Favorite lines in songs

[Pete70s]

I also love the line in George Harrison's "Crackerbox Palace":

"Or face the fact that Crackerbox Palace,
May have no other choice than to DEPORT you!"

That word just sort of pops up out of nowhere...

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Can't believe I forgot these George penned Beatles tunes (George has some of my fave lyrics of ALL TIME):

Old Brown Shoe-"I want a short haired girl who sometimes wheres it twice as long."

Think For Yourself-"Do what you want to do, and go where you want to go, think for yourself cuz I won't be there for you.:



Not to mention basically ALL the lyrics in this Beach Boys song:

'Til I Die-"I'm a cork on the ocean floating over the raging sea"

"I'm a rock in landslide....."

"I'm a leaf on a windy day....."

[H2IZCOOL]

"You didn't count on me
When you were counting on your rosary "

Billy Joel - "Only The Good Die Young"

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"You're losin' all your highs and lows.."

Eagles - "Desperado"

[smittykins--70s pop RULES!]

A couple more, both from Jim Croce's "I Got A Name":

And I carry it with me and I sing it loud/If it gets me nowhere, I go there proud

And I'm gonna go there free

[Dawn]

Some of my favorite lines from Aerosmith's Dream On:

"The past is gone / It went by like dusk to dawn"

The entire Late Lament, from the Moody Blues' Nights in White Satin:

Breathe deep the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Bedsitter people look back and lament
Another day's useless energy spent.

Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love and has none.
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.

Cold hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colors from our sight.
Red is grey and yellow white,
But we decide which is right.
And which is an illusion?

[Railyn]

OK - lots of time to think about this. This may get long....

My very favorite:

"Welcome to your life. There's no turning back." - Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears

Some of the many more:

-"I'm sorry but I'm just thinking up the right words to say. I know they don't sound the way I plan them to be, but if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me. I promise you, I promise you I will." - The Promise by When In Rome

-"Now all the simple things are simply too complicated for my life" - Simple Kind Of Life by No Doubt

-"A smile relieves a heart that grieves. Remember what I said." - Waiting On A Friend by The Rolling Stones

-"I feel the moments hurry on. What was today has died away and now it is forever gone." - Early Morning Blues and Greens by The Monkees

-"In a long and involved conversation with myself, I saw precious things come in to view. As I poured through the volumes standing on my mental shelf, I dusted off some memories of you." - Carlisle Wheeling by The Monkees

-"If you think I want the life you choose to live, I don't think I want the love you've got to give. If you think my goals could be so trivial and small, then I don't think you know me at all." - I Don't Think You Know Me by The Monkees

-"And when your looks are gone and you're alone, how many nights you sit beside the phone? What were the things you wanted for yourself? Teenage ambitions you'll remember well." - Heat Of The Moment by Asia

-"When you see that your life's become a catastrophe, oh, it has to be for you to go home. And when you look through the years and see what you could have been or what you might have been if you'd have had more time. So when the day comes to settle down, who's to blame if you're not around? You took the long way home." - Long Way Home by Supertramp

-"So Sally can wait, she knows its too late as we're walking on by. Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger I hear you say. Don't look back in anger.
Don't look back in anger. Don't look back in anger, at least not today." - Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis

-"Well, I'm not the kind to live in the past; the years run too short and the days too fast. The things you lean on are things that don't last; well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these time passages. There's something back there that you left behind. Time passages. Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight. Hear the echoes and feel yourself starting to turn. Don't know why you should feel that there's something to learn; it's just a game that you play." - Time Passages by Al Stewart

-"I've been uptight and made a mess, but I'll clean it up myself I guess. Oh, the sweet smell of success." - Handle With Care by Traveling Wilburys

-"These were the days of our lives. They've flown in the swiftest of tides." - The Days Of Our Lives by Queen

-"Someone said if you're not careful you'll have nothing left, and nothing to care for in the 1970's. But I sat back, and looking forward my shoes were high, and I had scored, and bolted through a closing door. I would never find myself feeling bored, 'cause we were never being boring. We had too much time to find our ourselves. We were never being boring. We dressed up and fought, and thought "make ammends", and we were never holding back or worried that time would come to and end." - Being Boring by Pet Shop Boys

-"Crazy I know, places I go make me feel so tired. I can see how people look down, I'm on the outside. Here's where the story ends. Here's where the story ends. It's that little souvenir of a terrible year which makes my eyes feel sore." - Here's Where The Story Ends by The Sundays

-"Tell me why is it I'm digging your scene?" - Digging Your Scene by The Blow Monkeys


That's all I can think of for now......I may have more later.....

[Pete70s]

I really like ALL the lyrics to Paul simon's "Slip Slidin' Away".

And PLEASE don't take this the wrong way, but there's a line in Bob Dylan's "Hurricane" that goes:

"But to them black folks he was just a craaazy n!gger,
no one doubted that he'd pull the trigger"

I just like the way that line sort of "jumps out" at you

[SAT-I need more room!!]

A couple more Beatles lyrics:


Hey Bulldog-"You think you know me, but you haven't got a clue."

It's All Too Much-"All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much."

[Dawn]

Another favorite line of mine, from George Harrison's Any Road:

"And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there."

[smittykins--70s pop RULES!]

How could I have forgotten this one--check out my sig line!

Also, Good things in life take a long time--Chicago, "(I've Been)Searchin' So Long"

[#9 Dream]

"You never know when you're making a memory; They will wish they was here together again, someday..." - Rickie Lee Jones' "Young Blood"

" Where as you watch the hour snow, years may go by..." - Rickie Lee Jones' "On Saturday Afternoons In 1963"

"You don't need words... just one kiss and then another." - Kate Bush's "The Sensual World"

"I see myself suddenly on the piano, as a melody; My terrible fear of dying no longer plays with me. For now I know that I'm needed for the symphony." - Kate Bush's "Symphony In Blue"

"Life's like an hourglass glued to the table." - Anna Nalick's "Breathe (2 a.m.)"

"Oh, how do I show all the love inside my heart; For this is all new, and I'm feeling my way through the dark." - KT Tunstall's "Through The Dark"

"Sometimes I'd rather run and hide than stay and face the fear inside." - Paul McCartney's "At The Mercy"

"Love is wanting to be loved... love is asking to be loved... love is needing to be loved." - John Lennon's "Love"

And a few from Pat Benatar...

"Can't change the past, so why let it haunt you; Can paint the future, but first you have to want to." - "Fight It Out"

"Walkin' in the sundown, I search in vain, waitin' on the wind that whispers out your name; Through concrete canyons echoing a world of other faces, no direction looks like home. Where is my oasis?" - "Painted Desert"

"Everybody lookin' higher, everybody want to touch the fire. Nobody willing to lay it all down; Everybody want heaven, everybody say amen. But one thing is certain, you gotta lay it all down." - "Everybody Lay Down"

Also... I love the entirety of "Papa's Roses" by Pat.

[Fitz]

Hello Music Click people--
It appears I've arrived in time to expose myself as simpering sot quite addicted to the imagery of many tunes that fall into the category of 70's soft rock. But I cannot deny that reality, and
"if it gets me nowhere, I go there proud."

"Have you ever cried and not shed tears?
Have you ever drank a lot of beers?
If you have, then friend, you're just like me,
Chasin' rainbows 'cross a plate of peas..."
Rosalie by Sam Neely

"We're dancers on a crowded floor;
While other dancers live from song to song,
Our music goes on, on and on....

And if I never leave your arms, I really will have traveled everywhere,
For my world is there...."
I'll Never Say Goodbye by Melissa Manchester

"Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face,
While chestnut hair fell all around the pillowcase..."
Empty Chairs by Don McLean

"But the world all stopped to watch it, on a July afternoon,
To watch a man named Armstrong walk upon the moon..

Well I wonder if a long time ago, somewhere in the universe,
They watched a man named Adam walk upon the earth."
Armstrong by John Stewart

"Home can be the Pennsyvania Turnpike,
Indiana's early morning dew,
High up in the hills of California,
Home is just another word for you..."
You're My Home by Billy Joel

"But his books were all best-sellers,
His poems were turned to songs,
Had his brother on a talk-show,
Though they never got along.

Now he called 'immortal,' yes he's even taught in school,
They say he used his talent, a most proficient tool.

But he left all of his royalties
To Spooner, his ol' hound,
Growin' old on steak and bacon,
In a doghouse ten feet 'round.

And ev'rybody wonders, did he really lose his mind?
No, he was just a poet who lived before his time."
Death of an Unpopular Poet by Jimmy Buffett

"Ev'rybody called her Penny Annie
She'd dance for a penny or for free
If Annie had been any older then,
I'd bet a penny I'd have taken Annie home with me."
Penny Annie by Larry Gatlin

I think that's plenty for now.
Aren't you sorry you got me started?

[H2IZCOOL]

fitz said:

Hello Music Click people--
It appears I've arrived in time to expose myself as simpering sot quite addicted to the imagery of many tunes that fall into the category of 70's soft rock. But I cannot deny that reality, and
"if it gets me nowhere, I go there proud."

"Have you ever cried and not shed tears?
Have you ever drank a lot of beers?
If you have, then friend, you're just like me,
Chasin' rainbows 'cross a plate of peas..."
Rosalie by Sam Neely

"We're dancers on a crowded floor;
While other dancers live from song to song,
Our music goes on, on and on....

And if I never leave your arms, I really will have traveled everywhere,
For my world is there...."
I'll Never Say Goodbye by Melissa Manchester

"Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face,
While chestnut hair fell all around the pillowcase..."
Empty Chairs by Don McLean

"But the world all stopped to watch it, on a July afternoon,
To watch a man named Armstrong walk upon the moon..

Well I wonder if a long time ago, somewhere in the universe,
They watched a man named Adam walk upon the earth."
Armstrong by John Stewart

"Home can be the Pennsyvania Turnpike,
Indiana's early morning dew,
High up in the hills of California,
Home is just another word for you..."
You're My Home by Billy Joel

"But his books were all best-sellers,
His poems were turned to songs,
Had his brother on a talk-show,
Though they never got along.

Now he called 'immortal,' yes he's even taught in school,
They say he used his talent, a most proficient tool.

But he left all of his royalties
To Spooner, his ol' hound,
Growin' old on steak and bacon,
In a doghouse ten feet 'round.

And ev'rybody wonders, did he really lose his mind?
No, he was just a poet who lived before his time."
Death of an Unpopular Poet by Jimmy Buffett

"Ev'rybody called her Penny Annie
She'd dance for a penny or for free
If Annie had been any older then,
I'd bet a penny I'd have taken Annie home with me."
Penny Annie by Larry Gatlin

I think that's plenty for now.
Aren't you sorry you got me started?

Hey, Fitz, welcome to The Click! You have some great lines here. The one that sticks out for me is Armstrong. That song tends to be forgotten. (Heck, John Stewart tends to be forgotten.) I had forgotten that song. I think the last time I heard it WAS in '69.

[Fitz]

h2izcool said:

Hey, Fitz, welcome to The Click! You have some great lines here. The one that sticks out for me is Armstrong. That song tends to be forgotten. (Heck, John Stewart tends to be forgotten.) I had forgotten that song. I think the last time I heard it WAS in '69.

Glad to be here, thank you!
A real funny thing: I'd been a John Stewart fan since his Kingston Trio days, but I've gotten really involved with him and his people in the last few years. He's done several concerts here in Colorado Springs during that time, and I've had the fortune of attending his Trio Fantasy Camp for the last two years in Arizona, where (wealthy) people with folksinging aspirations can perform before an audience alongside two Kingston Trio veterans. I'm hoping to go again this August. (I want to find out for once and for all if he still holds the royalties to "Daydream Believer," which eBay is currently using to bombard the masses.)

[H2IZCOOL]

fitz said:

h2izcool said:

Hey, Fitz, welcome to The Click! You have some great lines here. The one that sticks out for me is Armstrong. That song tends to be forgotten. (Heck, John Stewart tends to be forgotten.) I had forgotten that song. I think the last time I heard it WAS in '69.

Glad to be here, thank you!
A real funny thing: I'd been a John Stewart fan since his Kingston Trio days, but I've gotten really involved with him and his people in the last few years. He's done several concerts here in Colorado Springs during that time, and I've had the fortune of attending his Trio Fantasy Camp for the last two years in Arizona, where (wealthy) people with folksinging aspirations can perform before an audience alongside two Kingston Trio veterans. I'm hoping to go again this August. (I want to find out for once and for all if he still holds the royalties to "Daydream Believer," which eBay is currently using to bombard the masses.)

I've never heard of a music fantasy camp. That's terrific! It makes sense. There are probably as many music star wannabes as there are sports star wannabes.

So .. who is the other Trio vet? One of the originals? I know that John Stewart took Dave Guard's place. The other originals were Nick Shane and Bob Reynolds (I think. ... I'm trying to remember without looking it up. ) I know there were other replacements later on, but I don't remember who they were.