I have always had a weird affection for We gotta get out of this place by The Animals, and let's not forget The Hero of Canton.
Dawn: I think a date should be in a real fancy restaurant, then champagne at a night club with a floor show, then ballroom dancing. Joyce: Unfortunately, we're not dating in a movie from the thirties.
'Get It Done'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Lee - Nov 05, 2004 6:00:55 am PST #5758 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Daisy Jane - Nov 05, 2004 6:02:38 am PST #5759 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Hmm. Don't know who did it originally, but I like Concrete Blonde's version of "Probably Will." I know there's not mad love for Oranges and Lemons here, but I gotta tell ya, listening to "President Kill" followed by "The Loving was kinda cathartic the other day.
Umm. "Big Yellow Taxi"'s been mentioned right?
tommyrot - Nov 05, 2004 6:06:37 am PST #5760 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
No? I meant it was reacting specifically to the war in Iraq, as opposed to various foreign policies in general. What is it supposed to mean?
The usual definition of "reactionary":
Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative.
Daisy Jane - Nov 05, 2004 6:08:11 am PST #5761 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Hmm. As per the discussion in Natter. Reactionary would be a good opposing label for Progressive.
Lyra Jane - Nov 05, 2004 6:59:48 am PST #5762 of 10003
Up with the sun
I've always loved (in a crank-up-the-volume-and-scream-the-lyrics / get-into-the-mosh-pit-when-they-play-it-live kind of way) "Youth Against Fascism (Hate Song)" by Sonic Youth
Oh yeah, that's awesome. "Dirty" is a really great album in general.
The Police "Invisible Sun"
What is this protesting? I always thought it was one of Sting's "poor me" songs.
What about "99 Luftballoons?"
Alicia K - Nov 05, 2004 7:17:07 am PST #5763 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Well, I vaguely remember hearing it was about either political violence/human rights in Africa, but also read it was Ireland. Found this in a review of a Police box set, but it's vague:
"Sumner's political voice was becoming more adept though, "Invisible sun" being powerful enough to warrant another ban by the BBC."
Daisy Jane - Nov 05, 2004 7:18:49 am PST #5764 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Oooh. That reminds me, what about that "Ain't Gonna go to Sun City" song that had a lot of artists on it?
billytea - Nov 05, 2004 7:19:56 am PST #5765 of 10003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Oooh. That reminds me, what about that "Ain't Gonna go to Sun City" song that had a lot of artists on it?
Oh yes. It had Peter Garrett too, now an MP in Australia's federal parliament.
lisah - Nov 05, 2004 7:22:32 am PST #5766 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
The first verse of Invisible Sun
I don't want to spend the rest of my life/Looking at the barrel of an Armalite/I don't want to spend the rest of my days/Keeping out of trouble like the soldiers say/ I don't want to spend my time in hell/Looking at the walls of a prison cell/I don't ever want to play the part/Of a statistic on a government chart
(aaaaghh why can't i format this right?!?! eta and i'm redundant anyway...)
tommyrot - Nov 05, 2004 7:22:53 am PST #5767 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I don't want to spend the rest of my life
Looking at the barrel of an Armalite
I don't want to spend the rest of my days
Keeping out of trouble like the soldiers say
I don't want to spend my time in hell
Looking at the walls of a prison cell
I don't ever want to play the part
Of a statistic on a government chart
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives its heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
It's dark all day, and it glows all night
Factory smoke and acetylene light
I face the day with me head caved in
Looking like something that the cat brought in
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives its heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done
And they're only going to change this place by
Killing everybody in the human race
And they would kill me for a cigarette
But I don't even wanna die just yet
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives its heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives us hope when the whole day's done