toker
(its a jungle out there) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2006 - 21:49 | |
Mostly, I wonder what it is about this tune that has so many people up tight.
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Atrail
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2006 - 21:47 | |
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zipper
| | Posted: Sep 20, 2006 - 21:46 | |
huebdoo wrote:Sorry but this reminds me of one of those Adam Sandler skits where he is doing improv signing to his guitar
Turkey for me - Turkey for you
Gonna have a Turkey in a big brown shoe
Doesnt work for me... there is alot more out there that Bill could be playing than this
I'd rather hear Sandler.  |
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Mari
(upclosenpersonal) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2006 - 21:46 | |
Dan Bern - God Said No - Song Lyrics
I met God On the edge of town
Where the wind meets the stillness
Where the darkness meets the light
Where the ocean meets the sky
Where the desert meets the rain
Where the earth meets the heavens
On the edge of town I met God
I asked God
Do one thing for me
Send me back in time
Send me to Seattle
Let me go
Find Kurt Cobain
Take away his gun
Take away his bullets
Talk to him
Make him wanna live
Tell him how we love him
Help him see his glory
God Said No
If I sent you back
If you really found him
You would only ask him
If he could
Help you get a deal
If he knows a lawyer
If he can help you
God Said No
I asked God
Do one thing for me
Send me back in time
Send me to Berlin
Let me find
The one they call Hitler
I will stalk him
I will bring him down
I will bring along
A powerful gun
Loaded with bullets
Obliterate his memory
God Said No
If I sent you back
You would get caught up
In theory and discussion
You would let your fears
Delay and distract you
You would make friends
You would take a lover
God Said No
I asked God
Do one thing for me
Send me back in time
Send me to Jerusalem
Let me go
Let me go find Jesus
Let me save his life
As they try to kill him
Let me take him down
Down from the cross
Take the iron from his body
Try to heal his wounds
God Said No
If I let you go
If you really found him
Walking with the cross
You would stare
Your tongue no longer working
Eyes no longer seeing
Ears no longer hearing
God said Time
Time belongs to me
Time's my secret weapon
My final advantage
God turned away
From the edge of town
I knew I was beaten
And that now was all I had
God Said No
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middleagedhipster
(chilliwack, bc) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2006 - 21:44 | |
I asked Kurt, Hitler, and God, they all hate this song.
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meloman
(Warsaw, Poland) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:40 | |
DrGonzo wrote:wasn't sure at first... but then as the song went on, i found myself listening more closely, and i must say, i enjoy it. 6 for now.. probably would get a little higher with subsequent listens...
My thoughts exactly. Lyrics with a strong message that even an atheist can dig. |
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AlienRelic
(east of Eden) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:39 | |
Malc wrote:I thought the same as the detractors at first. That the lyrics are a bit lame.
Then I really started to listen to the words on the next play.
Order of magnitude is is spot on.
I love beautiful voices as well, but Dan Berg's music just sucks you in.
Please play again Bill.
Not sure myself on the first play. Gave it a six to start with. |
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trekhead
(Just Missed Me.) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:39 | |
Is it just me , or is that PeeWee on the album?
May be him singing for that matter.
8.
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smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:38 | |
I'll pass. Sounds like my kid when he's in the bathtub and he thinks no one can hear him.
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bindi
(North Carolina) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:37 | |
interesting message, I guess, but the lyrics seem like just free association - after about a dozen Margaritas. . . .
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mattt
(Undisclosed Location) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:36 | |
Malc wrote:I thought the same as the detractors at first. That the lyrics are a bit lame.
Then I really started to listen to the words on the next play.
Order of magnitude is is spot on.
I love beautiful voices as well, but Dan Berg's music just sucks you in.
Please play again Bill.
I was pretty much going to type this, but saw you did already. |
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pannaramma
(From Away) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:36 | |
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NutsyUK
(London UK) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:36 | |
Pass the guiniss i can feel myself getting soba
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2Hawks
(Dayton, Ohio) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:36 | |
whiney. maudlin. dull. did I say whiney?
First song from RP that I really dislike enough for a 1 rating.
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bronorb
(Wisconsin) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:35 | |
I asked God to stop this song.
He said no.
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TobalMoreno
(2,981 mi Due East (Sitting on a Catchbasin)) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:35 | |
this guy is going to save kurt cobain and hunt down hitler??? sweet.
whoa: jesus too?
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noiseindustries
| | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:35 | |
Go Say No (to this song)
This guy should have never picked up a musical instrument in his life...
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AphidA
(Alexandria, VA) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:35 | |
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willmcnaught
(Eugene Oregon) | | Posted: Sep 06, 2006 - 06:34 | |
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Butterwell
(Broomfield, Colorado, USA) | | Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 16:26 | |
The lyrics might be fine, but the whiny voice just, well, awful.
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rah
| | Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 15:24 | |
"God said Time
Time belongs to me
Time's my secret weapon
My final advantage..."
that is one of the most powerful things i've heard in a long long time.
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huebdoo
| | Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 15:18 | |
Sorry but this reminds me of one of those Adam Sandler skits where he is doing improv signing to his guitar
Turkey for me - Turkey for you
Gonna have a Turkey in a big brown shoe
Doesnt work for me... there is alot more out there that Bill could be playing than this
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floydian
(dark side of the moon) | | Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 15:17 | |
Easily the worst song I have ever heard on RP! Can it!
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DrGonzo
| | Posted: Aug 22, 2006 - 15:16 | |
wasn't sure at first... but then as the song went on, i found myself listening more closely, and i must say, i enjoy it. 6 for now.. probably would get a little higher with subsequent listens...
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Malc
(Scotland. The other side of the world from Paradise.) | | Posted: Feb 01, 2005 - 03:30 | |
I thought the same as the detractors at first. That the lyrics are a bit lame.
Then I really started to listen to the words on the next play.
Order of magnitude is is spot on.
I love beautiful voices as well, but Dan Berg's music just sucks you in.
Please play again Bill.
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Dinsdale
(Secret Hideaway (USA)) | | Posted: Feb 06, 2002 - 19:06 | |
Bleck! Can't sing, can't write, can't think.
Stupid simpleminded theme mumbled to a non-tune.
Other than that, I loved it...
DUMP IT, PLEASE!
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lily33
(Uniontown, PA) | | Posted: Feb 06, 2002 - 18:54 | |
so god said no to dan bern? too bad RP didn't say no to dan bern. can't stand that guys stuff. sorry.
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Leslie
(Antioch (155 mi. south of RP), CA) | | Posted: Feb 06, 2002 - 18:51 | |
Originally Posted by steveinmaine:
I wan't touched in the least by either the lyrics, the music, or the voice.
I'm sure that there are some great melancholy and/or thoughtful songs, but I'm so bummed right now, I can't think of any.
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CandoLex
(Lexington, MI) | | Posted: Jan 27, 2002 - 09:21 | |
Hey, the_jake, have you posted feedback about any Bob Dylan? Just wondering... :p
Originally Posted by the_jake:
Good lyrics, but Dan needs some voice lessons to learn how to sing through his mouth and not his nose.
Dan's voice is fine by me, yet I found the song as a whole very moving... reminiscent of oat bran muffins and coffee (followed by morning rush hour traffic)... |
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Bud__
(Goleta, CA) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2002 - 14:35 | |
It is unfortunate that I can't rate this lower than a 1 -- I'd rather be forced to listen to "Midnight at the Oasis" continuously for a day than be subject to this song again!!!
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