Set the controls for the heart or the knees?

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I just saw the sentence set the controls for the heart or the knees in the top left-hand corner of myheartland, where TSOM lyrics are normally posted. Which TSOM song are these from? I've never heard them before.
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Of course you have!

Under The Gun:

you can set the controls for the heart or the knees
and the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
everything under the gun
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Now that you mention it:
I think I never saw it say "You will reap what you sow"..
differs from how it´s sung and written in the lyricsbooklets..
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CellThree wrote:Of course you have!

Under The Gun:

you can set the controls for the heart or the knees
and the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
everything under the gun
i believe it is a play on the Pink Floyd album/track 'set the controls for the heart of the sun'
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King of Byblos wrote: i believe it is a play on the Pink Floyd album/track 'set the controls for the heart of the sun'
Track, from the album "A saucerful of secrets" (their second, 1968). The reference is quite obvious I'd say.

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Where does it say that then? Can't see owt. :?
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@ dave: depends on what theme you use... one of them doesnt have it (dr jeep i think) - the rest show it in the top-left corner, just under the HL logo

the newer songs' lyrics were taken from the official site, but most of the older song lyrics were cut & paste from the old fourth-floor website, so may not be 100% correct :|
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Quiff Boy wrote:@ dave: depends on what theme you use... one of them doesnt have it (dr jeep i think) - the rest show it in the top-left corner, just under the HL logo

the newer songs' lyrics were taken from the official site, but most of the older song lyrics were cut & paste from the old fourth-floor website, so may not be 100% correct :|
Aha, Doctor Jeep does indeed play on and on, and on and on, and on an... *thwack*
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Quiff Boy wrote:@ dave: depends on what theme you use... one of them doesnt have it (dr jeep i think) - the rest show it in the top-left corner, just under the HL logo
Mine disnae have it... I'm on the Alice theme...the coolest there is ;)

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Themes? What themes? :eek:
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Ahráyeph wrote:Themes? What themes? :eek:
http://www.myheartland.co.uk/profile.ph ... ditprofile

and look for the bit that says "Board Style:" near the bottom
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markfiend wrote:All the best people view on Dr Jeep ;)
except for the super-best who use Groove Machine.
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markfiend wrote:All the best people view on Dr Jeep ;)
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Thanks guys, I managed to figure it out. And all the cool Belgian people view on Alice, of course... ;D
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Ahráyeph wrote:Thanks guys, I managed to figure it out. And all the cool Belgian people view on Alice, of course... ;D
Of course! ;D

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I'm on the official one :D

the Summer theme looks rather good but its a bit to white. the rest are way to dark :P
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christophe wrote:I'm on the official one :D

the Summer theme looks rather good but its a bit to white. the rest are way to dark :P
(I know, I'm hard to please ;D )
The darker the better!

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Set controls for the knees! 8)

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libby wrote:
christophe wrote:I'm on the official one :D

the Summer theme looks rather good but its a bit to white. the rest are way to dark :P
(I know, I'm hard to please ;D )
The darker the better!

I'm gonna stick to Alice!
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Ah, I rarely listen to the TSOM version of that song, so that explains it. :D

And here was me getting all excited that it might be a hint at songs to come. :lol:
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hallucienate wrote:
markfiend wrote:All the best people view on Dr Jeep ;)
except for the super-best who use Groove Machine.
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