Why don't you hum me a few bars... - Page 7

Oddie999 · March 6th, 2020, 07:22 AM

There's a place I like to hide
A doorway that I run through in the night
Relax child, you were there
But only didn't realize and you were scared
It's a place where you will learn
To face your fears, retrace the years
And ride the whims of your mind
Commanding in another world
Suddenly you hear and see
This magic new dimension

Silent Lucidity - Queensrÿche

**CallMeMaybe** · March 6th, 2020, 07:06 PM

Didn't I make you feel like you were the only man -yeah!
Didn't I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can?
Honey, you know I did!
And each time I tell myself that I, well I think I've had enough,
But I'm gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough.
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby!
Oh, oh, break it!
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah.

-- Janis Joplin

**jomama** · March 6th, 2020, 10:15 PM

Down in the street there is violence
And a lots of work to be done
No place to hang out our washing
And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher
Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

**les1917lie** · March 7th, 2020, 01:05 AM

I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows,
While peacocks prance and strut up on the stage.
If finding love is just a dance, proximity and chance,
You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade.

These lyrics from "Waiting in the Weeds"(verse 4) by Eagles , written of course by Don Henley and is his masterpiece (IMHO)

https://youtu.be/5ZeoDK1sjb8

**CallMeMaybe** · March 7th, 2020, 11:36 AM

Look at the sign, we're in the wrong place
Move out boys and let's get ready to race
Four fifty-four's coming over the hill
The man on patrol is gonna give us a bill

The time's real short, you know the distance is long
I'd like to have a jet but it's not in the song
Climb back in the cab, cross your fingers for luck
We gotta keep moving if we're going to make a buck

Let it roll down the highway
Let it roll down the highway
Roll

Let it roll
Let it roll
Let it roll
Let it roll

-- BTO

**jomama** · March 7th, 2020, 10:12 PM

I don't wanna be left behind
Distance was a friend of mine
Catching breath in a web of lies
I've spent most of my life
Riding waves, playing acrobat
Shadowboxing the other half
Learning how to react
I've spent most of my time

Catching my breath, letting it go
Turning my cheek for the sake of this show
Now that you know, this is my life
I won't be told what's supposed to be right

- Kelly Clarkson

**CallMeMaybe** · March 8th, 2020, 12:03 AM

Way past one, and feeling alright
'Cause with little Willy round they can last all night
Hey down, stay down, stay down down
'Cause little Willy, Willy won't go home

But you can't push Willy 'round
Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but, oh no
Little Willy, Willy won't go home

-- Sweet

maxedout · March 8th, 2020, 07:55 AM

A couple of Tom Waits songs - He's one of those people who write amazing songs but they're almost always done better by other people IMHO.

Edna Milton in a drop dead suit
Dutch Pink on a downtown train
Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot
I'm in the corner in the pouring rain
Sixteen men on a deadman's chest
And I've been drinking from a broken cup
Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest
I'm full of bourbon, I can't stand up

- Jockey Full of Bourbon

Classic word salad lyrics - absolutely no idea wtf he's on about.
Try the Joe Bonamassa version.

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Boney's high on china white, Shorty found a punk
Don't you know there ain't no devil? That's just Screaming Jay when he's drunk
Well this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line
What you say you meet me down on Heart Attack and Vine

See that little Jersey girl in the see-through top
With the pedal pushers, sucking on a soda pop
Well I bet she's still a virgin, but it's only twenty-five to nine
You can see a million of 'em down on Heart Attack and Vine

- Heart Attack & Vine (Screaming Jay Hawkins version)

Oddie999 · March 8th, 2020, 10:41 AM

Rumour spreadin' 'round
In that Texas town
About that shack outside La Grange
And you know what I'm talkin' about
Just let me know if you wanna go
To that home out on the range
They got a lot of nice girls
Have mercy
A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw
A haw, haw, haw

La Grange - ZZ Top

**CallMeMaybe** · March 8th, 2020, 12:10 PM

^^^^^Great tune. There is a ZZ Top movie...

They're out to get you, better leave while you can
Don't want to be a boy, you want to be a man
You want to stay alive, better do what you can
So beat it, just beat it

-- MJ

March 6th, 2020, 10:15 PM	#63
jomama Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Living in Silliness Posts: 31,381 Thanks: 3,541,683 Thanked 361,868 Times in 31,489 Posts	Down in the street there is violence And a lots of work to be done No place to hang out our washing And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue __________________ all the credit goes to original posters

March 7th, 2020, 10:12 PM	#66
jomama Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Living in Silliness Posts: 31,381 Thanks: 3,541,683 Thanked 361,868 Times in 31,489 Posts	I don't wanna be left behind Distance was a friend of mine Catching breath in a web of lies I've spent most of my life Riding waves, playing acrobat Shadowboxing the other half Learning how to react I've spent most of my time Catching my breath, letting it go Turning my cheek for the sake of this show Now that you know, this is my life I won't be told what's supposed to be right - Kelly Clarkson __________________ all the credit goes to original posters

March 6th, 2020, 07:22 AM	#61
Oddie999 Blocked! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 554 Thanks: 6,584 Thanked 5,692 Times in 543 Posts	There's a place I like to hide A doorway that I run through in the night Relax child, you were there But only didn't realize and you were scared It's a place where you will learn To face your fears, retrace the years And ride the whims of your mind Commanding in another world Suddenly you hear and see This magic new dimension Silent Lucidity - Queensrÿche

March 6th, 2020, 07:06 PM	#62
CallMeMaybe Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 3,505 Thanks: 14,708 Thanked 42,508 Times in 3,508 Posts	Didn't I make you feel like you were the only man -yeah! Didn't I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can? Honey, you know I did! And each time I tell myself that I, well I think I've had enough, But I'm gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough. I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it, Take it! Take another little piece of my heart now, baby! Oh, oh, break it! Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah. -- Janis Joplin

March 7th, 2020, 01:05 AM	#64
les1917lie Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,405 Thanks: 7,375 Thanked 89,726 Times in 2,405 Posts	I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows, While peacocks prance and strut up on the stage. If finding love is just a dance, proximity and chance, You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade. These lyrics from "Waiting in the Weeds"(verse 4) by Eagles , written of course by Don Henley and is his masterpiece (IMHO) https://youtu.be/5ZeoDK1sjb8

March 7th, 2020, 11:36 AM	#65
CallMeMaybe Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 3,505 Thanks: 14,708 Thanked 42,508 Times in 3,508 Posts	Look at the sign, we're in the wrong place Move out boys and let's get ready to race Four fifty-four's coming over the hill The man on patrol is gonna give us a bill The time's real short, you know the distance is long I'd like to have a jet but it's not in the song Climb back in the cab, cross your fingers for luck We gotta keep moving if we're going to make a buck Let it roll down the highway Let it roll down the highway Roll Let it roll Let it roll Let it roll Let it roll -- BTO

March 8th, 2020, 12:03 AM	#67
CallMeMaybe Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 3,505 Thanks: 14,708 Thanked 42,508 Times in 3,508 Posts	Way past one, and feeling alright 'Cause with little Willy round they can last all night Hey down, stay down, stay down down 'Cause little Willy, Willy won't go home But you can't push Willy 'round Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but, oh no Little Willy, Willy won't go home -- Sweet

March 8th, 2020, 07:55 AM	#68
maxedout Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The People's Republic of South Lancashire Posts: 298 Thanks: 57,872 Thanked 3,273 Times in 291 Posts	A couple of Tom Waits songs - He's one of those people who write amazing songs but they're almost always done better by other people IMHO. Edna Milton in a drop dead suit Dutch Pink on a downtown train Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot I'm in the corner in the pouring rain Sixteen men on a deadman's chest And I've been drinking from a broken cup Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest I'm full of bourbon, I can't stand up - Jockey Full of Bourbon Classic word salad lyrics - absolutely no idea wtf he's on about. Try the Joe Bonamassa version. ------- Boney's high on china white, Shorty found a punk Don't you know there ain't no devil? That's just Screaming Jay when he's drunk Well this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line What you say you meet me down on Heart Attack and Vine See that little Jersey girl in the see-through top With the pedal pushers, sucking on a soda pop Well I bet she's still a virgin, but it's only twenty-five to nine You can see a million of 'em down on Heart Attack and Vine - Heart Attack & Vine (Screaming Jay Hawkins version)

March 8th, 2020, 10:41 AM	#69
Oddie999 Blocked! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 554 Thanks: 6,584 Thanked 5,692 Times in 543 Posts	Rumour spreadin' 'round In that Texas town About that shack outside La Grange And you know what I'm talkin' about Just let me know if you wanna go To that home out on the range They got a lot of nice girls Have mercy A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw A haw, haw, haw La Grange - ZZ Top

March 8th, 2020, 12:10 PM	#70
CallMeMaybe Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 3,505 Thanks: 14,708 Thanked 42,508 Times in 3,508 Posts	^^^^^Great tune. There is a ZZ Top movie... They're out to get you, better leave while you can Don't want to be a boy, you want to be a man You want to stay alive, better do what you can So beat it, just beat it -- MJ