"I am, doll eyes, doll mouth, doll legs, doll arms, big veins, (?????) yeah, they really want you, they really want you, they really want you, they really want you, I do to.,
@roxy54 , I’m not that familiar with Metal but my brother used to play these regularly.
I get the vague idea of one being about censorship (A little man with a big eraser, changing history) the other damnation (The never ending search for your shattered sanity) but you’re right about them working better with music.
"There's a southern accent, where I come from The young 'uns call it country The yankees call it dumb I got my own way of talkin' But everything is done, with a southern accent Where I come from"...
An unforeseen future nestled somewhere in time Unsuspecting victims no warnings, no signs Judgment day the second coming arrives Before you see the light you must die
Forgotten children, conform a new faith Avidity and lust controlled by hate The never ending search for your shattered sanity Souls of Damnation in their own reality
Chaos rampant An age of distrust Confrontations Impulsive habitat
Bastard sons begat your cunting daughters Promiscuous mothers with your incestuous fathers Ingrate souls condemned for all eternity Obtained by immoral observance a domineering deity
Chaos rampant An age of distrust Confrontations Impulsive sabbath
On and on south of heaven On and on south of heaven On and on south of heaven On and on south of heaven
The root of all evil is the heart of a black soul A force that has lived all eternity The never ending search for a truth never told The loss of all hope and your dignity
Chaos rampant An age of distrust Confrontations Impulsive habitat
On and on south of heaven On and on south of heaven..
"I drink a little too much it makes me nervous I've got my grandfather's blood I take a little too much without giving back If blessed are the meek then I'm cursed here I stand on the edge of the ledges I've made"
Here's a nice early 60s lyric from one of the greatest talents of that era - Lionel Bart
I've seen places, faces And smiled for a moment But, oh, you haunted me so Still, my tongue tied, young pride Would not let my love for you show In case you'd say "No"
@roberjerman, you are the target (quarry) is indeed awesome.
As for Led Zep I always tend to remember the drums and guitar more than the lyrics. But here’s few I never forget, mostly from the same album.
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams, Telling myself it’s not as hard, hard, hard as it seems
Your head is humming and it won’t go In case you don’t know The piper’s calling you to join him Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow And did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wind
(used to play the whole song in my head all day whilst working in a factory).
If it keeps on rainin’ levee’s goin’ to break If it keeps on rainin’ levee’s goin’ to break
(this one comes on automatically every time we get heavy rain)
and I can’t leave this one out,
Been dazed and confused for so long it’s not true Wanted a woman, never bargained for you Lots of people talk and few of them know Soul of a woman was created below, yeah
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I’ve held It pays my way, and it corrodes my soul I want to leave, you will not miss me I want to go down in musical history
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, I’m a sickening wreck I’ve got the twenty first century breathing down my neck I must move fast, you understand me I want to go down in celluloid history, Mr. Shankly
@almarg thanks for the update. I do like the Sinatra and Robeson versions but Judy's version is the one that sticks. By the time she recorded it she had certainly been through some difficult times.
Anyway, speaking of Mr Robeson. Here's my favourite lyric as sung by him. I'm pretty sure we've all been through something similar:
Passing By
There is a lady sweet and kind Was never face so pleased my mind, I did but see her passing by And yet I love her till I die! Her gestures, motions and her smile Her wit, her voice, my heart beguile; Beguile my heart, I know not why And yet I love her till I die! Cupid is winged, and doth range Her country; so my heart doth change. But change the earth, or change the sky Yet will I love her till I die!
@CD318, excellent selections in your recent posts, IMO, especially the ones from "What A Wonderful World" and "Ol’ Man River."
A correction, though: "Ol’ Man River" was composed by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, not Lerner & Loewe.
Also, as you may be aware, what is probably the most famous version of "Ol’ Man River" (and deservedly so IMO) was sung by the great although controversial Paul Robeson in the 1936 film version of the musical "Showboat":
So many versions but this is the one by Judy Garland Ol' man river, that ol' man river He must know somethin', but he don't say nothin' He just keeps rollin' He keeps on rollin' along He don't plant taters, he don't plant cotton An' them that plants' 'em is soon forgotten But ol' man river He just keeps rollin' along You an' me, we sweat an' strain Body all achin' and wracked with pain Tote that barge! Lift that bale! You get a little drunk an' you land in jail I get weary and sick of tryin' I'm tired of livin' and scared of dyin' But ol' man river He just keeps rollin' along Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
"The policemen are hiding behind the skirts of little girls, their eyes have turned the color of frozen meat.. and no no no no no no no no no no no no no.. Joan Crawford has risen from the grave Joan Crawford has risen from the grave"
"Joan Crawford Has Risen From The Grave" Blue Oyster Cult
I never meant to cause you any sorrow I never meant to cause you any pain I only wanted to one time to see you laughing I only wanted to see you Laughing in the purple rain
@slaw LZ III is probably my favorite album by them and that track especially...second only to Tangerine. Lyrics-wise though, somebody got to 'splain That's the Way to me. Guess the same could be said about Tangerine.
The album isn't all that consistent but ranks up there for me on the strength of several standout tracks including That's the Way, Tangerine, Gallows Pole and Since I've Been Loving You.
Does your chewing gum lose its flavor On the bedpost overnight? If your mother says don't chew it, Do you swallow it in spite? Can you catch it on your tonsils, Can you heave it left & right? Does your chewing gum lose its flavor On the bedpost overnight?
Some shorties but goodies from John Hiatt’s big bag of similies;
“ ...we rolled that Camaro like a cowboy cigarette...” “...river winding like an old man’s fiddle...” ”...she was smiling like the last survivor in a lifeboat...”
I posted before a single line or two of lyrics previously, but realized that does not encapsulate the real meaning and nuances of the sung poetry, so I will add a few more lines to give context.
Dylan, Tempest, 2012 original material, song #3, "Narrow Way"
"I've got a heavy stacked woman, with a smile on her face And she has crowned, my soul with grace
I'm still hurting from an arrow, that pierced my chest I'm gonna have to take my head, and bury it between your breasts
Oops, reading back a few pages I saw that tostadosunidos had already quoted the Dylan line I did above, for which I had shortly thereafter complimented him. The old gray matter ain’t what it useta be.
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