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That's when they say I lost my only friend
Well, they said she died easy of a broken heart disease
As I listened through the cemetery trees
I seen the sun comin' up at the funeral at dawn
With the long broken arm of human law
Now, it always seemed such a waste
She always had a pretty face
I wondered why she hung around this place
Hey
Come on, try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight
She said it's cold
It feels like Independence Day
And I can't break away from this parade
But there's got to be an opening
Somewhere here in front of me
Through this maze of ugliness and greed
And I seen the sign up ahead
At the county line bridge
Sayin' all is good and nothingness is dead
We'll run until she's out of breath
She ran until there's nothin' left
She hit the end, it's just her window ledge
Hey
Come on, try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight
Well, this place is old
It feels just like a beat up truck
I turn the engine, but the engine doesn't turn
Well, it smells of cheap wine and cigarettes
This place is always such a mess
Sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn
I'm so alone, and I feel just like somebody else
Man, I ain't changed, but I know I ain't the same
But somewhere here in between the city walls of dyin' dreams
I think your death, it must be killin' me
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight
Definitely agree with the excessive commercial radio airtime... this was pretty much played into the ground in the winter of 1996-97. But the fact that it's not heard much anymore kind of moves it into the category of "guilty pleasure that takes me back to the old days", so I'm ok hearing it on RP. Not everything on here has to be Ludovico Einaudi.
Could be a piccolo snare which is inherently higher in pitch than a typical orchestra/band snare drum.
Possibly!
The tuning on that snare drum is tighter than my ex-wife's smile.
Could be a piccolo snare which is inherently higher in pitch than a typical orchestra/band snare drum.
I must say that their cover of Heroes from the Godzilla soundtrack is better than Bowie's own version, imho.
ymmv
No idea who his father is
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Robert Zimmerman
If I knew you better, Grammarcop, I'd say something like "you should see her wide mouth smile now" - oh wait...I did say, that didn't I?
Thanks, Liz. Don't believe every simile you read on the Internet.
Yeah, not much going on here.
And perfect application for "egregious"!
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Amazingly wrong on both counts there sport! But kudos to you for using the word "egregious". No doubt you spent an hour looking in your thesaurus for that.
Sending someone around to check mig's pulse -- if there is one.
According to Wiki etc. It's ok, but I wouldn't go that far ...
That is messed up. They are out to lunch.
According to Wiki etc. It's ok, but I wouldn't go that far ...
If I knew you better, Grammarcop, I'd say something like "you should see her wide mouth smile now" - oh wait...I did say, that didn't I?
I've gone 7+1 on this somewhere along the line....Long Live RP!!
lead singer is Jakob Dylan. Son of some guy named Bob.
Thanks. Hey I was wondering if people get notified after being responded to here.
Wrong.
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I like the meaning too: it's about the death of ideas/ideals, but there's still a lot of good in the world that can persevere. "Come on, try a little" and drive it home.
No idea who his father is
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lead singer is Jakob Dylan. Son of some guy named Bob.
Ha, you say this as you mention his father. Such a Zen comment.
No idea who his father is
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What I like about this song is that you can understand every word. For someone as musically challenged as me (read: I've always been told 'you blend well'), that's a pretty good thing. I guess I didn't know he's Bob's son? I can't say the same for his dad's lyrics in a bunch of his songs.
Well then it's NOT an infestation, eh?
I don't know if I like this song b/c of Jakob's dad, or if I feel it should be better b/c of Papa Dylan; undeniable though, and it shouldn't be the case, that the Dylan connection imparts something on my hearing of it. Huh. Oh well I guess I can stick with the 7 rating on this one. Long Live RP!!
Well, he turns the engine. (Of a beat-up-truck) But the engine doesn't turn. So, I guess he's not really driving anywhere, irrespective of the number of functioning head lights. He only asserts that we CAN drive it home with one headlight. This does not imply that we SHOULD do so. As you so correctly point out: That would be illegal.
I really can't explain it, but I still like this song - alot.
Sounds more like "We want head lice" to me
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Funny thing is, they could sing it that way live and no one would ever know!
Is that because nobody would be at the concert or because he mumbles like his old man?
"I Want Head Lice"
Sounds more like "We want head lice" to me
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Funny thing is, they could sing it that way live and no one would ever know!
This song is over twenty years old.
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Gasp.
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Come on, this is at least three rating points better.
"I Want Head Lice"
There seemed to be some mention of an incinerator as well.
Stratocaster wrote:
"I Want Head Lice"
Actually, this is what Dylan wanted, but his bandmates had to intervene. The result is their compromise.
"I Want Head Lice"
Now, this is what I will hear forevermore. Thanks a lot Stratocaster!
Appropriate, I suppose, given the song title.
"I Want Head Lice"
Time to rate comments, RP!
Now imagine this song being played live for a bunch of people having bagels in a shop in L.A. Who would have thought dylan would have such beautiful babies?
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"I Want Head Lice"
Haha - I used to mishear lyrics like this. Now I either hear them or I don't - maybe it's a sign of decline.
"I Want Head Lice"
Well say goodbye it's Independence Day
All boys must run away come Independence Day
So say goodbye it's Independence Day
All men must make their way come Independence Day
(From "The River", Bruce Springsteen, 1978)
I love this Jakob's "Independence Day", even knowing very well it's "inspiration". It's a pity that Bill never plays the "original"...
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diddo....
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Oh so true.
Wikipedia says 1996. That seems more right. . .
I remember this being 1996. Freshman year of college. My roomate thought this was the greatest song ever written. Me, not so much.
btw. this IS the good Wallflowers song...
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Wikipedia says 1996. That seems more right. . .
I think the chunky-chunky-chunky rhythm track is the main problem here.
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I'll take your word on it. Hasn't been long enough for me to tell.
Ha, you say this as you mention his father. Such a Zen comment.
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Beat me over the head with a spoon but I can't stand to listen to Dylan the elder. He wrote some good songs, though.
why? did you want him to stay folk?? is it his voice that turns u off?? I'm so lost on this computer? it is so hard to have a good talk over a computer.... I'm sure you have a good reason..... take care
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There is no doubt that it WAS overplayed.
Not so now. Still a great song. Maybe not as good or as innovative as his dad but then is Micheal Douglas as good as Kirk Douglas? Probably not, but they are both competent actors. Same for these two. If anything, Jacob inherited his mother's voice. Which can only be a step up.
Beat me over the head with a spoon but I can't stand to listen to Dylan the elder. He wrote some good songs, though.
and his fathers heart
Wallflowers - One Headlight
Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam
The Beatles - Get Back
John Hiatt - Pirate Radio
There is no doubt that it WAS overplayed.
Not so now. Still a great song. Maybe not as good or as innovative as his dad but then is Micheal Douglas as good as Kirk Douglas? Probably not, but they are both competent actors. Same for these two. If anything, Jacob inherited his mother's voice. Which can only be a step up.
There is no doubt that it WAS overplayed.
Not so now. Still a great song. Maybe not as good or as innovative as his dad but then is Micheal Douglas as good as Kirk Douglas? Probably not, but they are both competent actors. Same for these two. If anything, Jacob inherited his mother's voice. Which can only be a step up.
"Laughing Out Loud," or "Angel On My Bike" would have been better representatives of this album. . .
Wallflowers - One Headlight
Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam
The Beatles - Get Back
John Hiatt - Pirate Radio