Who You Guna Belive, Me Or Your Lying Eyes? -- Day at the Fair
("(Hey) Give me the words, you took as promises, (Hey) Look in my eyes, stop asking them questions, What you want from me?")
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" by Elton John. This was popular at the time Nixon was forced to resign.
Little Egypt
· 1 year ago
Garth Brooks - I've got friends in low places.
The Federalist
· 1 year ago
If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls, I would fly!!!!
Little Egypt
· 1 year ago
If he DOES NOT run, the theme song should be "Happy Days Are Here Again."
Enemy of the State
· 1 year ago
"Busted" by Ray Charles
downhereforyears
· 1 year ago
Mr. Lonely... Bobby Vinton
plaK8
· 1 year ago
D.O.A. - Bloodrock
Jake From Elwood
· 1 year ago
"Free Ride" by Edgar Winter comes to mind.
Michelle Flaherty
· 1 year ago
(Everybody knows I'm in) over my head -- The Fray
Don't Worry, Be Happy
· 1 year ago
He's Gone - Grateful Dead
Now he's gone, now he's gone Lord he's gone, he's gone. Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track He's gone, gone, nothin's gonna bring him back...He's gone.
Ooh, nothin's gonna bring him back.
OneManBlog
· 1 year ago
Caught in a Trap...
My Way...
I feel for you...
You were always on my mind
Taxman
Anon
· 1 year ago
Cold Hearted Snake - Paula Abdul "He's a cold hearted snake...look into his eyes. Oh Oh he's been telling lies."
No Peotone Airport
· 1 year ago
Dogs, by Pink Floyd --
"You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need...
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their back on you, you get the chance to put the knife in,
You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder,
You know it's going to get harder, and harder, and harder as you get older...
Hide your head in the sand,
Just another sad old man...
And when you lose control, you'll reap the harvest that you've sown..."
JRTC
· 1 year ago
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams":
I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams Where the city sleeps and I'm the only one and I walk alone
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me 'Til then I walk alone
The Mad Hatter
· 1 year ago
I'm a Loser -- The Beatles Nowhere Man -- The Beatles Fool on the Hill -- The Beatles
Did Lennon and McCarthy see this guy coming or what?
Miranda
· 1 year ago
American Idiot by Green Day
Don't want to be an American idiot. One nation controlled by the media. Information age of hysteria. It's calling out to idiot America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the alien nation. Where everything isn't meant to be okay. Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow. For that's enough to argue.
dupage progressive
· 1 year ago
"All by myself"
anonymiss
· 1 year ago
All By Myself, Celine Dion
Ron Burgundy
· 1 year ago
I second "Jailhouse Rock" for obvious reasons and because of the Guv's fondness for The King. Jackson Browne's "Running On Empty" would be good as well.
plaK8
· 1 year ago
THE SIDESTEP From : "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" (Carol Hall) Charles Durning - Govenor
Fellow Texans, I am proudly standing here to humbly see. I assure you, and I mean it- Now, who says I don't speak out as plain as day? And, fellow Texans, I'm for progress and the flag- long may it fly. I'm a poor boy, come to greatness. So, it follows that I cannot tell a lie.
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don't- I've come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step, cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
Now my good friends, it behooves me to be solemn and declare, I'm for goodness and for profit and for living clean and saying daily prayer. And now, my good friends, you can sleep nights, I'll continue to stand tall. You can trust me, for I promise, I shall keep a watchful eye upon ya'll...
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don't- I've come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step, cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
Now, Miss Mona, I don't know her, though I've heard the name, oh yes. But, of course I've no close contact, so what she is doing I can only guess. And now, Miss Mona, she's a blemish on the face of that good town. I am taking certain steps here, someone somewhere's gonna have to close her down.
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don't- I've come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step, cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep...
And, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step...
Cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
BigDog
· 1 year ago
"Fooling Yourself" by Aldo Nova
"So long, well it's sad to say, but you're only fooling yourself, So long, I guess you're happy that way, but you're only fooling yourself"
plutocrat03
· 1 year ago
AC/DC dirty deeds done dirt cheap
shermans ghost
· 1 year ago
"Send in the clowns"
Pro-Gunner
· 1 year ago
The Snake by Johnny Rivers. "You knew I was a snake when you brought me in."
unbiased
· 1 year ago
Jailhouse Rock clearly wins the QOTD.
Dan S, a Voter
· 1 year ago
Since you did not fully appreciate my first choice by Meredith Brooks how about "Hair of the Dog: by Nazereth
blagoman
· 1 year ago
Bridge over trouble Waters
k
· 1 year ago
"We All Live in a Yellow Submarine" - Beatles
anon
· 1 year ago
Here is a QOTD suggestion: What is the difference between a Clinton Democrat and an Obama Democrat?
Anon
· 1 year ago
GRT by LL Cool J. I won't provide a link to the full lyrics because state workers will get in trouble, but this stanza is printable and relevant:
Shorty Are you really getting bored with me Ah hell Cause though I play a lot of games I play them to win But then again I'm still young and willing to love, love
ice phisher
· 1 year ago
"Lawyers, Guns, and Money" - the late great Warren Zevon
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
· 1 year ago
Irving Berlin, "Let's Face the Music and Dance."
There may be trouble ahead But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance Let's face the music and dance
Before the fiddlers have fled Before they ask us to pay the bill, and while we still have the chance Let's face the music and dance
Soon, we'll be without the moon Humming a different tune - and then . . .
There may be teardrops to shed But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance Let's face the music and dance, dance Let's face the music and dance
wordslinger
· 1 year ago
"I'm in the Jailhouse Now"
anon
· 1 year ago
"Crawlin' From The Wreckage"
Anon from BB
· 1 year ago
"Welcome to the Machine" by Pink Floyd
Welcome my son Welcome to the machine Where have you been? It’s alright we know where you’ve been.
You’ve been in the pipeline Filling in time Provided with toys and scouting for boys You brought a guitar to punish your ma
And you didn’t like school And you know you’re nobody’s fool So welcome to the machine
Welcome my son Welcome to the machine What did you dream? It’s alright we told you what to dream
You dreamed of a big star He played a mean guitar He always ate in the Steak Bar He loved to drive in his Jaguar So welcome to the machine
Bluefish
· 1 year ago
"Flirtin' with Disaster" by Molly Hatchet "Im travelin down the road, Im flirtin with disaster. Ive got the pedal to the floor, My life is running faster. Im out of money, Im out of hope, It looks like self destruction. Well how much more can we take, With all of this corruption."
Arthur Andersen
· 1 year ago
Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh I believe in yesterday
Suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be There's a shadow hangin' over me Oh yesterday came suddenly...
If Joe Lyons were in charge: "They're coming to take me away, Ha Ha"
Can't recall who did this mid-60s classic.
Six Degrees of Separation
· 1 year ago
"They're Coming to Take Me Away" by Napoleon XIV
SouthSide Mike
· 1 year ago
"Born to Run" by the Boss.
Sums up his method of governing and what he's trying to do from the Feds.
Judgment Day Is On The Way...
· 1 year ago
"Highway To Hell" by AC-DC
Gregor Samsa
· 1 year ago
I spent a long time researching and submitted a song but Blagojevich swiped all the credit for it.
Irish
· 1 year ago
The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden
Just what I saw in my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me
I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and make it burn I'll have the fire, I'll have the force I'll have the power to make my evil take its course
Or Running with the Devil by Van Halen
I live my life like theres no tomorrow and all I've got, I had to steal Least I don't have to beg or borrow Yes I'm livin at a pace that kills Oooh Yeah Runnin with the Devil
When I jumped out on that road I got no love, no love you'd call real....
SouthSide Mike
· 1 year ago
Sorry that this is long, but the whole song tells a great deal of the Blago experience.
They picked another one off the vine Scooped out the seeds in the back of his mind Filled up his head with half-truths and lies And put the finishing touch on the perfect disguise
They rolled out a carpet and threw a parade Convinced everyone he had something to say They smiled as they watched from the two-way mirror As he told all the people what they wanted to hear
(Chorus) Hey, have you heard the story? It's the same old song, same old dance Hey, he's bound for glory He ain't nothing but a hollow man
He basked in the glow of the fortune and fame Even threw the first pitch at the World Series game He always maintained he had nothing to hide No one ever suspected he was empty inside
(Chorus) Hey, he don't know what he's doing They set him up so high, he never had a chance Hey, you can see right through him He ain't nothing but a hollow man
Then came the day his cover was blown Their little Frankenstein monster got out of control So he looked to the ones who had saved him before Only to find that they'd changed all the locks on the doors
The press circled in with blood in their eyes Each one wanting a piece of his shallow disguise And they cast him aside when from glory he fell Now he's just another bum with a story to tell
(Chorus) Hey, he's less than zero The greater the height, the harder you land Ain't it hard when you find your hero Ain't nothing but a hollow man
Keef
· 1 year ago
I made an amendatory veto to a Tom Lehrer classic, "Lobachevsky":
"One man deserves the credit, one man deserves the blame, and Milorad (no middle name) Blagojevich is his name!"
Mufasa
· 1 year ago
How about "I just can't wait to be king" from 'The Lion king'? Or the song Scar sings in that movie might work as well.
Declan McManus
· 1 year ago
" They think that I got no respect, but, everything means less than zero."
Louis G. Atsaves
· 1 year ago
"No Sugar Tonight" by the Guess Who.
Lonely feeling, deep inside, Find a corner, where I can hide, Silent footsteps, crowding me, Sudden darkness, I can't see,
No sugar tonight in my coffee, No sugar tonight in my tea, No sugar to stand beside, No sugar to run with me,
Old timer
· 1 year ago
What was that song Andy Griffith used to sing in the movie "A Face In The Crowd"?
How about Karen Carpenter's "morning after" from The Poseidon Adventure?
"Our House"-the CSNY version: "I'll light the fire, you place the documents in the shredder you bought today..."
Wait, I have it: if it's not a Hannah Montana song, let it be the instrumental title theme from "Pee Wee's Big Adventure".
dc
· 1 year ago
Civil War by Guns N'Roses.
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Your so Vain. Was it Carly Simon ?
Tootsie
· 1 year ago
Jailhouse Rock
Anon
· 1 year ago
(Just Give Me) Money, by the Beatles
sm
· 1 year ago
My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
Back on the Chain Gang - the Pretenders
Seabiscuit
· 1 year ago
"Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs
Siyotanka
· 1 year ago
Running on Empty by Jackson Browne
dc
· 1 year ago
"Working Class Dog" - Rick Springfield
Shallow Pharnyx
· 1 year ago
Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well
If It Walks Like a Duck...
· 1 year ago
"Twenty first century schizoid man" by King Crimson
Cats foot iron claw Neuro-surgeons scream for more At paranoias poison door. Twenty first century schizoid man.
Blood rack barbed wire Polititians funeral pyre Innocents raped with napalm fire Twenty first century schizoid man.
Death seed blind mans greed Poets starving children bleed Nothing hes got he really needs Twenty first century schizoid man.
Dooley Dudright
· 1 year ago
The ANTI-campaign song/lament:
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks -- "How Can I Miss You (When You Won't Go Away)?"
I've talked to your mother and I've talked to your dad, They say they've tried but it's all in vain. I've begged and I've pleaded, I even got mad, Now we must face it, you give me a pain.
Chorus: How can I miss you when you won't go away? I keep telling you day after day, But you won't listen, you always stay and stay, How can I miss you when you won't go away?
"The change, it had to come We knew it all along We were liberated from the foe, that' all
And the world looks just the same And history ain't changed 'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around me Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again No, no!
I'll move myself and my family aside If we happen to be left half alive I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky For I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?
There's nothing in the street Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Is now the parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight
[CHORUS]
Meet the new boss Same as the old boss"
Courser
· 1 year ago
The one that the scarecrow sang in the Wizard of Oz..."if I only had a brain!"
rachel
· 1 year ago
Bang on the Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren "I don't want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day....."
What can I say?
· 1 year ago
I was thinking: One is the Loneliest Number, but he'll still have his sycophants.
- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:24 pm:
If Joe Lyons were in charge: “They’re coming to take me away, Ha Haâ€
Can’t recall who did this mid-60s classic. I'm looking at the 45. It says (N. Boneparte). That doesn't ring a bell with me, but it's on the label. Side B is the same song backwards.
pickles!!
· 1 year ago
"Money for nothing" by Dire Staits or "Taxman" by the Beatles
Bluefish
· 1 year ago
Since Walks like a duck brought up King Crimson (circa 1969), how about "Epitaph"? "Between the iron gates of fate, The seeds of time were sown, And watered by the deeds of those Who know and who are known; Knowledge is a deadly friend When no one sets the rules. The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools.
Confusion will be my epitaph. As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back And laugh. But I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying, Yes I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying."
Crack and broken path sounds like our roads without a capital bill.
Downstate weed chewing hick
· 1 year ago
"The Flim-Flam Man" by The Mother Love
Everybody's talking about the Flim-Flam Man, how great it is to live without a worry in the world. Flim-Flam Man, you may fool everyone, and all you dream is so much fun; but can you really fool yourself?
Pot calling kettle
· 1 year ago
Sinkin' Soon - Norah Jones
In a boat that's built of sticks and hay, We drifted from the shore, With a captain who's too proud to say, That he dropped the oar, Now a tiny hole has sprung a leak, In this cheap pontoon, Now the hull has started growing weak, And we're gonna be sinkin' soon.
Kevin hits a home run on his first QOTD. Put him in the record book with Josh Fields and the other 97 major leaguers who pulled off that feat.
This is great reading, SO MUCH good stuff! My nominations for best of the best:
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away? (Dooley Dudright)
and
Hollow Man (Southside Mike)
Of course, it's still early. Let the hits keep coming!
Long-time Lurker
· 1 year ago
From the musical "Chicago" the song "Razzle Dazzle"
Give 'em the old razzle dazzle Razzle Dazzle 'em Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it And the reaction will be passionate Give 'em the old hocus pocus Bead and feather 'em How can they see with sequins in their eyes?
What if your hinges all are rusting? What if, in fact, you're just disgusting?
Razzle dazzle 'em And they'll never catch wise!
Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle
Razzle dazzle 'em Give 'em a show that's so splendiferous
Row after row will crow vociferous
Give 'em the old flim flam flummox Fool and fracture 'em
How can they hear the truth above the roar?
Throw 'em a fake and a finagle They'll never know you're just a bagel,
Razzle dazzle 'em And they'll beg you for more!
Give 'em the old double whammy Daze and dizzy 'em Back since the days of old Methuselah Everyone loves the big bambooz-a-ler
Give 'em the old three ring circus Stun and stagger 'em When you're in trouble, go into your dance
Though you are stiffer than a girder They'll let you get away with murder Razzle dazzle 'em And you've got a romance
Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle
Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle Razzle dazzle 'em Show 'em the first rate sorceror you are Long as you keep 'em way off balance How can they spot you've got no talent Razzle Dazzle 'em
Razzle Dazzle 'em Razzle Dazzle 'em
And they'll make you a star!
geezer
· 1 year ago
Send in the Clowns
If It Walks Like a Duck...
· 1 year ago
Let's try something contemporary, from the film "Once"
Lies - Glen Hansard -
I think it's time, we give it up And figure out what's stopping us From breathing easy, and talking straight The way is clear if you're ready now The volunteer is slowing down And taking time to save himself
The little cracks they escalated And before you know it is too late For making circles and telling lies
You're moving too fast for me And I can't keep up with you Maybe if you slowed down for me I could see you're only telling Lies, lies, lies Breaking us down with your Lies, lies, lies When will you learn
The little cracks they escalated And before you know it is too late For making circles and telling lies
You're moving too fast for me And I can't keep up with you Maybe if you'd slowed down for me I could see you're only telling Lies, lies, lies Breaking us down with your Lies, lies, lies When will you learn
So plant the thought and watch it grow Wind it up and let it go
Rod sez I'm pork
· 1 year ago
It's My Party by Leslie Gore
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to Cry if I want to, cry if I want to You would cry too if it happened to you
RobotRock
· 1 year ago
"Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" -The Smiths
Concerned Voter
· 1 year ago
OK for those who remember 45's a side would have "Daydream Believer" b side would be "Hair"
Some Guy
· 1 year ago
"I Don't Care About You" by Fear.
"Check's in the Mail" by Weird Al Yankovic.
Anon
· 1 year ago
"How Could You Believe Me"
Words & Music by Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane
How could you believe me when I said "I Love You" When you know I've been a liar all my life? I've had that reputation since I was a youth -- You must have been insane to think I'd ever tell the truth.
How could you believe me when I said "I Love You" When you know I've been a liar, a good for nothing liar, All my good for noth - in' life?
Opie
· 1 year ago
Stuck in the Middle With You
Well I don't know why I came here tonight, I got the feeling that something ain't right, I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair, And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs, Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you.
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you, And I'm wondering what it is I should do, It's so hard to keep this smile from my face, Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place, Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.
Well you started out with nothing, And you're proud that you're a self made man, And your friends, they all come crawlin, Slap you on the back and say, Please.... Please.....
Trying to make some sense of it all, But I can see that it makes no sense at all, Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor, 'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.
Well you started out with nothing, And you're proud that you're a self made man, And your friends, they all come crawlin, Slap you on the back and say, Please.... Please.....
Well I don't know why I came here tonight, I got the feeling that something ain't right, I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair, And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs, Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you, Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you, Stuck in the middle with you.
Disgusted
· 1 year ago
"Money" from Cabaret and
"If You Got the Money, Honey, I've Got the Time."
and
"If I Only Had a Brain" from Wizard of OZ
45RPM
· 1 year ago
For his self-absorption, "Mirror in the Bathroom" by English Beat or the cover by Madness: "Mirror in the bathroom please talk free The door is locked just you and me. Can I take you to a restaurant that's got glass tables You can watch yourself while you are eating. Mirror in the bathroom I just can't stop it, Every Saturday you see me window shopping. Find no interest in the racks and shelves Just a thousand reflections of my own sweet self, self, self... Mirror in the bathroom You're my mirror in the bathroom You're my mirror in the bathroom You're my mirror in the bathroom... Mirror in the bathroom recompense For all my crimes of self defense. Cures you whisper make no sense Drift gently into mental illness. Mirror in the bathroom please talk free The door is locked just you and me. Can I take you to a restaurant that's got glass tables You can watch yourself while you are eating. Mirror in the bathroom Mirror in the bathroom..."
BTW, speaking mof crazy people, "They're coming to take me away", attributed to Napoleon the 14th, is actually sung by Norman Greenbaum, of "Spirit In The Sky" fame. One and the same.
Suggestion for another future QOTD: what would be their choice of video game for Blago and each of the constitutionalss to play? I think Madigan would be all over Civ IV, Emil seems like a Halo 3 guy, ("I'm a WARRIOR!!!) but Rod would play The Sims (Sim Government?) or Leisure Suit Larry.
And his skills at diplomacy and statesmanship can be summed up in two famous words: "Leeeeeroy Jenkins!!!!!!!".
Rebekah
· 1 year ago
"You Spin Me Right 'Round, (Like a Record)"
Establishment Republican
· 1 year ago
"Nobody's Perfect" by Hannah Montana
(unlike the Governor, I had to look these lyrics up)
"Sometimes I work a scheme But then it flips on me Dosen't turn out how I planned gets stuck in quick sand No problem, can be solved Once I get involved I try to be delicate Then crash right into it But my intentions are good{yeah yeah yeah} Sometimes just mis-understood"
Lifetime Saluki
· 1 year ago
In honor of plak8...Sidestep...video says it all..
I could while away the hours Conferrin' with the flowers Consultin' with the rain And my head, I'd be scratchin' While my thoughts were busy hatchin' If I only had a brain.
I'd unravel ev'ry riddle For any individ'le In trouble or in pain With the thoughts you'd be thinkin' You could be another Lincoln, If you only had a brain. Oh, I could tell you why The ocean's near the shore, I could think of things I never thunk before And then I'd sit and think some more. I would not be just a nuffin' My head all full of stuffin' My heart all full of pain. I would dance and be merry Life would be a ding-a-derry If I only had a brain--Whoa!
God's Country
· 1 year ago
Creep - Radiohead
But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here
hibhab
· 1 year ago
Material Girl - Madonna
Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me I think theyre o.k. If they dont give me proper credit I just walk away
Arthur Andersen
· 1 year ago
Stop the contest, Captain. Hannah takes the taco.
Can't you see a commercial with the SpinSisters in Hannah wigs and say, Jimmy DeLeo in a Billy Ray Cyrus wig?
That would be hard to top..
The Dude
· 1 year ago
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?"-The Clash
anon
· 1 year ago
We are the Champions, Queen
Dailey's Dice
· 1 year ago
I'm A Loser ~ Lennon/McCartney
I'm a loser I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
Of all the love I have won or have lost there is one love I should never have crossed She was a girl in a million, my friend I should have known she would win in the end
I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
Although I laugh and I act like a clown Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown My tears are falling like rain from the sky Is it for her or myself that I cry
I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
What have I done to deserve such a fate I realize I have left it too late And so it's true, pride comes before a fall I'm telling you so that you won't lose all
I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
Dailey's Dice
· 1 year ago
I'm A Loser - Lennon/McCartney Lyrics: I'm a loser I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
Of all the love I have won or have lost there is one love I should never have crossed She was a girl in a million, my friend I should have known she would win in the end
I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
Although I laugh and I act like a clown Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown My tears are falling like rain from the sky Is it for her or myself that I cry
I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
What have I done to deserve such a fate I realize I have left it too late And so it's true, pride comes before a fall I'm telling you so that you won't lose all
I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near to me I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear to be
Poolside @ Hotel Abiza
· 1 year ago
S.I.N. - Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Randy Castillo
A psycho driver twisted in my head Silence broken, but there's nothing said I got a nightmare from a fantasy Will the voices ever set me free I can hear'em, I can hear'em Someone wake me when it's over I can see'em, I can see'em I can see'em over and over again I saw it happening like deja-vu They tried to tell me, but they couldn't get through In my head I hear the voices scream I need someone to tell me what it means
Whoa - Who turned off the lights ? Whoa - A shadow in the night Whoa - It wasn't meant to be I can't tak this alone Don't leave me on my own tonight Oh no I can't take it alone Don't leave me on my own tonight Shattered dreams lay next to broken glass I wonder if tonight will be my last I need an angel who can rescue me To save me from my mental symphony
Whoa - Who turned off the lights ? Whoa - A shadow in the night Whoa - It wasn't meant to be I can't take this alone Don't leave me on my own tonight No, no I can't take it alone Don't leave me on my own tonight
All Comments
("(Hey) Give me the words, you took as promises,
(Hey) Look in my eyes, stop asking them questions, What you want from me?")
-- The Fray
Now he's gone, now he's gone Lord he's gone, he's gone.
Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track
He's gone, gone, nothin's gonna bring him back...He's gone.
Ooh, nothin's gonna bring him back.
My Way...
I feel for you...
You were always on my mind
Taxman
"He's a cold hearted snake...look into his eyes. Oh Oh he's been telling lies."
"You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need...
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their back on you, you get the chance to put the knife in,
You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder,
You know it's going to get harder, and harder, and harder as you get older...
Hide your head in the sand,
Just another sad old man...
And when you lose control, you'll reap the harvest that you've sown..."
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
and I'm the only one and I walk alone
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Nowhere Man -- The Beatles
Fool on the Hill -- The Beatles
Did Lennon and McCarthy see this guy coming or what?
Don't want to be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria.
It's calling out to idiot America.
Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Where everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.
From : "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas"
(Carol Hall)
Charles Durning - Govenor
Fellow Texans, I am proudly standing here to humbly see.
I assure you, and I mean it- Now, who says I don't speak out as plain as day?
And, fellow Texans, I'm for progress and the flag- long may it fly.
I'm a poor boy, come to greatness. So, it follows that I cannot tell a lie.
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don't-
I've come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,
cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
Now my good friends, it behooves me to be solemn and declare,
I'm for goodness and for profit and for living clean and saying daily prayer.
And now, my good friends, you can sleep nights, I'll continue to stand tall.
You can trust me, for I promise, I shall keep a watchful eye upon ya'll...
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don't-
I've come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,
cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
Now, Miss Mona, I don't know her, though I've heard the name, oh yes.
But, of course I've no close contact, so what she is doing I can only guess.
And now, Miss Mona, she's a blemish on the face of that good town.
I am taking certain steps here, someone somewhere's gonna have to close her down.
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don't-
I've come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,
cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep...
And, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step...
Cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
"So long, well it's sad to say,
but you're only fooling yourself,
So long, I guess you're happy that way,
but you're only fooling yourself"
snake when you brought me in."
Shorty Are you really getting bored with me
Ah hell Cause though I play a lot of games
I play them to win
But then again I'm still young and willing to love, love
There may be trouble ahead
But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance
Let's face the music and dance
Before the fiddlers have fled
Before they ask us to pay the bill, and while we still have the chance
Let's face the music and dance
Soon, we'll be without the moon
Humming a different tune - and then . . .
There may be teardrops to shed
But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance
Let's face the music and dance, dance
Let's face the music and dance
Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
Where have you been?
It’s alright we know where you’ve been.
You’ve been in the pipeline
Filling in time
Provided with toys and scouting for boys
You brought a guitar to punish your ma
And you didn’t like school
And you know you’re nobody’s fool
So welcome to the machine
Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
It’s alright we told you what to dream
You dreamed of a big star
He played a mean guitar
He always ate in the Steak Bar
He loved to drive in his Jaguar
So welcome to the machine
"Im travelin down the road,
Im flirtin with disaster.
Ive got the pedal to the floor,
My life is running faster.
Im out of money, Im out of hope,
It looks like self destruction.
Well how much more can we take,
With all of this corruption."
All my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday
Suddenly
I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hangin' over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly...
"They're coming to take me away, Ha Ha"
Can't recall who did this mid-60s classic.
Sums up his method of governing and what he's trying to do from the Feds.
Just what I saw in my old dreams were they
reflections of my warped mind staring back at me
I'm coming back I will return
And I'll possess your body and make it burn
I'll have the fire, I'll have the force
I'll have the power to make my evil take its course
Or
Running with the Devil by Van Halen
I live my life like theres no tomorrow
and all I've got, I had to steal
Least I don't have to beg or borrow
Yes I'm livin at a pace that kills
Oooh Yeah
Runnin with the Devil
When I jumped out on that road
I got no love, no love you'd call real....
"Hollow Man" by Mark Erelli
(http://www.markerelli.com/index.php?page=songs&...)
They picked another one off the vine
Scooped out the seeds in the back of his mind
Filled up his head with half-truths and lies
And put the finishing touch on the perfect disguise
They rolled out a carpet and threw a parade
Convinced everyone he had something to say
They smiled as they watched from the two-way mirror
As he told all the people what they wanted to hear
(Chorus)
Hey, have you heard the story?
It's the same old song, same old dance
Hey, he's bound for glory
He ain't nothing but a hollow man
He basked in the glow of the fortune and fame
Even threw the first pitch at the World Series game
He always maintained he had nothing to hide
No one ever suspected he was empty inside
(Chorus)
Hey, he don't know what he's doing
They set him up so high, he never had a chance
Hey, you can see right through him
He ain't nothing but a hollow man
Then came the day his cover was blown
Their little Frankenstein monster got out of control
So he looked to the ones who had saved him before
Only to find that they'd changed all the locks on the doors
The press circled in with blood in their eyes
Each one wanting a piece of his shallow disguise
And they cast him aside when from glory he fell
Now he's just another bum with a story to tell
(Chorus)
Hey, he's less than zero
The greater the height, the harder you land
Ain't it hard when you find your hero
Ain't nothing but a hollow man
"One man deserves the credit, one man deserves the blame,
and Milorad (no middle name) Blagojevich is his name!"
Or the song Scar sings in that movie might work as well.
Lonely feeling, deep inside,
Find a corner, where I can hide,
Silent footsteps, crowding me,
Sudden darkness, I can't see,
No sugar tonight in my coffee,
No sugar tonight in my tea,
No sugar to stand beside,
No sugar to run with me,
How about Karen Carpenter's "morning after" from The Poseidon Adventure?
"Our House"-the CSNY version:
"I'll light the fire, you place the documents in the shredder you bought today..."
Wait, I have it: if it's not a Hannah Montana song, let it be the instrumental title theme from "Pee Wee's Big Adventure".
Back on the Chain Gang - the Pretenders
by Jackson Browne
Cats foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoias poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Death seed blind mans greed
Poets starving children bleed
Nothing hes got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks -- "How Can I Miss You (When You Won't Go Away)?"
I've talked to your mother and I've talked to your dad,
They say they've tried but it's all in vain.
I've begged and I've pleaded, I even got mad,
Now we must face it, you give me a pain.
Chorus:
How can I miss you when you won't go away?
I keep telling you day after day,
But you won't listen, you always stay and stay,
How can I miss you when you won't go away?
"The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the foe, that' all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
No, no!
I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
For I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?
There's nothing in the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now the parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
[CHORUS]
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss"
"I don't want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day....."
- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:24 pm:
If Joe Lyons were in charge:
“They’re coming to take me away, Ha Haâ€
Can’t recall who did this mid-60s classic.
I'm looking at the 45. It says (N. Boneparte). That doesn't ring a bell with me, but it's on the label. Side B is the same song backwards.
or
"Taxman" by the Beatles
"Between the iron gates of fate,
The seeds of time were sown,
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known;
Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no one sets the rules.
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back
And laugh.
But I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying."
Crack and broken path sounds like our roads without a capital bill.
by The Mother Love
Everybody's talking about the Flim-Flam Man,
how great it is to live without a worry in the world.
Flim-Flam Man, you may fool everyone,
and all you dream is so much fun;
but can you really fool yourself?
In a boat that's built of sticks and hay,
We drifted from the shore,
With a captain who's too proud to say,
That he dropped the oar,
Now a tiny hole has sprung a leak,
In this cheap pontoon,
Now the hull has started growing weak,
And we're gonna be sinkin' soon.
listen here:
http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin
/index.php?option=com_content&
task=view&id=86&Itemid=155
This is great reading, SO MUCH good stuff! My nominations for best of the best:
How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away? (Dooley Dudright)
and
Hollow Man (Southside Mike)
Of course, it's still early. Let the hits keep coming!
Give 'em the old razzle dazzle
Razzle Dazzle 'em
Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it
And the reaction will be passionate
Give 'em the old hocus pocus
Bead and feather 'em
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?
What if your hinges all are rusting?
What if, in fact, you're just disgusting?
Razzle dazzle 'em
And they'll never catch wise!
Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle
Razzle dazzle 'em
Give 'em a show that's so splendiferous
Row after row will crow vociferous
Give 'em the old flim flam flummox
Fool and fracture 'em
How can they hear the truth above the roar?
Throw 'em a fake and a finagle
They'll never know you're just a bagel,
Razzle dazzle 'em
And they'll beg you for more!
Give 'em the old double whammy
Daze and dizzy 'em
Back since the days of old Methuselah
Everyone loves the big bambooz-a-ler
Give 'em the old three ring circus
Stun and stagger 'em
When you're in trouble, go into your dance
Though you are stiffer than a girder
They'll let you get away with murder
Razzle dazzle 'em
And you've got a romance
Give 'em the old
Razzle Dazzle
Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle
Razzle dazzle 'em
Show 'em the first rate sorceror you are
Long as you keep 'em way off balance
How can they spot you've got no talent
Razzle Dazzle 'em
Razzle Dazzle 'em
Razzle Dazzle 'em
And they'll make you a star!
Lies - Glen Hansard -
I think it's time, we give it up
And figure out what's stopping us
From breathing easy, and talking straight
The way is clear if you're ready now
The volunteer is slowing down
And taking time to save himself
The little cracks they escalated
And before you know it is too late
For making circles and telling lies
You're moving too fast for me
And I can't keep up with you
Maybe if you slowed down for me
I could see you're only telling
Lies, lies, lies
Breaking us down with your
Lies, lies, lies
When will you learn
The little cracks they escalated
And before you know it is too late
For making circles and telling lies
You're moving too fast for me
And I can't keep up with you
Maybe if you'd slowed down for me
I could see you're only telling
Lies, lies, lies
Breaking us down with your
Lies, lies, lies
When will you learn
So plant the thought and watch it grow
Wind it up and let it go
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
-The Smiths
a side would have "Daydream Believer"
b side would be "Hair"
"Check's in the Mail" by Weird Al Yankovic.
Words & Music by Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane
How could you believe me when I said "I Love You"
When you know I've been a liar all my life?
I've had that reputation since I was a youth --
You must have been insane to think I'd ever tell the truth.
How could you believe me when I said "I Love You"
When you know I've been a liar, a good for nothing liar,
All my good for noth - in' life?
Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
And I'm wondering what it is I should do,
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face,
Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place,
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.
Well you started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please.... Please.....
Trying to make some sense of it all,
But I can see that it makes no sense at all,
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor,
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.
Well you started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please.... Please.....
Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you,
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
Stuck in the middle with you.
"If You Got the Money, Honey, I've Got the Time."
and
"If I Only Had a Brain" from Wizard of OZ
"Mirror in the bathroom
please talk free
The door is locked
just you and me.
Can I take you to a restaurant
that's got glass tables
You can watch yourself
while you are eating.
Mirror in the bathroom
I just can't stop it,
Every Saturday you see me
window shopping.
Find no interest in the
racks and shelves
Just a thousand reflections
of my own sweet self, self, self...
Mirror in the bathroom
You're my mirror in the bathroom
You're my mirror in the bathroom
You're my mirror in the bathroom...
Mirror in the bathroom
recompense
For all my crimes
of self defense.
Cures you whisper
make no sense
Drift gently into
mental illness.
Mirror in the bathroom
please talk free
The door is locked
just you and me.
Can I take you to a restaurant
that's got glass tables
You can watch yourself
while you are eating.
Mirror in the bathroom
Mirror in the bathroom..."
BTW, speaking mof crazy people, "They're coming to take me away", attributed to Napoleon the 14th, is actually sung by Norman Greenbaum, of "Spirit In The Sky" fame. One and the same.
Suggestion for another future QOTD: what would be their choice of video game for Blago and each of the constitutionalss to play? I think Madigan would be all over Civ IV, Emil seems like a Halo 3 guy, ("I'm a WARRIOR!!!) but Rod would play The Sims (Sim Government?) or Leisure Suit Larry.
And his skills at diplomacy and statesmanship can be summed up in two famous words: "Leeeeeroy Jenkins!!!!!!!".
(unlike the Governor, I had to look these lyrics up)
"Sometimes I work a scheme
But then it flips on me
Dosen't turn out how I planned
gets stuck in quick sand
No problem, can be solved
Once I get involved
I try to be delicate
Then crash right into it
But my intentions are good{yeah yeah yeah}
Sometimes just mis-understood"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mNDHTfdn1A
I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain
And my head, I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
I'd unravel ev'ry riddle
For any individ'le
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln,
If you only had a brain.
Oh, I could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore,
I could think of things I never thunk before
And then I'd sit and think some more.
I would not be just a nuffin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain--Whoa!
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here
Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
I think theyre o.k.
If they dont give me proper credit
I just walk away
Can't you see a commercial with the SpinSisters in Hannah wigs and say, Jimmy DeLeo in a Billy Ray Cyrus wig?
That would be hard to top..
I'm a loser
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be
Of all the love I have won or have lost
there is one love I should never have crossed
She was a girl in a million, my friend
I should have known she would win in the end
I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be
Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry
I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be
What have I done to deserve such a fate
I realize I have left it too late
And so it's true, pride comes before a fall
I'm telling you so that you won't lose all
I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be
Lyrics:
I'm a loser
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be
Of all the love I have won or have lost
there is one love I should never have crossed
She was a girl in a million, my friend
I should have known she would win in the end
I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be
Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry
I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be
What have I done to deserve such a fate
I realize I have left it too late
And so it's true, pride comes before a fall
I'm telling you so that you won't lose all
I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be
A psycho driver twisted in my head
Silence broken, but there's nothing said
I got a nightmare from a fantasy
Will the voices ever set me free
I can hear'em, I can hear'em
Someone wake me when it's over
I can see'em, I can see'em
I can see'em over and over again
I saw it happening like deja-vu
They tried to tell me, but they couldn't get through
In my head I hear the voices scream
I need someone to tell me what it means
Whoa - Who turned off the lights ?
Whoa - A shadow in the night
Whoa - It wasn't meant to be
I can't tak this alone
Don't leave me on my own tonight
Oh no I can't take it alone
Don't leave me on my own tonight
Shattered dreams lay next to broken glass
I wonder if tonight will be my last
I need an angel who can rescue me
To save me from my mental symphony
Whoa - Who turned off the lights ?
Whoa - A shadow in the night
Whoa - It wasn't meant to be
I can't take this alone
Don't leave me on my own tonight
No, no I can't take it alone
Don't leave me on my own tonight