Favorite Lyrics

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December 16th, 2010 at 7:33:40 AM permalink

Here is one of my favorites:

Men at Work "Overkill"

"I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know I'll be alright
Perhaps it's just imagination

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away

Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation

At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night from overkill

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Come back another day

I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know I'll be alright
It's just overkill"

"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett

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December 16th, 2010 at 8:02:25 AM permalink

Men At Work might go down in history as an unusual two-hit wonder...

Anwyay:

Heart "Allies"

"We search our hearts
to justify the reason
And draw the line
To meet somewhere halfway
If faith is blind
Through darkness it will guide us
'Cause the spirit still remains
With the keepers of the flame.

Allies, with our backs against the wall
I will answer when you call
And take on the odds for what
We believe is true
Allies, in a world of too much choise
I only need your voice
Tell me you care
I'll be anywhere for you
Allies."

Olivia Newton John "Make a Move on Me"

"You make the prettiest speech I've heard
But a single touch surely is worth a thousand words
To a heart that's open wide
and from the start was on your side

Won't you spare me all the charms
and take me in your arms?

I can't wait
I can't wait

I'm the one you want
That's all I gotta be
So come on baby
Make a move on me"

Belinda Carlisle "Heaven is a Place on Earth."

"In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living
Baby I was afraid before
But I'm not afraid, anymore.

Ooh baby do you know what that's worth?
Ooh Heaven is a place on Earth."

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December 16th, 2010 at 8:07:32 AM permalink

I think about the Strip whenever I hear this one:

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer "Karn Evil 9, First Impression, Second Part"

"Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We're so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!
There behind a glass is a real blade of grass
be careful as you pass.
Move along! Move along!

Come inside, the show's about to start
guaranteed to blow your head apart
Rest assured you'll get your money's worth
The greatest show in Heaven, Hell or Earth.
You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo.
You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll ....

Right before your eyes we pull laughter from the skies
And he laughs until he cries then he dies then he dies
Come inside the shows about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart "

"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett

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December 16th, 2010 at 8:10:40 AM permalink

From http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/onthecov.htm:

Quote: Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, "Cover of the Rolling Stone" intro
Well we're big rock singers, we've got golden fingers
And we're loved everywhere we go
We sing about beauty and we sing about truth
At ten thousand dollars a show

The funny thing about that song is, when they finally got their picture on the cover, it was a charicature. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_of_the_Rolling_Stone

From http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/blood_sweat_tears/and_when_i_die.html:

Quote: Blood, Sweat & Tears, "And When I Die" excerpt
I can swear there ain't no heaven
but I pray there ain't no hell.

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December 16th, 2010 at 8:21:55 AM permalink

Styx "Babe"

"Babe, I'm leaving, I must be on my way
The time is drawing near
My train is going, I see it in your eyes
The love, the need, your tears
But I'll be lonely without you
And I'll need your love to see me through
So Please believe me, my heart is in your hands
And I'll be missing you.

Cause You know it's you Babe
Whenever I get weary and I've had enough
Feel like giving up
You know it's you Babe
Giving me the courage and the strength I need
Please believe that it's true
Babe, I love you."

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December 16th, 2010 at 10:04:56 AM permalink

"sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent"

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December 16th, 2010 at 11:21:56 AM permalink

So far, I don't think any of us has quoted a song that is less than 20 years old.

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December 16th, 2010 at 11:24:02 AM permalink

"Over The Hills And Far Away"
Led Zeppelin
Hey lady--you got the love I need
Maybe more than enough.
Oh Darling... walk a while with me
You've got so much...

Many have I loved - Many times been bitten
Many times I've gazed along the open road.

Many times I've lied - Many times I've listened
Many times I've wondered how much there is to know.

Many dreams come true and some have silver linings
I live for my dream and a pocketful of gold.

Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing
Many many men can't see the open road.

Many is a word that only leaves you guessing
Guessing 'bout a thing you really ought to know, ooh!
You really ought to know...

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December 16th, 2010 at 11:47:58 AM permalink

Quote: rdw4potus
So far, I don't think any of us has quoted a song that is less than 20 years old.

Ther's a couple reasons for that.

A) Most of us are much more than 20 years old.

B) Most of the music less than 20 years old, sucks.

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December 16th, 2010 at 12:03:42 PM permalink

I think about Vegas when I hear "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses. Whenever the words "the jungle" come up, change them to Las Vegas.

You won't miss a beat.

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December 16th, 2010 at 12:18:12 PM permalink

Quote: benbakdoff
I think about Vegas when I hear "Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses. Whenever the words "the jungle" come up, change them to Las Vegas.

You won't miss a beat.

I thought rock and roll was dead until Appetite for Destruction came out. Guns 'N Roses brought it back to life for a while anyway.

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December 16th, 2010 at 12:21:21 PM permalink

Quote: DJTeddyBear
Ther's a couple reasons for that.

A) Most of us are much more than 20 years old.

B) Most of the music less than 20 years old, sucks.

A) - Maybe

B) - Gah!

Smells Like Teen Spirit is just about 20 years old and never fails to move. That's for starters.

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December 16th, 2010 at 12:29:14 PM permalink

Quote: DJTeddyBear
Ther's a couple reasons for that.

A) Most of us are much more than 20 years old.

B) Most of the music less than 20 years old, sucks.

A) Im 25

B) I agree.

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December 16th, 2010 at 12:44:38 PM permalink

Quote: Headlock
I thought rock and roll was dead until Appetite for Destruction came out. Guns 'N Roses brought it back to life for a while anyway.

I hope you got to see them live. Axl sure knew how to fire up the crowd.

It was beyond crazy!

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December 16th, 2010 at 1:46:48 PM permalink

Quote: Knuckleball3
"Over The Hills And Far Away"
Led Zeppelin
Hey lady--you got the love I need
Maybe more than enough.
Oh Darling... walk a while with me
You've got so much...

Many have I loved - Many times been bitten
Many times I've gazed along the open road.

Many times I've lied - Many times I've listened
Many times I've wondered how much there is to know.

Many dreams come true and some have silver linings
I live for my dream and a pocketful of gold.

Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing
Many many men can't see the open road.

Many is a word that only leaves you guessing
Guessing 'bout a thing you really ought to know, ooh!
You really ought to know...

Oh, man, that is a good one. You know that's about hobbits, right? :)

Here's another one:

"If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed, no. It's just a sprinkling for the May queen..."

"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4

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December 16th, 2010 at 2:15:58 PM permalink

Quote: DJTeddyBear
Ther's a couple reasons for that.

A) Most of us are much more than 20 years old.

B) Most of the music less than 20 years old, sucks.

I whole-heartedly agree with with point B. I'm less sure about point A as being a reason for the phenomenon. I'm 30 years old. I was born in 1980. The newest song I've quoted here was released when I was 2 years old. You'd think that some song from the '90's, when I was a teenager, would come to my mind as being good/important. I guess I could consider some particularly salient passage from a Nirvana or Green Day song to be worthy of this discussion, but not nearly as readily fit for inclusion as the other lyrics that have been mentioned by us all.

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December 16th, 2010 at 3:04:50 PM permalink

Quote: DJTeddyBear
Ther's a couple reasons for that.

A) Most of us are much more than 20 years old.

Some of us more than others :P

Quote:
B) Most of the music less than 20 years old, sucks.

I suppose I could pick exceptions to the rule, but I can't think of one off hand.

Or for that matter take Shakira. She's got a great voice, but I don't like a single one of her songs. She's also one of the most beutiful women in the world. I like saying she has a voice to die for and a face to kill for.

Oh, well.

The Carpenters "Top of the World"

"Something in the wind has learned my name
and it's telling me that things are not the same.
In the leaves on the trees
In the church of the breeze
There's a place and sense of happiness for me.

There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be
Just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are near."

But then given how Karen Carpenter lived and, tragically, died, I have to wonder if she meant it.

The Go Gos "Our Lips Are Sealed."

"Can you hear them?
They're talking 'bout us
telling lies, well, that's no surprise.

Can you see them?
See right through them.
They have no shields no secrets to reveal.

Doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play.
Our lips are sealed.

Pay no mind to what they say
Doesn't matter anyway
Our lips are sealed."

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December 16th, 2010 at 3:44:22 PM permalink

Quote: teddys
Oh, man, that is a good one. You know that's about hobbits, right? :)

Here's another one:

"If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed, no. It's just a sprinkling for the May queen..."

I think we could put almost any* Zeppelin lyrics on this page, no one would disagree. Prob. Pink Floyd as well

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December 16th, 2010 at 4:43:25 PM permalink

RUSH "Limelight"

"Living on the lighted stage
approaches the unreal
for those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
the under-gilded cage.
[..]
Cast in this unlikely role
Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
I can't pretend a stranger is
A long awaited friend."

Living in the limelight
For those who wish to seem.
Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation
Get on with their fascination
The real relation
The underlying dream."

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December 16th, 2010 at 5:01:41 PM permalink

Quote: teddys
Oh, man, that is a good one. You know that's about hobbits, right? :)

Here's another one:

"If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed, no. It's just a sprinkling for the May queen..."

I think it is "Spring clean" but may be wrong

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December 16th, 2010 at 7:23:33 PM permalink

longshot, kick de bucket

all we money, gone a hell
all we money, gone a hell

the pioneers

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December 16th, 2010 at 7:35:09 PM permalink

Stripped of the music, it's still poetry.

Living on the road my friend
Was gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron
Your breath's as hard as kerosene
You weren't your mama's only boy
But her favorite one it seems
She began to cry when you said goodbye
And sank into your dreams

Pancho was a bandit boys
His horse was fast as polished steel
Wore his gun outside his pants
For all the honest world to feel
Pancho met his match you know
On the deserts down in Mexico
Nobody heard his dying words
That's the way it goes

All the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him hang around
Out of kindness I suppose

Lefty he can't sing the blues
All night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down south
Ended up in Lefty's mouth
The day they laid poor Pancho low
Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go
There ain't nobody knows

All the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness I suppose

The poets tell how Pancho fell
Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
So the story ends we're told
Pancho needs your prayers it's true,
But save a few for Lefty too
He just did what he had to do
Now he's growing old

A few gray federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him go so wrong
Out of kindness I suppose

A falling knife has no handle.

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December 17th, 2010 at 12:04:56 AM permalink

Older than 20 years:
"It costs a lot to win even more to lose"

Older than 10:
"I'm shootin to Vegas gamblin green-o at the casino
Schoolin the dice like Vinny Barberino"

New:
"And Imma throw this money while you do it with no hands"

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December 17th, 2010 at 7:14:24 AM permalink

In honor of the Trolls on this board:

"And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you"

"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett

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December 17th, 2010 at 8:28:24 AM permalink

Quote: Mosca
Stripped of the music, it's still poetry.

Living on the road my friend
Was gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron
Your breath's as hard as kerosene
You weren't your mama's only boy
But her favorite one it seems
She began to cry when you said goodbye
And sank into your dreams

Pancho was a bandit boys
His horse was fast as polished steel
Wore his gun outside his pants
For all the honest world to feel
Pancho met his match you know
On the deserts down in Mexico
Nobody heard his dying words
That's the way it goes

All the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him hang around
Out of kindness I suppose

Lefty he can't sing the blues
All night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down south
Ended up in Lefty's mouth
The day they laid poor Pancho low
Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go
There ain't nobody knows

All the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness I suppose

The poets tell how Pancho fell
Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
So the story ends we're told
Pancho needs your prayers it's true,
But save a few for Lefty too
He just did what he had to do
Now he's growing old

A few gray federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him go so wrong
Out of kindness I suppose

Mosca, I love that song. Written by Townes Van Zandt, but Merle and Willie's version is the most well known.

I saw Merle Haggard in concert this year. Have never seen Willie. He was at Red Rocks in Denver around Labor Day but I couldn't get tickets.

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December 17th, 2010 at 9:25:03 AM permalink

Quote: Headlock
Mosca, I love that song. Written by Townes Van Zandt, but Merle and Willie's version is the most well known.

I saw Merle Haggard in concert this year. Have never seen Willie. He was at Red Rocks in Denver around Labor Day but I couldn't get tickets.

I saw Willie a couple summers ago, he was part of a 3 way package with John Mellencamp and Bob Dylan. Phenomenal. He really held his own. Each of the three was spectacular on their own, as a package it was memorable. My daughter'd asked for me to take her and a friend, for her high school graduation, and she'd never heard Willie Nelson before then, she left pretty impressed, she bought a shirt.

Dylan can be hit or miss; that night, he was great.

A falling knife has no handle.

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December 17th, 2010 at 9:45:17 AM permalink

Thanks for the pics Mosca, those are great.

Do you know George Strait is playing MGM Grand the night before the Super Bowl? I've seen him twice there and Super Bowl weekend is always fun in Las Vegas!

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December 30th, 2010 at 4:54:55 PM permalink

The Beatles "Cried For No One."

"The day breaks, your mind aches
You find that all her words of kindness linger on
When she no longer needs you

She wakes up, she makes up
She takes her time and doesn't feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind her tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years"

The Bangles "Make a Play for Her Now."

"Go on, make a play for her now
While I'm standing here
I'll bleed so slow
You may never know
And I won't make a sound
Who am I to lay the blame
When it's all a game to you
[..]
In the back of your mind
The pattern's starting to unwind
And you know you're alone
Oh, but you smile anyhow
When the moment allows
Make a play for her now."

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December 30th, 2010 at 5:31:57 PM permalink

There ya go, the praising of an idiot pothead like Willie Nelson. That's so passe.

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December 30th, 2010 at 6:42:39 PM permalink

Quote: JerryLogan
There ya go, the praising of an idiot pothead like Willie Nelson. That's so passe.

LOL, Jerry. The guy who wrote

Crazy
Hello Walls
Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain
Yesterday's Wine
Funny How Time Slips Away
Did I Ever Say I Love You
Night Life
On The Road Again
Good Hearted Woman

can smoke whatever he wants, in my book. Now, not paying his taxes, that's different; he gotta pay up, and he did. But the pothead part, who cares, just keep writing and singing.

A falling knife has no handle.

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December 30th, 2010 at 6:51:49 PM permalink

I am a huge Robert Earl Keen fan...and this is one of my favorite Christmas songs...

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAMILY
(Robert Earl Keen Jr.)
Robert Earl Keen - 1994

Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk
At our Christmas party
We were drinkin' champagne punch
And homemade eggnog
Little sister brought her new boyfriend
He was a Mexican
We didn't know what to think of him
Til he sang Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad

Brother Ken brought his kids with him
The three from his first wife Lynn
And the two identical twins
From his second wife MaryNell
Of course he brought his new wife Kaye
Who talks all about AA
Chain smokin' while the stereo plays
Noel, Noel, The first Noel

Carve the turkey turn the ball game on
Mix Margaritas when the eggnog's gone
Send somebody to the Quik-Pak store
We need some ice and an extention cord
A can of bean dip and some Diet Rite
A box of tampons and some Marlboro Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Fran and Rita drove from Harlingen
I can't remember how I'm kin to them
But when they tried to plug their motorhome in
They blew our christmas lights
Cousin David knew just what went wrong
So we all waited on our front lawn
He threw the breaker and the lights came on
And we sang Silent Night
Oh Silent Night

Carve the turkey turn the ballgame on
Make Bloody Marys cause we all want one
Send somebody to the Stop 'n Go
We need some celery and a can of fake snow
A bag of lemons and some Diet Sprite
A box of tampons and some Salem Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Feliz Navidad.

I enjoy seeing "lesser known" songwriters in more intimate settings...but there really are so many great songs with stories behind them--either the story of the song or the story of our lives and how the song defines a moment.

Mosca