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RE: Lyrics of the day - takmark - 03-17-2010
This song is about a couple of shady characters fixing a horse race
"The Fix"
(clever use of slang involved here)
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The fix is in
There's a nag gonna dance home at Epsom
The fix is in
Can't wait to see how it upsets 'em
Too many times we've been postally pipped
We've loaded the saddles, the mickeys are slipped
We're swapping the turf for the sand and the surf and the sin
Cause the fix, the fix is in
The fix is in
The odds that I got were delicious
The fix is in
The jockey is cocky and vicious
The redoubtable beast has had pegasus pills
We'll buy him the patch in the Tuscany hills
And the Vino di Vici will flow like a river in spring
Now the fix, the fix is in
The fix is in
The snaps of the steward so candid
The fix is in
Yes, our pigeons have finally landed
The Donahue sisters will meet us in France
In penguins and pearls, we'll drink and we'll dance
'Til the end of our days, cause it ain't left to chance
That we win
Cause the fix, the fix is in
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RE: Lyrics of the day - Twitchin Kitten - 03-17-2010
Bowie's Width of a Circle gives me chills every time. I got Matt learning it for this band he's trying to put together. We're thinking we need to start from scratch, the guitar player is ummm inept. Kind of hard since it's our best friend.
The Width of a Circle
In the corner of the morning in the past
I would sit and blame the master first and last
All the roads were straight and narrow
And the prayers were small and yellow
And the rumour spread that I was aging fast
Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping
By a tree
And I looked and frowned and the monster was me
Well, I said hello and I said hello
And I asked "why not? " and I replied "i don’t know"
So we asked a simple black bird, who was happy as can be
And he laughed insane and quipped "kahlil gibran"
And I cried for all the others till the day was nearly through
For I realized that god’s a young man too
Ho
Oh I said "so long" and I waved "bye-bye"
And I smashed my soul and traded my mind
Got laid by a young bordello
Who was vaguely half asleep
For which my reputation swept back home in drag
And the moral of this magic spell
Negotiates my hide
When God did take my logic for a rid
(riding along)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oooooh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooooh
He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips
And showed me the leather belt round his hips
My knees were shaking my cheeks aflame
He said "you’ll never go down to the gods again"
(turn around, go back!)
He struck the ground a cavern appeared
And I smelt the burning pit of fear
We crashed a thousand yards below
I said "do it again, do it again"
(turn around, go back!)
His nebulous body swayed above
His tongue swollen with devil’s love
The snake and i, a venom high
I said "do it again, do it again"
(turn around, go back!)
Breathe, breathe, breathe deeply
And I was seething, breathing deeply
Spitting sentry, horned and tailed
Waiting for you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
RE: Lyrics of the day - LH - 03-17-2010
I was just listening to Bowie "Station to Station" on my turntable 2 days ago. I love that thing. I must have 2000 records.Some stuff you could never find again. Sometimes I will Google an obscure band member to see what happened to them.
RE: Lyrics of the day - Twitchin Kitten - 03-17-2010
That's a great album.
I got some good old vinyl tucked away too. Not much more than enough to fill a storage tub but i'll never part with them!
RE: Lyrics of the day - Black Sun - 03-17-2010
(03-17-2010, 02:38 PM)LH Wrote: Sometimes I will Google an obscure band member to see what happened to them.
How many times does it come up with the obituary "choked on own vomit"?
RE: Lyrics of the day - LH - 03-17-2010
(03-17-2010, 04:37 PM)Black Sun Wrote:(03-17-2010, 02:38 PM)LH Wrote: Sometimes I will Google an obscure band member to see what happened to them.
How many times does it come up with the obituary "choked on own vomit"?
You would be surprized at what some of them are doing now from animal trainer to zookeeper. But you do run into a few train wrecks.
RE: Lyrics of the day - BallseyMalone - 03-18-2010
(03-17-2010, 04:37 PM)Black Sun Wrote:(03-17-2010, 02:38 PM)LH Wrote: Sometimes I will Google an obscure band member to see what happened to them.
How many times does it come up with the obituary "choked on own vomit"?
You know, you really know how to bring a good thread to an abrupt halt.
RE: Lyrics of the day - LKTraz - 03-19-2010
(03-18-2010, 06:44 PM)BallseyMalone Wrote:(03-17-2010, 04:37 PM)Black Sun Wrote:(03-17-2010, 02:38 PM)LH Wrote: Sometimes I will Google an obscure band member to see what happened to them.
How many times does it come up with the obituary "choked on own vomit"?
You know, you really know how to bring a good thread to an abrupt halt.
Halt schmalt........let the lyrical postings continue!
Just because it's mine today:
Birthday - The Beatles
You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too, yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
I would like you to dance (Birthday)
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (Birthday)
I would like you to dance (Birthday)
Dance
I would like you to dance (Birthday)
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (Birthday)
I would like you to dance (Birthday)
Dance
You say it's your birthday
Well it's my birthday too, yeah
You say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
RE: Lyrics of the day - Twitchin Kitten - 03-19-2010
Beatles Schmeatles that's one faggy party. Now Shakey on the other hand, he can throw a bash!
Bowie's Watch That Man
Shakey threw a party that lasted all night
Everybody drank a lot of something nice
There was an old fashioned band of married men
Looking up to me for encouragement
- it was so-so
The ladies looked bad but the music was sad
No one took their eyes off Lorraine
She shimmered and she strolled like a Chicago moll
Her feathers looked better and better
- it was so-so
Yea! it was time to unfreeze
When the Reverend Alabaster danced on his knees
Slam! so it wasn't a game
Cracking all the mirrors in shame
[CHORUS]
Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man
He talks like a jerk but he could eat you with a fork and spoon
Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man
He walks like a jerk
But he's only taking care of the room
Must be in tune
A Benny Goodman fan painted holes in his hands
So Shakey hung him up to dry
The pundits were joking
The manholes were smoking
And every bottle battled with the reason why
The girl on the phone wouldn't leave me alone
A throw back from someone's LP
A lemon in a bag played the Tiger Rag
And the bodies on the screen stopped bleeding
Yeah! I was shaking like a leaf
For I couldn't understand the conversation
Yeah! I ran to the street, looking for information
[CHORUS]
Watch that man [repeat ad inf.]
RE: Lyrics of the day - LKTraz - 03-27-2010
You just have to wonder how right this really is.
Devo - Jocko Homo
They tell us that
We lost our tails
Evolving up
From little snails
I say it's all
Just wind in sails
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
D-E-V-O
We're pinheads now
We are not whole
We're pinheads all
Jocko homo
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
D-E-V-O
Are we not pins?
We are Devo!
Monkey men all
In business suits
Teachers and critics
All dance the poot
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
D-E-V-O
Are we not pins?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
D-E-V-O
I got a rhyme that comes with a riddle
O-HI-O
What's round on the ends and high in the middle?
O-HI-O
God made man
But he used the monkey to do it
Apes in the plan
We're all here to prove it
I can walk like an ape
Talk like an ape
Do what a monkey can do
God made man
But a monkey supplied the glue
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
Are we not men?
We are Devo!
We must repeat
D-E-V-O
We must repeat
D-E-V-O
We must repeat
D-E-V-O
We must repeat
D-E-V-O
We must repeat
D-E-V-O
We must repeat
D-E-V-O
We must repeat
D-E-V-O
We must repeat
O.K. let's go!