Gotta be a Dylan fan for that one....
The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard
This may be a little too deeply personal for some, so reader discretion is advised. Don't know the reason, stayed here all season. Nothing to show but this brand new tattoo. But it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie. How it got here I haven't a clue.
Blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pop top, cut my heel had to cruise on back home. But there's booze in the blender and soon it will render that frozen concoction that helps me hang on.
Blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pop top, cut my heel had to cruise on back home. But there's booze in the blender and soon it will render that frozen concoction that helps me hang on.
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"highly illogical" [charles r. grean, fred hertz] From far beyond the galaxies I've journeyed to this place To study the behavior patterns of the human race And I find them highly illogical Girl meets boy they fall in love She says he's everything she's dreamed of But when they get married before he's aware She changes his habits the way he combs his hair She changes him to someone he's never been And then complains he's not like other men Now really I find this most illogical Take the case of your automobiles Greatest invention since man discovered wheels Hydra-Matic overdrive four-on-the-floor Pushbutton windows pushbutton doors Double barreled carburetors rush you anyplace But you never can find a parking space Highly illogical!. take the case of modern man He works all his life gives it all he can Saves all his money works overtime Pinches every penny banks every dime All he can think about is money but you know That he can't take it with him where he's going to go Now I find that fascinatingly illogical Now is the time to journey home to tell of what I've learned My people I believe have every right to be concerned For in spite of computers and advanced psychology Behavior patterns are still a mystery I predict the future of this earthly human race Is that having made a mess of Earth They'll move to outer space Well there goes the neighborhood Totally, completely, absolutely, irrevocably, highly illogical |
@emrofsemanon, It's hard to top that one. It works on just about every level you can think of. Here's a tribute posted by YouTuber DarthNub, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9e2rTHeuk |
Philosophical (as opposed to sentimental): Iron Maiden-Rime of the Ancient Mariner Putting Cooleridge’s poem to music. Is this cheating? Nearly anything by Rush- Xanadu, Trees, Farewill to Kings…Peart’s lyrics were heavily influenced by literature and philosophy, notably Ayn Rand. I wrote a paper my senior year at Creighton (English-Creative Writing specialty) outlining the influence of philosophy on modern rock music. I got an A. |
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Graham Parker Blue Horizon (a very sweet song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUjHJwIlFiU My friends all grew up And some went out All around the world And back again too Some of them stayed put In their hometown Well there's worse things That you can do Some of them married Couple of them died Some of them just go Along for the ride Can't claim to understand What it all means Probably nothing But that's not how it seems |
@emrofsemanon, "CD, that is a superb avid editing job on that one, wasn't it? :)" It certainly is. That's the great thing about some fan edits, they're often better than the official videos. Just shows that you don't always need big bucks if you're creative. @j_husker, "I wrote a paper my senior year at Creighton (English-Creative Writing specialty) outlining the influence of philosophy on modern rock music. I got an A." Congrats. I guess if you didn't, you might have penned a treatise illustrating the fallacy of making value judgements on rock music critiques. Personally I've never been much of a fan of philosophy but when you're in a semi darkened room listening to Joy Division... [And all God's angels beware And all you judges beware Sons of chance take good care For all the people out there I'm not afraid anymore] ...you don't really have that much choice. |
A glimpse into the very un-philosophical lives of musicians... https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ob-la-di-ob-la-da-beatles-plagiarism-controversy.html/ |
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@jpwarren58. Just in the same way you make the assumptions about people who post a comment you don’t like “grumpy old cynical men” you try to tell us what John Lennon was trying to tell us. Were you in direct communication with him and his thoughts during writing? I have news for you Lennon and his wife are uber liberals and in my opinion his liberal views of living in a world with no heaven or no GOD was not an attempt of you described unicorn and rainbow world. Again this is only my opinion and you too are entitled to yours and I will nit assume you are a “snot nosed young punk kid” as only they are capable of liberal utopia views. |
I've always liked Bob Geldof's "Thinking Voyager 2 Type Things" https://youtu.be/N8yMsZnRA8o And then he flips to the opposite end of the spectrum with"The Great Song Of Indifference" https://youtu.be/EQuVvbJ6aPw |
@sgreg1, "Again this is only my opinion and you too are entitled to yours and I will nit assume you are a “snot nosed young punk kid” as only they are capable of liberal utopia views." "snot nosed young punk kid" with a whole host of parental/authority issues? Thankfully most of them/us grow out of that phase. As soon as you’re born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all ’Til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be They hurt you at home and they hit you at school They hate you if you’re clever and they despise a fool ’Til you’re so f*ck*ng crazy you can’t follow their rules A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be When they’ve tortured and scared you for 20 odd years Then they expect you to pick a career When you can’t really function, you’re so full of fear A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be Keep you doped with religion, and sex, and T.V. And you think you’re so clever and classless and free But you’re still f*ck*ng peasants as far as I can see A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be There’s room at the top they are telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be If you want to be a hero well just follow me If you want to be a hero well just follow me A great sentiment no doubt part inspired by Janov and his Primal Scream therapy, but a couple of questions still remain. Did Lennon ever manage to find out the real identities of these "folks on the hill"? Secondly, just why did JWL (acc to Goldman) retire to a darkened isolated room with just a TV for company for years and years? Thirdly, who was paying Chapman? That’s the trouble with philosophy, it has a habit of trying to continually swallow its own tail. Even the so called answers only lead to more questions. https://www.gq.com/story/john-lennon-plastic-ono-band http://www.primaltherapy.com/about-john-lennon-primal-therapy.php |
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Dear God - XTC Dear god, hope you get the letter and I pray you can make it better down here I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer But all the people that you made in your image See them starving on their feet Cause they don't get enough to eat from god I can't believe in you Dear god, sorry to disturb you but I feel that I should be heard loud and clear We all need a big reduction in amount of tears And all the people that you made in your image See them fighting in the street Cause they can't make opinions meet about god I can't believe in you Did you make disease and the diamond blue? Did you make mankind after we made you? And the devil too! Dear god don't know if you noticed but Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look And all the people that you made in your image Still believing that junk is true Well I know it ain't, and so do you I can't believe inI don't believeI won't believe in heaven or hell No saints, no sinners, no devil as well No pearly gates, no thorny crown You're always letting us humans down The wars you bring, the babes you drown Those lost at sea and never found And it's the same the whole world round The hurt I see helps to compound The Father, son and holy ghost Is just somebody's unholy hoax And if you're up there you'll perceive That my heart's here upon my sleeve If there's one thing I don't believe in It's you |
