Uncle Joe Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 (edited) It was Karhul I think. How about Magic Carpet Ride? Edited October 11, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hmmmm I think someone already mentioned Magic Carpet Ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Well, they should have waited and deferred to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PSYCHOcatholic Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Space Oddity ~ David Bowie Ill Second that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 thanks psycho...great song, great lyrics, great artist too! Space Oddity David Bowie Words and music by David Bowie Ground Control to Major Tom Ground Control to Major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground Control to Major Tom Commencing countdown, engines on Check ignition and may God's love be with you (spoken) Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff This is Ground Control to Major Tom You've really made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare "This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today For here Am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Tell my wife I love her very much she knows" Ground Control to Major Tom Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you.... "Here am I floating round my tin can Far above the Moon Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Kansas City-Wilbur Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April46322 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 How about Charlie Daniels-Uneasyrider I was takin a trip out to L.A. Toolin along in my cheverolet Tokin on a number and diggin on the radio Just as I crossed the Mississippi line I heard that highway start to whine And I knew that left rear tire was about to blow Well the spare was flat and I got uptight Cause there wasn't a filling station in sight So I just limped on down the shoulder on the rim I went as far as I could and when I stopped the car It was right in front of this little bar Kind of a red-neck lookin joint called the Dew Drop Inn I stuffed my hair up under my hat And told the bartender that I had a flat And ywould he be kind enough to give me change for a one There was one thing I was sure proud to see There wasn't a soul in the place except for him and me He just looked disgusted and pointed toward the telephone I called up the station down the road a ways He said he wasn't very busy today And he could have somone out there in just about 10 minutes or so He said," Now, you just stay right where yer at!" And I didn't bother to tell the darn fool That I sure as hell didn't have anyplace else to go So I ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar When some guy walked in and said, "Who owns this car With the peace sign, the mag wheels and the four on the floor?" He looked at me and I damn near died And I decided that I'd just wait outside So I laid a dollar on the bar and headed for the door Just when I wthought I'd get outta there with my skin These 3 big dudes come strollin in With one old drunk chick and some fella with green teeth Now the last thing I wanted was to get into a fight In Jackson Mississippi on a Saturday night Especially when there was three of them and only one of me I was almost to the door when the biggest one Said, "You tip your hat to this lady, son!" And when I did, all that hair fell out from underneath They all started laughin and I felt kinda sick And I knew I better think of something pretty quick So I just reached out and kicked old green teeth right in the knee Now he let out a yell that'd curl yer hair But before he could move I grabbed me a chair And said "Now watch him Folks cause he's a fairly dangerous man!" "You may not know it but this man is a spy. He's a undercover agent for the FBI And he's been sent down here to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan!" He was still bent over holdin on to his knee But everybody else was looking and listening to me And I laid it on thicker hand heavier as I went "He's a friend of them long haired, hippy-type, pinko fags! I betchya he's even got a commie flag tacked up on the wall inside of his garage." "He's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys. He may look dumb but that's just a disguise, He's a mastermind in the ways of espionage" "Would you believe this man has gone as far As tearing Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars. And he voted for George McGovern for President." They started lookin real suspicious at him He jumped up and said "Now just wait a minute Jim! You know he's lying I been living here all of my life!" "I'm a faithful follower of Brother John Birch And I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church. And I aint even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife!" Then he started saying somethin bout the way I was dressed But I didn't wait around to hear the rest I was too busy moving and hoping I didn't run outta luck When I hit the door I was making tracks And they were just taking my car down off the jacks So I threw the man a twenty and jumped in and fired that mother up Mario Andretti wouldda sure been proud Of the way I was movin when I passed that crowd Coming out the door and headed toward me at a trott Now I guess I should of gone ahead and run But somehow I just couldn't resist the fun Of chasing them all just once around the parking lot I had them all out there steppin and fetchin Like their heads was on fire and their asses was catchin then I figgered I had better go ahead and split before the cops got there When I hit the road I was really wheelin Had gravel flyin and rubber squeelin And I didn't slow down till I was almost to Arkansas I think I'm gonna reroute my trip I wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped If I went to L.A., via Omaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye0 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 (edited) Hello. Can anyone help with this: What a great site this is! It has been very handy in helping me understand songs that did not always make sense. For my English class I need to find a song that describes an imaginative journey. Could you please recommend any lyrics to me other than Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds. Carl: I hit the JACKPOT. The PERFECT song that matches your description as posted above. "The Adventures of Gregory Peccary"-Frank Zappa Its truly an imaginitive adventure. The whole song is a story, a good story. I'm too good. Edited October 19, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 BOB DYLAN´s 115th DREAM I was riding on the Mayflower When I thought I spied some land I yelled for Captain Arab I have yuh understand Who came running to the deck Said, "Boys, forget the whale Look on over yonder Cut the engines Change the sail Haul on the bowline" We sang that melody Like all tough sailors do When they are far away at sea "I think I'll call it America" I said as we hit land I took a deep breath I fell down, I could not stand Captain Arab he started Writing up some deeds He said, "Let's set up a fort And start buying the place with beads" Just then this cop comes down the street Crazy as a loon He throw us all in jail For carryin' harpoons Ah me I busted out Don't even ask me how I went to get some help I walked by a Guernsey cow Who directed me down To the Bowery slums Where people carried signs around Saying, "Ban the bums" I jumped right into line Sayin', "I hope that I'm not late" When I realized I hadn't eaten For five days straight I went into a restaurant Lookin' for the cook I told them I was the editor Of a famous etiquette book The waitress he was handsome He wore a powder blue cape I ordered some suzette, I said "Could you please make that crepe" Just then the whole kitchen exploded From boilin' fat Food was flying everywhere And I left without my hat Now, I didn't mean to be nosy But I went into a bank To get some bail for Arab And all the boys back in the tank They asked me for some collateral And I pulled down my pants They threw me in the alley When up comes this girl from France Who invited me to her house I went, but she had a friend Who knocked me out And robbed my boots And I was on the street again Well, I rapped upon a house With the U.S. flag upon display I said, "Could you help me out I got some friends down the way" The man says, "Get out of here I'll tear you limb from limb" I said, "You know they refused Jesus, too" He said, "You're not Him Get out of here before I break your bones I ain't your pop" I decided to have him arrested And I went looking for a cop I ran right outside And I hopped inside a cab I went out the other door This Englishman said, "Fab" As he saw me leap a hot dog stand And a chariot that stood Parked across from a building Advertising brotherhood I ran right through the front door Like a hobo sailor does But it was just a funeral parlor And the man asked me who I was I repeated that my friends Were all in jail, with a sigh He gave me his card He said, "Call me if they die" I shook his hand and said goodbye Ran out to the street When a bowling ball came down the road And knocked me off my feet A pay phone was ringing It just about blew my mind When I picked it up and said hello This foot came through the line Well, by this time I was fed up At tryin' to make a stab At bringin' back any help For my friends and Captain Arab I decided to flip a coin Like either heads or tails Would let me know if I should go Back to ship or back to jail So I hocked my sailor suit And I got a coin to flip It came up tails It rhymed with sails So I made it back to the ship Well, I got back and took The parkin' ticket off the mast I was ripping it to shreds When this coastguard boat went past They asked me my name And I said, "Captain Kidd" They believed me but They wanted to know What exactly that I did I said for the Pope of Eruke I was employed They let me go right away They were very paranoid Well, the last I heard of Arab He was stuck on a whale That was married to the deputy Sheriff of the jail But the funniest thing was When I was leavin' the bay I saw three ships a-sailin' They were all heading my way I asked the captain what his name was And how come he didn't drive a truck He said his name was Columbus I just said, "Good luck." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Would "Hotel California " (Eagles ) be considered a journey ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Would "Hotel California " (Eagles ) be considered a journey ? A dreadfull one, of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 2000 LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME (Jagger/Richards) "Sun turning 'round with graceful motion We're setting off with soft explosion Bound for a star with fiery oceans It's so very lonely, you're a hundred light years from home Freezing red deserts turn to dark Energy here in every part It's so very lonely, you're six hundred light years from home It's so very lonely, you're a thousand light years from home It's so very lonely, you're a thousand light years from home Bell flight fourteen, you now can land See you on Aldebaran, safe on the green desert sand It's so very lonely, you're two thousand light years from home It's so very lonely, you're two thousand light years from home" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 What about One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer sung by George Thorogood? Its a long story, but a story nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 BOB SEGER Ship of Fools Tell me quick" said Old McFee "What's this all have to do with me?" "I've spent all my time at sea a loner." "Is there something else I should know?" "Something hidden down below the level of your conversation?" Well he turned away before the answer Though I yelled aloud he refused to hear It became to clear So it went as we put out I was left in constant doubt Everything I asked about seemed private The captain strolled the bridge one night I stopped him in the evening light To ask him would it be all right to join him But he stood there like some idol And he listened like some temple And then he turned away All along the fateful coast We moved silent like a ghost The timeless sea of tireless host possessed us The wind came building from the cold northwest And soon the waves began to crest Crashing cross the forward deck All hands lost I alone survived the sinking I alone possessed the tools On that ship of fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 "Ship Of Fools" - World Party "We're setting sail to the place on the map from which no one has ever returned Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool by the light of the crosses that burned Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace and the gold and the cotton and pearls It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need You sail away from the light of the world on this trip, baby You will pay tomorrow You're gonna pay tomorrow You will pay tomorrow Save me, save me from tomorrow I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no Oh, save me, save me from tomorrow I don't want to sail with this ship of fools I want to run and hide right now Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea They will leave you drifting in the shallows or drowning in the oceans of history Traveling the world, you're in search of no good but I'm sure you'll build your Sodom like you knew you would Using all the good people for your galley slaves as you're little boat struggles through the warning waves, but you don't pay You will pay tomorrow You're gonna pay tomorrow You're gonna pay tomorrow Save me, save me from tomorrow I don't want to sail with this ship of fools Save me. Save me from tomorrow I don't want to sail with this ship of fools Where's it comin' from? Where's it goin' to now? It's just a It's just a ship of fools" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Carolina In My Mind-James Taylor In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina Can't you see the sunshine Can't you just feel the moonshine Maybe just like a friend of mine It hit me from behind Yes I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind Karen she's a silver sun You best walk her way and watch it shinin' Watch her watch the mornin' come A silver tear appearing now I'm cryin' Ain't I goin' to Carolina in my mind There ain't no doubt it no ones mind That loves the finest thing around Whisper something warm and kind And hey babe the sky's on fire, I'm Dyin' Ain't I goin' to Carolina in my mind In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina Can't you see the sunshine Can't you just feel the moonshine Maybe just like a friend of mine It hit me from behind Yes I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind Dark and silent last last night I think I might have heard the highway calling Geese in flight and dogs that bite Signs that might be omens say I going, going I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind With a holy host of others standing 'round me Still I'm on the dark side of the moon And it seems like it goes on like this forever You must forgive me If I'm up and gone to Carolina in my mind In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina Can't you see the sunshine Can't you just feel the moonshine Maybe just like a friend of mine It hit me from behind Yes I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind Also, see Mexico by JT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Chris De Burgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman It was late at night on the open road, Speeding like a man on the run, A lifetime spent preparing for the journey; He is close now and the search is on, Reading from a map in the mind, Yes there's the ragged hill, And there's the boat on the river, And when the rain came down, He heard a wild dog howl, There were voices in the night - "Don't do it!" Voices out of sight - "Don't do it! Too many men have failed before, Whatever you do, Don't pay the ferryman, Don't even fix a price, Don't pay the ferryman, Until he gets you to the other side;" In the rolling mist then he gets on board, Now there'll be no turning back, Beware that hooded old man at the rudder, And then the lightning flashed, and the thunder roared, And dancing bones that jabbered and a-moaned On the water; And then the ferryman said, "There is trouble ahead, So you must pay me now," - "Don't do it!" "you must pay me now," - "Don't do it!" And still that voice came from beyond, "Whatever you do, Don't pay the ferryman, Don't even fix a price, Don't pay the ferryman, Until he gets you to the other side; Don't pay - the ferryman!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Good one, Angel. Here's a few more.... "Amazing Journey" - The Who "Slip Kid" - The Who "Carefree Highway" - Gordon Lightfoot "Going To California" - Zeppelin "Kashmir" - Zeppelin "Route 66" - various artists "Come Sail Away" - Styx "City of New Orleans" - Arlo Guthrie, et. al. "Highway To Hell" - AC/DC "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock N Roll) - AC/DC "Driver 8" - REM "We Will Rock You" - Queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 great choices Sammy...I really like City Of New Orleans...heard that today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Laur, I suspect you'd like some other Steve Goodman (writer of City Of New Orleans) songs as well. Check him out if you get the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Damn, that's his name....Goodman...I couldn't remember it, so I used Guthrie instead. I love that song. Thanks, Uncs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Laur, I suspect you'd like some other Steve Goodman (writer of City Of New Orleans) songs as well. Check him out if you get the opportunity. Thanks Unc....I didn't know his name either, I will check him out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 This one must be real but I love it... ROUTE 66 Rolling Stones too... Well if you ever plan to motor west Just take my way that's the highway that's the best Get your kicks on Route 66 Well it winds from Chicago to L.A. More than 2000 miles all the way Get your kicks on Route 66 Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri Oklahoma city, the toots look pretty You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino Would you get hip to this kindly tip And go take that California trip Get your kicks on Route 66 Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri Oklahoma city, the toots look pretty You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino Would you get hip to this kindly tip And go take that California trip Get your kicks on Route 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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