Way down among Brazilians Coffee beans grow by the billions So they've got to find those extra cups to fill They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil
I tell you, I've fought tougher men, But I really can't remember when. He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile ----------------------------- A Boy Named Sue- Johnny Cash
Mine is:
Some day I'll Have Me a Chauffeur and a block long limousine
The dancing shadows on my wall Are all I've seen since you've been gone. Through all I sit here and I wait. You will return again some day...in my blue world.
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files We'd like to help you learn to help yourself Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home
One of my favorite duos and one of my favorite songs Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkle
I just heard this today on the radio. Another one of my favorite artists:
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine he gets me my drink for free and he's a quick with a joke or to light up your smoke but there's someplace that he'd rather be
Now this could only happen to a guy like me And only happen in a town like this So may I say to each of you most gratefully As I throw each one of you a kiss
Keeping in the same "theme" (a theme that puts me in Vegas mode...hint hint), this one, I know it mostly because my older brother had the record. I still think it's a good song and like the artist too. Don't know how many will know it. It is quite old (like me) Give it a try though.
So I'll gamble for love just as long as I live, Till the day Lady Luck smiles down on me.
TIS, you old devil.... you're pulling out Frankie Laine now? That's from "Midnight Gambler".
How about this one?
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind She was my woman As she deceived me I watched and went out of my mind
Oh yea! Put this in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Big Shot.
Though there's grinning and mandolining in sunny Italy The beginning has just begun when the sun goes down So please meet me in the plaza near your casa I am only one and that is one too few
Do you remember back in old L.A. (oh oh oh) When everybody drove a Chevrolet (oh oh oh) Whatever happened to the boy next door The sun-tanned crew-cut all-american male
Remember dancin' at the high school hop (oh oh oh) The dress I ruined with the soda pop (oh oh oh) I didn't recognize the girl next-door The beat up sneakers and the pony tail . . .
I'm comin' home, I've done my time Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free Then you'll know just what to do
I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was down and out He looked to me to be the eye of age as he spoke right out He talked of life, he talked of life, laughing slapped his leg stale
There'll always be sunshine When I look at you It's something I can't explain Just the things that you do If you get lonely Call me and take A second to give to me That magic you make
This October will be 22 years for me. And I still feel like a newlywed! Or is that nearly dead?
18 years for me this November. I'm embarrassed to say, however, that I didn't recognize the song from the lyrics posted. It became our song because on the wedding day we asked the band to play "Only You", but they didn't know it, so they suggested this one...and the rest is history.
That's too funny, Klyd! All the years we were dating, that was "our song", and probably one of the most popular wedding songs ever. So much for originality.
Hello, yeah, it's been a while. Not much, how 'bout you? I'm not sure why I called, I guess I really just wanted to talk to you. And I was thinking maybe later on, We could get together for a while. It's been such a long time, And I really do miss your smile . . . .
"Well she never asks for very much and I don't refuse her Always treat her with respect, I never would abuse her. What she's got is hard to find, and I don't want to lose her. Help me build a mansion from my little pile of clay. "
The back fence gossip ain't been this good since Mabel ran off with Tom Our town was peaceful and quiet before she came on the scene The lady has started a riot, disturbin' the suburban routine
You can go to extremes with impossible schemes You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams And life gets more exciting with each passing day And love is either in your heart or on its way
Sweet Loretta Modern thought she was a woman but she was another man
"Get Back"
Try this gem:
Well my son turned 10 just the other day, He said Thanks for the ball Dad, come lets play. Can ya teach me to throw? I said Not today, I got a lot to do. He said Thats ok.
She gets up and pours herself a strong one And stares out at the stars up in the sky Another night, it's gonna be a long one She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry
You might'a heard I run with a dangerous crowd We ain't too pretty, we ain't too proud We might be laughing a bit too loud, aw But that never hurt no one.
I used to be a rolling stone You know if the cause was right I'd leave to find the answer on the road I used to be a heart beating for someone But the times have changed
I thought that I was over you, But it's true, so true
Kly,
I kept saying those lyrics over and over in my head. I just knew I knew the song (especially the second line). Finally, after being home for about two hours and running those lyrics through my head, it hit me.
Crying - Roy Orbison
Now see if you know this one with only the few lyrics I've posted. I know at least two different artists sang it.
I thought that I was over you, But it's true, so true
Kly,
I kept saying those lyrics over and over in my head. I just knew I knew the song (especially the second line). Finally, after being home for about two hours and running those lyrics through my head, it hit me.
Crying - Roy Orbison
Now see if you know this one with only the few lyrics I've posted. I know at least two different artists sang it.
I thought that I was over you, But it's true, so true
Kly,
I kept saying those lyrics over and over in my head. I just knew I knew the song (especially the second line). Finally, after being home for about two hours and running those lyrics through my head, it hit me.
Crying - Roy Orbison
Now see if you know this one with only the few lyrics I've posted. I know at least two different artists sang it.
This is killing me... I know the song and I keep "singing" it to myself (well, those three lines anyway) and I know the beginning of the fourth line ... it's something like "Let me take you on ... " (and the rest I don't know).
This is killing me... I know the song and I keep "singing" it to myself (well, those three lines anyway) and I know the beginning of the fourth line ... it's something like "Let me take you on ... " (and the rest I don't know).
Ha ha ha!! And you know what SC? The next two words are the title. I hate it when that happens.
I'm praying for a rain in California So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine And I'm sitting in a honky in Chicago With a broken heart and a woman on my mind.
Doesn't ring a bell Santino. I tend to keep going back to the lyrics from time to time, but at this point no bells ringing. Somebody will know it though.
I'll ask the man behind the bar for the jukebox And the music takes me back to Tennessee And when they ask who's the fool in the corner, crying I'll say, ______ ___ ____ _______ __
My motto's always been; when it's right, it's right. Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night. When everything's a little clearer in the light of day. And you know the night is always gonna be there any way. Sky rockets in flight.
I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride With sword and pistol by my side Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five But I am still alive.
Highwaymen - Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson
From my laboratory in the castle east To the master bedroom where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To catch a jolt from my electrodes
I'm in heaven I get carried away I dream of him and me and how it's gonna be Other fellas call me up for a date But I just sit and wait, I'd rather concentrate
Once you tell somebody the way that you feel, You can feel it beginning to ease. I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel, Always getting the grease.
___________, you did it right, But soon comes Mr. Night, Creeping over Now his hand is on your shoulder - nevermind. I'll remember you this - I'll remember you this way!
Again, this rings a bell but not the right one I guess. You wanna add more lyrics or do another?????
TIS
Here are some more lyrics:
And it's so nice to hear you say You're gonna please me in every way.
Ok, I think this is it, but I'll wait to have you confirm. I don't know the artist but is it "It's So Nice To Be With You?" It always reminded me a little of Tony Orlando & Dawn, but it's not them.
Again, this rings a bell but not the right one I guess. You wanna add more lyrics or do another?????
TIS
Here are some more lyrics:
And it's so nice to hear you say You're gonna please me in every way.
Ok, I think this is it, but I'll wait to have you confirm. I don't know the artist but is it "It's So Nice To Be With You?" It always reminded me a little of Tony Orlando & Dawn, but it's not them.
Anyway, I'll wait to see if I'm right.
TIS
You got it, TIS. The band was Gallery, and it does sound like a song Tony Orlando & Dawn would do. It was the same era.
"Now your pictures that you left behind. Are just memories of a different life. Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry. One that made you have to say goodbye."
We been swapping lies and swatting flies And showing our country class And we both know better ...
Now, how come I'm not surprised that it's a C&W song??
Let me take a guess at the next line: "cause we both are pains in the ass." Just kidding Mig. Obviously I don't know this song. With those lyrics it was just too tempting not to make some dumb reply.
"Last Kiss" by Frank Wilson (later covered by Pearl Jam)
Starry eyed and laughing as I recall when we were caught Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended As we listened one last time and we watched with one last look Spellbound and swallowed 'til the tolling ended
Maximum distance from the sun: 94 million 537 thousand miles Minimum distance from the sun: 91 million 377 thousand miles Mean distance from the sun: 92 million 957 thousand and 200 miles Mean Orbital velocity: 66000 miles per hour
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day When I kissed you and called you sweetheart? Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare? Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there? Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Glad you had a good time TIS! So what ever happened with the "surprise?" Did you come clean or play along?
BTW, I knew the Guess Who song. I love the intro to that tune.
This is a great kids song from when I was younger Q: "It's time to play the music / It's time to light the lights It's time to meet the _________ on the ___________ show tonight."
Goombah, I didn't let on to my kids. I could have of course, but I am glad I didn't. It didn't matter in the end, because we had fun...just us girls hanging out. I'll never forget it.
Answer: I knew this sounded familiar and had to keep repeating it in my head. I was way to old to enjoy it, but I remember my kids faithfully watched "The Muppets" (theme song).
Mine Although I have this particular song only, I really like the sound of this artist/group
Every whisper Of every waking hour I'm choosing my confessions Trying to keep an eye on you Like a hurt, lost and blinded old, fool
Deep in my heart there's a tremblin' question Still I am sure that the answer, answer's gonna come somehow Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle And while I can think, while I can walk While I can stand, while I can talk . . . .
Promise me, son, not to do the things Ive done. Walk away from trouble if you can. It wont mean youre weak if you turn the other cheek. I hope youre old enough to understand: Son, you dont have to fight to be a man.
That would be "Parsley, Sage,Rosemary & Thyme" Simon and Garfunkel I always loved their sound. For me, their music brings back a sound of a certain era. Anyway....
Mine:
Young girl with fire, Something said she understood I wanted to fly She made me feel like I could
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shore, China's under martial law Rock and Roll, cola Wars, I can't take it anymore
Additional lyrics to my first clue: Next stop, Chi-town, _____ laid the money down and let it roll sayin' One more job ought to get it One last shot before we quit it.
Gosh DeNiro, it sounds so easy. Sounds like I should know it. Maybe I know similar lyrics, I don't know. I just can't seem to get it. I am curious though. Obviously a good choice, since it's stumping us.
yes! there's a guitar solo in this song that is so amazing that I was thinking of posting just the tablature of it and see what you guys could do. really, it's so good it works as a verse of the song. Josh Homme is such a great guitar player, he only mumbles a few words every now and then or he calls some other guy to sing while he puts the greatest guitar work of all time.
There is a girl in New York City, Who calls herself the human trampoline, And sometimes when I'm falling flying Or tumbling in turmoil I say Whoa so this is what she means,
"Breakfast in America" by Supertramp. I don't know the bonus question.
And then she said [ ] you haven't loved me in nearly four years You haven't noticed that I held back my tears And now you have, but it's really too late Better find yourself another girl Better find another girl Better find uh, another place
"Breakfast in America" by Supertramp. I don't know the bonus question.
And then she said [ ] you haven't loved me in nearly four years You haven't noticed that I held back my tears And now you have, but it's really too late Better find yourself another girl Better find another girl Better find uh, another place
Hey Lilo,
I'm almost a year late, and I'm sure you've been losing sleep over it, but the bonus answer to my previous post....
In which song is "son of a gun" whispered in the very beginning of the song?
Answer: "You're So Vain" Carly Simon (many theories as to whom that song was written about)
velut luna statu variabilis, semper crescis aut decrescis; vita detestabilis nunc obdurat et tunc curat ludo mentis aciem, egestatem, potestatem dissolvit ut glaciem.
The story's in the past with nothin' to recall I've got my life to live and I don't need you at all The roller-coaster ride we took is nearly at an end I bought my ticket with my tears, that's all I'm gonna spend
And I think it's gonna be alright Yeah, the worst is over now The mornin' sun is shinin' like a ________
Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king And then became one Well, except for the names and a few other changes If you talk about me, the story's the same one
Haven't I been good to you What about that brand new ring Doesn't that mean love to you Doesn't that mean anything If I threw away my pride And I got down on my knees Would I have to beg you, "pretty please"
Very cool PB. I always did like Felix's voice and he still sounds pretty good from what I could tell. How neat that his dad was your father's dentist.
On the subject of old and/or aged rockers. A while back, I turned the tv channel to the PBS station and see an interviewer talking to an older, gray haired, kind of heavy set guy. I knew they were talking music but didn't know who he was UNTIL he started singing House of the Rising Sun. It was Eric Burden. I hadn't seen him in years and years but he looked nothing like I remembered. LMAO. Time marches on and our Rock heroes grown old along with us. Btw, he too still sounded good.
Ok, back on topic,name this tune from another great English group and one of their best IMHO:
'Cause he gets up in the morning, And he goes to work at nine, And he comes back home at five-thirty, Gets the same train every time. 'Cause his world is built 'round punctuality, It never fails.
If you took all the girls I knew When I was single And brought them all together for one night I know they'd never match my sweet imagination Everything looks worse in black and white
Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was six foot four and full of muscle I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich And he said:
"Do you come from the land down under?" "Down Under" by Men at Work...
Here's a good one...
"Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies and the king and the queen of the prom. Riding around with the car top down and the radio on. Nobody looked any finer or was more of a hit at the..."
I can see you sitting eating apples in the evening The fruit juice flowing slowly slowly slowly Down the bronze of your body Living like a lusty flower, running through the grass for hours Rolling through the hay like a puppy child
Both your tunes sound familiar...at least I think. Lilo's especially seems like I should know. Sometimes it'll hit me if I do know it. Anyway, we'll see if someone guesses it and I'm gonna think about it a bit longer. Obviously good choices.
"Do you come from the land down under?" "Down Under" by Men at Work...
Here's a good one...
"Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies and the king and the queen of the prom. Riding around with the car top down and the radio on. Nobody looked any finer or was more of a hit at the..."
Sorry I didn't see this before I posted. This is of course "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel.
"Do you come from the land down under?" "Down Under" by Men at Work...
Here's a good one...
"Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies and the king and the queen of the prom. Riding around with the car top down and the radio on. Nobody looked any finer or was more of a hit at the..."
Sorry I didn't see this before I posted. This is of course "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel.
Oh man, and I HAVE that song too. No wonder it sounded kind of familiar.
You know how some people are about Elvis? Well, that is how I am about Billy Joel. He is my absolute favorite! Nice job, Lilo! Okay, here's one...(BTW - Not a Billy Joel tune!)...
"The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves. Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays. Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only..."
"The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves. Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays. Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only..."
"Thunder Road," by Bruce
Q:
Sailin' away on the crest of a wave It's like magic Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' & slidin' It's magic
Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in If you know when to leave it alone But you went over the line You couldn't see it was time to go home No, no, no, no, no, no
Q: I saw her sitting in the rain, Raindrops falling on her. She didn't seem to care. She sat there and smiled at me. And I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew) she could make me happy (happy, happy).
One of my favs too. "Wonderful Tonight" Eric Clapton
Reaching further back, another of my favs:
There are times when all the world's asleep, the questions run too deep for such a simple man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd
If I seem to come on too strong I hope that you will understand I say these things 'cause I'd like to know If you're as lonely as I am
Sharing the night together by elliot yamin
And in the evening when the sun is sinking low Everybody's with the one they love I walk the town, keep searching all around Looking for my street corner girl
It's funny that you're calling me tonight And, yes, I've dreamt of you too And does he know you're talking to me Will it start a fight No I don't think she has a clue
Is it C&W? 
I applaud your persistence.
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I hadn't seen him in years and years but he looked nothing like I remembered. LMAO. Time marches on and our Rock heroes grown old along with us. 