A defining moment in rock n roll history when Morrison died

People Are Strange
The Doors
People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange

The Who

Magic Bus (There is a great live version of this song on "Live At Leeds")

Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus)
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus)
You house is only another mile (Too much, Magic Bus)

Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, Magic Bus)
You'll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, Magic Bus)
I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, Magic Bus)
But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, Magic Bus)

Nooooooooo!

I don't care how much I pay (Too much, Magic Bus)
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, Magic Bus)
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... (You can't have it!)
Thruppence and sixpence every day
Just to drive to my baby
Thruppence and sixpence each day
'Cause I drive my baby every way

Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus ...

I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
I drive my baby every way (Too much, Magic Bus)
Each time I go a different way (Too much, Magic Bus)

I want it, i want it, I want it, I want it ...

Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, Magic Bus)
As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)


FYI...Keith Moon was the inspiration behind Muppets character Animal.

Pink Floyd lost Sid Recently.

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom,
blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine

SEX PISTOLS LYRICS

- tessie

Great one Tessie.

Got me thinking of a band that was inspired by the Pistols, and went on to inspire countless others. Singer Ian Curtis committed suicide after the band released only two albums.

Joy Division

Love Will Tear Us Apart

When routine bites hard,
And ambitions are low,
And resentment rides high,
But emotions won't grow,
And we're changing our ways, taking different roads.

Then love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart.

Why is the bedroom so cold?
You've turned away on your side.
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect run so dry.
Yet there's still this appeal that we've kept through our lives.

But love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.

You cry out in your sleep,
All my failings exposed.
And there's a taste in my mouth,
As desperation takes hold.
Just that something so good just can't function no more.

But love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.

FF would probably agree with me when I say the performer of this song had a great deal of influence over my younger years. Both on television and through his music. I'd even say I wanted to be him, but alas. It was a sad day when he passed.


Garden Party
Rick Nelson

I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends
A chance to share old memories and play our songs again
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name
No one recognized me, I didn't look the same.

Chorus:
But it's all right now
I learned my lesson well
See you, ya can't please everyone
So ya got to please yourself.

People came from miles around, everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air
An' over in the corner, much to my surprise
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise.

Chorus:
But it's all right now
I learned my lesson well
Ya can't please everyone
So ya got to please yourself.

Lott-in-dah-dah-dah, lot-in-dah-dah-dah.
--- Instrumental ---

Played them all the old songs, thought that's why they came
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave.

Chorus:
But it's all right now
I learned my lesson well
See you, ya can't please everyone
So ya got to please yourself.

Lott-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
Lott-in-dah-dah-dah.
--- Instrumental ---

Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he should
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck.

Chorus:
But it's all right now
I learned my lesson well
See you, ya can't please everyone
So ya got to please yourself.

Lott-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
Lott-in-dah-dah-dah.

An' it's all right now
Learned my lesson well
See you, ya can't please everyone
So you got to please yourself...

Tess, by the way, you beat me to Buddy Holly. I was going to do one of them, just didn't know who. I was thinking La Bamba, by Ritchie Valens.

trivia:
The Turtles did back up on this song. Towards the end, if you listen real, real close, when the singer with the falsetto voice sings "Get it on" over and over, you can him say "Ooops" because he said "Get it on" once too often. Mark Bolan liked it and left it in.

Flo and Eddie (The Turtles) also played with Frank Zappa (dead):

Dreamed I was an Eskimo
(Bop-bop ta-da-da bop-bop Ta-da-da)
Frozen wind began to blow
(Bop-bop ta-da-da bop-bop Ta-da-da)
Under my boots 'n around my toe
(Bop-bop ta-da-da bop-bop Ta-da-da)
Frost had bit the ground below
(Boop-boop aiee-ay-ah!)
Was a hundred degrees below zero
(Booh!)
(Bop-bop ta-da-da bop-bop Ta-da-da)
And my momma cried:
Boo-a-hoo hoo-ooo
And my momma cried:
Nanook-a, no no (no no . . . )
Nanook-a, no no (no no . . . )
Don't be a naughty Eskimo-wo-oh
(Bop-bop ta-da-da bop-bop Ta-da-da)
Save your money: don't go to the show
Well I turned around an' I said:
HO HO
(Booh!)
Well I turned around an' I said:
HO HO
(Booh!)
Well I turned around an' I said:
HO HO
An' the Northern Lites commenced t' glow
An' she said
(Bop-bop ta-da-da bop . . . )
With a tear in her eye:
WATCH OUT WHERE THE HUSKIES GO
AN' DON'T YOU EAT THAT YELLOW SNOW
WATCH OUT WHERE THE HUSKIES GO
AN' DON'T YOU EAT THAT YELLOW SNOW

So many young talents that passed before their time. Heaven must have a hell of a band!

Taxi
Harry Chapin

It was raining hard in 'Frisco,
I needed one more fare to make my night.
A lady up ahead waved to flag me down,
She got in at the light.
Oh, where you going to, my lady blue,
It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain.
She just looked out the window, and said
"Sixteen Parkside Lane".
Something about her was familiar
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken"
And she didn't say anything more.
It took a while, but she looked in the mirror,
And she glanced at the license for my name.
A smile seemed to come to her slowly,
It was a sad smile, just the same.
And she said, "How are you Harry?"
I said, "How are you Sue?
Through the too many miles
and the too little smiles
I still remember you."
It was somewhere in a fairy tale,
I used to take her home in my car.
We learned about love in the back of the Dodge,
The lesson hadn't gone too far.
You see, she was gonna be an actress,
And I was gonna learn to fly.
She took off to find the footlights,
And I took off to find the sky.
Oh, I've got something inside me,
To drive a princess blind.
There's a wild man, wizard,
He's hiding in me, illuminating my mind.
Oh, I've got something inside me,
Not what my life's about,
Cause I've been letting my outside tide me,
Over 'till my time, runs out.
Baby's so high that she's skying,
Yes she's flying, afraid to fall.
I'll tell you why baby's crying,
Cause she's dying, aren't we all.
There was not much more for us to talk about,
Whatever we had once was gone.
So I turned my cab into the driveway,
Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawns.
And she said we must get together,
But I knew it'd never be arranged.
And she handed me twenty dollars,
For a two fifty fare, she said
"Harry, keep the change."
Well another man might have been angry,
And another man might have been hurt,
But another man never would have let her go...
I stashed the bill in my shirt.
And she walked away in silence,
It's strange, how you never know,
But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for,
Such a long, long time ago.
You see, she was gonna be an actress
And I was gonna learn to fly.
She took off to find the footlights,
And I took off for the sky.
And here, she's acting happy,
Inside her handsome home.
And me, I'm flying in my taxi,
Taking tips, and getting stoned,
I go flying so high, when I'm stoned.

I'll lighten the mood of dead artists today with this one. Very few will probably know this guy. Amazing what a little pot did in the 60's.



Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Tiny Tim

Tiptoe through the window, by the window that is where I'll be,
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
Ohhhh!!

Tiptoe from the garden, by the garden of a willow tree
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Knee deep in flowers we'll stray, we'll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight, will you pardon me?
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Knee deep in flowers we'll stray, we'll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight, will you pardon me?
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

[quote=jtswinehart]I'll lighten the mood of dead artists today with this one. Very few will probably know this guy. Amazing what a little pot did in the 60's.



Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Tiny Tim

Tiptoe through the window, by the window that is where I'll be,
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
Ohhhh!!

The most annoying figure from that era. I guess he was Andy Kaufman before Andy. If you have not heard this guy please don't search for him!

[quote=jtswinehart]I'll lighten the mood of dead artists today with this one. Very few will probably know this guy. Amazing what a little pot did in the 60's.



Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Tiny Tim

Tiptoe through the window, by the window that is where I'll be,
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
Ohhhh!!

The most annoying figure from that era. I guess he was Andy Kaufman before Andy. If you have not heard this guy please don't search for him!
- emtae

Agreed!

Another in a looooong list of dead artists. They were never the same without Dwayne.

Whipping Post
The Allman Brothers

I been run down, I been lied to,
I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool.
She took all my money, wrecked my new car.
Now she's with one of my goodtime buddies,
They're drinkin' in some crosstown bar.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.

My friends tell me, that I've been such a fool,
And I have to stand by and take it baby, all for lovin' you.
Drown myself in sorrow, and I look at what you've done.
But nothin' seems to change, the bad times and the shame,
And I can't run.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.

Another in a looooong list of dead artists. They were never the same without Dwayne.

Whipping Post
The Allman Brothers

I been run down, I been lied to,
I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool.
She took all my money, wrecked my new car.
Now she's with one of my goodtime buddies,
They're drinkin' in some crosstown bar.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.

My friends tell me, that I've been such a fool,
And I have to stand by and take it baby, all for lovin' you.
Drown myself in sorrow, and I look at what you've done.
But nothin' seems to change, the bad times and the shame,
And I can't run.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.
- jtswinehart

They do miss him, however Derek Trucks may be the best slide guitar player since Dwayne Allman, if not better.

Another in a looooong list of dead artists. They were never the same without Dwayne.

Whipping Post
The Allman Brothers

I been run down, I been lied to,
I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool.
She took all my money, wrecked my new car.
Now she's with one of my goodtime buddies,
They're drinkin' in some crosstown bar.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.

My friends tell me, that I've been such a fool,
And I have to stand by and take it baby, all for lovin' you.
Drown myself in sorrow, and I look at what you've done.
But nothin' seems to change, the bad times and the shame,
And I can't run.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like I'm dyin'.
- jtswinehart

Good one

Dedicated to the One I Love - The Mamas and the Papas

While I'm far away from you, my baby,
I know it's hard for you, my baby,
Because it's hard for me, my baby,
And the darkest hour is just before dawn---
Each night before you go to bed, my baby,
Whisper a little prayer for me my baby.
And tell all the stars above
This is dedicated to the one I love...
"Life" can never be exactly like we want it to be.
I could be satisfied knowing you love me.
But there's one thing I want you to do especially for me---
And it's something that everybody needs.
While I'm far away from you, my baby,
Whisper a little prayer for me, my baby,
Because it's hard for me, my baby,
And the darkest hour is just before dawn.
If there's one thing I want you to do especially for me
And it's something that everybody needs...
Each night before you go to bed, my baby,
Whisper a little prayer for me, my baby,
And tell all the stars above---
This is dedicated to the one I love.
This is dedicated (to the one I love)
This is dedicated to the one I love
This is dedicated (to the one I love)
This is dedicated...

I was so shocked when I heard this artist had been shot and killed by his own father. One great voice silenced.

Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye

(Get up get up get up get up, wake up wake up wake up wake up)

Ooh, baby let's get down tonight
Baby I'm hot just like an oven
I need your lovin'
And baby, I can't hold it much longer
It's getting stronger and stronger
And when I get that feeling
I want Sexual Healing
Sexual Healing, oh baby
Makes me feel so fine
Helps to relieve my mind

Sexual Healing baby, is good for me
Sexual Healing is something that's good for me
Whenever blue tear drops are falling
And my emotional stability is leaving me
There is something I can do
I can get on the telephone and call you up baby, and
Honey I know you'll be there to relieve me
The love you give to me will free me
If you don't know the things you're dealing ohh
I Can tell you, darling, that it's Sexual Healing

Get up, Get up, Get up, Get up, let's make love tonight
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up, Wake up, 'cuz you do it right
Baby I got sick this mornin'
A sea was storming inside of me and
Baby I think I'm capsizing
The waves are rising and rising
And when I get that feeling
I want Sexual Healing

Sexual Healing is good for me
Makes me feel so fine, it's such a rush
Helps to relieve my mind, and it's good for us
Sexual Healing, baby, is good for me
Sexual Healing is something that's good for me
And it's good for me and it's good to me

My baby ohhh
Come take control, just grab a hold
Of my body and mind
soon we'll be making it
Honey, oh your doin' fine
You're my medicine open up and let me in
Darling, you're so great
I can't wait for you to operate
Get up get up get up get up
let´s make love tonight
wake up wake up wake up wake up
because you do it right

Could we do a thread for bands with people who should be dead but somehow keep beating the reaper? Keith Richards, Ozzy and Courtney Love come to mind!

Could we do a thread for bands with people who should be dead but somehow keep beating the reaper? Keith Richards, Ozzy and Courtney Love come to mind!
- emtae

That would also include Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and just about every other artist who came out of the 60's and 70's.

That would also include Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and just about every other artist who came out of the 60's and 70's.
- jtswinehart

And Elvis and Morrison... if 7-11 sightings count

And Elvis and Morrison... if 7-11 sightings count
- ForeverFlyer16

I hear tell Elvis is flipping burgers somewhere in Nevada for all the grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches he can eat.
Morrison is a fat middle aged father of 7 living in suburban Cleveland.

I hear tell Elvis is flipping burgers somewhere in Nevada for all the grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches he can eat.
Morrison is a fat middle aged father of 7 living in suburban Cleveland.
- jtswinehart

Oh it's thursday, new topic. Hmmm.....

BANDS OR SINGERS WHO'S FIRST NAME BEGINS WITH B


But no Billy Joel

That would also include Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and just about every other artist who came out of the 60's and 70's.
- jtswinehart

Most of those guys cleaned up their acts, you can include Lou Reed high on the list. I'm talking about medical miracles or accidents waiting to happen!

Oh it's thursday, new topic. Hmmm.....

BANDS OR SINGERS WHO'S FIRST NAME BEGINS WITH B


But no Billy Joel
- Eggshmeg

No Bon Jovi either!

No Bon Jovi either!
- emtae

Please, please no Bon Jovi.