_Laurie_ Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 WILDFIRE Michael Murphy She comes down yellow mountain on a dark flat land she rides On a pony she named Wildfire With a whirlwind by her side On a cold and drafty night Oh they say she died one winter When there came a chilling frost And the pony she named Wildfire Busted down his stall In a blizzard he was lost She ran calling Wildfire (3 times) By the dark of the moon I planted But there came an early snow There's been a hoot owl howling outside my window now For six nights in a row She's coming for me I know And on Wildfire we're both gonna go We'll be riding Wildfire (3 times) On Wildfire we're going to ride her Gonna leave it all behind Yes she's always shining right out of my mind Riding Wildfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 bluesboy MindCrime Carl cyberjudge Laurie Ujoe chutzpah And everyone else I've mentioned previously; thanks for the contributions. I've very much enjoyed the responses! Here's another song that is quite descriptive on death, albeit a little hard but, hey, death IS hard! lol Get past Blitz's introduction and the bad sound. It's the only version I can find. I regret I couldn't find the studio version which is far better. But the words still stand out. Give it a try and..."Remember here!" Solitude ~ Overkill Life we talk of death Each breath comes closer to out Of this I'm not afraid Though I don't know what it's all about I don't know! Decisions that we make, The chances that we take, The blindness we can't fake! Thought I knew but now I know what it's like, To be alone...! I know...! I remember here! Thought it was a dream! I never thought I'd come to this. Living with the fear, Now I know what it means Never thought it'd, end like this! Falling with no end... Into what I've only done to me. With messages to send.., Out of what I've only done to me. Falling with no Calling with no Crawling to the end. I remember here! `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` If y'all made it through the above, I'll mention something about death; It's one thing to contemplate your own death or be weary of its inevitable coming. But for me, the hardest part of death is seeing those you love succumb to it and you're left with the fear of "who's next?" The following song speaks of a man's wife that commited suicide. You can see in his eyes how much it hurt him, infinitely more than his own death would. (I realize I've shown this video in a previous thread but the subject matter was totally different) Emma ~ Hot Chocolate We were together since we were five She was so pretty Emma was a star in everyone's eyes And when she said she'd be a movie queen, nobody laughed A face like an angel She could be anything . . . Emmaline Emma, Emmaline I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen Emmaline Emma, Emmaline I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen At seventeen we were wed I'd work day and night to earn our daily bread And every day Emma would go out searching for That play that never, ever came her way You know sometimes she'd come home so depressed, I'd hear her crying in the back room, feel so distressed And I'd remember back when she was five to the words that used to make Emmaline come alive It was, "Emmaline Emma, Emmaline I'm gonna write your name high on that silver screen Emmaline Emma, Emmaline I'm gonna make you the biggest star this world has ever seen" It was a cold and dark December night when I Opened up the bedroom door to find her lying still and cold upon the bed A love letter lying on the bedroom floor It read, "Darling I love you but I just can't keep on living on dreams no more I tried so very hard not to leave you alone I just can't keep on trying no more" Emmaline! Aaargh, Emmaline!!! Aaargh, Emmaline!!! Emma, Emmaline!!! Emmaline, aaargh Emmaline Emmaline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 "Knocking on the Heaven's Door" - Bob Dylan "Keep Me In Your Heart" - Warren Zevon Last song from his final album recorded months before his death. "P.S. You Rock My World" - Eels "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" - Fleet Foxes Wanderers this morning came by Where did they go Graceful in the morning light To banner fair To follow you softly In the cold mountain air Through the forest Down to your grave Where the birds wait And the tall grasses wave They do not Know you anymore Dear shadow alive and well How can the body die You tell me everything Anything true In the town one morning I went Staggering through premonitions of my death I don't see anybody that dear to me Dear shadow alive and well How can the body die You tell me everything Anything true Jesse I don't know what I have done I'm turning myself to a demon I don't know what I have done I'm turning myself to a demon "Ocean Breathes Salty" - Modest Mouse ...Well that is that and this is this. Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed, when the ocean met the sky. You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye. When the earth folded in on itself. And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath." You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death? You wasted life, why wouldn't you waste death?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berjo1429030949 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Two of them. Just a warning - the first song is creepy and has freaked out many people. Then again, it all depends what your state of mind is in. lol. Anyway, the subject matter is familiar but in my opinion, was inspired by Bob Dylan's "The Ballad of Hollis Brown." First off... "Frankie Teardrop" by Suicide (just google the lyrics) Frankie Teardrop And next, "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" You really have to hear the version by 'Nazareth'. It was their version that I first heard. Written by Dylan, just reading the lyrics alone tugs at the heart strings. Again, just google the lyrics. Please listen to the complete version by Nazareth and their impact (music) in the latter part of the tune. You can just feel the buildup right from the start. Note: A pretty decent homemade vid. Nazareth's "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" And then Zimmerman's -> Bob's original version - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones He said I'll love you 'til I die She told him you'll forget in time As the years went slowly by She still preyed upon his mind He kept her picture on his wall Went half crazy now and then He still loved her through it all Hoping she'd come back again Kept some letters by his bed Dated 1962 He had underlined in red Every single I love you I went to see him just today Oh but I didn't see no tears All dressed up to go away First time I'd seen him smile in years (Chorus) He stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today (Spoken) You know she came to see him one last time Oh and we all wondered if she would And it kept running through my mind This time he's over her for good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 And then there's the loss of Mr. Neil Youngs Pontiac Hearse named "Mort" which inspired him to write the song "Long May You Run"....I love this tune!...and the story behind this song too.. Listen and read about it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 "Frankie Teardrop" by Suicide (just google the lyrics) Frankie Teardrop that reminds me - I've been meaning to check out Suicide at some point after getting a ' YOU HAVEN'T HEARD SUICIDE?!?!?! ' look the other day. I feel like i'm missing something important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berjo1429030949 Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I'm not a firm believer towards the magnitude importance of (supposedly) singular bands/artists. Whatever floats your boat when it comes to your likes and dislikes. True example: I'm in the low percentage of U2 cynics. I just can't stand their music and don't care if 99% of the world owns all of their albums - I'm more than elated even if I'm told I'm missing out on the best music evah. If I say to someone, "What, you've never heard of Galactic Cowboys? Were you dwelling in a cave the last few decades?" is purely in jest. I'm just bloating because I love GC and it gives me another chance to toot their horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I don't think the U2-dislikers are a minority. Now where is blind-fitter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 A couple by Procol Harum: The Dead Man's Dream Rather creepy! Nothing That I Didn't Know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jk Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Paul McCartney's The End Of The End, http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=9658 George Harrison's "Stuck Inside A Cloud", Never slept so little Never smoked so much Lost my concentration I could even lose my touch Talking to myself Crying out loud Only I can hear me I'm stuck inside a cloud I made some exhibition I lost my will to eat The only thing that matters to me is to touch your lotus feet Talking to myself Crying out loud Only I can hear me I'm stuck inside a cloud Talking to myself Crying out loud Only I can hear me And i'm stuck inside a cloud Talking to myself Crying out loud Only I can hear me I'm stuck inside a cloud Never been so crazy But I've never felt so sure I wish I had the answer to give Don't even have the cure Just talking to myself crying as we part Knowing as you leave me I also lose my heart Talking to myself crying as we part Knowing as you leave me I also lose my heart and Hanson's "With You In Your Dreams" are my personal favorites. If I'm gone when you wake up Please don't cry And if I'm gone when you wake up It's not goodbye Don't look back at this time as a time Of heartbreak and distress Remember me, remember me 'Cause I'll be with you in your dreams Oh I'll be with you, oh oh But If I'm gone when you wake up Please don't cry And if I'm gone when you wake up Don't ask why Don't look back at this time As a time of heartbreak and distress Remember me, remember me 'Cause I'll be with you in your dreams Oh oh Don't cry, I'm with you Don't cry, I'm by your side Don't cry, I'm with you Don't cry, I'm by your side And though my flesh is gone, whoa I'll still be with you at all times And although my body's gone, oh I'll be there to comfort you at all times Oh oh But If I'm gone when you wake up Please don't cry And if I'm gone when you wake up Don't ask why Don't look back at this time As a time of heartbreak and distress Remember me, remember me 'Cause I'll be with you I'll be with you in your dreams Oh, I'll be with you Oh I'll be with you in your dreams I'll be with you I'll be with you I don't want you to cry and weep, oh I want you to go on living your life I'm not sleeping an endless sleep, oh 'Cause in your heart You have all of our good times Oh, all of our good times Oh oh you have And if I'm gone when you wake up Don't ask why Don't look back at this time As a time of heartbreak and distress Remember me, remember me 'Cause I'll be with you in your dreams Oh I'll be with you in your dreams I'll be with you Oh I'll be with you I'll be with you in your dreams I'll be with you in your dreams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 I just discovered "Angelica" (Mann/Weil) by Scott Walker. It's on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTurtle Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Either Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton or Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted October 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Good choices, Songfactors! Here's one I always thought that hit death in the proverbial "jaw." Listen and more importantly, WATCH the wonderful conclusion to this great song about death. Years of Decay ~ Overkill I realize this song is harder than most of you are used to but I consider it along the lines of Bach or Beetlejuice! Listen to the song and enjoy its marvelous conclusion . . . Out, on this road . . . takes its toll And you pay for everything you do Underlights, made me blind This place is the same as last night . . . Out, of control . . . takes its toll But you learn to live with your dreams Speaking your mind to those you find Listening to what you have to say . . . I wouldn't change the way I wouldn't stop the decay Promised the world, as your world Changed before your eyes And the days became the weeks and the weeks the years And no one remembers that very first day Or how it slipped away Forever . . . I wait, pulling in, pulling out As the motors whine To remind me I'm home And i'm here to stay As we decay . . . Another day Decay away I'm goin' home, I don't know where I'm goin' home, not far from here Out on this road, paint this toll Make me whole, set the stage Fill it with anger, fill it with rage No I don't know what's today I know it falls in the years of decay Self, sacrifice, everynight And together we paid a price in blood That spilled out through the years And another day passes away . . . Look to the black, drawn farther back Look to each day, see the decay!!! Times I've had, good and bad Win or lose, this is what I choose... ~end~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 "And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime." I never said I was afraid of dying "If you can hear this whispering you are dying." "I never said I was frightened of dying." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrschultze Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end Ill never look into your eyes...again Can you picture what will be So limitless and free Desperately in need...of some...strangers hand In a...desperate land Lost in a roman...wilderness of pain And all the children are insane All the children are insane Waiting for the summer rain, yeah Theres danger on the edge of town Ride the kings highway, baby Weird scenes inside the gold mine Ride the highway west, baby Ride the snake, ride the snake To the lake, the ancient lake, baby The snake is long, seven miles Ride the snake...hes old, and his skin is cold The west is the best The west is the best Get here, and well do the rest The blue bus is callin us The blue bus is callin us Driver, where you taken us The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on He took a face from the ancient gallery And he walked on down the hall He went into the room where his sister lived, and...then he Paid a visit to his brother, and then he He walked on down the hall, and And he came to a door...and he looked inside Father, yes son, I want to kill you Mother...i want to...******* you Cmon baby, take a chance with us Cmon baby, take a chance with us Cmon baby, take a chance with us And meet me at the back of the blue bus Doin a blue rock On a blue bus Doin a blue rock Cmon, yeah Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end It hurts to set you free But youll never follow me The end of laughter and soft lies The end of nights we tried to die so much better in concert, i like the new york one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderlei Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 "My Sh*t's F****d Up" by Warren Zevon. It appears in his Life'll Kill Ya album, which was released just a few years before he died and is about his visit to the doctors'. It's both funny and sad at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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