Favorite Song Lyrics (Snippets)

[TiScape]

I sailed away to China in a little row boat to find ya.

 

-Matthew Wilder 

[Argonne69]

He came from somewhere back in her long ago
The sentimental fool don't see tryin' hard to recreate
What had yet to be created once in her life
She musters a smile for his nostalgic tale
Never comin' near what he wanted to say
Only to realize it never really was

She had a place in his life
He never made her think twice
As he rises to her apology
Anybody else would surely know
He's watchin' her go

What a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power
To reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing
And nothing at all

 

- The Doobie Brothers 

 

[touch]

Guess who just got back today?
Them wild-eyed boys that had been away
Haven't changed, had much to say
But man, I still think them cats are crazy
They were askin' if you were around
How you was, where you could be found
I told 'em you were livin' downtown
Drivin' all the old men crazy

The boys are back in town (the boys are back in town)

 

Thin Lizzy

Songwriter: Philip Lynott

[TiScape]

On 1/4/2024 at 12:57 PM, Triple Lindy said:

Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked
Money don't grow on trees
I got bills to pay
I got mouths to feed
There ain't nothing in this world for free

 

- Cage the Elephant 

Great song TL! Thanks.  Nice to see some bands here that don’t fit into the cookie cutter of the other 95%
I’m also a big fan of their song ‘Cigarette Daydreams’. 

[Argonne69]

First round in SoCal today. Brought this to mind... 

 

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
I'd be safe and warm (I'd be safe and warm)
If I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)
California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher liked the cold (preacher liked the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

 

- The Mamas & The Papas 

 

[ChaosTheory]

Even though I’m old enough to be quoting 60s and 70s classic rock,

I’m going to go newer.

 

Every line of Short Skirt Long Jacket by Cake.  But I’ll go with:

 

” I want a girl with a smooth liquidation.

 I want a girl with good dividends.”

[ChaosTheory]

“When you hear the call you got to get it underway.”

 

Word Up by Cameo

[ChaosTheory]

“And if I catch you coming back my way 
I'm gonna serve it to you 
And that ain't what you want to hear 
But that's what I'll do”
 

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes

[ChaosTheory]

12 hours ago, Argonne69 said:

First round in SoCal today. Brought this to mind... 

 

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
I'd be safe and warm (I'd be safe and warm)
If I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)
California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher liked the cold (preacher liked the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

 

- The Mamas & The Papas 

 

One of my all time favorites.

[ChaosTheory]

Hangin' 'round,

Downtown by myself and I had so much time,

To sit and think about myself and then there she was,

like double cherry pie
Yeah, there she was
Like disco super-flyyyy...

I smell sex and candy here, mmm
Who's that lounging in my chair? mmm
Who's that casting devious stares in my direction?
Mama, this surely is a dream, yeah
Yeah, mama, this surely is a dream, dig it
 

 

Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground

 

 

[ChaosTheory]

Little known fact I've observed.  If a song contains the line, "sock it to me", it was from 1967.

Prove me wrong.

[bscinstnct]

14 hours ago, Snowman9000 said:

“When you hear the call you got to get it underway.”

 

Word Up by Cameo

 

W-O-R-D up!

 

holy! Nice one 😃

[Triple Lindy]

On 1/6/2024 at 9:46 PM, TiScape said:

Great song TL! Thanks.  Nice to see some bands here that don’t fit into the cookie cutter of the other 95%
I’m also a big fan of their song ‘Cigarette Daydreams’. 

That played during my elliptical session today and reminded me of your comment. Yes - great tune!

 

Cigarette daydream
You were only seventeen
Soft speak with a mean streak
Nearly brought me to my knees

 

- Cage the Elephant 

[Triple Lindy]

51 minutes ago, Snowman9000 said:

Hangin' 'round,

Downtown by myself and I had so much time,

To sit and think about myself and then there she was,

like double cherry pie
Yeah, there she was
Like disco super-flyyyy...

I smell sex and candy here, mmm
Who's that lounging in my chair? mmm
Who's that casting devious stares in my direction?
Mama, this surely is a dream, yeah
Yeah, mama, this surely is a dream, dig it
 

 

Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground

 

 

That song always made me uncomfortable. Has kind of a pedo feel. But then again, it also reminded me of a girl named Candy that I dated in high school.

[ChaosTheory]

2 minutes ago, Triple Lindy said:

That song always made me uncomfortable. Has kind of a pedo feel.

 

That might be because of the name of the band.  But, now that you mention it, at the beginning of the video they had playground sounds.  I'm going to choose to believe those sounds were about the band name.  The main guy named the band after his grade school playground.

[Triple Lindy]

Just now, Snowman9000 said:

 

That might be because of the name of the band.  But, now that you mention it, at the beginning of the video they had playground sounds.  I'm going to choose to believe those sounds were about the band name.  The main guy named the band after his grade school playground.

Too funny. I don’t know that I ever factored the name of the band into the equation, but now that you mention it….. The song’s title and main verse is what always got me.

[ChaosTheory]

On 1/3/2024 at 5:18 PM, rainkingjr said:

 

Warren Zevon- Lawyers, Guns, and Money

 

And I'm hiding in Honduras
I'm a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns, and money
The s*** has hit the fan
 

 

I was going to post:  Any song by Warren Zevon.  I mean, the lyrics are pretty much all amazing.

[Pastit]

BLAYDON RACES: Oh me lads you shud a seen us gannin, all the way along the Scotswood Road just to see us stannin…..

[ChaosTheory]

This is a great song when you are walking a long golf course.

25 Miles by Edwin Starr.

 

" I got to keep on walkin'
I got to walk on, oh no no
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride "

[TiScape]

48 minutes ago, Snowman9000 said:

 

That might be because of the name of the band.  But, now that you mention it, at the beginning of the video they had playground sounds.  I'm going to choose to believe those sounds were about the band name.  The main guy named the band after his grade school playground.

Great song and just always made me think of hot sweaty “love making” with age appropriate, consenting adults 😇

[Triple Lindy]

35 minutes ago, Snowman9000 said:

This is a great song when you are walking a long golf course.

25 Miles by Edwin Starr.

 

" I got to keep on walkin'
I got to walk on, oh no no
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired
But I just can't lose my stride "

I can’t hear Edwin Starr’s name and not think of 

 

War, huh (good God y'all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again

[ChaosTheory]

3 minutes ago, Triple Lindy said:

I can’t hear Edwin Starr’s name and not think of 

 

War, huh (good God y'all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again

 

He had some great songs.

[Argonne69]

I don't need a whole lots of money
I don't need a big fine car
I got everything that a man could want
I got more than I could ask for

And I don't have to run around
I don't have to stay out all night
'Cause I got me a sweet, a sweet loving woman
And she know just how to treat me right

But my baby, she's alright
Oh, my baby's clean out of sight
Don't you know that she's-

She's some kind of wonderful?
She's some kind of wonderful (yes, she is, she is)
She's some kind of wonderful (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

 

- Grand Funk Railroad 

 

[JungleJimbo]

9 hours ago, Triple Lindy said:

I can’t hear Edwin Starr’s name and not think of 

 

War, huh (good God y'all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again

 

i can't hear that song 'War' and not think about Jackie Chan's version in Rush Hour! 

 

Edited January 10 by JungleJimbo

[neighborhoodhero]

I done beat my case so I bought new jewelry

 

brothers stuck up in the trenches like they glued to the streets

 

tried to hand god trees he did some stuff I didn’t be(leaf)

 

If the project had legs I know the hood will still (k)need me

 

imma take this lean down with adderall

 

bullet wounds we don’t ever die from natural causes

 

got injuries like Durant but we still ballin

 

I want more but them diamonds on me still flawless

[Triple Lindy]

See some old friends, good for the soul.

 

- Bob Seger

[touch]

It is time for you to stop all of your sobbing

Yes it's time for you to stop all of your sobbing, ohh ohh ohh
There's one thing you gotta do, to make me still want you
Gotta stop sobbing now, stop sobbing now
Yeah, yeah, stop, stop, stop, stop

 

It is time for you to laugh instead of crying
Yes it's time for you to laugh so keep on trying, ohh ohh ohh
There's one thing you gotta do, to make me still want you
Gotta stop sobbing now, stop sobbing now
Yeah, yeah, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it

 

Each little tear that falls from your eyes
Makes, makes me want
To take you in my arms and tell you
To stop all your sobbing

 

 

 

The Pretenders

Songwriter: Ray Davies

[Argonne69]

I was a little too tall, could've used a few pounds
Tight pants points, hardly renowned
She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points of her own, sittin' way up high

Way up firm and high
Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy
Workin' on mysteries without any clues

Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news
Workin' on our night moves
In the summertime
Umm, in the sweet summertime

 

Oh, wonderin'
Felt the lightning, yeah
And I waited on the thunder
Waited on the thunder

I woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered?
Started hummin' a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves?

When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closin' in

 

- Bob Seger 

 

[Triple Lindy]

Though I'm going, going
I'll be coming home soon
Long as I can see the light
 

 - Creedence Clearwater Revival 

[Argonne69]

I don't know much about dancin'
That's why I got this song
One of my legs is shorter than the other
'N' both my feet's too long
'Course now right along with 'em
I got no natural rhythm
But I go dancin' every night
Hopin' one day I might get it right
I'm a dancin' fool, I'm a

Dancin' fool
I'm a dancin' fool, I'm a
Dancin' fool
I hear that beat; I jump outa my seat
But I can't compete, 'cause I'm a
Dancin' fool
Dancin' fool

The disco folks all dressed up
Like they's fit to kill
I walk on in 'n' see 'em there
Gonna give them all a thrill
When they see me comin'
They all steps aside
They has a fit while I commit
My social suicide

 

- Frank Zappa