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The Last Bison — Switzerland
Album: Inheritance
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4.6

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Total ratings: 344









Released: 2013
Length: 5:37
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We tried to sleep up in the banks of snow
But soon discovered it was far too cold
So we then retreated into town
To find a place where there was level ground

Oh
Call home

Oh oh Switzerland
You've taken way my breath now once again
You've left me with a sense of compassion
For the ones who
Cant pick them selves up off the ground

Oh Switzerland
I never thought id have you as a friend
I'm praying it was not at all pretend
I need you now
To help pick me up from off the ground

Our drinks were hardly worth the price we paid
But we thanked God for them anyways and
With five minutes left we broke our backs
To spend more money than either of us had

Oh
Call home
Comments (95)add comment
 The_Walrus wrote:
Sherley there's shum mishtake here?

 

And, but of course "_Walrus, I am The Eggman.
Posted 10 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Sherley there's shum mishtake here?
Posted 10 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
Help... my PSD is not working.  Happens a lot lately.
Posted 10 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
I like it :)
Posted 11 years ago by orhanveli    [ Reply ]
Catchy melody. Solo may artificially (specifically) negligent. Very unusual.
Posted 11 years ago by gresua    [ Reply ]
 GarageDragon wrote:
8 - - > 9 

I don't get why the hate?  This song isn't serious music; it's just fun. 
 
My guess is that the haters don't think it's fun. I know I don't.
Posted 11 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
You have got to be kidding me. I was just waiting, hoping, praying that the Mumford+Sons fad would go away quickly. . .and now there are freaking copy-cats? DAMNIT. 
Posted 11 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
I'm surprised at how quickly I recognized this song-- only 1-2 seconds-- and how automatic my reaction was to head for the PSD button.
Posted 11 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
ughhh
Posted 11 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
This is a great tune.   I love the fact that it gets played even when it has a current average score of 4.6.

 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Ohhhh Nooooooo!!!  Really?! People like this - WOW?!
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
It makes me smile, but I'm not sure that's the intention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Jewish_Congress_lawsuit_against_Swiss_Banks
 
Posted 11 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Haha, I just returned from PSD to this song. PSD take me away again! (Ahhhhhh, Imogen...)
Posted 11 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
8 - - > 9 

I don't get why the hate?  This song isn't serious music; it's just fun. 
Posted 11 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
Bill, how 'bout playing any LRC song instead of this one?
Posted 11 years ago by Euskadita    [ Reply ]
 OHMish wrote:
This is horrible. Make it stop {#Frustrated}

 
It just keeps going! and going!
Posted 11 years ago by ench    [ Reply ]
This is horrible. Make it stop {#Frustrated}
Posted 11 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
Guy needs a throat lozenge and a stiff whiskey I think...
And maybe some songwriting lessons.
Posted 11 years ago by ench    [ Reply ]
One of the very, very few songs I wish were not played here
Posted 11 years ago by Donna_Stride    [ Reply ]
 hwcarter wrote:
+1 for not letting a seizure get in the way of a recording session, studio time isn't cheap.  So, a 6 from me.

 
It's not Tourette's? Really stupid singing. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I would have preferred this Last Bison of Switzerland to yodel than to scream out his flatulent doggerel.
Posted 11 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
With singing like this is it any surprise that he is the last bison in Switzerland?
Posted 11 years ago by Thin_Air    [ Reply ]
Horrible lyrics. Sort of a rediculous song really. But still, quite catchy.
Posted 11 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
beautiful music; real talent behind those instrunents....but i can't appreciate the forced vocals 
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
Utter bilge
Posted 11 years ago by CanuckMakem    [ Reply ]
 hwcarter wrote:
+1 for not letting a seizure get in the way of a recording session, studio time isn't cheap.  So, a 6 from me.
 
chuckle, chuckle.  Anybody taking a stab at interpreting the lyrics?

Oh yeah, Bill?  Keep the "eclectic," baby.  Always good to hear something new.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
+1 for not letting a seizure get in the way of a recording session, studio time isn't cheap.  So, a 6 from me.
Posted 11 years ago by hwcarter    [ Reply ]
Kinda shocked at all the hate.  Then again... really not.
Posted 11 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Too bad they killed off all the bison in Switzerland.
Posted 11 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Nice pictures in the iPad app however...
Posted 11 years ago by dirtbagpook    [ Reply ]
Nice album art.  Awful singing.  {#Taped-shut}
Posted 11 years ago by asusinskas    [ Reply ]
Mumford & drunk   yet I still believe 
Posted 11 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Can't deny that he's burning a lot of calories with this vocal effort.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
It is growing on me.  Sometimes you just have to trust Bill.

 
eroz wrote:
This is getting alot of hate but I am with Bill on this one. I like it.

 


Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:
The crybabies have come out in force on this one.

 
Hey..."The Crybabies"...good band name. Perhaps better than "The Last Bison". I do kinda like this tune regardless. Thanks h8rhater for the laugh.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
The crybabies have come out in force on this one.
Posted 11 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Don't mind this song . . . gave it a "5" . . . but it may have convinced me that with the advent of this song, we've officially run out of topics for songs.  {#Biggrin}

Good idea to follow it with Funk #49 . . . clears the air, a bit.
Posted 11 years ago by mikec09    [ Reply ]
This is getting alot of hate but I am with Bill on this one. I like it.
Posted 11 years ago by eroz    [ Reply ]
Can't take my earbuds out fast enough!
Posted 11 years ago by Hortense    [ Reply ]
Dreadful.
Posted 11 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
Ack, this song is still in rotation?  Had to kill Winamp and log on the web site in order to lower my rating on this song, which was already a 2. {#Stop}  Something about this song just gets under my skin, like fingernails on a chalkboard. 

Interesting bi-modal distribution of votes.  About 70 one and two votes and another 70 six and seven votes.
Posted 11 years ago by MoonDweazel    [ Reply ]
This tune sounds like gypsies had a run in with circus freaks. Not sure what to make of it...yet didn't mute it so, once again thanks RP.
Posted 11 years ago by Shaker    [ Reply ]
Sounds to much like the Fleet Enema Foxes  to me and not in a good way....
Posted 11 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Isn't my cup of Bison tea  . . . but, being challenged musically is . . . good . . . I guess.
Posted 11 years ago by ralphf    [ Reply ]
4.7?! Come on, even Tori Amos' covers get higher scores, it's not that bad...
Posted 11 years ago by itaish    [ Reply ]
This band and song are unique. Not always in the mood for it, but then again, there aren't too many musical acts I can say that about too.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 Jacksonstat wrote:
Worst. Concert. Experience. Of. My. Life. 1.
 
That statement requires a story. We'll wait.
Posted 11 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
got so excited when i heard the string pickin...but thpse vocals Ayeee yi yi
 
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
Bleagh.
Posted 11 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Well, they're not poncey nobs so that puts them several rungs above M&S. Quirky and idiosyncratic, very RP.

I thought a bison was what the Queen washes her hands in (you've got to be British to get that one).

 
Hey, even across 2 ponds we get that one!
Posted 11 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
Truly - Can't figure out why some of you hate it that much.  Sounds like Mumford to be sure, I think it's a decent song.  A "2"  Reallllly.......
Do you go into the negative numbers for you song rating?  I hope so.
Posted 11 years ago by Melissag    [ Reply ]
 gvan wrote:
Tiny Tim + Mumford & Sons + Dave Mathews = Three way tie for last.

 
With a bit of Eurovision thrown in for good measure.
Posted 11 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
Tiny Tim + Mumford & Sons + Dave Mathews = Three way tie for last.
Posted 11 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Well, they're not poncey nobs so that puts them several rungs above M&S. Quirky and idiosyncratic, very RP.

I thought a bison was what the Queen washes her hands in (you've got to be British to get that one).

 
Nah, the queen doesn't wash her hands in a bison, she gets someone else to wash her hands in a bison. Now I've got that incredibly odd picture in my mind, this song is slightly more bearable. 
Posted 11 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
Knocking this to a 3.  Terrible.
Posted 11 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Well, they're not poncey nobs so that puts them several rungs above M&S. Quirky and idiosyncratic, very RP.

I thought a bison was what the Queen washes her hands in (you've got to be British to get that one).

 
Totally get it. Still sounds filthy to me. I'm sure they're great guys though. Blah.
Posted 11 years ago by FourFortyEight    [ Reply ]
Seems to me they are about to break out into a bit of the Beatles Nowhere Man.
Posted 11 years ago by beinder    [ Reply ]
jangly noise. sorry bill.
Posted 11 years ago by dabeyc    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:

Mumford and Sons devil spawn, suck, but a bit less obnoxious as M&S. I give "2"

 
Well, they're not poncey nobs so that puts them several rungs above M&S. Quirky and idiosyncratic, very RP.

I thought a bison was what the Queen washes her hands in (you've got to be British to get that one).
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 gillespp wrote:
I don't care for this at all but if Bill likes it, well, it's his radio station. I certainly can't argue overall against his taste, which is 98% impeccable. And where he's wrong, he's probably not—it's probably me.
 
Well said.  Agree.
Posted 11 years ago by random1    [ Reply ]
I love it! Very catchy and fun.
Posted 11 years ago by Bananda    [ Reply ]
I like it very well. Vive la switzerland! 
Posted 11 years ago by Beeate    [ Reply ]
these bands with the shouting vocals, badly strummed acoustic and violin, cello...are a dime a dozen these days.  This latest flavor is starting to taste stale. 
Posted 11 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]

Mumford and Sons devil spawn, suck, but a bit less obnoxious as M&S. I give "2"


Posted 11 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
Let's play limbo, everyone!  How low can you go??
Posted 11 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
 Dave_Mack wrote:
Ummmmmmm. No.

Actually, the thing that annoys most is "com-pash-shin".
 
Yeah, it's awful the way he shoehorns that word in there. 
Posted 11 years ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
Like a hyper Dave Matthews on speed and folk.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
This guy's signing is so ridiculous it's almost funny. Funny, but not entertaining. 
Posted 11 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Yeah.  This is bad.
Posted 11 years ago by FourFortyEight    [ Reply ]
Ummmmmmm. No.

Actually, the thing that annoys most is "com-pash-shin".
Posted 11 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Sounds somewhat like the Proclaimers but not quite as good.
Posted 11 years ago by hd220    [ Reply ]
If this is what the last bison sounds like, then maybe extinction isn't such a bad thing after all.
Posted 11 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Absolutely horrible.  1.
Posted 11 years ago by winotron    [ Reply ]
Oh, God, noooooooo ....

iPod time .... 
Posted 11 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
This guy really can't sing that well.

Some artists can get away with it - loads of character in the voice - sometimes results in a 'love/hate' opinion.
Bob dylan, neil young, johnny rotten etc.

Unfortunately, that character is missing from this particular vocal.
As for the rest of the song, well, it's trendy right now, isn't it?
What with Mumford and other artists doing the banjo/ukulele big bass drum trad folk type thing.

If you want modern folk, Fleet Foxes - now that is good.  

This, well, it's ... been done to death. 
Posted 11 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
If you can get your hands on their original indie release "Quill", do it.  About half of the songs are also on their major label "Inheritance" release.  With the exception of the father playing banjo and mandolin, this group is all between the ages of 18 and 22.  The musical arrangements of classical strings mixed in with bluegrass strings, a pump organ, bells, and other various percussion instruments are incredibly uplifting.  I'm looking forward to hearing this band mature and where they take this refreshing music.
Posted 11 years ago by KKeith    [ Reply ]
I don't care for this at all but if Bill likes it, well, it's his radio station. I certainly can't argue overall against his taste, which is 98% impeccable. And where he's wrong, he's probably not—it's probably me.
Posted 11 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
"Refined lyrics"? Endlessly repeated "Oh Switzerland "?

Either some critic is having a laugh, or this turgid drivel isn't representative of their output.
Posted 11 years ago by dave_porter    [ Reply ]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Bison
"...  has received critical praise noting the bands complex arrangements, refined lyrics and vocal harmonies."

I can go with that, but want to hear more from these guys before rating.

(but you gotta give points for an original band name!)
Posted 11 years ago by onelittlemoose    [ Reply ]
He throws his voice around like a child throwing a tantrum. Embarrassing, and about the most unpleasant thing on the RP rotation. 
Posted 11 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
 Jacksonstat wrote:
Worst. Concert. Experience. Of. My. Life. 1.
 
Obviously you've never been to a Barenaked Ladies show....
Posted 11 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
It's like a train wreck you can't look away from.

Love all the comments. 
Posted 11 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Isn't this Mumford and Sons?
Posted 11 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Worst. Concert. Experience. Of. My. Life. 1.
Posted 11 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
And now, on second listen, weirdly, I'm humming along. So I take back all the bad things I said below. (Maybe it's just that it sounds kind of familiar?)
Posted 11 years ago by andrea924    [ Reply ]
Sweet song.
Posted 11 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
Oh no - this is really bad!  Amen for the PSD!
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
UGHHHH...where is the PSD button
Posted 11 years ago by p2h2d2    [ Reply ]
 ubuntourist wrote:
Hmmm. I rather liked it, but wasn't paying any attention to the lyrics.

 
Me too
Posted 11 years ago by zerosomething    [ Reply ]
Hmmm. I rather liked it, but wasn't paying any attention to the lyrics.
Posted 11 years ago by ubuntourist    [ Reply ]
Might not like it? I love it!! Never heard of them - thanks!
Posted 11 years ago by Bananda    [ Reply ]
 d-don wrote:
Sounds like Tiny Tim on an iron lung machine. God awful.
 

Now that is a funny comment.
Posted 11 years ago by flyboy50    [ Reply ]
I have to get my ears around this. Pretentious or poetry? Gotta go to a lyrics site. But certainly different.  
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Yikes. This is an unholy mess, like Mumford & Sons crossed with Gogol Bordello with a touch of Arthur Brown.
 
Posted 11 years ago by andrea924    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Tiny Tim on an iron lung machine. God awful.
Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]