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macca said:
Favourite song, Old Louis Armstrong singing

Lyrics for: What A Wonderful World

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"
They're really saying "I love you"

I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world

another is Billy Joel doing Piano Man
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Good choice Macca, wish there were more songs like it.
 
I relate to this from China Girl - David Bowie


I stumble into town.
Just like a sacred cow.
Visions of swastica in my head.
Plans for everyone!
Is this the way of my life?

My Little China Girl
Why do you mess with me.
I'll ruin everything you are.
You know, I'll give you television,
I'll give you eyes of blue.
I'll give you men who want to rule the world!
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXcijrbB1g&mode=related&search= =long way to the top, ACDC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3cQiv-60E&mode=related&search= =dirty deeds done dirt cheap ACDC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKDZGEG_Btc&mode=related&search= =highway to hell ACDC
..................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3erh2pIyKLg =playing to win LRB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT_TiIzr7fU =reminiscing (glenn shorrock)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi3fDsciP34 =reminiscing (john farnham - for comparison)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wie1tQWwzMI&mode=related&search= =driving me out of my mind

website http://www.classicbands.com/littleriver.html (the "Aussie LRB" - beware of US imitatons ;))
 
The Dingoes... Five times the Sun... Way out West

Way out west where the rain don't fall
Got a job with the company
Drilling for oil
Just to make some change
Living and a`working on the land

I quit my job and I left my wife
Headed out west for a brand new life
Just to get away
Living and a`working on the land

What a change it's been
From working that nine to five
How strange it's been
At last I get the feeling that I'm really alive

They give you a house made of fibro cement
You don't need no money
'Cause you don't pay no rent
And it's Oh so cheap
Living and a`working on the land

La la La la La la
La la La la la La la La la
La la La la la La la La la la
Living and a`working on the land

La la La la la La la La la
La la La la la La la La la la
Living and a`working on the land

There's nothing much to do on a Saturday night
But get into some booze
Or maybe a fight
'Cause it's tough out here
Living and a`working on the land

What a change it's been
From working that nine to five
How strange it's been
At last I get the feeling that I'm really alive

Way out west where the rain don't fall
Got a job with a company drilling for oil
And I'm never gonna leave
Living and a`working on the land

La la La la la La la La la
La la La la la La la La la la
Living and a`working on the land
 
barney said:
He had/has a way of describing ordinary life situations with brilliant accuracy in just a few words
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An example:
"If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the colour of the evening sun
Tomorrows rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetimes argument
That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are"

Fragile by Sting
the song he subsequently chose to perform on Sept 11, 2001 - after hearing of events in New York.
 
Advertising looks and chops_a_must
NO BIG HAIR!!
Songs mean a lot
When songs are bought
And so are you-
Bitch, rant down to the practice room
Attention and fame so
Career, career, career....
 
barney said:
Hi Guys n Gals, I wont bombard you with specific songs (unless you want me to) but I think one of the most brilliant lyricists of modern music is "Sting" (Police) He had/has a way of describing ordinary life situations with brilliant accuracy in just a few words .......... If you are a "Police" fan you know what I mean ... If not, it is possible you may think his lyrics unimportant (far from it I assure you .... an excellent muso with lyrics to match) Cheers Barney.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94NOc3UlTY0&mode=related&search= =De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G2LtPvPemw&mode=related&search= =message in a bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY_Zmg-jOnU =dont stand so close to me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnJ78OmklnM =every breath you take
 
In case anyone enjoyed Boy from Oz :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJkkg6qpLis =interview with peter allen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z97H4dbyJsM =I go to rio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG4aJnGG-Y4 =I could’ve been a sailor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtM129kD4XI =judy garland, I wish you love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNqUiwPeE-g =hugh jackman, boy from oz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV1EF07oHsM =ditto, all I wanted was the dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzKhwCPxu44 =ditto, she loves to hear the music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8EdOzldtJo = “the Qantas song”

I have always liked Allens lyrics:-

"I could've been a sailor , and sailed the seven seas
the wind in my face all day , can you taste the salty breeze
i couldve been a lover, watching waves before me part
but I settled for safer harbours of my heart"
.......
"I could've been a sailor , rolling through the night
my sails before the wind, with the stars my only light
I couldve been a dreamer, yeah but dreams just fall apart
so I settled for safer harbours of my heart"

LOL - a couple of comments posted on the YOUtube "I go to Rio" thread -
1. So gay...but sooo good. Peter Allen made you smile with his performance. and I'm still looking for his video for "By Coastal"
2. Is it necessary to talk about his homosexuality? He is an amazing performer and songwriter, ten times more charming than that bloated a**hole Elton John. (PS dont shoot ME - I'm just the messanger lol)
 
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

The lyrics are ok but the lead guitar is awesome.

You get a shiver in the dark
Its been raining in the park but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing dixie double four time
You feel all right when you hear that music ring

You step inside but you dont see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Too much competition too many other places
But not too many horns can make that sound
Way on downsouth way on downsouth london town

You check out guitar george he knows all the chords
Mind hes strictly rhythm he doesnt want to make it cry or sing
And an old guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

And harry doesnt mind if he doesnt make the scene
Hes got a daytime job hes doing alright
He can play honky tonk just like anything
Saving it up for friday night
With the sultans with the sultans of swing

And a crowd of young boys theyre fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They dont give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It aint what they call rock and roll
And the sultans played creole

And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
thank you goodnight now its time to go home
And he makes it fast with one more thing
we are the sultans of swing
 
Sultan of Swing said:
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
The lyrics are ok but the lead guitar is awesome.
...And he makes it fast with one more thing
we are the sultans of swing
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9LWCYqlqzQ
PS only posted 1 month ago - obviously Youtube will expand exponentially and you'll get anything and everything soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHehn2hkMPE =heavy fuel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj4BqnZF_T8 =money for nothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0vzxcFw_80 =my gratitude

PS My sons say " sheesh these dudes get 2.2 billion for something (youtube) that they set up in their GARAGE !! lol)
 
This song appears on five albums, and was first released on the "flower that shattered the stone" album. it has also appeared on the stonehaven sunrise, a portrait and the john denver collection -
Me home, country roads albums. a live version also appears on the wildlife concert album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtUN8cRZ-Kw John Denver's WILDlife Concert in 1995.
EAGLES AND HORSES -
Words and music by john denver and joe henry

Horses are creatures who worship the earth
As they gallop on feet of ivory
Constrained by the wonder of dying and birth
The horses still run, they are free

My body is merely the shell of my soul
But the flesh must be given its due
Like a pony that carries its rider back home
Like an old friend thats tried and been true

I had a vision of eagles and horses
High on a ridge in a race with the wind
Going higher and higher and faster and faster
On eagles and horses Im flying again

Eagles inhabit the heavenly heights
They know neither limit nor bound
Theyre the guardian angels of darkness and light
They see all and hear every sound

My spirit will never be broken or caught
For the soul is a free-flowing thing
Like an eagle that needs neither comfort nor thought
To rise up on glorious wings

I had a vision of eagles and horses
High on a ridge in a race with the wind
Going higher and higher and faster and faster
On eagles and horses Im flying again

My body is merely the shell of my soul
But the flesh must be given its due
Like a pony that carries its master back home
Like an old thats tried and been true

My spirit will never be broken or caught
For the soul is a free-flowing thing
Like an eagle that needs neither comfort nor thought
To rise up on glorious wings

I had a vision of eagles and horses
High on a ridge in a race with the wind
Going higher and higher and faster and faster
On eagles and horses Im flying again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZsxQCtOoUE =country road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jURzZxMfLeY =annies song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OMCiFS7RTQ =rocky mountain high
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-an-SnVo2_o =calypso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3l9o1LjG2U =perhaps love (incl thou shalt not waste ;))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1my1t2tww-8 =perhaps love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVyMGfcV4uA =leaving on a jet plane (with mumma cass)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX3kokJk-DE =sunshine on my shoulder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAZwnjTCmfQ =thnk god im a country boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4m-mJ4nhUc =adelweiss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP1Xr1p4A50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LFxu_8XhlQ =poems prayers etc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdTWKobIk2A =aus bicennnial 1988
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snCqpQrm-3M =peace poem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RMJ5Jw9ynY =ninth memorial
 
"Until" - Sting

If I caught the world in a bottle
And everything was still beneath the moon
Without your love would it shine for me?
If I was smart as Aristotle
And understood the rings around the moon
What would it all matter if you loved me?

Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing would I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing's end

If I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Until the stars grew dim, Until...

One day you’ll meet a stranger
And all the noise is silenced in the room
You’ll feel that you're close to some mystery
In the moonlight and everything shatters
You feel as if you’ve known her all your life
The world’s oldest lesson in history

Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing do I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing’s end

Oh, if I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon and we would ride
Until the stars grew dim
Until the time that time stands still, Until...
 
Redgum... I was only 19.....

Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal
It was a long march from cadets
The sixth battalion was the next to tour and it was me who drew the card
We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we left

And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay
This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean
And there's me in me slouch hat with me SLR and greens
God help me - I was only nineteen

From Vung Tau riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat
I'd been in and out of choppers now for months
And we made our tents a home, V.B. and pinups on the lockers
And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub

And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep?
And night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M.16?
And what's this rash that comes and goes, can you tell me what it means?
God help me - I was only nineteen

A four week operation, when each step can mean your last one on two legs
It was a war within yourself
But you wouldn't let your mates down 'til they had you dusted off
So you closed your eyes and thought about somethin' else

And then someone yelled out "Contact", and the bloke behind me swore
We hooked in there for hours, then a God almighty roar
And Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon
God help me - he was goin' home in June

And I can still see Frankie, drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel
On a thirty-six hour rec. leave in Vung Tau
And I can still hear Frankie, lying screaming in the jungle
'Til the morphine came and killed the bloody row

And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears
And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real-
 
Sultan of Swing said:
Thanks for that 2020.

The good bits start at 2:38 and then again at 4:06. IMO, Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest guitarists ever.
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Not as good as his friend with the name of Eric.

Have you heard Knopfler's stuff with Emmylou? It's pretty damn good.
 
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