Ringo Starr
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Birth name Richard Starkey
Born July 7, 1940
Origin Liverpool, England
Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular English actor, singer, and musician, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. Starr is known for his reliable, steady drumming and innovative fills. He was the oldest member of the band, and the last one to join the now familiar "Fab Four" line-up.
Starr married Maureen Cox in 1965, and they had three children, Zak, Jason, and Lee. The couple divorced in 1975, and in 1981 Starr married actress Barbara Bach, most famous for her role as Major Anya Amasova (female lead and main 'Bond Girl') in The Spy Who Loved Me.
Early years
Born in Liverpool, England, Starr's parents split up when he was young; his mother re-married (to Harry Graves). He was raised in the working class Dingle area of Liverpool. He went through two serious illnesses as a child and spent a total of three years in hospital, thereby falling considerably behind in school; after his last visit to the hospital, at the age of 15, he could barely read or write.
Like the other Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, young Ritchie (as he was known in those days) also eventually became caught up in Liverpool's Skiffle craze. In 1957, he started his own group with Eddie Miles called The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. He then joined The Raving Texans in 1959, a quartet that played while Rory Storm sang. During this time, he got the nickname Ringo, because of the rings he wore, and because it sounded 'cowboyish' (probably a reference to John Wayne's character in Stagecoach, who is also named Ringo), and the last name Starr so that his solo spot, when he sang lead for two or three tunes, could be billed as 'Starr Time'. [2]
Starr first met The Beatles in Hamburg, in October 1960, while he was performing with Rory Storm and The Hurricanes. He also sat in for Pete Best on several occasions. When The Beatles removed Best as their drummer on August 16, 1962, Starr was their choice to replace him.
Although Storm was magnanimous about losing Starr, [3] Best fans were upset, holding vigils outside Best's house and fighting at the Cavern Club, shouting 'Pete Best forever! Ringo never!'
Role in The Beatles
Starr's drumming style played a pivotal role in the music played and recorded by The Beatles. He filled the role he was hired for in 1962, then went on to establish a new approach to rhythm in popular music that continues to grow in its significance and influence with every decade since The Beatles recorded their music. [4] Starr is left-handed yet plays a right-handed kit; his tendency to lead with his left hand contributes to his distinctive drumming style.
'Before Ringo, drum stars were measured by their soloing ability and virtuosity,' says drummer Steve Smith. 'Ringo's popularity brought forth a new paradigm in how the public saw drummers. We started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect. One of Ringo's great qualities was that he composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs. His parts are so signature to the songs that you can listen to a Ringo drum part without the rest of the music, and still identify the song.'[5]
Many drummers list Starr as a major influence including Max Weinberg of The E Street Band, Liberty DeVitto of Billy Joel's band, Phil Collins, and others. According to Collins,
'Starr is vastly underrated. The drum fills on the song "A Day in the Life" are very complex things. You could take a great drummer today and say, "I want it like that." They wouldn't know what to do.'
In his extensive survey of The Beatles' recording sessions, Mark Lewisohn confirmed that Starr was both proficient and remarkably reliable and consistent. According to Lewisohn, there were less than a dozen occasions in The Beatles' eight-year recording career where session 'breakdowns' were caused by Starr making a mistake, while the vast majority of takes were stopped due to mistakes by the other three members. [6]
Starr is also notable for having advanced various modern drumming techniques (for playing and recording) such as the matched grip, placing the drums on high risers for visibility as part of the band, tuning the drums lower, and using muffling devices on tonal rings, along with his general contributions to The Beatles as a whole. [7]
Ringo Starr as photographed by John Kelly for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka 'The White Album').John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison have all said that Starr was the best rock and roll drummer in the world, although, when once asked in an interview 'Is Ringo Starr the best drummer in the world?', Lennon quipped 'He's not the best drummer in The Beatles!' This was in reference to "Back In The USSR" and "Dear Prudence", the first two tracks on White Album (1968) in which McCartney handled the drumming; Starr had walked out earlier, and did not return for two weeks until the other three Beatles urged him to come back. Harrison even went so far as to dress up his drum kit in flowers when he returned.
McCartney also played the drums on "The Ballad of John and Yoko" in early 1969 since only Lennon and McCartney were immediately available to record the song. Starr commented that he was lucky in being 'surrounded by three frustrated drummers' who could only drum in one style. [8] Starr also did not play drums on some of the recordings of the Beatles' first-ever single, "Love Me Do", as session drummer Andy White was brought in by The Beatles' producer George Martin at short notice.
Starr generally sang at least one song on each studio album, as part of establishing the vocal personality of all four members. In some cases, Lennon or McCartney would write the lyrics and melody especially for him, as Lennon did with "Good Night" from the White Album, and as McCartney did for "Yellow Submarine" from Revolver (1966). Often these melodies would be deliberately limited to take Starr's vocal range into account?-most of "With A Little Help From My Friends" (from Sgt. Pepper) is sung within the space of five notes.
Of the four Beatles, Starr did the least songwriting. As Starr shared in The Beatles Anthology project, when he would present a song as a contender for an album cut, the song would (to the other three Beatles) sound like a knockoff of another popular song, but Starr did not recognize the similarities until they pointed it out. He did, however, write "Don't Pass Me By" (on The White Album) and "Octopus's Garden" on Abbey Road (1969), albeit with quite a bit of help from Harrison. The White Album continued to show Starr's taste for country music that he had brought into the band earlier, such as on the track "What Goes On" from Rubber Soul (1965), which was co-written by Lennon, McCartney and Starr. Starr also wrote "Taking A Trip to Carolina" (on the second CD of the release Let It Be... Naked), and received joint writing credits with the other three Beatles for "Flying", "Dig It", "12-Bar Original", "Los Paranoias", "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)", and The Beatles' version of "Free as a Bird", while "Maggie Mae" was credited as being 'Traditional, arranged by Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey'.
After The Beatles
After the breakup of The Beatles on April 10, 1970, Starr released two albums before the end of that year. Sentimental Journey featured Starr's renditions of many pre-rock standards and included the production talents of Quincy Jones, George Martin and Paul McCartney, among others. His next album, Beaucoups of Blues, put Starr in a country context, and included legendary Nashville session musician Pete Drake. He scored hit singles with "It Don't Come Easy" (1971) and "Back Off Boogaloo" (1972), the latter of which was his biggest UK hit, peaking at #2. Starr achieved two #1 hits in the US, with "Photograph" (co-written with Harrison) and "You're Sixteen", both in 1973.
He also participated in The Concert For Bangladesh organised by Harrison in 1971, as well as drumming on Harrison's All Things Must Pass, Lennon's John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, and Yoko Ono's early solo work. Indeed, his song "Early 1970" (the B-side of "It Don't Come Easy") voiced a hope that he could remain friendly and play music with all three of his former Beatle bandmates. Starr then made his debut as a film director with the T. Rex documentary Born to Boogie. Starr became firm friends with T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan and during the period of filming the documentary, Starr released the single "Back Off Boogaloo".
Starr remains the only Beatle to have failed to top the UK singles charts as a solo artist. He is also the only Beatle to have failed to top the UK album listings, his highest position being #7, achieved in the UK with both Sentimental Journey and Ringo; the latter reached no lower than #2 in the USA, giving Starr his highest album position there.
In 1971, he started a furniture company with Robin Cruikshank and sold $4,000 coffee tables and a donut-shaped fireplace designed by Starr. short article and picture
The 1973 album Ringo remains his biggest-selling collection. Produced by Richard Perry with participation by all three former bandmates on different tracks, Starr became the most commercially successful ex-Beatle at that time. The album Goodnight Vienna followed the next year and was also successful. Hits and notable tracks from these two albums included "Photograph", "You're Sixteen" (written by the Sherman Brothers) and "I'm The Greatest" (written by Lennon) from Ringo, and "Only You (And You Alone)" and "No No Song" from Goodnight Vienna. In late 1975 these singles and others were collected for Ringo's first greatest hits compilation, Blast from Your Past, which was also the last album to be released on Apple Records.
Starr's recording career subsequently diminished in commercial impact, although he continued to record and remained a familiar celebrity presence. Starr signed with Atlantic Records in the mid '70s, and in 1976 the album Ringo's Rotogravure was released. While it did feature a minor hit single, the album sold only fairly well. This caused the label to revamp Starr's formula; the results were a curious blend of disco and '70s pop. The album Ringo the 4th (1977) was a commercial disaster, and Starr soon signed with Portait Records. His stint with Portrait began on a promising note: 1978 saw the release of Bad Boy, as well as a network TV special. Sadly, neither were very popular, and Starr did not release another album with Portrait.
In 1975, Starr founded his own record label called Ring O'Records but only four albums were released on it between 1975 and 1978 (Startling Music by David Hentschel, "Graham Bonnet" by Graham Bonnet, "Restless" by Rab Noakes and a rerelease of an Apple Records album by John Tavener, "The Whale"), as well as 16 singles by different artists such as Bobby Keys, Carl Grossman, Colonel Doug Bogie, David Hentschel, Graham Bonnet, Suzanne, Johnny Warman, Stormer, Rab Noakes and Dirk & Stig (the last being names of characters from The Beatles pastiche band "The Rutles", created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes.)
In 1980, George Harrison wrote "All Those Years Ago" for Starr to sing on his album Stop and Smell the Roses, but then took it back and sang a re-written version himself, including it on his 1981 album Somewhere in England following John Lennon's murder. Starr, along with Paul and Linda McCartney, also played on Harrison's track. Starr was interviewed by Rolling Stone and Musician around this time. Stop and Smell the Roses was a well regarded album, but again didn't sell particularly well. The Harrison-penned "Wrack My Brain" became Starr's last Top 40 single to date.
When John Lennon was gunned down in 1980, Starr and his girlfriend Barbara immediately flew to New York, to comfort Lennon's widow Yoko Ono. They were praised for having done so, especially as Harrison and McCartney did not.
Old Wave, produced by Joe Walsh, was released in 1983, but Starr's fortunes as a recording artist were put in serious decline when the album was only released in Germany, Canada and Brazil. (The album finally saw belated US release on CD in 1994.)
In 1984, Starr narrated the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. He was unsure about taking the role at first, having never previously read the books by Reverend Awdry, and at the time he felt that children would be more interested in "dinosaurs with lasers." Nevertheless, he had a change of heart and took the role. Although he only narrated the first two series, he is still best-remembered as the narrator. Starr also portrayed the character Mr. Conductor in the program's American spin-off Shining Time Station, which debuted in 1989.
In 1985, Starr played the Mock Turtle in the film version of Alice in Wonderland.
Beginning in 1989, following a stint in detox for alcoholism, Starr became a visible presence on the summer touring scene, organizing a series of concert tours under the name Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, teaming with well-known musicians from various rock eras. The format of the concerts had Starr singing a couple of his Beatles or solo songs, then each of the other musicians taking a turn to sing one of their songs with Starr behind the drums, then Starr singing a couple more, then another go around, and so on. In this way Starr is relieved from having to carry the full burden of the show, and the audience gets to hear a variety of music. The eighth such All-Starr Band tour took place in 2003. A 2006 edition is currently set for a US tour.
The success of the initial All-Starr tour led to Starr releasing his first album in nine years, 1992's Time Takes Time. It received substantial exposure and the track "Weight Of The World" got considerable airplay. Critics were on balance positive about Starr's return to the studio, but it would be another six years before the artist would release a studio follow-up.
Other than the films Starr did with The Beatles - (A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help! (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Let It Be (1970)) - he has acted in several films such as Candy (1968), The Magic Christian (1969) (alongside Peter Sellers), Blindman (1971), Son of Dracula (1974) and Caveman (1981). For the 1979 documentary film on The Who, The Kids Are Alright, Starr appeared in interview segments with fellow drummer Keith Moon. He starred as Larry the Dwarf in Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971). His voice is also featured in Harry Nilsson's animated film The Point! (1971). He was especially well-received in the British film That'll Be the Day (1973) where he co-starred as a Teddy boy. He also played 'The Pope' in Ken Russell's Lisztomania (1975).
Recent Years
Starr loaned his voice on The Simpsons episode, Brush with Greatness in 1991.In 1991, he appeared as himself in an episode of the animated comedy programme The Simpsons, entitled "Brush With Greatness". He was the first Beatle to ever appear on the show. Both Harrison and McCartney have since lent their voices to the series. Although John never appeared on the show personally, tributes to him have appeared on the Simpsons over the years.
In 1996, he appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple juice; 'ringo' (林檎) is Japanese for 'apple'.
In the mid-1990s, Starr appeared in an advertisement for Pizza Hut, pronouncing that the time is ripe for 'the lads' to get back together. At the commercial's pay-off, he is joined by three members of The Monkees and quips to the camera, "Wrong lads."
In 2001, Starr and Harrison were both guest musicians on the Electric Light Orchestra's album Zoom, playing on two tracks each.
In 2002 Starr was inducted into the Percussive Hall of Fame joining the elite group of percussive inductees, which includes Buddy Rich and William F. Ludwig, Sr. and his son.
On November 29, 2002, Starr performed "Photograph" at the Concert For George held in the Royal Albert Hall, London, on the first anniversary of Harrison's death. According to the official website, "Ringo Starr caught everyone with a tear in their eye with a rendition of "Photograph", a composition he wrote with George, which seemed to sum up how everyone felt."
When drummer Carl Palmer was asked by fans in Mexico City about his drumset he used in a tour with Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (reportedly valued at $25,000), his answer was that he sold it to Ringo.
In 2003, Starr began recording for the independent label Koch Records, releasing Ringo Rama that year and Choose Love in 2005; the former includes his stylish tribute to Harrison, "Never Without You", and the latter features appearances by Billy Preston and Chrissie Hynde.
In January 2005, it was announced that comic book creator Stan Lee would be working with Starr to produce a new animated musical superhero based on Starr.
In September 2005, Liverpool City Council decided they would bulldoze Starr's birthplace as it had 'no historical significance' [9] , despite a previous reprieve back in July. [10]. The LCC later announced that the building would be taken apart brick by brick and preserved after all. [11]
Of the four members of The Beatles, only Starr has yet to be elevated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
Ringo's Website is updated by Starr himself on a somewhat regular basis.
Ringo Starr's mantra is 'Peace and Love, Peace and Love, Peace and Love'.
Starr has recently announced a 2006 summer tour. The All-Starr Band will feature the return of Sheila E. on percussion and former Paul McCartney band bass player and former Average White Band member Hamish Stuart.
Starr appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 20, 2006. He sang two songs; "What Goes On" from Rubber Soul and "With a Little Help from My Friends" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Shelley Duvall
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Shelley Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an award winning American film and television actress who began her career in the 1970s playing quirky and waif-like characters in the movies of Robert Altman, and eventually starred in movies by Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton.
Duvall was born in Houston, Texas and graduated from Waltrip High School. Duvall was working as a cosmetics saleswoman at a Houston Foley's when she was discovered at a party by production scouts for Altman's Brewster McCloud (1970). After a tough interview with Altman, she later won the lead role of Suzanne, the free-spirited love interest to Bud Cort's reclusive Brewster. Altman was impressed enough with Duvall's work to cast the young actress in his next films, including McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974), and Nashville (1975). In 1977, Duvall was named Best Actress by the Cannes Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her portrayal of the delusional Millie Lammoreaux in Altman's 3 Women.
That same year Duvall appeared in Annie Hall playing Woody Allen's one-night stand. Her next role would be Wendy opposite Jack Nicholson in Kubrick's The Shining (1980). The actress and director would openly argue on set, and it is said that the perfectionist Kubrick once demanded she perform 127 takes for a single scene.
Starting in the early 1980s, Duvall began to act in and produce television shows for children, often based on popular fairy tales (Fairie Tale Theatre).
Deep Thoughts from Bumper Stickers
* Clones are people two.
* Ground Beef: A Cow With No Legs!
* A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
* Air Pollution is a mist-demeanor.
* Santa's elves are just a bunch of subordinate Clauses.
* I used to be indecisive; now I'm not sure.
* Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
* Editing is a rewording activity.
* Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
* Help stamp out, delete, and eradicate superfluous redundancy.
* What if there were no hypothetical questions?
Well, our Bob has completed his bio's, folks. Love those bumper stickers, buddy, especially the Pavlov one.
A lot of unknown facts in your background of the famous, hawkman. I always discover something worth knowing as I am certain our other listeners do.
We will await Raggedy's entrance before commenting further, as pictures are such great reminders, right?
"I Am Blessed" Lyrics - Eternal
Here in the silence I say a prayer
Though I've never seen you, somehow I know you're there
You're in the faces of the people that I meet
You're as solid as the Earth beneath my feet
So if I should complain, that all I have is not enough
Forgive me, I've been given so much
And I am blessed, every time I look into my baby's eyes
I think of all the friends who've touched my life
I realise, in a world where some have more and some have less
I have love, and I am blessed
So many changes this world can put you through
Sometimes it's hard to find a way, a heart can get confused
But then I hold you, and it all falls into place
You've given me what time cannot erase
So when I'm feeling down, or feeling sorry for myself
I look around and it's easy to tell
That I am blessed, every time I look into my baby's eyes
I think of all the friends who've touched my life
I realise, in a world where some have more and some have less
I have love, and I am blessed
Every time I look into my baby's eyes, I realise
I think of all the friends who've touched my life
And I am blessed (I am blessed)
Every time I look into my baby's eyes (I look into your eyes)
I think of all the friends who've touched my life
I realise (I realise), you've given me such peace and happiness
In this world where some have more and some have less
I am loved
And I am blessed
Good day all.
Did I hear someone say "rhino virus and Slim Whitman, eventually killed the Martian invaders. "
Not sweet Slim Whitman whose version of The Indian Love Call has got to be the best ever recorded?
Well, here's our butterfly lighting in our studio, listeners. That is a simple and lovely song, Auzzie. Thank you. <smile>
From the King and I:
Artist: Lyrics
Song: We Kiss in a Shadow Lyrics
[LUN THA]
We kiss in a shadow,
We hide from the moon,
Our meetings are few,
And over too soon.
We speak in a whisper,
Afraid to be heard;
When people are near,
We speak not a word.
Alone in our secret,
Together we sigh,
For one smiling day to be free
To kiss in the sunlight
And say to the sky:
"Behold and believe what you see!
Behold how my lover loves me!"
[TUPTIM]
We speak in a whisper,
Afraid to be heard;
When people are near,
[LUN THA]
We speak not a word.
Alone in our secret,
Together we sigh,
For one smiling day to be free
[BOTH]
To kiss in the sunlight
And say to the sky:
"Behold and believe what you see!
Behold how my lover loves me!"
[TUPTIM]
To kiss in the sunlight
And say to the sky:
"Behold and believe what you see!
Behold how my lover loves me!"
Well, Raggedy. I missed those great pictures, but I read your mind about Yul. Thanks, PA.
I think that Mars Attacks was one funny movie, Raggedy. I have never heard Slim sing Indian Love Call, but perhaps I should have a cd with him singing it, just in case things get funny on the red planet.
Oh, I forgot about "Mars Attacks", Letty. I just looked it up. He sang The Indian Love Call in that movie. That is funny.
I'll have to look it up as well, Raggedy. I've forgotten the plot, and I had no idea that Slim did Indian Love Call in that one. I love spoofs. Pardon my lack of proper punctuation. I get too lazy sometimes.
I think, folks, it's time for a little music. Everywhere I look, people are arguing.
Let's hear a good one by the Boss:
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Badlands
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Lights out tonight trouble in the heartland
Got a head-on collision smashin' in my guts man
I'm caught in a crossfire that I don't understand
But there's one thing I know for sure I don't give a damn
For the same old played out scenes I don't give a damn
For just the in-betweens honey I want the heart I want the soul
I want control right now talk about a dream
Try to make it real you wake up in the night
With a fear so real spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting
Badlands you gotta live it every day
Let the broken hearts stand
As the price you've gotta pay
We'll keep pushin' till it's understood
And these badlands start treating us good
Workin' in the field till you get your back burned
Workin' 'neath the wheels till you get your facts learned
Baby I got my facts learned real good right now
You better get it straight darling
Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything
I wanna go out tonight, I wanna find out what I got
Now I believe in the love that you gave me
I believe in the faith that could save me
I believe in the hope and I pray that some day
It will raise me above these
Badlands...
For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
I wanna find one face that ain't looking through me
I wanna find one place, I wanna spit in the face of these
Badlands...
That should cheer everyone up.
"That should cheer everyone up."
All I can say is
Don't Worry, Be Happy
From the Movie "Cocktails"
Performed by Bobby McFerrin
Here is a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy......
Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Don't worry, be happy
The land lord say your rent is late
He may have to litigate
Don't worry, be happy
Lood at me I am happy
Don't worry, be happy
Here I give you my phone number
When you worry call me
I make you happy
Don't worry, be happy
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
Ain't got not girl to make you smile
But don't worry be happy
Cause when you worry
Your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don't worry, be happy (now).....
There is this little song I wrote
I hope you learn it note for note
Like good little children
Don't worry, be happy
Listen to what I say
In your life expect some trouble
But when you worry
You make it double
Don't worry, be happy......
Don't worry don't do it, be happy
Put a smile on your face
Don't bring everybody down like this
Don't worry, it will soon past
Whatever it is
Don't worry, be happy
But, but, but, TRY. What if we want to be blue, honey? <smile>
Incidentally, buddy. I think (but cannot verify) that the woman who wrote "I'll Never Smile Again", wrote it as a suicide note then changed her mind when it became a big hit. Funny, folks, what a little money can do.
But Nat Cole had a different version:
Funny, how Ive stopped loving you
I can pass you on the street and my heart dont skip a beat
Not much, so much my eyes wanna cry
Funny, how Ive stopped loving you
I can listen to your name and it doesnt start a flame
Not much, so much my heart wants to die
Now that youre standing here, darling, I dont shed a tear
This is just the rain in my eyes
And if I have proved to you everything I say is true
Please help me believe my own lies
Funny, how Ive stopped loving you
And its funny I dont miss all the heaven in your kiss
Your touch, no I dont love you, not much
<instrumental>
Funny, how Ive stopped loving you
And its funny I dont miss all the heaven in your kiss
Your touch, no I dont love you, not much
No I dont love you, not much
There's something in the way she moves,
Or looks my way, or calls my name,
That seems to leave this troubled world behind.
And if I'm feeling down and blue,
Or troubled by some foolish game,
She always seems to make me change my mind.
And I feel fine anytime she's around me now,
She's around me now
Just about all the time
And if I'm well you can tell she's been with me now,
She's been with me now quite a long, long time
And I feel fine.
It isn't what she's got to say
But how she thinks and where she's been
To me, the words are nice, the way they sound
I like to hear them best that way
It doesn't much matter what they mean
If she says them mostly just to calm me down
And I feel fine anytime she's around me now,
She's around me now
Just about all the time
And if I'm well you can tell she's been with me now,
She's been with me now quite a long, long time
And I feel fine.
Every now and then the things I lean on lose their meaning
And I find myself careening
Into places where I should not let me go.
-- She has the power to go where no one else can find me
And to silently remind me
Of the happiness and the good times that I know, got to know.
And I feel fine anytime she's around me now,
She's around me now
Just about all the time
And if I'm well you can tell she's been with me now,
She's been with me now quite a long, long time
And I feel fine.
dys, Is that a Beadle song? I love it, incidentally. Shall we dedicate that one to your lady?
Had to play this one, listeners, 'cause I found out that this kid is the youngest rapper to be on top:
Artist: Lil' Bow Wow
Song: This playboy
Album: Beware Of Dog
[" Beware Of Dog " CD]
Uh Ohh u done crossed the line
Beware of the dog is right there on the sign
U got a mucle now getem now putem dont dropem let me see u get crunkÂ
There will neva be another one wit his styleÂ
Puppy town Bow Wow
I'm tha 18 letta and this playboy
representin it foeva cant do it betta
Neva wheneva whoeva howeva u test yo leva breath again neva
So whateva im pass the mike down
to the B-o-ww-ow u in trouble
[bowwow]
Aint nottin like a lil cat wit his mind write
in tha lime light chasin a dreamÂ
At tha same time makin some cream
Nickname scary cause I know how to make em scream
Everytime I'm seen I'm fool of flash
Everytime I'm out pockets full of cash
Aint about my team aint no need to ask
We steady steady keep puttin down the smash
I was the feem
Before I became a teen
I known that microphone put up cones of ice cream
And thats why I dont care who u are
When it comes to me u gotta raise the bar
This playboy he getts crunk bring that bang up in the trunk
witha nick nack paddy wack throw me a bone
and this play boy goin break ya heard
This playboy he getts crunk bring that bang up in the trunk
witha nick nack paddy wack throw me a bone
and this play boy goin break ya heard
Who u think gion lock down this whole hole south east
Brook cards like a breef hang blangs like a reef
I wish one of u bussters would spark some beef
I swear to god its goin be hard for your moms to sleep
see when I ball up in the club
haters still sho me love
wit dap tees and hugs thats the life of a thug
I walky like I talky toldy cuz i sparky
straight to u ballers icey boy and hunky
I'm on the padio cleaning my gun
while bowwow in the front shootin hoop with my son
Big duke representin for the whole east side
JD made me lutenit and thats how we ride
This playboy he getts crunk bring that bang up in the trunk
witha nick nack paddy wack throw me a bone
and this play boy goin break ya heard
This playboy he getts crunk bring that bang up in the trunk
witha nick nack paddy wack throw me a bone
and this play boy goin break ya heard
Ohh bounce shorty bounce
I'm trying to have yall see what I sell
in a block full screamin up in TRL
and another I want yall niggaz to know
I aint wanna of them cats thats goin come and go
I got somethin to show and something to say
and I can down anything in my way
I want the whole family
I'm trying to escort Aaliyah or somebody to soul train
if u so free I'm trying to be fly
and be tha first kid on the cover of vibe
so if u at #1 u betta save it back cuz once I get it it ain't never comin back forsure
This playboy he getts crunk bring that bang up in the trunk
witha nick nack paddy wack throw me a bone
and this play boy goin break ya heard
That ought to be a real challenge in translation.
One Man Wrecking Machine
Guster
I built a time machine
Going to see the homecoming queen
Take her to the Christmas dance
Maybe now I'll get in her pants
Whatever
Back with my high school friends
Meeting where the train tracks end
Passin' 'round a skinny joint
Rollin up to look-out point
I wanna pull it apart and put it back together
I wanna relive all my adolescent dreams
Inspired by true events on movie screens
I am a one man wrecking machine
Back in my parent's house
Back to the shouting out loud
One day you'll be a man
One day you'll understand
I wanna pull it apart and put it back together
I wanna relive all my adolescent dreams
Inspired by true events on movie screens
I am a one man wrecking machine
Inspired by true events on movie screens
I am a one man wrecking machine
Here in the present tense
Nothings making sense
Waiting for my moment to come
Everything's come undone
I tried to pull it apart and put it back together
No point in living in my adolescent dreams
Inspired by true events on movie screens
I am a one man wrecking machine
Inspired by true events on movie screens
I am a one man wrecking machine
For the sailors.
My coffee-shop
Music: Manos Loizos
Lyrics: Lefteris Papadopoulos
Singer: Georgios Dallaras
I have a coffee-shop, at the edge of the port.
It was built by the tear of the ones who stay.
The ones who stay and wait.
I have a coffee-shop, which always hears the same things.
Conversations about sea journeys and going aboard, from ones who stay.
The ones who stay and wait.
I have a coffee-shop, an old damn coffee-shop.
I wish it was a ship, for the ones who stay.
The ones who stay and wait.
Good morning WA2K radio fans and contributors.
dj, great song, Canada, but why anyone would want to go back in time to the days of high school is beyond me.
There's our Ellinas. Welcome back Greece. What an interesting song. It is rather wistful, however. Your translation was really smooth, just like the coffee that I plan to have shortly.<smile>
Anyone care to join me?
The Captain
Now the Captain called me to his bed
He fumbled for my hand
"Take these silver bars," he said
"I'm giving you command."
"Command of what, there's no one here
There's only you and me --
All the rest are dead or in retreat
Or with the enemy."
"Complain, complain, that's all you've done
Ever since we lost
If it's not the Crucifixion
Then it's the Holocaust."
"May Christ have mercy on your soul
For making such a joke
Amid these hearts that burn like coal
And the flesh that rose like smoke."
"I know that you have suffered, lad,
But suffer this awhile:
Whatever makes a soldier sad
Will make a killer smile."
"I'm leaving, Captain, I must go
There's blood upon your hand
But tell me, Captain, if you know
Of a decent place to stand."
"There is no decent place to stand
In a massacre;
But if a woman take your hand
Go and stand with her."
"I left a wife in Tennessee
And a baby in Saigon --
I risked my life, but not to hear
Some country-western song."
"Ah but if you cannot raise your love
To a very high degree,
Then you're just the man I've been thinking of --
So come and stand with me."
"Your standing days are done," I cried,
"You'll rally me no more.
I don't even know what side
We fought on, or what for."
"I'm on the side that's always lost
Against the side of Heaven
I'm on the side of Snake-eyes tossed
Against the side of Seven.
And I've read the Bill of Human Rights
And some of it was true
But there wasn't any burden left
So I'm laying it on you."
Now the Captain he was dying
But the Captain wasn't hurt
The silver bars were in my hand
I pinned them to my shirt.
L Cohen
Morning, edgar. That song just made me feel really odd, Texas, but it is so true. Does any soldier really comprehend the battle cry?
Thinking of this one, listeners:
War Song
The Battle Cry of Freedom
Oh, we'll rally 'round the flag, boys,
We'll rally once again, Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
We will rally from the hillside, we'll gather from the plain,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
The Union forever, hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitor, up with the star.
While we rally 'round the flag, boys, rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
We are springing to the call of our brothers gone before,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
And we'll fill the vacant ranks with a million freemen more,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
The Union forever, hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitor, up with the star.
While we rally 'round the flag, boys, rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
We wil welcome to our numbers the loyal, true and brave,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
And although they may be poor not a man shall be a slave,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
The Union forever, hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitor, up with the star.
While we rally 'round the flag, boys, rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
So we're springing to the call from the East and from the West,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
And we'll hurl the Rebel crew from the land we love the best,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
The Union forever, hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitor, up with the star.
While we rally ?'round the flag, boys, rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
