cribbins Chicks dig jerks - Bill Hicks (on-site romance) Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (going way back, back into time) It's only Natural - Crowded House (you have to be an archaeologist to understand why) Hurt - NIN ("You can have it all. My empire of dirt"... Indeed) Vanilla Ice - Anthropology 101 (Just for a laugh... I mean, Vanilla Ice... Seriously!) Digging in the Dirt - Peter Gabriel (Yeah, 'tis good) Archaeologist - Wintersleep (The only song I know that actually has "Archaeologist" in the title... not too bad, quite rocky from some Canadian Indie-lads) Gravel Pit - Wu Tang Clan First cut is the deepest- cat Stevens : ok not always the case stratigraphically but you get the idea Can you dig it- Mock Turtles digging holes in the water -ugly casanova! Dont know much about history...sam cooke theres a hole in my bucket.... harry bell and odetta No Gold Digger - Will Oldham Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles Alice in Chains, Down in a Hole Navigator, The Pogues Roots - Sepultra Mespotamia - B52s (neat excavation!)
For really I think that the poorest he that is in England hath a life to live, as the greatest he
Thomas Rainborough 1647
18th January 2010, 10:52 AM
The Final 5....
Sadly some crackers have had to be missed out... due to the nature of teh radio show... with only clips of 5-2 so... some would need the whole song (like Shosholoza) anyway At number 5 Christy Moore - Don't forget your shovel if you want to go to work Number 4 Status Quo - Down down Number 3 Panthers - Thank me with your hands Number 2 Don't know much about history...Sam Cooke Number 1 Nick Cave and BAD seeds Dig Lazarus Dig
For really I think that the poorest he that is in England hath a life to live, as the greatest he
Thomas Rainborough 1647
18th January 2010, 08:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 18th January 2010, 08:33 PM by BuntyFlint.)
Just takes a bit of training...and a handful of cat food under your hat
Excellent final choice of songs too... |
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