Steve Force Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 However, the most impressive lyrics come from that seminal group Iron Butterfly, well articulated by Mr. Doug Engle himself.. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, honey, Don't you know that I love you? In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, baby, Don't you know that I'll always be true? Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I can't pick just one part, so here's the whole frackin' song. Call you up in the middle of the night Like a firefly without a light You were there like a slow torch burning I was a key that could use a little turning So tired that I couldn't even sleep So many secrets I couldn't keep Promised myself I wouldn't weep One more promise I couldn't keep It seems no one can help me now I'm in too deep There's no way out This time I have really led myself astray CHORUS Runaway train never going back Wrong way on a one way track Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I'm neither here no there Can you help me remember how to smile Make it somehow all seem worthwhile How on earth did I get so jaded Life's mystery seems so faded I can go where no one else can go I know what no one else knows Here I am just drownin' in the rain With a ticket for a runaway train Everything is cut and dry Day and night, earth and sky Somehow I just don't believe it CHORUS Bought a ticket for a runaway train Like a madman laughin' at the rain Little out of touch, little insane Just easier than dealing with the pain Runaway train never comin' back Runaway train tearin' up the track Runaway train burnin' in my veins Runaway but it always seems the same There's a whole album of this stuff. Really. (His other albums might be as bad, but I've never had the pleasure.) "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 "We Didn't Start The Fire" "I can't take it anymore!" Neither can I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Dont kill the whale....dig it. Any Yes lyric actually. What?! There were plenty of great lyrics in their earlier stuff. "Heart of the Sunrise" is a very moving piece of poetry. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 There's a whole album of this stuff. Really. (His other albums might be as bad, but I've never had the pleasure.) +1. Devastatingly banal crap there. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Pirner's stuff can best be described as "sophomoric," IMNSHO. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 [video:youtube] I don't know if current raps count but here's the most popular track for my DJ room right now. I get requests for it all night long, and this Youtube vid has over 5,000,000 hits so it's definitely "made it". The lyrics are *^&$*# so I'm just putting a link up. Go Stupid Go Stupid Go Stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Pirner's stuff can best be described as "sophomoric," IMNSHO. sophomoric is being generous. Dr. Seuss comes to mind... A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 A current example is the creepy juxtaposition that is "Pumped up kicks" by Foster the People. "Pumped Up Kicks" is going to get people killed. It should seriously be off the airwaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillerbabs Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 "Everybody needs someone to rub their shoulders and scratch their dandruff And everybody need to quit actin hard and shit before you get your ass whooped (I'll slap the **** out ya!)" from André 3000's half of Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/Love Below". Actually, highly recommended for quirky, strange and humoristic hip hop with a good portion of jazz. Fun listening... the lyrics probably won't go with the kids, though. 8) When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Apropos given all the talk here about jazz standards lately. "Told me you were through with me and Told me love was too plebeian." Ugh. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 "...and there ain't no one for to give you no pain." "In and around the lake, mountains come out of the sky and they stand there." "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy." Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah One, two, three, four Can I have a little more? five, six, seven eight nine ten I love you. A, B, C, D Can I bring my friend to tea? E, F, G, H, I, J, I love you. Boom, bam, boom Boom, bam, boom Sail the ship, Boom, bam, boom Chop the tree Boom, bam, boom Skip the rope, Boom, bam, boom Look at me All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now All together now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Really, nearly anything by Bernie Taupin. From "Your Song" onward......I think Elton cringes to this day when he sings his stuff in concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy." I hope you're aware that the last word is incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy." I hope you're aware that the last word is incorrect. Technically, it's the last 2 words, innit? Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02R96 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Po, Po, Po, Po, PoPo Zao, PoPo Zao! Dan "I hate what I've become, trying to escape who I am..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy." I hope you're aware that the last word is incorrect. Technically, it's the last 2 words, innit? Yes. Long day for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Po, Po, Po, Po, PoPo Zao, PoPo Zao! I can't lie: I've gotten a lot of laughs from this. [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laynXVsBulg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 And to think that ass has reproduced how many times? Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's Amore...." A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 "Pumped Up Kicks" is going to get people killed. It should seriously be off the airwaves. http://home.comcast.net/~dannylgriffin/icon/rolleyes.gif Estonia 190, Korg TrinityPlus, Yamaha P90, Roland PK-5a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Everything about "We Built This City" by (Jefferson) Starship. When someone asks me "Why does '80's music get such a bad reputation?", this is the example I use. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Everything about "We Built This City" by (Jefferson) Starship. When someone asks me "Why does '80's music get such a bad reputation?", this is the example I use. Which really sucks, because everyone who knows anything about the last half a century of music knows that was Grace Slick trying to resurrect her dead career. Of course, the fact that it worked speaks volumes about at least one segment of the music-buying market at that point in history (hint: same market that made "Kokomo" a hit...) A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3Nut Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Two pages in and nobody's mentioned "My Humps?" C'mon guys, you're slippin'! TP --- Todd A. Phipps "...no, I'm not a Hammondoholic...I can stop anytime..." http://www.facebook.com/b3nut ** http://www.blueolives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Two pages in and nobody's mentioned "My Humps?" C'mon guys, you're slippin'! TP We could be here all day ticking off hip-hop and R&B lyrics. "I get stupid - I shoot an arrow like Cupid - I use a word that don't mean nuthin', like Loopid. I sing only whatchalike, and if you missed it, I'm the one who said 'just grab 'em in the biscuits'" A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Shooting down the walls of heartache, bang bang, I am the warrior Most Steely Dan verses A majority of metal lyrics Billy Don't Be A Hero Chumbawumba Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti The list goes on.... A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Sir Paul's "But if this ever-changing world in which we live in" always gets an award in this contest. Larry. Edited to add: I also hold Sir Paul responsible for "the doggone girl is mine." Is that the only two-sylable adjective he could find? Those examples are like Shakespeare compared to Sir Paul's "My Baby": Like gravy, down to the last drop, I keep mopping her up Oh yeah, she's my baby. As for rap lyrics, my personal fav: Your best friend Harry has a brother Larry In five days from now he's gonna marry He's hopin you can make it there if you can 'Cause in the ceremony you'll be the best man Lemme get this straight: The wedding is in five days. The future groom has made no attempt whatsoever to contact his assumed best man. The aforementioned best man hears through the grapevine that he has been, in fact, requested to be the best man if he can make it? Be warned, this wedding party is going to stiff the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Sir Paul's "But if this ever-changing world in which we live in" always gets an award in this contest. Larry. Edited to add: I also hold Sir Paul responsible for "the doggone girl is mine." Is that the only two-sylable adjective he could find? Those examples are like Shakespeare compared to Sir Paul's "My Baby": Like gravy, down to the last drop, I keep mopping her up Oh yeah, she's my baby. As for rap lyrics, my personal fav: Your best friend Harry has a brother Larry In five days from now he's gonna marry He's hopin you can make it there if you can 'Cause in the ceremony you'll be the best man Lemme get this straight: The wedding is in five days. The future groom has made no attempt whatsoever to contact his assumed best man. The aforementioned best man hears through the grapevine that he has been, in fact, requested to be the best man if he can make it? Be warned, this wedding party is going to stiff the band. Then comes the best part... You say neato, take your libido, and roll to the church in your new tuxedo. The bride comes out just to start the wedding, and there's one more girl you won't be bedding. You start thinkin', then you start blinkin'. The bride looks up and thinks that you're winkin' You think she's kinda cute so you wink back, and now you're feeling really firm 'cause the girl is stacked... 5 minutes later, he's running off with this chick. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 "Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas You know he knows just exactly what the facts is" Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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