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Posted almost 5 years ago
Let's post some lyrics.I'm from Providence, RI. Apparently The Hold Steady must of had a hell of a time here at some point. My quiet little city made it into "Same Kooks" on _Boys and Girls in America_.*hey hey Providenceyou gotta fall in love with whoever you can.the sheets stain but the sins wash away.naked bodies in the Narragansett bay.*full lyricshttp://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/hold_steady_the_lyrics_10314/boys_and_girls_in_america_lyrics_32553/same_kooks_lyrics_352290.html
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  1. Dale
    Dale says *I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera forevermore* *I'm gonna work the straw, make the sweat drip out of every pore* White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  2. jameson
    jameson says That's a great lyric Dale. I never processed and/or deconstructed it. The shoes!!! Nice pic. They look, um, skinny!
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  3. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says I wish I was in Carrickfergus, Only for nights in Ballygrant I would swim over the deepest ocean, For my love to find But the sea is wide and I cannot cross over And neither have I the wings to fly I wish I could meet a handsome boatsman To ferry me over, to my love and die My childhood days bring back sad reflections Of happy times I spent so long ago, My boyhood friends and my own relations Have all passed on now like melting snow. But I'll spend my days in endless roaming, Soft is the grass, my bed is free. Ah, to be back now in Carrickfergus, On that long road down to the sea. But in Kilkenny, it is reported, On marble stones there as black as ink With gold and silver I would support her, But I'll sing no more 'till I get a drink. For I'm drunk today, and I'm seldom sober, A handsome rover from town to town, Ah, but I'm sick now, my days are numbered, Come all you young men and lay me down.
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  4. Dale
    Dale says Too bad they're the only part of me that does look skinny. :(
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  5. armuller
    armuller says I live in Portland, Oregon, but grew up on the southeast coast of Norway, so I am posting lyrics pertaining to both: "they walk in a circle through all the sidewalk scenes theyused to be apart of one time now everybody just stares and whispers driving around up and down Division Street I used to like it here it just bums me out to remember" -Elliott Smith 'Punch and Judy' Division street is in Portland two blocks from my house. "I spent the winter on the verge of a total breakdown while living in Norway I felt the darkness of the black metal bands But being such a faun of a man I didn't burn down any old churches Just slept way too much just slept" -Of Montreal 'A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger' Kongsvinger is an hour from my hometown in Norway.
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  6. B42
    B42 says ~XhuFoA5iMcM.mp3~
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  7. Anna
    Anna says I will always be a bullet in your gun to kill those who kill the day with the sun-glasses and the white dress looking far away the fire at the port red clouds in the sky & you're laughing you're laughing as the ship approaches and you're telling me "remember, like a film your life to flow" By a Greek band (their name in English is Wooden Swords), from my hometown, written about its port.
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  8. brand X
    brand X says Going the most obvious route possible with this... . "Well Portland Oregon and sloe gin fizz If that ain't love then tell me what is" -Loretta Lynn's Portland, OR
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  9. ponchoandy
    ponchoandy says Well my tires were slashed And I almost crashed But the Lord had mercy My machine she's a dud Stuck out in the mud Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey.... - Bruce Springsteen, "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  10. juuulia
    juuulia says "(LA face with Oakland booty) Baby got back!" - Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Baby Got Back" and "I saw - a new generation coming Under - the smoke over Oakland In and out - the streets are breathing Under - the smoke over Oakland Chaos disorder looting and loiter From a blind man praying for some silence - for some silence Take a loot on the moon not a foot in the room My best intentions always ended in a fight - in a fight You can send me to hell expose me I'll tell Just take control and say what they're doing - what they're doing Two-fifty dead the Tribune read Oakland's going off like a bomb!" Rancid, "Brixton"
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  11. juuulia
    juuulia says Oh, and I work in El Segundo now: "Thinking about the past week, the last week Hands go in my pocket, I can't speak Hopped in the car and torpe'ed to the shack Of Shaheed, 'We gotta go back' when he said 'Why?' I said, 'We gotta go 'Cause I left my wallet in El Segundo'" -A Tribe Called Quest, "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo"
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  12. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says My favorite, That Dog singing Minneapolis I took out my keys for my car walked down the street--not very far he came running after me he saw me at the entry minneapolis minneapolis minneapolis minneapolis minneapolis minneapolis minneap... he said, 'I heard you ask about me' and I responded 'yes' quietly he said, 'I'm leaving on wednesday come see me when Low plays'
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  13. DUSTdevils
    DUSTdevils says bradford is a beautiful bowl of lights when it gets dark, makes your teeth shivver.
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  14. chucky
    chucky says "It was a lonely holiday/I was alone, you were away/in Fayetteville or another state/There's so many towns I hate." Old 97s - Lonely Holiday. Although, I doubt it's about Fayetteville, NC. The part about hating it, makes me think it could be though. Everyone who's been to Fayettenam hates it.
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  15. Hmmm
    Hmmm says Twilight City gonna set my soul It's gonna set my soul on fire Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn So get those stakes up high There's a thousand pretty women waiting out there They're all waiting, they'll never make air And I'm just the devil with a lung to spare, so Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  16. pinkfish
    pinkfish says so there's this: I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come Yes, goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come They got a crazy way a-lovin' an' a I wanna get me some I was standing on the corner, of 12th Street and Vine Yeah, standing on the corner, of 12th Street and Vine With my Kansas City woman an a bottle of Kansas City wine and there's this: I been rockin' and reelin', Lord as long as I can be Lord, the man that I love tryin' to make a fool out of me Babe, I'm leavin', yeah I'm a-leavin' this mornin' Goin' to Kansas City to bring Jim Jackson home
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  17. SatisfiedMind614
    SatisfiedMind614 says several good ones here from Columbus' The Sun
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  18. BrandNewSumthing
    BrandNewSumthing says "You're what makes New England so great." -Brand New and also... "I guess it's just my stupid luck that all of Boston drives the same black fucking truck." -The Dresden Dolls and since I'm an honorary Rhode Islander... "And you, you come from Rhode Island / Little old Rhode Island / It's famous for you." -Erin McKeown
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  19. Marco1019
    Marco1019 says "We're plottin' all murderous schemes, it seems I'm ghostly called by the essence of Queens" *Nas* _Silent Murder_
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  20. misspeter
    misspeter says Shine, shine, a Roosevelt dime All the way to Baltimore and running out of time Salvation Army seemed to wind up in the hole They all went to heaven in a little row boat Clap hands
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  21. Wahiawa786
    Wahiawa786 says In 1978 or so, Keola & Kapono Beamer wrote about Honolulu thus: "Honolulu City Lights" Looking out upon the city lights and the stars above the ocean, Got my ticket for the midnight plane and its not easy to leave again. Took my clothes and put them in the bag; try not to think just yet of leaving. Looking out into the city night and it's not easy to leave again. (Chorus) Each time Honolulu city lights stir up memories in me. Each night Honolulu city lights bring me back again. You are my island sunset; you are my island dream. It's become an island classic, especially for those leaving Hawai'i for school, better jobs, affordable housing elsewhere.
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  22. Peggah
    Peggah says Whaaaat? No Detroit love? Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone Panic in Detroit - David Bowie And of course: Get up, everybody's gonna move their feet Get down, everybody's gonna leave their seat You gotta lose your mind in Detroit rock city - KISS Feeling the time peel away at my life again. As memories combine, not sure where I've ever been. 'Cause it's the D in Detroit which scares me to no end. I'll count to ten. -Anniversary Detroit WHAT? ;)
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  23. kb
    kb says yeah REM! for maryland... (Don't go back to) Rockville At night I drink myself to sleep and pretend I don't care if you're not here with me 'Cause it's so much easier to handle All my problems if I'm too far out to sea But something better happen soon Or it's gonna be too late to bring you back Don't go back to Rockville Don't go back to Rockville Don't go back to Rockville And waste another year
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  24. sunscream
    sunscream says LMAO
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  25. fog
    fog says old Hamburg, jesus loves you, where at the harbour, the fish(es?) and the ships are sleeping, you old hanse, everybody wants you, and you know that, and you enjoy that, and you like that, and you need that, sexy Hamburg from the great german band lassie singers
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  26. CineFreak7
    CineFreak7 says Greenville to Baton Rouge I'll call you up when I get through If it's the last thing that I do Greenville to Baton Rouge Last night, you should have seen this plane. The right engine shot a twelve foot flame. But South Carolina made us glad we came. Now we're up in the air again. -"Greenville to Baton Rouge" by Drive-By Truckers (And, ironically, Baton Rouge is the city where I was born and raised all through my childhood years.)
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  27. goodmusiconly
    goodmusiconly says The obvious answer would be John Denver's, "Rocky Mountain High" ... but as far as the music goes I prefer The Hold Steady's "Cattle and the Creeping Things" and "Milkcrate Mosh" -- "...I'm pretty sure i heard this one before. you in the corner with a good looking drifter. two cups of coffee and ten packs of sugar. i heard gideon saw you in denver. he said you're contagious. silly rabbit. tripping is for teenagers. murder is for murderers. and hard drugs are for bartenders. i think i might have mentioned that before." "the gin was just like gideon. the kings were just like solomon. the bashes were like babylon. the jester kept on jacking off. nervous cough, nervous cough, nervous cough and now we're off. went down on the denver slums and she woke up in the rocky mountain dawn. felt all freed up from the fears that you can never put your finger on. finger on finger on finger on and now were gone."
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  28. ivylander
    ivylander says I was bruised and battered and I couldnt tell What I felt I was unrecognizable to myself I saw my reflection in a window I didnt know My own face Oh brother are you gonna leave me Wastin´away On the streets of Philadelphia
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  29. QueenofHell
    QueenofHell says Sitting in a sleazy snack-bar sucking sickly sausage rolls Slipping down slowly, slipping down sideways, think I'll sign off the dole - 'cause The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine, The fog on the Tyne is all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine, The fog on the Tyne is all mine. Could a Copper catch a crooked coffin-maker, Could a Copper comprehend That a crooked coffin-maker's just an undertaker Who undertakes to be your friend, and Tell it to tomorrow, today will take its time, To tell you what tonight will bring. Presently we'll have a pint or two together Everybody do their thing. We can swing together, We can have a wee-wee, We can have a wet on the wall If someone slips a whisper That it's simple, sister, Slap them down and slap it on their smalls, 'cause The fog on the tyne is all mine all mine (blah blah blah) Nice post.
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  30. Joxley
    Joxley says Well oh they might wear classic Reeboks Or knackered Converse Or tracky bottoms tucked in socks But all of that's what the point is not The point's that there ain't no romance around there And there's the truth that they can't see They'd probably like to throw a punch at me And if you could only see them, then you would agree Agree that there ain't no romance around there You know, oh it's a funny thing you know We'll tell 'em if you like We'll tell 'em all tonight They'll never listen Cause their minds are made up And course it's all okay to carry on that way And over there there's broken bones There's only music, so that there's new ringtones And it don't take no Sherlock Holmes To see it's a little different around here Don't get me wrong, oh there's boys in bands And kids who like to scrap with pool cues in their hands And just cause he's had a coupla cans He thinks it's alright to act like a dickhead Don't you know, oh it's a funny thing you know We'll tell em if you like We'll tell em all tonight They'll never listen Cause their minds are made up And course it's all okay to carry on that way I said no Oh no! Oh you won't get me to go! Anywhere, said anywhere I won't go Oh no no!
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  31. ponchoandy
    ponchoandy says That is such a great song, Joxley. Where are they (and you) from again? Sheffield, right?
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  32. jameson
    jameson says All of you guys are great. See what happens when I post and then disappear for a day and a half! And, I think, I got all three active MOGgers from Rhode Island to post. You guys made my week. Since I went to UMASS Amherst in the mid to late 90's, here's an homage to my fellow alumni: The Pixies - UMASS In the sleepy west of the woody east is a valley full, full o' pioneer we're not just kids, to say the least we got ideas to us that's dear like capitalist, like communist like lots of things you've heard about and redneckers they get us pissed and stupid stuff it makes us shout oh dance with me oh don't be shy oh kiss me cunt and kiss me cock oh kiss the world oh kiss the sky oh kiss my ass oh let it rock of the April birds and the may bee oh baby university of Massachusetts, please and here's the last five it's educational it's educational it's educational it's educational it's educational.
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  33. kellywatchthestars
    kellywatchthestars says Sorry I'm late to the party, but hopefully I can still enter to win the cheesiest lyrics award. "Connecticut" Performed by: Bing Crosby and Judy Garland I know the spot, peaceful and fair I'd be so happy if I were there No matter where I chance to be Connecticut is the place for me Miss every lake, miss every hill Even in dreams I think of them still And when you see them you'll agree Connecticut is the place to be Villages greens and childhood scenes Are things that I remember yet Land of dreams and moonlit streams How close to heaven can you get? Nights full of stars, hearts full of joy Paradise for a girl and a boy I guess it suits me to a tee Connecticut is the place for me to be Connecticut is the place for me It's such a great state for a late date With a maid waiting just for you And every Yale guy is a male guy through and through (It's an outstanding state) It's never hum-drum dating some chum With his thumb strumming a guitar You'll find the chicks slicker And them nicks quicker by far (It's such a great state) It's spic and spanner than ol' Montana And Indiana can't rate The nights are longer And the men are stronger So linger longer and wait 'Cause it's a great, great, great, great state Dined in Capri, though it was swell Sampled some wine in a Naples hotel Though I was showed the road to Rome Connecticut still will be my home Italy was fun to see And really gave me quite a boost Had a spree in gay Paris Those mademoiselles were mighty cute Circled the globe dozens of times Seen all its wonders, known all its climbs I've searched it with a fine-toothed comb And found that I only have one home, sweet, home Connecticut always will be my home, sweet, home
    Permalink posted 03/22/2007
  34. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says "Philadelphia Freedom - you know I lo-o-o-o-ove you..." (I know. One of Elton's weakest, but ivylander already took the Springsteen song.)
    Permalink posted 03/23/2007
  35. ivylander
    ivylander says I dunno, Mike. The song's reasonably lame, but that Thom Bell production is pure silk.
    Permalink posted 03/23/2007
  36. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says True dat. It's no gamble when Gamble-Huff luminaries are involved.
    Permalink posted 03/23/2007
  37. ivylander
    ivylander says I don't suppose this counts, jameson, but once a band where I grew up (in central Pennsylvania) rearranged the words to "Proud Mary" so that they went like this: "Saw a lot of rain in Boalsburg, pumped a lot of pain down in Centre Hall, but I never saw the good side of Snow Shoe till I hitched a ride to the Nittany Mall." There are maybe three people on MOG who would be in a position to find this amusing, and I hope they see this. Otherwise I've just wasted everyone's time.
    Permalink posted 03/23/2007
  38. jameson
    jameson says Ivy - It's no more pain-inducing than "Connecticut" by Bing Crosby and Judy Garland!
    Permalink posted 03/24/2007
  39. ivylander
    ivylander says Well, it's shorter....
    Permalink posted 03/24/2007
  40. Ben FELTEN
    Ben FELTEN says Terry Callier – Paris Blues The sky was gray when I woke up this morning seems to me that nothing was the same my situation changed without warning (The) sad thing is I don't know who’s to blame once upon a time our love was shining brightly maybe it was just too good to last (or I don’t know) perhaps I held too tightly I had no idea the end would come so fast au revoir, she said, She’s out of my life, out my head So difficult to know which way to choose and she's gone, c’est ça can i go on je ne sais pas got to find a way to lose the Paris Blues The boulevard is just another by-way where we walked together now I walk alone one more lonely heart, (and) one more lonely highway one more drifter one more rollin’ stone au revoir, she said she out of my life, - I’m out of my head difficult to know which way to choose and she's gone, c’est ça can i go on – je ne sais pas got to find the way too lose the Paris Blues
    Permalink posted 03/24/2007
  41. ix3johnbender
    ix3johnbender says "I'm empty and aching and I don't know why Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike They've all come to look for America" --Simon & Garfunkel/Yes (I don't know who covered whom) "Jersey bound, sound asleep they'll find you at your most vulnerable" --Coheed & Cambria "Broken down from the bikes and bars, suspended like spirits over speeding cars You and me were kings over the Parkway tonight" --Brand New ps this post was a great idea!
    Permalink posted 03/24/2007
  42. funkybarb
    funkybarb says "Ya, you see everyday All the people standing at the train station Left, right, left, right, left, right We don't talk to each other now What an alien nation Up, tight, up, tight, up, tight I hope one day some things can get better I hope some way our hearts can change the weather As we walk this yellow road And try to shake the load In this 4-1-6 area code It's another night in TV land I say" Flypaper - k-os 416 is the area code for Toronto ... it's kind of like he says it is but I think a lot of bigger cities are ... I lived in London for 5 years and the daily grind was definitely the same ... people not talking, just kind of trying to get through their days.
    Permalink posted 03/25/2007
  43. Neill
    Neill says From Liverpool where I spent my first 19 years; . Ferry Across The Mersey . Life goes on day after day Hearts torn in every way So ferry 'cross the Mersey 'Cause this land's the place I love And here I'll stay People they rush everywhere Each with their own secret care So ferry 'cross the Mersey And always take me there The place I love People around every corner They seem to smile and say We don't care what your name is boy We'll never turn you away So I'll continue to say Here I always will stay So ferry 'cross the Mersey 'Cause this land's the place I love And here I'll stay And here I'll stay Here I'll stay Gerry & the Pacmakers 1965
    Permalink posted 03/26/2007
  44. sammyeatworld
    sammyeatworld says We got pretty neon veins and streets straight and wide All the surfers look the same and all the suburbs go for miles Got bells in a tower that ring in every hour Hangin round In my sleepy little deathtoll town We got readings from the good book and preachers going bad Got drunks in the parks in their brown paper bags The sailors hit the streets now to pick up any disease going round In my sleepy little deathtoll town And it rains down so damn hard in this city Don’t it cleanse our souls man Don’t they shine pretty like a crown In my sleepy little deathtoll town And all the girls are dreaming Of screen stars and health spa’s Of facials and massage And all the boys The boys just want the girls to settle down In my sleepy little deathtoll town And it rains down so damn hard in this city Don’t it cleanse our souls man Don’t they shine pretty like a crown In my sleepy little deathtoll- Life and death beach guards Helping anyone who wants to drown In my sleepy little deathtoll- Crash your cool cars kids and watch the citizens all gather round In my sleepy little deathtoll town - Sleepy Little Death Toll Town - The Panda Band *About my home city, Perth - Western Australia
    Permalink posted 03/27/2007

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