The Savage Gardener #111
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> I'm liking how #111 looks. In 17 more issues, it'll
> by MY 100th issue (to
> newer subscribers, I took over the SGer over 2 years
> ago from another person.
> Wait, that makes me sound like a dictator who seized
> power! (She asked me to
> take over, I swear!). Anyhoo, I lucked out with
> final exams this semester.
> Just 1 in all my classes! The rest are either
> regular tests or nothing at
> all. And I don't have to take the math final because
> it's optional so I get
> to sleeeeep in Friday (tomorrow) morning! Woo hoo!
> Anyway, I went out today
> and bought Billboard since I have the clip when
> "Truly" went #1 so I figure
> it's tradition now to buy Billboard when my boys hit
> #1 and I was hit with
> such pride! I remember a year ago wondering what
> would happen with the new
> album and knowing that it was the second album that
> a band has to rely on for
> staying power. Now I can rest assured...they did it!
>
>
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SaVaGe
> NeWs
>
> **"Truly Madly Deeply" has just shattered another
> record!!! It has been on
> the Adult Contemporary Chart (Billboard) for 106
> weeks, making it the longest
> any song has stayed on that chart in the entire
> HISTORY of the chart!!!!
> Congratulations, Darren and Daniel!!! I'm so proud
> of those guys!!!
>
> **"I Knew I Loved You" remains #1 on the Rick Dees
> Weekly Top 40 chart for
> the second week in a row!
>
> **Don't forget to catch Savage Garden's early days
> on VH1's "Before They Were
> Stars". The show airs this Friday, January 28th at
> 10:30pm (note: there are
> two "Before..." shows that air that day, so make you
> sure you get the right
> one!). I for one am really excited to see this
> particular clip!
>
> **Savage Garden are currently promoting in Asia
> through the 1st of February.
> I'd imagine they'll get to work on their tour
> afterwards!
>
> **"I Knew I Loved You" remains at the top of the
> Billboard charts this week,
> making Savage Garden one of only two Australian acts
> to hit #1 twice in
> America (the other being Men at Work). And while "I
> Knew" enjoys its second
> week on top, it also gives a boost to "Affirmation"
> the album, moving it up
> to #15.
>
> **The producers of "Dawson's Creek" did it again.
> "Affirmation" the song was
> played in length in a scene from the hit teen soap,
> making it the third
> Savage Garden song to be used on the show.
>
>
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SaVaGe CoMmEnTs
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> haye all.. my comp. just recently crashed and i lost
> EVERYTHING.. and i
> mean everything.. all my pics.. (almost 900 of
> 'em!).. all my sounds.. like
> interviews and songs and stuff.. and some videos..
> so i was just wondering
> if you have ANYTHING.. anything at all.. if you
> could send them to me?.. i'd
> be forevah greatful!.. *L*...
>
> thanks!..
>
> you can send 'em to [email protected]
>
> [email protected]
>
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> hye lauren. i don't think you know me - maybe you do
> - but i'm one of the
> readers of the sger. sorry about my poor
> capitalization. anyway i'm emailing
> in to tell you a experience i had recently which
> reminded me how much of a sg
> fan i really am. please listen, coz i feel most
> comfortable talking to you.
>
> i had a terrible christmas season. on the 23rd i
> received a letter stating i
> had to go to singapore to collect a prize i won from
> the radio recently. the
> day after, i excitedly went with my mom to the radio
> station, but when we
> reached there, we were told that as because it was
> christmas eve, everyone
> had left. two hours of travelling by car for
> nothing. i actually knew this
> would
> happen as soon as i received the letter, but my mom
> said it won't. yet when
> it did happen mom placed all the blame on me. i felt
> so terrible that i
> couldn't help but cry. i couldn't listen to my
> 'affirmation' tape coz my
> walkman's batteries died that day. i decided to buy
> new batteries coz later
> that day a local radio station was to hold a 'top 20
> of 1999' countdown.
>
> as becoz 'i knew i loved you' held a record for
> longest stay at number 1 ever
> - 6 weeks - i was expecting them to be in the chart.
> well, 'the animal song'
> did appear - number 5 - but 'ikily' made no
> appearance. later i found out that
> they tabulated the charts from songs that appeared
> on the countdown between
> oct. 98 - oct. 99. 'ikily' only entered the charts
> first week of oct. 99, so
> it did not qualify. when i heard that ikily didn't
> make it, i was very
> disappointed. i tried in wain not to let my tears of
> anger show. grr...darn
> radio station...
>
> christmas day wasn't that different. i temporarily
> lost my voice on the early
> part of the day, and when i tuned into the last mtv
> charts of the year, sg had
> dropped from the top spot, thanks to the will2k bug.
> once i lost reception
> when watching the billboard awards on [v], and when
> daz came on, he was on
> for 5 seconds. what a let-down. by that time i felt
> like this ain't a
> christmas
> worth remembering.
>
> i went to listen to rick dees, and after a while i
> heard that 'truly madly
> deeply' was on his millenium chart. i was trying to
> sing along to it, but by
> the middle of the song i just broke down and cried.
> i have been missing them
> for a while, and hearing that song just hit me. i
> realized how much i loved
> these guys. how much i missed them. when the song
> ended i felt like a huge
> burden was lifted from my heart. the song just
> brought so much relief. if i
> didn't hear that song i would still be crying by
> now. thank god.
>
> please put this in the sger coz i want to share this
> with everybody. thank
> you.
>
> sincerely, a reader (who wants 2 stay anonymous)
>
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> Haylow Leoren! ^_^
>
> As promised...
>
> * Smash Hits UK has a coloumn in their magazine
> named "In The Sack With...",
> where you send in the questions for your fave bands
> & celebs. They haven't
> really decided to have Savage Garden in (well, not
> the last time I checked)
> but if they get enough questions, they will have
> them In The Sack! Just send
> in your question(s) - the more original the better -
> to "In The Sack With
> Savage Garden" (subject line, minus quotes) at
> [email protected] !
>
> * Crash And Burn has entered the Power 98 (very
> pro-SG radio station n S'Pore)
> You Asked For It Daily Top 10 (whew! *lol*) on
> Tuesday 25th January at #10! I
> Knew I Loved You is STILL in there (currently #5),
> and it has set 3 records in
> Power 98! They are:
>
> -> Longest stay in You Asked For It (ever
sinced
> Sept 27)
> -> Most number of weeks at #1 on the Top
20 - 9
> Weeks! Previous record
> was a
> measly 5 weeks bv Aerosmith!
> -> Highest jumper of the YEAR in 1999 - 10
> places!
>
> * There's a girl named Ria Mitchell who would like
> to trade whatever she has
> (she has a LOT) in return for anything related to
> Savage Garden. Here's her
> address:
>
> Ria Mitchell
> 13 Heol Ceri
> Waunarlwydd
> Swansea SA5 4QU
> Wales, UK
>
> * The case against SG by Hit Records (remember
> them?) has been adjourned to
> give Hit Records more time to work on their case.
> (personally I think they
> might drop out from lack of evidence...hey, Aqua's
> 'Barbie Girl' case was
> thrown out of court coz they thought MATTEL WAS JUST
> VERY WHINY! Jez because
> they used Barbie doesn't mean they're against
> Mattel...hee hee)
>
> [email protected]
>
> Sure I remember Hit Records (see my disclaimer!)
> TAKE THAT, Hit Records!!!!
> We shall defeat you still!! ~Lauren :o)
>
>
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>
Savage Classifieds
>
> I have a copy of the North American Affirmation that
> I'd like to trade for
> the Australian version or the Japanese version. If
> anyone would like to
> trade, Email me.
>
> [email protected]
>
>
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> hi all, i need to ask people for a copy of ALL
> savage garden's recent
> performances, this includes politically incorrect,
> jay leno, the ama's, donny
> and marie, and anything i forgot. i will pay cash,
> so PLEASE, someone help a
> desperate fan out. my vcr grew legs when my brother
> visited from florida (my
> guess, he took it back with him) but i am getting a
> vcr next month. please
> email me at [email protected] if you can help
> me...
> thank you
>
> [email protected]
>
>
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>
> Are you looking for a tape of a performance, a CD,
> posters, or anything else
> Savage-related? If so, put an ad in the new section
> - Savage Classifieds.
> This is for any kind of merchandise for Savage
> Garden that you're looking for
> or selling. You can put an ad in if you're looking
> for something, selling
> something, or looking to trade something.
>
> Remember, if you want to respond to an ad, email the
> person who placed it
> (their email address will always be included), not
> me.
>
>
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> **I got more than a couple lyrics in "I Don't Care"
> wrong! Here's the
> complete lyrics, all correct! Thanks to the big
> group who directed me to
> these!
>
> I Don't Care
>
> I ride this train
> In the windswept afternoon
> And the sunlight warms the faces
> Of the faithless and the waiting
> I ride this train
> But I need a conversation
> Mozambique or was it
> Very weak how 'bout
> You pick the subject
> And I'll listen to you
>
> People tell me that I feel too much
> But I don't care
> I don't care
> People tell me that I need too much
> But I don't care
> No I don't care
>
> I ride this train
> In a dreamlike state of mind
> Through a field of frozen memories
> Imagination racing
> I ride this train
> But I need to make connections
> No I wasn't staring
> I was only trying
> To get some substance
> To get some meaning
>
> People tell me that I feel too much
> But I don't care
> No I don't care
> People tell me that I need too much
> But I don't care
> No I don't care
> People tell me that I feel too much
> But I don't care
> No I just don't care anymore
> As I ride this train
>
> People tell me that I feel too much
> But I don't care
> No I don't care
> People tell me that I need too much
> But I don't care
> No I just don't care
> Neople tell me that I feel too much
> But I don't care
> No I just don't care anymore
> As I ride this train
>
> As I ride this train
> As I ride this train
>
> People tell me that I feel too much
>
> **Julie ([email protected]) is having a
> Hamster Naming Contest! She
> wants a Savage name for her new hamster, so if you
> have a clever name for it,
> email her!
>
> **If you'd like to join a newsletter called
> g!RL*TaLk, email
> [email protected] for more info and to subscribe!
>
> **I still need presenters for the Savage Song
> Awards!!! Repeat: I still need
> presenters for the Savage Song Awards!! I won't give
> out the results until I
> have my presenters, so volunteer now! I have all the
> results tallied, I know
> every single winner, and the people who have
> volunteered and who have gotten
> their categories know their winner, so volunteer,
> otherwise you'll never know
> the results and I'll just share them with those who
> DID volunteer for me!
>
> Alrighty, that's it for this week's issue. Sarah's
> coming back tomorrow, so
> I'll enjoy one last week with her before she has to
> go back to Australia
> *sniff*. In the meantime, have a Savage week and
> I'll catch ya later! P.S.
> Aussies? How's "Affirmation" the song doing over
> there??
>
> Peace, love, and Savage Garden!
> Lauren ( <A HREF="mailto:
> [email protected]">[email protected]</A> )
>
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