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Introduce this ancient water , The smell of dirt, nature's sad refrain. Reintroduce two things that really matter And all of the corresponding pain.
Introduce the birds that fly, The rain and snow that fumble to the ground. Reintroduce the questions why Storms are blowing all around.
Over time, over distance, Over hills so far and wide, Overjoyed with mere existence, Since you've come to life.
"Come to Life" (Jeb Puryear)
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If I could throw this Lifeless lifeline to the wind Leave this heart of clay See you walk, walk away Into the night And through the rain Into the half-light And through the flame
-U2, in my favoritest U2 song ever - Bad
(p.s. MattB - there's a band called Alphaville? That is my favoritest foreign film ever! Are they good?)
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You're out on the town, safe in the crowd Ready to go for the ride Searching the eyes, looking for clues There's no way you can hide The fire inside
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, "The Fire Inside"
About Alphaville: Like the film, European, but German rather than French. Kind of like a German Depeche Mode. They appeared in 1981, and everything about them screams the fact, from the techno-dance music to the circa-1987 Billy Idol look. You've probably heard "Forever Young" or "Big in Japan," and now you know the band. The key album is also titled "Forever Young," and was released in 1984, but they're admirably still working.
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The fox went out on a chilly night, He prayed for the moon to give him light, For he'd many a mile to go that night, Before he reached the town -o, town -o, town -o, He'd many a mile to go that night, Before he reached the town -o.
"The Fox" by Unknown(golly, she's a good songwriter!)
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This is the night Of the expanding the man I take one last drag As I approach the stand I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long This brother is free I'll be what I want to be
I'll learn to work the saxophone I'll play just what I feel Drink Scotch whisky all night long And die behind the wheel They got a name for the winners in the world I want a name when I lose They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Call me Deacon Blues
-Steely Dan, "Deacon Blues"
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The candle burning over your shoulder is throwing Shadows on your saxophone , a surly lady in tremor. The stars that climb from her bowels, Those stars make towers on vowels.
"The Saxophone Song" Kate Bush
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"Crimson flames tied through my ears rollin' high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads using ideas as my maps "We'll meet on edges, soon," said I, proud 'neath heated brow. Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now."
-- Bob Dylan, "My Back Page Lyrics"
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And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany's She said I think I remember the film And as I recall I think We both kind of liked it And I said Well, that's one thing we got
Deep Blue Something, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
*strains to keep thread alive*
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When Black Friday comes I'll stand down by the door And catch the grey men when they Dive from the fourteenth floor When Black Friday comes I'll collect everything I'm owed And before my friends find out I'll be on the road When Black Friday falls you know it's got to be Don't let it fall on me
-Steely Dan, "Black Friday"
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Monday you could fall apart. Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart Thursday doesn't even start. It's Friday I'm in love
Saturday waits, And Sunday always comes too late But Friday never hesitates...
The Cure, "Friday,I'm in Love"
Be creative, people. No "Except For Monday", "Come Monday", "Ruby Tuesday", Tuesday's Gone", "Wednesday", "Friday", "Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting", "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", or "Easy Like Sunday Morning".
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Seven days, was all she wrote A kind of ultimatum note, she gave to me She gave to me When I thought the field had cleared It seems another suit appeared to challenge me Woe is me Though I hate to make a choice My options are decreasing mostly rapidly Well, we'll see I don't think she'd bluff this time I really have to make her mine It's plain to see, it's him or me
Monday , I could wait till Tuesday If I make up my mind Wednesday would be fine Thursday 's on my mind Friday 'd give me time Saturday could wait But Sunday 'd be too late
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Outside in the middle of a field I can hold a finger high in the air Under the sky in the middle of it all I can feel the wind blow the same for us all
"Sailing" Tara Nevins(Donna the Buffalo)
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Everything is catching Yes, everything is catching on fire Everything's catching on fire Everything is catching on fire Everything's catching on fire
Fingertips Fingertips Fingertips
I hear the wind blow I hear the wind blow It seems to say, "Hello. Hello, I'm the one who loves you so."
I found a new friend Underneath my pillow.
- They Might Be Giants, "Fingertips"
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And the battle's just begun, There's many lost, but tell me who has won? The trenches dug within our hearts, And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart.
Sunday, bloody Sunday. Sunday, bloody Sunday.
How long, how long must we sing this song? How long, Tonight we can be as one. Tonight, tonight.
-U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday (just for Frisco ) *highly amused by the days of the week, Speed*
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It's a long way from L.A. to Denver, It's a long time to hang in the sky; it's a long way home to Starwood in Aspen, The sweet Rocky Mountain paradise, Oh, my sweet Rocky Mountain paradise.
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You caught me lingering In another girl's paradise The way she paints the world -- I want that in my life Emeralds, you should know, Are renting in her meadow With a stroke beauty lives How could I resist You are Desire
"Another Girl's Paradise," by Tori Amos
Annie, my husband saw U2 when they did their surprise concert in downtown San Francisco in 1987. It was amazing.
edited to tell Annie about San Fran
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Get your ticket to that wheel in space While there's time The fix is in You'll be a witness to that game of chance in the sky You know we've got to win Here at home we'll play in the city Powered by the sun Perfect weather for a streamlined world There'll be spandex jackets one for everyone
On that train all graphite and glitter Undersea by rail Ninety minutes from New York to Paris (More leisure time for artists everywhere) A just machine to make big decisions Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision We'll be clean when their work is done We'll be eternally free yes and eternally young
What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free
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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...
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In my dream I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows, they learned to swim Surrounding me, going down on me Spilling over the brim Waves of regret and waves of joy I reached out for the one I tried to destroy You...you said you'd wait Until the end of the world
-U2 Until the End of the WorldPosts: 8504 | Registered: Aug 1999
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It rained and rained just like cats and dogs Drowning humans just like rats Is a parable for an angry mob. Joined a group for a militant peace But violence as an issue was purely mute, Laid around drinking tea Waiting for God to tell us who to shoot.
With a love so real Change the way you think and feel With a love so strong Flick the switch and turn me on.
With your life fully deployed This kind of love can never be destroyed In a dream so beautiful Could you dare to be another miracle
"Forty Days and Forty Nights"(Jeb Puyear)
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Beautiful rocks -- beautiful grass Beautiful soil where they both combine Beautiful river -- covering sky Never thought of possession, but all this was mine
When you know even for a moment That it's your time Then you can walk with the power Of a thousand generations
When you've got a dream like mine Nobody can take you down When you've got a dream like mine Nobody can push you around
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Hey what do you love more than love Hey what do you love more than love When you question what your desire is for When you don't just figure that you just want more Hey what do you love more than love Hey what do you love more than love
Well I love the way the world is your garden And you plant your seeds and you let them grow And you take things out of the ground just like You take what comes, but you never know
-- Dar Williams "What do You Love more than Love"
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"Hey where did we go Days when the rains came Down in a hollow Playin' a new game Laughin' and a runnin' Skippin' and a jumpin' In the misty mornin' fog Ah with our hearts a thumpin'"
-- Van Morrison, "Brown Eyed Girl"
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I heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? Well it goes like this : the fourth, the fifth The minor fall and the major lift The baffled king composing hallelujah
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Hi. Just wanted to jump in and remind you that "Woodstock" is a Joni Mitchell song (although the CSNY version isn't too bad.) I'll return with lyrics shortly.
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"I was out by myself in the graveyard I was doing an interpretive DANCE When I felt something heavy and pointed Strike me in the back of the neck And then the ghost of my dance instructor Pushed me down into an open grave And as dirt rained down she played a xylophone And sang me this song"
They Might Be Giants - Turn Around
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I waited patiently for the Lord He inclined and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit, Out of the miry clay. I will sing, sing a new song, I will sing, sing a new song. How long to sing this song?
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Oh, a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries And high above you can hear The church bells start to ring And as the heaviness, oh the heaviness, of the body settles in Somewhere you can hear a mother sing Then it's one foot then the other As you step out onto the road of hope Step out on the road How much weight? how much? Then it's how long? and how far? And how many times oh, before it's too late?
Calling all angels, calling all angels Walk me through this one Don't leave me alone Calling all angels, calling all angels We're tryin' and we're hopin' But we're not sure how this goes
-- Jane Siberry, "Calling All Angels"
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"i see a shining prize i'll pick one for you so, you can come with me below,
these are all my private thoughts, but i'll fill you in. in my head we take a WALK, because you're down with it.
sometimes i'm antony i'll do what is needed, fight for cleopatra, so off to alexandria, i heard your life left me a sacrifice i make, leaving you to face the snake."
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Why do all the rules I make About how to act around other people Like don't write them private notes Trying to explain your foolish actions Like not hanging around For hours after it's obvious That your presence ain't desired Like names are not important So if someone forgets your name They're forgetting something intangible That has nothing to do with you So it's stupid to feel bad If someone forgets your name Why do all the rules I make About how to act around other people Always fall by the wayside When I get around you
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Just then he came upon a young man sawing on the fiddle And playing it hot The devil jumped up on a hickory stump and said Boy, let me tell you what I bet you didn't know it, But I'm a fiddle player too And if you'd care to take a dare I'll make a bet with you You play some pretty good fiddle, son But give the devil his due I'll bet a fiddle of gold Against your soul 'Cause I think I'm better than you.
The Charlie Daniels Band - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
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Why won't you ever be glad? it melts into wonder Well I came in praying for you Why won't you run in the rain and play? Let the tears splash all over you.
-- Dave Matthews Band, "#41"
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The ants go marching one by one hurrah, hurrah the ants go marching one by one hurrah, hurrah the ants go marching one by one the little one stopped to go for a run and they all go marching down, to the ground, to get out of the rain, rain, rain, rain...