Saturday, April 20, 2024

Copacaba by Barry Manilow

 Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl

With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to thereShe would merengue and do the cha-chaAnd while she tried to be a starTony always tended barAcross the crowded floor, they worked from eight til fourThey were young and they had each otherWho could ask for more?
At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)The hottest spot north of Havana (here)At the copa (co) CopacabanaMusic and passion were always the fashionAt the copa they fell in love
Copa, CopacabanaHis name was RicoHe wore a diamondHe was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing thereAnd when she finished, he called her overBut Rico went a bit to farTony sailed across the barAnd then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in twoThere was blood and a single gun shotBut just who shot who?
At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)The hottest spot north of Havana (here)At the copa (co) CopacabanaMusic and passion were always the fashionAt the copa, she lost her love(Copa, Copacabana)(Copa, Copacabana)(Copacabana)
like in Havana(Copa, banana)Music and passion were always in fashion
Her name is Lola, she was a showgirlBut that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a showNow it's a disco, but not for LolaStill in dress she used to wearFaded feathers in her hairShe sits there so refined, and drinks herself half-blindShe lost her youth and she lost her TonyNow she's lost her mind
At the copa (co) Copacabana (Copacabana)The hottest spot north of Havana (here)At the copa (co) CopacabanaMusic and passion were always in fashionAt the copa don't fall in love
don't fall in love(Copacabana)(Copacabana)

Monday, April 08, 2024

You Are My Sunshine by Mississippi John Hurt

 You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are greyYou'll never know dear, how much I love youPlease don't take my sunshine away
The other night dear, as I lay sleepin'I dreamed, I held you in my armsWhen I awaken, I was mistakenSo I hung my head and I cry
You are my sunshine, my only sunshineYou make me happy when skies are greyYou'll never know dear, how much I love youPlease don't take my sunshine away

Thursday, April 04, 2024

Don't Let The Kids Win by Julia Jacklin

 Don't let the kids win, just let them lose

They're not gonna learn anythingIf that's all you choose to playDont let the kids win, just let them fallDon't want them growing up thinkingTwo year olds are good at playing basketball
Don't let your grandmother die while you're awayCheap trip to Thailand's not gonna make up for never getting to say goodbyeDon't let your brother stop thinking you're coolYeah i know he's got a girlfriend now and he's tallerBut that don't mean he stopped looking up to you+
And I've got a feeling that this won't ever changeWe're gonna keep on getting olderIt's gonna keep on feeling strange
Don't let your friends turn coldWhile you burn to greenWhen they walk off a stageEmbrace them and say that's the best shit I've ever seenAnd don't let your sister walk down the aisleWithout pulling her close saying I love youAnd it's okay if I don't see you for a whileAnd i've got a feeling that this won't ever changeWe're gonna keep on getting olderIt's gonna keep on feeling strange
Don't let the time go by without sitting with your mother downAnd asking what life was like for her before you came to be aroundAnd tell her it's okay if she puts herself firstUs kids will be alright if we're not the centre of her universe
And i've got a feeling that this won't ever changeWe're gonna keep on getting olderIt's gonna keep on feeling strangeAnd after a late one, I don't know anythingExcept the more I keep on talking the less breath I got left to sing

Monday, March 25, 2024

Unknown Legand by Neil Young

 She used to work in a diner

Never saw a woman look finerI used to order just to watch her float across the floorShe grew up in a small townNever put her roots downDaddy always kept movin', so she did too
Somewhere on a desert highwayShe rides a Harley-DavidsonHer long blonde hair flyin' in the windShe's been runnin' half her lifeThe chrome and steel she ridesCollidin' with the very air she breathesThe air she breathes
You know it ain't easyYou got to hold onShe was an unknown legend in her timeNow she's dressin' two kidsLookin' for a magic kissShe gets the far-away look in her eyes
Somewhere on a desert highwayShe rides a Harley-DavidsonHer long blonde hair flyin' in the windShe's been runnin' half her lifeThe chrome and steel she ridesCollidin' with the very air she breathesThe air she breathes
Somewhere on a desert highwayShe rides a Harley-DavidsonHer long blonde hair flyin' in the windShe's been runnin' half her lifeThe chrome and steel she ridesCollidin' with the very air she breathesThe air she breathes

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Our House by Madness

 Father wears his Sunday best

Mother's tired, she needs a restThe kids are playing up downstairsSister's sighing in her sleepBrother's got a date to keepHe can't hang around
Our house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our
Our house it has a crowdThere's always something happeningAnd it's usually quite loudOur mum, she's so house-proudNothing ever slows her downAnd a mess is not allowed
Our house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of ourOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house (Something tells you)(That you've got to move away from it) In the middle of our
Father gets up late for workMother has to iron his shirtThen she sends the kids to schoolSees them off with a small kiss (Ah, ah, ah, ah)She's the one they're going to missIn lots of ways
Our house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our
I remember way back thenWhen everything was true and whenWe would have such a very good timeSuch a fine time, such a happy timeAnd I remember how we'd playSimply waste the day awayThen we'd say nothing would come between usTwo dreamers
Father wears his Sunday bestMother's tired she needs a restThe kids are playing up downstairsSister's sighing in her sleepBrother's got a date to keepHe can't hang around
Our house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our
Our house, was our castle and our keepOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house, that was where we used to sleepOur house, in the middle of our streetOur house

Monday, February 26, 2024

Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying By Labi Siffre

 Crying

Crying never did nobody no good, no how
That's why I don't cryThat's why I don't cry
LaughingLaughing sometimes does somebody some good somehowThat's why I'm laughing nowThat's why I'm laughing now
LovingLoving never did me no good, no how, no howThat's why I can't love you nowThat's why I can't love you now
LyingLying never did nobody no good, no how, no howSo why am I lying now?So why am I lying now?
So why am I lying now?

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

God Only Knows by The Beach Boys

 I may not always love you

But long as there are stars above youYou never need to doubt itI'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without youIf you should ever leave meThough life would still go on believe meThe world could show nothing to meSo what good would living do me
God only knows what I'd be without youGod only knows what I'd be without youIf you should ever leave meWell life would still go on believe meThe world could show nothing to meSo what good would living do me
God only knows what I'd be without youGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knowsGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knowsGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knowsGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knowsGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knowsGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knows what I'd be without youGod only knowsGod only knows what I'd be without you