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New York City
They Might Be Giants

You called me last night on the telephone
And I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all alone
You said, "It's snowing, it's snowing! God, I hate this weather."
Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back together

We met in the springtime at a rock-and-roll show
It was on the Bowery when it was time to go
We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night
I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life.

'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is you and me

Statue of Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, Co-op City, Katz's and Tiffany's
Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, The Empire State where Dylan lived
Coney Island and Times Square, Rockefeller Center
Wish I was there

You wrote me a letter just the other day
Said, "Springtime is coming soon so why don't you come to stay."
I packed my stuff, got on the bus, I can't believe it's true
I'm three days from New York City and I'm three days from you

'Cause everyone's my friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is you and me

'Cause everyone's my friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is you and me

Well, dj. Boris is not to blame for that movie, buddy.

Love your COLD song as upstate New York now has 110 inches of snow on the ground

"To Love the Others..."
1931
To love the others - a hard cross,
But you are fair, without doubt,
And to discern your beauty's most,
Is to discern what's life about.

In spring, they hear stir of dreams,
And whisper of the truth and message.
You're deeply fundamental seemed,
Your essence - like the air - unselfish.

It's simple to wake and start to see,
Get wordy junk your soul out,
And then to live and clear to be -
And that isn't much to do about.


Translated by Yevgeny Bonver, May, 2001

That poem by Boris Pasternak will be my goodnight to you all.

From Letty with love

Good morning WA2K.

Wishing Burt a Happy 71st today.



and a Good Day to all.

Expressway To Your Heart
The Soul Survivors

[Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff]

I've been tryin' to get to you for a long time
Because constantly you been on my mind
I was thinkin' 'bout a shortcut I could take
But it seems like I made a mistake

I was wrong, mmm, I took too long
I got caught in the rush hour
A fellow started to shower
You with love and affection
Now you won't look in my direction

On the expressway to your heart
The expressway is not the best way
At five o'clock it's much too crowded
Much too crowded, so crowded
No room for me (too crowded)
Oh, too crowded

Now there's too many ahead of me
They're all the time gettin' in front of me
I thought I could find a clear road ahead
But I found stoplights instead

I was wrong, baby, I took too long
I got caught in the rush hour
A fellow started to shower
You with love and affection
Come on, look in my direction

On the expressway to your heart
The expressway is not the best way
At five o'clock it's much too crowded
Much too crowded, so crowded
No room for me (too crowded)
Oh, too crowded

Oh, much too crowded
Oh, so crowded

Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.

There's our Raggedy with that sexy centerfold Burt. Hawkman is having a terrible time with his machine and cannot seem to get into our wee cyber studio, so here is a brief bio.

Birth Name
Burt Reynolds

Birth Date
02/11/1936

Birthplace
Waycross, Georgia

Credits
19 Movies, 17 TV appearances, 18 awards

Family
Father: Burton Leon Reynolds Sr
was chief in Riviera Beach, Florida

Mother: Fern Reynolds
died on May 5, 1992 at age 90

Son: Quinton Reynolds
adopted with Loni Anderson; born c. 1988

Hookups
Companion: Kate Edelman Johnson
dated for two years, from 2003 to 2005.

And, folks, while edgar does expressway to your heart, here's Jerry doing one from Smokey and the Bandit:


East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',
we're gonna do what they say can't be done.
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run.

Keep your foot hard on the pedal. Son, never mind them brakes.
Let it all hang out 'cause we got a run to make.
The boys are thirsty in Atlanta and there's beer in Texarcana.
And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes.

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',
we're gonna do what they say can't be done.
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run.

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',
we're gonna do what they say can't be done.
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run.

Ol' Smokey's got them ears on and he's hot on your trail.
He aint gonna rest 'til you're in jail.
So you got to dodge 'im and you got to duck 'im,
you got to keep that diesel truckin'.
Just put that hammer down and give it hell.

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',
we're gonna do what they say can't be done.
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run.

Can't you hear that rooster crowin'?
Rabbit runnin' down across the road
Underneath the bridge where the water flowed through
So happy just to see you smile
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you.

Can't you hear that motor turnin'?
Automobile comin' into style
Comin' down the road for a country mile or two
So happy just to see you smile
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you.

The night passed away so quickly
It always does when you're with me.

Can't you feel that sun a-shinin'?
Ground hog runnin' by the country stream
This must be the day that all of my dreams come true
So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you.

So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you.
New morning . . .

New Morning
B Dylan

Speaking of roosters crowin', edgar, it is also Sheryl Crow's birthday.



SHERYL CROW LYRICS

"Every Day Is A Winding Road"

I hitched a ride with a vending machine repair man
He says he's been down this road more than twice
He was high on intellectualism
I've never been there but the brochure looks nice
Jump in, let's go
Lay back, enjoy the show
Everybody gets high, everybody gets low,
These are the days when anything goes

[Chorus]
Everyday is a winding road
I get a little bit closer
Everyday is a faded sign
I get a little bit closer to feeling fine

He's got a daughter he calls Easter
She was born on a Tuesday night
I'm just wondering why I feel so all alone
Why I'm a stranger in my own life
Jump in, let's go
Lay back, enjoy the show
Everybody gets high, everybody gets low
These are the days when anything goes

[Chorus]

I've been swimming in a sea of anarchy
I've been living on coffee and nicotine
I've been wondering if all the things I've seen
Were ever real, were ever really happening

[Chorus]

Louis Jordan

Open The Door Richard
open the door, Richard
open the door and let me in
open the door, Richard
Richard, why don't you open that door

I met old zeke standin on the corner the other day.
that cat sure was booted with the liqour.
he was what?
he was abnoxicated.
he was what?
he was inebriated.
he was what?
well, he was just plain drunk.
well, alright then!

he was sure salty with the bartender.
the bartender's tryin to make him by another drink.
zeke told the bartender,
there ain't no need of me buyin no drinks when everyone else is buyin them.
i'm goin to drink to everybody's health, till I ruin my own.

open the door, Richard!
why don't he know who he's throwin outta that joint?
why i'll go back in that joint and take a short stick and bust it down to the ground!
open the door, Richard!
but I hate to be caught out on the street like this cause I got class I ain't never used yet.
but I guess I better get on in the house cause I don't want my pastor to catch me out like this.
open the door, richrd!

now look at that old woman across the street,
done stuck her head outta the window callin her sister.
look at her and her sister sayin, 'ain't that him, ain't that him?'
yes it's me, and i'm drunk again.
open the door, Richard!

I know he's in there cause I got on the clothes.
they can't throw him out cause I owe just as much back rent as he does.
imagine that old woman chargin us three dollars a month and gettin mad cause we 12 months in the arears.
come meetin me last thursday sayin,
'ain't you boys goin to give me some back rent?'
I told her she'd be lucky if she got some front rent.
open the door, Richard!

come on, open the door.
cause i'm standin here scratchin in my pants pocket
and standin here gropin in my coat pocket
and standin here feelin in my shirt pocket
and I can't find the key.
open the door, Richard!

open the door, Richard
open the door and let me in
open the door, Richard
Richard, why don't you open that door

edgar, I will continue to look for Salt Pork West Virginia by Louis Jordan, 'cause I know that Bud told me why he wrote it, Texas. I remember Open the Door Richard, but again I don't know why I remember it.

In the interim, folks, this man is also celebrating a birthday today and deserves a song by the Bee Gees. Jeb Bush's birthday is today as well, but I don't want us to lose our license by playing a song for him.

For the wizard:

Edison

He made electric lights to read. He gave us light today.
He gave us cylinders to please.
When Edison came to stay. Edison came to stay.

Edison set the world on fire. He really made the day.
Station to station ; many wires.
Edison came to stay. Edison came to stay.

Oh, how , look at us now. We've still got a lot to learn.
But it's someone else's turn.
Edison's here to stay. Edison's here to stay.

All of the world can taste his glory. All of the people say.
You be the man to write his story. Edison's here to stay.
Edison's here to stay.

Oh, how, look at us now. We've still got a lot to learn.
But it's someone else's turn.
Edison's here to stay . Edison's here to stay.

He made electric lights to read. He gave us light today.
He gave us cylinders to please, when Edison came to stay.
Edison came to stay.Edison came to stay.Edison came to stay.

You be the man to write his story. Edison came to stay.
Edison came to stay.
All of his world can hear his story. Edison came to stay.
Edison came to stay . Edison came to stay. Edison came to stay ..
Edison came to stay (keep repeating and fade out )

I have heard better lyrics, right?

The state of New Jersey is pushing a bill to outlaw Edison's light bulb. It would become mandatory to use fluorescent.

Well, edgar, and all. When the government begins to outlaw, to me they become the outlaws.

Here's to big brother:


'Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw' lyrics by CLUTCH

In the North they call us Rebels,
In the South they call us Yankees,
Because every other suckers born to do the hokey-pokey
With the skillet lickin' time keepers,
The grinnin' reapers
Of a missionary rock star.

You can rock it like Sir Sisyphus,
But even in it's genesis
It's really quite ridiculous,
'Lectro hobo, so now you know
Not to clock the Weeble Wobble Hot Rod Gang,
Revelator Big Bang!

You can't hang with the heavinesses hung
Among the houses of the rising tongue.
S'no fun to crack the axles,
But its gotta be done
Cause whenever you wobble the weebles
You know they get ticked-off!

And in the season of Bol-Weevil speaking evil in your ear,
And a pile of manure fertilizing all your fears,
We yabba-dabba-doo all the way to Shangri-La.
Here it is with the rock 'n' roll outlaw.

Where rock is criminal, criminals Rock!
Where rock is criminal, the criminals they Rock!
Where rock is criminal, criminals Rock!

...Like This!
Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw!
I'm a Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw!
Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw!
YEAH!!!

So you can rock it like Sir Sisyphus,
But even in it's genesis
It's really quite ridiculous,
'Lectro hobo, so now you know
Not to clock the Weeble Wobble Hot Rod Gang!
YAH! YAH!!

Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw!
I'm a Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw!
Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw!

Remember this, all? It was inspired by the picture connection thread:


Around the world I've searched for you
I traveled on when hope was gone to keep a rendezvous
I knew somewhere, sometime, somehow
You'd look at me and I would see the smile you're smiling now

It might have been in County Down
Or in New York, in gay Paree , or even London town
No more will I go all around the world
For I have found my world in you

When I went into boot camp, in 1962, this song inexplicably, went with me. I sang it beneath my breath all day long sometimes, until guys were giving me funny looks.


Maybe Baby
Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Maybe baby, I'll have you
Maybe baby, you'll be true
Maybe baby, I'll have you for me

It's funny honey, you don't care
You never listen, to my prayer
Maybe baby, you will love me some day

Well you are the one that, makes me glad
Any other one that, makes me sad
When some day, you'll want me
Well, I'll be there, wait and see ee ee

Maybe baby, I'll have you
Maybe baby, you'll be true
Maybe baby, I'll have you for me

Da da ta da da da da da da
Da da ta da da da da da da
Da da ta da da da da da da
Augh,aaaaaaaaaaaaa

Well you are the one that, makes me glad
Any other one that, makes me sad
When some day, you'll want me
Well, I'll be there, wait and see ee ee

Maybe baby, I'll have you
Maybe baby, you'll be true
Maybe baby, I'll have you for me

Maybe baby I'll have you for me

I had forgotten that you were in the military, edgar. All I know about Buddy Holly I learned from Don McLean:



Well that'll be the day,
when you say good bye,
yes, that'll be the day,
when you make me cry.
Oh you say you're gonna leave,
you know it's a lie 'cause
that'll be the day when I die!
Well that'll be the day,
when you say good bye,
yes, that'll be the day,
when you make me cry.
Oh you say you're gonna leave,
you know it's a lie 'cause
that'll be the day when I die!
Well, you give me all your lovin'
and your turtle dovin',
All your hugs and kisses
and your money too,
Well, you know you love me baby,
until you tell me, maybe,
That some day, well,
I'll be through, well..
That'll be the day,
when you say good bye,
yes, that'll be the day,
when you make me cry.
Oh you say you're gonna leave,
you know it's a lie 'cause
that'll be the day when I die!
When Cupid shot his dart he shot
it at your heart
So if we ever part and I leave you
You say you told me and you
told me boldly
That someday well, I'll be through
Well that'll be the day,
when you say good bye,
yes, that'll be the day,
when you make me cry.
Oh you say you're gonna leave,
you know it's a lie 'cause
that'll be the day when I die!
Well that'll be the day,
Ooo hoo
That'll be the day,
Ooo hoo
That'll be the day,
Ooo hoo
That'll be the day, when I die!

"That'll be the day, Pilgrim."
Yep. Buddy Holly went to the show and saw John Wayne, in, The Searchers. He came back and wrote That'll Be the Day, based on the Duke's utterances.

Amazing, edgar. Well, Texas, this pilgrim is going to bed, so here is my goodnight song:


They Might Be Giants Bed Bed Bed lyrics


The day is done
The sun is down
The curtains have been drawn
And darkness has descended over everything in town
The covers have been turned and I've got my pajamas on
I've had my fun
I've stretched and yawned and all is said and done
I'm going to bed
Bed bed bed bed bed
I've done so many things today
There's nothing left to do
I ate three meals, I rode my bike, I hung out with my friends
I did my chores, I watched TV, I practiced the guitar
I brushed my teeth, I read my book, and then I sat around
I'm going to bed
Bed bed bed bed bed
Moo
Moo
Moo
Moo
Oh it's pointless staying up for even twenty seconds more
When everything has happened and there's nothing else in store
The thing is now to lay my head down, close my eyes, and snore
And so to bed directly I go
The day is done
The sun is down
The curtains have been drawn
And darkness has descended over everything in town
The covers have been turned and I've got my pajamas on
I've had my fun
I've stretched and yawned and all is said and done
I'm going to bed
Bed bed bed bed bed
Bed
Bed bed bed bed bed
I'm going to bed
Bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed bed


From Letty with love

Love Me Tonight
Tom Jones

I know that it's late
And I really must leave you alone
But you're good to hold
And I feel such a long way from home
Yes, I know that our love is still new
But I promise it's gonna be true
Please let me stay
Don't you send me away, oh, no, no

Aaaaaah, tell me babe
That you need me
Say you'll never leave me
Love me tonight
Hold me now my heart is aching
And until the dawn is breaking
Love me tonight
Something is burning inside
Something that cannot be denied
I can't let you out of my sight
Darling, love me tonight
(Let me love you, babe)
(Let me love you, babe)
(Babe, love me tonight)

I've waited so long
For the girl of my dreams to appear
And now I can hardly believe
That you really are here
Here in my arms you belong
How can this feeling be wrong
Darling, be kind
For I'm out of my mind over you

Aaaaah, tell me babe
That you need me
Say you'll never leave me
Aaaaah, love me tonight
Babe, now the pain is stronger
I can't wait a moment longer
Love me tonight
Something is burning inside
Something that cannot be denied
I can't let you out of my sight
Darling, love me tonight
Let me love you baby
Let me love you baby
Let me love you tonight
Love me tonight

I searched for this song last October. Accidentally stumbled across it.


Christopher Columbus
Benny Goodman

Mister Christopher columbus
Sailed the sea without a compass
When his men began a rumpus
Up spoke, Christopher Columbus

There is land somewhere
Until we get there
We will not go wrong
If we sing, swing a song

Since the world is round
We'll be safe and sound
Til our goal is found
We'll just keep rhythm bound

Soon the crew was makin merry
Then came a yell
Let's drink to Isabelle
Hum, bring the rum, Ho Hum

No more mutiny
What a time at sea
With di-plo-ma-cy
Christy made his-to-ry

Mister Christopher Columbus
He used rhythm as a compass
Music ended all the rumpus
Wise old Christopher Columbus