"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Love is a many splendored thing
Love lifts us up where we belong
All you need is love!
Please, don't start that again
All you need is love
A girl has got to eat
All you need is love
Or she'll end up on the streets
All you need is love
Love is just a game
I was made for loving you baby, you were made for loving me
The only way of loving me baby, is to pay a lovely fee
Just one night, give me just one night
There's no way, 'cause you can't pay
In the name of love, one night in the name of love
You crazy fool, I won't give in to you
Don't leave me this way
I can't survive without your sweet love, oh baby
Don't leave me this way
You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs
I look around me and I see, it isn't so, oh no
Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
Well what's wrong with that? I'd like to know
'Cause here I go again!
Love lifts us up where we belong
Where eagles fly, on a mountain high
Love makes us act like we are fools
Throw our lives away, for one happy day
We could be heroes! Just for one day
You, you will be mean
No I won't!
And I, I'll drink all the time
We should be lovers
We can't do that
We should be lovers, and that's a fact
Though nothing, will keep us together
We could steal time
Just for one day
We could be heroes, forever and ever
We could be heroes, forever and ever
We could be heroes
Just because I will always love you
I
Can't help loving you
How wonderful life is
Now you're in the world
Love lifts us up where we belong
All you need is love!
Please, don't start that again
All you need is love
A girl has got to eat
All you need is love
Or she'll end up on the streets
All you need is love
Love is just a game
I was made for loving you baby, you were made for loving me
The only way of loving me baby, is to pay a lovely fee
Just one night, give me just one night
There's no way, 'cause you can't pay
In the name of love, one night in the name of love
You crazy fool, I won't give in to you
Don't leave me this way
I can't survive without your sweet love, oh baby
Don't leave me this way
You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs
I look around me and I see, it isn't so, oh no
Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
Well what's wrong with that? I'd like to know
'Cause here I go again!
Love lifts us up where we belong
Where eagles fly, on a mountain high
Love makes us act like we are fools
Throw our lives away, for one happy day
We could be heroes! Just for one day
You, you will be mean
No I won't!
And I, I'll drink all the time
We should be lovers
We can't do that
We should be lovers, and that's a fact
Though nothing, will keep us together
We could steal time
Just for one day
We could be heroes, forever and ever
We could be heroes, forever and ever
We could be heroes
Just because I will always love you
I
Can't help loving you
How wonderful life is
Now you're in the world
Lyrics submitted by LisaBv1921
Elephant Love Medley Lyrics as written by David Bowie Phil Collins
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
Midnight
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Midnight” is a song about finding a love that is so true that it provides a calming feeling through every storm. Ed Sheeran reflects on his good fortunes in landing someone with such peace and support and speaks of not fearing the dark days because he knows they’ll all end in the safety nets of her arms.
“Well, good morning there / What a way to start the day / With everything laid bare,” Ed Sheeran sings in the first verse, enthusiastic to be waking up beside his woman. He apologizes for missing her calls in the second verse and promises to return them because for him, speaking to her is the most important thing. “Well, I get lost inside my head / In this chaos, you’re my calm / And I will find my feet again / ‘Cause еven the worst days of my life will always еnd / At midnight in your arms,” sings Ed Sheeran in the chorus, revelling in his good luck.
I LOVE this song and the movie and Ewan McGregor.. geez, I love everything about it! :) LOL
This song is beautiful. It's obviously about the first ime Christian and Satine slowly realize they love each other in that one instant. (Bohemians belive in that moment when you fall in love at first sight). ps. Ewan mcgregor is sooo sexy in this movie!
I loved this song.... They took different lyrics from great songs and made one brillant song... And because this is the song that changed Satines mind... xxx
They did an awesome job mixing all of the songs. I love the movie too it is bizzarly romantic. It is so crazy to find all of these actors and actresses who sing really well like in Chicago (if you like musicals you should watch Chicago).
Great Job with this song. Not a big fan of the entire musical, but this song was class.
Didnt particularly like the movie. Not my cup of tea kinda thing. But i have to say this Medley was put together very well.
Love the U2 bit
"In the name of love One night in the name of love"
Personally, I love the song and the movie. I always thought this would be great for the Forensics team at my high school, but nooooo, they don't like it. Soup for them...
It's blended so well, and performed so well, I wish I could just make everyone on the planet watch this movie. And love it. Right now.