Favourite lyrics

[theeman]

are there any lyrics that always make you smile when you hear them?

on gene faith's 'family man' he says about his missus 'she ain't good looking but she sure can cook now'...

[Matt Hero]

Quote[/b] (theeman @ Dec. 08 2004,09:18)]on gene faith's 'family man' he says about his missus 'she ain't good looking but she sure can cook now'...

That always makes me smile too and along the same lines, Bobby Womack's 'Looking For A Love'..... (if only I could find the lyrics to post).

[Nick Cope]

Terry Durham's Dungeons & Dragons epic, Crystal Telephone never fails to crack me up...

If I had time I'd go listen and quote some... hopefully a little later - it's fucking hilarious

[vibra]

Caravan's 'The Dog, The Dog, He's At It Again' (from 'For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night' LP) never fails for me:

Lo-o-o-nely girl, would you like a sweet to eat?
I've got something that I'd like you to hold
And my brother will tell you that it's good for your cold
So, there, surely there is nothing wrong
Take my hand and we'll try to make a stand
For all censorship, decency, all night long

You're naive if you really do believe
That the world is so full of sin
Never look back on the things that you lack
When you're in
My mother said that I should stay out of bed
But I know that I like it in there
Legs and thighs, hellos and goodbyes
It's all there

Oh my oh

(Suck a sugar, dandy, rock'n'roll
Lick a-licking lozenge cures the soul)

Here is my cure for colds
And here is my cure for measles
When you've tried those
If you've invented your toes
Well you're surely in luck, you'll get a stunning good show
So if you come with me
We'll try to clean the inside out
This filthy old world is such a beautiful girl
And you must have a sweet
I'm sure it's good for your feet

You're naive if you really do believe
That the world is so full of sin
Never look back on the things that you lack
When you're in
My mother said that I should stay out of bed
But I know that I like it in there
Legs and thighs, hellos and goodbyes
It's all there

Oh, medicine gone
It's coming on strong
It's coming on and on and on and on

[sermad]

Always cheers me up. Great song too.

THERE IS A MOUNTAIN - Donovan

The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
The caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain.
Oh Wanita, oh Wanita, oh Wanita, I call your name.
Oh, the snow will be a blinding sight to see as it lies on yonder hillside.
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
Ah, my-my.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain

[peretti]

The Dramatics' track You're Foolin' You has the immortal line:"You're lazy, just like Susan". Took me about 10 years to find out what a Lazy Susan was...my own theories were about the line were so much better than the mundane reality.

Also the entire lyrics of Jocko Henderson's 'Rhythm Talk': "My baby's a man, can you understand?"

[Benicio Del Toffo]

I always find JB's line, which I think is from 'Mindpower'(?), makes me smile:

"I might not know karate, but I know ka-razy"

And funny for totally different reasons:

"I'm serious as cancer when I tell you rhythm is a dancer"

"I suppose a rock's out of the question?"

"Don't say you're easy on me, you're about as easy as a nuclear war"

Poets Laureate one and all.

[vibra]

Quote[/b] (Benicio Del Toffo @ Dec. 08 2004,11:54)]And funny for totally different reasons:

"I'm serious as cancer when I tell you rhythm is a dancer"

"I suppose a rock's out of the question?"

"Don't say you're easy on me, you're about as easy as a nuclear war"

Poets Laureate one and all.

Des'ree gets similarly deep on the classic 'Life' - what a lyricist! Incredible..

Ooh, Yeah
Oh yeah
Oh Life
Oh Life

I'm afraid of the dark
Especially when I'm in a park
When there's no one else around
Oh I get the shivers
I don't wanna see a ghost
It's the sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast
Watch the evening news

Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life
Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life

I'm a superstitious girl
I'm the worst in the world
Never walk under ladders
I keep a rabbits' tail
I'll take you up on a dare
Anytime, anywhere
Name the place, I'll be there
Bungee jumping, I don't care

Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life
Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life

Life So after all's said and done
I know I'm not the only one
Life indeed can be fun If you really want to
Sometimes living out your dreams
Ain't as easy as it seems
You wanna fly around the world In a beautiful balloon

Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life
Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life

Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life
Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life
Oh life, oh life..

[Brother Logic]

From the Wu:

Here I go, deep type flow
Jacque Cousteau could never get this low

and

For cryin out loud my style is wild so book me
Not long is how long that this rhyme took me

[Nick Cope]

Oh man, I quote these lyrics to anyone willing to listen to my ranting too! least the bit about parks, ghosts and toast anyway. To know the lyrics beyond the first verse is frankly disturbing.

[the bearded one]

"this is nas kid, you know how it runs,
i'm waving automatic guns at nuns..."

[john stapleton]

a mid-school classic:

'always chilling...
never illing...
in my mouth I got two fillings...
whatever...'

[Beaver]

LIBERTINES - WHAT A WASTER (Any tune with 'Two Bob Cunt' in the lyrics, is A OK with me)

What a waster, what a fucking waster
You pissed it all up the wall
Round the corner where they chased her

There's tears coming out from everywhere
The city's hard, the city's fair
Get back inside you've got nothing on
No you mind yer bleedin own you two bob cunt

When she wakes up in the morning
She writes down all her dreams
Reads like the book of revelations
Or the Beano or the unabridged ulysses

Oh I really wanna know
So tell me, where does all the money go
where does all the money go
Straight, straight up her nose

And I never really liked it any way
So much preferred it the other way yeah

What a divvy what a fucking div
Talking like a moron, walking like a spiv
I was laying in bed paying my rent
Knocking on the door for something

That she lent her brother
Meanwhile from under the covers she says
Save me from tommorow, save me from tommorow
Oh no, Oh no not me

And I never never liked it any way
So much preferred it the other way yeah
Never really liked it any way
So much preferred it the other way yeah

What a waster, what a fucking waster
You pissed it all up the wall
Round the corner where they chased her

There's tears coming out from everywhere
The citys hard the citys fair
Get back inside you've got nothing on
No you mind yer bleedin own you two bob cunt

What a waster, what a fucking waster
You pissed it all up the wall
Round the corner where they chased her

There's tears coming out from everywhere
The citys hard the citys fair
Get back inside you've got nothing on
No you mind yer bleedin own you two bob cunt

[wooly]

For me, it's always 'Look Out, There's a Monster Coming' by the Bonzo Dog Band which never fails to raise a smile.

Have to agree with the Terry Durham as well - "...and there's a flower in the sky, but... not often!"

Caravan "The Dog, The Dog" also! Good choices!

Max Bygraves' single for the National Coal Board is still doing it for me, though - "Do It The Safety Way".... "Common sense saves accidents, do it the safe-ty wayyy!".

[Striker]

Quote[/b] (vibra @ Dec. 08 2004,12:15)]Des'ree gets similarly deep on the classic 'Life' - what a lyricist! Incredible..

She won an Ivor Novello Award for that shit too.