| John Fogerty – Rockin' All Over the World Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Quite simple lyrics in a song that is a staple in Fogerty's live performances. Appropriated by Status Quo for great commercial benefit to all parties concerned when Status Quo opened with this song at 1985's Live Aid Charity Concert at Wembley Stadium serenading celebrities including Prince Charles |
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| John Fogerty – Nobody's Here Anymore Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| A song for the new millennium. Everyone is connected to the internet, portable music etc and losing interaction with other people. Great guitar work from Mark Knopfler. | |
| Bad Company – Shooting Star Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Many people have referenced Hendrix, Joplin, and Morrison as inspiration for this song but no-one has yet mentioned Paul Rodger's bandmate and lead guitarist in Free,Paul Kossoff: he also died young from drug abuse. Despite that I think that this song is just a general comment about the self-destructive rock n roll lifestyle. |
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| Elton John – Roy Rogers Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Sounds to me that the author lives a mundane but comfortable and predictable life. It must have been set in the 1960's however when Roy Rogers still featured on late night black and white TV. | |
| Elton John – Lady Samantha Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Sounds like a song about a ghost, a woman who died a jilted spinster. | |
| Elton John – Indian Sunset Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| This song uses a little poetic licence. Geronimo was not shot in a battle, he surrendered and spent the final years of his long life living on a reservation dying of pneumonia. He made extra pocket money by autographing Indian artifacts for souvenirs to be sold to tourists. Many of those souvenirs were actually made by his underlings. | |
| Warren Zevon – Boom Boom Mancini Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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A tragic after-story:- Mancini attended Duk Koo Kim's funeral in Korea. It obviously affected him badly as he suffered from depression for some time. Even more tragic, both Kim's mother and the fight referee suicided shortly after. |
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| Warren Zevon – Boom Boom Mancini Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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How many non-boxing experts first thought, judging from the song title, that this was a song about classical music composer and performer Hency Mancini? As they say, you can't judge a book by looking at the cover. Ah yes, another great Zevon song. |
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| Warren Zevon – Detox Mansion Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Unbeatable: killer lyrics enhanced with excellent session musicians. Zevon seldom fell into the trap of cliched love song-style lyrics. |
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| Eric Clapton – Pearly Queen Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I love the opening guitar riff in this song. Pearly Queens are the elaborately gypsy-style dressed women you sometimes find in London's open-air markets. Their clothing contain silk and sequins as referenced in the song. |
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| The Clash – I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I love both versions, the Bobby Fuller Four's hit & The Clash's which IMO is by far the other best-known version. Yes, Bobby Fuller's death was suspicious: he was found dead in his car and the verdict was effectively open. Was it suicide or murder? |
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| The Clash – I'm So Bored with the U.S.A. Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Try listening to the original demo version from Joe Strummer's "The Future Is Unwritten" album. The lyrics were more ad hoc and darkly amusing in some parts eg:- "Yankee detectives Are always on the TV 'Cos there's a murder in America About every ...... 10 seconds" I agree "underthegun897" the opening guitar riff is reminiscent of the Sex Pistols "Pretty Vacant". The question is who borrowed from who? Or did great creative original minds just think the same way? |
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| The Beatles – You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The above are not the stories that I heard from Beatles commentators in regard to this song. This was the "B" side of the "Let It Be" single. As with previous arrangements Paul chose "his" song (Let It Be in this instance) and John chose his, this song. Apparently the other band members hated this song but John insisted on it being the "B" side so as with tradition, it was included. This was one of the few Beatles "B" sides that was not popular and IMO of a low standard. I'm comparing it to other Beatles "B" sides such as "Revolution" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". In Australia it got no radio airplay. It also was not on the "Let It Be" album released in Australia. IMO this song is forgettable but I will respect other's higher opinions. After all we are all different. |
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| AC/DC – Baby, Please Don't Go Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song was actually written by Big Joe Williams and covered successfully by both Muddy Waters & Them (Van Morrison) & by many others before being covered by AC/DC in the early '70's before they had their big break. This (I believe) was their first successful single with the forgettable and tedious "Song To Jane" on the flipside. This is the original song on steroids. |
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| Stevie Ray Vaughan – Little Wing Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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That's the paradox and the irony of it all. He recovered from alcoholism and drug addiction only to die clean in a helicopter crash. |
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| Stevie Ray Vaughan – Little Wing Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Before you criticize the quality of Hendrix's live songs compare "Little Wing" from his live "Hendrix In The West" album to the studio version from "Axis-Bold As Love". IMO the live version is clearly superior to the studio recording. |
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| Stevie Ray Vaughan – Little Wing Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Agree. PJ "Borrows" from Hendrix. | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan – Lenny Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Agree, it's a great sounding song but it "borrows" heavily from Hendrix ala "Little Wing" or "The Wind Cries Mary". As long as Hendrix's music is remembered SRV can only get as high as #2. |
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| Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The lyrics are secondary. SRV just used this song as a vehicle for an extended blues solo - and what a great solo it is! It rates in my top 10 electric blues solos ever. Jimi gets #1 but which song, there's too much choice? |
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| Stevie Ray Vaughan – I'm Leaving You (Commit a Crime) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Straightforward lyrics abut a "poisonous" relationship. It's actually a cover of a Howlin Wolf song with the guitar riffs by the recently departed and great Hubert Sumlin, Smokestack Lightnin' style. |
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