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In today's chat we talked about our love of lyrics. So, I thought it was time to revive a favorite game of mine.
We all love music, and have the lyrics running through our head. I will start with a few lines from a song. The idea is to pull one or two words, or a phrase from that song clip and post another short clip of another song that uses those same words. In posting lyrics, please ~ ~ confine the lyrics to four lines or less ~ boldface the Linking word or phrase ~ identify the title of the song, and ~ identify the composer or first performer of the song OK. Here we go. ********************************* It was no accident me finding you Someone had a hand in it Long before we ever knew Now I just can't believe you're in my life Heaven's smilin' down on me As I look at you tonight The Keeper of the Stars ~~Tracy Byrd |
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Tonight
Tonight, tonight It all began tonight I saw you and the world went away Lyrics by: Steven Sondheim Musice by: Leonard Bernstein (Morgan, I have never played this before so please let me know if I've done something wrong!) |
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Make the world go away
Get it off my shoulder Say the things we used to say And make the world, make it go away Make the World Go Away ~~Eddy Arnold (Kalleh, you did wonderful!) |
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This is the only thing that comes to mind. Man, am I dating myself or what?
Go away little girl, Go away little girl, I'm not supposed to be alone with you I know that your lips are sweet But our lips must never meet I belong to someone else And I must be true Sung by Donny Osmond as I recall, but have been informed there is earlier version. [This message was edited by TrossL on Mon Mar 10th, 2003 at 5:48.] |
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I know that your lips are sweet.
So you got caught with a flat? Well, how 'bout that?! Don't worry babies. Don't panic. By the light of the night it'll all seem all right. I'll get you a satanic mechanic! I'm just a sweet transvestite from transexual Transylvania. Tim Curry singing "Sweet Transvestite" (a love ballad) from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." (more info on other threads.) |
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By the light of the silvery moon
I want to spoon. To my honey I'll croon love's tune. Honey moon, keep a shining in June. Your silv'ry beams will bring love dreams. We'll be cuddling soon By the silvery moon. By the Light of the Silvery Moon Circa 1909 Lyrics by Ed Madden, Music by Gus Edwards |
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By the light ... silvery moon
Sail along, silvery moon, Trail along lover's lane, Sail along, silvery moon, To my love again. In the glow of your light, Let me see her tonight, Once again, hold her tight, Back in lover's lane. - Sail Along Silvery Moon, by Harry Tobias, Percy Weinrich, 1937 a top hit of 1958, it seems |
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Sail away sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay Sail away-sail away We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay In America every man is free To take care of his home and his family You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree You're all gonna be an American Song by Randy Newman |
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quote: The sound of a bell with a crack Even the swingers are swinging right The vigilantes are on their way back With prime time fight, the good fight What a start to the day, it starts three times with a K There's no sponsored hour for sinners They'll bring back the hot seat, turn up the heat America for beginners America for Beginners Credited to Skaith/Jones (Latin Quarter) The version I know and like was recorded by Toyah Willcox. There are several other versions. Vescere bracis meis. Read all about my travels around the world here. [This message was edited by BobHale on Wed Mar 12th, 2003 at 12:08.] |
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Look into my eyes and it's easy to see
One and one make two, two and one make three, It was destiny. Once every hundred-thousand years or so, When the sun doth shine and the moon doth glow And the grass doth grow... Needless to say, the beast was stunned. Whip-crack went his schwumpy tail, And the beast was done. He asked us: "(snort) Be you angels?" And we said, "Nay. We are but men." Rock! Tribute---The Best Song in the World by Tenacious D. (Jack Black & Kyle Gass) |
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crack thousand
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes They say that you're a runaround lover Though you say it isn't so But if you put me down for another I'll know, believe me, I'll know (Chorus) 'cause the night has a thousand eyes And a thousand eyes can't help but see if you are true to me So remember when you tell those little white lies That the night has a thousand eyes Bobby Vee words and music by: Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilynn Garrett |
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Here's my story, its sad but true
It's about a girl that I once knew She took my love then ran around With every single guy in town Ah, I should have known it from the very start This girl would leave me with a broken heart Now listen people what I'm telling you A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue Runaround Sue ~~Dion |
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runaround ... "that girl would leave me"
Same words, different thought.  . The link is in the chorus, and since that chorus may be too short to give much scope for more links, I'm including the verses too.Ramblin' around this dirty old town, / Singin' for nickels and dimes. Times gettin' rough, I ain't got enough, / To buy me a bottle of wine. (chorus) Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine, / When you gonna let me get sober? Leave me alone, let me go home, / Let me go home and start over. A pain in my head, there's bugs in my bed, / My pants are so old that they shine. Out on the street, I beg the people I meet, / To buy me a bottle of wine. Bottle Of Wine, by Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
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Down on the corner
out in the street Willy and the Poorboys are playin'; Bring a nickel; tap your feet. "Down on the Corner" ~~Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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1)When this old world gets me down and there's no love to be found
I close my eyes and soon I find I'm in a playground in my mind Where the children laugh and the children play And we sing a song all day 2)My name is Michael, I've got a nickel, I've got a nickel shiny and new I'm gonna buy me all kinds of candy, that's what I'm gonna do. "Playground in My Mind" Words & Music by Paul Lance & Lee Pakriss Sung by Clint Holmes, #2 on the Billboard chart in 1973 |
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Nickel Candy
Candy Girl I've been a searching all this wide world Finally I found my Candy Girl I found me a girl Candy Girl She sets my heart a whirl Candy Girl with huggin' (huggin') and kissin' (kissin') and lovin' She's mine (mine) Mine (mine) woh-oh-oh Candy Girl by Frankie Valli (a real favorite of mine!  ) |
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I found me a girl ... I found me a teacher
A bit of background here. My all-time favorite comedy movie is The Court Jester starring Danny Kaye, and my favorite bit in that movie is his song The Maladjusted Jester. While seaching for a linking lyric I was delighted to find further verses in that song, verses that don't appear in the movie. The lyrics are by Sylvia Fine; she and Danny were husband and wife. I sadly decided that dancing as I did To sing was a thing that was surer I found me a teacher a crotchety creature Who used to sing coloratura She twisted my chin pushed my diaphragm in With a poker she vocalized me When she said it was best that I threw out my chest You may gather that rather surprised me |
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You may gather the stars
Choose the brightest of them from the skies None of them can compare To the glow that I see in his eyes "My Only Love" ~~Sharon Cuneta |
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"To the glow that I see in his eyes"
Glow, little glow-worm, fly of fire, Glow like an incandescent wire, Glow for the female of the specie, Turn on the A-C and the D-C Glow-Worm (Glimmer-Glimmer) - Big hit for both Johnny Mercer(as a vocalist) and the Mills Bros. |
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Inch worm, inch worm
Measuring the marigolds Seems to me you'd stop and see How beautiful they are "Inch Worm" written by Frank Loesser |
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quote: I never thought about that line. Wonder if the lyricist intended a double-entendre on AC/DC? |
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If I'm smart then I'll run away
But I'm not so I guess I'll stay Haven't you heard I fell in love with a beautiful stranger I looked into your face My heart was dancing all over the place I'd like to change my point of view If I could just forget about you. Sung by Madonna(on the Spy Who Shagged Me Soundtrack) Words & Music by Madonna & William Orbit |
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beautiful.......my heart
I left my heart in San Francisco High on a hill, it calls to me. To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars! Tony Bennett |
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High on a hill sits a big old house
With something wrong inside it Spirits haunt the halls And make no effort now to hide it What will put their souls to rest And stop their ceaseless sighing Why do they call out children's names And speak of one who's crying ~~House Upon the Hill from the Secret Garden Soundtrack |
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Look who's laughing now that you've wasted
How many years and you've barely even tasted Anything remotely close to Everything you've boasted about Look who's crying now Driftwood floats, after years of erosion Incoming tide touches roots to expose them, Quicksand steals my shoe, Clouds bring the f-stop blues Artist: Jack Johnson Album: Brushfire Fairytales Song: F-Stop Blues |
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