Favorite quotes from classic Rock n Roll songs

[Lost Californian]

Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place
Feeling guilty, feeling scared, hidden cameras everywhere
Stop! Hold on, stay in control

Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola

 

[Old Dog]

Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
Silver wings upon their chest
These are men Americas best
One hundred men will test today but
Only three win the Green Beret

Barry Sadler- Ballad of the Green Beret

 

[BugI02]

If you ever saw me
Walking around
Swear I'd try to disappear
I wouldn't make a sound
Then something
Got me on the run
It's gonna be the last time
I let you hold my gun
Your bullet's got my name on
Ah ah
Your bullet's got my name on it
Gotta run away
Run run away --- Dream Syndicate, Bullet With My Name On It


Please treat me with the same respect and candor; I would appreciate the honesty
Yeah, a little less professional, a little more upfront and confrontational --- Against Me, **** and Vinegar

 

[indyjohn]

I will admit, I was avoiding this thread because there are A LOT of songs that rattle around in my head. I've decided to start here:

All the world's indeed a stage and we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each anothers audience outside the gilded cage

More to come.

 

[churchmouse]

I will admit, I was avoiding this thread because there are A LOT of songs that rattle around in my head. I've decided to start here:

All the world's indeed a stage and we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each anothers audience outside the gilded cage

More to come.

you had to go here didnt you.....

 

[indyjohn]

you had to go here didnt you.....

Oh, my Brother. What it means to me to hear from you right now. I need to dust the house. I'll be right back.

 

[marvin02]

If you wanna find the truth in life
Don't pass music by

Monterey, The Animals

 

[marvin02]

This song came on while I was driving yesterday and I thought of some of the INGO members facing tough battles right now. So for @churchmouse, @Robert Richardson, @IndyDave1776 and any other members of the community facing tough times here's some Won't Back Down by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Well, I won't back down
No, I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

Well I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground

And I won't back down

 

[Lost Californian]

Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
(Everybody say I'm cool) (He's cool)
I can't complain but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far

Joe Walsh/Life's Been Good

 

[marvin02]

More Joe Walsh wisdom:

And every Saturday we work in the yard
Pick up the dog doo
Hope that it's hard (woof woof)
Take out the garbage and clean out the garage
....
We're just ordinary average guys

 

[Gunmetalgray]

"I can't drive 55!"

RIP Eddie Van Halen

 

[terr3065]

"Late at night a big old house gets lonely
I guess every form of refuge has its price."

Lyin' Eyes - Eagles.

And Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things. You're still the same old girl you used to be

 

[chocktaw2]

Lawyers, guns, and money,...the has hit the fan.

 

[indyjohn]

Invisible airwaves crackle with life
Bright antenna bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

 

[semperfi211]

I can't remember anything
Can't tell if this is true or dream
Deep down inside I feel to scream
This terrible silence stops me
Now that the war is through with me
I'm waking up, I cannot see
That there's not much left of me
Nothing is real but pain now
Hold my breath as I wish for death
Oh please God, wake me

 

[churchmouse]

There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain

All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

In my life I love you more

 

[indyblue]

I bet you wish you could cut me down with those angry eyes

Angry eyes - Loggins and Messina

 

[Old Dog]

Well, my time went so quickly
I went lickety-splitly out to my old fifty-five
As I pulled away slowly, feelin' so holy
God knows I was feelin' alive
And now the sun's comin' up
I'm ridin' with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks

Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a wishin' I'd stayed a little longer
Lord, don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger

1st. performed by Tom Waits & later covered by The Eagles (the most familiar version)

 

[Old Dog]

As you look around this room tonight
Settle in your seat and dim the lights
Do you want my blood do you want my tears
What do you want?
What do you want from me?
Should I sing until I can't sing any more
Play these strings until my fingers are raw
Ah ah ah
You're so hard to please
What do you want from me?

Pink Floyd- What Do You Want From Me

 

[snapping turtle]

Mama’s all right
daddies al right
they just seem a little weird.

surrender
Cheap trick