Favourite Song Lyrics

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I really liked the tribute that Bono paid to Cash when he died;

"Every man in the world knows that he's a cissy compared to Johnny Cash."

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Back to the lyrics;

And when he lied, it meant he loved me.
And when he lied, it meant he cared.
And when he lied, it meant he loved me.
'cause when he lied it meant that
He was there.

Jack Off Jill - 'Velveteen'

[Beattie~Babe]

Ive got two songs that I could listen to all day on a loop, and never tire of them ......

Guns in The Ghetto ~ UB40

Daddy don't go out tonight
Just stay home till morning light
Me and mamma don't feel right
Please hold us tight

Daddy why did you go to work
When you know just how much we love you so
Please come back tomorrow

[Chorus:]
They're giving out guns in the ghetto
They're saying they will set you free
One day I'll have children of my own
But I'm afraid they won't have me

Mamma, is Daddy home
Why are you crying all alone
Grandma's tears have turned to stone
And I'm all alone

Mamma isn't daddy back
I'm getting scared and that's a fact
Why are we all dressed like that
All in black

[Chorus]

Daddy don't go out tonight
Please stay home till morning light
Me and mamma don't feel right
Please hold us tight

Daddy why did you go to work
When you know just how much we love you so
Please come back tomorrow

[Chorus]

Mamma, is Daddy home
Why are you crying all alone
Grandma's tears have turned to stone
And I'm chilled to the bone

Mamma isn't daddy back
I'm getting scared and that's a fact
Why are we all dressed like that
All in black

[Chorus 4x]

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No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young) ~ Queen

A hand above the water
An angel reaching for the sky
Is it raining in heaven -
Do you want us to cry?

And everywhere the broken-hearted
On every lonely avenue
No-one could reach them
No-one but you

One by one
Only the good die young
They're only flying too close to the sun
And life goes on -
Without you...

Another tricky situation
A get to drowin' in the blues
And i find myself thinkin'
Well - what would you do?

Yes! - it was such an operation
Forever paying every due
Hell, you made a sensation
You found a way through - and

One by one
Only the good die young
They're only flyin' too close to the sun
We'll remember -
Forever...

And now the party must be over
I guess we'll never understand
The sense of your leaving
Was it the way it was planned?

And so we grace another table
And raise our glasses one more time
There's a face at the window
And i ain't never, never sayin' goodbye...

One by one
Only the good die young
They're only flyin' too close to the sun
Cryin' for nothing
Cryin' for no-one
No-one but you

Both songs have very special meanings to me .....

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I was a huge fan of techno/dance/pop outfit Republica (scary to think it's been ten years since their chart heyday) and a recurring theme in their lyrics was a rage against the soul-sapping, repetitive existence of being a lonely, urban wage-slave. Here's a short, stark example - just two lines from their song 'Out of the Darkness', which I consider to be a work of simplistic, pared-down genius;

Poor cow, sits alone
Pubs close, go home.

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Josie Long is one of those comedians whom I'd heard of, but had never actually seen perform. It seems the only way that comics get to regularly be on television these days is by appearing on panel shows, and she doesn't seem interested in going down that route. However, I finally saw Miss Long doing stand-up last week on Dave's One Night Stand (on Dave, naturally), and she concluded her act by singing this short song that she'd composed herself (I'm quoting the lyrics from memory, so they may not be 100% accurate);

"One of them is enjoying it,
The other is not.

One of them is enjoying it,
The other prays for death.

One of them is enjoying it,
The other is only going along with it 'cause he's a twin.

Jedward."