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It's coming on Christmas , And they're cutting down trees. Putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace, Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.
It don't snow here, Stays pretty green. I'm gonna make a lot of money And quit this crazy scene. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.
I wish I had a river so long, I would teach my feet how to fly. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. I made my baby cry.
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Grab your nuts hamsters, gather round with me forget about out all that teasin' we're breakin' out the holly and aluminum TREE cuz it's that jolly season I know you been naughty, but have you been nice that's only Santa's business he's makin' his list and he's checkin' it twice Holy Shit, It's Christmas!
Red Peters - Holy Shit, It's Christmas (edit to insert artist - title)
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In the meantime I went to school and all my friends were shocked. They asked me questions. They were so eager to know my new views. My god! I've got fish eyes! My god! I've got fish eyes! My god! I've got fish eyes! Fish eyes! Fish eyes! Ooh la la...
Shonen Knife- Fish Eyes
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I am tall. I am strong. I live deep in the hill. And I love a good brawl, and I love a good kill. And that's all I hold true in this whole world of lies. Damn its heart! Damn its guts! Damn its eyes!
-"Two-Edge: Troll Hall"-A Wolfrider's Reflections, The Elfquest Folk Album... heheh
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A long day of being used Get accosted by the evening news In a world that looks for reasons to live I'm hooked on the reasons you give "Need You More and More" (Donna the Buffalo)
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He's sitting in a sycamore in St. John's wood Soaking day-old bread in kerosene Well he was blue as a robin's egg and brown as a hog He's staying out of circulation 'til the dogs get tired Out of circulation 'til the dogs get tired
Shadow fixed the toilet with an old trombone He never get up in the morning on a Saturday Sitting by the Erie with a bull-whipped dog Telling everyone he saw, "They went that-a-way, boys" Telling everyone he saw, "They went that-a-way"
Now the rain's like gravel on an old tin roof And the Burlington Northern pulling out of the world Now a head full of bourbon and a dream in the straw And a Gun Street girl was the cause of it all A Gun Street girl was the cause of it all
-Tom Waits, "Gun Street Girl"
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The clouds are full now 'bout to burst open wide this house still feels safe inside oh darling sleeping there beneath the rain from the old tin roof ghosts still call your name, call your name, call your name... I don't remember the color of your shirt or the song you were singing when I saw you first those dark dark eyes shooting straight into my heart the cold cold wind tearing the sky apart sky apart... The storm won't kill the fire the birds still sing desire...
How did he come here? Who gave him the key? Slipped into his hands so secretly And who put the color like lines on his face, And brought him here to a pagan place?
Now who shot his arrow? How high did it fly? When he tipped it with poison did he even know why? What unseen hand brought him face to face to face to face With all this and more, in a pagan place?
Come into my parlor, sail in at my shore Drink my soul dry, there is always more There is always more after that Fly on my carpet, look into my face And see the heart of man in a Pagan
- Waterboys, "A Pagan Place"
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And you hold her in your arms You turn the key and you lock the door And you could ask for so much more
Let her go and she'll always be there Let her go, there's a world out there Let her go and she'll always be there Let her go "Southern Winds" Jennie Stearns
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So I'm back in my hotel room with Johnnie Coltrane and the love supreme. In the next room I hear some woman scream out that her lover's turning off turning on the television. And I can't tell the difference between ABC news, Hill Street Blues and a preacher on the old time gospel hour stealing money from the sick and the old. Well the God I believe in isn't short of cash, mister. I feel a long way from the hills of San Salvador where the sky is ripped open and the rain pours through a gaping wound pelting the women and children... Pelting the women and children...who run ...who run...into the arms...of America
-U2 Bullet the Blue Sky (Rattle & Hum version)
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If all the rain drops were lemon drops and gum drops, oh what a rain it would be! I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide, (ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah) If all the rain drops were lemon drops and gum drops, oh what a rain it would be! Posts: 8473 | Registered: Apr 2003
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A shadow crossed the blue Miami sky As we hit the causeway by the big hotel We fought Now I can't remember why After all the words were said and tears were gone We vowed we'd never say goodbye
When we kissed we could hear the sound of thunder As we watched the regulars rush the big hotels We kissed again as the showers swept the Florida shore You opened your umbrella But we walked between the raindrops back to your door
-Donald Fagen, "Walk Between the Raindrops"
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Her eyes all swimming pool blue Dumb bells on a diving board Baby's always attracted to the things she's afraid of Big girl with the sweet tooth Watches the skinny girl in the photo shoot Freshmen squeaky clean She tastes of chlorine Miami, my mammy
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Thx Annie, it's been a long time since I heard the song, although my kids like it because it is on one of the Disney movie soundtracks.
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No shame here. Those were some interesting and fun times. Oh well, who knows, they may yet come back -- all that is old becomes new again.
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Except that I was born the same year disco officially died... I admit it, I am a closet disco lover.
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Annie wrote: "Except that I was born the same year disco officially died"
Annie, perhaps disco did not die, but was reborn in you. You are a "disco carrier," and will pass your disco love onto your children. You, Annie, might be responsible for the resurgence of platform shoes, the wearing of the color orange, and, heaven forbid, shag rugs.
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I admit... it was me. I am the incarnation of "Funkytown" of 1981. And in honor of that masterpiece:
Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me A town to keep me movin' keep me groovin' with some energy Well, I talk about it I talk about it I talk about it I talk about it Talk about, talk about, talk about moovin'
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I can't believe it! Yes, Funkytown! I forgot about that one.
Here's another (although I'm not sure about the 1st line):
Play it on the video, Boogie with a suitcase, Go living in a disco, Forget about the rat race. Let's do the milk shake, Sounding like a hot cake, Try some, buy some, fi, fie, fo, fum, Talk about, pop music, Talk about, pop music ...
Pop Music by M Factor
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Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man: no time to talk. Music loud and women warm, I've been kicked around Since I was born. And now it's all right. It's OK. And you may look the other way. We can try to understand The New York Times' effect on man.
"Stayin' Alive" The Bee Gees
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Then the rain let up and the sun came up And we were gettin' dry Almost let a pick-up truck nearly pass us by So we jumped right in and the driver grinned And he dropped us up the road We looked at the swim and we jumped right in Not to mention fishing poles
Oh, the water Oh, the water Oh, the water Let it run all over me
- Van Morrison, "And It Stoned Me"
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He said he was an artist But he really painted billboards In large capital letters Large capital letters He was telling jokes Nobody else would listen to him
I saw you that day Your lips were cherry red Your legs were crossed Your arms wide open
Your hair was coloured gold Like a field of corn You were blown by the wind You were blown by the wind
Walk, walk, walk...to the water Walk with me a while Walk, walk, walk...to the roadside Walk me in the light
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These lyrics are dedicated to the memory of Molly Bish, whose bones were identified yesterday by means of a DNA test. She is home at last, but it is so very sad. Please think of her tonight.
A river winds through Knoxville town, her lover brought her there he gave her flowers and kisses sweet, and ribbons for her hair darkness falls with deadly calm, the truth of fate revealed she said "I am not prepared for this, too soon for death to come." words that fall from bitter lips , her breath just barely gone her last day written to a waltz, dance to the murder song oh Knoxville girl, oh Knoxville girl, what brought you to this place where Mourning Dove's songs on deaf ears fall dance little darling dance "Knoxville Girl," by Jennie Stearns
(This song is based on a folk song about a woman who was murdered. Jennie Stearns adapted it. I do not remember the name of the original song, sorry)(Also sorry for the morbidity, but music is all about healing sometimes.)
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We've got a sweetheart sunset special On all of the standard stuff 'Cause in the morning--that gospel morning You'll have to do for yourself when the going gets tough Roll your cart back up the aisle Kiss the checkout girls goodbye Ride the ramp to the freeway Beneath the blood orange sky
It's last call To do your shopping At the last mall
-Steely Dan, "The Last Mall"
(from the brand new album, released yesterday. It's very good. Better than the last one, and that won the album of the year grammy)
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Roll, roll me away, won't you roll me away tonight I too am lost, I feel double crossed and I'm sick of what's wrong and what's right We never even said a word, we just walked out and got on that bike And we rolled And we rolled clean out of sight
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, "Roll Me Away"
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All I know is something like a bird within her sang, All I know she sang a little while and then flew on, Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain.
If you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why? Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passin' by, Laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark, fly through the night.
Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore. Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind.
"Birdsong" The Grateful Dead
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Be very very quiet Clock everything you see Little things might matter later At the start of the end of history
Yes we are the Godwhackers Who rip and chop and slice For crimes beyond imagining It's time to pay the price You better step back son Give the man some whacking space You know this might get messy GodWhacker's on the case
-Steely Dan, "Godwhacker" (again, from the new album)
[edit: if you are tempted to try out the new album, you can still listen to the whole thing free here (bottom left corner) Try this song. It's great.]
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Here in America it’s a propaganda race we’re gonna put a teacher into space now we’ve gone and spread her far and wide she’s a great symbol of the national pride Ollie Ollie North, North American hero you know he knows no letter of the law he’s living proof, with a patriotic attitude you can get away with anything at all
"America," Jeb Puryear(Donna the Buffalo)
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Weird science Not what teacher said to do Makin' dreams come true Living tissue, warm flesh Weird science Plastic tubes and pots and pans Bits and pieces Bits of my creation Is it real? It's my creation I do not know No hesitation No heart of gold Just flesh and blood I do not know
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Fall, rise and . . . Fall, rise and . . Lightning flashes across the sky, From east to west you do or die. Like a thief in the night, You see the world by candlelight.
Fall, rise and . . . Fall, rise and . . In an apartment on Times Square, You can assemble them anywhere. Held to ransom, hell to pay, A revolution everyday. USSR, GDR, London, New York, Peking. It's the puppets, It's the puppets who pull the strings.
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