Hi again it Song Lyric Sunday and Jim Adams our host has given us the prompt for November 22, 2020 – Fiancé/Husband/Lover/Wife.
I have picked Brandi Carlisle’s song The Story because I love the lyrics.
Brandi Marie Carlile (born June 1, 1981) is an American multiple Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and producer whose music spans multiple genres. As of 2020, Carlile has released six studio albums and earned eleven Grammy Award nominations, including one for The Firewatcher’s Daughter, six for By the Way, I Forgive You, and three for her work as producer and songwriter on Tanya Tucker’s 2019 album While I’m Livin’. She was the most nominated woman at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards (six) including nominations for Album of the Year (By the Way, I Forgive You), Record of the Year and Song of the Year (“The Joke“). In 2019, Carlile formed an all-female quartet with Amanda Shires, Maren Morris, and Natalie Hemby called The Highwomen. They released their debut album The Highwomen in 2019 to critical and commercial acclaim.
Born in Ravensdale, Washington, a rural town southeast of Seattle, Carlile dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music, teaching herself piano and guitar. Her debut major label album, Brandi Carlile, was released to critical acclaim yet achieved limited commercial success. Carlile garnered wider recognition with her 2007 single “The Story”, from heralbum of the same name. The Story was awarded gold status in 2017, having sold more than 500,000 copies to date.The Firewatcher’s Daughter earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album and peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200. Information from here.
“The Story”
All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I’ve been And how I got to where I am But these stories don’t mean anything When you’ve got no one to tell them to It’s true, I was made for you
I climbed across the mountain tops Swam all across the ocean blue I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules But baby, I broke them all for you Oh, because even when I was flat broke You made me feel like a million bucks You do, and I was made for you
You see the smile that’s on my mouth It’s hiding the words that don’t come out And all of my friends who think that I’m blessed They don’t know my head is a mess No, they don’t know who I really am And they don’t know what I’ve been through like you do And I was made for you
All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I’ve been And how I got to where I am Oh, but these stories don’t mean anything When you’ve got no one to tell them to It’s true, I was made for you
It’s Sunday again and time for Jim Adams Song Lyric Sunday. This week’s prompts are Begin/End/Finish/Start .
I have picked Runtime from Imogen Heap, I may of mentioned her before? It’s about the end of a relationship, the singer wants to finish as it is past it’s sell by day. It has started in it, end , quit , stop , done. A song about finishing a relationship, with the prompts in plus a few synomines all except begin .
Runtime is Sparks is the fourth studio album by English singer Imogen Heap. The album was released, via iMagaphone Records ( her own label, and an anagram of her name) on 18 August 2014, in three editions: a standard edition, a deluxe two-CD edition and a super deluxe box set.
Sparks might fly, in no time. It’s a delayed reaction of the third kind. (ooh) I’m so ready for this. Shrink-wrapped tones, I can face the music. Stop matters bonding us way beyond Our best by-days.
You know we’ve had it good, we’ve had it bad, so no hard feelings. We’ve done all we could and all again. I’m done pretending. Let’s quit while we’re still friends.
Making up stories that grew to be too tall, My fortress to forget couldn’t take anymore. You nearly watched me ruin everything, everything! There’s a number one rule of don’t-do’s. Well we knew it all too well. You were supposed to be looking out for me! Have you any idea how difficult it’s been?
You know we’ve had it good, we’ve had it bad, so no hard feelings. We’ve done all we could, and all again. Let’s save ourselves a sorry ending. You know we’ve had it good, we’ve had it bad, but this is as far as we can stretch. Let’s stop pretending, stop pretending. And quit while we’re still friends [x2]
Well I was so young, misguided maybe. But still this hands over my every pen to paper. And this all started with a song. Let this be our last one. Drop, drop. Bridge, bridge!
We’ve had it good, we’ve had it bad, but this is as far as we can stretch. Stop pretending! And quit while we’re still friends.
I wish you well. I wish you well… (I wish you well, wish you well, wish you well)
Wish you well, I wish you well, I won’t tell if you won’t tell. I won’t hold it against you if you bow out gracefully. (gracefully) Can we just not drag this out, please? I wish you well, I wish you well, I won’t tell if you won’t tell. I won’t hold it against you if you bow out gracefully, (do it gracefully!) Can we just not drag this out?
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So we need Begin …So I am using Imogen Heap again her song Useless.
“Useless”
I am a mirror, with no reflection I am a razor, without my blade I am the daylight, when the moon shines no Who will want to make my sandcastle that’s already made
I feel so useless, do you
Speak to an ear deaf to my voice Look through your fear, still blind to my way I reach to hold you, but I don’t feel you there, do you Even realize I’m here am I just wasting away? No wasting away Living, inside you play
My dying prayer, sealed in a scream Unwelcome, and a conscious dream I am your whore, without a name I climb to fall, to begin again, to begin again I climb to fall, suffer, hatred, deceit and pain Anger, regret, loving in vain
I am an arrow, with no direction My life your tarot, my picture your fate I’m your becoming, so ill always be nothing If i ever break away from you that day forth, you’ll be living My hate Oh God help his fate I’ll watch you, watch you suffocate.
Today is Sunday so it’s time for Song Lyric Sunday. Jim Adams has given the prompt this week of Days of the week.Two songs spring to mind immediately. Both songs are titled Seven Days, one from Sting and one from Craig David.
Seven Days is from Stings album Ten Summoner’s Tales. It’s the fourth solo studio album by English rock musician Sting. The title is a combined pun of his family name, Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, the summoner. Released in 1993, it explores themes of love and morality in a noticeably upbeat mood compared to his previous release, the introspective The Soul Cages released in 1991 after the loss of both his parents in the 1980s. The album was recorded at Lake House, Wiltshire, mixed at The Townhouse Studio, London and mastered at Masterdisk, New York.[12] The cover of the album was photographed at Wardour Old Castle in Wiltshire, featuring Hrímnir, an Icelandic horse Sting owned for a period.
l love the song because it’s so real, a bloke procrastinating about asking a woman out, he leaves it so long that she becomes interested in another chap. Then he procrastinates about facing up to the new chap….he is useless!
Then there’s Craig David’s happy little song about boy meets girl and how the week progresses.
“7 Days” is a song by English singer Craig David. It was released on 24 July 2000 as the second single from his debut studio album, Born to Do It (2000). “7 Days” is David’s biggest worldwide hit to date, hitting number one in the United Kingdom and number ten in the United States. It receiving a Gold sales certification in the UK and was the country’s 17th-best-selling single of 2000. In 2001, the song was nominated for the BRIT Award for Best Single (losing out to Robbie Williams‘ “Rock DJ“), and in 2003, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. There is also a remix produced by DJ Premier featuring Mos Def.
So there you have it two songs with the same title both totally different.
This week for Song Lyric Sunday Jim Adams our host has given us the prompt Smart/ Stupid.
The first song that came to mind was Stupid by Tate McRae. It’s a great song by a very talented young lady.
Tatum Rosner “Tate” McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer. At the age of thirteen, she gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance. McRae caught the attention of RCA Records in 2019 after her original song “One Day” (2017) went viral on YouTube, subsequently releasing her debut EP, All the Things I Never Said, in January 2020.
Shortly after McRae began dancing competitively, she was awarded Best Female Dancer in the “Mini” category at the 2013 Dance Awards in New York City.After gaining some prominence, she became a brand ambassador for the American dance manufacturer Capezio.She became a finalist at the New York City Dance Alliance’s 2014 National Gala.
In 2015, McRae was awarded a two week scholarship at the Berlin State Ballet company after winning the silver medal at the 2015 Youth America Grand Prix. She danced in the music video for Walk off the Earth‘s platinum-certified single “Rule The World“. For the second time, McRae was awarded her Best Female Dancer award at the 2015 Dance Awards, this time in the “Junior” category.[16] McRae had been a consistently active voice actress for the Lalaloopsy franchise, voicing the part of “Spot Splatter Splash” since the show’s inception in 2013.
In April 2016, McRae performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as part of the DancerPalooza troupe. She performed again in October 2016 as part of the Jump Dance Convention troupe. She also performed with Justin Bieber as part of his Purpose World Tour in June 2016, before taking part in the thirteenth season of American television show So You Think You Can Dance. While competing for the America’s Favorite Dancer title as a non-American, she was mentored by American dancer and actress Kathryn McCormick. She advanced further in the competition than any other Canadian in the show’s history, placing third on the final episode.Canadian TV host Murtz Jaffer from Toronto Sun reacted, “The fact that Canadians couldn’t vote for Tate makes her third-place finish all the more impressive. While she might not have been voted America’s favourite dancer, she certainly might be Canada’s.” She performed at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards as a finalist from the SYTYCD cast. For the third time, she won Best Female Dancer at the 2018 Dance Awards in Las Vegas, this time in the “Teen” category. More information here.
Then I thought of the wonderful Harry Belafonte and Man smart, Woman smarter.
I say let us put man and a woman together To find out which one is smarter Some say man but I say no The woman got the man de day should know
And not me but the people they say That de man are leading de women astray But I say, that the women of today Smarter than the man in every way That’s right de woman is uh smarter That’s right de woman is uh smarter That’s right de woman is uh smarter, that’s right, that’s right
Ever since the world began Woman was always teaching man And I you listen to my bid attentively I goin’ tell you how she smarter than me
Samson was the strongest man long ago No one could a beat him, as we all know Until he clash with Deliah on top of the bed She told them all the strength was in the hair of his head
You meet a girl at a pretty dance Thinking that you would stand a chance Take her home, thinking she’s alone Open de door you find her husband home
I was treating a girl independently She was making baby for me When de baby born and I went to see Eyes was blue it was not by me
Garden of Eden was very nice Adam never work in Paradise Eve meet snake, Paradise gone She make Adam work from that day on
Methusaleh spent all his life in tears Lived without a woman for 900 years One day he decided to have some fun The poor man never lived to see 900 and one
Yes the very same Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the sound of Los Angeles-dominated pop rock in the 1970s. Gold played on scores of records by other artists, most notably Linda Ronstadt‘s, and had his own success with the U.S. Top 40 hits “Lonely Boy” (1977) and “Thank You for Being a Friend” (1978), as well as the UK Top Five hit “Never Let Her Slip Away” (1978). In the 1980s, he had further international chart success as half of Wax, a collaboration with 10cc‘s Graham Gouldman.
Lyrics.
Trick or treat Trick or treat Give us something good to eat If you don’t We don’t care We’ll put red ants in your hair Trick or treat Trick or treat We love candy oh so sweet Each and every Halloween We all say trick or treatOnce a year When the leaves are brown October 31st rolls around Kids come out when the sun goes down You know they’re comin’ When you hear this soundTrick or treat Trick or treat Give us something good to eat If you don’t hee hee hee We’ll put snails upon your feet Trick or treat Trick or treat We love candy oh so sweet Each and every Halloween We all say trick or treatGhosts and witches, monsters too Men from space, and bats say boo Cowboys and fairies what a zoo Better be ready They’re coming for youTrick or treat Trick or treat Give us something good to eat If you don’t, never mind You can sit on a porcupine Trick or treat Trick or treat We love candy oh so sweet Each and every Halloween We all say trick or treat
Whats that creeping uuuupppp Your drive is it a zombie ooh I’m terrified could it be pirates Now live nearby wait I think I know! it’s only Halloween!Trick or treat Trick or treat Give us something good to eat If you don’t We don’t care We’ll put red ants in your hair Trick or treat Trick or treat We love candy oh so sweet Each and every Halloween We all say trick or treatTrick or treat Trick or treat Give us something good to eat If you don’t hee hee hee We’ll put snails upon your feet Trick or treat Trick or treat We love candy oh so sweet Each and every Halloween We all say trick or treatTrick or treat Trick or treat Give us something good to eat If you don’t, never mind You can sit on a porcupine Trick or treat Trick or treat We love candy oh so sweet Each and every Halloween We all say trick or treat
“She Wolf” is a song by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, taken from her eighth studio albumof the same name (2009). It was released on 10 July 2009, by Epic Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Shakira, John Hill, and Sam Endicott. Shakira and Hill also served as the producers for the song. A Spanish-language translation of the song titled “Loba“, which features additional lyrical contributions by Jorge Drexler, was also released earlier on 6 July. Musically, “She Wolf” is a hi-NRG, synth-pop and electropop track that details Shakira’s boredom due to her uncaring partner, and how she looks for others to please her.
Upon its release, “She Wolf” was met with favourable reception from music critics, many of whom praised it for its inventiveness. Commercially, “She Wolf” performed well on record charts. It peaked in the top 10 of charts of countries like Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. In the United States, “She Wolf” peaked at numbers 11 and one on the US BillboardHot 100 and Dance/Club Play Songs charts, respectively. The Spanish-language translation “Loba” peaked at number one on both the Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Songs charts. “She Wolf” was certified double-platinum in Spain and platinum in Italy, Mexico, and the United States.
An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Jake Nava, and features Shakira dancing in various locations, such as a red cave and a golden cage. Critical reception towards the video was also positive, many of whom praised Shakira’s dancing ability. For additional promotion, Shakira performed the song on a number of shows and music festivals. It was also a part of the setlist for The Sun Comes Out World Tour in 2010. More information here
“She Wolf”
S.O.S. she’s in disguise S.O.S. she’s in disguise There’s a she wolf in disguise Coming out, coming out, coming out
A domesticated girl that’s all you ask of me, Darling, it is no joke, this is lycanthropy. Moon’s awake now, with eyes wide open My body is craving, so feed the hungry
I’ve been devoting myself to you Monday to Monday and Friday to Friday Not getting enough retribution or decent incentives to keep me at it Starting to feel just a little abused like a coffee machine in an office, ah So I’m gonna go somewhere closer to get me a lover and tell you about it
There’s a she wolf in the closet, Open up and set it free [wolf sound] There’s a she wolf in the closet, Let it out so it can breathe [inhales, exhales]
Sitting across the bar, staring right at her prey, It’s going well so far, she’s gonna get her way. Nocturnal creatures are not so prudent, The moon’s my teacher, and I’m her student.
To locate the single man I’ve got on me a special radar, And the fire department’s hot line in case I get in trouble later Not looking for cute little divas or rich city guys that just want to enjoy I’m having a very good time and behave very bad in the arms of a boy
There’s a she wolf in the closet, Open up and set it free [wolf sound] There’s a she wolf in the closet, Let it out so it can breathe [inhales, exhales]
S.O.S. she’s in disguise S.O.S. she’s in disguise [breathes heavily] There’s a she wolf in disguise Coming out, coming out, coming out
S.O.S. she’s in disguise S.O.S. she’s in disguise There’s a she wolf in disguise Coming out, coming out, coming out
There’s a she wolf in the closet, Let it out so it can breathe [inhales, exhales]
So here we are again it’s Sunday and time for Song Lyric Sunday. Our host Jim Adams has given us the prompt Yes or No.
Well this week I want to share one of my , not so well kept secrets. Okay you can all calm down its not Imogen 💜💜💜. No it’s my love of Bollywood and Indian/ Asian music. Where else can you get such happy music, storytelling, wonderful colours and dancing not to mention blinding teeth?
I am not feeling brilliant so I have gone for just one song. It’s called Yes or No. No real idea what it is about, but who cares it’s so happy!
Jass Manak (born 12 February 1999) is an Indian Punjabi singer-songwriter. He is known predominantly for the songs “Prada”, “Suit Punjabi”, “Lehanga”, “Viah” and “Boss”. His single “Lehanga” has featured on the UK Asian Music Chart and also the Global YouTube weekly chart.
Manak started his singing career with his debut song “U-Turn” in 2017. In 2018, he released “Without You” but rose to prominence with his song “Prada” which is one of the most-streamed hit songs in India. In 2019, he released his album Age 19. In the same year he sang “Rabb Wangu” and “Bandook” for the Punjabi movie Sikander 2. His single “Lehanga” was ranked No. 22 and No. 5 on the Global and Indian YouTube music weekly charts respectively. His latest track is YES OR NO Manak also become one of the most-listened-to artists in Punjab on YouTube.Manak is associated with the music label Geet MP3, which was founded in 2016. He released his new single “Shopping” on 13 February 2020 and a new album, No Competition on 19 August 2020.
As songwriter
Manak has written most of his own songs, including “Prada”, “Lehanga”, “Boss”, “Viah” and every song from his debut album Age 19. He also wrote songs for singers Karan Randhawa and Nishawn Bhullar. In 2019, Manak wrote the song “Surma Kala”
“Yes Or No”
Haa tainu leke jaan nu main pind firda Chad den saare kamkaar sohniye Jeede ch ghumauna tainu din raat ni Mehngi jee main lae leni ae car sohniye
Tainu leke jaan nu main pind firda Chad den saare kamkaar sohniye Jeede ch ghumauna tainu din raat ni Mehngi jee main lae leni ae car sohniye
Wo oh oh, say yes or no K mere naal pind chalegi Wo oh oh, say yes or no Meri mehngi car vich bahegi
Gal sun tainu ni main sach dasda Tere kolo aundi good vibe sohniye Tere dad kol tera hatth mang k Tainu main banona meri wife sohniye
Gal sun tainu ni main sach dasda Tere kolo aundi good vibe sohniye Tere dad kol tera hatth mang k Tainu main banona meri wife sohniye
Wo oh oh, say yes or no K mere naal vyah karegi Wo oh oh, say yes or no Meri bebe di tu nooh banegi
Dinner karadu candel ni Har week dava du sandel ni Budget bujatt da fikar na kar Baby everything I can handle ni
Dinner karadu candel ni Har week dava du sandel ni Budget bujatt da fikar na kar Baby everything I can handle ni
Wo oh oh, say yes or no K manak de naa rahegi Wo oh oh, say yes or no Bus manak manak kahegi
It’s Sunday and this week our prompt from our gallant host Jim Adams is Hold/Pause/Stop/Wait.
Two very different songs this week but I love them for different reasons 💜 To be honest I don’t know why I love Wait by M83 I just find it so haunting.
As for Toto and Hold the line. Well it’s my era isn’t it 💜
A music video was made for “Wait” and was released on 5 December 2012 that was directed by Fleur & Manu and produced by Jules de Chateleux and Jean Davi. A trilogy was successfully made after they finally made this video together with the other two music videos “Midnight City” and “Reunion“.[3][4]
“Wait” was featured in the 2014 film The Fault in Our Stars by Josh Boone, which he requested to be included as one of the songs for the film.Also in 2014, the song was featured at the end of The Vampire Diaries season six, episode five. The song was also featured in the 2012 film Step Up Revolution, and in the 2019 film Five Feet Apart.
“Hold the Line” is a song by the American rock band Toto. The song was written by the band’s keyboardist David Paich, and the lead vocals were performed by Bobby Kimball. The song was released as the band’s debut single, and was featured on their debut 1978 eponymous album. The song was a huge success in the U.S.; it reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[3] during the winter of 1978–79, and number 14 on the official UK chart.
Keyboardist David Paich noted that the song was relatively easy to develop. He began with the piano riff, which would become the song’s intro and chorus. After toying with the piano riff one night, he started singing “Hold the line, love isn’t always on time”, and found the lyric to be a suitable fit. The verses were subsequently finished two hours later.
Jeff Porcaro on “Hold the Line”, in a 1988 interview with Modern Drummer:
“That was me trying to play like Sly Stone’s original drummer, Greg Errico, who played drums on “Hot Fun In The Summertime.” The hi-hat is doing triplets, the snare drum is playing 2 and 4 backbeats, and the bass drum is on 1 and the & of 2. That 8th note on the second beat is an 8th-note triplet feel, pushed. When we did the tune, I said, “Gee, this is going to be a heavy four-on-the-floor rocker, but we want a Sly groove.” The triplet groove of the tune was David’s writing. It was taking the Sly groove and meshing it with a harder rock caveman approach.”
Several of the band members recall hearing “Hold the Line” for the first time on the radio:
“I flipped the first time I heard myself on the radio. My mom called me up and said, “Turn on KLOS.” It was the song “Hold the Line,” and I started running around the house in my underwear, screaming, “I’m on the radio!” My wife was cracking up. It was just a thrill.” (Steve Lukather, Guitar Player magazine, April 1984)
Bobby Kimball had a similar experience when he heard Toto for the very first time on the radio: “I was asleep, I had my alarm clock set for noon because we were gonna do something in the studio, some promo and when the alarm came on there was the radio and “Hold The Line” was playing. And my room was totally black and I was looking for the telephone and I called Paich and I heard him scream, he was living over there with his girlfriend and he was screaming around and falling over trying to get to the radio.”
This week our host, Jim Adams has given us the prompt Users Choice for Song Lyric Sunday.
This song is a seminal song for me! It was released in January 2009 the month and year I broke my back for the second time. There is a story about Dancing Queen too and my back but I am not going there today. Also Daniel is perfect for this Halloween month of October 💜
“Daniel” is a song by English recording artist Bat for Lashes, from her second studio album, Two Suns. It is her best selling single to date, selling over 46,000 copies worldwide. The song was announced as the lead single from Two Suns in January 2009, then released as a digital download single on 1 March 2009, and as a 7″ vinyl single on 6 April 2009. The track was written by Natasha Khan and produced by David Kosten, as with all tracks on the album. Ira Wolf Tuton from Yeasayer provided the bass lines for the song and Khan did the rest of the instrumentation herself. The single’s cover features Khan with an image of the character Daniel LaRusso, from the film The Karate Kid, painted on her back. A character much like LaRusso also features at the end of the music video which goes with the song. The B-side of the 7″, ‘A Forest’ is a cover version of the 1980 single by The Cure of the same name.
Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), known professionally as Bat for Lashes, is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has released five studio albums, Fur and Gold (2006), Two Suns (2009), The Haunted Man (2012), The Bride (2016), and Lost Girls (2019), receiving Mercury Prize nominations for Fur and Gold, Two Suns and The Bride. Khan is also the vocalist for Sexwitch, a collaboration with the rock band Toy and producer Dan Carey.
“Daniel”
Daniel, when I first saw you I knew that you had a flame in your heart And under wild blue skies Marble movie skies I found a home in your eyes We’ll never be apart
And when the fires came The smell of cinders and rain Perfumed almost everything We laughed and laughed and laughed
And in the golden blue Crying took me to The darkest place you knew And set fire to my heart
When I run in the dark, Daniel To a place that’s vast, Daniel Under a sheet of rain in my heart, Daniel I dream of home
But in a goodbye bed With my arms around your neck Into our mouths the tears crept Just kids in the eye of the storm
And as my house spun round My dreams pulled me from the ground Forever to search for the flame For home again For home again
When I run in the dark, Daniel Into a place that’s vast, Daniel Under a sheet of rain in my heart, Daniel I dream of home
When I run in the dark, Daniel Into a place that’s vast, Daniel Under a sheet of rain in my heart, Daniel I dream of home
Today is Sunday, time for Song Lyric Sunday. Our host Jim Adam’s prompt this week September 27, 2020 – Brother/Sibling/Sister.
I have chosen Come Dancing by the Kinks.
“Come Dancing” is a 1982 song written by Ray Davies and performed by British rock group the Kinks on their 1983 album State of Confusion. The song was inspired by Davies’ memories of his older sister, Rene, who died of a heart attack while dancing at a dance hall. The lyrics, sung from the perspective of an “East Endbarrow boy,” are about the boy’s sister going on dates at a local Palais dance hall. When first released as a single in United Kingdom in November 1982, “Come Dancing” failed to chart. Although Arista Records founder Clive Davis had reservations about releasing the single in the United States due to the English subject matter of dance halls, the track saw an American single release in April 1983. “Come Dancing” reached number six on the Hot 100, becoming the band’s highest US charting single in over a decade and tying with “Tired of Waiting for You” as the band’s highest charting single ever. This success was achieved largely with the help of a promotional music video directed by Julien Temple that saw frequent airing on MTV. As a result of its American success, the single was re-released in Britain. Unlike its first release, the single became a top 20 British hit, reaching number 12.
“Come Dancing” is a tribute to the Davies brothers’ older sister Rene. Living in Canada with her reportedly abusive husband, the 31-year-old Rene was visiting her parental home in Fortis Green at the time of Ray Davies’ thirteenth birthday—21 June 1957—on which she surprised him with a gift of the Spanish guitar he had tried to persuade his parents to buy him. That evening, Rene, who had a weak heart as a result of a childhood bout of rheumatic fever, suffered a fatal heart attack while dancing at the Lyceum ballroom.
Ray Davis said “Rene had died dancing in a ballroom in London in the arms of a stranger. … Coming back from Canada where she’d emigrated [from the U.K.] to die, really, and again, being a source of inspiration. … She gave me my first guitar, which was quite a great parting gift.”
Lyrics
They put a parking lot on a piece of land When the supermarket used to stand Before that they put up a bowling alley On the site that used to be the local pally That’s where the big bands used to come and play My sister went there on a Saturday Come dancing All her boyfriends used to come and call Why not come dancing, it’s only natural Another Saturday, another date She would be ready but she’s always make him wait In the hallway, in anticipation He didn’t know the night would end up in frustration He’d end up blowing all his wages for the week All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek Come dancing That’s how they did it when I was just a kid And when they said come dancing My sister always did My sister should have come in a midnight And my mom would always sit up and wait It always ended up in a big row When my sister used to get home late Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate The day they knocked down the pally My sister stood and cried The day they knocked down the pally Part of my childhood died, just died Now I’m grown up and playing in a band And there’s a car park where the pally used to stand My sister’s married and she lives on an estate Her daughters go out, now it’s her turn to wait She knows they get away with things she never could But if I asked her I wonder if she would Come dancing Come on sister, have yourself a ball Don’t be afraid to come dancing It’s only natural Come dancing Just like the pally on a Saturday And all her friends will come dancing Where the big bands used to play
In late 1982 I heard this song by the Kinks, I was expecting our youngest son, he was born 1983. I have always loved the Kinks. I remember thinking at the time I would love to go dancing… Anyway small piece of information when our youngest graduated Ray Davis, of the Kinks was a guest speaker at the ceremony. How’s that for a coincidence?
Hello everyone, well it’s Sunday Song Lyric time again and this week our gallant host Jim Adams has requested Canadian Music.
Well there are so many great singers and singer songwriters in Canada that I just went for the first two that came to mind. K.D Lang and Alanis Morisette.
“Constant Craving” peaked at number eight on Canada’s RPM Top Singles chart and number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number two on the BillboardHot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, the song was initially a modest hit when released in 1992, but following a reissue in 1993 in the wake of its American success, it reached a new peak of number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
“Constant Craving”
Even through the darkest phase Be it thick or thin Always someone marches brave Here beneath my skin
And constant (Constant) Craving (Craving) Has always (Always) Been
Maybe a great magnet pulls All souls to what’s true Or maybe it is life itself That feeds wisdom to its youth
Constant (Constant) Craving (Craving) Has always (Always) Been
Craving Ah, constant craving Has always been Has always been
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My second choice is Alanis Morisette singing Underneath.
“Underneath” is a song recorded for Alanis Morissette‘s seventh studio album, Flavors of Entanglement, which was produced by Guy Sigsworth. It is the album’s first single. The song was digitally released on April 15, 2008 after originally being scheduled for March 25. According to Morissette, “‘Underneath’ is about how you can only change the world after you change yourself.”
“Underneath”
Look at us break our bonds in this kitchen Look at us rallying all our defenses Look at us waging war in our bedroom Look at us jumping ship in our dialogues
There is no difference in what we’re doing in here That doesn’t show up as bigger symptoms out there So why spend all our time in dressing our bandages When we’ve the ultimate key to the cause right here, our underneath
Look at us our form our cliques in our sandbox Look at us micro kids with both our hearts blocked Look at us turn away from all the rough spots Look at dictatorship on my own block
There is no difference in what we’re doing in here That doesn’t show up as bigger symptoms out there So why spend all our time in dressing our bandages When we’ve the ultimate key to the cause right here, our underneath
How I’ve spun my wheels with carts before my horse When shine on the outside springs from the root Spotlight on these seeds of simpler reasons This core, born into form, starts in our living room
There is no difference in what we’re doing in here That doesn’t show up as bigger symptoms out there So why spend all our time in dressing our bandages When we’ve the ultimate key to the cause right here, our underneath
Well, there is one more I must add and to be honest it’s the best and probably the nearest to the prompt.
Gordon Lightfoot and The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is a hit song written, composed and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to commemorate the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot drew his inspiration from Newsweek‘s article on the event, “The Cruelest Month”, which it published in its November 24, 1975, issue. Lightfoot considers this song to be his finest work.
Appearing originally on Lightfoot’s 1976 album Summertime Dream, the single version hit number 1 in his native Canada (in the RPM national singles survey) on November 20, 1976, barely a year after the disaster.[3] In the United States, it reached number 1 in Cashbox and number 2 for two weeks in the BillboardHot 100 (behind Rod Stewart‘s “Tonight’s the Night“), making it Lightfoot’s second-most-successful single, behind only “Sundown“. Overseas it was at best a minor hit, peaking at number 40 in the UK Singles Chart.
