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Eels — Packing Blankets
Album: Daisies Of The Galaxy
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7.1

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Total ratings: 1521









Released: 2000
Length: 2:02
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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Today is a lovely day to run
start up the car with the sun

Packing blankets and dirty sheets
a roomful of dust and a broom to sweep up
all the troubles you and I have seen

cross when the drawbridge light is green
don't look back to that messed-up scene

Packing blankets and dirty sheets
a roomful of dust and a broom to sweep up
all the troubles you and I have seen

and all our troubles will be gone
blowing out over that bidge
floating up into the sky
making the storm clouds cry

put out that smoke and breath some air
get a new name and cut your hair
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 lily34 wrote:


yes, it does.


Fixed yay! go RP
Posted 8 months ago by Pazu    [ Reply ]
 Pazu wrote:

This recording of Packing Blankets, skips at "Making the Storm Clouds Cry".



yes, it does.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Also an incredibly consistently good writer. His albums are good all the way through! Who does that? Beck and E!
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
This recording of Packing Blankets, skips at "Making the Storm Clouds Cry".
Posted 1 year ago by Pazu    [ Reply ]
Love this album. It gets a lot of playtime in my car. Can't believe I had this rated so low. Must have been from before I fell in love with this whole album.
Posted 1 year ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 Verpeiler wrote:

I think Mr. E is a genius.


Like his father, of course. 
Posted 2 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
ColoradoJohn - nails it again… Appreciate you my man
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 Dangerous_Beans wrote:

Is it just me or is there a glitch in the track? Half of the line "making the storm clouds cry" seems to be missing.



Yep, got this too.
Posted 2 years ago by toomanyollys    [ Reply ]
Is it just me or is there a glitch in the track? Half of the line "making the storm clouds cry" seems to be missing.
Posted 2 years ago by Dangerous_Beans    [ Reply ]
E always brings the fire to my synapses. Surely one of the highlights of my life was seeing him and his band jam at Shibuya's great Club Quattro back in 2004 or so with a fiery, feisty little Shoko. SUGOI!
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 SmileOnADog wrote:

Rock-ribbed libertarian Society for Creative Anachronism salt of the earth shroomster "Big Bang Theory" fans if ever there were. Dr. Everett would be proud, depending perhaps on which world he was observing their creative output within.
 

If I had a nickel for every time I heard a band described that way....
Posted 4 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
Eels: It's like soft, sensitive barbed-wire. Just love it!
Posted 4 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
This is my favorite song from my favorite band  

Thanks Bill, you're the best!
Posted 5 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
 Steely_D wrote:
The music's all nice and peppy, and it's Eels, so - without reading - I'm assuming it's some sort of subtle nastiness.

 
Wouldn't call it "nastiness", but certainly not nice and peppy: refers to him dealing with the suicides of a relative, i.e. having to pack up the things left behind and moving on.


Posted 6 years ago by JHZ    [ Reply ]
The music's all nice and peppy, and it's Eels, so - without reading - I'm assuming it's some sort of subtle nastiness.
Posted 8 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:


I likes 'em jellied
I likes 'em bellied up in unagi
I likes 'em thrashing in puddle
or in a full ball muddle
Eats 'em I does.

 

Cool band those Eels
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
makes me smile
Posted 8 years ago by slandering    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Meet the Eels:

Eels

 
Rock-ribbed libertarian Society for Creative Anachronism salt of the earth shroomster "Big Bang Theory" fans if ever there were. Dr. Everett would be proud, depending perhaps on which world he was observing their creative output within.
Posted 9 years ago by SmileOnADog    [ Reply ]
 Verpeiler wrote:

I think Mr. E is a genius.
  

roger that...

double down on that
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
Bleh!

Insta-LSD to The Beatles — It's All Too Much (remix)
Posted 9 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
...... great song and album 9
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Good song. Love the words
Posted 10 years ago by proxones    [ Reply ]
 LPCity wrote:
OK, does the title mean that a person is packing blankets as in putting them away, or maybe has blankets on their person much in the same way that a person "packing heat" is carrying a gun. Wait, maybe we're talking about when the moving company shows up and uses packing blankets to protect your funiture in the moving van.

I wish I would have heard the song. I'm so confused.
 
It's about the singer  having to clean up and pack the stuff his relative who committed suicide left behind. Based on Mark Everett's personal experience dealing with his sister's suicide.
Posted 11 years ago by JHZ    [ Reply ]
Good band - no question!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
gefällt mir gut  bis sehr gut
Posted 12 years ago by nikkel-neumann    [ Reply ]
 Verpeiler wrote:

I think Mr. E is a genius.
 

roger that...
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

{#Biggrin} That little haiku puts me in mind of jellied eels, possibly the most disgusting of the traditional 'delicacies' available in London's East End. Just looking at a pot of chopped-up eels in slime is enough to make you hurl, and I'm reliably informed that they taste as 'good' as they look. Bleucch!
 

I likes 'em jellied
I likes 'em bellied up in unagi
I likes 'em thrashing in puddle
or in a full ball muddle
Eats 'em I does.
Posted 13 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of leaving our summer house in Maine.
Posted 13 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
Perfect.  Anyone for a road trip?

{#Sunny} {#Motor}
Posted 14 years ago by Bad_Art    [ Reply ]
The CD art vaguely reminds me of Kiln House by Fleetwood Mac{#Think}
Posted 14 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:

THE EEL
I don't mind eels
Except as meals.

And the way they feels


 
{#Biggrin} That little haiku puts me in mind of jellied eels, possibly the most disgusting of the traditional 'delicacies' available in London's East End. Just looking at a pot of chopped-up eels in slime is enough to make you hurl, and I'm reliably informed that they taste as 'good' as they look. Bleucch!


Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Check out the NOVA episode "Parallel Universes, Parallel Lives" — it's about Mark's dad, Hugh Everett, brilliant physicist.
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 pyxxel wrote:
These guys are GOD! No other band has gripped me in the past year as much as the Eels. Can listen to them any time, anywhere, and the music puts me in a fabulous state of mind. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
 
They're up there with Guinness & Kilkenny.  ; )

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Meet the Eels:

Eels
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 Excelsior wrote:
These guys suck.
 
I think Mr. E is a genius.
Posted 15 years ago by Verpeiler    [ Reply ]
 Excelsior wrote:
These guys suck.
 
These guys are GOD! {#Notworthy}

No other band has gripped me in the past year as much as the Eels. Can listen to them any time, anywhere, and the music puts me in a fabulous state of mind. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Posted 15 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
nice!
i like

Posted 15 years ago by arsenault    [ Reply ]

THE EEL
I don't mind eels
Except as meals.

And the way they feels


Posted 15 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
These guys suck.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
remmeber william wallace{#War}
Posted 16 years ago by marmoteenha    [ Reply ]
This sounds like Dewey Cox's fake Dylan song.
Posted 16 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
I just don't get what people see in this band. It's pretty boring and generic to me.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Tygre wrote:
Mark Oliver Everett kicks ass. If you dig eels, check out the movie "Levity" as they do they entire soundtrack.
E just wrote a book about his life.Check it out.Available in the UK know...coming soon to the U.S.-- what a life!"Things my granchildren should know"
Posted 16 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
This was my first Eels album. Although I've since acquired every one before and after, it remains my favorite.
Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
Smoove_D wrote:
As George Carlin said, you can spell your name s-m-i-t-h and pronounce it "Janofski" if you want to.
Carlin stole that bit from Monty Python! Remember Graham's character name that was spelled Raymond Luxury-Yacht but pronounced Throat-Warbler Mangrove?
Posted 16 years ago by dpeer01    [ Reply ]
Kristi wrote:
*sigh* Apparently no one respects lingual rules any more. Yes, when it comes to grammar, I know I am anal and a stickler and old-fashioned and <insert your choice of adjective here>. Unfortunately, you must look at such misuse of language while in cyberspace....
I think a band can spell its name any way it wants, and if that includes using all lowercase letters, so be it. The same goes for an individual. No "lingual rule" is getting broken, because those rules can't apply to a name. It's your name; spell it however you'd like. As George Carlin said, you can spell your name s-m-i-t-h and pronounce it "Janofski" if you want to.
Posted 16 years ago by Smoove_D    [ Reply ]
Kristi wrote:
*sigh* Apparently no one respects lingual rules any more. Yes, when it comes to grammar, I know I am anal and a stickler and old-fashioned and <insert your choice of adjective here>. Unfortunately, you must look at such misuse of language while in cyberspace....
I think you used many positive adjectives to describe yourself...those are all good qualities to have, grammatically speaking that is!
Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
OK, does the title mean that a person is packing blankets as in putting them away, or maybe has blankets on their person much in the same way that a person "packing heat" is carrying a gun. Wait, maybe we're talking about when the moving company shows up and uses packing blankets to protect your funiture in the moving van. I wish I would have heard the song. I'm so confused.
Posted 16 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Doesn't "eels" have to spelled with a capital letter anymore?
*sigh* Apparently no one respects lingual rules any more. Yes, when it comes to grammar, I know I am anal and a stickler and old-fashioned and <insert your choice of adjective here>. Unfortunately, you must look at such misuse of language while in cyberspace....
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
ScottishWillie wrote:
I hadn't realised that I liked the Eels till now.
he just creeps up you like that.
Posted 17 years ago by tinybubbles    [ Reply ]
Yaaay! Just what I needed this morning!
Posted 17 years ago by phreels    [ Reply ]
pret-a-porter wrote:
kinda daniel lanois meets the grateful dead ish I like it
Or a 21st century Woody Guthrie. But no matter. I like it too.
Posted 17 years ago by softjeans    [ Reply ]
Mark Oliver Everett kicks ass. If you dig eels, check out the movie "Levity" as they do they entire soundtrack.
Posted 17 years ago by Tygre    [ Reply ]
I hadn't realised that I liked the Eels till now.
Posted 17 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
kinda daniel lanois meets the grateful dead ish I like it
Posted 17 years ago by pret-a-porter    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Doesn't "eels" have to spelled with a capital letter anymore?
Ask e. e. cummings...
Posted 18 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
Doesn't "eels" have to spelled with a capital letter anymore?
no
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
This song went on my roadtrip mix cd last summer...oh good times, good times.
Posted 18 years ago by poetjen    [ Reply ]
Lazy8 wrote:
Electro-Shock Blues is regarded by many as somewhat of a downer, so you might want to avoid that one.
No, get Electro-Shock Blues. It's their best, most moving work. Not something you'll want to put on very often, though. Beautiful Freak is good, too. Doesn't "eels" have to spelled with a capital letter anymore?
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
The_Waker wrote:
Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this. Any eels fans. . .what should I get if I want to hear some more?
I recommend Beautiful Freak as his/their most consistent work, but you'll find gems like this on every album. The latest, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations, is also mighty fine. Electro-Shock Blues is regarded by many as somewhat of a downer, so you might want to avoid that one.
Posted 18 years ago by Lazy8    [ Reply ]
Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this. Any eels fans. . .what should I get if I want to hear some more?
Posted 18 years ago by The_Waker    [ Reply ]
NiceGuy2005 wrote:
I never knew Bill Gates was so talented! Nerds Rule!!
huusj, nobody knows his secret!
Posted 19 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
chucc wrote:
leaves ya feeling good right down to the cockels
Should we be talking about these things? There may be children present.
Posted 19 years ago by NiceGuy2005    [ Reply ]
Sobient wrote:
I never knew Bill Gates was so talented! Nerds Rule!!
Posted 19 years ago by NiceGuy2005    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
You can't see it, but my eyes are sparkling. Thanks for the great tune!
Posted 19 years ago by hyperfish    [ Reply ]
first eels song I have heard that I also liked. I must be turning a corner...... :sunny.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by bluelight    [ Reply ]
Yet another good eels track. Thanks RP for the exposure!
Posted 20 years ago by snortch    [ Reply ]
Perfect summer song.
Posted 20 years ago by MikeWC    [ Reply ]
phiagurl wrote:
Smile, dance, sing. Suddenly my gloomy work-drenched day is almost...cheerful. Thanks.
Yeah, what she said.
Posted 20 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
I love the happiness of this song.
Posted 20 years ago by cpn    [ Reply ]
i love the eels . . . they have a distinctive soud . . . but all of their songs are a bit different . . . they are even better live!!! E is a great front man and has an intriquing stage presence!
Posted 21 years ago by Annabelle919    [ Reply ]
jovino wrote:
Why am I hearing "Take the Skinheads Bowling"?
Why am I hearing the opening song from the South Park Movie?
Posted 21 years ago by chinacat    [ Reply ]
Why am I hearing \"Take the Skinheads Bowling\"?
Posted 21 years ago by jovino    [ Reply ]
leaves ya feeling good right down to the cockels
Posted 21 years ago by chucc    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by KevDog: eels are quickly becoming one of my favorite bands.
I second that!
Posted 22 years ago by radiomao    [ Reply ]
Smile, dance, sing. Suddenly my gloomy work-drenched day is almost...cheerful. Thanks.
Posted 22 years ago by phiagurl    [ Reply ]
love this little song.....thanks Marty, for sharing it with me, and thanks Bill for playing it!
Posted 22 years ago by Bluebird    [ Reply ]