Biography:
Belle and Sebastian is a band from Glasgow. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band has an intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and '60s pop. Murdoch has a gift not only for whimsy and surrealism, but also for odd, unsettling lyrical detail which keeps the songs grounded in a tangible reality.
Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Belle and Sebastian released their first two albums in 1996: Tigermilk, recorded over three days
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Other songs:
- A Century Of Fakers
- A Summer Wasting
- Asleep On A Sunbeam
- Beautiful
- Book Of You
- Boy With The Arab Strap
- Dirty Dream Number Two
- Dog On Wheels
- Expectations
- Fox In The Snow
- Funny Little Frog
- Get Me Away From Here I'm Dying
- Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
- I Can See Your Futuer
- I Don't Love Anyone
- I Fought In A War
- I'm A Cuckoo
- If She Wants Me
- Lazy Line Painter Jane
- My Wandering Days Are Over
- Piazza, New York Catcher
- Put The Book Back On The Shelf
- Sleep The Clock Around
- Slow Graffiti
- Storytelling
- The Boy With The Arab Strap
- The Cat With The Cream
- The State I Am In
- There's Too Much Love
- To Be Myself Completely
- We Rule The School
- Act Of The Apostle
- Act Of The Apostle Ii
- Allie
- Another Sunny Day
- Belle And Sebastian
- Best Friend
- Big John Shaft
- Blue Eyes Of A Millionaire
- Blues Are Still Blue
- Born To Act
- Calculating Bimbo
- Caught In Love
- Chalet Lines
- Chickfactor
- Come On Sister
- Crash
- Dear Catastrophe Waitress
- Desperation Made A Fool Of Me
- Dont Leave The Light On Baby
- Dress Up In You
- Ease Your Feet In The Sea
- Enter Sylvia Plath
- Ever Had A Little Faith
- Family Tree
- Fiction
- Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like A Peasent
- For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea
- Get Me Away From Here
- Get Me Away From Here Im Dying
- Heaven In The Afternoon
- I Can See Your Future
- I Could Be Dreaming
- I Didnt See It Coming
- I Dont Love Anyone
- I Dont Want To Play Football
- I Know Where The Summer Goes
- I Want The World To Stop
- If You Find Yourself Caught In Love
- If Youre Feeling Sinister
- Ill Be Your Pilot
- Im A Cuckoo
- Im Waking Up To Us
- Is It Wicked Not To Care
- It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career
- Jonathan David
- Judy And The Dream Of Horses
- La Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
- Like Dylan In The Movies
- Little Lou Ugly Jack Prophet John
- Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner
- Lord Anthony
- Losing It
- Marx And Engels
- Mary Jo
- Mayfly
- Me And The Major
- Meat And Potatoes
- Monkeys Are Breaking Out The Zoo
- Mornington Crescent
- Nobodys Empire
- Nothing In The Silence
- Paper Boat
- Photo Jenny
- Piazza New York Catcher
- Play For Today
- Poor Boy
- Rollercoaster Ride
- Scooby Driver
- Seeing Other People
- Seymour Stein
- Shes Losing It
- Simple Things
- Stars Of Track And Field
- Stay Loose
- Step Into My Office Baby
- String Bean Jean
- Suicide Girl
- Sukie In The Graveyard
- Sundays Pretty Icons
- Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It
- The Book Of You
- The Boy Done Wrong Again
- The Eight Station Of The Cross Kebab House
- The Everlasting Muse
- The Gate
- The Ghost Of Rockschool
- The Magic Of A Kind Word
- The Model
- The Party Line
- The Stars Of Track And Field
- The State Im In
- The Wrong Girl
- There Is An Everlasting Song
- Theres Too Much Love
- This Is Just A Modern Rock Song
- Waiting For The Moon To Rise
- Wandering Days Are Over
- We Were Beautiful
- Whiskey In The Jar
- White Collar Boy
- Winter Wooskie
- Womens Realm
- Wrapped Up In Books
- Write About Love
- You Dont Send Me
- You Made Me Forget My Dreams
- Your Covers Blown
- Youre Just A Baby
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:22:30 +0100
From: Fred Felix
Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/me_and_the_major.crd
ME AND THE MAJOR
By Belle & Sebastian
>From the album 'If You're Feeling Sinister'
Transcribed by Ben Ufton
Submitted by Thelonius
Intro: (fast) with the harmonica going
duh D-D-duh D-D-duh D-D-duh on F#
F# - B
Verse 1:
F# B F# B
Me and the Major could become close friends cause we
F# B F# B
Get on the same train and he wants to talk to me
F# B F# B
Me and the Major could become close friends cause we
F# B F# B
Get on the same train and he wants to talk
G#m B F#
But there is too much history and too much biography between us
Verse 2:
Me and the Major don't see eye to eye on a
Number of things, he'll take a guy like me, and then
Me and the Major don't see eye to eye on a
Number of things, he'll take a guy like me
And put in the army
Cause the Queen's own army makes a man of you
Chorus:
G#m
But he doesn't understand and he doesn't try
B
He knows there's something missing and he knows it's you and I
Ebm
We're the younger generation, we grew up fast
C#
All the others did drugs
G#m
They're taking it out on us
B
They're taking it out on us
F#
They're taking it out on us
Verse 3:
Me and the Major are from different worlds but if
I get stuck in a lift it's always with a toff
Me and the Major are from different worlds but if
I get stuck in a lift it's always with a man
Of noble standing who looks down on me like I was never born
I think the Major's going quite insane he goes
Along the pavement and comes back again, oh yeah
I think the Major's going quite insane he goes
Along the pavement and comes back again
Like he is on parade, and he is on parade
At least he thinks so
Chorus:
Now he is swapping his tent for a sheltered home
He doesn't have a family and he is living alone
He remembers all the punks and the hippies too
And he remembers Roxy Music in '72
But he doesn't understand and he doesn't try
He knows there's something missing and he knows it's you and I
We're the younger generation, we grew up fast
All the others did drugs
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
I want a dance, I want a drink of whisky so I
Forget the Major and go off to town
Because the snow is falling
I want a dance, I want a drink of whisky so I
Forget the Major and go off to town
G#m
Because the snow is falling
B
The snow is falling
Falling, falling, falling, falling, falling, falling.
Belle & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul
Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at
www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:22:30 +0100
From: Fred Felix
Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/me_and_the_major.crd
ME AND THE MAJOR
By Belle & Sebastian
>From the album 'If You're Feeling Sinister'
Transcribed by Ben Ufton
Submitted by Thelonius
Intro: (fast) with the harmonica going
duh D-D-duh D-D-duh D-D-duh on F#
F# - B
Verse 1:
F# B F# B
Me and the Major could become close friends cause we
F# B F# B
Get on the same train and he wants to talk to me
F# B F# B
Me and the Major could become close friends cause we
F# B F# B
Get on the same train and he wants to talk
G#m B F#
But there is too much history and too much biography between us
Verse 2:
Me and the Major don't see eye to eye on a
Number of things, he'll take a guy like me, and then
Me and the Major don't see eye to eye on a
Number of things, he'll take a guy like me
And put in the army
Cause the Queen's own army makes a man of you
Chorus:
G#m
But he doesn't understand and he doesn't try
B
He knows there's something missing and he knows it's you and I
Ebm
We're the younger generation, we grew up fast
C#
All the others did drugs
G#m
They're taking it out on us
B
They're taking it out on us
F#
They're taking it out on us
Verse 3:
Me and the Major are from different worlds but if
I get stuck in a lift it's always with a toff
Me and the Major are from different worlds but if
I get stuck in a lift it's always with a man
Of noble standing who looks down on me like I was never born
I think the Major's going quite insane he goes
Along the pavement and comes back again, oh yeah
I think the Major's going quite insane he goes
Along the pavement and comes back again
Like he is on parade, and he is on parade
At least he thinks so
Chorus:
Now he is swapping his tent for a sheltered home
He doesn't have a family and he is living alone
He remembers all the punks and the hippies too
And he remembers Roxy Music in '72
But he doesn't understand and he doesn't try
He knows there's something missing and he knows it's you and I
We're the younger generation, we grew up fast
All the others did drugs
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
I want a dance, I want a drink of whisky so I
Forget the Major and go off to town
Because the snow is falling
I want a dance, I want a drink of whisky so I
Forget the Major and go off to town
G#m
Because the snow is falling
B
The snow is falling
Falling, falling, falling, falling, falling, falling.
Belle & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul
Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at
www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/
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