SoTD: Song of The Day

In the valley of the jolly… (Ho – ho – ho!)

Heard about the Jolly Green Giant? (potatoes)
He’s so big and mean (artichoke hearts)
He stands there laughin’ with his hands on his hips
And then he hits you with a can of beans

He lives down there in his valley (Brussels sprouts)
The cat stands tall and green (spinach)
Well, he ain’t no prize, and there’s no women his size
And that’s why the cat’s so mean

One day he left his valley pad
I mean to say this cat was mad
Now listen ’round he wasn’t gone long
And then he ran into an Amazon

Well, this changed his whole complexion (broccoli)
He had never seen such a beautiful sight (corn)
Well, he looked at her
And she looked at him
And she almost passed out from fright

He looked at her and thought, “What a dilly”
He touched her once, she slapped him silly
This was something he had never sensed
He looked at her as she commenced;
“Now listen, pal! This ain’t no fluke
I can’t see goin’ with a big green kook”

You’ve heard about the Jolly Green Giant (eggplant)
Don’t let his troubles cross your mind (celery stalks)
He couldn’t get Sally, so went back to his valley
The cat was color-blind

Artist: The Kingsmen
Album: Kingsmen, Vol. 3
Release Date: 1965

We started living in an old house
My ma gave birth and we were checking it out
It was a baby boy
So we bought him a toy
It was a ray gun
And it was 1981

We named him ‘Baby’
He had toothache
He started crying
It sounded like an earthquake
It didn’t last long
Because I stopped it
I grabbed a rag doll
And stuck some little pins in it

Now we’re a family
And we’re alright now
We got money and a little place to fight now
We don’t know you
And we don’t owe you
But if I see us around
I got something else to show you

Well it’s easy when you don’t know better
You think it’s sleazy
Then put it in a short letter
We keep warm
But there’s just something wrong when you
Just feel like you’re the hardest button to button

I had opinions
That didn’t matter
I had a brain
That felt like pancake batter
I got a backyard
With nothing in it
Except a stick
A dog
And a box with something in it

The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button…

Artist: The White Stripes
Album: Elephant
Release Date: 2003

He take the thunder from the mountain
He take a lightning from the sky
He bring a strong man to his begging knee
He make the young girl’s mama cry.

You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road…

He got the voices speakin’ riddles
He got the eye as black as coal
He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
And he stands right in the road.

You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump up run away
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road.

He make the river call your lover
He make the barking of the hound
Put a shadow ‘cross the window
When the old man comes around.

You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run again
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road

The old man is down the road.

You got to, you got to, you got to hidey-hidey-hide.

Artist: John Fogerty
Album: Centerfield
Release Date: 1985

I met you before the fall of Rome
And I begged you to let me take you home
You were wrong, I was right
You said goodbye, I said goodnight

It’s all been done
It’s all been done
It’s all been done before

I knew you before the west was won
And I heard you say the past
was much more fun
You go your way, I go mine
But I’ll see you next time

It’s all been done
It’s all been done
It’s all been done before

And if I put my fingers here, and if I say
“I love you, dear”
And if I play the same three chords,
Will you just yawn and say

It’s all been done
It’s all been done
It’s all been done before

Alone and bored on a thirtieth-century night
Will I see you on The Price Is Right?
Will I cry? Will I smile?
As you run down the aisle?

It’s all been done
It’s all been done
It’s all been done before

Artist: Barenaked Ladies
Album: Stunt
Release Date: 1998

I met an old friend in the bar the other night
He got a little drunk and he wanted to fight;
He jumped up and challenged every man in the room.
And just about the time he got the words out
An old boy jumped up and closed his mouth
And used his head for a mop and his butt for a broom.

It was an Attitude Adjustment, I guess it was his first time.
An attitude adjustment, now he understands just fine.
He got bent out of shape, then he opened his mouth
And just one appointment straightened him right out
It was an attitude adjustment–It’ll work every time.

Now I’ve got this big old Brother-in-law
And me and him just never did get along
‘Cause he just wasn’t treating my sister nice.
He got drunk one night and started and beating me up
And I went and got a tire tool out of my truck
And straightened him out as cold as a block of ice.

It was an attitude adjustment and it’ll work every time.
An attitude adjustment-I made him see the light.
Now he says I’m his kind of man,
He comes around me with his hat in his hand
It was an attitude adjustment; I cured his family pride.

Now my girl friend slapped me in the face
And I said “Darling, that was your first mistake”.
And then she went wild and her eyes turned red.
She started breaking everything and screaming loud
And kicking me and cussing me out
And I gave her a little adjustment on the top of her head.

It was an attitude adjustment, Ah she loves on me all the time.
Just an attitude adjustment, She’s got a whole new frame of mind.
She don’t nag and I don’t beg, We get along and like I said,
Just an attitude adjustment Ah, everything’s just fine.

She called the cops to take me in
And I said “You’ll never do it , Friend”.
And they just smiled and said “Oh yes we will!”.
Now sticks to the head and kicks to the shin
And several bites by Rin Tin Tin
And I couldn’t wait to get into that jail.

It was an attitude adjustment, Oh I went along peacefully
Attitude adjustment, They made me clearly see
So my head is black and my legs are blue
And both knee caps are bit clean through
It was an attitude adjustment
Made my whole life look brand new.

Yes, sir. I understand just fine — perfectly

Artist: Hank Williams, Jr.
Album: Major Moves
Release Date: 1984

I’ll start this off without any words
I got so high that I scratched ’till I bled

I love myself better than you
I know it’s wrong so what should I do?

The finest day that I ever had
Was when I learned to cry on command

I love myself better than you
I know it’s wrong so what should I do?

I’m on a plain
I can’t complain
I’m on a plain

My mother died every night
It’s safe to say, don’t quote me on that

I love myself better than you
I know it’s wrong so what should I do?

The black sheep got blackmailed again
Forgot to put on the zip code

I love myself better than you
I know it’s wrong so what should I do?

I’m on a plain
I can’t complain
I’m on a plain

Somewhere I have heard this before
In a dream my memory is stored
As a defense I’m neutered and spayed
What the hell am I trying to say?

It is now time to make it unclear
To write off lines that don’t make sense

I love myself better than you
I know it’s wrong so what should I do?

And one more special message to go
And then I’m done, then I can go home

I love myself better than you
I know it’s wrong so what should I do?

I’m on a plain
I can’t complain

I’m on a plain
I can’t complain

I’m on a plain
I can’t complain

I’m on a plain
I can’t complain

I’m on a plain
I can’t complain

Artist: Nirvana
Album: Nevermind
Release Date: 1991

You see me drivin’ down the street, I’m just not looking good
I got both hands of the wheel, I got you runnin’
I’m listening to music you can’t hear
I got pretty music in my ear

‘Cause I’m a punkrocker, yes I am
Well I’m a punkrocker, yes I am

I see you standing in the street, and you can’t stay on your feet
And your walking in your sleep, right across the street
You can hear me laughing to myself
You can hear the music in my head

‘Cause I’m a punkrocker, yes I am
Well I’m a punkrocker, yes I am

You see me drivin’ down the street, I’m just not looking good
You see me drivin’ in my car, I’m drivin’ in my sleep
I’m listening to music you can’t hear
I got pretty music in my ear

‘Cause I’m a punkrocker, yes I am
Well I’m a punkrocker, yes I am

Artist: The Teddybears
Album: Soft Machine
Release Date: 2006

Let me know that I’ve done wrong
When I’ve known this all along
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you

Tell me all that you’ve thrown away
Find out games you don’t wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know

I’ll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don’t tell anyone or you`ll be just another regret
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret
Who has to know

When we live such fragile lives
It’s the best way we survive
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you

Tell me all that you’ve thrown away
find out games you don’t wanna play
you are the only one that needs to know

I’ll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don’t tell anyone or you’ll be just another regret
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret

Who has to know
The way she feels inside (inside)
Those thoughts I can’t deny (deny)
These sleeping dogs won’t lie (won’t lie)
And now I try to lie
It’s eating me apart
Trace this life out

I’ll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don’t tell anyone or you’ll be just another regret
(Just another regret)

I’ll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don’t tell anyone or you’ll be just another regret

I’ll keep you my dirty little secret
Don’t tell anyone or you’ll be just another regret
(Just another regret, just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret
Dirty little secret
Dirty little secret

Who has to know?
Who has to know?

Artist: All American Rejects
Album: Dirty Little Secret
Release Date: 2005

He’s laughing with another girl
And playing with another heart.
Placing high stakes, making hearts ache.
He’s loved in seven languages.
Diamond nights and ruby lights, high in the sky.
Heaven help him, when he falls.

Diamond life, lover boy.
We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.
City lights and business nights.
When you require streetcar desire for higher heights.

No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
When sentiment is left to chance.
No place to be ending but somewhere to start.

No need to ask.
He’s a smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator,
smooth operator.

Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male.
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale.

Face to face, each classic case.
We shadow box and double cross,
Yet need the chase.

A license to love, insurance to hold.
Melts all your memories and change into gold.
His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold.

No need to ask.
He’s a smooth operator,
Smooth operator,
Smooth operator,
Smooth operator.

Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male.
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale.

Smooth operator,
Smooth operator,
Smooth operator,
Smooth operator,
Smooth operator…

He’s laughing with another girl
And playing with another heart.
Placing high stakes, making hearts ache.
He’s loved in seven languages.
Diamond nights and ruby lights, high in the sky.
Heaven help him, when he falls.

Artist: Sade
Album: Diamond Life
Release Date: 1984