The Mix-Tape of d00m, Part I.
Yes, I know that I've already posted most of those songs before (some several times!), but bear with me, this is a Mix-Tape post for Romain. So he can fully appreciate my twisted tastes in music... (you'll notice that in my godlike kindness, I refrained from uploading anything from the Backstreet Boys or more than three songs from Hanson. I really couldn't do much more than that.)
I'm not pretending those are my favourite songs ever, even though some of them are, because that list changes every two days, but I rummaged through my music archives and those are the ones that literally waved to me, because they move me to tears, because they make me laugh, because they make me dance like an idiot, or for whatever other reason one might listen to a song in repeat. I'll make you my actual list of timeless classics another time, but you'll be subjected to it as well, be warned.
And I'm also posting the lyrics when they're important. And I'm forcing myself, with much difficulty, to stop at 22 songs for now (!) because your poor brain is going to implode.
Hanson - Great Divide Come on. I had to start with some Hanson. They're my favourite band in the entire universe, after all, and I don't care what people might think, they're absolutely wonderful to me. So so much love for those guys, it's incredible. Actually if you want to be even more scared, take a looksie at the post just underneath this one, the one with all the Hanson-recs. The links don't work anymore but my comments are still there.
The earth is shaking under siege
And every breath will meet its fate
Still we hunger for our moment of freedom
Even though the hour is late
I find hope
And it gives me rest
I find hope
In your beating chest
I find hope
In what eyes don't see
I find hope
In your hate for me
Have no fear when the waters rise
We can conquer this Great Divide
This Great Divide
When every eye is on the fortune
When a look can only read contempt
They say blood is thicker than oceans
Still we box some brothers in
I find hope
And it gives me rest
I find hope
In your beating chest
I find hope
In what eyes don't see
I find hope
In your hate for me
Have no fear when the waters rise
We can conquer this Great Divide
Hanson - A Song to Sing My absolute favourite song of theirs, full stop.
Good-bye four leaf clovers
Hello gone awry
Don't cry the fight ain't over
Unless you let it pass you by
R/ I'm looking for a song to sing
Looking for a friend to borrow
I'm looking for my radio
So I might find a heart to follow
I've never been just longing for your loving
I've never been just wearing down to nothing
I've never been just looking for a reason
So that maybe you'd be thinking of me
Oh...
You'll be thinking of me
All that I have found in reason
Is reason just to not believe
When all that you're left is treason
It's treason just to let it be
R/
These blue yonder dreams and second hand shoes
You're so far gone that you live to lose
And it's too late to go home all alone
Your the tar in that old cigar
And the worn out cable on a cable car
And you're too tired to admit you've got to choose
Hanson - In a Little While Yes, I know, it's just a cover from U2. And so? It still gives me shivers.
In a little while
Surely you'll be mine
In a little while I'll be there
In a little while
This hurt will hurt no more
I'll be home, love
When the night takes a deep breath
And the daylight has no end
If I crawl, if I come crawling home
Will you be there?
Slow down my beating heart
Slow down my beating heart
In a little while
I will blow by every breeze
Friday night running
To Sunday on my knees
That girl, that girl, she's mine
And I've know her since
Since you were a little girl
With Spanish eyes
Oh, when I saw her
In a pram they pushed her by
Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my beating heart
Slowly, slowly love
Man dreams one day to fly
A man takes a rocketship into the sky
He lives on starlets dying in the night
And follows in the trail the scatter of light
Ben Jelen - Christine
Christine, she tells me that she's in love again
Christine, she says that she still loves me
She stands there calling my name in her boyfriend's jacket in the rain
I guess she's in love with the whole damn world
And the whole world loves her
Won't turn without her
It has to have her
I can't live without her
R/ Just one moment with Christine
You know exactly what I mean
She stays a night and then she leaves
Just a little hope in between
One more moment with Christine
It's like a lifetime where've I been
I want to live to the extreme
I need another taste of Christine
Oh, I need another taste, another taste of Christine
Christine, the touch of another human touch
There whispered breath falling on your skin
I don't know where to begin
Well, I just arrived, now I'm locked in
And now I'm caught in your mixed up world
And the whole world loves you
Won't turn without you
It has to have you
I can't live without you
R/
Won't you tell me, who is Christine?
How many times will it take for me to learn?
Tell me, are we headed for nowhere?
Christine
How many times will it take for me to learn?
Tell me, are we headed for nowhere?
And the whole world loves her...
R/
How many times does it take to learn?
Another taste of Christine...
RJD2 - Ghostwriter
Arrogant Worms - We are the Beaver
The U.S. is the Eagle
Russia is the Bear
Australia is the Kangaroo
'Cause they're kinda weird down there
India is the Tiger
That stands so proud and tall
But Canada is the greatest of them all
We are the Beaver
We're furry and we're free
We are the Beaver
We got two big front teeth
We are the Beaver
We can chew right through small trees
We are the Beaver
You might think a rodent
Is a pretty lame choice
For a national animal
But don't you listen to that voice
'Cause all them birds 'n predators
Just take from the land
But the Beaver always gives a dam
We are the Beaver
We got cute little webbed feet
We are the Beaver
It's bark we like to eat
We are the Beaver
The Nickel we complete
We are the Beaver
The Eagle flies the skies above
And swoops down on its prey
The big Bear will maul anyone
Who dares get in its way
The Tiger is the greatest
Of the hunters today
But the Beaver it can build dams
Yeah, the Beaver can build
Dams, dams, dams!
We are the Beaver
We slap our tails
When danger's nearby
We are the Beaver
We got waterproof hides
We are the Beaver
We got big bums
And beady eyes
We are the Beaver
We are the Beaver
Our name is often
Used as a double entendre
We are the Beaver
'Cause in Canada
Both French and English belong
We are the Beaver
And the subject of this song
We are the Beaver!
Cat Stevens - Wild World
Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm greivin'
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
Chorus:
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
Chorus
Baby, I love you
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
Simon & Garfunkel - Flowers Never Bend (with the rainfall) The first time I listened to that song tears actually sprung to my eyes and my breath got caught in my throat. You should understand why when you listen to the lyrics.
Through the corridors of sleep
Past shadows dark and deep
My mind dances and leaps in confusion
I don't know what is real
I can't touch what I feel
And I hide behind the shield of my illusion
R/ So I'll continue to continue to pretend
my life will never end
and flowers never bend
with the rainfall
The mirror on my wall
Casts an image dark and small
But I'm not sure at all it's my reflection
I'm blinded by the light
Of God, and truth and right
And I wander in the night without direction
R/
(It's) no matter if you're born
to play the king or pawn
for the line is thinly drawn 'tween joy and sorrow
so my fantasy
becomes reality
and I must be, what I must be, and face tomorrow
Stan Rogers - Watching the Apples Grow
Jude - I Know
You've got such a pretty smile
It's a shame the things you hide behind it
Let 'em go, give it up, for a while
Let 'em free and we will both go find it
I know that there's nowhere you can hide it
I know the feeling of alone
I know that you do not feel invited
But come back, come back in from the cold
Step away then from the edge
Your best friend in life is not your mirror
Back away, come back away, come back away
Come back away, come back away, come back away
I am here and I will be forever and ever
I know that there's nowhere you can hide it
I know the feeling of alone
Trust me and don't keep that on the inside
Soon you'll, you'll be locked out on your own
You're not alone, you're not alone
And don't say you've never been told
I'll be with you till we grow old
Til I'm in the ground and I'm cold
I'm not sitting up here on some throne
I'll be with you till we're both gone
Like a dog you can always come home
Dig up a bone
Look around
Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
Natalie Merchant - My Skin This one hurts so fucking much. If you had to listen to only one song in this entire list, it'd have to be this one, for a whole slew of reasons.
Take a look at my body
Look at my hands
There's so much here that I don't understand
Your face-saving promises
Whispered like prayers
I don't need them
'cause I've been treated so wrong,
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
Well, contempt loves the silence, it thrives in the dark
With fine winding tendrils that strangle the heart
They say that promises sweeten the blow
but I don't need them, no I don't need them
I've been treated so wrong,
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
I'm a slow-dying flower
In the frost-killing hour
Sweet turning sour and untouchable
I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness
Oh I need this
I need a lullaby, a kiss goodnight, angel, sweet love of my life
Oh I need this
I'm a slow-dying flower
Frost-killing hour
The sweet turning sour and untouchable
Do you remember the way that you touched me before
All the trembling sweetness I loved and adored
Your face-saving promises
Whispered liked prayers
I don't need them
I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness
Oh, I need this
I need a lullaby, a kiss goodnight, angel, sweet love of my life
Oh, I need this
Well is it dark enough
Can you see me
Do you want me
Can you reach me
Oh, I'm leaving
Better shut your mouth, and hold your breath
You kiss me now, you catch your death
Oh, I mean this
Oh, I mean this
Les Trois Mousquetaires Petits Chiens (not the real name, but that's how my cousin and I have always called it. I'm sure you've seen it too.)
Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped
So you wanted
to take a break
Slow it down some and
have some space
Well fuck you too!
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
you bitch
I want my money back
(And don't forget to give
me back my black T-Shirt)
Wish I hadn't bought you dinner
Right before you dumped me
on your front porch
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch
I want my money back
and don't forget
And don't forget.
To give me back my black T-Shirt
Leonard Cohen - Woke Up this Morning
Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething Another one of my favourite artists, and the only concert I've ever gone to apart from Simon&Garfunkel. I adore this guy, I've vowed never to miss one of his concerts in Paris. And that particular song? Is exactly how I felt/sometimes still feel.
After years of expensive education,
A car full of books and anticipation,
I'm an expert on Shakespeare, and that's a hell of a lot,
But the world don't need scholars as much as I thought.
Maybe I'll go traveling for a year,
Finding myself, or start a career.
I could work with the poor, though I'm hungry for fame.
We all seem so different, but we're just the same.
Maybe I'll go to the gym, so I don't get fat.
Aren't things more easy with a tight six-pack?
Who knows the answers, who do you trust?
I can't even separate love from lust.
Maybe I'll move back home and pay off my loans,
working nine to five answering phones.
Don't make me live for my Friday nights,
drinking eight pints and getting in fights.
I don't want to get up, just let me lie in
leave me alone, I'm a twentysomething
Maybe I'll just fall in love --
That could solve it all.
Philosophers say that that's enough;
There surely must be more, ooh.
Love ain't the answer, nor is work.
The truth eludes me, so much it hurts.
But I'm still having fun, and I guess that the key;
I'm a twentysomething and I'll keep bein' me.
I'm a twentysomething, let me lie in,
leave me alone, I'm a twentysomething
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
Ella Fitzgerald - Too Darn Hot
It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
Refill the cup with my baby tonight
I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
Fill the cup with my baby tonight
But I ain't up to my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
And pitch the woo with my baby tonight
I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
Pitch the woo with my baby tonight
But brother you'll fight my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
According to the Kinsey report
Every average man you know
Much prefers his lovey dovey to court
When the temperature is low
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mr Pants, for romance, is not
(repeat beginning)
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mister GOB, for his squad
A marine, for his queen
A GI, for his cutie pie, is not.
Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
Jane Horrocks - Get Happy
Forget your troubles - come on, get happy!
You better chase all your cares away
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
Get ready for the Judgement Day
The sun is shining - come on, get happy!
The Lord is waiting to take your hand
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
We're going to the Promised Land
We're heading 'cross the river
Wash your sins away in the tide
It's all so peaceful on the other side
Forget your troubles - come on, get happy!
You better chase all your cares away
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
Get ready for the Judgement Day
Forget your troubles - come on, get happy!
Chase your cares away
"Hallelu!" Get happy!
Before the Judgement Day
The sun is shining - come on, get happy!
The Lord is waiting to take your hand
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
We're going to be going to the Promised Land
We're heading 'cross the river
Wash your sins away in the tide
It's quiet and peaceful on the other side
Forget your troubles - get happy!
Your cares fly away
Shout "hallelujah!" - get happy!
Get ready for your Judgement Day
Come on, get happy!
Chase your cares away
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
Get ready for the Judgement Day
Sun is shining - come on, get happy!
Lord is waiting to take your hand
"Hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
We're going to the Promised Land
Heading 'cross the river (hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah hallelujah)
Throw your sins away in the tide (hallelujah, hallelujah hallelujah, hallelujah)
It's all so peaceful on the other side (hallelujah hallelujah, hallelu)
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
You better chase all your cares away
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
Get ready, get ready, get ready for the Judgement Day
Joe Purdy - Wash Away
I got troubles Lord, but, not today
cause they gonna wash away,
they're gonna wash away.
And I have sins Lord, but not today
cause they gonna wash away,
they're gonna wash away.
And I have friends Lord, but not today
cause they done washed away,
they done washed away.
Oh, I've been cryin'
and oh, I've been cryin'
and oh, no more cryin'
and oh, no more cryin' here.
We get along love but, not today
cause we gonna wash away,
we gonna wash away.
And I got troubles Lord, but not today
cause they gonna wash away,
this old river gonna take me away.
Ben Jelen - Setting of the Sun
I'm not pretending those are my favourite songs ever, even though some of them are, because that list changes every two days, but I rummaged through my music archives and those are the ones that literally waved to me, because they move me to tears, because they make me laugh, because they make me dance like an idiot, or for whatever other reason one might listen to a song in repeat. I'll make you my actual list of timeless classics another time, but you'll be subjected to it as well, be warned.
And I'm also posting the lyrics when they're important. And I'm forcing myself, with much difficulty, to stop at 22 songs for now (!) because your poor brain is going to implode.
Hanson - Great Divide Come on. I had to start with some Hanson. They're my favourite band in the entire universe, after all, and I don't care what people might think, they're absolutely wonderful to me. So so much love for those guys, it's incredible. Actually if you want to be even more scared, take a looksie at the post just underneath this one, the one with all the Hanson-recs. The links don't work anymore but my comments are still there.
The earth is shaking under siege
And every breath will meet its fate
Still we hunger for our moment of freedom
Even though the hour is late
I find hope
And it gives me rest
I find hope
In your beating chest
I find hope
In what eyes don't see
I find hope
In your hate for me
Have no fear when the waters rise
We can conquer this Great Divide
This Great Divide
When every eye is on the fortune
When a look can only read contempt
They say blood is thicker than oceans
Still we box some brothers in
I find hope
And it gives me rest
I find hope
In your beating chest
I find hope
In what eyes don't see
I find hope
In your hate for me
Have no fear when the waters rise
We can conquer this Great Divide
Hanson - A Song to Sing My absolute favourite song of theirs, full stop.
Good-bye four leaf clovers
Hello gone awry
Don't cry the fight ain't over
Unless you let it pass you by
R/ I'm looking for a song to sing
Looking for a friend to borrow
I'm looking for my radio
So I might find a heart to follow
I've never been just longing for your loving
I've never been just wearing down to nothing
I've never been just looking for a reason
So that maybe you'd be thinking of me
Oh...
You'll be thinking of me
All that I have found in reason
Is reason just to not believe
When all that you're left is treason
It's treason just to let it be
R/
These blue yonder dreams and second hand shoes
You're so far gone that you live to lose
And it's too late to go home all alone
Your the tar in that old cigar
And the worn out cable on a cable car
And you're too tired to admit you've got to choose
Hanson - In a Little While Yes, I know, it's just a cover from U2. And so? It still gives me shivers.
In a little while
Surely you'll be mine
In a little while I'll be there
In a little while
This hurt will hurt no more
I'll be home, love
When the night takes a deep breath
And the daylight has no end
If I crawl, if I come crawling home
Will you be there?
Slow down my beating heart
Slow down my beating heart
In a little while
I will blow by every breeze
Friday night running
To Sunday on my knees
That girl, that girl, she's mine
And I've know her since
Since you were a little girl
With Spanish eyes
Oh, when I saw her
In a pram they pushed her by
Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my beating heart
Slowly, slowly love
Man dreams one day to fly
A man takes a rocketship into the sky
He lives on starlets dying in the night
And follows in the trail the scatter of light
Ben Jelen - Christine
Christine, she tells me that she's in love again
Christine, she says that she still loves me
She stands there calling my name in her boyfriend's jacket in the rain
I guess she's in love with the whole damn world
And the whole world loves her
Won't turn without her
It has to have her
I can't live without her
R/ Just one moment with Christine
You know exactly what I mean
She stays a night and then she leaves
Just a little hope in between
One more moment with Christine
It's like a lifetime where've I been
I want to live to the extreme
I need another taste of Christine
Oh, I need another taste, another taste of Christine
Christine, the touch of another human touch
There whispered breath falling on your skin
I don't know where to begin
Well, I just arrived, now I'm locked in
And now I'm caught in your mixed up world
And the whole world loves you
Won't turn without you
It has to have you
I can't live without you
R/
Won't you tell me, who is Christine?
How many times will it take for me to learn?
Tell me, are we headed for nowhere?
Christine
How many times will it take for me to learn?
Tell me, are we headed for nowhere?
And the whole world loves her...
R/
How many times does it take to learn?
Another taste of Christine...
RJD2 - Ghostwriter
Arrogant Worms - We are the Beaver
The U.S. is the Eagle
Russia is the Bear
Australia is the Kangaroo
'Cause they're kinda weird down there
India is the Tiger
That stands so proud and tall
But Canada is the greatest of them all
We are the Beaver
We're furry and we're free
We are the Beaver
We got two big front teeth
We are the Beaver
We can chew right through small trees
We are the Beaver
You might think a rodent
Is a pretty lame choice
For a national animal
But don't you listen to that voice
'Cause all them birds 'n predators
Just take from the land
But the Beaver always gives a dam
We are the Beaver
We got cute little webbed feet
We are the Beaver
It's bark we like to eat
We are the Beaver
The Nickel we complete
We are the Beaver
The Eagle flies the skies above
And swoops down on its prey
The big Bear will maul anyone
Who dares get in its way
The Tiger is the greatest
Of the hunters today
But the Beaver it can build dams
Yeah, the Beaver can build
Dams, dams, dams!
We are the Beaver
We slap our tails
When danger's nearby
We are the Beaver
We got waterproof hides
We are the Beaver
We got big bums
And beady eyes
We are the Beaver
We are the Beaver
Our name is often
Used as a double entendre
We are the Beaver
'Cause in Canada
Both French and English belong
We are the Beaver
And the subject of this song
We are the Beaver!
Cat Stevens - Wild World
Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm greivin'
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
Chorus:
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
Chorus
Baby, I love you
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
Simon & Garfunkel - Flowers Never Bend (with the rainfall) The first time I listened to that song tears actually sprung to my eyes and my breath got caught in my throat. You should understand why when you listen to the lyrics.
Through the corridors of sleep
Past shadows dark and deep
My mind dances and leaps in confusion
I don't know what is real
I can't touch what I feel
And I hide behind the shield of my illusion
R/ So I'll continue to continue to pretend
my life will never end
and flowers never bend
with the rainfall
The mirror on my wall
Casts an image dark and small
But I'm not sure at all it's my reflection
I'm blinded by the light
Of God, and truth and right
And I wander in the night without direction
R/
(It's) no matter if you're born
to play the king or pawn
for the line is thinly drawn 'tween joy and sorrow
so my fantasy
becomes reality
and I must be, what I must be, and face tomorrow
Stan Rogers - Watching the Apples Grow
Jude - I Know
You've got such a pretty smile
It's a shame the things you hide behind it
Let 'em go, give it up, for a while
Let 'em free and we will both go find it
I know that there's nowhere you can hide it
I know the feeling of alone
I know that you do not feel invited
But come back, come back in from the cold
Step away then from the edge
Your best friend in life is not your mirror
Back away, come back away, come back away
Come back away, come back away, come back away
I am here and I will be forever and ever
I know that there's nowhere you can hide it
I know the feeling of alone
Trust me and don't keep that on the inside
Soon you'll, you'll be locked out on your own
You're not alone, you're not alone
And don't say you've never been told
I'll be with you till we grow old
Til I'm in the ground and I'm cold
I'm not sitting up here on some throne
I'll be with you till we're both gone
Like a dog you can always come home
Dig up a bone
Look around
Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
Natalie Merchant - My Skin This one hurts so fucking much. If you had to listen to only one song in this entire list, it'd have to be this one, for a whole slew of reasons.
Take a look at my body
Look at my hands
There's so much here that I don't understand
Your face-saving promises
Whispered like prayers
I don't need them
'cause I've been treated so wrong,
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
Well, contempt loves the silence, it thrives in the dark
With fine winding tendrils that strangle the heart
They say that promises sweeten the blow
but I don't need them, no I don't need them
I've been treated so wrong,
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable
I'm a slow-dying flower
In the frost-killing hour
Sweet turning sour and untouchable
I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness
Oh I need this
I need a lullaby, a kiss goodnight, angel, sweet love of my life
Oh I need this
I'm a slow-dying flower
Frost-killing hour
The sweet turning sour and untouchable
Do you remember the way that you touched me before
All the trembling sweetness I loved and adored
Your face-saving promises
Whispered liked prayers
I don't need them
I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness
Oh, I need this
I need a lullaby, a kiss goodnight, angel, sweet love of my life
Oh, I need this
Well is it dark enough
Can you see me
Do you want me
Can you reach me
Oh, I'm leaving
Better shut your mouth, and hold your breath
You kiss me now, you catch your death
Oh, I mean this
Oh, I mean this
Les Trois Mousquetaires Petits Chiens (not the real name, but that's how my cousin and I have always called it. I'm sure you've seen it too.)
Ben Folds Five - Song for the Dumped
So you wanted
to take a break
Slow it down some and
have some space
Well fuck you too!
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
you bitch
I want my money back
(And don't forget to give
me back my black T-Shirt)
Wish I hadn't bought you dinner
Right before you dumped me
on your front porch
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch
I want my money back
and don't forget
And don't forget.
To give me back my black T-Shirt
Leonard Cohen - Woke Up this Morning
Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething Another one of my favourite artists, and the only concert I've ever gone to apart from Simon&Garfunkel. I adore this guy, I've vowed never to miss one of his concerts in Paris. And that particular song? Is exactly how I felt/sometimes still feel.
After years of expensive education,
A car full of books and anticipation,
I'm an expert on Shakespeare, and that's a hell of a lot,
But the world don't need scholars as much as I thought.
Maybe I'll go traveling for a year,
Finding myself, or start a career.
I could work with the poor, though I'm hungry for fame.
We all seem so different, but we're just the same.
Maybe I'll go to the gym, so I don't get fat.
Aren't things more easy with a tight six-pack?
Who knows the answers, who do you trust?
I can't even separate love from lust.
Maybe I'll move back home and pay off my loans,
working nine to five answering phones.
Don't make me live for my Friday nights,
drinking eight pints and getting in fights.
I don't want to get up, just let me lie in
leave me alone, I'm a twentysomething
Maybe I'll just fall in love --
That could solve it all.
Philosophers say that that's enough;
There surely must be more, ooh.
Love ain't the answer, nor is work.
The truth eludes me, so much it hurts.
But I'm still having fun, and I guess that the key;
I'm a twentysomething and I'll keep bein' me.
I'm a twentysomething, let me lie in,
leave me alone, I'm a twentysomething
Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
Ella Fitzgerald - Too Darn Hot
It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
Refill the cup with my baby tonight
I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
Fill the cup with my baby tonight
But I ain't up to my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
And pitch the woo with my baby tonight
I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
Pitch the woo with my baby tonight
But brother you'll fight my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
According to the Kinsey report
Every average man you know
Much prefers his lovey dovey to court
When the temperature is low
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mr Pants, for romance, is not
(repeat beginning)
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mister GOB, for his squad
A marine, for his queen
A GI, for his cutie pie, is not.
Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
Jane Horrocks - Get Happy
Forget your troubles - come on, get happy!
You better chase all your cares away
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
Get ready for the Judgement Day
The sun is shining - come on, get happy!
The Lord is waiting to take your hand
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
We're going to the Promised Land
We're heading 'cross the river
Wash your sins away in the tide
It's all so peaceful on the other side
Forget your troubles - come on, get happy!
You better chase all your cares away
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
Get ready for the Judgement Day
Forget your troubles - come on, get happy!
Chase your cares away
"Hallelu!" Get happy!
Before the Judgement Day
The sun is shining - come on, get happy!
The Lord is waiting to take your hand
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
We're going to be going to the Promised Land
We're heading 'cross the river
Wash your sins away in the tide
It's quiet and peaceful on the other side
Forget your troubles - get happy!
Your cares fly away
Shout "hallelujah!" - get happy!
Get ready for your Judgement Day
Come on, get happy!
Chase your cares away
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
Get ready for the Judgement Day
Sun is shining - come on, get happy!
Lord is waiting to take your hand
"Hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
We're going to the Promised Land
Heading 'cross the river (hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah hallelujah)
Throw your sins away in the tide (hallelujah, hallelujah hallelujah, hallelujah)
It's all so peaceful on the other side (hallelujah hallelujah, hallelu)
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
You better chase all your cares away
Shout "hallelujah!" - come on, get happy!
Get ready, get ready, get ready for the Judgement Day
Joe Purdy - Wash Away
I got troubles Lord, but, not today
cause they gonna wash away,
they're gonna wash away.
And I have sins Lord, but not today
cause they gonna wash away,
they're gonna wash away.
And I have friends Lord, but not today
cause they done washed away,
they done washed away.
Oh, I've been cryin'
and oh, I've been cryin'
and oh, no more cryin'
and oh, no more cryin' here.
We get along love but, not today
cause we gonna wash away,
we gonna wash away.
And I got troubles Lord, but not today
cause they gonna wash away,
this old river gonna take me away.
Ben Jelen - Setting of the Sun