August 13, 2008
Lyrics of the Afternoon.
Got stopped by a lady cop
She got me thinking I can date a cop
Cause her uniform pants are so tight
She read me my rights
She put me in a car, she cut off all the lights
She said I had the right to remain silent
Now I got her hollering, sounding like a siren
...
I make her wear nothing but handcuffs & heels
And I beat it* like a cop
Rodney King, baby. Yeah, I beat it* like a cop.
-"Mrs. Officer" Lil Wayne.
This is actually sung as a kinda tender make-out song, or as tender as you get on a rap album, I guess, with a sing-songy sweet chorus. It really kinda cracks me up.
*"it"? or "her"? Hard to say...
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July 23, 2008
Complete Brain Breakdown of the Morning
Ah, ah ah ah, Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm*... "warm hand"...hmmm hmm... "into mine"... hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm....
Over and over and over in my head this morning. Could not remember a) more lyrics, b) song name, c) artist (so I could have just pulled the damn thing up on the Pod) for the life of me. Grrrrr.
Sea Wolf "Neutral Ground": Ah ah ah ah, But here in the sky, lights flash before our eyes, and I feel your warm hand slipping into mine.
Good grief.
*hmmm = (humming the melody)
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July 18, 2008
Angry Girl Music of the Morning
Raise your hand if your lipstick doesn't make you a dumbshit
Raise your hand if the shape of your hips don't [sic] compare to the shape of your mind
You don't even stand a chance
I'm not taking off my pants
I’m not a barbie doll, shopping mall, silicone substitution
I’m not a perfect ten, paper thin, Hollywood illusion
-Saving Jane "One Girl Revolution"
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June 25, 2008
Favorite Song of the Morning
You always look the same now
Always out in the rain somehow
"Radio Euphoria" Joseph Arthur
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June 23, 2008
Just one of those days.
9:45a.m. - Rockin to Sounds of the 80s on the way to the bus. Harden my Heart, oh yeah baby.
10:15a.m. - Dear REO Speedwagon, no one will ever take your place in my heart.
12:00p.m. - Whatever it takes, or how my heart breaks, I will be right here waiting for you.
12:16p.m. - And don't you know I would move heaven and earth to be together forever with you.
1:06p.m. - You're out of touch, I'm out of time. But I'm out of my head when you're not around.
1:15p.m. - You're not shy, you get around.
1:28p.m. - And you want her, and she wants you. No one, no one, no one ever is to blame.
1:37p.m. - How do you think I'm gonna get along without you when you're gone?
1:47p.m. - Listening to Celebration and all I can think about is Ross playing it on the bagpipes.
Now "free period" is over and all I'm listening to is people whining and bitching on the phone when I tell them no. In which case, I tell them: no, again. Louder.
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June 19, 2008
Song of the Drive Home Last Night that Drove Us Nuts Not Being Able to Remember What the Fuck Song It Was
I had to text myself lyrics to look up when I got home. Stupid moron.
Picture yourself in a living room
your pipe and slippers set out for you
I know you think that it ain't too far
But I...
I hear the call of a lifetime ring
felt the need to get up for it
oh you cut out the middleman
get free from the middleman
You got no time for the messenger,
got no regard for the thing that you don't understand,
you got no fear of the underdog,
that's why you will not survive!
I wanna forget how convention fits
but can I get out from under it?
Can I cut it out of me?
Ah...
It can't all be wedding cake
It can't all be boiled away
I try but I can't let go of it
Can't let go of it
Uh huh
Cause you don't talk to the water boy
and there's so much you could learn but you don't want to know,
You will not back up an inch ever,
that's why you will not survive,
...
The thing that I tell you now
It may not go over well
And it may not be photo-op
the way that I spell it out
But you won't hear from the messenger,
don't wanna know bout something that you don't understand,
You got no fear of the underdog,
that's why you will not survive! (Hey!)
-"The Underdog" Spoon
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June 18, 2008
Favorite "Single White Female" Song of the Morning
She started dyeing her hair and wearing the same perfume as me
She started reading my books and stealing my looks and lingerie
"She's Not Me" - Madonna Hard Candy
She started dressing like me and talking like me - It freaked me out / She started calling you up in the middle of the night - What's that about?
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June 13, 2008
Favorite Song of the El Commute This Morning
Hey hey little fighter girl
It's you and me up against this whole wide world
Sleeping together in the lion's den
Got your earrings in my pocket till I see you again
"Fighter Girl" - Mason Jennings
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June 09, 2008
Patheticness of the Day
This really pretty, beautifully melodic, lovely song off Joe Purdy's latest album is TOTALLY MAKING ME CRY. And the worst part is, it's called "Ode to Sad Clown."
COME ON NOW PEOPLE. It is an ode to a sad clown and the lyrics are totally making me cry. Can you get more pathetic and stereotypic than that? I think I better go to bed.
(Nonetheless, I assure you it is a good song. Regardless of the pathetic person listening to it.)
I used to hear the children play
used to hear the birds sing
one day they just stopped
and I don't hear them anymore...
I got caught in this whistling wind
doin my best to regret these sins
Lord would you forgive me
if you know I'm gonna do it again
it's not that I'm not sorry Lord,
it's just that I'm not strong
Oh 'cause when that woman looks at me
I cant remember right from wrong...
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May 14, 2008
Lyrics of the Afternoon
Well, go ahead and call the cops,
You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops.
-from "Hold On" written by Tom Waits, but I'm listening to the Redbird (Peter Mulvey) cover...
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May 02, 2008
Lyrics of the Afternoon
Not only does it have an awesome beeboppy '60s feelin' to it, but also there are a LOT of good lines in The Magnetic Fields "Too Drunk to Dream" (from Distortion, a pretty kickin' album that sonically certainly lives up to its name) but here are three of my faves:
I've got to get too drunk to dream because I only dream of you.
I've got to get too pissed to miss you or I'll never get to sleep.
I've got to get too fried to cry or I'll be crying all night long.
Mmmm, making me thirsty.
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April 24, 2008
Lyric of the Day
...you slammed through my life like a screendoor in a hurricane wind...
-Girlyman "Postcards from Mexico"
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April 14, 2008
Lyrics of the Day
I don't need the whole bird, just a feather will do...
From you...
-Meg Hutchinson "Whole Bird" (from Come Up Full)
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April 13, 2008
Lyrics of the Day
There's only four seasons but these feelings are always here...
-Joe Purdy "Only Four Seasons" (from You Can Tell Georgia)
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January 08, 2008
Lyrics of the Day
If you were a wink, I'd be a nod...
If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug...
And if you were an ocean, I'd learn to float...
-"All I Want Is You" Barry Louis Pollsar from the Juno Sdtrk.
Great movie, great tunes. It's a win-win.
If you haven't seen this yet, or are letting some crap-ass review taint your willingness to go, go read this review. And then go, for pete's sake. Pete would want you to.
When both me AND my dad are as equally gung-ho about a film (yes, sometimes we disagree), I don't think there's anything else you need to know. It's THAT good.
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December 13, 2007
Words to Live By / Lyrics of the Day
You are not your job,
And you are not the clothes you wear:
You are the words that leave your mouth
So speak up, speak up...
-"Call Me Ishmael" Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
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December 09, 2007
Lyric of the Day: Tellin' it like it is.
I don't want to be your friend.
I just want to be your lover.
-Radiohead "House of Cards"
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December 04, 2007
Lyrical Mishap #9,735
What it is: You're racing like a pro now...
What it sounds like: You're racing like a pronoun...
(The National "Racing Like a Pro")
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November 13, 2007
Sometimes the inner DJ makes bad choices.
Running through my head the entire day:
I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay
And let me love you, baby.
Let me love you.
Small blessings: at least the inner DJ chose to play the Michelle Pfeiffer version from The Fabulous Baker Boys. It could be worse.
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November 07, 2007
Song of the Day.
"The Guy that Says Goodbye to You Is Out of His Mind"
Griffin House
You don't need to change
A thing about you, Babe
I'm telling you, from where I sit,
You're one of a kind
Relationships, I don't know why,
They never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind
Well I've been down and I need your help
I've been feeling sorry for myself
Don't hesitate to boost my confidence
Well I've been lost and I need direction
I could use a little love protection
What do you say, Honey, come to my defense
I'd stand up for you if it's what you need
And I can take a punch, I don't mind the bleed
As long as afterwards you feel bad for me
You give me all of your attention
I've got deep desire and it needs quenching
And I think that's pretty plain for you to see
Well enough about me and more about you
Because that'd be the gentlemanly thing to do
I hope you like your men sweet and polite
I thought I was done with telling you
But I ain't nearly halfway through
I've got a few more things I'd like to say to you tonight
Get Ready
You don't need to change
A thing about you, Babe
I'm telling you, from where I sit,
You're one of a kind
Relationships, I don't know why,
They never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind
You always did kind of drive me crazy
And it pissed me off because I let it faze me
But I never wanted my time with you to end
Now I'm back in town for a day or two
But mostly I came back just to see you
I'm leaving now but I don't want to go
You don't need to change
A thing about you, Babe
I'm telling you, from where I sit,
You're one of a kind
Relationships, I don't know why,
They never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind.
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October 30, 2007
Lyrics of the Day.
I didn't grow these wings to hang around...
- "Silver Dreams" Blackie & The Rodeo Kings
You're the cocaine in my veins...
- "You're the Cocaine" Joshua James
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September 27, 2007
Lyric of the Day.
Let my heart be the part by which you judge me.
Like the sun in everyone, it is pure.
--Jeremy Fisher "Lay Down (Ballad of Rigoberto Alpizar)"
Goodbye Blue Monday
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September 19, 2007
"1973" you say?
And though time goes by, / I will always be / in a club with you / in 1973.
I'd be willing to bet significant dollars that I'm older than James Blunt. And if I'm right (I'm pretty sure I'm right), then the only "clubs" he would have gone to in 1973 would have had names like "Gymboree" or "Mommy and Me."
Pretty enjoyable song, nonetheless.
And song #2 "One of the Brightest Stars" = soooo BeeGees, particularly the vocals during the chorus. Love it!
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August 06, 2007
Lyric of the Night
Give me the mumps and I'll give you the plague...
-Kyle Andrews "Moon Tea"
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June 22, 2007
Lonely lyrics, with a bit of hope.
I just want to feel / something more than this;
I just want to have / all the things i miss(ed?);
I just want to learn / all there is to know;
I just want to hold on to / all that i let go.
I don't want to let you down.
I don't want to let you down.
I don't want to let you down, let you down again.
I just want to sing / every single song;
I just want to fix / everything that's wrong;
I just want to be / safe inside the love;
I just want to give and give and give / enough to fill you up.
I don't want to let you down.
I don't want to let you down.
I don't want to let you down, let you down again.
And I've been walking the universe and waiting for worlds to align;
Until I heard your exit wounds were healing better than mine.
--"Exit Wounds" Shane Nicholson
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May 31, 2007
Shuffle = it's a dangerous thing.
I generally listen to albums (in order), or playlists (mixes, monthly purchase lists, artist matchups), or shuffle an artist's works. I forgot how the iPod can really take you surprise when you open it up to overall Shuffle mode. I'm sure I haven't purposely listened to this song since sometime in 1995 or '96.
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger...
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together...
-Des'ree "You Gotta Be"
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April 04, 2007
Oops of the Day.
Gomez was singing "I love this island, but this island's killing me"
But I heard "I love this silence, but this silence's killing me."
Too funny.
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March 16, 2007
Current "Song I Can't Get Enough Of"
"Don't You Think It's Time?" - Bob Evans
Sweet, rolling melody. Wistful lyrics.
Don't you think it's time?
Time for easing doubt.
Time for reaching out.
Time to open up your eyes.
You've been on my mind,
Oh you've been on my mind...
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March 06, 2007
Tonight's Soundtrack
Hefty doses of "Neon Bible" the awesome new album from the Arcade Fire. Molly, you're right, I LOVELOVELOVE "Intervention" (damn, an organ entry gets me every time!), I also love "Windowsill", love the lyrics of "Ocean of Noise" and oooo "The Well and the Lighthouse" I like that one too. The only track I'm feelin' iffy about is "Antichrist Television Blues" which sounds a lot like Bruce Springsteen to moi.
I'm alternately listening to Neon Bible's 11-songs with a one-song breather in the middle: "Communist Love Song" by Soltero (MP3 linked here), which is making me happy and breaking my heart at the same time (and ain't that just the trademark of truly great songs). It starts out slow, but ends up all in a rush...
If you would stick up for me
In the face of great adversity,
Know that I would do the same,
Know we are the same.
If you would stick up for me,
Speak kindly and poetically,
You can be my personal
Ambassador to the world.
And if you're ever less than certain,
I will be your Iron Curtain.
I will be your Berlin Wall,
And I will never fall.
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March 05, 2007
Lyric of the Night
Some give me shit for my name,
But I don’t give a shit about you, shit for brains...
-"The Blue Blooded" Hilltop Hoods.
And later: Whatever happened to a good old fashioned broken nose?
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February 27, 2007
Lyric of the Day
I was living in the past, but somehow you brought me back,
And I haven't felt like this since before Frankie said "Relax"...
This is, bien sur, from "Don't Write Me Off" on the "Music & Lyrics" soundtrack. A movie I quite liked; a soundtrack I quite LOVE.
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January 14, 2007
Lyrics of the Day.
And some have said that true love is something we are sure of.
But my only hope lies in your being confused.
-"Vote" from the Submarines "Declare a New State"
Jen recommended this album to me ages ago; I bought it, liked it, but (for who knows what reason) didn't wind up listening to it that much at the time. I am really digging it these days.
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November 21, 2006
In Concert: Peter Mulvey and Chris Smither.
Went to see a couple of goofball male folk singers with Amanda the other night. Both have really deep husky voices Both are extremely talented guitar players. Both poked fun both in song and in banter at the current administration. Very enjoyable!
Amanda has a big crush on Mulvey and I have to say the man did have a very chiseled jaw bone and a very subtle sleepy sexiness. Like old Clooney before he got the ego to match.
Smither's song "Origin of Species" had some of the best lyrics I've ever heard:
God said "I'll make some DNA, they'll use it any way they want
From paramecium right up to man
They'll have sex, and mix up sections of their code; they'll have mutations
The whole thing works like clockwork over time
I'll just sit back in the shade while everyone gets laid
That's what I call intelligent design...
Rachael, I think you'd like both of these guys.
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November 16, 2006
Album: Damien Rice "9"
Beautiful. Really heartbreakingly mindblowingly beautiful. Quiet, and loud, and whispers, and shouts, and loves, and hates, and fears, and dreams. Beautiful.
Lyric of the Day: Waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup...
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October 27, 2006
Lyric of the Day.
There's nothing left to eat in this house / but your heart.
--from "Rich Wife" by The Long Winters
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October 13, 2006
I never expected Stevie Nicks.
There is this boy who lives down the hall from me, who lives in the opposite time zone. When I am leaving my house at the ungodly hours of 5:15, 5:45, 6:15 and the like, he has clearly either just gotten home, or never gone to bed, as he is blasting music and dancing around his apartment, and usually has guests over as well. (Yes, I'm jealous. Let's move on before I get upset about it, shall we.) Hip-hop, rap, rock, alternative, he plays it all, but generally in the happy, hyper, loud and obnoxious mode. Yet this morning, I found myself stuck outside his door, listening to this sweet lilting chorus "Time cast a spell on you but you won't forget me..."
I thought "No. Seriously? No. Can't be!" It was. Stevie Nicks "Silver Springs", and good morning to you.
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September 22, 2006
Song of the Day.
I hate everyone
All the people on the street
I hate you all
And the people that I meet
I hate you all
And the people that I know
I hate you all
And the people that I don't
I hate you all
Oh I hate you all.
I hate most everybody
But most of all
I hate...
I hate...
I hate YOU.
--"I Hate Everyone" Get Set Go, Grey's Anatomy Vol. 2
How often do you hear "big stupid jerk" in the lyrics to a song? Priceless.
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September 13, 2006
Priceless Lyrics of the Day.
I say shotgun, you say wedding...
--Panic! at the Disco
Sex reminds her of eating spaghetti.
--Ben Kweller
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July 29, 2006
"Chorus line" of the day:
So your boyfriend has no clue / of how much I've been touching you...
--Her Space Holiday "Something to Do with My Hands"
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June 11, 2006
As Richard Julian sings:
...and yet this river of doubt, this spout that I can't turn off...
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May 22, 2006
"Celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo..."
A great line by Billy Bragg for those of you contemplating tattoo designs...
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April 13, 2006
"Come on, Lady, give this bum a sense of pride."
If he doesn't sing this song ("Sunshine") I think I might cry.
Then again, I'm so tired, I might just wind up crying anyway.
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"Come around to see the other side of pain."*
Going to see Josh Rouse tonight.
*I don't know, I'm thinking this side is bad enough, thanks for the suggestion, tho.
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March 19, 2006
Mike Doughty played a new song last night.
It's called "That's how you fuck a Republican."
His record producer is arguing with him about it. He said "I keep telling him, there's nothing ironic about it; in the song, I actually want to fuck a Republican." "Clean girl, dirty mind."
Another new song started "I wrote a song about your car; I wrote it with your hips in mind."
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February 06, 2006
All men are liars, their words ain't worth no more than worn out tires...
Nick DrakeLowe is a genius. Why didn't anyone tell me about this song before? (And it was a man that sent it to me.)
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January 19, 2006
She said "Bay...beee...I like the cut of your J-I-B"
Listening to the Libertines today as I heard they broke up.
Sad...but not as sad as me having to break up with Danny McCoy (Josh Duhamel) after seeing what he wore to the Golden Globes.
Helloooooo, skinny ties give me the skeeves.
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January 18, 2006
Why'd you have to be so cute? Impossible to ignore you.
Went to a very short (one hour!) Imogen Heap concert last night. She's a bit of a kook but the music was gorgeous, even moreso than on the album.
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