Lyrically Speaking....

[Scrappy Amazon]

You're trying to stump us all aren't you Ms. Punk....ppppbblllttt. You're forcing me to pull out some Elvis....ACK!!! I'm thinking you may owe me for this one....lol

Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis

Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you
No no no no no no no no baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do

Don't be a stingy little mama
You're 'bout to starve me half to death
Well you can spare a kiss or two and
Still have plenty left, no no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do

You're just a natural born beehive
Filled with honey to the top
Well I ain't greedy baby
All I want is all you got, no no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do

I got wishbone in my pocket
I got a rabbit's foot 'round my wrist
You know I’d have all the things these lucky charms could bring
If you'd give me just one sweet kiss, no no no no no no no
Baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do

Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you
No no no no no no no no baby, I ain't askin' much of you
Just a big-a big-a hunk o' love will do

wishbone

Come on....with lyrics like that how can you not like Elvis...(eye Roll)

[mabd]

Hey Scrapgold, you could have done Terri Clark's Honky Tonk, or the classic, New River Train, or the Nits' Abandoned Mine for beehive. <giggling and ducking>


Wishbone
Architecture In Helsinki

Choking on a wishbone,
In the firing line of lovers,
Who will never slow down.

And I won't let you steer,
Comand the atmosphere,
Since you suggested running away,
It's romantic.

Hit the redial,
Maybe we should sit a while,
Save our second wind for sentimental warm weather.

Four forever,
Two together,
We'll play dead,
We'll play dead,
We'll play deadly....

deadly

Maeve

[Siren]

Are you a Terri Clark fan, too, Maeve? Just one more reason we get along!

[Scrappy Amazon]

That would have been way too easy Maeve and I'd have missed an opportunity to tease Ms. Punk.

Last Chance Lost - Joni Mitchell

Last chance lost--
In the tyranny of a long good-bye
Last chance lost--
We talk of us with deadly earnest eyes
Last chance lost--
We talk of love in terms of sacrifice and compromise
Last chance--
Last chance lost

Last chance lost--
The hero cannot make the change
Last chance lost--
The shrew will not be tamed
Last chance lost--
They bicker on the rifle range
Blame takes aim
Last chance--
Last chance lost


tyranny

I saw part of a documentary with Joni Mitchell yesterday....she said she's tired of the MTV style artists, all look and no substance. I was thinking how true. Did anyone know that Paris Hilton has a new CD.....gimmie a break.

[mabd]

Siren, my musical muse, thank you for your kind words. I need your expertise. Everytime I burn a CD (or do a mp3), the first few cuts work well together. Then everything just falls apart and it gets incoherent. How do you put together a playlist?

And SG, shouldn't that be Ms. JoLo LoNi Punkchel, presiding music guru?

Anyway. A real oldie.
A fine Republican Song (NB *not* USA definition of Republican)

A Rebel Song
From Songs of Freedom, Connolly (1907)

Come workers, sing a rebel song, a song of love and hate,
Of love unto the lowly, and of hatred to the great
The great who trod our fathers down, who steal our children's bread,
Whose hand of greed is stretched to rob the living and the dead

Chorus

Then sing our rebel song, as we proudly sweep along
To end the age-long tyranny that makes for human tears
Our march is nearer done with each setting of the sun,
And the tyrant's might is passing with the passing of the years.

We sing no song of wailing, and no song of sights or tears,
High are our hopes and stout our hearts, and banished all our fears
Our flag is raised above us so that all the world may see
'Tis Labour's faith and Labours arm alone can labour free.

Out from the depths of misery we march with hearts aflame,
With wrath against the rulers false who wreck our manhood's name
The serf who licks his tyrant's rod may bend forgiving knee.
The slave who breaks his slave’s chain a wrathful man must be.

Our army Marches onward with its face towards the dawn,
In trust secure in that one thing the slave may lean upon,
The might within the arm of him who, knowing Freedom's worth,
Strikes home to banish tyranny from off the face of earth

BANISH

Maeve

[Phalon]

Straight Out of Line ~ Godsmack

There's no reason
There's no compromise
Changing seasons
Living the high life
I don't know you
So don't freak on me
I can't control you
You're not my destiny

Straight out of line
I can't find a reason
Why I should justify my ways
Straight out of line
I don't need a reason
You don't need to lie to me

I'll confess this
You're my tragedy
I paid you to rest just
As fast as you turned on me
Gone forever
Banish the memories
Displays of pleasure
Are masked by your misery

Straight out of line
I can't find a reason
Why I should justify my ways
Straight out of line
I don't need a reason
You don't need to lie to me
Lie to me

Straight out of line
I can't find a reason
Why I should justify my ways
Straight out of line
I don't need a reason
You don't need to
You don't need to lie to me
Lie to me
Lie to me
Lie to me

next word: display

[mabd]

siren said:

Are you a Terri Clark fan, too, Maeve? Just one more reason we get along!

It took a bit of time, but yupers, a fan am I.

Hey Siren, you know I've literally been dealing with the hand I was dealt -- you, Ms Punk, phd, Scrapgold, and others have really helped with the music which feeds me. Thanks.

And Phalon, I actualy pre-ordered the new Audioslave. This should be a trip.

Maeve

[Siren]

Maeve - I don't have much of a formula about putting cds together. Some have a theme, like good summer songs or dance music or great vocalists. But I'm too impatient to spend much time on it. Sorry I'm not much help with this.

And thank you for the compliment. I'm glad some of my suggestions have panned out for you. They don't always. For instance, I don't think I ever made Gams a Diana Krall fan. But it's a testament to Gams' open mind that our resident metal fan gave Diana a chance.

I'm glad you're liking "the cat in the hat". Terri Clark's been a favorite of mine for years, and is a fun live entertainer, too. Speaking of good shows, I saw Sugarland again recently, and am an even bigger fan than before. If they're putting on a show that intense and high-energy on every date, I don't know how they do it. Here's a link to hear/see them "unplugged". They're clearly a band that feeds off their audience. So, they're a bit subdued in this in-studio performance. But I think you'll be impressed. Jennifer is one powerful, passionate vocalist.

www.kxy.com/cc-common/stripped/sugarland/

Back to the game:

In a pawn shop in Chicago
On a sunny summer's day
A COUPLE gazes at the wedding rings there on DISPLAY

from "Golden Ring" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette

next: couple

[lolapunk]

Right Next Door (Because of Me) - Robert Cray

I can hear the COUPLE fighting right next door
Their angry words sound clear through these thin walls
Around midnight I hear him shout unfaithful woman
And I knew right there the AXE was gonna fall


axe

[Phalon]

A favorite "oldie" from Megadeth.

Sweating Bullets

Hello me... Meet the real me
And my misfits way of life
A dark black past is my
Most valued possession
Hindsight is always 20-20,
But looking back it's still a bit fuzzy
Speak of mutually assured destruction?
Nice story... Tell it to Reader's Digest!

Feeling paranoid
True enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me, and
My air is getting thin
I'm in trouble for the things
I haven't got to yet
I'm chomping at the bit, and my
Palms are getting wet, sweating bullets.

Hello me... It's me again
You can subdue, but never tame me
It gives me a migraine headache
Thinking down to your level
Yea, just keep on thinking it's my fault
And stay an inch or two outta kicking distance
Mankind has got to know
His limitations

Feeling claustrophobic
Like the walls are closing in
Blood stains on my hands and
I don't know where I've been
I'm in trouble for the things
I haven't got to yet
I'm sharpening the axe and my
Palms are getting wet, sweating bullets

Well, me... it's nice talking to myself
A credit to dementia
Some day you too will know my pain
And smile its blacktooth grin
If the war inside my head
Won't take a day off I'll be dead
My icy fingers claw your back
Here I come again

Feeling paranoid
True enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me
And my air is getting thin
Feeling claustrophobic
Like the walls are closing in
Blood stains on my hands and
I don't know where I've been
Once you committed me
Now you've acquitted me
Claiming validity
For your stupidity
I'm chomping at the bit
I'm sharpening the axe
Here I come again, whoa!
Sweating bullets

Dang, so many good words in this one, I can't choose. I'll just stick with a word from the same line "axe" appears in: sharpening is the next word.

[mabd]

Hecate Enthroned
A Graven Winter

Through the Darkening Tranquility,
the Entwining of Twin Passion in Deepest Love,
of one Vision of the Immortal Graveyard.
Centuries of Sleep on a Journey to my Rapture,
as I gaze up through Spellbinding Branches the Deepest Snow
falls thick Scorching into my Heart.
The most Supreme Vision of all, for the Sharpening of Deepest Midnight
in the Essence of Perpetual Winter... is my Journey complete?
The Breeding of Witchcraft shall Consume the Night, to Unite as One -

A Living Immortal Monument...

perpetual

Maeve

[lolapunk]

Maeve - met a girl recently named Maeve and I almost started quizzing her about obscure music and historical viewpoints but thought "...nah" - where was I ? Oh yes, don't give in and change this; I'm going to get it. 'Perpetual' is a perpetual thought now and there's a song just below the surface, I just know it.

[fallenangel]

Faith Hill~ This Kiss

i don’t want another heartbreak
i don’t need another turn to cry, no
i don’t want to learn the hard way
baby hello, oh no, goodbye
but you got me like a rocket
shooting straight across the sky

it’ s the way you love me
it’s a feeling like this
it’s centrifugal motion
it’s perpetual bliss
it’s that pivotal moment
it’s, ah, impossible
this kiss, this kiss
unstoppable
this kiss, this kiss

next word : BLISS

[Siren]

Yay, a chance to quote Sugarland!!

Monday, hard to wake up
Fill my coffee cup, I'm out the door
Yeah, the FREEWAY's standing still today
It's gonna make me late, and that's for sure
I'm running out of gas and out of time
Never gonna make it there by nine

There's gotta be something more
Gotta be more than this
I need a little less hard time
I need a little more BLISS
I'm gonna take my chances
Taking a chance I might
Find what I'm looking for
There's gotta be something more

from "Something More" - Sugarland

next: freeway

[Hippy Amazon]

Woo-Hoo chance to quote one of the best...Come on lets sing-a-long!

Artist: Aretha Franklin
Song: Freeway Of Love

Knew you'd be a vision in white
How'd you get those pants so tight?
Don't know what you're doin'
But you must be livin' right

We got some places to see
I brought all the maps with me
So jump right in...Ain't no sin
Take a ride in my machine

City traffic movin' way too slow
Drop the pedal and go...go...go

Goin' ridin' on the freeway of love
Wind's against our back
Goin' ridin' on the freeway of love
In my pink cadillac
Goin' ridin' on the freeway of love
Wind's against our back
Ain't we ridin' on the freeway of love
In my pink Cadillac?

Never you mind the exit signs
We got lots of time
We can't quit 'til we get
To the other side

With the radio playin' our song
We keep rollin' on
Who knows how far a car can get
Before you think about slowin' on down

City traffic movin' way too slow
Drop the pedal and go...go...go

Next word: Cadillac

[mabd]

LA Freeway
Guy Clark

Pack up all your dishes.
Make note of all good wishes.
Say goodbye to the landlord for me.
That son of a shrew has always bored me.
Throw out them LA papers
And that moldy box of vanilla wafers.
Adios to all this concrete.
Gonna get me some dirt road back street

Chorus
If I can just get off of this LA freeway
Without getting killed or caught
I'd be down that road in a cloud of smoke
For some land that I ain't bought


Freeway of Love
ReRe

Knew you'd be a vision in white
How'd you get those pants so tight?
Don't know what you're doin'
But you must be livin' right

We got some places to see
I brought all the maps with me
So jump right in...Ain't no sin
Take a ride in my machine

City traffic movin' way too slow
Drop the pedal and go...go...go

Goin' ridin' on the freeway of love
Wind's against our back
Goin' ridin' on the freeway of love
In my pink cadillac

PINK

Maeve

[mabd]

Cadillac
MEST

It's Friday night

What's going on tonight
I'll see her later on tonight

But now it's time to roll
This somber state is getting old
Well I never do what I am told
So now we're gonna roll
And now we're gonna roll

With the top down seat back rollin' in my Cadillac


SOMBER

Maeve

[Hippy Amazon]

Oh great segway for a Johnny cash number...

JOHNNY CASH
MAN IN BLACK

Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he's a victim of the times.

I wear the black for those who never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.

Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.

I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.

And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen' that we all were on their side.

Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
And tell the world that everything's OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black.

New word Rainbow

[mabd]

Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Judy, Judy, Judy

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

melt

Maeve

[mabd]

lolapunk said:

Maeve - met a girl recently named Maeve and I almost started quizzing her about obscure music and historical viewpoints but thought "...nah" - where was I ? Oh yes, don't give in and change this; I'm going to get it. 'Perpetual' is a perpetual thought now and there's a song just below the surface, I just know it.

Wow!! <happy dance> I got a note from Dr. Punkchell!!!
There is a secret way to tell me apart from other Maeves. At least, maeve it will work; maeve not.

Just look at any given Maeve's left hand. It the hand is deviated to the inside by about 40%, that's me -- as my hand doc says, there is no law saying hands must be in line with the arm. Now if you do find a Maeve fitting that description, run, it's me. If you find two Maeves, see who can sing the "Latin School Song." If one can, it's me and you can be a hero and grab the other Maeve and run...

All together now:
[auto-edit, it's schoolboy Latin: no bad words]

Gaudeamus igitur
Juvenes dum sumus
Post jucundum juventutem
Post molestam senectutem
Nos habebit.
etc.

Perpetually,
Maeve

[fallenangel]

Sheryl Crow ~ Its So Easy

All I want to know
Is when you go
Do you think of me
Cause I could let you go
But thered be a hole
Where my heart used to be o


CHORUS:
Its so easy holding you near
I could melt in your arms and disappear
Loving you baby is breaking my heart tonight
Its so easy but it isnt right o I saw you today
You walked away
And I couldnt breathe
Cause I know how it will feel
Its a love so real
When youre touching me


next word : DISAPPEAR

[mabd]

I Disappear
Metallica
(for Phalon)

Hey, hey, hey
Here I go now
Here I go in to new days
Hey, hey, hey
Here I go now
Here I go into new days
I'm pain, I'm hope, I'm suffer
Yeah, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Here I go into new days

Hey, hey, hey
Ain't no mercy, ain't no mercy there for me,
Hey, hey, hey
Ain't no mercy, ain't no mercy there for me,
I'm pain, I'm hope, I'm suffer
Yeah, hey, hey, hey
Ain't no mercy, ain't no mercy there for me

Do you bury me when I'm gone
Do you teach me while I'm here
Just as soon as I belong, then it's time I disappear

belong

Maeve

[Siren]

We BELONG to the light
We belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words
We've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or EMBRACE
For worse or for better
We belong, we belong
We belong together

from "We Belong" by Pat Benatar

next: embrace

[Hippy Amazon]

Love all the songs on this page guys!

THE CORRS--NO GOOD FOR ME
I see a home in a quiet place
I see myself in a strong embrace
And I feel protection from the human race
It's not parental

But it's a fantasy, not a reality
And it's no good, no, no good for me, you have no idea...

That I'm walking through the clouds
When you're looking at me
I'm feeling like a child
Vulnerability
I am shaking like a leaf if you move beside me
And you're all that I see
But it's no good for me

CLOUDS

[fallenangel]

Dido ~ Thank You

my tea's gone cold, i'm wondering why i
got out of bed at all
the morning rain clouds up my window,
and i can't see at all
and even if i could it'd all be grey
put your picture on my wall
it reminds me that it's not so bad
it's not so bad
i drank too much last night, got bills to pay
my head just feels in pain
i missed the bus and there'll be hell today
i'm late for work again
and even if i'm there, they'll all imply
that i might not last the day
and then you call me and it's not so bad
it's not so bad
and i want to thank you
for giving me the best day of my life
next word : WINDOW

[lolapunk]

Good on ya, yinyang, with that Faith Hill song and 'perpetual'.

Siren, I FINALLY heard the new Sugarland song. I really need to listen to the radio more often. Your enthusiasm towards the band is so welcomed; you know how much I was worried about the departure of Kristin Hall affecting them. Live, I have to say those two, Jennifer and Christian, are pretty energetic so I'm not surprised that hasn't changed. Oh, and have I already said how I think Jennifer and Jon Bon Jovi should get married and live happily ever after and keep singing songs together? Apologies to the current Mrs. Bon Jovi if she's reading this. Their duet is without a doubt one of my very favorites and their video... they look good together too. I never wanted Paul McCartney and Micheal Jackson to get married so it's not just the duet thing... I don't know, I LOVE that song though. I'm gushing, I'll stop.

Maeve... ha, I feel like I'm sticking post-its on everyone... my Maeve only had a 32% turn of the wrist, that's what I eyeballed it at anyway, so now I know it wasn't you. Thanks for clarifying.

I Just Wanna Be Mad - Terri Clark

Last night we went to bed not talking
Cause we already said to much
I face the wall you faced the WINDOW
Bound and DETERMINED not to touch


determined

[Siren]

Don’t try to stop us,
Don’t tell us we’re crazy
You’re only wasting your breath
We’re bound and DETERMINED to make it all happen
It’s just a matter of when, 'cause

We’re still young and in love
And we just believe
We can be strong and do anything
If we DARE to dream

from "Dare To Dream" by Jo Dee Messina

next: dare

Lolo, the only way that Sugarland show would've been better the other night, would be if you had been with me. (And wouldn't THAT have been a blast??) They were absolutely great - so fun, so charismatic, enthusiastic, and so very talented. Jennifer is one of the best in the biz, bar none.

I agree that she and John would make beautiful babies. And the way he was looking at her during their "Crossroads" show, he was ready to start to work on that right away. If I'd been his wife, I'd have killed him! They are great together, though. Their voices blend beautifully.

I must say, I wasn't as immediately blown away by "Want To" as I have been some of their other songs. But it's good, just the same. And maybe nothing could've lived up to my anticipation, anyway. But I can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

BTW, atta girl, quoting some good ole Terri Clark.

And I'm with you, Hippy - this is a great thread!

[mabd]

Sorry, if I don't mention the first two, it will be earworm hell.
Women Walk More Determined
Kristen Lems

Y'know, women walk more determined than they ever have
Women walk with a stronger stride than they ever did before
Take a look sisters and brothers, cause you're gonna find you got another
kind of woman
Who will ask a lot and give a lot and live a whole lot more
My friend, you and I have come a long way
And we're gonna go farther still

Glossy Photograph
Jo Davidson

Your eyes pull me in
I'm drawn to your face
This picture is set in a beautiful place
near church bells surrounded by cobblestone streets
We're forcing a smile in the summer...

Do we take a quick picture then be on our way
Or unpack our longings determined to stay
Do we fight back our fears with a tear or a laugh
what will become of this glossy photograph


I Dare You
Leann Rimes

God only knows how I've needed a friend
Who can see the boldness and pride
Someone strong enough I can put my faith in
Someone willing to let me inside
So be a man and be my man

First chorus:
I dare you to need me
Like nobody else
I dare you to feel me
Like you've never felt
I dare you to want to want
To wanna be good to me

boldness

Maeve

[fallenangel]

Ani DiFranco~ Monopoly

yes, cuz you keep saying that you love me
but it's like you just love the way I make you feel
yes and it ain't gonna be pretty when I factor myself back into the deal

and it's endless, endless, endless, endless, endless the people to attend to
and if anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone should understand
I think it would be you

but this rundown remnant of my boldness
is not up to code
and it's not up to me but that pushover
has been carrying the mother lode

next word : ENDLESS

[Siren]

one of those great "teenage death" songs of the 50s and 60s...

The night was black, rain falling down
I looked for my baby, she's nowhere around
Chased her FOOTSTEPS down to the shore
Afraid she's gone forever more

Well I looked at the sea, it seemed to say
I took your baby from you away
I heard a voice cry in the deep
Come join me baby in my ENDLESS sleep

from "Endless Sleep" - Jody Reynolds