Songs that hit home...

TDWoj

TDWoj

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Explain to me something about Duran Duran. Did they take their name from the character in Barbarella? I was just curious about that, because I heard of the group long before I saw the movie (and what a painful experience that was, let me tell you) and my ears perked up when I heard the character's name.

-TD, hopeless when it comes to contemporay music
 
Storm

Storm

Smile dammit!
Spot on TD!:D
It is indeed derived from a character's name in that movie. I never saw them live but i did The Jam,who were massive here and they were supported by The Dickies,a new wave band. I won't say on a family forum what the crowd were doing to them!

Sometimes the saddest songs are the best...

By Paddy Reilly...

I Once Loved A Lass


I once loved a lass, I loved her sae weel
I hated all others that thought o' her ill
But noo she's rewarded me weel for my love
She has gone tae be wed tae another.

I saw my love into the church go
Wi' bridegroom and brides maidens they made a fine show
And I followed on wi' my heart fu' o' woe
She was gone tae be wed tae another.

I saw my love sit doon tae dine
I sat doon beside her and poured oot the wine
I drank tae that lassie who should hae been mine
Even though she was wed tae another.

Oh dig me my grave and dig it sae deep
And cover me ower wi' flooers sae sweet
It's I'll lay me doon and I'll tak' a lang sleep
Aye and maybe in time I'll forget her.:(
 
TDWoj

TDWoj

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As far as sad songs go, here's one: this is a folk song from Newfoundland, and until I searched for the lyrics on the web, had no idea I was singing (that's something you don't want to hear...) an abridged version!

SHE'S LIKE A SWALLOW

She's like the swallow that flies so high,
She's like the river that never runs dry.
She's like the sunshine on the lee shore,
She loves her love but she'll love no more.

'Twas down in the meadow this fair maid bent
A-picking the primrose just as she went.
The more she picked and the more she pulled,
Until she gathered her apron full.

She climbed on yonder hill above
To give a rose unto her love.
She gave him one, she gave him three
She gave her heart for company.

And as they sat on yonder hill
His heart grew hard, so harder still.
He has two hearts instead of one.
She says, "Young man, what have you done?"

"How foolish, foolish you must be
To think I love no one but thee.
The world's not made for one alone,
I take delight in everyone."

She took her roses and made a bed,
A stony pillow for her head.
She lay her down, no more did say,
But let her roses fade away.

She's like the swallow that flies so high,
She's like the river that never runs dry,
She's like the sunshine on the lee shore,
She loves her love but she'll love no more.
 
Littledragon

Littledragon

Above The Law
Storm said:
Save A Prayer By Duran Duran

You saw me standing by the wall, corner of a main street
And the lights are flashing on your window sill
All alone ain’t much fun so you’re looking for the thrill
And you know just what it takes and where to go.

Don’t save a prayer for me now.
Save it til the morning after
No don’t say a prayer for me now.
Save it til the morning after

Feel the breeze deep on the inside look down into the well
If you can you’ll see the world in all his fire
Take a chance (like all dreamers can’t find another way.)
You don’t have to dream it all, just live a day.

(chorus)

Save it til the morning after
Save it til the morning after
Save it til the morning after....

-

Pretty looking road I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin
Don’t ask me why I’ll keep my promise I’ll melt the ice
And you wanted to dance, so I asked you to dance
But fear is in your soul,
Some people call it a one night stand, but we can call it paradise

They were the biggest of the New Romantics scene in the 80s. I was into it at the time.

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Duran Duran is cool. I like Hungry Like The Wolf.
 
Lotussan

Lotussan

I Belong To Steven
I was a big durannie back in the day...
Great songs and videos, got the albums
somewhere, all are ruined by now I bet...:(
 
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Serena

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This song was always very special to my mother. It reminded her of her mother, who died many years ago. It also reminds me of my mother. There really is no place like home.

It's Good to be Back Home Again
John Denver---An extraordinary songwriter, who died far too young.

There’s a storm across the valley, clouds are rollin’ in
The afternoon is heavy on your shoulders
There’s a truck out on the four lane a mile or more away
The whinin’ of his wheels just makes it colder

He’s an hour away from ridin’ on your prayers up in the sky
And ten days on the road are barely gone
There’s a fire softly burnin’, supper’s on the stove
But it’s the light in your eyes that makes him warm

Hey it’s good to be back home again
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long-lost friend
Yes ’n’ hey, it’s good to be back home again

There’s all the news to tell him, how’d you spend your time
What’s the latest thing the neighbors say
And your mother called last friday, ¡°sunshine¡± made her cry
You felt the baby move just yesterday

Hey it’s good to be back home again - yes it is
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long-lost friend
Yes ’n’ hey, it’s good to be back home again

Oh the time that I can lay this tired old body down
Feel your fingers feather soft upon me
The kisses that I live for, the love that lights my way
The happiness that that livin’ with you brings me

It’s the sweetest thing I know of, just spending time with you
It’s the little things that make a house a home
Like a fire softly burnin’ supper on the stove
The light in your eyes that makes me warm

Hey it’s good to be back home again
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long-lost friend
Yes ’n’ hey, it’s good to be back home again

Hey it’s good to be back home again - you know it is
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long-lost friend
Hey, it’s good to be back home again
I said hey it’s good to be back home again
 
Storm

Storm

Smile dammit!
Nice lyrics:D

In Northern Ireland the Catholics will not call Londonderry that. To them it is Derry,and always will be...

Back Home In Derry
Bobby Sands

ln 1803 we sailed out lo Sea,
Out from the sweet town of Derry
For Australia bound if we didn’t all drown
And the marks of our fetters we carried.
In the rusty iron chains we sighed for our wains
As our good wives we left in sorrow.
As the mainsails unfurled our curses we hurled
On the English and thoughts of tomorrow.

Chorus:
Oh Oh Oh Oh I wish l was back home in Derry.
Oh Oh Oh Oh l wish l was back home in Derry.

l cursed them to hell as our bow fought the swell.
Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight.
White horses rode high as the devil passed by
Taking souls to Hades by twilight.
Five weeks out to sea we were now forty-three
Our comrades we buried each morning.
In our own slime we were lost in a time,
Endless night without dawning.

Chorus

Van Diemen’s land is a hell for a man,
To live out his life in slavery,
Where the climate is raw and the gun makes the law.
Neither wind nor rain cares for bravery.
Twenty years have gone by and I’ve ended me bond
And comrades’ ghosts are behind me.
A rebel I came and I’ll die the same,
On the cold winds of night you will find me.
 
Storm

Storm

Smile dammit!
This song always made me laugh in the 80s,sung by a very large drag artist! :D






DIVINE LYRICS


You Think You're A Man



Turn around, stand up like a man and look me in the eye
Turn around, take one final look at what you've left behind
Then walk away from the greatest lover you have ever known
Yes walk away, you're telling me that you can make it on your own
By yourself, all alone, without my help
Mister you just made a big mistake

CHORUS
You think you're a man but you're only a boy

You think you're a man but you're only a toy

You think you're a man but you just couldn't see

You weren't man enough to safisfy me.


Shut the door, take a look around and tell me what you find
Shut the door, take a giant step for you and all mankind
Then don't come back, I always gave you so much more than you deserve
No, don't come back cuz no one makes a fool of me
You've got a nerve to walk away, mark the words I'm gonna say
Mister you just made a big mistake.

CHORUS
You think you're a man but you're only a boy

You think you're a man but you're only a toy

You think you're a man but you just couldn't see

You weren't man enough to safisfy me.


Shut the door, take a look around and tell me what you find
Shut the door, take a giant step for you and all mankind
Then don't come back, I always gave you so much more than you deserve
No, don't come back cuz no one makes a fool of me
You've got a nerve to walk away, mark the words I'm gonna say
Mister you just made a big mistake.

CHORUS
You think you're a man but you're only a boy

You think you're a man but you're only a toy

You think you're a man but you just couldn't see

You weren't man enough to safisfy me.
CHORUS
You think you're a man but you're only a boy

You think you're a man but you're only a toy

You think you're a man but you just couldn't see

You weren't man enough to safisfy me.
 
Storm

Storm

Smile dammit!
When you realise Eminem writes his own lyrics (unlike many) the guy is talented. Detroit's finest made me think "how does he get away with it" when i first heard this. The lyrics are offensive but you can't ignore the angst behind them...


Marshal Mathers
Eminem


[Eminem]
You know I just don't get it
Last year I was nobody
This year I'm sellin records
Now everybody wants to come around like I owe em somethin
Heh, the **** you want from me, ten million dollars?
Get the **** out of here

Chorus One: Eminem

You see I'm, just Marshall Mathers (Marshall Mathers)
I'm just a regular guy,
I don't know why all the fuss about me (fuss about me)
Nobody ever gave a **** before,
all they did was doubt me (did was doubt me)
Now everybody wanna run they mouth
and try to take shots at me (take shots at me)

[Eminem]
Yo, you might see me joggin, you might see me walkin
You might see me walkin a dead rottweiler dog
with it's head chopped off in the park with a spiked collar
hollerin at him cause the son of a bitch won't quit barkin
(grrrr, ARF ARF) Or leanin out a window, with a cocked shotgun
Drivin up the block in the car that they shot 'Pac in
Lookin for Big's killers, dressed in ridiculous
blue and red like I don't see what the big deal is
Double barrel twelve gauge bigger than Chris Wallace
Pissed off, cause Biggie and 'Pac just missed all this
Watchin all these cheap imitations get rich off 'em
and get dollars that shoulda been there's like they switchedwallets
And amidst all this Crist' poppin and wristwatches
I had to sit back and just watch and just get nauseous
and walk around with an empty bottle of Remi Martin
startin **** like some 26-year-old skinny Cartman ("Goddamnit!")
I'm anti-Backstreet and Ricky Martin
with instincts to kill N'Sync, don't get me started
These ****in brats can't sing and Britney's garbage
What's this bitch retarded? Gimme back my sixteen dollars
All I see is sissies in magazines smiling
Whatever happened to whylin out and bein violent?
Whatever happened to catchin a good-ol' fashioned
passionate ass-whoopin and gettin your shoes coat and your hattooken?
New Kids on the Block, sucked a lot of dick
Boy/girl groups make me sick
And I can't wait 'til I catch all you faggots in public
I'ma love it.. (hahaha)
Vanilla Ice don't like me (uh-uh)
Said some **** in Vibe to spite me (yup)
Then went and dyed his hair just like me (hehe)
A bunch of little kids wanna swear just like me
and run around screamin, "I don't care, just bite me" (nah nah)
I think I was put here to annoy the world
and destroy your little 4-year-old boy or girl
Plus I was put here to put fear in faggots who spray Faygo RootBeer
and call themselves "Clowns" cause they look queer
Faggot2Dope and Silent Gay
Claimin Detroit, when y'all live twenty miles away (****inpunks)
And I don't wrestle, I'll knock you ****in faggots the **** out
Ask 'em about the club they was at when they snuck out
after they ducked out the back when they saw us and bugged out
(AHHH!) Ducked down and got paintballs shot at they truck,blaow!
Look at y'all runnin your mouth again
when you ain't seen a ****in Mile Road, South of 10
And I don't need help, from D-12, to beat up two females
in make-up, who may try to scratch me with Lee Nails
"Slim Anus," you damn right, Slim Anus
I don't get ****ed in mine like you two little flaming faggots!

Chorus Two: Eminem

Cause I'm, just Marshall Mathers (Marshall Mathers)
I'm not a wrestler guy,
I'll knock you out if you talk about me (you talk about me)
Come and see me on the streets alone
if you assholes doubt me (assholes doubt me)
And if you wanna run your mouth
then come take your best shot at me (your best shot at me)

[Eminem]
Is it because you love me that y'all expect so much of me?
You little groupie bitch, get off me, go **** Puffy
Now because of this blonde mop that's on top
and this ****ed up head that I've got, I've gone pop?
The underground just spunned around and did a 360
Now these kids diss me and act like some big sissies
"Oh, he just did some **** with Missy,
so now he thinks he's too big to do some **** with MCGet-Bizzy"
My ****in bitch mom's suin for ten million
She must want a dollar for every pill I've been stealin
****, where the **** you think I picked up the habit?
All I had to do was go in her room and lift up her mattress
Which is it bitch, Mrs. Briggs or Ms. Mathers?
It doesn't matter you {*several seconds of silence*} faggot!
Talkin about I fabricated my past
He's just aggravated I won't ejaculate in his ass (Uhh!)
So tell me, what the hell is a fella to do?
For every million I make, another relative sues
Family fightin and fussin over who wants to invite me to supper
All the sudden, I got 90 Slim cousins (Hey it's me!)
A half-brother and sister who never seen me
or even bothered to call me until they saw me on TV
Now everybody's so happy and proud
I'm finally allowed to step foot in my girlfriend's house
Hey-hey! And then to top it off, I walked to the newsstand
to buy this cheap-ass little magazine with a food stamp
Skipped to the last page, flipped right fast
and what do I see? A picture of my big white ass
Okay, let me give you mother****ers some help:
uhh, here - DOUBLE XL, DOUBLE XL
Now your magazine shouldn't have so much trouble to sell
Ahh **** it, I'll even buy a couple myself

I laughed out loud at some of this:D
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yudansha

yudansha

TheGreatOne
And all those family law suits, right after he became big...

He sure is talented, and he's gotta make a living. He said that he doesn't understand why some kids take his lyrics seriously and go commit crimes like it's some sort of a Bible that they must go by. In his early days, there were messages in each one of his songs, but many just couldn't read between the lines, and that pissed him off and he became what he is today :D
 
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