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| Author: | Eaglo Jeff [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Songs that you never paid attention to lyrics until now |
On my way home from work and flipping through FM channels, I found myself stopping at John Cougar Mellencamp's "Check It Out". I'm not really a fan of his, but I've always liked the rif on this song and the changes that go along with it. I'd never really paid attention to the lyrics until now. These lyrics are so typical, yet from the heart and as "The Goose" once said..."We're talking about....life." A million young poets Screamin' out their words To a world full of people Just livin' to be heard Future generations Ridin' on the highways that we built I hope they have a better understanding Check it out Goin' to work on Monday Check it out Got yourself a family Check it out All utility bills have been paid You can't tell your best buddy that you love him So check it out Where does our time go Check it out Got a brand new house in escrow Check it out Sleepin' with your back to your loved one This is all that we've learned about happiness Check it out Forgot to say hello to my neighbors Check it out Sometimes I question my own behavior Check it out Talkin' about the girls that we've seen on the sly Just to tell our souls we're still the young lions So check it out Gettin' too drunk on Saturdays Check it out Playin' football with the kids on Sundays Check it out Soarin' with the eagles all week long And this is all that we've learned about living This is all that we've learned about living A million young poets Screamin' out their words Maybe someday Those words will be heard By future generations Ridin' on the highways that we built Maybe they'll have a better understanding Check it out Hope they'll have a better understanding Check it out Maybe they'll have a better understanding Check it out Maybe they'll have a better understanding Check it out Hope they have a better understanding Check it out..... |
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| Author: | mel junior [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Songs that you never paid attention to lyrics until now |
Mellencamp has always been great with those "coming of age" songs ... I always enjoyed the lyrics to Cherry Bomb: Seventeen has turned thirty-five I’m surprised that we’re still livin’ If we’ve done any wrong I hope that we’re forgiven Got a few kids of my own And some days I still don’t know what to do I hope that they’re not laughing too loud When they hear me talkin’ Like this to you… |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Songs that you never paid attention to lyrics until now |
springsteen's "the river" is a standard among ruralites... reminds me of when i lived in delaware. I come from down in the valley where mister when you're young They bring you up to do like your daddy done Me and Mary we met in high school when she was just seventeen We'd ride out of this valley down to where the fields were green We'd go down to the river And into the river we'd dive Oh down to the river we'd ride Then I got Mary pregnant and man that was all she wrote And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest No wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle No flowers no wedding dress That night we went down to the river And into the river we'd dive Oh down to the river we did ride I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy Now all them things that seemed so important Well mister they vanished right into the air Now I just act like I don't remember Mary acts like she don't care But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take Now those memories come back to haunt me they haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse that sends me down to the river though I know the river is dry That sends me down to the river tonight Down to the river my baby and I Oh down to the river we ride |
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| Author: | newper [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Songs that you never paid attention to lyrics until now |
Sometimes a song's lyrics can be really simple but really deep too. I really like this song because it makes you take a moment to realize that even though at times we think technology is taking over our lives, there are positives that come out of it too. Then you think of the simplicity of design and how some designs are so perfect that they stand the test of time -- they can go unchanged for decades. Spam in the place where I live (ham and pork) Think about nutrition, wonder what's inside it now (oh boy) Spam in my lunchbox at work (it's the best) Really makes a darn good sandwich any way you slice it at all If you're running low, go to the store Carry some money to help you buy more The tab is there to open the can The can is there to hold in the spam |
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Songs that you never paid attention to lyrics until now |
Wynona's got herself a big brown beaver and she shows it off to all her friends. One day, you know, that beaver tried to leave her, So she caged him up with cyclone fence. Along came Lou with the old baboon And said "Recognize that smell?" "Smells like seven layers, That beaver eats Taco Bell." Now Rex he was a Texan out of New Orleans And he travelled with the carnival shows. He ran bumper cars, sucked cheap cigars And he candied up his nose. He got wind of the big brown beaver So he though he'd take himself a peek, But the beaver was quick And grabbed him by the kiwis. Now he ain't pissed for a week. (And a half!) Now Wynona took her big brown beaver, And she stuck him up in the air. Said "I sure do love this big brown beaver And I wish I did have a pair." Now the beaver onces slept for seven days And it gave us all an awful fright. So I tickled his chin and I gave him a pinch And the bastard tried to bite me. Wynona loved her big brown beaver And she stroked him all the time. She pricked her finger one day and it Occurred to her she might have a porcupine. |
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