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The Pretender - Jackson Browne


I'm going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
Gonna pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again
Amen.
Say it again
Amen.

I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening?
I've been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
When the morning light comes streaming in
You'll get up and do it again
Amen.

Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender.
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the Pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there

Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight

I'm gonna find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams
And then we'll put our dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again
Get it up again

I'm gonna be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
where true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the Pretender.
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender.

Say a prayer for the pretender
Are you there for the pretender?
Say a prayer for the pretender
Are you there for the pretender?
Are you prepared for the pretender?


Dedicated to CB

 

Hell is for children
Pat Benatar


They cry in the dark, so you cant see their tears
They hide in the light, so you cant see their fears
Forgive and forget, all the while
Love and pain become one and the same
In the eyes of a wounded child
Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell is for children
And you shouldnt have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh

Its all so confusing, this brutal abusing
They blacken your eyes, and then apologize
Youre daddys good girl, and dont tell mommy a thing
Be a good little boy, and youll get a new toy
Tell grandma you fell off the swing

Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell is for children
And you shouldnt have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh

No, hell is for children

Hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for children

Hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for children

Hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for hell
Hell is for children

Hell is for children
Hell is for children

[ame= - Pat Benatar - Hell is for Children[/ame]

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Superstar
The Carpenters

Long ago, and, oh, so far away
I fell in love with you before the second show.
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear, but you're not really here.
It's just the radio.

Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby.
I love you, I really do.

Loneliness is such a sad affair, and I can hardly wait to be with you again.
What to say, to make you come again?
Come back to me again, and play your sad guitar.



[ame= - Carpenters - Superstar 1971[/ame]

R.I.P. Karen.. Voice like an angel.. The Chris Farley/David Spade scene in Tommy Boy singing this was a riot...

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Sonic Youth

Superstar

Notes: Carpenter Cover

[Thurston]
long ago
and oh so far away
I fell in love with you
before the second show
your guitar
it sounds so sweet and clear
but you're not really there
it's just the radio

don't you remember you told me you love me baby
you said you'd be coming back this way again baby
baby baby baby baby oh baby
I love you, I really do

loneliness, is such a sad affair
and I can hardly wait
to be with you again
what to say
to make you come again
come back to me again
and play your sad guitar

don't you remember you told me you love me baby
you said you'd be coming back this way again baby
baby baby baby baby oh baby
I love you, I really do

don't you remember you told me you love me baby
you said you'd be coming back this way again baby
baby baby baby baby oh baby
I love you, I really do

[ame=""]YouTube - Sonic Youth - Superstar: Revised Audio[/ame]​

 

Unckle Kracker - In a little while


Heres to the good life or so they say
All those parties and games that all those people play
They tell me this is the place to be
All these beautiful people and nothin to see

Sometimes I feel like something is gone here
Something is wrong here, I dont belong here
Sometimes I feel like a stranger in town
And Ive lost what I found, itll all turn around

[chorus]

In a little while Ill be thinkin about you
In a little while Ill still be here without you
You never gave me a reason to doubt you
In a little while Ill be thinkin about you baby...Ill be thinkin about you baby

On the other side of a coin
Theres a face theres a memory somewhere that I cant erase
And theres a place that I find someday
But sometimes I feel like its slippin away

Sometimes I feel like something is gone here
Something is wrong here, I dont belong here
Sometimes I feel like a stranger in town
And Ive lost what I found, itll all turn around

[repeat chorus]

Some things are lost some left behind
Some things are better left for someone else to find
Maybe in time I can finally see
I just wonder, wonder if you think about me

Sometimes I feel like something is gone here
Something is wrong here, I dont belong here
Sometimes I feel like a stranger in town
And Ive lost what I found, itll all turn around

To Atlantic

 

Shape of my heart - Sting


He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for the respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart

He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart

And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear are lost

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape of my heart

 

Sitting, waiting, wishing
Jack Johnson


I was sitting, waiting, wishing
You believed in superstitions
Then maybe you'd see the signs.

Lord knows that this world is cruel
And I ain't the lord, no I'm just a fool
Learning lovin somebody don't make them love you.

Chorus
Must I always be waiting, waiting on you
Must I always be playing, playing your fool.

I sang your songs, I danced your dance
I gave your friends, all a chance
Putting up with them wasn't worth never having you

Oh, maybe you've been through this before
But it's my first time, so please ignore
The next few lines, cause they're directed at you.

Chorus
I can't always be waiting, waiting on you
I can't always be playing, playing your fool.

Bridge
I keep playing your part
But it's not my scene
Want this plot to twist
I've had enough mystery
Keep building it up
Then shooting me down
But I'm already down

Just wait a minute
Just sitting, waiting
Just wait a minute
Just sitting, waiting

Well if I was in your position
I'd put down all my ammunition
I'd wonder why it had taken me so long

But Lord knows that I'm not you
and if I was I wouldn't be so cruel
cause waitin' on love ain't so easy to do

Repeat Chorus
Must I always be waiting, waiting on you
Must I always be playing, playing your fool
No I can't always be waiting, waiting on you
I can't always be playing, playing your fool, fool


[ame= - Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing: Album Version (Edited), Closed Captioned[/ame]


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Planet Caravan
Black Sabbath

We sail through endless skies
Stars shine like eyes
The black night sighs
The moon in silver trees
Falls down in tears
Light of the night
The earth, a purple blaze
Of sapphire haze
In orbit always

While down below the trees
Bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight breaks down the night
And so we pass on by the crimson eye
Of great God mars
As we travel the universe

[ame= - Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan[/ame]

I just heard the Pantera cover of this.. Love it. I like Sabbath better though.


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Some of the comments people leave at you tube are a riot.. These were on this vid..


"if i ever get my hands on some acid or shrooms listenin to this song is the first thing im doin." ~ InBloom10

"Simply one of the best songs of the 70s. And I generally can't stand Sabbath. Great tune." ~ DroverChicago

"I am sorry for your hellish experiences in Vietnam, but you're firing your guns in the wrong direction on this one. Take your hatred to the lying bigots who run your country into the ground for their personal gain and profit, not the civilians who suffer from their so called leaders' ulterior motives and abuse of power." ~ daemonomaniac

Hahahahahahaha.. wtf?

Wow, cool astronomy pics the guy put with this song.. beautiful.

Good god.. people at each others throats over there on older comments over who's better, Sabbath or Pantera.. Hahahaha..

Here is a girl doing a cover of it.. I heard a little. She sounded good..
[ame=""]YouTube - Black Sabbath cover - Planet Caravan[/ame]
Wow! She can sing like a bird. Nice job I must say.​

 

Fairies Wear Boots
Black Sabbath

Goin home, late last night
Suddenly I got a fright
Yeah I looked through the window and surprised what I saw
Fairy boots were dancing with a dwarf,

All right now!

Fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
Yeah I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies
Yeah fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes,

Well all right now!

So I went to the doctor
See what he could give me
He said son, son, youve gone too far.
cause smokin and trippin is all that you do.

[ame= - 05 Fairies Wear Boots[/ame]
Tempo sounds a bit slow and Ozzy sounds wasted.. Hahahahaha
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Limelight
Rush

Living on a lighted stage
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage

Cast in this unlikely role,
Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
One must put up barriers
To keep oneself intact

Living in the limelight
The universal dream
For those who wish to seem

Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
The underlying theme

Living in a fisheye lens
Caught in the camera eye
I have no heart to lie
I cant pretend a stranger
Is a long-awaited friend

All the worlds indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each anothers audience
Outside the gilded cage


[ame= - RUSH - Limelight[/ame]
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Hymn 43
Jethro Tull

Oh father high in heaven -- smile down upon your son
Whose busy with his money games -- his women and his gun.
Oh jesus save me!
And the unsung western hero killed an indian or three
And made his name in hollywood
To set the white man free.
Oh jesus save me!
If jesus saves -- well, hed better save himself
From the gory glory seekers who use his name in death.
Oh jesus save me!
I saw him in the city and on the mountains of the moon --
His cross was rather bloody --
He could hardly roll his stone.
Oh jesus save me!

[ame= - Jethro Tull: Hymn 43 (07/09/2005)[/ame]
I wish I could find the studio version of this song.. Love it. Some of the comments were negative on this performance. It was in 05'. I saw Tull in the early 90's live.. it was great.

Meh.. I can see a bit of it.. I miss the heavy guitar of the original version..

Hey! There's the guitar on the last verse.. cool.. Awsome flute playin'.. Great, original band..Glad I let it keep loading.. Almost done. ​

 

Some offices where I work were using too much bandwidth, so they blocked all streaming audio and video. I can't watch these videos at work anymore or even go on Youtube. Jerks.

 

I was getting an error message this morn from youtube. Then it worked again. I noticed that Jack Johnson vid was already gone too. Can you see em when posted here IWS? Scratch that.. I see you can't

 

I just looked on the funny video thread and I can still see the one from livelink with the deer kicking the hunter's ass. I guess they missed that one.

 

Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes

I remember when Mary Lou said
"You wanna walk me home from school"
And I said, "Yes, I do"
She said, "I don't have to go right home
And I'm the kind that likes to be alone
As long as you would"
I said, "Me, too"

And so we took a stroll
Wound up down by the swimmin' hole
And she said, "Do what you want to do"
I got silly and I found a frog
In the water by a hollow log
And I shook it at her
And I said "This frog's for you"

She said, "I don't like spiders and snakes
And that ain't what it takes to love me
You fool, you fool
I don't like spiders and snakes
And that ain't what it takes to love me
Like I want to be loved by you"

Well, I think of that girl from time to time
I call her up when I got a dime
I say, "Hello, baby"
She says, "Ain't you cool"
I say, "Do you remember when
"And would you like to get together again"
She says, "I'll see you after school"

I was shy and so for a while
Most of my love was touch and smile
Til she said, "Come on over here"
I was nervous as you might guess
Still looking for somethin' to slip down her dress
And she said, "Let's make it perfectly clear"

She said, "I don't like spiders and snakes
And that ain't what it takes to love me
You fool, you fool
I don't like spiders and snakes
And that ain't what it takes to love me
Like I want to be loved by you"​

 

The more things change - Cinderella


Woke up this morning on the wrong side of bed
I got this feeling like a train's running through my head
Turned on my radio to the same old song
Some big mouth talking trying to tell us where the world went wrong

But all this talk of peace and love
It's only for the news
Cause everytime you trust someone
You end up getting screwed

The more things change
The more they stay the same
Everyone's your brother till you turn the other way
The more things change
The more they stay the same
All we need's a miracle to take us all away from the pain

Came to this morning I was feeling mighty used
Picked up the telephone but all I got's a major attitude
Turned on the TV to the same old news
Everybody thinks they got the answer to the same old blues

Like a hot smokin' pistol on a saturday night
You gotta go for the throat
You gotta fight for your life

The more things change
The more they stay the same
Everyone's your brother till you turn the other way
The more things change
The more they stay the same
All we need's a miracle to take us all away from the pain
Take me away

Like a hot smokin' pistol on a saturday night
You gotta go for the throat
You gotta fight for your life

The more things change
The more they stay the same
Everyone's your brother till you turn the other way
The more things change
The more they stay the same
All we need's a miracle to take us all away

The more things change
The more they stay the same
Everyone's your brother till you turn the other way
The more things change
The more they stay the same
All we need's a miracle

The more things change
The more things change
The more things change

 

What you are
Audioslave

And when you wanted me
I came to you
And when you wanted someone else
I withdrew
And when you asked for light
I set myself on fire
And if I go away I know
You'll find another slave

Cause now I'm free from what you want
Now I'm free from what you need
Now I'm free from what you are

And when you wanted blood
I cut my veins
And when you wanted love
I bled myself again
Now that I've had my fill of you
I'll give you up forever
And here I go far away
I know you'll find another slave

Cause now I'm free from what you want
Now I'm free from what you need
Now I'm free from what you are

Then the vision came to me
When you came along
I gave you everything
But then you wanted more

[ame= - Audioslave- What you are[/ame]
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Bleed the freak
Alice in Chains

My cup runnet over
Like blood from a stone

Chorus
These stand for me
Name your God and bleed the freak
I like to see
How you all would bleed for me

When the pig runs slower
Let the arrow fly
When the sin lies bolder
Ill pluck out thine eye

Chorus

If you scorn my lover
Satan got your thigh
If you steal in hunger
I will kick you when you try

Chorus
[ame= - Alice in Chains Bleed the Freak Live Video[/ame]

Cool.. live performance. Can't wait for it to load..

R.I.P. Layne
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Get Born Again
Alice in Chains

Sad suffering
I knew you when
Fairwell thee friend of mine
I try not to think
I merely blink
Hope to wish away the lies...
I...
Can you protect
Me when Im wrecked
Ill pretend youre still alive
I choose the day
One death and grey,
Thick fog, I hide and smile
Clear all your sins
Get born again
Just repeat a couple lies
Lies... yeah
Sad suffering.....
Get born again....
[ame=""]YouTube - Alice In Chains-Get Born Again[/ame]
R.I.P. Layne
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Over Now
Alice in Chains

Good night...
Yeah, its over now, but I can breathe somehow
When its all worn out, Id rather go without

You know its been on my mind
Could you stand right there
Look me straight in the eye and say
That its over now

We pay our debt sometime

Well its over now, yet I can see somehow
When its all gone wrong, its hard to be so strong

You know its been on my mind
Could you stand right there
Look me straight in the eye and say
That its over now

We pay our debt sometime
Yeah, we pay our debt sometime
We pay our debt sometime
Yeah, we pay our debt sometime

Guess its over now, I seem alive somehow
When its out of sight, just wait and do your time

You know its been on my mind
Could I stand right here
Look myself in the eye and say
That its over now

We pay our debt sometime
Yeah, we pay our debt sometime
We pay our debt sometime
Yeah, we pay our debt sometime
[ame=""]YouTube - Alice In Chains-Over Now[/ame]
R.I.P. Layne

wtf? Those last two vids worked at youtube.. anyone can watch them there if they like I'm sure.
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