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The Dude is right, Dylan always wins this (I'm partial to Shelter from the Storm myself), so it should be a Dylan-free discussion. Maybe he can have his own lyrics thread?
Here's a few that might not be on people's radar, plus a few that probably are but deserve mention anyway. Some are truly poetry (I wonder if The Lounge is cool enough to have a poetry thread without getting all self conscious about it?), some are just fun. No links to the full lyrics, because all the lyrics sites are rife with popups. Working Class Hero, John Lennon (though I like Marianne Faithful's version better): As soon as you're born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all Shivers, Nick Cave (also check out Mercy Seat, and Red Right Hand): I've been contemplating suicide, But it really doesn't suit my style. So I think I'll just act bored instead, And contain the blood I would've shed No Aphrodisiac, The Whitlams (this song has fantastic lyrics throughout, but this post would be way too long if I included more than just a sample of any of them): There's no aphrodisiac like loneliness You shouldn't leave me alone Flame Trees, Cold Chisel: Number one is to find some friends to say "You're doing well After all this time you boys look just the same" Number two is the happy hour at one of two hotels Settle in to play "Do you remember so and so?" Number three is never say her name Man's Too Strong, Dire Straits (another one with fantastic lyrics throughout): You may have got your silver But I swear upon my life Your sister gave me diamonds And I gave them to your wife Love Is The Drug, Roxy Music: Late that night I park my car Stake my place in the singles bar Face to face, toe to toe Heart to heart as we hit the floor Lumber up, limbo down The locked embrace, the stumble round I say go, she say yes Dim the lights, you can guess the rest Cool For Cats, UK Squeeze: Shake up at the disco And I think Ive got a pull I ask her lots of questions And she hangs on to the wall I kiss her for the first time And then I take her home I'm invited in for coffee And I give the dog a bone Needle And The Damage Done, Neil Young (yet another one): I've seen the needle and the damage done A little part of it in everyone But every junkie's like a settin' sun Bad Touch, Bloodhound Gang: So show me yours I'll show you mine "Tool Time" you'll Lovett just like Lyle And then we'll do it doggy style so we can both watch "X-Files" Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt (this is the lyrical equivalent of a chick flick, skip to the next if you can't stand it): A friend of mine she cries at night, and she Calls me on the phone Sees babies everywhere she goes and she Wants one of her own. Shes waited long enough she says And still he cant decide Pretty soon shell have to choose and it tears her up inside... (OK, the official lyrics say "she can't decide" instead of "he can't decide," but I swear she sings he, and it's a much more powerful lyric that way) Brilliant Disguise, Bruce Springsteen (or The River, or Thunder Road, or about a dozen others): I want to know if it's you I don't trust 'cause I damn sure don't trust myself Heroes, David Bowie (Bowie would be second after Dylan for me. Pick a song, its lyrics are fantastic): And you You can be mean And I I'll drink all the time 'Cause we're lovers And that is a fact Yes we're lovers And that is that The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Gil Scott-Heron: You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. You will not be able to lose yourself on skag, And skip out for beer during commercials, Because the revolution will not be televised. That's Entertainment, The Jam: A smash of glass and a rumble of boots - An electric train and a ripped up 'phone booth - Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat - Lights going out and a kick in the balls - That's Entertainment. Til The Real Thing Comes Along, Judy Henske (this is a transcription, because the lyrics sites don't have it): I would work for you, oh I'd would slave for you I'd work my body to the grave for you Now if that isn't love, it'll have to do Til the real thing comes along Perfect Skin, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions: She's got cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin, And she's sexually enlightened by cosmopolitan 88 Lines About 44 Women, The Nails: Joan thought men were second best to masturbating in a bath ... and 86 more lines about 43 more women. Closer, Nine Inch Nails: You can have my isolation, you can have the hate that It brings Welcome to the Boomtown, David and David: Ms. Cristina drives a nine four four Satisfaction oozes from her pores Second Castles in the Sand (no love for Little Wing?), and thanks for the Townes van Zandt, hadn't heard that before, it's good stuff. |
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That's Entertainment is a fantastic call. Here's the full video, for those of you who may not have even heard of it. It's a VERY English song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O-pjgdVH4g |
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"Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun...
But mama, that's where the fun is" "God only knows, God makes his plan The informations unavailable to the mortal man Were workin our jobs, collect our pay Believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact were slip sliding away" "Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours?" "Nothing really matters in the end you know, All the worries sever. Don't be afraid for me my friend, one day we all fall down forever." |
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I cant believe the news today
Oh, I cant close my eyes and make it go away How long... How long must we sing this song? How long? how long... cause tonight...we can be as one Tonight... Broken bottles under childrens feet Bodies strewn across the dead end street But I wont heed the battle call It puts my back up Puts my back up against the wall Sunday, bloody sunday Sunday, bloody sunday Sunday, bloody sunday (sunday bloody sunday...) (allright lets go!) And the battles just begun Theres many lost, but tell me who has won The trench is dug within our hearts And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart Sunday, bloody sunday Sunday, bloody sunday How long... How long must we sing this song? How long? how long... cause tonight...we can be as one Tonight... Tonight... Sunday, bloody sunday (tonight) Tonight Sunday, bloody sunday (tonight) (come get some!) Wipe the tears from your eyes Wipe your tears away Wipe your tears away I wipe your tears away (sunday, bloody sunday) I wipe your blood shot eyes (sunday, bloody sunday) Sunday, bloody sunday (sunday, bloody sunday) Sunday, bloody sunday (sunday, bloody sunday) (here I come!) And its true we are immune When fact is fiction and tv reality And today the millions cry We eat and drink while tomorrow they die The real battle yet begun (sunday, bloody sunday) To claim the victory jesus won (sunday, bloody sunday) On... Sunday bloody sunday Sunday bloody sunday |
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The Cure "doing the unstuck"
Just fun lyrics and a fun song (yes, I am talking about The Cure) it's a perfect day for letting go for setting fire to bridges boats and other dreary worlds you know let's get happy! it's a perfect day for making out to wake up with a smile without a doubt to burst grin giggle bliss skip jump and sing and shout let's get happy! but it's much to late you say for doing this now we should have done it then well it just goes to show how wrong you can be and how you really should know that it's never too late to get up and go it's a perfect day for kiss and swell for rip-zipping button-popping kiss and well... there's loads of other stuff can make you yell let's get happy! it's a perfect day for doing the unstuck for dancing like you can't hear the beat and you don't give a further thought to things like feet let's get happy! kick out the gloom kick out the blues tear out the pages with all the bad news pull down the mirrors and pull down the walls tear up the stairs and tear up the floors oh just burn down the house! burn down the street! turn everything red and the beat is complete with the sound of your world going up in fire it's a perfect day to throw back your head and kiss it all goodbye it's a perfect day for getting old forgetting all your worries life and everything that makes you cry let's get happy! it's a perfect day for dreams come true for thinking big and doing anything you want to do let's get happy! I like fun lyrics. I was going to post Georgia Peach by Rasheeda, but I wasn't too sure if it was appropriate, but it is pretty funny. Not that deep is not appreciated, but some A&R guy once said that anyone can write a ballad. I agree. |
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Well I'm sittin' here playin' solitaire
With a pearl handled deck The county won't give me no more methodone They cut off your welfare check Carmelita, hold me tighter I think I'm sinkin' down And I'm all strung out on heroin On the outskirts of town Well I pawned my Smith Corona And I went to meet my man He hangs out down on El Dorado By the Pioneer Chicken Stand Carmelita.... Edit to add this Zevon classic. Best part about it is the bubblegum pop sound the song has: Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best Excitable boy, they all said And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest Excitable boy, they all said He took in the four a.m. show at the Clark Excitable boy, they all said And he bit the usherette's leg in the dark Excitable boy, they all said Well, he's just an excitable boy He took little Suzie to the Junior Prom Excitable boy, they all said And he raped her and killed her, then he took her home Excitable boy, they all said Well, he's just an excitable boy After ten long years they let him out of the home Excitable boy, they all said And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones Excitable boy, they all said Well, he's just an excitable boy |
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Also Jim Henson's favorite, and God do I feel so old compared to the rest of you with your Aimee Manns and the like. Harold and Yip also wrote a few songs besides this one:
Lydia oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia, Lydia, the Tattooed Lady. She has eyes that folks adore so, And a torso even more so. Lydia oh Lydia, that encyclopidia, Oh Lydia the Queen of Tattoo. On her back is the Battle of Waterloo. Beside it the wreck of the Hesperus, too. And proudly above waves the Red, White, and Blue, You can learn a lot from Lydia. La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la When her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world, If you step up and tell her where. For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paris, Or Washington crossing the Delaware. La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la Oh Lydia oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia, Oh Lydia the Tattooed Lady When her muscles start relaxin’, Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson Lydia oh Lydia, that encyclopidia, oh Lydia the queen of them all! For two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz, With a view of Niagara that nobody has. And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz. You can learn a lot from Lydia. La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la Come along and see Buff’lo Bill with his lasso. Just a little classic by Mendel Picasso. Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon. Here’s Godiva but with her pajamas on. La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la Here is Grover Whalen unveilin’ the Trilon. Over on the West Coast we have Treaure Island. Here’s Najinsky a-doin’ the rhumba. Here’s her social security numba. {whistles}La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la Oh Lydia, oh Lydia that encyclopidia, Oh Lydia the champ of them all. She once swept an Admiral clear off his feet. The ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat. And now the old boy’s in command of the fleet, For he went and married Lydia. I said Lydia {He said Lydia} They said Lydia {We said Lydia} La La! |
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and God do I feel so old compared to the rest of you with your Aimee Manns and the like. [/ QUOTE ] Aimee Mann is older than my mom. |
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The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
And if a double-decker bus Crashes into us To die by your side Is such a heavenly way to die And if a ten-ton truck Kills the both of us To die by your side Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine |
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