OT: No Poll - Just post your favorite/most memorable song lyrics line...
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She's so fine there is no tellin' where the money went. Robert Palmer
There's a tugboat down by the river, don't you know
Where a cement bag's just a drooping on down
Oh that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten, ol' Mackie's back in town
Money for nothing and the chicks for free
Where a cement bag's just a drooping on down
Oh that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten, ol' Mackie's back in town
Money for nothing and the chicks for free
"Oh, take your time, don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above"
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above"
All the girls walk by dressed up for each other
And the boys do the boogie-woogie on the corner of the street
And the boys do the boogie-woogie on the corner of the street
Maybe the best. And too many don't understand the lyrics. Only in small towns today do they still place the wreath upon the door.
Money don’t get everything it’s true
what it don’t get I can’t use
now give me money
what it don’t get I can’t use
now give me money
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You seem to like Glen's version best which I also enjoyed. Not a fan of disco or Donna Summer. The version by the Four Tops is also pretty good led by lead singer Levii Stubbs. Me, I like the original by Richard Harris.
The topic is " post your favorite/most memorable song lyrics line.. That is what I did. It's the lyrics that are intriguing not who sang the best version.
Lyrically, it's probably the best. But like I said, no kick ass guitar solos! I think Jimmy wrote a book about that song - because no one understood it (we still don't). It was about a love he knew he was losing and he couldn't deal with it.
Jimmy was an amazing song writer.
He wrote Wichita Lineman in his mind while diving through Kansas all alone and seeing a lineman up repairing something or another.
I heard differently, 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago was the inspiration. There are probably other inspirational message that other people have found.
Jimmy explains it here. It's just about the park and his lost love. These two together are simply magic. Great video.
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With Memorial Day approaching, here are some favorites of grunts in Vietnam...and years afterward an all-time classic speaking to and for guys who fought a war they weren't allowed to win:
The general feeling of senselessness...Marmalade...Reflections of My Life:
The world is a bad place...a terrible place to live,
Oh, but I don't wanna die.
Before a patrol...Lovin' Spoonful...What a Day for a Daydream:
And even if time ain't really on my side
It's one of those days for takin' a walk outside
I'm blowin' the day to take a walk in the sun
Heartsick and scared...Galveston...Glen Campbell:
I am so afraid of dying
Before I dry the tears she's crying
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
At Galveston
Still to this day says it all...The Boss...Born in the USA:
I had a brother at Khe Sanh, fightin' off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
Got a picture of him in her arms...
Born in the USA...born in the USA...
The general feeling of senselessness...Marmalade...Reflections of My Life:
The world is a bad place...a terrible place to live,
Oh, but I don't wanna die.
Before a patrol...Lovin' Spoonful...What a Day for a Daydream:
And even if time ain't really on my side
It's one of those days for takin' a walk outside
I'm blowin' the day to take a walk in the sun
Heartsick and scared...Galveston...Glen Campbell:
I am so afraid of dying
Before I dry the tears she's crying
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
At Galveston
Still to this day says it all...The Boss...Born in the USA:
I had a brother at Khe Sanh, fightin' off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
Got a picture of him in her arms...
Born in the USA...born in the USA...
Galveston wasn't written about the Vietnam war - Webb won't admit it, but it wasn't written about any war in particular, just war in general. I tend to think he was writing about the War of 1812 (which most agree w/ that study the song). Webb is very coy about it (smart) though.
The fact that it became an anthem during it's release is no surprise. It's a brilliantly written song that is timeless - it could have been written about Afghan or Iraq.
Anyone who doesn't appreciate it must be deaf.
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Just picked out this stanza from a great song.
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
Just before our love got lost you said
"I am as constant as a northern star"
And I said, "Constantly in the darkness
Where's that at?
If you want me I'll be in the bar"
On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue TV screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh, Canada
With your face sketched on it twice
Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
Oh, I would still be on my feet
Oh, I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
I remember that time you told me
You said, "Love is touching souls"
Surely you touched mine
'Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time
Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
And still I'd be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your life
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said, "Go to him, stay with him if you can
But be prepared to bleed"
Oh, but you are in my blood
You're my holy wine
You're so bitter
Bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you darling
I was a Highway Man Willie Nelson, Chris Kristopherson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings - Just Fabulous
Highwayman
The HighwaymenI was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his life blood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of '25
But I am still alive
I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide
I sailed a schooner 'round the horn to Mexico
I went aloft to furl the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off, they said that I got killed
But I am living still
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around
I'll always be around and around and around
And around and around and around
I'll fly a star ship across the universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again and again and again
And again and again and again
When all the stars are falling down
Into the sea and on the ground,
And angry voices carry on the wind,
A beam of light will fill your head
And you'll remember what's been said
By all the good men this world's ever known.
Another man is what you'll see,
Who looks like you and looks like me,
And yet somehow he will not feel the same,
His life caught up in misery, he doesn't think like you and me,
'Cause he can't see what you and I can see.
Into the sea and on the ground,
And angry voices carry on the wind,
A beam of light will fill your head
And you'll remember what's been said
By all the good men this world's ever known.
Another man is what you'll see,
Who looks like you and looks like me,
And yet somehow he will not feel the same,
His life caught up in misery, he doesn't think like you and me,
'Cause he can't see what you and I can see.
Lots of Jimmy Webb on this thread! Just search youtube for "Glen Campbell Jimmy Webb in Session" - if you want to see some magical stuff.
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I know this chick she lives down on Melrose
She ain't satisfied without some pain
Friday night is goin' up inside her...again
Well crack the whip cause that bitch is just insane
She ain't satisfied without some pain
Friday night is goin' up inside her...again
Well crack the whip cause that bitch is just insane
Agreed, it could be a song about any war...though Campbell's hit version, coming out in 1969, immediately gave it a Vietnam flavor.
As written by Webb, it was called an anti-war song, but Campbell's star performance of it was anything but...and that's the one I'm citing here.
The others on my list were not necessarily about Vietnam either, except of course for Born In The USA, but guys there adapted the tunes and lyrics to their own circumstances.
My own service was after Vietnam, but the list in my post is from what vets told me and my own memories of that time. Another big one was What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, which was released after the U.S. drawdown started...but not before another 3,000 American troops were killed.
Jimmy explains it here. It's just about the park and his lost love. These two together are simply magic. Great video.
Thank you for the correct info. My version of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago came from a DJ friend. If you read about what happened in Chicago during the convention, it fits the lyrics from a metaphorical sense at least it does for me. Have a great day; may the the following lyrics make you smile because none of us will ...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh no!
"And errbody whole cell block, was dancin to the jailhouse rock"
- Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck Group
"All you need is sonar and the nerves of steel, so Vivs Las Vegas"
- The Dead Kennedys
- Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck Group
"All you need is sonar and the nerves of steel, so Vivs Las Vegas"
- The Dead Kennedys
There are things we can do
But from the things that work there are only two
And from the two that we choose to do
Peace will win and fear will lose
It is faith and there's sleep
We need to pick one please because
Faith is to be awake
And to be awake is for us to think
And for us to think is to be alive
And I will try with every rhyme
To come across like I am dying
To let you know you need to try to think
But from the things that work there are only two
And from the two that we choose to do
Peace will win and fear will lose
It is faith and there's sleep
We need to pick one please because
Faith is to be awake
And to be awake is for us to think
And for us to think is to be alive
And I will try with every rhyme
To come across like I am dying
To let you know you need to try to think
I don;t want anybody else
When I think about you, I touch myself
Oooo, I don't want anybody else
(actually the whole damn song)
- The Divynyls
When I think about you, I touch myself
Oooo, I don't want anybody else
(actually the whole damn song)
- The Divynyls
You've painted up your lips
Rolled and curled your tinted hair
Ruby, are you contemplating
Going out somewhere?
The shadow on the wall
Tells me the sun is going down
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
It wasn't me
That started that old crazy Asian war
But I was proud to go
And do my patriotic chore
And yes, it's true that
I'm not the man I used to be
Oh, Ruby, I still need some company
It's hard to love a man
Whose legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and the needs of a woman your age
Ruby, I realized
But it won't be long
I've heard them say until I'm not around
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
She's leaving now 'cause
I just heard the slamming of the door
The way I know I've heard it slam 100 times before
And if I could move I'd get my gun
And put her in the ground
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
Oh, Ruby, for God's sake, turn around
Rolled and curled your tinted hair
Ruby, are you contemplating
Going out somewhere?
The shadow on the wall
Tells me the sun is going down
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
It wasn't me
That started that old crazy Asian war
But I was proud to go
And do my patriotic chore
And yes, it's true that
I'm not the man I used to be
Oh, Ruby, I still need some company
It's hard to love a man
Whose legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and the needs of a woman your age
Ruby, I realized
But it won't be long
I've heard them say until I'm not around
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
She's leaving now 'cause
I just heard the slamming of the door
The way I know I've heard it slam 100 times before
And if I could move I'd get my gun
And put her in the ground
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
Oh, Ruby, for God's sake, turn around
I really do appreciate the fact you're sittin' here
Your voice sounds so wonderful
But yer face don't look too clear
So bar maid bring a pitcher, another round o' brew
Honey, why don't we get drunk and screw
Your voice sounds so wonderful
But yer face don't look too clear
So bar maid bring a pitcher, another round o' brew
Honey, why don't we get drunk and screw
They've got guns to my head
I think I'm going down
I can't believe this happening in my own town
If I had wings I would fly
Let me contemplate
I glanced in the cut and I see my homey Nate
16 in the clip and one in the hole
Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
Now they dropping and yelling
It's a tad bit late
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
I think I'm going down
I can't believe this happening in my own town
If I had wings I would fly
Let me contemplate
I glanced in the cut and I see my homey Nate
16 in the clip and one in the hole
Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
Now they dropping and yelling
It's a tad bit late
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
Go away, little girl, go away, little girl
I'm not supposed to be alone with you
I'm not supposed to be alone with you
