Jim Alfredson Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you're going to San Francisco You're gonna meet some gentle people there For those who come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there In the streets of San Francisco Gentle people with flowers in their hair All across the nation such a strange vibration People in motion There's a whole generation with a new explanation People in motion people in motion For those who come to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there If you come to San Francisco Summertime will be a love-in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Snow cuts loose from the frozen Until it joins with the african sea In moving it changes its cold and its name The reason I come and go is the same Animal game for me You call it rain But the human name Doesnt mean shit to a tree If you dont mind heat in your river and Fork tongue talking from me Swim like an eel fantastic snake Take my love when its free Electric feel with me You call it loud But the human crowd Doesnt mean shit to a tree Change the strings and notes slide Change the bridge and string shift down Shift the notes and bride sings Fire eating people Rising toys of the sun Energy dies without body warm Icicles ruin your gun Water my roots the natural thing Natural spring to the sea Sulphur springs make my body float Like a ship made of logs from a tree Redwoods talk to me Say it plainly The human name Doesnt mean shit to a tree Snow called water going violent Damn the end of the stream Too much cold in one place breaks Thats why you might know what I mean Consider how small you are Compared to your scream The human dream Doesnt mean shit to a tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I walked into this bar and the man refused; He said, "We don't serve strangers in blue suede shoes; We don't give credit, and We don't give way-- We have to think about what the people might say.. uh, you know what I mean..." I said, "Sure, man" Oh, he gave me a smile that was sickly and wet, And I offered him one of my cigarettes. He took it, afraid that he might appear rude, Then proceeded to sell me some second class food. Nice guy - meet 'em everywhere.. . He said, "My oh my, I have suffered too long, And this cigarette seems to be very strong; I don't make the rules I just get what I take And I guess every rule was made to break. You can take what you like, it won't hurt me Cause I’m just working for the company." From the green cigarette, He took a long drag, And said, "I think I'll pick my travelling bag. I’m tired of cheating, and wasting my head And filling the boss's bags with bread. I want to get out in the sun and rain, And feel the wind on on skin again; The world is large, and I've got time yet. And, by the way, thanks for that cigarette.. Thank you very much." "You know, I feel like a new man Yes I do, I don't know why; I’d just like to say Thank you very much(indeed) It's a beautiful day I think I'll be on my way (right away) I'd just like to say Thank you very much. Yes, I'm getting the hell out of here Yes, I am - bye, bye. That's the end of the message Thank you very much. Bye bye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 This is the first verse The first verse The first First verse And this is the chorus Or perhaps it's a bridge Or just another part Of the song that I am singing This is the second verse The second verse The second Second verse And this is the chorus Or perhaps it's a bridge Or just another Key Change Never mind It doesn't hurt It only means that I Lost faith in this song 'Cause it won't help me reach you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Not to blow Bev's groove, but one of the nastiest lyrics from the psychedelic era was (IMHO)........ "Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye...." It makes me want to yak. Technicolor yawn. Drive the big white bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Viens petite fille dans mon comic strip Viens faire des bull's, viens faire des WIP ! Des CLIP ! CRAP ! des BANG ! des VLOP ! et des ZIP ! SHEBAM ! POW ! BLOP ! WIZZ ! J'distribue les swings et les uppercuts Ca fait VLAM ! ça fait SPLATCH ! et ça fait CHTUCK ! Ou bien BOMP ! ou HUMPF ! parfois même PFFF ! SHEBAM ! POW ! BLOP ! WIZZ ! Viens petite fill' dans mon comic strip Viens faire des bull's, viens faire des WIP ! Des CLIP ! CRAP ! des BANG ! des VLOP ! et des ZIP ! SHEBAM ! POW ! BLOP ! WIZZ ! Viens avec moi par dessus les buildings Ca fait WHIN ! quand on s'envole et puis KLING ! Après quoi je fais TILT ! et ça fait BOING ! SHEBAM ! POW ! BLOP ! WIZZ ! Viens petite fill' dans mon comic strip Viens faire des bull's, viens faire des WIP ! Des CLIP ! CRAP ! des BANG ! des VLOP ! et des ZIP ! SHEBAM ! POW ! BLOP ! WIZZ ! N'aies pas peur bébé agrippe-toi CHRACK ! Je suis là CRASH ! pour te protéger TCHLACK ! Ferme les yeux CRACK ! embrasse-moi SMACK ! SHEBAM ! POW ! BLOP ! WIZZ ! SHEBAM ! POW ! BLOP ! WIZZZZZ http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=-RROsYP2MlY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in I found my mind in a brown paper bag within I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high I tore my mind on a jagged sky I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in (Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in) I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in I got up so tight I couldn't unwind I saw so much I broke my mind I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in (Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in) Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in Yeah yeah oh-yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 don't want to be a party pooper, but I don't want Alfredson to get in trouble - and this thread my be illegal (lyrics are copyrighted and in general you need permission to quote beyond fair use) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I walked into this bar and the man refused; He said, "We don't serve strangers in blue suede shoes; We don't give credit, and We don't give way-- We have to think about what the people might say.. uh, you know what I mean..." I said, "Sure, man" Oh, he gave me a smile that was sickly and wet, And I offered him one of my cigarettes. He took it, afraid that he might appear rude, Then proceeded to sell me some second class food. Nice guy - meet 'em everywhere.. . He said, "My oh my, I have suffered too long, And this cigarette seems to be very strong; I don't make the rules I just get what I take And I guess every rule was made to break. You can take what you like, it won't hurt me Cause I’m just working for the company." From the green cigarette, He took a long drag, And said, "I think I'll pick my travelling bag. I’m tired of cheating, and wasting my head And filling the boss's bags with bread. I want to get out in the sun and rain, And feel the wind on on skin again; The world is large, and I've got time yet. And, by the way, thanks for that cigarette.. Thank you very much." "You know, I feel like a new man Yes I do, I don't know why; I’d just like to say Thank you very much(indeed) It's a beautiful day I think I'll be on my way (right away) I'd just like to say Thank you very much. Yes, I'm getting the hell out of here Yes, I am - bye, bye. That's the end of the message Thank you very much. Bye bye... People say that they want to be free They look at him and they look at me But it's only themselves they're wanting to see And everybody knows about it We talk all night and we're all turned on We believe we heard him singing his song Telling us all there was work to be done And everyone sung a chorus of I am the walrus Yes Disneyland has come to town Everyone's dressed and standing around Alice is wearing her sexiest gown But she doesn't want you to look at her Beautiful people are queuing to drown They wait for the lifeguard to put on his crown But he's up at the other end of town Trying to talk to the mirror The scientist talks and he knows what he means He sits on the floor and has beautiful dreams Then he gets brought down by a woman who screams But he knows it's only a record… Oh yes it is His brave new girl stops feeding the ants And looks at him with her septic pants She still knows how to make him dance And forget about emancipation… it's just imagination And you and I we sit and hum We know something's got to come And get us off our endless bum There's probably one in the bathroom Or even in the hall I don't know anymore than you do In fact I don't know anything at all strange i always heard "busniland" instead of "disneyland" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 moderators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 don't want to be a party pooper, but I don't want Alfredson to get in trouble - and this thread my be illegal (lyrics are copyrighted and in general you need permission to quote beyond fair use) - Point taken, but there seems to be about 10,000 song lyrics database archives on the internet.... Sticking to snippets of lyrics shouldn't be beyond the realm of fair use. Any more than adding quotes from your favorite book or movie to a signature (yes, I'm guilty of that too). ... back on topic, the lyrics you posted above I heard many times as a kid, one of my Mother's favorite songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 "Tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers...." Peter Brown wrote great psychedelic lyrics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 You can have anything you want At Alice's Restaurant (Covers a multitude of sins, that. Then) I wanna kill! I wanna kill! I wanna kill! You seem like just the type we need. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 And I like It's one for you, nineteen for me. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 And I like It's one for you, nineteen for me. MG If I recall correctly, that' the truth, the highest British marginal tax rate at the time actually was 95%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 And I like It's one for you, nineteen for me. MG If I recall correctly, that' the truth, the highest British marginal tax rate at the time actually was 95%. Indeed it was - and rightly so. So those fat cat hippie Beatles didn't want to provide their fair share of tax. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 as long as nobody else is worried - here are two sets of lyrics from Donovan - easy to make fun of the guy (an idiot egomaniac in some ways) but he produced some great music and some great songs - and could write - #1 How high the gulls fly O'er Ilay How sad the farm lad deep in play Felt like a grain on your sand How well the sheep's bell music makes Roving the cliff when fancy takes Felt like a tide left me here How blessed the forest with birdsong How neat the cut peat laid so long Felt like a seed on your land #2 Dear Wind that shakes the barley free Blow home my true love's ship to me, fill the sail I a-weary wait upon the shore. Forsake her not in times of storm Protect her oaken beams from harm, fill her sail I a-weary wait upon the shore. Whither he be in Africa or deep asleep in India, fill his dreams I a-weary wait upon the shore. Dear snow white gulls upon the wave I, like you, am lamenting, for my love. I a-weary cry upon the shore. And in my chariot of sleep, I ride the vast and dreamy deep deep sea. I awake a-weary on the shore. Seven years and Seven days, no man has seen my woman ways, dear God. I a-weary cry upon the shore. Along the shingled beach I go The wind about me as I make my way to my weary dream upon my bed. Dear Wind that shakes the barley free Blow home my true love's ship to me, fill the sail. I a-weary wait upon the shore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 and my favorite Donovan refrain: here I sit the retired writer in the sun The retired writer in the sun, and I'm Blue, the retired writer in the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Oh, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin' I'll cop out to the change, but a stranger is putting the tease on. I was down on a frown when the messenger brought me a letter I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her Any girl in the world could have easily known me better She said, You're strange, but don't change, and I let her. In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster? Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 (edited) First there is a mountain Then there is no mountain Then there is ***** When I was a boy I thought about the times I'd be a man I'd sit inside a bottle and pretend that I was in a can In my lonely room I'd sit my mind in an ice cream cone You can throw me if you wanna 'cause I'm a bone and I go Oop-ip-ip oop-ip-ip, yeah! If I don't start cryin' it's because that I have got no eyes My father's in the fireplace and my dog lies hypnotized Through a crack of light I was unable to find my way Trapped inside a night but I'm a day and I go Oop-ip-ip oop-ip-ip, yeah! One... Two... Three... Four! [Followed by the sound of a nuclear explosion] ***** Chewin' on a piece of grass walkin' down the road tell me, how long you gonna stay here Joe? Some people say this town don't look good in snow You don't care, I know. Ventura Highway, in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger than moonshine You're gonna go I know Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair and the day surround your daylight there Seasons cryin' no despair Alligator lizards in the air Wishin' on a fallin' star Watchin' for the early train Sorry boy, but I've been hit by purple rain Aw, come on Joe, you can always change your name Thanks a lot son, just the same Ventura Highway, in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger than moonshine! you're gonna go, I know Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair and the days surround your daylight there seasons cryin' no despair Alligator lizards in the air in the air [Doodle-loo-do-doot etc.] ***** The continent of Atlantis was an island which lay before the great flood in the area we now call the Atlantic Ocean. So great an area of land, that from her western shores those beautiful sailors journeyed to the South and the North Americas with ease, in their ships with painted sails. To the East Africa was a neighbour, across a short strait of sea miles. The great Egyptian age is but a remnant of The Atlantian culture. The antediluvian kings colonised the world All the Gods who play in the mythological dramas In all legends from all lands were from fair Atlantis. Knowing her fate, Atlantis sent out ships to all corners of the Earth. On board were the Twelve: The poet, the physician, the farmer, the scientist, The magician and the other so-called Gods of our legends. Though Gods they were - And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind Let us rejoice and let us sing and dance and ring in the new Hail Atlantis! Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she may be, Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she may be, Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she may be. Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she may be, Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she may be. My antediluvian baby, oh yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah, I wanna see you some day My antediluvian baby, oh yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah, My antediluvian baby, My antediluvian baby, I love you, girl, Girl, I wanna see you some day. My antediluvian baby, oh yeah I wanna see you some day, oh My antediluvian baby. My antediluvian baby, I wanna see you My antediluvian baby, gotta tell me where she gone I wanna see you some day Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, oh yeah Oh glub glub, down down, yeah Edited June 6, 2008 by Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Never been a sinner, I never sinned I got a friend in Jesus So you know that when I die He's gonna set me up with The spirit in the sky Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky That's where I'm gonna go when I die When I die and they lay me to rest I'm gonna go to the place that's the best Go to the place that's the best Jesus Freak Norman Greenbaum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I knew that Joe would hit on the Porpoise Song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Drop your silver in my tambourine Help a poor man fill his pretty dream Give me pennies I'll take anything Now listen while I play My green tambourine Watch the jingle jangle start to chime Reflections of the music that is mine When you drop a coin you'll hear it sing Now listen while I play My green tambourine Drop a dime before I walk away Any song you want I'll gladly play Money feeds my music machine Now listen while I play My green tambourine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 songs from an (underappreciated) album / artist Yeah, said it's all right I won't forget All the times I've waited patiently for you And you'll do just what you choose to do And I will be alone again tonight my dear Yeah, I heard a funny thing Somebody said to me You know that I could be in love with almost everyone I think that people are The greatest fun And I will be alone again tonight my dear ------------------------------------------- At my house I've got no shackles You can come and look if you want to In the halls you'll see the mantles Where the light shines dim all around you And the streets are paved with gold and if Someone asks you, you can call my name You are just a thought that someone Somewhere somehow feels you should be here And its so for real to touch To smell, to feel, to know where you are here And the streets are paved with gold and if Someone asks you, you can call my name You can call my name I hear you calling my name yeah all right now By the time that I'm through singing The bells from the schools of walls will be ringing More confusions, blood transfusions The news today will be the movies for tomorrow And the waters turned to blood, and if You dont think so Go turn on your tub And it its mixed with mud You'll see it turn to gray And you can call my name I hear you call my name -------------------------------------------- Well I remember when you used to look so good And I did everything that I possibly could for you We used to ride around all over town But they're puttin you down for bein around with me But you can go ahead if you want to cause I aint got no papers on you In the middle of the summer I had a job being a plumber Just to pass till the fall it was you I wanna ball all day Ah-we were walkin along, honey, hand in hand Im a-thinkin of you, mama, when youre thinkin of another man But you can go ahead if you want to cause I ain't got no papers on you (no, I dont I aint got no papers on myself) All alone on the bone when I didnt have a home When I saw the way I was and I knew where I was supposed to be I was twitchin so I turned and its really hard to learn That everyone I saw was just another part of me But you can go ahead if you want to cause nobodys got no papers on you (no, babe, its just a falsehood) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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