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Eduardo St. Elmo
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posted December 29, 2006 06:06 AM
I'm down , I'm really down I'm down , down underground I'm down , I'm really down How can you laugh when know I'm down ? The Beatles/Aerosmith - I'm Down
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martha
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posted December 29, 2006 12:42 PM
Gonna stand my ground, wont be turned around And I'll keep this world from draggin me down - Tom Petty
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martha
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posted December 29, 2006 12:45 PM
Oops, I didn't notice we were on Page 2. Let me try this again... "Jubilation, she loves me again, I fall on the floor and I'm laugh ing" - Simon & Garfunkel
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Noemon
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posted December 29, 2006 12:51 PM
In order to hit both of martha's I'm going to have to use three lines: "But then he rose, brilliant as the moon in full And sank in the burrows of my keep And all my armour fall ing down, in a pile at my feet" -Fiona Apple
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DaisyMae
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posted December 29, 2006 01:29 PM
"Fair thee well, my bright star It was a brief brilliant miracle dive" Indigo Girls "Fare Thee Well"
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ketchupqueen
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posted December 29, 2006 03:06 PM
"Fair thee well , fair thee well, Fair thee well my fairy fae, For I'm goin' to Lou'siana for to see my Suzy-anna Singin' polly-wolly-doodle all the day." -"Polly Wolly Doodle", traditional American song, authorship unknown, publicized by Emmett's Minstrels.
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Noemon
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posted December 29, 2006 09:26 PM
"That summer was just crazy hot We walked the fair ground parking lot" Aimee Mann, "I Can't Help You Anymore" [ December 29, 2006, 11:34 PM: Message edited by: Noemon ]
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martha
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posted December 29, 2006 11:17 PM
Noemon, I don't see what your linkword is. In response to kq's lyrics: "One fine day You're gonna want me for your girl" - Chiffons In response to Noemon's lyrics: "Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got till it's gone They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot " - Joni Mitchell, and later the Counting Crows So, whoever's next can use either of these to jump off of.
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Kale
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posted December 29, 2006 11:31 PM
"Take me down to the Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty ..."- Guns 'n Roses
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Noemon
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posted December 29, 2006 11:51 PM
Sorry about that, martha. I've bolded the key word. "My men were clothed all in green , And they did ever wait on thee; All this was gallant to be seen, And yet thou wouldst not love me" Greensleeves, an English folk song of uncertain origin.
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Uprooted
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posted December 30, 2006 01:27 AM
What I dream I had, dressed in organdyClothed in crinoline, of smoky Burgundy "For Emily" -Simon & Garfunkel
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martha
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posted December 30, 2006 09:03 AM
"Stars shining up above you Night breezes seem to whisper "i love you" Birds singin’ in the sycamore treesDream a little dream of me." - Louis Armstrong, via The Mamas and the Papas
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martha
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posted December 30, 2006 09:05 AM
(Just nitpicking here: the phrase is "fare thee well," so you can't use the misspelled "fair" as a linkword... unless you're playing a fun lyrics game and don't want to interrupt the flow for annoying nitpickers.)
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Noemon
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posted December 30, 2006 11:04 AM
It says right here in the rule book, section 12, paragraph 32, line 4, that homophones are allowed. Plain as day. I'm looking right at it. "There is unrest in the forest There is trouble with the trees For the maples want more sunlight And the oaks ignore their pleas." Rush, "Trees"
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Ecthalion
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posted December 30, 2006 11:17 PM
And a new day will dawn for those Who stand long. And the forests will echo with laughter. Led Zeppelin-stairway to heaven
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martha
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posted December 31, 2006 09:20 AM
"So happy just to be alive Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning" - Bob Dylan
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Earendil18
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posted December 31, 2006 01:20 PM
"Where flowers turning crane their fragile necks So they can in turn Reach up and kiss the sky . They are driven by a strange desire..." - Dead Can Dance "The Carnival Is Over
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Luet13
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posted December 31, 2006 01:25 PM
"So I'll continue to continue to pretend my life will never end, and flowers never bend in the rainfall." -Simon and Garfunkel "Flowers Never Bend in the Rainfall"
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martha
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posted December 31, 2006 03:18 PM
"Though I know I'll never lose affection For people and things that went before I know I'll often stop and think about them In my life I love you more." - The Beatles
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SenojRetep
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posted December 31, 2006 05:37 PM
"I can't live without your love and affection I just can't go on this way anymore" - Nelson
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Kale
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posted December 31, 2006 06:05 PM
"An exit to eternal summer slacking, but where were they going without ever knowing the way ?"Fastball
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enjeeo
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posted December 31, 2006 07:46 PM
"Somewhere in my heart I'm always Dancing with you in the summer rain" Belinda Carlisle, Summer Rain
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martha
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posted January 01, 2007 08:53 AM
"When the rain comes, They run and hide their heads They might as well be dead." - The Beatles
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Sterling
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posted January 02, 2007 01:35 AM
"I can't run but I can walk much faster than this..." -Paul Simon, Can't Run But
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Eduardo St. Elmo
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posted January 02, 2007 03:34 AM
"They had one thing in common They were good in bed She said, faster , faster . the lights are turning red." The Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane (Hotel California)
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DaisyMae
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posted January 02, 2007 12:47 PM
Oh I like red , it's the color of an apple Orange, it's the color of an orange Yellow, it's a lemon and our wonderful sun, sun, sun. Barney "Colors"
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dean
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posted January 02, 2007 10:55 PM
"My yellow in this case is not so mellow In fact Im trying to say its frigthened like me" Jimi Hendrix-- Bold As Love
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Eduardo St. Elmo
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posted January 03, 2007 04:05 AM
"So I'm gonna keep on trying 'til I feel like dying But that won't happen 'til tomorrow and by then I can borrow another day" Uriah Heep - I'll Keep Trying
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SenojRetep
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posted January 03, 2007 07:43 AM
"Is the love I gave her in the past Gonna be enough to last If tomorrow never comes" Garth Brooks - If Tomorrow Never Comes
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Eduardo St. Elmo
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posted January 03, 2007 10:34 AM
"While others shout of war's disaster. Oh, we won't give in, let's go living in the past " Jethro Tull - Living In The Past <edit: This particular phrasing was found on the internet, however, whenever I listen to the song the lyrics come across just a bit different.> [ January 04, 2007, 04:50 AM: Message edited by: Eduardo St. Elmo ]
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martha
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posted January 04, 2007 09:35 PM
"Shout , shout , let it all out These are the things we can do without Come on, I'm talking to you, come on" - Tears for Fears
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ketchupqueen
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posted January 04, 2007 09:42 PM
Let me call you "Sweetheart", I'm in love with you; Let me hear you whisper that you love me too. Keep that love-light glowing in your eyes so true, Let me call you "Sweetheart", I'm in love with you. -"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" , Lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson, Music by Leo Friedman, 1910
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Ecthalion
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posted January 04, 2007 10:00 PM
Love is not a victory march its a cold and its a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah-Rufus wainwright
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Eduardo St. Elmo
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posted January 05, 2007 04:47 AM
"It's a damn cold night Trying to figure out this life Wont you take me by the hand take me somewhere new" Avril Lavigne - I'm With You (Let Go)
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SenojRetep
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posted January 05, 2007 07:44 AM
quote: Originally posted by Ecthalion: Love is not a victory march its a cold and its a broken Hallelujah Hallelujah-Rufus wainwright "Hallelujah" was written by Leonard Cohen. I realize we've been putting down performers rather than writers generally, but since there are several relatively popular versions of this song (see this wiki page ), and since RW does write most of the songs he performs, I thought it might be a valid point to make. <edit>Oh, yeah, quote: Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand Love letters in the sand - I remember you! I Remember You - Skid Row</edit>
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dean
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posted January 05, 2007 09:42 PM
All your letters in the sand Cannot heal me like your hand For my life still ahead pity me '39 - Queen
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DaisyMae
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posted January 05, 2007 10:13 PM
Please don't hesitate Take my hand don't be afraid Of the feelings in your heart. Styx-"First time for love"
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Verily the Younger
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posted January 05, 2007 10:23 PM
quote: I don't know who wrote that... Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield, later of Crosby, Stills & Nash. And speaking of Stephen Stills,Please then remember and don't get too close To one special one, he will take your defenses and run. Stephen Stills, "Change Partners"
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dean
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posted January 06, 2007 01:52 PM
I want you to notice when I'm not around You're so very special Radiohead --"Creep"
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Ecthalion
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posted January 06, 2007 07:45 PM
the street heats the urgency of sound As you see theres no one around 1979-Smashing pumpkins
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Sterling
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posted January 06, 2007 10:16 PM
"No one can take you away from me now. Don't matter how long we have to wait." -Marillion, No One Can
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martha
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posted January 07, 2007 11:47 AM
"So long , Frank Llyod Wright I can't believe your song is gone so soon" - Simon & Garfunkel
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Ecthalion
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posted January 07, 2007 08:10 PM
We can learn to fight, I can't believe it Pour your heart inside, you won't believe in What you like tonight, I'm gonna be with you candlebox-can't give in
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DaisyMae
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posted January 07, 2007 10:51 PM
Your love is better than ice cream Better than anything else that I've found and your love is better than ice cream everyone here knows how to fight Sarah McLauchlin - "Ice Cream"
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Eduardo St. Elmo
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posted January 08, 2007 03:04 AM
"Tell me what to do You know I can't see through the haze around me And I do anything to just feel better " Santana feat. Steven Tyler - Just Feel Better
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abysmalpoptart
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posted January 08, 2007 03:17 AM
lol @ the ph33r of copyright infringement ^^ Purple haze all around Dont know if Im comin up or down Actin funny, but I dont know why scuse me while I kiss the sky jimi hendrix, purple haze
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Eduardo St. Elmo
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posted January 08, 2007 04:01 AM
"Doin' tons of coke and blow Stuffing it in every hole Miles high, so am I Watching Jimi kiss the sky " Aerosmith - Crash (Nine Lives) And welcome to the abysmalpoptart... I wonder what flavour that would be?
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SenojRetep
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posted January 08, 2007 09:29 AM
"You load sixteen tons , and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go; I owe my soul to the company store..." Merle Travis (made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford) - Sixteen tons
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ketchupqueen
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posted January 08, 2007 04:54 PM
Guys, three line limit for anything under copyright, please. _____________________ It's a new day ; here comes the mornin'. It's a fresh start, there's a lot to be done. It's a new time, I feel like singin'... -"New Day", Si Kahn/Fred Koller, performed by Laurie Lewis and Grant Street
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Ecthalion
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posted January 09, 2007 01:31 AM
Here comes the sun Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right Here comes the sun-The beatles
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