DaveFry Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Pale, pubescent beasts, roam through the streets And coffee shops, their prey gather in herds Of stiff knee length skirts and white ankle socks But while they search for a mate, my type hibernate In bedrooms above, composing their songs of love Young, uniform minds, in uniform lines And uniform ties, run round with trousers on fire And signs of desire, they cannot disguise While I try to find words, as light as the birds That circle above, to put in my songs of love -from Divine Comedy's " Songs Of Love " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Following on from the New England lyric above, a few more corkers from the Bard of Barking Sometimes when we're as close as this, It's like we are in a dream How can you lie there and think of England, When you don't even know who's in the team (Shirley) In the end it took me a dictionary, to find out the meaning of unrequited While she was giving herself for free, At a party to which I was never invited (The Saturday Boy) Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, Are here to make everything right that's wrong Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too, Are here to make it all OK for you (Levi Stubbs Tears) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Billy Bragg is not fully acknowledged for the great lyrics he writes. Thanks for the above... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Pretty much unknown track by Depeche Mode, probably because David Gahan doesn't sing on it. Beautiful lyric IMO. I want somebody to share Share the rest of my life Share my innermost thoughts Know my intimate details Someone who'll stand by my side And give me support And in return She'll get my support She will listen to me When I want to speak About the world we live in And life in general Though my views may be wrong They may even be perverted She'll hear me out And won't easily be converted To my way of thinking In fact she'll often disagree But at the end of it all She will understand me Aaaahhhhh I want somebody who cares For me passionately With every thought and With every breath Someone who'll help me see things In a different light All the things I detest I will almost like I don't want to be tied To anyone's strings I'm carefully trying to steer clear of Those things But when I'm asleep I want somebody Who will put their arms around me And kiss me tenderly Though things like this Make me sick In a case like this I'll get away with it Aaaahhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 5 hours ago, TheGreek said: Pretty much unknown track by Depeche Mode Not entirely mate - one of my favourite DM songs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Ah there are so many gems. Hafta give the Captain some: Standing there bubblin' like an open cola in the sun Back is achin', work is never done She's swingin' a sponge on the end of a string Right on the brink She spills the ink Down the sink. She's. Not. Bad. She's just genetically mean. Don't you wish you never met her Dirty. Blue. Gene. Don Van Vliet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo.gwillim Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 28 minutes ago, StickyDBRmf said: Ah there are so many gems. Hafta give the Captain some: Standing there bubblin' like an open cola in the sun Back is achin', work is never done She's swingin' a sponge on the end of a string Right on the brink She spills the ink Down the sink. She's. Not. Bad. She's just genetically mean. Don't you wish you never met her Dirty. Blue. Gene. Don Van Vliet Her eyes are a blue million miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo.gwillim Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Nicko said: Following on from the New England lyric above, a few more corkers from the Bard of Barking Sometimes when we're as close as this, It's like we are in a dream How can you lie there and think of England, When you don't even know who's in the team (Shirley) In the end it took me a dictionary, to find out the meaning of unrequited While she was giving herself for free, At a party to which I was never invited (The Saturday Boy) Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, Are here to make everything right that's wrong Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too, Are here to make it all OK for you (Levi Stubbs Tears) I like The boy done good The girl done better Seasons pass and we're still together. Mr Bragg is exceedingly good 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 But hold on You've got to wait for the best You see, you should take me seriously Very seriously indeed. Cause I've been sleeping with your wife for the past sixteen weeks Smoking your cigarettes Drinking your brandy Messing up the bed that you chose together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 "What I wouldn't give to see her pee, between two parked cars on a well lit street." NOFX See Her Pee. OK maybe not 😬. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Maude said: "What I wouldn't give to see her pee, between two parked cars on a well lit street." NOFX See Her Pee. OK maybe not 😬. Ha ha! Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 It was on the good ship Venus, by Christ you should've seen us The figure head was a whore in bed, and the mast a mammoth...... I'll get me coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 20 hours ago, Bassfinger said: But hold on You've got to wait for the best You see, you should take me seriously Very seriously indeed. Cause I've been sleeping with your wife for the past sixteen weeks Smoking your cigarettes Drinking your brandy Messing up the bed that you chose together In the same way that the correct answer to the 'Stones or Beatles?' debate is The Kinks, the answer to the 'Oasis or Blur?' debate is Pulp. Jarvis Cocker wrote some great lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstreet Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 "Though my leather’s worn and my cuffs in tatters My head’s on straight and that’s all that matters If I lose a few moves it ain’t no loss Cause there’s only one border left for me to cross And I’ll take my sweet time on that one" Boz Scaggs - King of El Paso Aged 60+ I can certainly relate to that sentiment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo.gwillim Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Shipbuilding still makes me cry, after all these years..... early Elvis Costello lyrics are just so clever and poignant. It's just a rumor that was spread around town A telegram for a picture postcard Within weeks they'll be reopening the shipyard And notifying the next of kin Once again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 34 minutes ago, Jo.gwillim said: Shipbuilding still makes me cry, after all these years..... early Elvis Costello lyrics are just so clever and poignant. It's just a rumor that was spread around town A telegram for a picture postcard Within weeks they'll be reopening the shipyard And notifying the next of kin Once again. Diving for dear life when we could be diving for pearls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 One of my all time favourites: There's an abominable snowman in the supermarket, He's down by the peas and the, carrots Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, taking a sharp knife to the penchant for pretentious prog rock lyrics in the '70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 23 hours ago, Jo.gwillim said: Shipbuilding still makes me cry, after all these years..... early Elvis Costello lyrics are just so clever and poignant. It's just a rumor that was spread around town A telegram for a picture postcard Within weeks they'll be reopening the shipyard And notifying the next of kin Once again. Love this. Robert Wyatt's (definitive) version is possibly my favourite piece of recorded music of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) Little Does She Know, by the Kursaal Flyers. One-hit wonderfulness. When she finished her laundry, she was all in a quandary And made for the street like a hare Her escape was so urgent, she forgot her detergent And dropped all her clean underwear Edited October 17, 2020 by Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Poetry from Mr Mindwarp Well I'm Christ In Shades I'm A Napalm God Your Lipstick Flickers Round My Lightning Rod You Fever Pitch beach You Love To Tease Well I'm A Hot Dog Daddy Up On Your Knees Sex Fuhrer Baby I'm A Love Dictator Blitzkrieg Romance I'm A Living Detonator He has a gift that just keeps giving 👍 I'm The Genius Of Love I Got An Honours Degree Baby You're In Luck I'm Gonna Teach You For Free I'll Show You Things You Don't Learn At School I'll Show You Baby How To Break The Rules Blow Torch Baby Give Me Hot Job Precision Apocalypse Lips Nuclear Kissing Oh Baby It Ain't Solitaire Horizontal Hold Get Your Legs In The Air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.