Memorable lyric snippets
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Memorable lyric snippets
Hi,
Couple of them here -- maybe you guys have more
hj
Warren Zevon -- just cool
' saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's -- and his hair was perfect! '
Georgia Satellites -- implied naughtiness - or is it?
'Well, that's when she sat herself down On the park bench
Her skirt rolled up -- and I could see she was French'
Couple of them here -- maybe you guys have more
hj
Warren Zevon -- just cool
' saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's -- and his hair was perfect! '
Georgia Satellites -- implied naughtiness - or is it?
'Well, that's when she sat herself down On the park bench
Her skirt rolled up -- and I could see she was French'
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Hi,
Couple of them here -- maybe you guys have more
hj
Warren Zevon -- just cool
' saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's -- and his hair was perfect! '
Georgia Satellites -- implied naughtiness - or is it?
'Well, that's when she sat herself down On the park bench
Her skirt rolled up -- and I could see she was French'
Couple of them here -- maybe you guys have more
hj
Warren Zevon -- just cool
' saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's -- and his hair was perfect! '
Georgia Satellites -- implied naughtiness - or is it?
'Well, that's when she sat herself down On the park bench
Her skirt rolled up -- and I could see she was French'
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Back in the day we used to call that second scenario "shooting a squirrel." For example, if you were paying attention during a maneuver where Mary Jane crossed or uncrossed her legs & there was "air space" and the fabric was suspended leaving a straight shot to ground zero, then you would be the recipient of Mary Jane "shooting a squirrel."
Two songs that leap to my mind for lyrics that resonate with me are Peaceful, Easy Feeling by The Eagles:
And I found out a long time ago
What a woman can do to your soul
Aw but she can't take you any way
You don't already know how to go
That strikes me as a very true and insightful thought---its bittersweet to me. That song also recalls memories of an encounter for which the song could have been written about some years after it was first recorded.
Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin has this lyric:
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
Somewhat slightly cynical but yet resonates with me too----says we might be more shallow than we want to believe. Certainly less full of despair than just an observation about "people" who when examining themselves honestly might not come across as wonderful as they hope they are.
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Back in my day those delightfully naughty semi-scandalous (but welcome) spotting's were known as "beaver sightings" or "she shot me a beaver". Grooming was a bit different way back then!
Two songs that leap to my mind for lyrics that resonate with me are Peaceful, Easy Feeling by The Eagles:
And I found out a long time ago
What a woman can do to your soul
Aw but she can't take you any way
You don't already know how to go
That strikes me as a very true and insightful thought---its bittersweet to me. That song also recalls memories of an encounter for which the song could have been written about some years after it was first recorded.
Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin has this lyric:
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
Somewhat slightly cynical but yet resonates with me too----says we might be more shallow than we want to believe. Certainly less full of despair than just an observation about "people" who when examining themselves honestly might not come across as wonderful as they hope they are.
Two songs that leap to my mind for lyrics that resonate with me are Peaceful, Easy Feeling by The Eagles:
And I found out a long time ago
What a woman can do to your soul
Aw but she can't take you any way
You don't already know how to go
That strikes me as a very true and insightful thought---its bittersweet to me. That song also recalls memories of an encounter for which the song could have been written about some years after it was first recorded.
Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin has this lyric:
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
Somewhat slightly cynical but yet resonates with me too----says we might be more shallow than we want to believe. Certainly less full of despair than just an observation about "people" who when examining themselves honestly might not come across as wonderful as they hope they are.
"He wants to dream like a young man,
With the wisdom of an old man,
He wants his home and security,
He wants to live like a sailor at sea.
Beautiful loser,
Where you gonna fall?
When you realize,
You just can't have it all."
Bob Seger, Beautiful loser. My favorite version is off "Live Bullet" where they combine it with "Travelin' Man."
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Hmmmm I never thought of those sightings as location dependent. 
I do recall a fetching slightly older gal in one of my high school cafeteria study halls who sat right across me at another row of tables. She'd flash H-U-G-E beaver shots that kept me focused on her most every day. She was a stunning gorgeous gal and I'm quite sure she was oblivious to her display---or she simply didn't care. We never made eye contact so I'm guessing she was NOT doing this just for my benefit?
This is interesting---for some odd reason I've heard a few of Bob's songs songs recently where each one had a few lines that seemed quite wise and insightful---to me anyway. Bob has said many times his songs tend to NOT be too autobiographical and yet some seem to come straight from personal experiences. That being the case he's a very clever lyricist.
One example is his song Hollywood Nights---I can fully place myself in situations where a woman has stolen my heart and I know full well I'm out of my league and in waaaaay too far over my head---and yet I hang in there until the tragic end. That song seems to describe those times quite well.
I do recall a fetching slightly older gal in one of my high school cafeteria study halls who sat right across me at another row of tables. She'd flash H-U-G-E beaver shots that kept me focused on her most every day. She was a stunning gorgeous gal and I'm quite sure she was oblivious to her display---or she simply didn't care. We never made eye contact so I'm guessing she was NOT doing this just for my benefit? "He wants to dream like a young man,
With the wisdom of an old man,
He wants his home and security,
He wants to live like a sailor at sea.
Beautiful loser,
Where you gonna fall?
When you realize,
You just can't have it all."
Bob Seger, Beautiful loser. My favorite version is off "Live Bullet" where they combine it with "Travelin' Man."
With the wisdom of an old man,
He wants his home and security,
He wants to live like a sailor at sea.
Beautiful loser,
Where you gonna fall?
When you realize,
You just can't have it all."
Bob Seger, Beautiful loser. My favorite version is off "Live Bullet" where they combine it with "Travelin' Man."
One example is his song Hollywood Nights---I can fully place myself in situations where a woman has stolen my heart and I know full well I'm out of my league and in waaaaay too far over my head---and yet I hang in there until the tragic end.
That song seems to describe those times quite well.
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Must be a geographical thing. We don't have beavers down here!
"He wants to dream like a young man,
With the wisdom of an old man,
He wants his home and security,
He wants to live like a sailor at sea.
Beautiful loser,
Where you gonna fall?
When you realize,
You just can't have it all."
Bob Seger, Beautiful loser. My favorite version is off "Live Bullet" where they combine it with "Travelin' Man."
"He wants to dream like a young man,
With the wisdom of an old man,
He wants his home and security,
He wants to live like a sailor at sea.
Beautiful loser,
Where you gonna fall?
When you realize,
You just can't have it all."
Bob Seger, Beautiful loser. My favorite version is off "Live Bullet" where they combine it with "Travelin' Man."
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Hmmmm I never thought of those sightings as location dependent. I do recall a fetching slightly older gal in one of my high school cafeteria study halls who sat right across me at another row of tables. She'd flash H-U-G-E beaver shots that kept me focused on her most every day. She was a stunning gorgeous gal and I'm quite sure she was oblivious to her display---or she simply didn't care. We never made eye contact so I'm guessing she was NOT doing this just for my benefit?
This is interesting---for some odd reason I've heard a few of Bob's songs songs recently where each one had a few lines that seemed quite wise and insightful---to me anyway. Bob has said many times his songs tend to NOT be too autobiographical and yet some seem to come straight from personal experiences. That being the case he's a very clever lyricist.
One example is his song Hollywood Nights---I can fully place myself in situations where a woman has stolen my heart and I know full well I'm out of my league and in waaaaay too far over my head---and yet I hang in there until the tragic end. That song seems to describe those times quite well.
I do recall a fetching slightly older gal in one of my high school cafeteria study halls who sat right across me at another row of tables. She'd flash H-U-G-E beaver shots that kept me focused on her most every day. She was a stunning gorgeous gal and I'm quite sure she was oblivious to her display---or she simply didn't care. We never made eye contact so I'm guessing she was NOT doing this just for my benefit? This is interesting---for some odd reason I've heard a few of Bob's songs songs recently where each one had a few lines that seemed quite wise and insightful---to me anyway. Bob has said many times his songs tend to NOT be too autobiographical and yet some seem to come straight from personal experiences. That being the case he's a very clever lyricist.
One example is his song Hollywood Nights---I can fully place myself in situations where a woman has stolen my heart and I know full well I'm out of my league and in waaaaay too far over my head---and yet I hang in there until the tragic end.
That song seems to describe those times quite well.I'm thinking I read somewhere that Hollywood Nights was an autobiographical account of Bob's California ventures.
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When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone,
I cannot put my finger on it now,
The child is grown
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb
I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone,
I cannot put my finger on it now,
The child is grown
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb
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I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like coca cola
C-O-L-A, Cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
L-O-L-A, Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?"
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like coca cola
C-O-L-A, Cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
L-O-L-A, Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?"
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From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Location dependent could be very interesting. We could be hearing of hedgehog and porcupine sightings..... I digress. My go to squirrel shooter wasn't the hottest girl in the school, but she knew what she was doing. funny how pencils kept rolling off my desk in that class. The things that go on in these private Baptist schools.....
Yeah I was always so sure gals who were that friendly knew what they were doing---and I am still thanking them for the good times!
