SoTD: The Eagles – Waiting In The Weeds

It’s comin’ on the end of August
Another summer’s promise almost gone
And though I heard some wise man say
That every dog will have his day
He never mentioned that these dog days get so long

I don’t know when I realized the dream was over
Well, there was no particular hour, no given day
You know, it didn’t go down in flame
There was no final scene, no frozen frame
I just watched it slowly fade away

And I’ve been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for my time to come around again and
Hope is floating on the breeze
Carrying my soul high up above the ground and
I’ve been keepin’ to myself
Knowin’ that the seasons are slowly changing
Even though you’re with somebody else
He’ll never love you like I do

I’ve been biding time with the crows and sparrows
While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage
If finding love is just a dance
Proximity and chance
You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade

And I’ve been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for the dust to settle down along the
Back roads running through the fields
Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town
And I imagine sunlight in your hair
You’re at the county fair

You’re holding hands and laughing
And now the ferris wheel has stopped
You’re swinging on the top
Suspended there with him

And he’s the darling of the sheik
The flavor of the week is melting
Down your pretty summer dress
Baby, what a mess you’re making

I’ve been stumbling through some dark places
Now I’m following the plow
I know I’ve fallen out of your good graces
It’s alright now

And I’ve been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for the summer rain to fall upon the
Wild birds scattering the seeds
Answering the calling of the tide’s eternal tune
The phases of the moon
The chambers of the heart
The ebb and dart of small gray
Spiders spinning in the dark
In spite of all the times the web is torn apart

And I’ve been waiting in the weeds
Waiting for the time to come around again and
Hope is floating on the breeze
Carrying my soul high up above the ground and
I’ve been keeping to myself
Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing
Even though you’re with somebody else
He’ll never love you like I do

Artist: The Eagles
Album: Long Road Out Of Eden
Release Date: 2007

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SoTD: Tenpole Tudor – Wunderbar!

Einz Zwei Drei Zwa!

There is unemployment misery despair
Really want to leave my trouble going to a band
Love is getting rough OH yes I know
Excuse me but I’ve got to go

There is a man in Germany he can send a tool

Wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar 2x
wunderbar!

Here on the risk of being bold
Tell me all about that nuclear war
God I wanna sing to Herr Fuhrer
God knows!

There is a man in Germany he can send a tool

Wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar
wunderbar!

Wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar
wunderbar!

Wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar
wunderbar!

Wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar wunderbar!

Artist: Tenpole Tudor
Album: Eddie, Old Bob, Dick And Gary
Release Date: 1981

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SoTD: The Housemartins – Five Get Over Excited

Fun, fun, fun [Jeremy]
Me, me, me [Fifi]
Take, take, take [Jeremy]
Fun, fun, fun
James Dean posters on their wall
[Five killed in a car-crash]
What a sad little end to it all
[Five killed in a car-crash]
Last seen having lots of fun
[Five dumped in a river]
Barefoot and on the run
[Five dumped in a river]

I am mad from Scandinavia
I want a guy in the London area
He must be crazy and Sagittarius
’cause I’m Leo and I’m hilarious

Fun, fun, fun [Jeremy]
Me, me, me [Fifi]
Take, take, take [Jeremy]
Fun, fun, fun

Last seen drinking daddy’s own beer
[Five poisoned over dinner]
Singing Abba’s "Mamma Mia"
[Five poisoned over dinner]
Drop dead watching Thunderbirds fly
[Five get over excited]
Poster on their wall says "Why?"
[Five get over excited]

I am guy from Camden town
My hair is curly but I gel it down
My clothes are black but my bread is brown
I’m really into early Motown

Fun, fun, fun [Jeremy]
Me, me, me [Fifi]
Take, take, take [Jeremy]
Fun, fun, fun

Feigning concern, a conservative pastime
Makes you feel doubtful right from the start
The expression she pulls is exactly like last time:
You’ve got to conclude she just hasn’t a heart

Fun, fun, fun
Fun, fun, fun [Jeremy]
Fun, fun, fun [Fifi]
Fun, fun, fun…

Artist: The Housemartins
Album: The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
Release Date: 1987

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SoTD: Katy Perry – Hot N Cold

You change your mind like a girl changes clothes
Yeah, you change your mind like a girl I would know
And you always think, always speak cryptically
I should know that you’re no good for me

‘Cause you’re hot and you’re cold
You’re yes and you’re no
You’re in and you’re out
You’re up and you’re down

You’re wrong when it’s right
You’re black and it’s white
We fight, we break up
We hug, we make up

You, you don’t really wanna stay, no
But you, you don’t really wanna go, oh

‘Cause you’re hot and you’re cold
You’re yes then you’re no
You’re in and you’re out
You’re up and you’re down

We used to be just like twins, so in sync
The same energy now’s a dead battery
Used to laugh ’bout nothing, now you’re plain boring
I should know that you’re not gonna change

‘Cause you’re hot and you’re cold
You’re yes and you’re no
You’re in and you’re out
You’re up and you’re down

You’re wrong when it’s right
You’re black and it’s white
We fight, we break up
We hug, we make up

You, you don’t really wanna stay, no
But you, you don’t really wanna go, oh

You’re hot and you’re cold
You’re yes and you’re no
You’re in and you’re out
You’re up and you’re down

Someone call the doctor
Got a case of a love disorder
Stuck on a roller coaster
Can’t get off this ride

You change your mind like a girl changes clothes

‘Cause you’re hot and you’re cold
You’re yes and you’re no
You’re in and you’re out
You’re up and you’re down

You’re wrong when it’s right
You’re black and it’s white
We fight, we break up
We hug, we make up

You, you don’t really wanna stay, no
But you, you don’t really wanna go, oh

You’re hot and you’re cold
You’re yes and you’re no
You’re in and you’re out
You’re up and you’re down

Artist: Katy Perry
Album: Hot N Cold
Release Date: 2008

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SoTD: The Smithereens – Something New

It is time for something new
For us to do
So darling dry your eyes
It’s time for something new

It is time for something new
I still love you
We’ve tried but it won’t work
It’s time for something new

Something new is what we need
Something new we have agreed
It is time for us to look for something new

Now it’s time for something new
I wonder who
Will hold you in his arms
It’s time for something new

Something new
Something new
For something new

Artist: The Smithereens
Album: Green Thoughts
Release Date: 1988

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SoTD: Lou Christie – Two Faces Have I

I don’t want the world to know
I don’t want my heart to show

Two faces have I
I pretend that I’m happy
But I’m Mr. blue
I pretend that I’m happy
Since I lost you

Two faces have I
One to laugh and one to cry
Two faces have I
One to laugh and one to cry

Will I ever laugh again
She’ll never see me cry
Will I walk with a smile on my face
Kniowing I live a lie

I pretend that I’m carefree
But what am I
I pretend that I’m carefree
But I’m living a lie

Two faces have I
One to laugh and one to cry
Two faces have I
One to laugh and one to cry

Artist: Lou Christie
Album: Juke Box Jive
Release Date: 1963

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SoTD: David Bowie – Queen Bitch

Oh yeah!

I’m up on the eleventh floor
And I’m watching the cruisers below
He’s down on the street
And he’s trying hard
to pull sister Flo
My heart’s in the basement
My weekend’s at an all time low

‘Cause she’s hoping to score
So I can’t see her
letting him go
Walk out of her heart
Walk out of her mind

She’s so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat
and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh God, I could do better than that

She’s an old-time ambassador
Of sweet talking, night walking games
And she’s known in the darkest clubs
For pushing ahead of the dames
If she says she can do it
Then she can do it,
she don’t make false claims
But she’s a Queen,
and such are queens
That your laughter
is sucked in their brains
Now she’s leading him on
And she’ll lay him right down
But it could have been me
Yes, it could have been me
Why didn’t I say,
why didn’t I say, no, no, no

She’s so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat
and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh God, I could do better than that

So I lay down a while
And I gaze at my hotel wall
Oh the cot is so cold
It don’t feel like no bed at all
Yeah I lay down a while
And I gaze at my hotel wall
But he’s down on the street
So I throw both his bags down the hall
And I’m phoning a cab
‘Cause my stomach feels small
There’s a taste in my mouth
And it’s no taste at all

It could have been me
Oh yeah, it could have been me
Why didn’t I say,
Why didn’t I say, no, no, no

She’s so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat
and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh God, I could do better than that

You betcha!
Oh yeah!

Artist: David Bowie
Album: Hunky Dory
Release Date: 1971

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SoTD: Roxy Music – All I Want Is You

Somebody told me
Just the other day
That you’re leaving me
We’re through
Well if you knew
How it hurt me so
Then you’d change your mind
I’m sure

Don’t want to hear
What’s going on
I don’t care
What’s new
Don’t want to know
About anything
‘Cause all I want
Is you

Going out with other girls
Was always such a bore
But since I fell in love with you
I need you more and more

Don’t want to know
About one-night-stands
Cut-price souvenirs
All I want is
The real thing
And a night that lasts
For years.

If you ever change your mind
I’ve a certain cure
An old refrain, it lingers on
L’amour, toujours l’amour…

Don’t want to learn
About etiquette
From glossy magazines
Why should I try
To talk correct
Like they do
In another scenes

Say no more
About imagery
You’re starting to confuse
Just make an offer
Of more romance
Of course I can’t refuse

All I want is you

Oo oo I’m all cracked up on you.

Artist: Roxy Music
Album: Country Life
Release Date: 1974

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SoTD: Greenskeepers – Vagabond

I wanna shoot you down now for the things you did
From far away I came, got away from seeing red
I came a long way to see you
Such a long way to see you
I came a long way to see you
Now I wish you were dead, wish you were dead

I came a long way to see you; now I wish you were dead
Such a long way to see you with a gun to my head
I wanna shoot you down for the things you said
Came a long way to see you; now I wish you were dead
I came a long way to see you
For I wish you were dead
Such a long way to see you
With a gun to my head

Hit me on the run, loadin’ up my gun
Blowing up the spot, hiding cause I’m hot
Fire is my friend, marking where I’ve been
Committed every sin and do it all again
Be on the look out for the amber waves of grain (heading for your street)
The green lady moved away and changed her name (feel my pain)

I came a long way to see you
Now I just want to leave you
I came a long way to see you
Now I wish you were dead, wish you were dead
Came a long way to see you; now I wish you were dead
Such a long to see you with a gun to my head
I wanna shoot you down for the things you said
Came a long way to see you; now I wish you were dead

Feel my pain coming up from the sewers
To the house on the hill
I’m the boss of all bosses
Got a license to kill
Take, feel the love
If the truth be told
I’m in Liberty City and I’m outta control
I’m outta control
I’m in Liberty City and I’m outta control
I’m outta control
I’m in Liberty City and I’m outta control

Artist: Greenskeepers
Album: The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV
Release Date: 2008

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SoTD: The Pixies – My Velouria

Hold my head
we’ll trampoline
finally through the roof
on to somewhere near
and far in time
Velouria
her covering
travelling career
she can really move
Oh velveteen!

My Velouria, my Velouria
even I’ll adore you
My Velouria

Say to me
where have you been
finally through the roof
and how does lemur skin
reflect the sea?

We will wade in the shine of the ever
We will wade in the shine of the ever
We will wade in the tides of the summer
Every summer
Every summer
Every
My Velouria
My Velouria

Forevergreen
I know she’s here
in California
I can see the tears
of shastasheen

My Velouria, my Velouria
even I’ll adore your
my Velouria

My Velouria, my Velouria
Even I’ll adore ya
My Velouria
Even I’ll adore ya
My Velouria
Even I’ll adore ya
My Velouria
Even I’ll adore ya
My Velouria

Artist: The Pixies
Album: Bossanova
Release Date: 1990

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