Wednesday, November 13, 2024

No Children by The Mountain Goats

 I hope that our few remaining friends

Give up on trying to save usI hope we come up with a fail-safe plotTo piss off the dumb few that forgave us
I hope the fences we mendedFall down beneath their own weightAnd I hope we hang on past the last exitI hope it's already too late
And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from hereSomeday burns downAnd I hope the rising black smoke carries me far awayAnd I never come back to this town again
In my life, I hope I lieAnd tell everyone you were a good wifeAnd I hope you dieI hope we both die
I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrowI hope it bleeds all day longOur friends say it's darkest before the sun risesWe're pretty sure they're all wrong
I hope it stays dark foreverI hope the worst isn't overAnd I hope you blink before I doI hope I never get sober
And I hope when you think of me years down the lineYou can't find one good thing to sayAnd I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk outYou'd stay the hell out of my way
I am drowningThere is no sign of landYou are coming down with meHand in unlovable handAnd I hope you dieI hope we both die

Friday, October 18, 2024

Pink Houses by John Cougar Mellencamp

 There's a black man with a black cat

Livin' in a black neighborhoodHe's got an interstate runnin' through his front yardYou know he thinks he's got it so goodAnd there's a woman in the kitchenCleanin' up the evenin' slopAnd he looks at her and says, "Hey darlin'I can remember when you could stop a clock"
Ah, but ain't that America for you and me?Ain't that America? Somethin' to see, babyAin't that America? Home of the free, yeahLittle pink houses for you and meOoh yeah, for you and me
Well, there's a young man in a t-shirtListenin' to a rockin' rollin' stationHe's got greasy hair, greasy smileHe says, "Lord, this must be my destination"'Cause they told me when I was youngerSaid, "Boy, you're gonna be president"But just like everything else those old crazy dreamsJust kinda came and went
Ah, but ain't that America for you and me?Ain't that America? Somethin' to see, babyAin't that America? Home of the free, yeahLittle pink houses for you and meAh, yeah, baby, for you and me
Well, there's people and more peopleWhat do they know, know, know?Go to work in some high riseAnd vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico, ooh, yeahAnd there's winners and there's losersBut they ain't no big deal'Cause the simple man, baby, pays for the thrills, the billsThe pills that kill
Ah, but ain't that America for you and me?Ain't that America? Somethin' to see, babyAin't that America? Home of the free, yeahLittle pink houses for you and me, oohOoh yeah
Ain't that America for you and me?Ain't that America? Hey, somethin' to see, babyAin't that America? Oh, the home of the freeOoh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahLittle pink houses, baby, for you and me
Ooh yeahOoh yeah

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Africa by Toto

 Hear the drums echoing tonight

But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversationShe's comin' in, 12:30 flightHer moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the wayHopin' to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodiesHe turned to me as if to say"Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you"
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from youThere's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever doI bless the rains down in AfricaGonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-hoo
The wild dogs cry out in the nightAs they grow restless longing for some solitary companyI know that I must do what's rightSure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the SerengetiI seek to cure what's deep insideFrightened of this thing that I've become
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from youThere's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever doI bless the rains down in AfricaGonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-hoo
Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from youThere's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever doI bless the rains down in AfricaI bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)I bless the rains down in AfricaI bless the rains down in Africa (ooh, I'm gonna take the time)Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-hoo

Friday, September 27, 2024

In Da Club by 50 Cent

 Go, go, go, go

Go, go, go shawty
It's your birthday
We gon' party like it's your birthday
We gon' sip Bacardi like it's your birthday
And you know we don't give a fuck
It's not your birthday!

You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub
Look mami, I got the X, if you into takin' drugs
I'm into having sex, I ain't into making love
So come give me a hug if you into to getting rubbed

You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub
Look mami, I got the X if you into takin' drugs
I'm into having sex, I ain't into making love
So come give me a hug if you into to getting rubbed

When I pull out up front, you see the Benz on dubs
When I roll 20 deep, there's always drama in the club
Nigga heard I fuck with Dre, everybody show me love
When you sell like Eminem you get plenty of groupie love
Look homie, ain't nothin' changed: Pros down, G's up
I see Xzibit in the cut, hey man, roll them trees up (roll it!)
If you watch how I move, you'll mistake me for a player or pimp
Been hit with a few shells, but I don't walk with a limp (I'm aight)
In the hood in L.A. they sayin': 50, you hot (huh, uh)
They like me, I want 'em to love me like they love Pac
But holla in New York, fo' sho' they'll tell you I'm loco (yeah!)
And the plan is to put the rap game in a chokehold (huh, uh)
I'm fully focused, man, my money on my mind
Got a mil' out the deal and I'm still on the grind (whoo!)
Now Shorty said she feelin' my style, she feelin' my flow (huh, uh)
Her girlfriend with her, they bi and they ready to go (okay!)

You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub
Look mami, I got the X if you into takin' drugs
I'm into having sex, I ain't into making love
So come give me a hug if you into to getting rubbed

You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub
Look mami, I got the X if you into takin' drugs
I'm into having sex, I ain't into making love
So come give me a hug if you into to getting rubbed

My flow, my show brought me the dough
That bought me all my fancy things
My crib, my cars, my clothes, my jewels
Look, homie, I done came up and I ain't changed (what? What? Yeah!)

And you should love it way more than you hate it
Oh, you mad? I thought that you'd be happy I made it (whoo!)
I'm that cat by the bar toastin' to the good life
Moved out the hood, now you tryin' to pull me back, right?
When my joint get to pumpin' in the club, it's on
I wink my eye at yo' chick, if she smiles, she gone
If the roof on fire, man, just let it burn
They talkin' about money, homie, I ain't concerned
I'ma tell you what Banks told me
'Cause, go 'head, switch the style up
And if they hate, then let 'em hate, and watch the money pile up
Or we can go upside your head with a bottle of bub'
Come on, they know where we be (whoo!)


50 IS A ROMANTIC... I AINT IN TO MAKIN LOVE...COME GIVE ME A HUG IF YOURE INTO GETTIN RUBBED... IM GONNA TRY IT OUT...

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

You and Me Song by The Wannadies

 Always when we fight

I try to make you laugh'Til everything's forgottenI know you hate that
Always when we fightKiss you once or twiceAnd everything's forgottenI know you hate that
I love your Sunday songThe week's not yet begunAnd everything is quietAnd it's always
You and me, always and foreverYou and me, always and foreverBop, bop, bop, bop, bopIt was always you and me, always
You tell me I'm a real manI try to look impressedNot very convincingBut you know I love that
And now we watch TV'Til we fall asleepNot very exciting
But it's you and meAnd we'll always be togetherYou and me, always and foreverBop, bop, bop, bop, bopIt was always you and me, always and foreverYou and me, always and foreverBop, bop, bop, bop, bopIt was always you and me, always and foreverYou and me, always and foreverBop, bop, bop, bop, bop

Thursday, August 22, 2024

In Hell I'll Be In Good Company by The Dead South

 Dead love couldn't go no further

Proud of, and disgusted by herPush, shove, a little bruised and batteredOh Lord, I ain't coming home with you
My life's a bit more colderDead wife is what I told herBrass knife sinks into my shoulderOh babe, don't know what I'm gonna do
I see my red head, messed bed, tear shed, queen bee, my squeezeThe stage, it smells, tellsHell's bells, miss-spells, knocks me on my kneesIt didn't hurt, flirt, blood squirt, stuffed shirt, hang me on a treeAfter I count down three rounds, in Hell I'll be in good company
Dead love couldn't go no furtherProud of, and disgusted by herPush, shove, a little bruised and batteredOh Lord, I ain't coming home with you
My life's a bit more colderDead wife is what I told herBrass knife sinks into my shoulderOh babe, don't know what I'm gonna do
I see my red head, messed bed, tear shed, queen bee, my squeezeThe stage it smells, tellsHell's bells, miss-pells, knocks me on my kneesIt didn't hurt, flirt, blood squirt, stuffed shirt, hang me on a treeAfter I count down three rounds, in Hell I'll be in good company
In Hell, I'll be in good companyIn Hell, I'll be in good company

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Elephant Gun by Beirut

 If I was young, I'd flee this town

I'd bury my dreams undergroundAs did I, we drink to die, we drink tonight
Far from home, elephant gunLet's take them down one by oneWe'll lay it down, it's not been found, it's not around
Let the seasons begin, it rolls right onLet the seasons begin, take the big king down
Let the seasons begin, it rolls right onLet the seasons begin, take the big king down
And it rips through the silence of our camp at nightAnd it rips through the night
And it rips through the silence of our camp at nightAnd it rips through the silence, all that is left is all that I hide





Saturday, June 15, 2024

Don't Let's Start by They Might Be Giants

 Don't, don't, don't let's start

This is the worst partCould believe for all the worldThat you're my precious little girlBut don't, don't, don't let's startI've got a weak heartAnd I don't get around how you get around
When you are aloneYou are the cat, you are the phone, you are an animalThe words I'm singing nowMean nothing more than meow to an animalWake up, smell the cat food in your bank accountBut don't try to stop the tail that wags the hound
D, world destructionOver and overtureN, do I need apostropheT, need this torture?
Don't, don't, don't let's startThis is the worst partCould believe for all the worldThat you're my precious little girlBut don't, don't, don't let's startI've got a weak heartAnd I don't get around how you get around
No one in the world ever gets what they want, and that is beautifulEverybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautifulThey want what they're not, and I wish they would stop singing"Deputy-dog-dog-a-ding-dang-depadepaDeputy-dog-dog-a-ding-dang-depadepa"
D, world destructionOver and overtureN, do I need apostropheT, need this torture?
Don't, don't, don't let's startThis is the worst partCould believe for all the worldThat you are my precious little girlBut don't, don't, don't let's startI've got a weak heartAnd I don't get around how you get around
I don't want to live in this world anymoreI don't want to live in this world
Don't, don't, don't let's startThis is the worst partCould believe for all the worldThat you are my precious little girlBut don't, don't, don't let's startI've got a weak heartAnd I don't get around how you get around

Sunday, June 09, 2024

Living For The City By Stevie Wonder

 A boy is born in hard time Mississippi

Surrounded by four walls that ain't so prettyHis parents give him love and affectionTo keep him strong, moving in the right directionLiving just enough, just enough for the city
His father works some days for fourteen hoursAnd you can bet, he barely makes a dollarHis mother goes to scrub the floors for manyAnd you'd best believe, she hardly gets a pennyLiving just enough, just enough for the city
His sister's black, but she is sho'nuff prettyHer skirt is short, but Lord her legs are sturdyTo walk to school, she's got to get up earlyHer clothes are old, but never are they dirtyLiving just enough, just enough for the city
Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than manyHis patience's long, but soon he won't have anyTo find a job is like a haystack needle'Cause where he lives they don't use colored peopleLiving just enough, just enough for the city, yeah
Everybody, city, yeah(Living just enough for the city, whoa) Ain't nothin' but the city(Living just enough for the city, whoa) Everybody, city, yeah(Living just enough for the city, whoa) Ain't nothin' but the city(Living just enough for the city, whoa) Living for the city, yeah(Living just enough, for the city, whoa) The funky, cryin' city(Living just enough, for the city, whoa) Living for the city
Ain't nothin' but the city(Living just enough, for the city, whoa) Everybody clap you hand together now(Living just enough, for the city, whoa) For the city(Living just enough, for the city, whoa) For the city, yeah, yeah(Living just enough, for the city, whoa)(Living just enough, for the city, whoa)
The bus for New York City!Hey bus driver, I'm getting on that, hold itThanks a lotWow, New York, just like I pictured itSkyscrapers and everything
Psst, hey, hey brother, hey come here slickHey you look, you look hip manHey, you wanna make yourself five bucks, man?Yeah, brotherLook here, run this across the street for me right quickOkay, run this across the street for me
What? (Up against that goddamn car!) Huh? (Let's go)I didn't know, what?Gimme your hands up, you punkI'm just going across the streetPut that leg up, shut your mouthHell no, what did I do?Okay, turn around, turn aroundPut your hands behind your back, let's go, lets go
A jury of your peers having found you guilty, ten yearsWhat?Come on, come on, get in that cell, niggerGod, Lord
His hair is long, his feet are hard and grittyHe spends the life walking the streets of New York CityHe's almost dead from breathing in air pollutionHe tried and fought, but to him there's no solutionLiving just enough, just enough for the city (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrowAnd that it motivates you to make a better tomorrowThis place is cruel, nowhere could be much colderIf we don't change, the world will soon be overLiving just enough, stop giving just enough for the city

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Steady As She Goes by The Reconteurs

Find yourself a girl and settle down
Live a simple life in a quiet town

Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)

So steady as she goes

Your friends have shown a kink in the single life
You've had too much to think, now you need a wife

Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
So steady as she goes (steady as she goes)

Well here we go again
You've found yourself a friend that knows you well
But no matter what you do
You'll always feel as though you tripped and fell

So steady as she goes

When you have completed what you thought you had to do
And your blood's depleted to the point of stable glue

Then you'll get along
Then you'll get along

Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
So steady as she goes (steady as she goes)

Well here we go again
You've found yourself a friend that knows you well
But no matter what you do
You'll always feel as though you tripped and fell

So steady as she goes
Steady as she goes

Settle for a world (settle for the world), neither up or down (neither up or down)
Sell it to the crowd (sell it to the crowd) that is gathered round (that is gathered round)

Settle for a girl (settle for the girl), neither up or down (neither up or down)
Sell it to the crowd (sell it to the crowd) that is gathered round (that is gathered round)

So steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)

Steady as she goes (steady as she goes)
So steady as she goes (steady as she goes)

Steady as she goes, are you steady now?
Steady as she goes, are you steady now?

Steady as she goes, are you steady now?
Steady as she goes, are you steady now?

Steady as she goes

HMMM... NOT SURE I AGREE HERE... WHOEVER YOU SETTLE DOWN WITH SHOULD BE YOUR BEST FRIEND... BECAUSE LIFE IS LONG... UNLESS IT ISNT... THEN ITS SHORT... BUT YOU SHOULD STILL SETTLE DOWN WITH A FRIEND... NOT JUST SOMEONE WHO IS NEITHER UP OR DOWN,,,

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

Monday, January 29, 2024

All The Night Without Love by Elvis Perkins

 We walked the aisles aimlessly

With our kills painlesslyAnd we go all the night without love
In the darkened lonely cornersWhere we place our drive-thru ordersAnd we go all the the night without love?Without love
"Touch me" the graphic readsOn the magnetic, athletic insoleShe let it goes all its life without love
Tell me, can you imagine going to"Got milk? Dot com"Do you go all the night without love?Without love
Well, I once caused your cells to shimmerAnd you once caused my cells to shimmerNow, we go all the night without love
Without loveWithout loveWithout loveWithout love



Monday, January 22, 2024

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Mississippi John Hurt

 i was standing by my window

on one cold and cloudy…
when they heard… come a’rollin
to carry my mother away

will the circle be unbroken
by and by, lord, by and…
there’s a better home awaiting
in the sky, lord, in the sky

and i told the undertaker
“undertaker please drive slow
for this lady, that you haulin’
oh, i hate to see her go”

will the circle be unbroken
by and…
there’s a better home awaiting
in the sky, lord, in the sky

i will follow, long behind her
try to stand up and be brave
but i could not hold my sorrow
when they laid her in the grave

will the circle be unbroken
by and…
there’s a better home awaiting
in the sky, lord, in the sky

SOMETHING SO PROFOUND... BEYOND THE WORDS...