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This thread was cool. I don’t recall the origins of the game, but I won’t let that stop me from bringing it back .
The rules are simple. I’ll post some song lyrics to kick us off. The next poster will think of lyrics with one word in common with the lyrics I posted. So if I were to post:
Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh
The next poster might post:
As long as we’ve no place to go Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow
Bold your common word. If I recall correctly OSC does not condone posting entire songs (seeing as how they are copyrighted and whatnot) but to my knowledge excerpts are acceptable. Let us know the artist and title. And finally, creativity is a plus. It’s lame to use words like “is” as your common word imho.
And to kick us off
Rufus Wainwright "California"
Ain’t it a shame that at the top Peanut butter and jam they served you Ain’t it a shame that at the top Still those soft skin boys can bruise you Yes I fell for a streaker
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Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you, Way-hey, you rolling river, Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you. Away, I'm bound away, across the wide Missouri.
For seven years I courted Nancy, Way-hey, you rolling river, No other girl would suit my fancy. Away, I'm bound away, across the wide Missouri.
She would not have me for her lover, Way-hey, you rolling river, But I never courted any other. Away, I'm bound away, across the wide Missouri.
One day she went to Kansas City, Way-hey, you rolling river, And there she had a little baby. Away, I'm bound away, across the wide Missouri.
She must have had another lover, Way-hey, you rolling river, It must have been that cavalry soldier. Away, I'm bound away, across the wide Missouri.
Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter, Way-hey, you rolling river, Though she'll never cross your shining waters. Away, I'm bound away, across the wide Missouri.
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you, Way-hey, you rolling river, Oh, Shenandoah, now I must leave you. Away, I'm bound away, across the wide Missouri.
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Christmas morning I'll be laying there Seven children all in my hair We can't start without you Yeah, you must get up Pour a shot of whiskey in your coffee cup
"Nashville Christmas," Donna the Buffalo
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Well, I'm running down the road tryin' to loosen my load I've got seven women on my mind, Four that wanna own me, Two that wanna stone me, One says she's a friend of mind
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All the things she said All the things she said Running through my head Running through my head All the things she said This is not enough.
I'm in serious shit. I feel totally lost. If I'm asking for help it's only because being with you has opened my eyes. Could I ever believe such a perfect surprise?
-- t.A.T.u., "All the Things She Said"
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Help, I need somebody, Help, not just anybody, Help, you know I need someone, help.
When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody's help in any way. But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured, Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down And I do appreciate you being round. Help me, get my feet back on the ground, Won't you please, please help me.
"Help," The Beatles
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And now i can't be sure of anything Black is white, and cold is heat For what i worshipped stole my love away It was the ground beneath her feet It was the ground beneath her feet
-U2, The Ground Beneath Her Feet
(did the original thread die?)
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It's not the falling of the temperature, That's making all our blood run cold It's the breeze you make, The presence felt when you're around me.
'Head on Collision', New Found Glory
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See the curtains hangin' in the window, in the evenin' on a Friday night. A little light a-shinin' through the window, lets me know everything is alright. Summer breeze , makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind. Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
I don’t care if Monday’s blue Tuesday’s grey and Wednesday too Thursday I don’t care about you It’s Friday I’m in love
Monday you can fall apart Tuesday Wednesday break my heart Thursday doesn’t even start It’s Friday I’m in love
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I don't care if it rains or freezes, 'Long as I've got my plastic Jesus Settin' on the dashboard of my car. Comes in colors pink and pleasant, Glows in the dark 'cause it's luminescent, Take him with you when you travel far.
Plastic Jesus, Plastic Jesus, Settin' on the dashbord of my car, I don't never feel alone, And he gets me safely home, Though I'm weavin' all across the tar.
When pedestrians try to cross, I jest let 'em know who's boss, I don't ever honk or give 'em warning. Like to drive all over town Tryin' for to run 'em down; It's seldom that they live to see the morning.
Plastic Jesus, Plastic Jesus, Settin' on the dashboard of my car. His halo fits just right And I use it for a sight To splatter all the spatter near and far.
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And you're like a 90's Jesus And you revel in your psychosis How dare you And you sample concepts like hors d'oeuvres And you eat their questions for dessert Is it just me or is it hot in here?
- Alanis Morissette, "No Pressure Over Cappuccino"
Annie: Nope, using our marvelous "search" function I found out that it's still here! Anyway, it's probably better to start a new one and let the big mammoth die... It worked well for the hug thread and some others too.
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Look at our President he's dodging questions Oh how his magic teeth glow There's a major, major disconnection Between what he says and what he says he knows
"America," Donna the Buffalo
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You were pretty as a picture It was all there to see Then your face caught up with your psychology With a mouth full of teeth You ate all your friends And you broke every heart thinking every heart mends
-U2, Crumbs From Your TablePosts: 8504 | Registered: Aug 1999
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A long time ago, yeah Before you was born dude When I was still single And life was great I held this job as a traveling salesman That kept me moving from state to state
Well I’m standing on the corner of Lafayette State of Louisiana Wondering where a city boy could go To get a little conversation Drink a little red wine Catch a little bit of those Cajun girls Dancing to Zydeco
Along came a young girl She’s pretty as a prayer book Sweet as an apple on Christmas day I said good gracious can this be my luck If that’s my prayer book Lord let us pray
Well I’m standing on the corner of Lafayette State of Louisiana Wondering what a city boy could do To get her in a conversation Drink a little red wine Dance to the music of Clifton Chenier The King of the Bayou
-That Was Your Mother, Paul Simon
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I caught my eye in a swinging door. I'd never seen that man before. I saw myself in someone else and hated them ever since. Some broken glass and a bleeding hand. The mirror's down but I'm still standing. Stand. I know who I am.
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They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street I pray that when I'm coming down you'll be asleep If I ever hurt you your revenge will be so sweet Because I'm scum And I'm your son I've come undone
Now she's done and they're calling someone Such a familiar name I'm so glad that my memories remote 'cause I'm doing just fine hour to hour, note to note Here it is the revenge to the tune You're no good You're no good, you're no good, you're no good Can't you tell that it's well understood?
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Grey-haired and flint-eyed, his sunburned face lined, Grandpa was a man of few words. He had a way of not wanting to say Any more than he thought would be heard.
The long years of living and day-to-day giving had carved out a map on his face; With little to lose, he'd learned how to choose, And his choices were easy to trace.
He had the eyes of a painter, Heart of a maker of songs. His words fell like rain on the dry desert plain, Precious and so quickly gone.
-Kate Wolf, "Eyes of a Painter"
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Do you derive joy from diving in And seeing that loving someone can actually feel like freedom? Are you funny? à la self-deprecating? Like adventure? and have many formed opinions?
These are 21 things that I want in a lover, Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer. I figure I can describe it since I have a choice in the matter. These are 21 things I choose to choose in a lover.
Alanis Morissette, "21 Things I Want in a Lover"
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watching, waiting, playing who's who don't play to win to be second to you the door will open when i suffer enough who'll hold this hand when the going gets rough? such good intentions always nipped in the bud what'd you expect? well. you never could if i stop laughing just to be at your door
always opinions turning you round always opinions turning you down
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I'm going back some day come what may to Blue Bayou Where the folks are fine And the world is mine On Blue Bayou Where those fishing boats With their sails afloat If I could only see That familiar sunrise Through sleepy eyes How happy I'd be
- Linda Rondstadt, "Blue Bayou"
(from Man on Fire soundtrack)
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And Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said "All men will be sailors then Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken Long before the sky would open Forsaken, almost human He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him And you want to travel blind And you think maybe you'll trust him For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.
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It's hard to escape from this fair lady's bower, For high are the windows, and guarded the tower, But there's always a way where there is a will, And young Eileen is gone with Ned on the Hill
Who sings, "Lady love, come to me now, Come and live merrily, under the bough. And I'll pillow thy head where the fairies tread If thou will but wed with Ned on the Hill."
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The version I know is as sung by Kathryn Roberts and Kate Rusby on their self-titled album, which came out in 1999. Connie Dover has a version in Gaelic (I think) on one of hers, too.
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Oh, dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue, Tell me, oh, what can I do?
She thinks of him and so she dresses in black, And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black. Oh, dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue, Tell me, oh, what can I do?
I think of her, but she thinks only of him, And though it's only a whim, she thinks of him. Oh, how long will it take, Till she sees the mistake she has made? Dear what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue, Tell me, oh, what can I do?
Oh, how long it will take, Till she sees the mistake she has made? Dear what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue, Tell me, oh, what can I do?
She thinks of him and so she dresses in black, And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black. Oh, dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue, Tell me, oh, what can I do?
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And I don't want the world to see me 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am
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Step out the front door like a ghost into a fog, where no one notices the contrast of white on white. And in between the moon and you, Angels get a better view, Of the crumbling difference Between wrong and right.
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Down in the valley, the valley so low, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.
Roses are red, dear, violets are blue, Angels in heaven know I love you. Know I love you, dear, know I love you, Angels in heaven know I love you.
-from "Down in the Valley", trad.
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Lay me down, in the cold,cold ground, Where before, many men have gone. And when they come, I will stand my ground, Stand my ground, I'll nae' be afraid.
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So I watch you wash your hair Underwater, unaware And the plane flies through the air Did you think you didn't have to choose it That I alone could win or lose it In all the places we were hiding love What was it we were thinking of?
In this house of make believe Divided in two, like Adam and Eve You put out and I recieve
Down by the railway siding In our secret world, we were colliding In all the places we were hiding love What was it we were thinking of?
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Well my friends are gone and my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play, and I'm crazy for love, but I'm not coming on -- I'm just paying my rent every day in the Tower of Song.
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We're stepping out, get hip to the motion One step puts us in the groove Back to the shack for what it might lack One step forward, take the good life back
"Front Porch," Donna the Buffalo
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I put this moment-- here. I put this moment-- here. I put this moment--
"Over here! "Over here! Can't you see where memories are kept bright? Tripping on the water like a laughing girl. Time in her eyes is spawning past life, One with the ocean and the woman unfurled, Holding all the love that waits for you here. Catch us now for I am your future. A kiss on the wind and we'll make the land. Come over here to where When lingers, Waiting in this empty world, Waiting for Then, when the lifespray cools. For Now does ride in on the curl of the wave, And you will dance with me in the sunlit pools. We are of the going water and the gone. We are of water in the holy land of water And all that's to come runs in With the thrust on the strand."
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Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Cellophane flowers of yellow and green, Towering over your head. Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes, And she’s gone.
--Lucy in the Sky, The Beatles
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The captain is a one-armed dwarf, he's throwing dice along the wharf In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king, so take this ring
We sail tonight for Singapore, we're all as mad as hatters here I've fallen for a tawny Moor, took off to the land of Nod Drank with all the Chinamen, walked the sewers of Paris I drank along a colored wind, I dangled from a rope of sand You must say goodbye to me
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I played the part of a broken heart upon a shelf I played that part so lonely and so well Thought that love belonged to someone else not me and you Yeah, I know that you've been shattered, you've been bruised We both know what it feels like when you lose But I'd bet my life on the roll of the dice for you
If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do Tonight 's the night, I'm gonna prove it to you Do I have to break down, baby just to break through If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do If that's what it takes...
- Bon Jovi, If that's what it takesPosts: 4519 | Registered: Sep 2003
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Lonely I'm so lonely , I have nobody, For my owwnnn I'm so lonely , I'm Mr. Lonely I have nobody, For my owwnnn I'm so lonely ~ Akon, Lonely
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