Talk:The Darlings Of Lumberland

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So hey, how bout this song huh? This is already one of my favorite TMBG songs. Anyone else feeling the love? --adamspektor

It is definitely one of the highlights of Nanobots! They keep coming up with clever ways to give zombies their due, starting from waaaaay back with Puppet Head. --MisterMe 16:50, 1 March 2013 (EST)
Jeez, it just sounds so freaking cool; it get's you right from the intro's percussion. Bravo, Flans! --Barrieau 15:07, 10 March 2013 (EST)
Yeah I gotta say, this song is so awesome. I've literally never heard anything like it. --Jaydn* (talk) 10:42, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

I really love this song because of how complex the instrumentation is. I really want to write it out and have my sax ensemble play this song! --Beautiful Crook 20:12, 1 March 2013 (EST)

Yes, the sound is very complex. It reminds me of a Philip Glass piece. By comparison, the actual lyrical part of the song seems to lack. --Mbarlowm 01:32, 16 March 2013 (EDT)

Early days but this is currently the second highest rated Flans song just 2 behind Puppet Head. --Ash

What has been bothering me for days now is that the main lyric line "The Daaarlings of Lumberlaaaand") reminds me so, so much of some classic rock song, but I can't remember what song or even what band it reminds me of! I want to say Kansas because of some of the high harmonies, but I know that's not right. Anyone have any ideas?

Hm. Maybe "More Than a Feeling" by Boston? If for no other reason than the multi-tracked Flans and, as you state, the high harmonies. But that is absolutely where the similarities end. :-) --MisterMe 22:56, 13 March 2013 (EDT)
Except for a completely different rhythm, it's kind of reminiscent of the last bit of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills and Nash. --76.127.220.32 08:47, 26 March 2013 (EDT)

More "Darlings" background[edit]

From the Flans himself on the tumblr. [1]

...I don’t really know how to fully fact check myself, but my understanding in the late 19th century, “Lumberland” was actually a bigger, catch-all term for the large tracks of unincorporated land along the Delaware water gap north of NYC. Wood was cheap fuel for New York, and as they cleared the land they would float it down the river on barges. The Darlings were an early family in Sullivan County (there a lot of tombstones up there!) and it was such an unusual name it always stuck in my head.

Cloisonne[edit]

To me it sounds like a cousin of Cloisonne but that's ok because both songs are awesome! --166.147.120.146 23:21, 11 February 2014 (EST)