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God, there are so many, and the words absent of the musical accompaniment lose a lot of their impact if the reader has never heard the song. A few that come to mind out of many for me Jimi Hendrix- Castles Made of Sand It's a Beautiful Day- White Bird Jethro Tull- Look into the Sun Jefferson Airplane- Today, Hey Fredrick, and Eskimo Blue Day The Kinks-Big Sky Janis Joplin with Big Brother- Blindman The Kinks- Big Sky Big Sky looks down on all the people looking up at the Big Sky. Everybody pushing one another around Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry But the Big Sky is too big to let it get him down. Big Sky too big to cry Big Sky too high to see People like you and me One day we'll be free, we won't care, just you see 'Til that day can be, don't let it get you down When I feel that the world is too much for me I think of the Big Sky, and nothing matters much to me. Big Sky looks down on all the people who think they got problems They get depressed and they hold their head in their hands and cry. People lift up their hands and they look up to the Big Sky But the Big Sky is too big to sympathize Big Sky's too occupied Though he would like to try And he feels bad inside Big Sky's too big to cry One day we'll be free, we won't care, just you wait and see 'Til that day can be, don't let it get you down. |
This sounds like a good idea for a thread, but I have noticed that when lyrics are separated from music, a lot is lost. If I have never heard the song, it's hard to have a feel for the meaning or context, so it either reads strangely, or sometimes falls flat altogether. If I could hear it, I'm sure it would be different. I wonder if other members have the same feelng. |
n80, I just tried Blanton's for the first time several months ago...that's good stuff! I haven't liked Jack for a long time, too harsh, but I really like Jim Beam Black Label too. Al, I heard the "kiss this guy" thing years ago, and always took it as a joke, I never thought anyone actually took it to be the real lyric. I never heard that version of the Shocking Blue lyric...that's funny. Here's one for you. A DJ in Philly in the late 80's was playing the Police song "Wrapped Around Your Finger", and he said it sounded like Sting was saying "I'll eat rats around your finger", and I swear, if you listen to it on a low resolution system, or ideally, on the radio, it really sounds like that's what he's saying. geoffkait, It's actually not bad. You should try it. |
dutchtexan, That is a perfect example of why words without music often seem less significant. When I read these words, I thought "So what", they didn't have much special meaning to me. When I realized they were from Mercy Street, I almost had to laugh, because I love that song; but the words without the music and expressive singing seem very ordinary. |
Comin' back to Me - Jefferson Airplane A very sad love song. (49) Jefferson Airplane - Comin' back to me (with lyrics) - YouTube |