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"Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die", "I will see you again on the other side, someday" and the particularly gripping, "Remember what's been given, not taken away". Words to live by.... |
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"It's pasties and a G-string, beer and a shot
Portland through a shot glass and a Buffalo squeeze Popcorn, front row, higher than a kite, and I'll be back tomorrow night, And I'll be back tomorrow night" Just a portion of the epic "Pasties and a G-string" by Tom Waits |
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Don't make me start with the Ian Gillian (the master of the double entendre) |
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"Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I."
-Pink Floyd "Time stand still - I'm not looking back but I want to look around me now." -Rush "I take the longest walks, it always does me good." -King's X "If I could wave a magic wand And make my dreams come true I'd make my feelings go away And make you want me too" -King's X "I ate the crumbs and spilled the wine - the thought that counts." -King's X "Let me take my thoughts away to think about another day remembering the times I pray to help me deal with me, to be the Dogman." -King's X
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Some moron at the Aimee Mann show was shouting "Time Stand Still"...like she's going to play a song she sang 2 lines for, instead of her many solo songs THREE King's X songs! Wow! I always thought Doug's lyrics were like early Spock's Beard...vapid...but love the music...King's X is everywhere! |
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I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, ... All work and no play makes Jack really *&^@#^#ing horny. |
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This foolish game, oh it's still the same
The notes go dancin' off in the air And don't you believe it's true, the music is all for you It's really all we've got to share Cause Rockin' and Rollin', it's only howlin' at the Moon. It's only howlin' at the Moon. ~ Kansas
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Just a thought, there may be a benefit in fine tuning this thread. I see the responses are all over the place (which isn't bad, but makes things a bit hard to follow). I'm thinking along the lines of "most inspirational lyrics", "favorite prog lines from the 70's", "I can out-quote anybody so here's 5 or more 1 liners", "best lyrics re: religion" etc. As I was reading this thread I had a few things I sort of wanted to respond to, but by the time I finished reading, I was feeling schizophrenic!
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"fools must pretend to be wise, we've a faith that we use as a heavy disguise"
-Strawbs Last edited by GORT : 08-01-2006 at 10:33 AM. |
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Joladadijoladadijoladadijoladadi
Joladadijoladadi-jo-o-ooh! Joladadijoladadijoladadijoladadi Joladadijoladadi-jo-o-ooh! Oooooh-oooooh-oooooh-oooooh... |
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I saw a war widow in a laundrette
Washing the memories from her husband's clothes
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Ange : sur la trace des fées
Jadis, avec Pierre et Gladys On les voyait passer en robe blanche Au ruisseau qui traînait nos rêves Vers un écrin de joie Nous suivions la trace des fées C'était au mois de mai Vole, blonde tête folle, On les voyait quitter leur robe blanche Un torrent de cheveux dorés Léchait nos yeux de soie Nous étions sur la trace des fées C'était au mois de mai J'étais le prince sur son carrosse Ma muse pleurait aux étoiles Puis je redevins le chien. Jadis, cachées sous les fleurs de lys On les voyait flâner en robe blanche Au pays où la bise enlace les gens aux mille pleurs Nous suivions la trace des fées C'était au mois de mai Vole, vole, blonde nympholle On les entendait rire en robe blanche Et le gazon du parc s'imbibait à nos pieds d'enfant Nous étions sur la trace des fées C'était au mois de mai J'étais le prince sur son carrosse Ma muse pleurait aux étoiles Puis je redevins le chien. |
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You what?
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This is your Captian.... your Captain is dead. - Hawkwind
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This was the quote I used as the original slogan when I started the Gibraltar progrock mailing list way back in...whenever I started that (1989?):
"Art as expression Not as market campaigns Will still capture our imaginations Given the same State of integrity It will surely help us along" To me, that always summed up what I liked about prog. (it's from "Natural Science" on Rush's _Permanent Waves_ album) |
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OK, I'll play. I dunno 'bout most *important*, but some I like a lot are:
"A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace And rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace. And achieve it all with music that came quickly from afar, Then taste the fruit of man recorded losing all against the hour" -- Jon Anderson, Close To The Edge (wtf? nonsensical, but I love the imagery and vocal rhythm of it) "Us, and them, and after all we're only ordinary men. Me, and you. God only knows, it's not what we would choose to do. Forward he cried, from the rear, and the front rank died. And the generals sat and the lines on the map moved from side to side. Black and blue, and who knows which is which and who is who. Up and down, but in the end, it's only round and round. Haven't you heard it's a battle of words, the poster bearer cried. Listen son, said the man with the gun, there's room for you inside. Down and out, it cant be helped, but there's a lot of it about. With, without, and who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? Out of the way, it's a busy day, I've got things on my mind. For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died." -- Roger Waters, Us & Them (nice how he plays with the echo AND says something poignant) "As he stumbled on his ____. He was delighted as it stiffened, and ripped right through his sock! Oh, Saint Alphonzo would be proud of me! He shouted down the block: Dominus vobiscum, et cum spiritu tuo! Won't you eat my sleazy pancakes just for saintly Alphonzo!?" -- Frank Zappa, Father O'Blivion (again with the vocal rhythm, and funny to boot!) Maybe the Us & Them lyric could compete for most *important* prog lyric. |
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which by the way, why isn't Auralmoon linking to the GEPR for artist info ? |
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"All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted Not so coldly charted, it's really just a question of your honesty - yeah, your honesty One likes to believe in the freedom of music But glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity"
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