What are your favourite lyrics or songlines?

[2020hindsight]

As they say on Wikipedia, this song "Ue o muite arukō" ( Look up while walking")

was released in UK and USA under the name "Sukiyaki" (meaning Japanes steamboat dish (?)).

and this is equivalent to issuing "Moon River" under the alternative title of "Beef Stew" lol

When his plane crashed ( 60 minutes after a bulkhead failed) this bloke used the time to write a scribbled note to his wife .

 

[2020hindsight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swIip6fg2uU Foster & Allen (Maggie) Live in 1995


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd0YI6Fvv3s Maggie's Last Party (one or two minutes is heaps lol)

I wander today to the hills Maggie
To watch the scene be-elow
The creek and the creeking o-old mill Maggie
A-as we used to long long ago

The green gro-ove is gone from the hills Maggie
Where first the dai-aisie-ies' sprung
The creeking o-old mill is still Maggie
Si-ince you a-and I were young

Oh they say that I-I'm feeble with age Maggie
My steps are much slower than then
My face is a well written page Maggie
A-and time all alone was the pen

They say we have out-lived our time Maggie
As dated as so-ongs that we've sung
But to me you're as fair as you were Maggie
When you a-and I were young

They say we have out-lived our time Maggie
As dated as so-ongs that we-e've sung
But to me you're as fair as you were Maggie
When you a-and I were young
When you a-and I were young

 

[wayneL]

Those bloody Oirishmen sure can write a sad song eh?

Good stuff.

 

[rub92me]

Nice try, thanks for a good laugh

Okay, I'll have a go:

When I noticed you slowly entering the pink tea room
In your threadbare fur-coat and with your arrogant smile
I couldn't help wondering how in heaven's name I even recognized you
You were a picture of hunger and misery...

Believe it or not, this is actually a funny song!

It then goes on-

Je hebt me belazerd
Je hebt me bedonderd
En wat me nu na al die jaren nog verwonderd
Dat ik dat nooit vergeten zal al word ik honderd
Je hebt me belazerd
Je hebt me bedonderd

You have betrayed me
You have cheated on me
And the thing that after all these years still surprises me
Is that I will never forget it if I live to be a hundred
You have betrayed me
You have cheated on me

Hope there are some Dutch people on this forum who might have gotten a laugh out of this.

Yep I remember Toon. Funny bloke. Mainly wordplay though which doesn't translate very well...

 

[shevaub]

Thanks for sharing, 2020hindsight. It's interesting

 

[2020hindsight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrG0Z0XoCO8&mode=related&search= song to the boss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXp5ak83WSQ&mode=related&search= Love Kittens quartet sings "Sweet Adeline"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZBbBMVoamY&mode=related&search= Ted Kennedy sings Sweet Adeline with a barbershop quartet at Boston's Symphony Hall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oog7c20lKEw&mode=related&search=Lonesome Road (James Taylor) + Day is Done (Peter Paul Mary) - they cheat here , they use guitar accompaniment suggest skip the second song


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBZrXIBi-9o&mode=related&search= Rounders - They Say It's Wonderful - Barbershop Quartet

 

[Wysiwyg]

Before my time but Judith Durham is a spunk.What a sweet voice.

Georgie girl and another you.

http://img.youtube.com/vi/Renlji79YFE/2.jpg

http://img.youtube.com/vi/4Ga9Bs4fzSY/2.jpg

 

[alphman]

mmmbop, ba dubi dop ba do bop...

 

[2020hindsight]

sorry to mention this one yet again ...
amazing these amateur kids ....

beautiful harmony - even if "a bit iffy in spots" as they concede (Lonesome Road)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12NTtL4Bj5E&mode=related&search=

another group of kids (in Michigan) - bludy brilliant harmony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z2BcQhbWG0&mode=related&search=

Walk down that lonesome road all by yourself
Dont turn your head back over your shoulder
And only stop to rest yourself when the silver moon
Is shining high above the trees

If I had stopped to listen once or twice
If I had closed my mouth and opened my eyes
If I had cooled my head and warmed my heart
Id not be on this road tonight

Carry on

Never mind feeling sorry for yourself
It doesnt save you from your troubled mind

Walk down that lonesome road all by yourself
Dont turn your head back over your shoulder
And only stop to rest yourself when the silver moon
Is shining high above the trees

 

[2020hindsight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4tEtNS6Fmo&mode=related&search= There's Nae Luck About the House

Jean Adam (1710-1765) catches the excitement, delight, anxiety, relief and flurry of activity when the master of the house returns from a long sea journey in the more dangerous days of several centuries ago. The writer uses the Scots word "gudeman" instead of husband.

There's Nae Luck About the House
And are ye sure the news is true?
And are ye sure he's weel?
Is this a time to think o' wark?
Ye jauds, fling by your wheel.
Is this a time to think o' wark,
When Colin's at the door?
Rax me my cloak, I'll to the quay,
And see him come ashore.
For there's nae luck about the house.
There's nae luck at a'
There's little pleasure in the house.
When our gudeman's awa'.

And gie to me my bigonet,
My bishop-satin gown;
For I maun tell the baillie's wife
That Colin's come to town.
My turkey slippers maun gae on,
My hose o' pearl blue;
It's a' to please my ain gudeman,
For he's baith leal and true.

Rise up and mak a clean fireside,
Put on the muckle pot;
Gie little Kate her Sunday gown
And Jock his button coat;
And mak their shoon as black as slaes,
Their hose as white as snaw;
It's a' to please my ain gudeman,
For he's been lang awa'.

Since Colin's weel, I'm weel content,
I hae nae mair to crave;
Could I but live to mak him blest,
I'm blest aboon the lave:
And will I see his face again?
And will I hear him speak?
I'm downricht dizzy wi' the thocht,
In troth I'm like to greet.

There's twa fat hens upo' the bauk,
They've fed this month and mair,
Mak haste and thraw their necks about,
That Colin weel may fare;
And spread the table neat and clean,
Gar ilka thing look braw;
For wha can tell how Colin fared
When he was far awa'?

Sae true his heart, sae smooth his speech
His breath like caller air;
His very foot has music in't
As he comes up the stair.
And will I see his face again?
And will I hear him speak?
I'm downricht dizzy wi' the thocht,
In troth I'm like to greet.
For there's nae luck about the house
There's nae luck at a'
There's little pleasure in the house,
When our gudeman's awa'.

Meaning of unusual words:
jauds=worthless women
Rax=hand
gudeman=husband, master of the house
bigonet=linen cap
baillie=city magistrate
leal=loyal
muckle=great, large
slaes=sloe berries
aboon the lave=above the rest
greet=cry
bauk=ridge
Gar ilka=make every
caller=fresh

From Minstrelsy of Scotland, Moffatt.
Note: words first published in 1776, as the Mariner's Wife.
There's a Jacobite version of this, with the
chorus ending "Since Charlie's gone awa'" RG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSNZMIdfvUI&mode=related&search= The King's Singers - Creole Love Call
(a pisstake by any other name is still a pisstake )

 

[Dukey]

20's - thanks for posting the James Taylor youtubes.
The guy is an absolute legend.
I had the pleasure to see him one blue-sky summer afternoon at world expo in Brizzy in 1988 i think? It still ranks as the best live performance I've ever seen.
Played plenty of oldies that hardly anyone there even knew - but everyone appreciated. Hard to choose but the best for me on that day were 'steamroller blues' and 'country road'. There are some great youtube versions of steamroller but none seem quite as good as the one I heard live... this one with Joe Walsh of the Eagles is a cack.... gotta love the 2min finale
........enjoy

(oops - edited to get corretc youtube vid!)



and country road...

 

[2020hindsight]

sheesh man, lol - that was brilliant

 

[Dukey]

yup - just listened again with a glass of red in my hand.
Great stuff. The brizzy version of 'country road' had a 5 min story-chat intro that was just great. No sign of it on youtube tho. He's the most natural guy on stage - just like he's sitting in your lounge room... nice solar panel up top too .

 

[Dukey]

now heres a classic !!!!!
from the abc.

Cliff Richard records rout funfair yobs
If you want to get rid of troublemaking youths, play them some Cliff Richard songs, a funfair has found.
According to bosses from Carter's Steam Fair, playing tracks such as Living Doll by the 66-year-old pop veteran on all their rides was enough to scare off some "hoodies" and other troublemakers who had descended on the fair last Saturday in north London.
"It was amazing, just like a scene from (the film) Mars Attacks when the aliens were driven away by the sounds of Slim Whitman,'" said the fair's Seth Carter.
"From now on if we do have any trouble we have found the perfect deterrent and it comes in the shape of the Peter Pan of Pop.
"Who needs ASBOs when we've got our Cliff Richard records?"

I must say - I'd be tempted to run with the yobs from Sir Cliff. He never quite did it for me - a bit too sugar-candy.

 

[2020hindsight]

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... HHAHHAHAaaHAAA!!!
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oops , just swallowed some breakfast down the wrong way.


Get a load of what was fashionable for "stage choreography" in the days when he recorded "The day I met Marie".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFv5h8C2Qxo Cliff Richard The day I met Marie

NOTE - No CHOICE but to use the direct link above - youtube embedding sometimes not permitted, this case included ( by the "owner" of the youtube - who would have paid a lot for that right lol)

there was also an interview with him which i posted back there.
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=159110&highlight=cliff#post159110

Would it be fair to say the man has an image problem? Too closely related to God maybe? - sits somewhere between God and JC, lol

 

[2020hindsight]

Joe , Hope I don't offend you here ...
Can I suggest when we embed youtubes that we also post the full youtube address. That way people can either watch the shorthand embedded address / video, or just click the full longhand youtube address.

Advantages of the latter (full address) include:-

1. This permits access to all the other associated songs of that ilk or by that author, or by that singer or etc etc . - easier for further research and/or "surfing the tube" . (ding - the penny just dropped !! THAT's why they call it you "TUBE !!")

2. Sometimes No CHOICE but to use the direct link because "youtube embedding" is sometimes not permitted.

3. There is another advantage of posting the full address, in that you can "Restore Down" the window of the youtube , place the picture of the singer beside the words, and follow the words as they are sung. - even sing along, assuming everyone's out of the house at the time. (The dog usually sings along with me lol)

4. Hell, if you REALLY like the video, you can youtube the thing with "full screen" mode (see the little box within a box icon lower right side of the video image)

5. But there's a particular reason why its best to use direct link rather than embedded version here on ASF, and that is , you can havethe music playing in the background. And move on to reading about shares etc whilst it is playing . If you only use an embedded copy, then when you move off the "lyrics" thread, (or even if you move to a different page of the lyrics thread) - but suppose youwant to listen to music and move off to a trading thread - then using embedded version, you'd lose the song as soon as you went off that page

 

[2020hindsight]

True Grit
just the shootout scene:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2-fUhSpg3I&mode=related&search= 4 versus 1 scene
just the song:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxDDswhF0zY&mode=related&search= True Grit Glenn Campbell

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/True_Grit says it's a brand new brand of western - (?) well the plot sure sounds vaguely familiar , but there's a bit more humour for sure

The strangest trio ever to track a killer. A fearless, one-eyed U.S. marshal who never knew a dry day in his life... a Texas ranger thirsty for bounty money... and a girl still wet behind the ears who didn't care what they were or who they were as long as they had true grit.
A Brand New Brand Of American Frontier Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnRZ8MO7myM&mode=related&search= John Wayne in True Grit, Then and Now (the filming locations)
It ends with the famous 4 vs 1 gunfight -
one one-eyed fat man against a heap of other riff raff varmits.
well actually he needed some help from his texan mate (bit like johnny H actually)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Grit True Grit is a 1969 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Wayne). The film is adapted from the 1968 novel, True Grit, by Charles Portis.
After her father is killed, Mattie Ross, a headstrong 14-year-old girl, hires the aging, irascible and drunken U.S. Marshal Rooster J. Cogburn to track down the killer, Tom Chaney. To do so, the pair must head into Indian territory, and are joined by a young Texas Ranger, La Boeuf, who also hopes to capture Chaney and collect a reward.

Three henchmen of Chaney's, Ned Pepper (Robert Duvall), Emmett Quincy and Moon, make trouble for the three. Robert Duvall and John Wayne feature in final gunfight.

True Grit: Campbell Glen

One day, little girl, the sadness will leave your face
As soon as you've won the fight to get justice done
Someday little girl you'll wonder what life's about
But other's have known few battles are won alone
So, you'll look around to find
Someone who's kind, someone who is fearless like you
The pain of it will ease a bit When you find a man with true grit

One day you will rise and you won't believe your eyes
You'll wake up and see, A world that is fine and free
Though summer seems far away
You will find the sun one day

Actually if you read the first of the jpegs below, you'll see that when John Wayne made that last scene, he had , only 4 years previously, had a lung removed, and could barely walk 30 feet without breathing heavy . (maybe he was just a randy old man lol)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Grit In the last scene, Mattie gives Rooster her father's horse and she admonishes him "You're to old and fat to be jumping horses." Rooster responds with a smile “Well, come see a fat old man sometime” and jumps his new horse over a fence. Despite popular belief, Wayne did not jump over the fence himself. In fact, according to biographer Garry Wills in his book on Wayne, Wayne was not healthy enough to do such stunts. It should be remembered that Wayne had an entire lung removed four years prior to making the film and actually had trouble walking more than 30 feet without breathing heavily. But Wayne fell in love with the horse, which would carry him through several more westerns, including his final movie, The Shootist.

quotes etc from the movie... heaps more here on
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/True_Grit

Mattie Ross
1. I won't rest until Tom Chaney is barking in Hell.
2. If I smelled as bad as you I wouldn't live near people.
3. Rooster Cogburn is no good friend of mine! He led us straight into your hands, and now he has left me with a gang of cut-throats! Is that what they call "grit" in Fort Smith? We call it something else in Yell County.

"Rooster" Cogburn
4. Mr. Rat, I have a writ here that says you are to stop eating Cheng Lee's cornmeal forthwith. Now, It's a rat writ, writ for a rat, and this is lawful service of same! [to Mattie] See? He doesn't pay any attention to me. [BANG! he shoots the rat] You can't serve papers on a rat, baby sister. You either kill him or let him be.
5. A fella that carries a big-bore Sharps carbine might come in handy… if we get jumped by elephants, or buffalo, or something.
6. By God! That girl reminds me o' me!
7. Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!
8. Damn that Texican! When you need him, he's dead.
9. We've got to get you to a doctor or you'll be deader than he is!

Ranger La Boeuf
10. The French is 'La Bourf'. I say 'La Beef'.
11. I only take one step at a time. That's why I was given two feet.

Ned Pepper
12. I never busted a cap on a woman or anybody much under sixteen. But it's enough that you know that I'll do what I have to do.
13. I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!

Mexican Bob:
14. My wounds healed by themselves - from the inside!

Example of Dialogue :-
[Marshal Cogburn is cross-examined by a defense attorney]
Attorney: How many men have you shot since you became a marshal, Mr. Cogburn?
Rooster: I never shot nobody I didn't have to.
Attorney: That was not the question. How many?
Rooster: Uh… shot, or killed?
Attorney: Oh, let us restrict it to killed, so that we may have a manageable figure!
Rooster: Well, twelve to fifteen, stopping men in flight and defending myself.
Attorney: Twelve to fifteen? So many that you cannot keep an accurate count! I have examined the record, Mr. Cogburn. A much more accurate figure is available. Come now — how many?
Rooster: Counting them two Whartons… twenty-three.
Attorney: Twenty-three men in four years. That makes about six men a year!
Rooster: It's a dangerous business.

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Quincy: I don't know any Ned Pepper. What's he look like?
Rooster: Short, feisty fella. He's got a messed-up lower lip. I shot him in it.
Quincy: In the lip? What was you aiming at?
Rooster: His upper lip.

PS The reason he has the reins in his mouth is so's he can shoot with both hands - lol , including the ole swirl the self-loading rifle trick

 

[2020hindsight]

Mr. Rat, I have a writ here that says you are to stop eating Cheng Lee's cornmeal forthwith. Now, It's a rat writ, writ for a rat, and this is lawful service of same! [to Mattie] See? He doesn't pay any attention to me. [BANG! he shoots the rat] You can't serve papers on a rat, baby sister. You either kill him or let him be.

lol
I'd better clarify that I find this amusing entertainment -
I wouldn't suggest it for a legitimate code of practice for one-eyed fat wild-west marshalls - or other "people in authority" lol.

 

[2020hindsight]

Quincy: I don't know any Ned Pepper. What's he look like?
Rooster: Short, feisty fella. He's got a messed-up lower lip. I shot him in it.
Quincy: In the lip? What was you aiming at?
Rooster: His upper lip.

cripes it was so funny when it was only on the screen - and not on the nightly news.

 

[Wysiwyg]

The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst
Out at you from their hiding place
Like acid and oil on a madman's face
His reason tends to fly away

Like lesser birds on the four winds
Like silver scrapes in May
Now the sands become a crust
And most of you have gone away

Come Susy dear, let's take a walk
Just out there upon the beach
I know you'll soon be married
And you want to know where the winds come from

Well it's never said at all
On the map that Carrie reads
Behind the clock back there you know
At the four winds bar