MONOTONOUS By Carroll & Spiegel
(From NEW FACES OF 1952 -- originally sung by Ertha Kitt)
Everyone gets into a dull routine
If they don’t get a chance to change the scene
I could not be wearier
Life could not be drearier
If I lived in Siberia
I’ll tell ya what I mean
I met a rather amusing fool
While on my way to Istanbul
He bought me the Black Sea for my swimming pool
Monotonous
For thirty days, salt air I sniffed
While I was shipwrecked and cast adrift
With a man who looked like Montgomery Clift
Monotonous
For what it’s worth, throughout the earth
I’m known as femme fatale
But when the yawn comes up like thunder, brother
Take back your Taj Mahal
Jack Fath made a new style for me
I even made Johnny Ray smile for me
A camel once walked a mile for me
Monotonous, monotonous
I could not be wearier
Life could not be drearier
If I lived in Siberia
Traffic has been known to stop for me
Prices even rise and drop for me
Harry S.Truman plays bop for me
Monotonous, monotone-eous
T.S. Elliott writes books for me
King Farouk’s on tenterhooks for me
Sherman Billingsley even cooks for me
Monotonous, monotonous
I could not be wearier
Life could not be drearier
If I lived in Siberia
Though I know I’ve acres of dough
I’m not sure of the amount
It might be exciting some day if I learned to count
Chian Kai-Shek sends me pots of tea
Gaylord Hauser sends me vitamin D
And, furthermore, Ike likes me
Monotonous, monotonous
Monotonous
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Rosenkale
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Sat 7 Mar, 2015 01:15 am
@the reincarnation of suzy,
Half right. There were unquestionably some awful songs. But there were also some of the most beautiful and breathtaking. It wasn't all doo-wop , skat and boogie-woogie.
Gertrude's hanging pictures
Alice making tea
Me, I do the only thing that still
Makes sense to me
I do the rock
I do the rock, rock
John and Yoko farming beef
Raising protein quota
Sometimes they make love and art
Inside the Dakota
Rodney's feeling sexy
Mick is really frightfully bold
Me, I do the only thing that stops me growing old
I do the rock
I do the rock rock
I do the rock rock rock
Well, it's stimulating
Solzhenitzin' feels exposed
Build a barbed wired prison
Nietzsche's six feet under but his baby's still got rhythm
Einstein's celebrating ten decades
But I'm afraid philosophy is just too much responsibility for me
I do the rock
I do the rock
Baby Ruth and Dizzy Dean
Best and Colin Cowdrey
Little Mo, Virginia Wade
Pistol Pete and O.J.
I've always like Di Maggio
And Rockne's pretty Knute you know
I could never wack a ball with such velocity
I do the rock
I do the rock
I do the rock
It's stimulating, I'm a keen student
Liz and Dick and Britt and Liza
Jaclyn, Kate and Farah
Meg and Roddy, John Travolta
Governor Brown and Linda
Interview and People Magazine
Miss Rona and the Queen
It must be really frightful to attract publicity
I do the rock
Myself
I do the rock
Carter, Begin and Sadat
Brezhnev, Deng and Castro
Everyday negotiate us closer to disastro
Idi Amin and the Shah
And Al Fatah is quite bizarre
I could never get the hang of ideology
I do the rock
I do the rock
I do, I do, I do, do the rock
most kids today probably can't relate to Blondies's Call Me, even Text Me would be outdated, she'd have to upgrade to Instagram or Snapchat Me
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edgarblythe
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Sat 7 Mar, 2015 09:23 am
LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME)
(Norman Dolph / Paul DiFranco / Joey Levine) - 1974
Reunion
B. B. Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers
Lonnie Mack and twangin' Eddy, here's my ring we're goin' steady
Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire
Locomotion, Poco, Passion, Deeper Purple, Satisfaction
Baby baby gotta gotta gimme gimme gettin' hotter
Sammy's cookin', Lesley Gore and Ritchie Valens, end of story
Mahavishnu, fujiyama, kama-sutra, rama-lama
Richard Perry, Spector, Barry, Righteous, Archies, Nilsson, Harry
Shimmy shimmy ko-ko bop and Fats is back and Finger Poppin'
Life is a rock but the radio rolled me
Gotta turn it up louder, so my DJ told me
Life is a rock but the radio rolled me
At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie
FM, AM, hits are clickin' while the clock is tock-a-tickin'
Friends and Romans, salutations, Brenda and the Tabulations
Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin'
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers
Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter Paul and Paul and Mary Mary
Dr. John the nightly tripper, Doris Day and Jack the Ripper
Gotta go Sir, gotta swelter, Leon Russell, Gimme Shelter
Miracles in smokey places, slide guitars and Fender basses
Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett, Wilson Pickett, stop and kick it
Life is a rock but the radio
Life is a rock but the radio
Arthur Janov's primal screamin', Hawkins, Jay and Dale and Ronnie
Kukla, Fran and Norman, Okla Denver, John and Osmond, Donny
JJ Cale and ZZ Top and LL Bean and De De Dinah
David Bowie, Steely Dan and sing me prouder, CC Rider
Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers, Osmond Brothers, Johnny Thunders
Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah, Stephen Foster, do-dah do-dah
Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl and Little Honda
Tighter, tighter, honey, honey, sugar, sugar, yummy, yummy
CBS and Warner Brothers, RCA and all the others
Life is a rock but the radio rolled me
Gotta turn it up louder, so my DJ told me
Life is a rock but the radio rolled me
At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie
Spoken: “Listen, remember, they're playing our song”
Rock it, sock it, Alan Freed me, Murray Kaufman, try to leave me
Fish, and Swim, and Boston Monkey, Make it bad and play it funky
Freddie King and Albert King B.B. King and frolicking
Get it on and Nat Gerardi, Papalardi, Hale and Hearty
There’s a perfect more than human gentle words of Randy Newman;
One, two, three; so oh so please, I need a breather!
Tito Puente, Boffalongo, Cuba, War and even Mongo
(Line not credible) Peter Dial, Alex Hood, Boogie Brass
Whoo!!!
California, Beatlemania, New York City, Transylvania
S&G and (V&C?) and Bobby Vee and SRO, yeah yeah!
Conway Twitty, Do Wah Diddy
Conway Twitty, Do Wah Diddy
I'M LOOKING FOR A GUY WHO PLAYS ALTO AND BARITONE, DOUBLES ON CLARINET AND WEARS A SIZE 37 SUIT
Ozzie Nelson
Ozzie Nelson, RubyAnne Stevens and the Ozzie Nelson Orchestra
While walking down the street I chanced to meet
A friend of mine who leads a band.
He looked a bit perplexed,
In fact, I'd say completely vexed,
And when I tell what was wrong, you'll understand.
I said "My friend, you're looking
Rather on the worried side."
He heaved a heavy sigh and then replied:
"I'm looking for a guy who plays alto and baritone
And doubles on a clarinet and wears a size 37 suit.
Of course we'd expect him to do some arranging
And perhaps a bit of copying
And play some oboe and some flute.
He may sing the vocals just in case we get stuck.
Oh yes, and he's guy who shines the shoes
And drives the truck.
I'm looking for a guy who plays alto and baritone
And doubles on a clarinet and wears a size 37 suit."
It happened in Gary, Indiana;
We were playing a one-night stand ...
As Ozzie tapped off Number 3,
A gal stepped up and said to me:
"I'd like a good look at the members of your band.
I'm looking for a certain young musician;
I met him at a dance a year ago.
I don't recall if he was with BG or Tommy D.,
But I'll tell you all about him so you know.
I'm looking for a guy who plays alto and baritone
And doubles on a clarinet and wears a size 37 suit.
I can't find him listed in Downbeat,
Or Metronome, Billboard or Variety,
But oh, my goodness, was he cute.
I don't remember if his hair was dark or light,
'Cause he didn't take his hat off
When he kissed me goodnight.
I'm looking for a guy who plays alto and baritone
And doubles on a clarinet and wears a size 37 suit."
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layman
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Fri 3 Apr, 2015 12:03 am
Kids today would probably have no clue about where the lyrics to this old Larry Williams tune came from:
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Phoenix32890
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Sat 4 Apr, 2015 04:52 am
Any of the young folk in the crowd know to whom these lyrics are referring?
Quote:
"Abraham, Martin And John"
Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young
You know I just looked around and he's gone
Anybody here seen my old friend John?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young
I just looked around and he's gone
[Brief instrumental interlude-organ]
Anybody here seen my old friend Martin?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young
I just looked around and he's gone
Didn't you love the things that they stood for?
Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?
And we'll be free
Some day soon, it's gonna be one day
Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up over the hill
With Abraham, Martin, and John
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Phoenix32890
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Sat 4 Apr, 2015 05:00 am
Will we ever know to whom Carly Simon was referring? I have my money on Warren Beatty. (Yes kids, he was once young, GORGEOUS, and one of the biggest womanizers in Hollywood.)
Quote:
You're So Vain
You walked into the party
Like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror
As you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and
You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naive
Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and
You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and
You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga
And your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well, you're where you should be all the time
And when you're not, you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and
You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You're so vain
I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?
What a drag it is getting old
"Kids are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
Mother needs something today to calm her down
And though she's not really ill
There's a little yellow pill
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day
"Things are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
So she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak
And goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And two help her on her way, get her through her busy day
Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old
"Men just aren't the same today"
I hear ev'ry mother say
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
They're so hard to satisfy, You can tranquilize your mind
So go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And four help you through the night, help to minimize your plight
Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old
"Life's just much too hard today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
The pusuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose
No more running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
They just helped you on your way, through your busy dying day
In this era of cell phones, I don't think this lyric from Jim Croce's big hit "Operator" would make much sense:
Operator, well let's forget about this call
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time
Ah, you've been so much more then kind
You can keep the dime
But isn't that the way they say it goes
Well let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words
Could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels
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Miller
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Mon 28 Dec, 2015 12:06 am
Barbra Mandell:"I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool".
Quite similar, though I do hear a difference. I don't play an instrument, so I couldn't tell you about chords, etc. In Hot Rod Lincoln, the last few guitar notes on each chord go a little higher.
