Today, for SLS, Jim Adams, of “A Unique Title For Me”, has given us the prompt words of Lean/Sit/Stand. Thanks, Jim.
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This way back old classic country song has always been a favorite, as I’ve heard it many times over the years. My mom & dad loved it, and so does my husband. I hadn’t heard it in a long time, but isn’t it funny how song lyrics and tunes come back to you. I could almost sing the whole song.
Anyway, in reading about this song, I found that it got banned by lots of radio stations. That’s because it was a drinking song. It tells the story of someone lamenting over a lost love relationship, and drinking to ease the painful memories.
But, after studying his fan base, Webb Pierce figured most of them liked to drink, so went ahead and promoted it. He was right. It became a big hit.
This song has been recorded by many other artists over the years. I’ve included one that George Strait did. Still, I prefer the original.
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“There Stands the Glass”, by Webb Pierce, was released in 1953. It was written by Russ Hull, Mary Jean Shurtz, and Autry Greisham, and is on the Decca label.
We have a brand new badge for Song Lyric Sunday! Isn’t it cool! Thanks for designing it, Jim! 🙂
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For today’s SLS, Jim Adams, of ‘A Unique Title For Me’, has prompted us with the words – vagabond/loner/drifter. Thanks, Jim.
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You know, sometimes we have friends or lovers that we enjoy for awhile, yet the relationship waxes and wanes, and we drift apart for some reason. You may get back together in another time or place, but you always have the memories of what was, and what could have been.
This song I found was a new one for me, but I really like it. I’ve always enjoyed Joan Baez’s and Bob Dylan’s songs. This one has the word ‘vagabond‘ in the lyrics.
From the Wiki article:
In the song, Baez recounts an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old lover, which sends her a decade back in time, to a “crummy” hotel in Greenwich Village in about 1964 or 1965; she recalls giving him a pair of cufflinks, and summarizes that memories bring “diamonds and rust”. Baez has stated that the lyrics refer to her relationship with Bob Dylan.[1]
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“Diamonds & Rust”, by Joan Baez, is on her studio album, and released in 1975. It was written by her, and is on the A & M label.
Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed
Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you’re smiling out the window Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there
Today for SLS, Jim Adams, of A Unique Title For Me, has given us the prompt word – Trains. Thanks, Jim!
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There are lots of songs about trains, and all are good. I picked this one that I’ve heard a few times, because I love the heavy beat, and because of the background of the band.
From reading about them, it seems most band members have a Native American connection in their ancestry. The name of their band, “Blackfoot”, was chosen to honor this.
I, myself, have a Native American connection to the Blackfoot tribe, as my great-grandmother was full blood Blackfoot. Her name is Fatoma, and she is buried in our local cemetery.
“Train Train”, by Blackfoot, is on their studio album, “Strikes”, released in 1979. It was written by Shorty Medlocke, and is on the Atco label. The song “Train, Train“, written by Rickey’s grandfather, “Shorty” Medlocke, became their first success and best known song.
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Oh, here it comes
Well, train, train, take me on out of this town
Train, train, Lord, take me on out of this town
Well, that woman I’m in love with, Lord, she’s Memphis bound
Well, leavin’ here, I’m just a raggedy hobo
Lord, I’m leaving here, I’m just a raggedy hobo
Well, that woman I’m in love with, Lord, she’s got to go
Well, goodbye pretty mama, get yourself a money man
Goodbye, pretty mama, Lord, get yourself a money man
You take that midnight train to Memphis
Lord, leave if you can
Oh, take that midnight train to Memphis
Lord, leave if you can
Oh, take that train, baby
For today’s SLS ,our host Jim Adams, of A Unique Title For Me, has given us the topic of Clothes. This can include pretty much anything, such as hat, shoes, pants, scarf, shirt, tie, etc. Thanks so much, Jim!
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Old song or newer song, that was the question for me. There were so many I could think of.
I went with this one, because I like it a lot, and the fun of shopping at a thrift shop is something I do all the time. So I can relate to the song and the video.
caution: there are some bad words
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I read that the video was filmed in several thrift shops in the Seattle area.
The song illustrates Macklemore’s interest in buying cheap clothing from thrift shops, disdaining designer labels and trends. (from the Wiki article)
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“Thrift Shop”, by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring Wanz, was released from their album, “The Heist”, in 2012. It was written by Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis.
[Bridge: Wanz]
I’ll wear your granddad’s clothes
I look incredible
I’m in this big-ass coat
From that thrift shop down the road
I’ll wear your granddad’s clothes (damn right)
I look incredible (now come on, man)
I’m in this big-ass coat (big-ass coat)
From that thrift shop down the road (let’s go, come on!)
This is a song that was in the movie version of the musical, “Annie”. Good movie – good song.
It was written for the soundtrack by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin.
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Hey, hobo man, hey, Dapper Dan
You've both got your style
But brother you're never fully dressed
Without a smile
Your clothes may be beau brummelly
They stand out a mile
But brother you're never fully dressed
Without a smile
Who cares what they're wearing
On main street or Seville row
It's what you wear from ear to ear
And not from head to toe that matters
Hey, hobo man, hey, Dapper Dan
You've both got your style
But brother you're never fully dressed
Without a smile
Your clothes may be beau brummelly
They stand out a mile
But brother you're never fully dressed
Without a smile
Who cares what they're wearing
On main street or Seville row
It's what you wear from ear to ear
And not from head to toe that matters
The lovely Boylan sisters
So, Senator, so, Janitor
So long for a while
Remember you're never fully dressed
Without a smile
You're never fully dressed
Without a smile
Who cares what they're wearing
On main street or Seville row
It's what you wear from ear to ear
And not from head to toe that matters
So, Senator, so, Janitor
So long for a while
Remember you're never fully dressed
Though you may wear the best
You're never fully dressed without a
Smile, you're never fully dressed
You're never fully dressed
You're never fully dressed
You're never fully dressed without a
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Today for SLS, Jim Adams of A Unique Title For Me, has given us the prompt of ‘house/walls/roof/floor’. Thanks, Jim!
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There are a lot of songs with these words and thoughts in the titles or lyrics. I did find this one though, and I remember hearing it quite a lot way back when. It’s a funny one about a haunted house.
The song’s story goes that the person moves into a haunted house, and he meets up with a very strange spook. He tells the spook that nothing is going to scare him away, and he’ll still be there when the morning comes. 🙂
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“Haunted House”, by ‘Jumpin’ Gene Simmons, was released in 1964. It became his first and only top 40 hit record, and was what he was best known for. It was his cover of a 1958 Johnny Fuller song. Many artists also covered this one, including Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, Jerry Lee Lewis, and it’s originator, Johnny Fuller.
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I just moved in my new house today
Movin’ was hard but I got squared away
Bells started ringin’ and chains rattled loud
I knew I’d moved in a haunted house
Still I made up in my mind to stay
Nothin’ was a-gonna drive me away
When I seen somethin’ that give me the creep
Had one big eye and a-two big feet
I stood right still and I did the freeze
He did the stroll right up to me
Made a noise with his feet that sound like a drum
(Say, you’ll be here when the mornin’ come?)
Say yes, I’ll be here when the mornin’ come
I’ll be right here and I ain’t gonna run
I bought this house now you know I am bold
Ain’t no haint gonna run me off
In my kitchen my stove was a-blazin’ hot
The coffee was a-boilin’ in the pot
The grease had melted in my hand
I had a hunk of meat in my hand
From outer space there sat a man
On a hot stove with the pots and pans
“Say, that’s hot” I began to shout
He drank a hot coffee right from the spout
He ate the raw meat right from my hand
Drank a hot grease from the fryin’ pan
He said to me “Now, you better run”
(And don’t be here when the mornin’ come)
Say yes, I’ll be here when the mornin’ come
I’ll be right here and I ain’t gonna run
I bought this house now you know I am bold
Today for SLS, Jim has given us the topic of Bird/Fly/Sky/Wing. Thanks, Jim!
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This was the first song I thought of for today. It has all the words in it that were suggested.
I really like this song, and have heard it lots of times, because we have the CD, which has more good songs on it.
The first time I heard this was at a live performance, that Sherrie Austin was having. It was at a huge tail-gating party before the local Texas Tech University football game. It was a beautiful fall day, and her singing could be heard loud and clear over the speakers, so we wandered over to watch awhile. Excellent! 🙂
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This is a cute video, too. I like that she’s representing a blue bird with her pretty blue dress, and is caged, maybe from a controlling person in her life. I like seeing the black cat sneaking up on the cage a lot! 🙂
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“Little Bird”, by Sherrie Austin, was released as a single from her album, “Love in the Real World” in 1999. It was written by Sherrie Austin, Christopher Davis, and Will Rambeaux, and is on the Arista Nashville label.
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A bird in a cage can’t use its wings
One day she might refuse to sing
You’ll find some feathers on the floor and an open door
Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
Hey Hey, Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna say
Whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
A bird in a cage is on display
People they poke and stare all day
If she can get those bars to bend
She won´t be back again
Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
Hey Hey, Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna say
Whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
Free to touch the sky
She never dreamed she´d ever fly so high
Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
Hey Hey, Ooh Ooh whatcha gonna say
Whatcha gonna do
When your little bird flies away
Today for SLS, Jim Adams, of A Unique Title For Me, has given us the subject of things associated with the wild west. These include, cowboys, horses, gun, hat, western. Thanks, Jim!
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There are so many great songs for this topic today, but I went with this one. I like everything about it. I like the video, the music, the lyrics, and the thought that it came from an American Indian legend. And, it’s pretty spooky! 🙂
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The Outlaws released “Ghost Riders in the Sky, in 1980, as a studio album, called, “Ghost Riders”. It was written by Stan Jones, and produced by Gary Lyons, on the Arista label.
I read the Wiki article about this song, and this is what it said.
The song tells a folk tale of a cowboy who has a vision of red-eyed, steel-hooved cattle thundering across the sky, being chased by the spirits of damned cowboys. One warns him that if he does not change his ways, he will be doomed to join them, forever “trying to catch the Devil‘s herd across these endless skies”. Jones stated he had been told the story when he was 12 years old by an old Native American who resided north-east of the Douglas, Arizona border town, a few miles behind D Hill, north of Agua Prieta, Sonora. The Native Americans, possibly Apache, who lived within Cochise County, believed that when souls vacate their physical bodies, they reside as spirits in the sky, resembling ghost riders. He related this story to Wayne Hester, a boyhood friend (later owner of the Douglas Cable Company). As both boys were looking at the clouds, Stan shared what the old Native American had told him, looking in amazement as the cloudy shapes were identified as the “ghost riders” that years later, would be transposed into lyrics.[1] The melody is based on the song “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.”[4]
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It has been recorded by many, many other artists over the years, and also recorded in at least ten other languages.
Today’s SLS prompt for songs is ‘sleep/dream/lullaby’. Thanks, Jim!
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Well, I found this topic a bit difficult. I know there are lots of songs with the words ‘dream and sleep’ in them, but I’ve posted so many of them on here that I didn’t want to repeat them once again. The best was this topic last year on SLS in September. The one I posted fits all the words. If you want to hear that one it is here
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So, I went looking for something new to me, and found this one. I like listening to her voice, and the title has Dream in it.
I think she is singing about a lover that she is dismissing, after getting fed up with their controlling and narcissistic behavior. She has better things to do on her own, so good riddance.
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“Sleep to Dream”, by Fiona Apple, was released from her album, “Tidal”, in 1997. It was written by Fiona Apple, and is on the Columbia label.
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I tell you how I feel, but you don’t care
I say “tell me the truth,” but you don’t dare
You say love is a hell you cannot bear
And I say gimme mine back and then go there, for all I care
I got my feet on the ground
And I don’t go to sleep to dream
You got your head in the clouds
You’re not at all what you seem
This mind, this body and this voice cannot be stifled
by your deviant ways
So don’t forget what I told you, don’t come around
I got my own hell to raise
I have never been so insulted in all my life
I could swallow the seas to wash down all this pride
First you run like a fool just to be at my side
And now you run like a fool, but you just run to hide
And I can’t abide
I got my feet on the ground
And I don’t go to sleep to dream
You got your head in the clouds
You’re not at all what you seem
This mind, this body and this voice cannot be stifled
By your deviant ways
So don’t forget what I told you, don’t come around
I got my own hell to raise
Don’t make it a big deal
Don’t be so sensitive
We’re not playing a game anymore
You don’t have to be so defensive
Don’t you plead me your case
Don’t bother to explain
Don’t even show me your face
‘Cause it’s a crying shame
Just go back to the rock
From under which you came
Take the sorrows you gave
And all the stakes you claim
And don’t forget the blame
I got my feet on the ground
And I don’t go to sleep to dream
You got your head in the clouds
And you’re not at all what you seem
This mind, this body and this voice cannot be stifled
By your deviant ways
So don’t forget what I told you, don’t come around
I got my own hell to raise
I got my feet on the ground
And I don’t go to sleep to dream
You got your head in the clouds
And you’re not at all what you seem
This mind, this body and this voice cannot be stifled
By your deviant ways
So don’t forget what I told you, don’t come around
I got my own hell to raise
Today for SLS, Jim Adams, (A Unique Title For Me), has asked for songs from bands/groups that mention other singers/bands in their song. There are quite a lot of them, which surprised me.
Thanks for the prompt, Jim! 🙂
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“Redneck Woman”, by Gretchen Wilson, was released as a single from her album, “Here For the Party”, in 2004. It was written by John Rich and Gretchen Wilson, and is on the Epic label.
From Wiki:
The music video includes the following guest stars: Big and Rich, Tanya Tucker, Hank Williams, Jr. and Kid Rock, all of whom are name-dropped in the song. The music video was ranked #11 on CMT’s 100 Greatest Videos in 2008.
[Verse 1]
Well, I ain’t never been the Barbie Doll type
No, I can’t swig that sweet Champagne
I’d rather drink beer all night
In a tavern
Or in a honky-tonk
Or on a four-wheel-drive tailgate
Oh, I’ve got posters on my wall Of Skynyrd, Kid and Strait
Some people look down on me
But I don’t give a rip
I’ll stand barefooted in my own front yard
With a baby on my hip
[Chorus 1]
Cause I’m a redneck woman
I ain’t no high class broad
I’m just a product of my raisin’
I say “hey, y’all” and “yee-haw”
And I keep my Christmas lights on
On my front porch all year long
And I know all the words to every Charlie Daniels song
So here’s to all my sisters
Out there keeping it country
Let me get a big “hell yeah” from the redneck girls like me
Hell yeah
(Hell yeah!)
[Verse 2]
Victoria’s Secret
Well, their stuff’s real nice
Oh, but I can buy the same damn thing
On a Walmart shelf half-price
And still look sexy (sexy)
Just as sexy as those models on TV
[Outro]
(Hell yeah!)
Hell yeah!
(Hell yeah!)
Hell yeah!
(Hell yeah!)
I said hell yeah!
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This next song is by Jana Stanfield. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her on several occasions, and is a wonderful and friendly person. She performs all over the world, and is a Keynote Speaker.
Bonus Song:
“U B U , I M E”, by Jana Stanfield, is on her 1994 album, “The Trick is to Learn to Enjoy the Ride”
In this song, she is writing a letter to James Taylor.
So many people I would rather be, people smarter, more talented than me
James Taylor, for example, next to him I couldn’t hold a candle
Found James’ address in a book, opened up my heart and with a hand that shook
I wrote “Dear James, I want to be like you, please write me back and tell me what to do”
Well i checked the mailbox every day, waited for a letter but it never came
He sends letters his own way. Checked my answering machine and it was sweet baby James
CHORUS:
B.S.U.R., S.U.C., S.I.M., I.M.
U.B.U., I.M.E
U.B.U., I.M.E
WE’RE EXACTLY WHO WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE
U.B.U., I.M.E
U.B.U., I.M.E
I started thinking as I wrote this song, how cool it’d be if James could sing along
What a brainstorm it would be so fun, a duet with James Taylor on my new album
What if he invited me to join his tour and be his opening act around the world
My head would swell to over twice its size if he would feature me on Saturday night live
Then I’d be a megastar, I’d shop at Walmart in a chauffered car
I could get lost in this fantasy, but James’ voice brings me back to reality
Chorus:
B.S.U.R., S.U.C., S.I.M., I.M.
U.B.U., I.M.E
U.B.U., I.M.E
WE’RE EXACTLY WHO WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE
U.B.U., I.M.E
U.B.U., I.M.E
Just in case this song is a success
I’d better get my answers all prepared
When a thousand young girls are calling me for advice
This is the message they’ll hear
For today’s SLS, Jim has asked for songs that mention famous people in the lyrics. Thanks, Jim!
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The first song I though of was this one by Weezer. It mentions Buddy Holly and Mary Tyler Moore.
The video is shown as being the group performing in the diner that was a featured spot on the TV show, “Happy Days”.
I liked that show, and I like this song, too.
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“Buddy Holly”, by Weezer, was released from their album, “Weezer (the Blue Album), in 1994. It was written by Rivers Cuomo, and is on the DGC label.
Fun fact – This was released on what would have been Buddy Holly’s 58th birthday, September 7th.
Fun fact – In a very early version of this song, the celebrities mentioned were Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.
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The song mentions Buddy Holly.
From wiki – Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American musician and singer-songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school.
The song mentions Mary Tyler Moore.
From wiki – Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was a noted American stage, film and television actress, as well as a producer and social advocate. She was widely known for her prominent television sitcom roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977).[
