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I have always had a love/hate relationship with the Cocteau Twins. Haircuts not withstanding.
I came to this groups about 2 years after they cut this EP in 1984.
Most of the time the Twins are way to heavy on my ears. Like much of the Jesus Mary Chain output, I found myself filtering out most of their songs. Most but not all.

'The Spangle Maker' always seemed to make it through to my memory. It was one of those tracks that made it to everyone's mix tape. Like a secret code for coolness and every time its played somebody says, "I love this song."
Come to think about it 'Spangle Maker' may well be the only song I do like from the Twins.

I found the lyrics for it but I can't tell if they're accurate. The way Liz Fraser attacks the word 'whistling' throws the last 3 stanzas up for interpretation. Hit play so you can sing along;

Cocteau Twins - The Spangle Maker

He's the droplets
He's that droplet on my truth
He's the spangle
He is that spangle maker

Oh, for that's
Awful that worked it shattering heads
She is his
She's his spangle baby
And the rest made sure it's the droplet

Singing
Broke and winded
Broke and winded
Whistling

Singing
Broke and winded
Broke and winded
Whistling

He's the droplets
He's that droplet on my truth
He's the spangle
He is that spangle maker
And the rest made sure it's the droplet

Singing
Broke and winded
Broke and winded
Whistling

Singing
Broke and winded
Broke and winded
Whistling

He's the droplets
He's that droplet on my truth
He's the spangle
He is that spangle maker
And the rest made sure it's the droplet

Singing
Broke and winded
Broke and winded
Whistling

Singing
Broke and winded
Broke and winded
Whistling

He's the droplets
He's that droplet on my truth
He's the spangle
He is that spangle maker

His part of the plan, it hadn't gone and there you are
It scattered then, it didn't bond and there you are
Oh, perhaps it's just the droplet singing
Broke and winded, I whistle and there you hide

His part of the plan, it hadn't gone and there you are
It scattered then, it didn't bond and there you are
Oh, perhaps it's just the droplet singing
Broke and winded, I whistle and there you hide

His part of the plan, it hadn't gone and there you are
It scattered then, it didn't bond and there you are
Oh, perhaps it's just the droplet singing
Broke and winded, I whistle and there you hide

I'm not going to send you to bed with that song on your mind instead I got two that will stay with you for awhile, but in a good way.

Just to lighten the mood before you turn out the lights.

Here is The Extraordinaires - Ribbons Of War Part II-The Captain

You can start your search for more Extraordinaires here;

http://www.myspace.com/theextraordinaires

And because its almost Friday, Doris - You Never Come Closer

Night all.