Lou Reed- The Kids (although very grim) Everything But The Girl- Oxford Street Big Star- Thirteen The Who- Getting In Tune Peter Tosh- Stepping Razor John Cale- Half Past France Mighty Diamonds- Why Me Black Brother Freda Payne- Love On Borrowed Time The Streets- On The Edge Of A Cliff The Clash- White Man In Hammersmith Palais Kano- Little Sis
Though it has to be said that few song lyrics have the simple, yet devastating poetic lyricism that takes you back to a point of time where thousands were unified by a simple message, in harmony with one collective thought like a multi-consciousness gestalt
Simon Jordan is a wanker, is a wanker. Simon Jordan is a wanker, is a wanker.
Some Fantastic Place - Squeeze Watching the detectives - Elvis C When you were young - The Killer Ever fallen in love - the Buzzcocks Maggie May - Rod Stewart
and something to sum up recent Charlton owners - Plaistow Patricia by Ian Dury (or at least the start of it)
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles A Day in the Life - The Beatles Where have all the good times gone - The Kinks Lola - The Kinks Ballad of a Thin Man - Bob Idiot Wind - Bob Opel - Syd Barrett The Bewley Brothers - David Bowie
Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders with Um Um Um Um Um Um
It's a cover of Major Lance original recording written by Curtis Mayfield.
( I realise this is probably a piss take because of the title )
very strange but effective song .. the Lance recording has a super arrangement .. reminiscent of a lot of Mayfield's stuff, horns and bongos heavy in the background (I've posted it on the 'listening to' thread)
Big fan of Jim Croce and his story telling abilities but if I had to pick one of his it would be Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
This particular one is about a soldier on military duty who has received a "Dear John" letter from his now ex-girlfriend:
Operator, well could you help me place this call? See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
Operator, well could you help me place this call? Well, I can't read the number that you just gave me There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time I think about a love that I thought would save me
Operator, well let's forget about this call There's no one there I really wanted to talk to Thank you for your time, ah, you've been so much more than kind And you can keep the dime
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles A Day in the Life - The Beatles Where have all the good times gone - The Kinks Lola - The Kinks Ballad of a Thin Man - Bob Idiot Wind - Bob Opel - Syd Barrett The Bewley Brothers - David Bowie
There are just too many to remember
She's Leaving Home also by The Beatles is another great lyric, with effectively 2 separate lyrics and melodies being sung at the same time in the chorus, with Paul singing about the girl, and John singing about the parents' point of view
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Wet Dream - Max Romeo
I've a dream, silver dream machine
Silver dream, silver dream machine
Silver dream, silver dream machine
Greatest Love of All - George Benson
Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
The Greatest - Sia
Everything But The Girl- Oxford Street
Big Star- Thirteen
The Who- Getting In Tune
Peter Tosh- Stepping Razor
John Cale- Half Past France
Mighty Diamonds- Why Me Black Brother
Freda Payne- Love On Borrowed Time
The Streets- On The Edge Of A Cliff
The Clash- White Man In Hammersmith Palais
Kano- Little Sis
Just some of many
Simon Jordan is a wanker, is a wanker.
Simon Jordan is a wanker, is a wanker.
Agadoo
( I realise this is probably a piss take because of the title
Watching the detectives - Elvis C
When you were young - The Killer
Ever fallen in love - the Buzzcocks
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
and something to sum up recent Charlton owners - Plaistow Patricia by Ian Dury (or at least the start of it)
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Joy & Pain - Maze
The World's Greatest - R. Kelly
New England - Billy Brag
Just Dropped In - Kenny Rogers
Man on the Moon (and Low Desert) - R.E.M.
Dat
By Pluto Shervington.
And if you told me all the lies that I deserve
And if you laid all night in the rain for me
Just couldn't love you more
I couldn't love you more
If you walked beside me all the long way home
And if you wasted all of your time on me
Just couldn't love you more
I couldn't love you more
Just couldn't love you more
And if you showed me all the ways you have to cry
And if you laid all night in the rain for me
Just couldn't love you more
Just couldn't love you more
A Day in the Life - The Beatles
Where have all the good times gone - The Kinks
Lola - The Kinks
Ballad of a Thin Man - Bob
Idiot Wind - Bob
Opel - Syd Barrett
The Bewley Brothers - David Bowie
There are just too many to remember
This particular one is about a soldier on military duty who has received a "Dear John" letter from his now ex-girlfriend:
Operator, well could you help me place this call?
See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded
She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
Operator, well could you help me place this call?
Well, I can't read the number that you just gave me
There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time
I think about a love that I thought would save me
Operator, well let's forget about this call
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time, ah, you've been so much more than kind
And you can keep the dime
Classic pay-off line
"Stick my fingers right up your nose"
"wish your 16 again"
three songs and three guesses? (bet Stonemuse gets em)