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Post by str8shooter on May 15, 2024 8:03:38 GMT -6
"Leftoverture" album.
Song - Carry On Wayward Song
Artist - Kansas
Lyrics -- No song list of favorite lyrics would be complete without this song:
"Carry On Wayward Son"
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
Ah
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man
Well, it surely means that I don't know
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about, I'm like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune
But I hear the voices say
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more no!
Carry on
You will always remember
Carry on
Nothing equals the splendor
Now your life's no longer empty
Surely heaven waits for you
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry
Don't you cry no more
No more!
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Post by Red Deathy on May 15, 2024 14:34:00 GMT -6
Kansas had a fantastic 3 album run with Masque, Leftoverture and Point of No Return, they were on fire. One of my favorite Kansas songs is Two Cents Worth from Masque, great lyrics, especially the first verse.
Well, I've been drinkin' again
And I know it's a sin
But I just can't refuse an old friend
Cause life is gettin' me down
And I've been two times around
And there ain't nothing but pain around the bend
I'm not made for the time
I'm born in the wrong century
There's too much craziness here
In twenty-five years I have used all the tears in my eyes
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Post by wb on May 16, 2024 6:31:33 GMT -6
My vote for best lyrics of all time on any song. The entire song is one great set of lyrics.
Choctaw Bingo by James McMurty
Strap them kids in
Give em a lil bit of vodka
in a cherry coke
were goin to oklahoma
to the family reunion
for the first time in years
its up at uncle slatons
cuz hes gettin on in years
no longer travels but hes
still pretty spry
hes not much on talk
and hes too mean to die
and they'll be comin down
from kansas and west arkansas
it'll be one big old party
like you've never saw
uncle slaton's got his texan pride
back in the thickets with his asian bride
hes got an airstream trailer and a
holstein cow
still makes whiskey cuz he still knows how
plays that chocktaw bingo every friday night
you know he had to leave texas but he won't say why
he owns a quarter section up by lake eufala
caught a great big ol bluecat on a driftin jugline
sells his hardwood timber to the chippin mill
cooks that crystal meth cuz his shine don't sell
he cooks that crystal meth cuz his shine don't sell
you know he likes that money, he don't mind the smell
my cousin roscoe, slaton's oldest boy
from his second marraige up in illinois
hes raised in east st louis by his
mammas people where they do things different
thought he'd come on down
hes goin to dallas texas in a semi truck
caught from that big mcdonalds
you know that one thats built up on that
big old bridge across the will rogers turnpike
took the big cabin exit stopped and bought a carton of cigarrets
at that indian smoke shop with the big neon smoke rings
in the cherokee nation hit muskogee late that night
somebody ran the stoplight at the shawnee bypass
roscoe tried to miss him but he didn't quite
bob and mae come up from
some little town way down by
lake texoma where he coaches football
they were two-A champions for two years running
but he says they wont be this year
not they wont be this year
and he stopped off in tushka at the pop knife and gun place
bought a sks rifle and a couple full cases of that steel core ammo
with the berdan primers from some east bloc nation
that no longer needs em
and a desert eagle thats one great big old pistol
i mean fifty caliber made by bad-ass Hebrews
and some surplus tracers for that old BAR
of slatons as soon as it gets dark
were gonna have us a time
were gonna have us a time
ruth-anne and lynn come from baxter springs
thats one hell-raisin town way down in
southeastern kansas
got a biker bar next to the lingerie store
thats got rollin stones lips up there in
bright pink neon
and they're right downtown where everyone can see em
and they burn all night
you know they burn all night
they burn all night
Uncle slaton's got his texan pride
back in the thickets with his asian bride
hes got a corner pasture and an acre lots
he sells them owner financed strictly to them
its got no kind of credit
cause he knows they're slackers
and they'll miss that payment
and he'll take it back
plays that choctaw bingo
every friday night
he drinks his johnny walker
at that club 69
were gonna strap those kids in
give em a lil bit of benadryl
were gonna have us a time
were gonna have us a time
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Post by str8shooter on May 16, 2024 16:03:35 GMT -6
"Born In The U.S.A." album.
Song - Born In The U.S.A.
Artist - Bruce Springsteen
Lyrics -- This is a powerful song about how Vietnam Veterans were welcomed back to this country after their service to our country. For the average listener, they may not understand some of the lyrics. When Springsteen writes, "I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong they're still there, he's all gone ...," most Americans today don't realize that we had 6,000 total Marines facing off against 42,000 Vietnamese Regulars. They fought one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War here and fought for 77 days. At one point, it was asked if nuclear weapons would be required to defend Khe Sanh. If you have never seen Dear America, Letters Home From Vietnam, I highly recommend it. I remember my cousin coming home from Vietnam. He was messed up and there weren't jobs for these returning soldiers.
"Born In The U.S.A."
Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just coverin' up
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says, "Son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said, "Son, don't you understand"
I had a brother at Khe Sanh
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go
Born in the U.S.A
I was born in the U.S.A. now
Born in the U.S.A
I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now
Born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
Born in the U.S.A
I'm a cool rockin' Daddy in the U.S.A. now
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Post by solly on May 17, 2024 4:24:44 GMT -6
Brilliant Mistake by Elvis Costello
He thought he was the King of America
Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine
Now I try hard not to become hysterical
But I'm not sure if I am laughing or crying
I wish that I could push a button
And talk in the past and not the present tense
And watch this hurtin' feeling disappear
Like it was common sense
It was a fine idea at the time
Now it's a brilliant mistake
She said that she was working for the ABC News
It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use
Her perfume was unspeakable
It lingered in the air
Like her artificial laughter
Her mementos of affairs
"Oh" I said "I see you know him"
"Isn't that very fortunate for you"
And she showed me his calling card
He came third or fourth and there were more than one or two
He was a fine idea at the time
Now he's a brilliant mistaake
He thought he was the King of America
But it was just a boulevard of broken dreams
A trick they do with mirrors and with chemicals
The words of love in whispers
And the acts of love in screams
I wish that I could push a button
And talk in the past and not the present tense
And watch this lovin' feeling disappear
Like it was common sense
I was a fine idea at the time
Now I'm a brilliant mistake
I was a fine idea at the time
Now I'm a brilliant mistake
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Post by Red Deathy on May 18, 2024 8:27:10 GMT -6
A few single lines with memorable lyrics:
My four-speed, dual-quad, posi-traction 409. The Beach Boys - 409
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then. Bob Seger - Against the Wind
I was looking back to see if she was looking back to me to see me looking back at her. Johnny Watson - Looking Back
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio...Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man. And so is Lola. The Kinks - Lola
In the end there is one dance you'll do alone. Jackson Brown - For A Dancer
The pump don't work cause vandals took the handles. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
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Post by str8shooter on May 18, 2024 8:31:51 GMT -6
A few single lines with memorable lyrics: My four-speed, dual-quad, posi-traction 409. The Beach Boys - 409 Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then. Bob Seger - Against the Wind I was looking back to see if she was looking back to me to see me looking back at her. Johnny Watson - Looking Back Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio...Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man. And so is Lola. The Kinks - Lola In the end there is one dance you'll do alone. Jackson Brown - For A Dancer The pump don't work cause vandals took the handles. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues CLASSIC LINES!!! Thanks for posting. |
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Post by Red Deathy on May 20, 2024 12:48:10 GMT -6
A few more that shouldn't need any attribution......
Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie, Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now
I've been drivin' all night my hands wet on the wheel, There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin’ for the trains, feelin’ nearly faded as my jeans
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Post by str8shooter on May 20, 2024 12:54:46 GMT -6
Journey Through the Past -- album.
Song - "Southern Man"
Artist - Neil Young
Lyrics - Neil Young has some powerful songs. We could fill this thread up with lyrics from his songs. Here is one powerful song:
"Southern Man"
(from "Journey Through The Past" soundtrack)
Southern man, better keep your head.
Don't forget what your good book said.
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast.
Southern man.
I saw cotton and I saw black.
Tall white mansions and little shacks.
Southern man, when will you pay them back?
I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking.
How long? How long?
Southern man, better keep your head.
Don't forget what your good book said.
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast.
Southern man.
Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown.
I've seen your black man comin' round.
Swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down!
I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking.
How long? How long?
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Post by Red Deathy on May 22, 2024 9:00:50 GMT -6
A lot of people find Southern Man preachy and stereotypical of southerners. Same with another Neil song from Harvest - Alabama. That said I like Southern Man and my go to version is from 4 Way Street. Alabama is a clunker. Those two songs famously inspired another band to write the song that launched their career.
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Post by str8shooter on May 22, 2024 9:11:33 GMT -6
A lot of people find Southern Man preachy and stereotypical of southerners. Same with another Neil song from Harvest - Alabama. That said I like Southern Man and my go to version is from 4 Way Street. Alabama is a clunker. Those two songs famously inspired another band to write the song that launched their career. Sweet Home Alabama. Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow |
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Post by tekriter on May 22, 2024 18:08:51 GMT -6
A couple of single lines that also should need no introduction...
"There's someone in my head, but it's not me"
"The children of the sun...begin to awake"
"I saw a werewolf drinkin' a pina colada at Trader Vic's..and his hair was perfect"
And a song that expresses a sad but all-to-understandable story...
Eleanor Rigby
"Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was
buried along with her name
Nobody came.
Father Mackenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as
He walks from the grave.
No one was saved"
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Post by Red Deathy on May 23, 2024 22:35:52 GMT -6
A couple of single lines that also should need no introduction... "There's someone in my head, but it's not me" "The children of the sun...begin to awake" "I saw a werewolf drinkin' a pina colada at Trader Vic's..and his hair was perfect" And a song that expresses a sad but all-to-understandable story... Eleanor Rigby "Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came. Father Mackenzie Wiping the dirt from his hands as He walks from the grave. No one was saved" Eleanor Rigby is not complete without the even sadder refrain... All the lonely people, where do they all come from? |
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Post by Red Deathy on May 24, 2024 0:16:43 GMT -6
This song, once I paid attention to the lyrics, struck me as thought provoking. What comes after death, when all that was is gone? What if you're agnostic? Does it matter? Great lyrics by a master.
Where To Now St. Peter? Elton John/Tumbleweed Connection | Lyrics - Bernie Taupin
I took myself a blue canoe
And I floated like a leaf
Dazzling, dancing
Half enchanted
In my Merlin sleep
Crazy was the feeling
Restless were my eyes
Insane they took the paddles
My arms they paralysed
So where to now St. Peter?
If it's true I'm in your hands
I may not be a Christian
But I've done all one man can
I understand I'm on the road
Where all that was is gone
So where to now St. Peter?
Show me which road I'm on
Which road I'm on
It took a sweet young foreign gun
This lazy life is short
Something for nothing always ending
With a bad report
Dirty was the daybreak
Sudden was the change
In such a silent place as this
Beyond the rifle range
So where to now St. Peter?
If it's true I'm in your hands
I may not be a Christian
But I've done all one man can
I understand I'm on the road
Where all that was is gone
So where to now St. Peter
Show me which road I'm on
Which road I'm on
I took myself a blue canoe
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