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MrCodeDude

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I'm sailing away,
Set an open course for the virgin sea,
'Cause I've got to be free,
Free to face the life that's ahead of me,
on board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard,
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore,
And I'll try, Oh Lord I'll try, to carry on

I look to the sea,
Reflections in the waves spark my memory,
Some happy, some sad,
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had,
We lived happily forever, so the story goes,
But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can to carry on

A gathering of angels appeared above my head,
They sang to me this song of hope and this is what they said,
They said come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me baby,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me

I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise,
We climbed aboard their starship, we headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me...
 

MrCodeDude

Lifer
Jun 23, 2001
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Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere


A singer in a smokey room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on

(Chorus)
Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night


Working hard to get my fill,
everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice,
just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on


(Chorus)


Don't stop believin'
Hold on to the feelin'
Streetlight people

Don't stop believin'
Hold on to the feelin'
Streelight people

Don't stop believin'
Hold on to the feelin'
Streetlight people
 

Blazin Trav

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Dec 14, 2004
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Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
:music:
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind

[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind.
:music:

I just fell asleep.
 

Red Dawn

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Who cares about the lyrics if they way they are presented resembles nails scratching a chalkboard?

As for Rappers being stupid, well that couldn't be any further from the truth. Hell they've figured a way to make bank by continuously putting out similar sounding nonsense and selling it to dumb ass white kids as unique art.
 

n yusef

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Originally posted by: tcsenter
Point taken. But, it's a natural human instinct to try and relate other things to themselves. If you listen to some music where you haven't shared any of the experiences as what the Artist is singing about, you won't connect with that song.
I choose to connect with songs that have a redeeming, moving, or positive message, not because I can't connect with songs that have a negative, counterproductive, selfish, or antisocial message, but because I can connect with all of those things....and do not desire to. I did, once, but I grew up.

Everyone has those traits inside them and its their obligation to find a way to deal with them. Everyone can tap into selfishness (and narcissism), hate, and antisocial feelings, and rationalize how the world has given them a low down dirty deal in life, and have no shortage of excuses for doing so...if they choose to. Its called a personality disorder.
If I hear a song about getting high, I know the feeling that the Artist is trying to discribe. If I have never dmoked weed before, then I may know what I've heard about it, but I won't be able to feel where the Artist is coming from. That is one case.
And an excellent one. I used to get high, and smile at lyrics that talked about getting a buzz on, but I don't get high anymore. That adulthood thing again.

If I ramble to much or go off on tangents, know that it's because I haven't slept in about 30 hours, and my I don't have a cooffee machine in my dorm yet.

You should notice I never said I liked the song about smoking. I can understand where the Artist is coming from, but I never said that I liked that song. A lot of things that I've done in the past aren't things that I'm proud of, and I don't think that listing them is appropriate for this forum. I have another example: On Kanye West's new album (I don't feel bad about downloading the leak because I'll but it when it comes out as I have a collection of about 5000 CDs, and I want the cover art) he has a song called Addiction (I hope I don't get into trouble for using this), where he raps about a topic that I can relate to 100%. A line in the first verse goes, "What's your addiction? Is it money? Is it girls? Is it weed? I've been afflicted, but not one, not two, but all three." I can understand where Kanye is coming from, what his mindset is about this song, becuase I've lived the same thing. In this song, Kanye West doesn't glorify these things. I'm not proud of when I used to hustle and sell nickel bags on the corner, but these things are part of my past, and they have formed my character to what it is today. If I had never gotten into stuff like that when I was younger I wouldn't be able to understand this song as well. Sure, I could think, "He can't quit smoking weed," but do I really understand what he's going through? Of course not, but since I have experienced that, I can relate. A lot of things I just can't appreciate because I don't know where the Artist is coming from though. When some of these MTV rock/pop singers play, I know what they are saying, but a lot of times I just don't understand it. We both had a stupid teenage rebellion, but I went out and tried my hardest to get money, while Good Charlotte talks about how bad it is (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous). It's the same concept though. Good Charlotte already had enough money, while I was dead broke. They probably can't see from the perspctive that I had, with barely enough money to buy food, so they value money less, but I didn't have any, so I valued it more. Now I live pretty middle class--my parents make ~90K a year together which isn't great, but they can buy food (I seriously have stories of having like a 1/2 bagel to keep me alive for a whole week).

Cliffs: IMO, your tastes in music are all about your perspective, how you think of things, but as it turns out, most people are on the same scale, just opposite sides of it, because we always want what we don't have.


I hope this makes sense. I know I should take a nap, but ATOT is more fun.
 

oslama

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Jan 22, 2001
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Originally posted by: ItmPls
Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
:music:
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind

[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind.
:music:

Kiddin me?


It could be a rap song
 
Mar 10, 2005
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Originally posted by: ItmPls
Comparing the best rappers to any other artist from any other genre of music is like comparing essays from College (rap) to High School (any other genre)



Let me guess, you're 13, suburban, and snow white?

You claim "the best rappers" are better than anyone else?

Neil Diamond, Paul Simon/Art Garfunkel, John Lennon/Paul McCartney, Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton, Elton John/Bernie Taupin, Barry White, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Tyler/Joe Perry, Prince, Roger Waters

That's a short list of the greatest musical writers of the past 40 to 50 years. I'll give ya Chuck D and Dr. Dre. That's it.


Calling rap music is like calling a Yugo fast. It's requires some perspective, and imagination. I can't stand how the absolute dregs of society are held up for admiration. 99.99% of rappers are a scourge, and should be the first in the electric bleachers.
 
Mar 10, 2005
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Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
I'm sailing away,
Set an open course for the virgin sea,
'Cause I've got to be free,
Free to face the life that's ahead of me,
on board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard,
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore,
And I'll try, Oh Lord I'll try, to carry on

I look to the sea,
Reflections in the waves spark my memory,
Some happy, some sad,
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had,
We lived happily forever, so the story goes,
But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold
But we'll try best that we can to carry on

A gathering of angels appeared above my head,
They sang to me this song of hope and this is what they said,
They said come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me baby,
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me

I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise,
We climbed aboard their starship, we headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me...



damn, you beat me to it!
 

Rip the Jacker

Diamond Member
Dec 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: ItmPls
Comparing the best rappers to any other artist from any other genre of music is like comparing essays from College (rap) to High School (any other genre)



Let me guess, you're 13, suburban, and snow white?

You claim "the best rappers" are better than anyone else?

Neil Diamond, Paul Simon/Art Garfunkel, John Lennon/Paul McCartney, Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton, Elton John/Bernie Taupin, Barry White, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Tyler/Joe Perry, Prince, Roger Waters

That's a short list of the greatest musical writers of the past 40 to 50 years. I'll give ya Chuck D and Dr. Dre. That's it.


Calling rap music is like calling a Yugo fast. It's requires some perspective, and imagination. I can't stand how the absolute dregs of society are held up for admiration. 99.99% of rappers are a scourge, and should be the first in the electric bleachers.

Dre?




.....
 

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: ItmPls
Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
:music:
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind

[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind.
:music:

Kiddin me?

Hahah...no he's not. Those are some of the most well known and beautiful lyrics ever written. Nobody's even heard of that crap you posted. I mean, come ON:

Bustin techs like Russian Roulette I doubt you win
Freestyles like hand grenades without the pin

What the hell is that?
 

Sureshot324

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Originally posted by: ItmPls
inspired by all these fvcking rap hating threads...

Do you hate rap? Good.

Now post some lyrics that can top this.

Rakim - When I'm Flowin

Yes yes y'all I still fiend by any means
to flow and I go through extremes don't intervene
My adventures show like a three dimensional screen
Cause I mention many things and I'm presentin many scenes
Guess I'm telegraphic, motions energentic
Better tell em forget it, cause I'm telekinetic
Crowds is screamin, I choke the mic and keep squeezin
Styles seemin like I used a thousand words without breathin
Bustin techs like Russian Roulette I doubt you win
Freestyles like hand grenades without the pin
Composin, then leave the mic full of corrosion
Don't test this, or best to expects this explosion
At shows I spit flows with seven deadly venoms
Killin syllables with poisonous synonyms in em
Ideas is blowin, mics is blowin
from what I'm showin, see it, I keep it goin when I'm flowin

When I'm flowin, theoretically speakin like a drummer
I take you through the streets to the parks in the summer
or illustrate, a time and place you never been in
and make you focus on the future after seein the beginning
And my style wilds, like Miles on the trumpet
Volume dial was kind of low, need to pump it
Up another notch turn the dial til it stops
More watts you got, more things to watch
Third eye's wide open, you're focused on the theory
Keep scopin til you hear me, words is spoken clearly
It's no smokescreens on the scenes that I'm showin
Man I keep it goin, damn I keep it flowin

Two pages cause panic, freestyles is frantic
Thoughts is organic, flow is aerodynamic
Mic is volcanic, rhymes spread across the planet
I send out the scribe now the vibes gigantic
Now, I'm internationally known, mental capacities blown
I hope your microphone's accident prone
Raw footage is shown, but only showin scenes of my own
Leavin your periphereal vision in a zone
But not the twilight, from the insight that I write
and recite, in my mic'll be bright, cause I like
the night glowin, it's out of sight when I'm showin
Man I keep it goin, damn I keep it flowin

Yo, accurate tactics "Make Em Clap to This"
When I "Move the Crowd", my "Rhythm" still don't miss
Breeze through melodies cause "It's Been A Long Time"
My "Lyrics" is "Fury" and rappers hate to hear me rhyme
Every antidote that I quote, is "No Joke"
Nobody's smilin "In The Ghetto" from the notes I wrote
My high techniques wreck and disrepect beats
Have you "Follow-in The Leader" up and down the streets
So "Kick Along" as I rip a song with pull
As the rhyme goes on I get "Paid In Full"
It's Rakim, I'm indicatin rhymes for the showin
Check it out y'all, I keep it goin when I'm flowin

Straight up, Rakim Allah the Fiend of the Microphone still flowin
You know? One love to ? comin through your livin room soon, straight up
?, one love
The whole tri-state, one love
Rakim Allah baby, y'know?
It's on, what, check it out y'all, check it out

There's no meaning, no story, no emotion, it's not about anything, it's just a bunch of words that rhyme. Is that all you think songwriting is?
 

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
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BTW- these are probably some of the best lyrics ever. It's a song by Tim Buckley called "Song to the Siren":

Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
til your singing eyes and fingers
drew me loving into your isle.
And you sang Sail to me, sail to me,
Let me enfold you.
Here I am, here I am
waiting to hold you.
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you hare when I was fox?
Now my foolish boat is leaning,
broken lovelorn on your rocks.
For you sang Touch me not, touch me not,
Come back tomorrow.
Oh my heart, oh my heart shies from the sorrow.
I'm as puzzled as a newborn child.
I'm as riddled as the tide.
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or shall I lie with death my bride?
Here me sing: Swim to me, swim to me,
Let me enfold you.
Here I am, Here I am, waiting to hold you.

 

OCNewbie

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Originally posted by: ViperVin2
However, if that is all you look at, it is still one of the biggest and most popular genres out there right now. It could not become so big if it really was crap.

Like the above poster said about Hillary Duff being #1 right now. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the vast majority of rap fans are in the pre-teen to late 20's crowd, a little older if you're not white. Why is rap popular now? Because it's excellent music? Or is it the image it portrays?

What do pretty much all rappers have in common? They ALL get the chicks. How do they get the chicks? By rolling on 24's, wearing really baggy clothes, having lots of shiny things adorning them (bling bling), having lots of money. But how do they have all this cash and flash? They sell rap music. So people associate rap music with getting the chicks. And how many high school kids will NOT totally alter their image/tastes to put themselves in the best position to get chicks? Currently the "cool" thing is (chicks dig the "cool" guys) to listen to rap music, so that's why it's so popular.
 

datalink7

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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Prepare to be pwned


Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd


Speak to Me
(Mason) 1:16

"I've been mad for fvcking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks, been working me buns off for bands..."

"I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the
most of us...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."

(Instrumental)


Breathe
(Waters, Gilmour, Wright) 2:44

Breathe, breathe in the air.
Don't be afraid to care.
Leave but don't leave me.
Look around and choose your own ground.

Long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be.

Run, rabbit run.
Dig that hole, forget the sun,
And when at last the work is done
Don't sit down it's time to dig another one.

For long you live and high you fly
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
You race towards an early grave.


On The Run
(Gilmour, Waters) 3:32

[female announcer, announcing flights at airport, including 'Rome']
"Live for today, gone tomorrow, that's me, HaHaHaaaaaa!"

(Instrumental)


Time
(Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour) 7:06

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say.


Breathe (reprise)
7:06

Home, home again.
I like to be here when I can.
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire.
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.


The Great Gig in the Sky
(Wright) 4:44

"And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I
don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime."

"If you can hear this whispering you are dying."

"I never said I was frightened of dying."

(Instrumental)


Money
(Waters) 6:32

Money, get away.
Get a good job with good pay and you're okay.
Money, it's a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team.

Money, get back.
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, it's a hit.
Don't give me that do goody good bullsh!t.
I'm in the high-fidelity first class traveling set
And I think I need a Lear jet.

Money, it's a crime.
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie.
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise it's no surprise that they're
giving none away.

"HuHuh! I was in the right!"
"Yes, absolutely in the right!"
"I certainly was in the right!"
"You was definitely in the right. That geezer was cruising for a
bruising!"
"Yeah!"
"Why does anyone do anything?"
"I don't know, I was really drunk at the time!"
"I was just telling him, he couldn't get into number 2. He was asking
why he wasn't coming up on freely, after I was yelling and
screaming and telling him why he wasn't coming up on freely.
It came as a heavy blow, but we sorted the matter out"


Us and Them
(Waters, Wright) 7:40

Us, and them
And after all we're only ordinary men.
Me, and you.
God only knows it's noz what we would choose to do.
Forward he cried from the rear
and the front rank died.
And the general 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.

"I mean, they're not gunna kill ya, so if you give 'em a quick short,
sharp, shock, they won't do it again. Dig it? I mean he get off
lightly, 'cos I would've given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really...I mean good manners
don't cost nothing do they, eh?"

Down and out
It can't 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 the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.


Brain Damage
(Waters) 3:50

The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.

The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.

And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.

The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.

And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.

"I can't think of anything to say except...
I think it's marvelous! HaHaHa!"


Eclipse
(Waters) 2:04

All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel.
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say.
All that you eat
And everyone you meet
All that you slight
And everyone you fight.
All that is now
All that is gone
All that's to come
and everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."

The Pretender by Jackson Browne

I?m going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
I?m going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I?ll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I?ll get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen

I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I?ve been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it?s the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You?ll get up and do it again
Amen

Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there

Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight

I?m going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we?ll fill in the missing colors
In each other?s paint-by-number dreams
And then we?ll put out dark glasses on
And we?ll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We?ll get up and do it again
Get it up again

I?m going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Thought true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender

American Pie by Don McLean

A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, they?d be happy for a while.

But february made me shiver
With every paper I?d deliver.
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn?t take one more step.

I can?t remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride,
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.

So bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
Singin?, "this?ll be the day that I die.
"this?ll be the day that I die."

Did you write the book of love,
And do you have faith in God above,
If the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock ?n roll,
Can music save your mortal soul,
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

Well, I know that you?re in love with him
`cause I saw you dancin? in the gym.
You both kicked off your shoes.
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.

I was a lonely teenage broncin? buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck,
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died.

I started singin?,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
And singin?, "this?ll be the day that I die.
"this?ll be the day that I die."

Now for ten years we?ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin? stone,
But that?s not how it used to be.
When the jester sang for the king and queen,
In a coat he borrowed from james dean
And a voice that came from you and me,

Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned.
And while lennon read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.

We were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
And singin?, "this?ll be the day that I die.
"this?ll be the day that I die."

Helter skelter in a summer swelter.
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and falling fast.
It landed foul on the grass.
The players tried for a forward pass,
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast.

Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune.
We all got up to dance,
Oh, but we never got the chance!
`cause the players tried to take the field;
The marching band refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?

We started singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
And singin?, "this?ll be the day that I die.
"this?ll be the day that I die."

Oh, and there we were all in one place,
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again.
So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
Jack flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devil?s only friend.

Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
No angel born in hell
Could break that satan?s spell.
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite,
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died

He was singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
And singin?, "this?ll be the day that I die.
"this?ll be the day that I die."

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I went down to the sacred store
Where I?d heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldn?t play.

And in the streets: the children screamed,
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken.
And the three men I admire most:
The father, son, and the holy ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died.

And they were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
Singin?, "this?ll be the day that I die.
"this?ll be the day that I die."

They were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye
Singin?, "this?ll be the day that I die."

Piano Man by Billy Joel

It?s nine o?clock on a saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There?s an old man sitting next to me
Makin? love to his tonic and gin

He says, son, can you play me a memory?
I?m not really sure how it goes
But it?s sad and it?s sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man?s clothes

La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Chorus:
Sing us a song, you?re the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we?re all in the mood for a melody
And you?ve got us feelin? alright

Now john at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he?s quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there?s someplace that he?d rather be
He says, bill, I believe this is killing me.
As the smile ran away from his face
Well I?m sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Now paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he?s talkin? with davy who?s still in the navy
And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they?re sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it?s better than drinkin? alone

Chorus

It?s a pretty good crowd for a saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
?cause he knows that it?s me they?ve been comin? to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, man, what are you doin? here?

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Chorus

Hotel California by The Eagles

On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
Rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
Then she lit up a candle
And she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place (background)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year
Any time of year (background)
You can find it here
You can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany twisted
She's got the Mercedes bends
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
That she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
Sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain
Please bring me my wine
He said
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely Place
Such a lovely Place (background)
Such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise (background)
Bring your alibies

Mirrors on the ceiling
Pink champagne on ice
And she said
We are all just prisoners here
Of our own device
And in the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
Relax said the nightman
We are programed to recieve
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave

Blowin in the Wind by Bob Dylan


How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
 

TheShiz

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you know what I don't like about rap, including the example the OP posted. it seems rappers have to CONSTANTLY explain to you why they are so good. I mean, if you really are so great I don't think you'd need to bring it up in the lyrics every 5 seconds.
 

misterj

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:music:
Uh!

Yeah!

Why you drive the beat out, man?

Turn my headphones up
I'm serious n*gga
I can't hear out of my left ear

Hold up, n*gga, I need some water!
My throat's dry!
How the f*Ck do you expect me to rhyme
If I can't talk, n*gga?
I'm thirsty!
What is this? Jail, motherf*cker??
:music:
 

Rip the Jacker

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Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
ItmPls, you don't know who Dr. Dre is, and you're up here preaching rap?

You truly are a sucka, and should be capped promptly.

I know who Dr. Dre is.

The point of my reply was not to ask who Dr. Dre was, but instead ask WHY THE FVCK he even picked him with Chuck D. There are many other artists better than Dr. Dre. I could name a hundred.