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I just love this song. Love and adore it.

I really don’t know why Roxy Music aren’t in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. They were very influential (ask Duran Duran), had a goodly number of top 40 hits, and were just plain cool.

This song starts out at a frenetic pace that any rock band would be hard-pressed to imitate or appropriate, then suddenly winds into one of the coolest love ballads you’ll ever hear. Additionally, Bryan Ferry’s tortured ‘Oh Mother of Pearl, I wouldn’t trade you for another girl’ at the ending just sends shivers down my spine. Great, great song.

And of course, the lyrics:

Turn the lights down
Way down low
Turn up the music
Hi as fi can go
All the gang´s here
Everyone you know
It´s a crazy scene
Hey there just look over your shoulder
Get the picture?
No no no no …….(yes)
Walk a tightrope
Your life-sign-line
Such a bright hope
Right place, right time
What´s your number?
Never you mind
Take a powder
But hang on a minute what´s coming round the corner?
Have you a future?
No no no no …….(yes)
Well i´ve been up all night again
Party-time wasting is too much fun
Then I step back thinking
Of life´s inner meaning
And my latest fling
It´s the same old story
All love and glory
It´s a pantomime
If youre looking for love
In a looking glass world
Its pretty hard to find
Oh mother of pearl
I wouldnt trade you
For another girl
Divine intervention
Always my intention
So I take my time
I´ve been looking for something
Ive always wanted
But was never mine
But now Ive seen that something
Just out of reach - glowing -
Very holy grail
Oh mother of pearl
Lustrous lady
Of a sacred world
Thus: even zarathustra
Another-time-loser
Could believe in you
With every goddess a let down
Every idol a bring down
It gets you down
But the search for perfection
Your own predilection
Goes on and on and on and on
Canadian club love
A place in the country
Everyones ideal
But you are my favorita
And a place in your heart dear
Makes me feel more real
Oh mother of pearl
I wouldnt change you
For the whole world
Youre highbrow, holy
With lots of soul
Melancholy shimmering
Serpentine sleekness
Was always my weakness
Like a simple tune
But no dilettante
Filigree fancy
Beats the plastic you
Career girl cover
Exposed and another
Slips right into-view
Oh looking for love
In a looking glass world
Is pretty hard for you
Few throwaway kisses
The boomerang misses
Spin round and round
Fall on featherbed quilted
Faced with silk
Softly stuffed eider down
Take refuge in pleasure
Just give me your future
Well forget your past
Oh mother of pearl
Submarine lover
In a shrinking world
Oh lonely dreamer
Your choker provokes
A picture cameo
Oh mother of pearl
So so semi-precious
In your detached world
Oh mother of pearl
I wouldn´t trade you
For another girl

This has long been one of my favorite Devo songs. I very much enjoy the steady beat, the simple hooks, the little synth-melodies from time to time–it just works. Great song.

And of course, the lyrics:

Left home with a friend of mine
Gone two years and i don’t know why
Now i’m happy all the time
I can’t think and i’m feelin’ fine
Girl put me in a situation
Going through soft core mutation
Think you heard this all before
Now you’re gonna hear some more
I know a place where dreams get crushed
Hopes are smashed but that ain’t much
Voluntary experimentation
Going through soft core mutation
I’m going under
Down under where the lights are low
To a place where all the mutants go
Doing things i never did before
Inside out and coming back for more
Little girls with the four red lips
Never knew it could be like this
You put me in a situation
Goin’ through soft core mutation

This was the first song I ever heard by 311, and it’s just a fun, cool, move your hips song. I could try to analyze it, but there’s no point. It’s not deep. It’s just a feel-good song.

Here’s a link to the video

And of course, the lyrics:

Passin’ the kind buds.
Kickin’ back in the sand in the sun.
To be alive is lovin’.
Where the shore meets the sea.
Man I’m hummin’ I’m hummin

Free from the burn the burn that helps spite and
Free from the burn now baby dib your price
No buzz hack, no buzz hack
No buzz hack, no buzz hack
Swing the thing you bring check it out
How could you be so good to me
How could you be so good to me I want to be worth I want to be worth
Buzz hack hack hack buzz
Yea swing to the thing you bring
Check it out
Like I said before I’ll say it once more.
Knew you would make me feel so good.
Wanna do you right.
Can’t get enough.
This is the stuff life’s about and it trips me out.
Wanna do you right.

The Rod Stewart version is probably better known, but I really prefer Robert Palmer’s version of this song. While Stewart’s voice lends itself well to blues, I think Palmer’s voice fits the song better–plus he definitely has more interesting vocals.

Here’s a link to the video

And of course, the lyrics:

Some guys have all the luck
Some guys have all the fun
Some guys have all the luck all the luck
What you gonna do when your luck begins to run

Some guys have all the luck
Some guys get all the fun
I get to hear you talk, see you walk
Ooh take me in your arms and let your luck
begin to run

I honestly don’t know much about this band, although I did buy their CD Surgery For Zebra years ago. I believe they are Swedish or Danish or from some Scandinavian country.

This song isn’t really for everyone, I don’t think. It took a little time for it to grow on me, but now I love it. I like the herky-jerky guitar sounds, the likely meaningless lyrics, and the steady beat. It’s just cool.

Here’s a link to the video

And of course, the lyrics:

Orange can be hard, sometimes she knows
Transty can also love alone
Orange can be hard, orange can be smart
Orange is the way the summer blows

In my opinion, this is the quintessential B-52’s song. It’s not the most popular, but I think it’s the most fun. It’s got a great guitar sound, some lyrics that are both poignant and hilarious(Why don’t you dance with me?/I’m not no limburger is the sort of thing I think many people have wondered over the years, although probably not with that particular verbiage), and, well, it’s just plain fun!

Here’s a clip of the band performing the song on a late seventies late night sketch comedy show that shall remain nameless. I remember seeing this back then and being entranced.

And of course, the lyrics:

Remember when you held my hand
Remember when you were my man
Walk talk in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over, think it over
Roll it over in your mind
Why don’t you dance with me
I’m not no Limburger
Just a limburger

Shake, shake-a-bake shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Dance this mess around
Yeah, yeah, yeah……..

This is just a cool song. I love the Eastern synthesizer sounds, and it’s got a great beat and you can dance to it. Don’t need to have much more.

Here’s a link to the video

And of course, the lyrics:

You keep me running round and round
Well, that’s alright with me
Up and down, I’m up the wall, I’m up the bloody tree
That’s alright with me, yeah, that’s alright with me
Well, it feels alright to me, yeah, it looks alright to me

I’m so tall, I’m so tall
You raise me and then you let me fall
I’m so small, I’m so small
Wrap me round your finger, see me fall
I say

There are several reasons I’ve enjoyed the work of the Wu-Tang Clan over the years. They aren’t afraid to take risks musically (whether they work or not), each member brings a different style (some better than others)–whether in terms of lyrical content or delivery or both, and when it works, it works very well. Method Man’s Bring the Pain works on so many levels it’s a thing of beauty. You have the fairly unique beat driving the song, Method Man’s delivery, and lyrics that are occasionally hilarious (Rhymes be the proof while I’m drinkin 90 proof/ Huh vodka, no OJ, no straw/ When you give it to me aiy/ give it to me raw/ I’ve learned when you drink Absolut straight it burns/ Enough to give my chest hairs a perm).

Some more facts about the song from Wikipedia:

“Bring the Pain” is a song recorded by the rap artist Method Man. It was the first single released from his debut album Tical. Comedian Chris Rock named his 1996 tour and television special “Bring the Pain” after this song. Method Man is credited in the special’s closing credits. Industrial music band Mindless Self Indulgence covered it for their single “Bring the Pain/Tornado”, and on their now out of print debut album, Tight. The beat was sampled by Timbaland for a song of the same name on Missy Elliott’s Under Construction, which features Method Man. This single has been hailed a classic by many Wu- Tang fans because of its dark and reggae- influenced beat and because of Method Man’s strong lyricism. The opening bar (I came to bring the pain/ Hardcore from the brain/ Lets go inside my astral plane) has been deemed a classic line my many die- hard Wu-Tang fans. Also, Tupac showed his support for Wu-Tang by sampling this opening line on his 1996 classic All Eyez on Me on the track No More Pain.

Here’s a link to the video

And of course, the lyrics:

Basically, can’t fuck with me

(Look at this nigga, this motherfuckin…)

Company B was one of the many mid-eighties disco bands that was pretty much formed to be disposed of at a later date. This song was their one big hit, unapologetic disco. And in all honesty, it works for what it set out to do. Quite enjoyable.

Here’s a link to the video

And of course, the lyrics:

I want to play with you tonight
Hold me, that’s all
That’s on my mind
Baby, something feels so right
Maybe we could play tonight

[repeat CHORUS to fade]

This is a great rock song; it’s got those cool, quirky synthesizer sounds, a great beat, that fabulous ‘cheerleader’ bridge, and it just plain rocks.

I have no idea what the song is about however, and an internet search turned up zilch. Still, it’s cool. If anyone has any ideas, let ‘er rip.

Here’s a link to the video

I’m not that sure of the lyrics, as it’s obvious whoever wrote these down was a little unsure as well. Still, best guess, I suppose:

crease all the babies

vincent!