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February 24, 2008 12:16 PM

What is this mysterious background voice saying in the Ted Leo & The Pharmacists song "Ballad of the Sin Eaters"? It comes somewhere around 3:58...

I usually don't listen to this song because it gets tiresome, which is how I somehow missed this for so long.

It sounds like a female voice, and I believe she says something about cocaine followed by some laughter.

I don't have my audio tools anymore, so I can't really get in there and isolate it. It sounds like it's panned a bit to the right. Maybe someone else will have more luck?

posted by spiderskull to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

Response by poster: I've uploaded a small clip of the song here if you're curious and don't have it ready.
posted by spiderskull at 12:23 PM on February 24, 2008

I just hear "cocaine," then a sniff, then laughter.
posted by Hargrimm at 2:01 PM on February 24, 2008

Hargrimm's guess is as good as any.

I'd just like to say I've listened to that song many many times and never heard that until now.
posted by Ike_Arumba at 5:32 PM on February 24, 2008

I thought you'd get more answers. I hear "Cocaine is ..." I googled around for the phrase with "fun" and "great" and couldn't find anything.
posted by OmieWise at 4:22 PM on March 20, 2008