You've Got Her In Your Pocket - The White Stripes

It's hard to pick out a particular Jack White song to post, as he has written so many incredible and unique songs. Although this one isn't quite my favorite, I think this song is so good because of how simple it is but how incredible it sounds. It has such lovely lyrics and White's unique voice makes you really feel the passion in his words. It's a great acoustic piece that is easy to pick up and play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz90QvjL0Fo

You've Got Her In Your Pocket

You've got her in your pocket
And there's no way out now
Put it in the safe and lock it
'cause it's at home sweet home
Nobody ever told you that it was the wrong way
To trick a woman, make her feel she did it her way
And you'll be there if she ever feels blue
And you'll be there when she finds someone new
What to do
Well you know
You keep her in your pocket
Where there's no way out now
Put it in a safe a lock it
'cause it's home sweet home
The smile on your face made her think she had the right one
Then she thought she was sure
By the way you two could have fun
But now she might leave
Like she's threatened before
Grab hold of her fast
Before her feet leave the floor
And she's out the door
'cause you want
To keep you in my pocket
Where there's no way out now
Put it in a safe a lock it
'cause it's home sweet home
And in your own mind
You know you're lucky just to know her
And in the beginning all you wanted was to show her
But now you're scared
You think she's running away
You search in your hand for something clever to say
Don't go away
'cause I want
To keep you in my pocket
Where there's no way out
Put it in a safe a lock it
'cause it's home sweet home
Home sweet home

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

I have the feeling this song is still fairly well known, and I'm sure it gets air time but probably not near enough. This is one of those songs that is incredible by itself but absolutely phenomenal live as it lends itself to such incredible soloing. This was the first single by the band and surprisingly did not take off right away and wasn't played often apparently due to it's high lyrical content. there is an awesome version done live with Clapton as well that is worth checking out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2PCBx6s9SY&feature=related

Sultans of Swing

You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowin' Dixie double four time
You feel alright when you hear that music ring

And now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Comin' in out of the rain you hear the jazz go down
Competition in other places
Oh but the horns they blowin' that sound
Way on down south, way on down south London town

You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't wanna make it cry or sing
Yes and an old guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
He's got a daytime job, he's doin' alright
He can play the honky tonk like anything
Savin' it up for Friday night
With the Sultans... with the Sultans of Swing

And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It ain't what they call rock and roll
And the Sultans... yeah the Sultans play Creole

Creole

And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
'Goodnight, now it's time to go home'
And he makes it fast with one more thing
'We are the Sultans... We are the Sultans of Swing'

She Laughed At Me - Driver

A relatively newer song, I was a fan of this one as my high school years were waning. I haven't heard much else by them, but this song's lyrics always meant a lot to me, and I can greatly identify with them. Surprisingly, another Canadian band, I can find almost no info of them anywhere except that half of the band is now in the band Davinport. It seems mysterious they this band is so hard to locate, but it makes the song hard to find and even harder to stumble across.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj_YVoJzD8w

She laughed at me
When I said
Come back to me
She laughed at me
When I said
Come back to me

Alcohol, and cigarettes
And my guitar are my only friends
I think that lately i've had to much time on my hands
to relax

(chorus)
I didnt mean it when i told you to leave
I didnt mean it, now i'm begging you please
As you walk away

She laughed at me
When i said
come back to me

I think tonight i'll take the long way home
Cause right now i'd rather be alone
If i cant have you i think i'm better on my own

(chorus)

And now i'm screamin'
At the top of my lungs
But you dont hear me
Nobody does
I'm crawling on my knees

Cause i didnt mean to hurt her
I didnt mean to push her away
I'd tell her that i'm sorry
But she'd just throw it back in my face

She laughed at me
When i said
Come back to me, just come back to me

I didnt mean it, when i told you to leave
I didnt mean it, now i'm begging you please
As you walk away

And now i'm screamin', at the top of my lungs
But you dont hear me, nobody does
I'm crawling on my knees

Don't laugh at me, Don't laugh at me yeah
Don't laugh at me, Don't laugh at me...yeah

Prelude 12/ Suite Madame Blue - Styx

I know most people seem to hate Styx. Why? I assume it has to do with Mr. Roboto but it's a guilty pleasure. The fact is, that was off their 11th album and they put out some incredible tunes long before that song came to be. Suite Madam Blue was off their incredible 5th album, Equinox, released in 1975. This whole album is incredible, one of my personal favorites, but this song especially stands out for me. It is also another song with a short instrumental lead in similar to Long Time/ Foreplay. Written for the upcoming bicentennial, the musical flow in this song is phenomenal and musically outstanding. This album also marked the end for their original guitarist John Curulewski and the beginning for Tommy Shaw. It is a relatively long song, but a perfect close to a great album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SInH7BLVGRk

Suite Madame Blue

Time after time I sit and I wait for your call
I know I'm a fool but, why can I say
Whatever the price I'll pay for you, Madame Blue

Once long ago, a word from your lips and the world turned around
But somehow you've changed, You're so far away
I long for the past and dream of the days with you, Madame Blue

Suite Madame Blue, gaze in your looking glass
You're not a child anymore
Suite Madame Blue, the future is all but past
Dressed in your jewels, you made your own rules
You conquered the world and more....Heaven's door

America...America...America...America
America...America...America...America
America...America...America...America
America...America...America...America

Red, white and blue, gaze in your looking glass
You're not a child anymore
Red, white and blue, the future is all but past
So lift up your heart, make a new start
And lead us away from here

Tin Soldier - The Small Faces

Starting with a very cool, opening piano rift, this song has a solid flow right from the get go. This song has a heavy feel that is never overbearing, but the mellow parts during the vocal parts is awesome and I love how into his music the guitarist is. To see such passion when they are playing makes me enjoy the song even more, and when he yells " cause I love you", it just marks such an incredible, powerful ending to a great song. This song was released in 67 and is a perfect example of why I love European 60's music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcKZoFRpZCI

Tin Soldier

I, am a little tin soldier
that wants to jump into your fire
you are a look in your eye
a dream passing by in the sky
But I don't understand
And all I need, is treat me like a man
'cause I ain't no child
take me like I am
I got to know that I belong to you
I do anything that you want to do
I'll sing any so song that you want me to sing to you

I don't need no aggravation
I just got to make you
Got, I said listen, i just got to make you, yes, my occupation
I got to know that I belong to you
I'd do anything that you want to do
I'd sing any so song that you want me to sing to you
All I need is your whispered hello
smiles melting the snow
nothing heard
your eyes, are deeper than time
say a love that won't rhyme without words
so now I've lost my way
I need help to show me things to say
Just give me your love, before mine fades away
I got to know that I belong to you
I'll do anything that you want to do
I'll sing any so song that you want me to sing to you
oh yeah....oh yeah
Hey! I just want some reaction
someone to give me satisfaction
all I want to do is stick with you ,'cause I love you.

Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream

This song was a breakthrough for music, as being one of the first songs to be recorded with the use of a wah wah pedal, and I'm certain helped bring them to fame because it is awesome. Musically written by Clapton, the actual lyrics were written by Martin Sharp who gave them to Clapton by chance. With lines like " And the tiny purple fishes, Go laughing through your fingers, And you want to take her with you, To the hard land of the winter", you gotta wonder just what he was on ( although it IS somewhat based of Homer's odyssey and images he had seen while on a trip to Ibiza). Driven by an opening bass rift, this song draws you in right at the start and rocks it's way through with the use of the wah wah. Also, this album has the most awesome cover I can think of, link below.

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.boikot-underground.com/images/CreamDisraeliGears.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.boikot-underground.com/popup_image.php%3FpID%3D2349%26osCsid%3Dxpypqajwn&h=800&w=793&sz=269&tbnid=kqfMesE1ZuL4CM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=142&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddisraeli%2Bgears&usg=__J9LjDrPI2_lFusbeg4uklNr7HxY=&ei=4e5cS-jVIoyWtgeihoyYDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image&ved=0CBUQ9QEwAw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hLc_nqx8g&feature=related

Tales of Brave Ulysses

ou thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever,
But you rode upon a steamer to the violence of the sun.

And the colors of the sea blind your eyes with trembling mermaids,
And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave ulysses:
How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing,
For the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white laced lips.

And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise,
And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea.
And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body,
Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind.

The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter.

Her name is aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell,
And you know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands
With tales of brave ulysses; how his naked ears were tortured
By the sirens sweetly singing.

The tiny purple fishes run lauging through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter.

Fore Play / Long Time - Boston

Almost everybody has heard of Boston's More Then A Feeling, and for good reason, but what about the rest of the album? This debut album from 1976 is one of the greatest debut albums and one of my favorite albums of all time. Every song off of it is incredible, but the closing pieces Foreplay ( which is an instrumental intro to Long Time) and Longtime are incredibly written and produced. I especially love the piano in Foreplay, and the guitar work in Long Time. Boston took forever to released another album, and never quite had the passion they had in the first, but at least they gave us that one incredible album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQifd7O_N5k

Foreplay/Long Time

It's been such a long time
I think I should be goin', yeah
And time doesn't wait for me, it keeps on rollin'
Sail on, on a distant highway
I've got to keep on chasin' a dream
I've gotta be on my way
Wish there was something I could say.


Well I'm takin' my time, I'm just movin' along
You'll forget about me after I've been gone
And I take what I find, I don't want no more
It's just outside of your front door.


It's been such a long time. It's been such a long time.

Well I get so lonely when I am without you
But in my mind, deep in my mind,
I can't forget about you
Good times, and faces that remind me
I'm tryin' to forget your name and leave it all behind me
You're comin' back to find me.


Well I'm takin' my time, I'm just movin' along
You'll forget about me after I've been gone
And I take what I find, I don't want no more
It's just outside of your front door.

It's been such a long time. It's been such a long time.

Yeah. It's been such a long time, I think I should be goin', yeah
And time doesn't wait for me, it keeps on rollin'
There's a long road, I've gotta stay in time with
I've got to keep on chasin' that dream, though I may never find it
I'm always just behind it.

Well I'm takin' my time, I'm just movin' along
Takin' my time, just movin' along
Takin' my time, yeah I'm takin' my time...

Changes - Yes

Yes is an incredibly musically talented band, with solid drums, guitar and vocals and then thrown on top, some killer keys and bass. Yet, people seem to be almost unaware of their existence. Yes has a couple killer albums, but the best by far is 90125, although it didn't do as well in the UK, it was this album that really helped them become known all over the world. Released in 1983, it contained hits such as Owner of a Lonely Heart, Hold on, Leave It, and my favorite Changes. The opening to this song is just so incredible, and its powerful ending to close out the album side makes you go running to flip the album and listen to side 2. This is a true testament to how good 80s music could have been if it tried.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkLay7FMt3s&feature=related

Changes

I'm moving through some changes
I'll never be the same
Something you did touched me
There's no one else to blame

The love we had has fallen
The love we used to share
We've given up pretending
As if you didn't care

Change changing places
Root yourself to the ground
Capitalize on this good fortune
One word can bring you round
Changes

I look into the mirror
I see no happiness
All the warmth I gave you
Has turned to emptiness
The love we had has fallen
The love we used to share
You've left me here believing
In love that wasn't there

Change changing places
Root yourself to the ground
Word to the wise - well you get what's coming
One word can bring you round
Changes

When I look into your eyes and try to find out how
There's no way to save it now
And everything I feel
Changes
Keep looking for
Changes
Changes

For some reason you're questioning why
I always believe it gets better
One difference between you and i
Your heart is inside your head

One word from you
One word from me
A clear design on your liberty
Who could believe when love has gone
How we move on like everyone

Only such fools
Only such jealous hearts

Only through love changes come

Change changing places
Root yourself to the ground
Capitalize on this good fortune
One word can bring you round
Changes

One road to loneliness
It's always the same
One road to happiness
It's calling your name

Change changing places - changes
Root yourself to the ground
Capitalize on this good fortune
One word can bring you round
Changes

Change changing places
Changes
Root yourself to the ground
Word to the wise - well you get what's coming
One word - one word can bring you round
Changes

Doctor, My Eyes - Jackson Browne

It took me awhile to get my hands on Browne's 1972 debut album, finally achieving it this summer, but boy was it worth it to hear doctor, my eyes on vinyl quality. The piano in this song has such an upbeat feeling, I can't help but sing along every time. The lyrics are well versed, and their delivery is excellent and perfect when voiced by Jackson. Also, this song was covered by The Jackson 5......THE JACKSON 5?? Covering a debut hit?? You know it's gotta be awesome, right there. Fact.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4XA3ukG0Tw&feature=related - Jackson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2zWXpdZo8g&feature=fvw - Jacksons

Doctor, My Eyes

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years,
Through the slow parade of tears wtihout crying,
Now I want to understand,

I have done all that I could
To see evil and the good without hiding,
You must help me if you can

Doctor My Eyes
Tell me what is wrong
Was I unwise to leave them open for so long?

As I've wandered through this world
As each moment has unfurled,
I've been waiting to awaken from this dream,
I never notice them until I got this feeling,
That its later that it seems,

Doctor My Eyes
Tell me what is real
I hear cries
Just saying "Its' too late for me",

Doctor My Eyes
Cannot be disguised
Is this the prize for having learned how not to cry?

Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) - The Icicle Works

This is another weird little song, but one I've always loved because of the drumming. It is percussion driven to say the least, and well done at that, with two drummers banging out a driving tom beat that propels this song along. A weird fact about this song, was that it was first released with the title reversed, and that is how I first heard it, as Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream), and was changed because people identified with this second part more (I found this out on a drunken bet with a friend, needless to say we both won, so good on us). Written in 1983 and released in UK under Birds Fly, it wasn't reversed until released in the States, as Americans apparently found it easier to find the record in stores when it matched the more popular part of the chorus. It was apparently also used in the hit movie Scream, although I have not watched it lately to verify this fact. By the way, this is not the video I first saw for it, I believe I saw the British one but cannot find it now.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIxgHu5U1v4

Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)

love comes
down upon us and it flows like water
burning with the hope of insight
feathered books the colors of the bright elation
stolen in the sight of love

we are we are we are we're just children
finding our way around indecision
we are we are we are rather helpless
changes forever
whisper to a scream

birds fly
in the eye of the pathos daughter
spoken
at the bitter end
wasted
sacrificed for the new nirvana
night time sends the sun away

we are we are we are we're just children
finding our way around indecision
we are we are we are rather helpless
changes forever
whisper to a scream
we are we are we are we're just children
finding our way around indecision
we are we are we are rather helpless
changes forever
whisper to a scream

Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath helped redefine, and almost create really a new heavy metal sound, although today it doesn't seem that heavy at all. Ozzy's voice and wild attitude helped launch this band to ridiculous heights. Sweet Leaf starts off their 1971 album Master of Reality, and yes, it is about marijuana. This is probably my favorite song of theirs, as the guitar is so simple yet so powerful. Well worth the listen if you are looking to rock out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5jBG9lki7M

Sweet Leaf

Alright now!
Won't you listen?

When I first met you, you didn't realize
I can't forget you or your surprise
You introduced me to my mind
And left me wanting, you and your kind

I love you, Oh you know it

My life was empty, forever on a down
Until you took me, showed me around
My life is free now, my life is clear
I love you sweet leaf, though you can't hear

Come on now, try it out

Straight people don't know, what you're about
They put you down and shut you out
You gave to me a new belief
And soon the world will love you sweet leaf

Listen To The Radio - Tom Robinson / Pukka Orchestra

I'll be honest, I'm not familiar with the original on this song ( or at least wasn't), and didn't know Tom wrote it in 1983. He has a few decent songs though and I'll try to get to one next week. The version I'm familiar with is Toronto's own Pukka Orchestra. I dunno what to say about this song : it's Canadian, it's new wave, and it's pretty awesome. It's a guilty pleasure but definitely one of those catchy 80's songs that you'll find yourself singing for days. ( I include the first part in the video to show how lame the 80's were and how big tapes used to be, I mean "coming up right next"?....classic). Both versions are worth a listen, Robinson's is far slower and is excellent in it's own way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2q2yQnHP-4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9qz_bnJVlw&feature=related


Listen To The Radio


Leave the bureau in the snow
Catch a tram to Onkel PO
Early evening ring around the moon
Slip in by the concierge
By the bikes and up the stairs
Snap the latch and creep into the room

You throw off your coat, pick up the post
And put a coffee on
Lie down on the bed, lay back your head
And smoke a cigarette

And listen to the radio
Listen to the radio

In the city late tonight
Double feature, black and white
"Bitter Tears" and "Taxi to the Klo"
Find a bar, avoid a fight
Show your papers, be polite
Walking home with nowhere else to go

You throw off your coat, pick up my note
Put another coffee on
Lie down on the bed, lay back your head
And smoke a cigarette

And listen to the radio
Listen to the radio

Atmospherics after dark
Noise and voices from the past
Across the dial from Moscow to Cologne:
Interference in the night
Thousand miles on either side
Stations fading into the unknown:

So throw off your coat, we'll butter some toast
And put a coffee on:
We'll lie down on the bed, lay back our heads
Smoke another cigarette

And listen to the radio
Listen to the radio

All night long...

Child in Time - Deep Purple

Deep Purple seem to have become known for only one song - Smoke on the Water - but are a great itish band with a library of excellent songs to choose from. Child in Time doesnt contain many lyrics, but does contain an incredible instrumental break highlighting keyboard and guitar solos, but also some incredible vocal "screaming" by singer Ian Gillian. A tempo build up drives this song to a head until it breaks down and replays the lyrical part. Written in 1969 off of their Deep Purple in Rock, it is another hefty song, weighing in at over 10 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAWReBmxEs&feature=related

Child In Time

Sweet child in time, you'll see the line
Line that's drawn between good and bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying, ooh taking toll
If you've been bad - Oh Lord I bet you have
And you've not been hit oh by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes, aahaouho bow your head
Wait for the ricochet

Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oh, I wanna hear you sing..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oaoh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
AAA-AAA-AAA!!


Sweet child in time, you'll see the line
Line that's drawn between good and bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying, mm taking toll
If you've been bad - Lord I bet you have
And you've not been hit oh by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes, aahaao bow your head
Wait for the ricochet

Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oh, I gotta hear you sing..
Aaa-aaa-aaa..
Oaoh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!
Oh..
AAA-AAA-AAA!!

Oh..god oh no..oh god no..oh..ah..no ah..AAh..oh..AAWAAH!!..oh

Working Man - Rush

Rush is phenomenal, in my opinion the greatest Canadian rock band ever created ( mind you, my opinion). This is greatly anchored on their drummer Neil Peart, who is absolutely tops in his field. But has anyone ever heard of John Rutsey? Because on Rush's 1977 debut, it was Rutsey pounding the skins, not Peart. This was a fact I was unaware of until actually owning the record and seeing Rutsey's smiling face on the back. Still, I find this song to be one of my favorites by the band, and the drumming in it is superb. It of course is exemplified by the clash of bass and guitar in the bridge and an outstanding, as always, vocal performance from Geddy. This is a great tune to pick up and just wonder if the was the sound Rush would have had if Rutsey had not left due to health issues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h59mDlBSt7o

Working Man

I get up at seven, yeah
And I go to work at nine
I got no time for livin'
Yes, I'm workin' all the time

It seems to me
I could live my life
A lot better than I think I am
I guess that's why they call me
They call me the working man

They call me the working man
I guess that's what I am

I get home at five o'clock
And I take myself out a nice, cold beer
Always seem to be wonderin'
Why there's nothin' goin' down here

It seems to me
I could live my life
A lot better than I think I am
I guess that's why they call me
They call me the working man

Well, they call me the working man
I guess that's what I am

Separate Ways ( Worlds Apart) - Journey

The first thing that brought Journey to my attention is their cover work. Seriously, the artwork on their covers is crazy, check it out. But after giving their music a chance I was equally impressed. They have risen to fame again lately with the resurgence of Don't Stop Believing, but in my opinion Separate Ways is 100 times better. Released in 1983 on the Frontiers album, it starts with a catchy synth/piano riff, and just rocks away from there. The chorus is extremely catchy, and Steve Parry's lyrical deliverance is incredible. There is also a rather humerous literal translation video worth checking out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQbZRMLKozk

Separate Ways(Worlds Apart)

Here we stand
Worlds apart, hearts broken in two, two, two
Sleepless nights
Losing ground
I'm reaching for you, you, you


Feelin' that it's gone
Can change your mind
If we can't go on
To survive the tide love divides


Someday love will find you
Break those chains that bind you
One night will remind you
How we touched
And went our separate ways
If he ever hurts you
True love won't desert you
You know I still love you
Though we touched
And went our separate ways


Troubled times
Caught between confusions and pain, pain, pain
Distant eyes
Promises we made were in vain, vain, vain


If you must go, I wish you love
You'll never walk alone
Take care my love
Miss you love


(chorus twice)


I still love you girl
I really love you girl
And if he ever hurts you
True love won't desert you
No, No

3 Dressed Up As A 9 - Trooper

I'll be the first to admit it, this is not my favorite trooper song. I do however think the title is extremely clever and I always get a laugh out if it, and have even used it in my daily life. This happened the other day, causing this song to become planted in my head for 2 solid days. Another Canadian band, hailing from Vancouver this time, this song kicked off their 1979 Flying Colors album. It is a fun little song, anchored by incredible vocal performance and a very solid and catchy musical progression, along with some rather humorous lyrics. This song makes for a great sing a long at any social gathering where drinking is involved, especially if a 3 dressed as a 9 is in attendance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNo7jT5jnSc&feature=related

3 Dressed Up As A 9

Hey wait a minute
Who do you think you are
Comin' on, comin' on
Like you're some kinda movie star

Wearing twelve hundred dollars
D'ecollet'e
You looked a whole lot better to me
From twenty feet away

You're just a 3 dressed up as a 9
You're only, wastin' my time
A 3 dressed up as a 9, hey yeah ...
(All dressed up but you're only a 3, a 3 dressed up as a 9)

Socially
You know you fit in just right
But as for me
I'm gonna have to pass tonight

Well you can say what you like
Be what you wanna be
You can suit yourself, baby
But you don't suit me

You're just a 3 dressed up as a 9
You're only, wastin' my time
A 3 dressed up as a 9, hey yeah ...
(All dressed up but you're only a 3, a 3 dressed up as a 9)

Hey wait a minute
Who do you think you are
Comin' on, comin' on
Just like you're some kinda movie star

Well you can say what you like
Be what you wanna be
You can suit yourself baby
But you don't suit me

You're just a 3 dressed up as a 9
You're only, wastin' my time
A 3 dressed up as a 9, hey yeah ...

Roads To Moscow - Al Stewart

Now, I can't recall the exact story of this album, " Past, Present, and Future" by Al Stewart, and it may be the first album my dad owned ( although I believe that was Killer, which we will get to), but instead I believe it was the first record he truly sought out to find. When I started up my collection, I received it and made it one of the first ones I listened to. Although I'm not huge on many of the songs on it, Roads To Moscow easily makes up for that. A very guitar driven song, detailing an experience by fighting and then being captured in WWII, Roads to Moscow pulls you in and gets you interested in the lyrics. I always get pulled in when the bass finally kicks in, and can't focus on anything else but instead find myself lost in this song. His guitar solo work is light but very captivating. Released in 1974 and weighing in at 8 minutes, this song is a must have for any real collection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAqP35A9Oi8&feature=related

Roads To Moscow

They crossed over the border the hour before dawn
Moving in lines through the day
Most of our planes were destroyed on the ground where they lay
Waiting for orders we held in the wood - word from the front never came
By evening the sound of the gunfire was miles away
Ah, softly we move through the shadows, slip away through the trees
Crossing their lines in the mists in the fields on our hands and our knees
And all that I ever was able to see
The fire in the air glowing red silhouetting the smoke on the breeze
All summer they drove us back through the Ukraine
Smolyensk and Viyasma soon fell
By autumn we stood with our backs to the town of Orel
Closer and closer to Moscow they come - riding the wind like a bell
General Guderian stands at the crest of the hill
Winter brought with her the rains, oceans of mud filled the roads
Gluing the tracks of their tanks to the ground while the sky filled with snow
And all that I ever was able to see
The fire in the air glowing red silhouetting the snow on the breeze
In the footsteps of Napoleon the shadow figures stagger through the winter
Falling back before the gates of Moscow,
Standing in the wings like an avenger
And far away behind their lines the partisans are stirring in the forest
Coming unexpectedly upon their outposts, growing like a promise
You'll never know, you'll never know
Which way to turn, which way to look, you'll never see us
As we're stealing through the blackness of the night
You'll never know, you'll never hear us
And the evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming
The morning road leads to Stalingrad, and the sky is softly humming
Two broken Tigers on fire in the night flicker their souls to the wind
We wait in the lines for the final approach to begin
It's been almost four years that I've carried a gun
At home it'll almost be spring
The flames of the Tigers are lighting the road to Berlin
Ah, quickly we move through the ruins that bow to the ground
The old men and children they send out to face us, they can't slow us down
And all that I ever was able to see
The eyes of the city are opening now it's the end of the dream
I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Now you can taste it in the wind, the war is over
And I listen to the clicking of the train wheels as we roll across the border
And now they ask me of the time
That I was caught behind their lines and taken prisoner
"They only held me for a day, a lucky break", I say;
They turn and listen closer
I'll never know, I'll never know
Why I was taken from the line and all the others
To board a special train and journey deep into the heart of holy Russia
And it's cold and damp in the transit camp, and the air is still and sullen
And the pale sun of October whispers the snow will soon be coming
And I wonder when I'll be home again and the morning answers
"Never"
And the evening sighs and the steely Russian skies go on forever

Jesus Is Just Alright - The Byrds / The Doobie Brothers

Jesus Is Just Alright, although originally written by Arthur Reid Reynolds (apparently) was originally recorded by the Byrds for their 1969 album Ballad of Easy Rider, but did not prove to be a big hit. It was also rerecorded in 1970 by Underground Sunshine, and again failed to get notice. It wasn't until it was again released by the Doobie Brothers on their 1972 album Toulouse Street that the song got any notice. I prefer the Doobie Brothers version, but they Byrds is just as rocking and well worth the listen. Also, for any tv buffs,this song is covered on the short lived Freaks and Geeks, jammed out on a piano at the party, which is a pretty awesome rendition and definitely worth checking out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLtKbqEIY58&feature=PlayList&p=C3B9CFDDDB00191D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3aYJibxMOQ&feature=related

Jesus Is Just Alright

Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright

I don't care what they may say
I don't care what they may do
I don't care what they may say
Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright

Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright

I don't care what they may know
I don't care where they may go
I don't care what they may know
Jesus is just alright, oh yeah

Jesus, he's my friend; Jesus, he's my friend
He took me by the hand; Led me far from this land
Jesus, he's my friend

Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright, oh yeah
Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright

I don't care what they may say, I don't care what they may do
I don't care what they may say, Jesus is just alright, oh yeah

Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils

This song was the reason I finally decided to start this blog. Done by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils in 1974, this is a smooth little number, and quite frankly the only song I know by them. I think there awesome beards and slide guitar easily make up for this fact. Also, the drummer, Larry Lee, sings this track, and I've always enjoyed a drummer who can multitask. Although not the most upbeat of songs, I find this one rather catchy. I have posted a link below to a video of it, but also highly recommend looking up the live version. The quality is a little less, but seeing them play their own song is worth it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz4tMKErcZw&feature=related

JACKIE BLUE

ooh-hoo, jackie blue
lives her life from inside of a room
hides that smile when she's wearin' a frown
ooh jackie, you're not so down

you like your life in a free-form style
you'll take an inch but you'd love a mile
there never seems to be quite enough
floating around to fill your lovin' cup

ooh-hoo, jackie blue
what's a game, girl, if you never lose
ask a winner and you'll prob'bly find
ooh jackie, they've lost at sometime

don't try to tell me that you're not aware
of what you're doing and that you don't care
you say it's easy, just a nat'ral thing
like playing music but you never sing

ooh-hoo, jackie blue
making wishes that never come true
going places where you've never been
ooh jackie, you're going again

ooh-hoo, jackie blue
likes a dream that can never come true
making love is like siftin' through sand
ooh jackie, it slips through your hand

ev'ry day, in your indigo eyes
I watch the sun set but I don't see it rise
moonlight and stars in your strawberry wine
you'd take the world but you won't take the time

ooh-hoo, jackie blue
lives her life from inside of a room
makes you think that her life is a drag
ooh jackie, what fun you have had

ooh jackie, ooh jackie
ooh jackie, ooh jackie
hey, hey, hey, hey