Answers & Points - Lyrically Speaking - 1/23/09
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:21 am
For today's Free For All Friday, we have the first of a three part series in which a song will be posted for every year from 1958 to 2008. Today's installment features 17 songs beginning with the year 1960 and skipping every third year to 2008....
This game closes on Monday morning.....
1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....
1. (1960) There's some things that I want you to know now
Just as sure as the wind's gonna blow now
The men'll come and the men are gonna go now
Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now
2. (1963) I'm gonna drink a lotta coffee, spend a little cash
Make that girl love me when I put on some trash
You can understand why I've got to get back
3. (1966) That's the way the whole thing started
Silly but it's true
Thinkin' of a sweet romance
Beginning in a queue
4. (1969) Then one night in desperation
a young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
tries to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries
5. (1972) But I ain't forgetting that you were once mine,
but I blew it without even tryin'.
Now I'm eatin' my heart out,
tryin' to get a letter through
6. (1975) Write your problems down in detail
Take them to a higher place
You've had your cry - no, I should say wail
In the meantime hush your face
7. (1978) I held her close until the storm passed
And we fell down laughing in the wet grass
Both our bodies drying in the sunshine, sweet sunshine
8. (1981) Life isn't easy from the singular side
Down in the hole some emotions are hard to hide
It's your decision - it's the chance that you take
It's on your head - it's a habit that's hard to break
9. (1984) Once I thought my innocence was gone
Now I know that happiness goes on
That's where you found me
When you put your arms around me
10. (1987) Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief
11. (1990) She likes it neat
And he makes a mess
I take it easy
Baby I get obsessed
12. (1993) Passion or coincidence once prompted me to say-
Pride will tear us both apart.
Well now pride's gone out the window, cross the rooftops, runaway.
Left me in the vacuum of my heart
13. (1996) Oh, I really should have known
By the time you drove me home
By the vagueness in your eyes, your casual good-byes
14. (1999) We'll fight, not out of spite
for someone must stand up for what's right
cause where there's a man who has no voice
there ours shall go singing
15. (2002) You waited this long to stop debating
Cuz I'm back, I'm on the rag and ovulating
I know you got a job Ms. Cheney
But your husband's heart problem is complicating
16. (2005) Is ya man on the floor?
If he ain't...
Let me know
17. (2008) I don't know what this is
But you've got me twitchin'
Like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
This game closes on Monday morning.....
1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist....
1. (1960) There's some things that I want you to know now
Just as sure as the wind's gonna blow now
The men'll come and the men are gonna go now
Before you tell 'em that you love 'em so now
2. (1963) I'm gonna drink a lotta coffee, spend a little cash
Make that girl love me when I put on some trash
You can understand why I've got to get back
3. (1966) That's the way the whole thing started
Silly but it's true
Thinkin' of a sweet romance
Beginning in a queue
4. (1969) Then one night in desperation
a young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
tries to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries
5. (1972) But I ain't forgetting that you were once mine,
but I blew it without even tryin'.
Now I'm eatin' my heart out,
tryin' to get a letter through
6. (1975) Write your problems down in detail
Take them to a higher place
You've had your cry - no, I should say wail
In the meantime hush your face
7. (1978) I held her close until the storm passed
And we fell down laughing in the wet grass
Both our bodies drying in the sunshine, sweet sunshine
8. (1981) Life isn't easy from the singular side
Down in the hole some emotions are hard to hide
It's your decision - it's the chance that you take
It's on your head - it's a habit that's hard to break
9. (1984) Once I thought my innocence was gone
Now I know that happiness goes on
That's where you found me
When you put your arms around me
10. (1987) Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief
11. (1990) She likes it neat
And he makes a mess
I take it easy
Baby I get obsessed
12. (1993) Passion or coincidence once prompted me to say-
Pride will tear us both apart.
Well now pride's gone out the window, cross the rooftops, runaway.
Left me in the vacuum of my heart
13. (1996) Oh, I really should have known
By the time you drove me home
By the vagueness in your eyes, your casual good-byes
14. (1999) We'll fight, not out of spite
for someone must stand up for what's right
cause where there's a man who has no voice
there ours shall go singing
15. (2002) You waited this long to stop debating
Cuz I'm back, I'm on the rag and ovulating
I know you got a job Ms. Cheney
But your husband's heart problem is complicating
16. (2005) Is ya man on the floor?
If he ain't...
Let me know
17. (2008) I don't know what this is
But you've got me twitchin'
Like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
