Favorite Lyrics Thread
For some reason lyrics have popped up a lot in the last day or two of my life. The elbo.ws/vanilla forum has a lyrics thread now, I used one of my favorite lyrics to open a speech today, and a friend of mine had “what’s you favorite song lyric?” for her away message. Put it all together and I think it’s a good day to share a few of my favorites. Many are from The Grateful Dead, since I’m a huge fan of Robert Hunter’s writing, and I love Tom Marshall’s writing for Phish but don’t have many favorite lyrics picked out from him. Anyways, here they are, make sure you all leave some additions in the comments.
“Control for smiler’s can’t be bought”
-Phish, “Stash,” lyrics by Tom Marshall.“Oh well a Touch Of Grey, kind of suits you anyway”
-The Grateful Dead, “Touch Of Grey,” lyrics by Robert Hunter.“If you get confused, listen to the music play”
-The Grateful Dead, “Franklin’s Tower,” lyrics by Robert Hunter.“I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe, but at least I’m enjoying the ride”
-The Grateful Dead, “Hell In A Bucket,” lyrics by John Perry Barlow.“Brown eyed women and red grenadine, the bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean”
-The Grateful Dead, “Brown-Eyed Woman,” lyrics by Robert Hunter.“A day without a buzz is a day that never was”
-Keller Williams, “A Day Without A Buzz,” lyrics to my knowledge are just a saying, but Keller is the only one I know to have used them as lyrics.
Any favorites anyone? They don’t have to be jam bands, naturally, these are just the ones I keep earmarked so to say
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August 31st, 2006 at 2:53 pm
yeah, guess what? I’m back and bloggin’.
-Dance Hall Hips
August 31st, 2006 at 3:56 pm
“In every life we have some trouble, when you worry you make it double.
Don’t worry, be happy”
-bobby mcferrin, “don’t worry, be happy”
“Let’s pretend we don’t exist. Let’s pretend we’re in antartica”
-of montreal, “wraith pinned to the mist”
“Once I stood at the foot of a great high mountain that I wanted so much to climb, and on top of this mountain was a beautiful fountain that flows with the water of life”
-jack white, “great high mountain”
“i wanna be a school bus driver and drive all over the world. if you would like, well, you could ride with me, and we could live on the road”
-trampled by turtles, “school bus driver”
“how many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?”
-bob dylan, “blowing in the wind”
“Look at the stars, look how they shine for you and everything you do”
-coldplay, “yellow”
“if i were a carpenter and you were a lady, would you marry me anyway? would you have my baby?”
-johnny carter & june cash, “if i were a carpenter” (original by tim hardin)
August 31st, 2006 at 3:59 pm
Impressive Tom, good picks, too. I was thinking about including “Wraith Pinned To The Mist” but it slipped my mind.
I feel like there’s a slight theme or trend to these examples… lots of roads.. journeys… obstacles.
At the same time mine all have something of a recreational tone perhaps? or maybe just about enjoying yourself.
August 31st, 2006 at 4:12 pm
hmm. my lyrics do have a theme of traveling, escaping, exc. this could have something to do with me living with my mom and wanting to go somewhere where there are women other than my mom. i also just want to travel all over in general. it’s the goal of my life i’d say. but, for my sake, let’s leave the psychoanalysis of this sort of thing for another day.
i like your lyrics too. they have a feel of an easy going/laid back person. i guess we are our favorite lyrics. it’s pretty cool to think about it. nice idea for a forum.
August 31st, 2006 at 4:25 pm
“i guess we are our favorite lyrics.”
One of your best quotes ever.
September 1st, 2006 at 1:54 pm
thanks kane. i forgot a major favorite of mine and have to add it.
“oh yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those evil robots eat me.”
-flaming lips
that quote helps me survive the laziest of days. if yoshimi survived the robots, i can survive even something as horific as work
September 3rd, 2006 at 9:58 am
“I want something good to die for.. to make it beautiful to live.”
Queens of the Stone Age - Go With The Flow
September 5th, 2006 at 1:37 am
“Cuz I’m tierd of why’s, choking on why’s, just need a little because…because…”
Fiona Apple - Fast As You Can
“I didn’t believe in magic until I watched you disappear”
Gnarls Barkley - Who Cares?
“I didn’t mean to take up all your sweet time, I’ll give it right back to you one of these days”
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
’tis all for now
September 6th, 2006 at 8:09 am
“Needless to say
I guess you know I hate you
You’re so full of sin
Even the devil rates you
I hope you choke
On your Bacardi and Coke”
Robbie Williams- Karma Killer
“Her schoolhouse mind has windows now
Where handsome creatures come to watch
The anaesthetic wearing off
Antarctica starts here”
John Cale - Antarctica starts here
“I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die”
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
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