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Favourite Song Lyrics

the_motorcycle_boy — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:33:12 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I thought having a thread for people's favourite song lyrics might be a good idea. Here's a few of mine to get things going. Please remember any lyrics will do, short, long, even your own, Enjoy!

"Only humans carry their past around" The Fall

"Let it be" The Beatles

"Who's pushin' the pedals on the season cycle?" XTC

"Between thought and expression lies a lifetime" The Velvet Underground

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Scotchfinger — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 19:18:02 GMT

Still Crazy after all these Years Paul Simon

I just grew , ......tangled up in blue (Bob Dylan)

I haven't known peace and quiet for so long, I can't remember what it's like (Idiot Wind) Bob Dylan

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Scotchfinger — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:16:14 GMT

At 17 I learnt the truth, that love was meant for beauty queens and those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces, desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone (Janis Ian)

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Moonstruck — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 22:51:20 GMT

"Who can explain it? Who can tell you why?

Fools give you reasons - wise men never try"

(Some Enchanted Evening from Rodgers & Hammersteins "South Pacific")

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Durras — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 23:31:31 GMT

Don't Give Up - cause you have friends

Don't Give Up - You're not beaten yet

Don't Give Up - I know you can make it good

Don't Give Up - Be proud of who you are

This song Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel

I need to really keep this in the forefront of my mind.

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Scotchfinger — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:35:31 GMT

Yesterday all my troubles seem so far away, now it looks as though they are here to stay.

Always look on the bright side of death. (Monty Python)

Just because you're anxious and depressed, doesn't mean you're life is improving. (The Seakettles)

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the_motorcycle_boy — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:35:28 GMT

Thanks Scotchfinger, Moonstruck and Durras, you all have some great lyrics...Dylan, Gabriel, The Seakettles and, for a little class Rodgers & Hammerstein! Here's a few more I've come across....

"I'm waiting on the empty docks, Watching the ships come in, I'm waiting for the agony to stop, Oh, let the happiness in, I'm watching as the gulls all settle down, Upon the empty vessels, The faded whites of their wedding gowns, The songs of hopeless selflessness". Let the Happiness In - David Sylvian.

"Long you live and high you fly, And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry, And all you touch and all you see, Is all your life will ever be" Breathe - Pink Floyd.

"And if I seem a little strange, well that's because I am" Unloveable - The Smiths

"Well, I've been down so very damn long That it looks like up to me" Been Down SO Long - The Doors

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Moonstruck — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:54:07 GMT

...."May you always walk in sunshine...slumber warm when night winds blow.

May you always live with laughter....for a smile becomes you so

And may good fortune find your doorway, may the Bluebird sing your song

May no trouble travel your way...may no worries stay too long.

May all heartaches be forgotten - may no tears be spilled

May old acquaintance be remembered - and your cup of kindness filled.

And may you always be a dreamer - may your wildest dreams come true

May you find someone to love.....as much as I love you." (The McGuire Sisters - 1950s)

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the_motorcycle_boy — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 21:58:52 GMT

Thanks Moonstruck really enjoyed your lyrics from The McGuire Sisters, just shows how timeless they are.

Couldn't let the day go by without some kind of a tribute to David Bowie who has just passed away. I know he has written many, many hits but I've chosen this song from the album "Space Oddity".

"Memory Of A Free Festival"

The Children of the summer's end
Gathered in the dampened grass
We played Our songs and felt the London sky
Resting on our hands
It was God's land
It was ragged and naive
It was Heaven

Touch, We touched the very soul
Of holding each and every life
We claimed the very source of joy ran through
It didn't, but it seemed that way
I kissed a lot of people that day

Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon
To paint that love
upon a white balloon
And fly it from
the topest top of all the tops
That man has pushed beyond his brain
Satori must be something
just the same

We scanned the skies with rainbow eyes and saw machines of every shape and size
We talked with tall Venusians passing through
And Peter tried to climb aboard but the Captain shook his head
And away they soared
Climbing through
the ivory vibrant cloud
Someone passed some bliss among the crowd
And We walked back to the road, unchained

"The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party
The Sun Machine is Coming Down, and We're Gonna Have a Party."

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Moonstruck — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 23:43:39 GMT

....Thanks for that tribute to David Bowie.......re my last posting "May You Always"....must have been in a soppy mood to send that old one! Everyone must think I'm about 96 years old!.....no, I'm a pretty groovy chick!! (ha ha)

"To every thing..Turn Turn Turn

There is a season...turn turn turn.....and a time for every purpose...under heaven" (The Byrds I think)

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Scotchfinger — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:31:40 GMT

People on the streets

in the need are they

Under pressure

(Bowie and Freddie M)

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Durras — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:46:28 GMT

They are dancing in the streets

Bowie and Mick J

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Neil_1 — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 02:59:05 GMT

Here's one awesome one from Bryan Adams and I've highlighted some particularly excellent parts in it:

Victim Of Love

Livin' on your own can be a lonely game

A face in the crowd - no one knows your name

It’s a table for one and a broken heart to go

She's the kind of lover that you always dreamed

Would come to stay and never wanna leave

But that's all changed - she's dealt the final blow

Heaven knows what you were thinkin' of

Don't blame yourself you're just a victim of love

It doesn't matter who was right or wrong

When the fire is over - when the magic's gone

You pick up the pieces and do the best you can

It knocks you down but you try it again

You get a little older it's a cryin' shame

Sometimes things don't work out like you plan

Who's gonna help when you've had enough

It ain't no secret you're a victim of love

Heaven knows what you were thinkin' of

Don't blame yourself you're just a victim of love

One goodbye was really all it took

Now you thumb through the pages of your little black book

But somehow all the numbers look the same

You've been thinkin' how to get around it

But there ain't nothin' you can do about it

Nothin' ventured - nothin' gained

Ain't nothin' you can't rise above

Call it what you want but you're a victim of love

Who's gonna help you when you've had enough

Ain't no secret you're a victim of love

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the_motorcycle_boy — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 07:16:32 GMT

Thanks to Moonstruck, (still groovin' at 96! turn, turn, turn is a really nice song), thanks SF and Durras and thanks...4 the Bryan Adams lyrics!

Here are some more entertaining lyrics. Enjoy!

Time takes a cigarette and puts it in your mouth - David Bowie

         MY Way (selection)

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man
Just a mortal with potential of a superman, I'm living on - David Bowie


If you can learn to forgive others, you can learn to forgive yourself,
Take a holiday away from hatred, you will find...
That when you forgive others, you're really forgiving each other,
You'll have a better sleep at night and a brighter life (x2)

                                                 Ted "Moondog" Baxter

As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent, you asked for the latest party

                                                               David Bowie

Desperate for entertainment
So I turn the TV on
There's people jumping up and down
Then they have the panel on
And they talk a lot of wind
They talk a lot of wind

                          The Fall

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Kazzl — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:41:31 GMT

It's my life, it's now or never

I ain't gonna live forever

I just wanna live while I'm alive

It's my life.

Bon Jovi

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Well I won't back down, no I won't back down

You could stand me up at the gates of hell

But I won't back down

Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned around

And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down

Gonna stand my ground and I won't back down

Tom Petty

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Kazzl — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:55:50 GMT

(Love this thread TMB!)

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell

I know right now you can't tell

But stay a while and maybe then you'll see

A different side of me

Matchbox Twenty

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Scotchfinger — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 01:08:20 GMT

What's it like inside the bubble?

Does your head ever give you trouble?

(Little River Band- Hang On)

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the_motorcycle_boy — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 01:24:47 GMT

Glad you like the thread a lot Kazzl and thanks for the great lyrics. I really like Matchbox 20 and Tom Petty and Bon Jovi were excellent, esp TP!. Thanks for your LRB lyrics too, Scotchfinger. Here's some more Bowie and Lloyd Cole.

"Fill Your Heart"

Fill your heart with love today
Don't play the game of tact
Things that happened in the past
Only happened in your Mind
Only in your Mind-Forget your Mind
And you'll be free-yea'
The writing's on the wall
Free-yea'. And you can know it all
If you choose. Just remember
Lovers never lose
'Cause they are Free of thoughts unpure [sic]
And of thoughts unkind
Gentleness clears the soul
Love cleans the mind
And makes it Free.

David Bowie

Rattlesnakes

Jodie wears a hat although it hasn't rained for six days
She says a girl needs a gun these days
Hey on account of all the rattlesnakes

She looks like Eve Marie saint in on the waterfront
She reads Simone de Beauvoir in her American circumstance

She's less than sure if her heart has come to stay in San Jose
And her never-born child still haunts her
As she speeds down the freeway
As she tries her luck with the traffic police
Out of boredom more than spite
She never finds no trouble, she tries too hard
She's obvious despite herself

She looks like Eve Marie Saint in on the waterfront
She says all she needs is therapy, yeah
All you need is, love is all you need

LLOYD COLE (& The Commotions)

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Simona — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 02:41:40 GMT

DARE : Gorillaz

It's coming up It's coming up It's coming up

It's DARE

You've got to press it on you

You just think it

That's what you do baby

Hold it down DARE

Jump with the moon and move it

Jump back and forth

And feel like you were there yourself

Work it out.

Never did no harm Never did no harm

It's DARE

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the_motorcycle_boy — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:32:00 GMT

Thanks Simona.

"Anywhere I Lay My Head"

My head is spinning round
My heart is in my shoes
I went and set the Thames on fire
Now I must come back down
She's laughing in her sleeve at me
I can feel it in my bones
But anywhere I'm gonna
Lay my head, boys
I will call my home

Well I see that
The world is upside down
My pockets were filled up with gold
Now the clouds have covered o'er
And the wind is blowing cold
I don't need anybody
Because I learned to be alone
And anywhere
I lay my head, boys
I will call my home

Tom Waits