Sunday, September 30, 2007

Top 10 greatest popular song lyrics of all time

I think they should be one or two lines rather than full stanzas, because brevity is the eternal soul of wit. But that's up to you.

1. Substitute you for my mom;
At least I'll get my washing done.
From Substitute by The Who.

2. Dialing for Dollars is waiting to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until 3.
From Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin

3. An' tell me, over and over again, my friend,
You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
From The Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire.

4. And run, if you will, to the top of the hill, pretty Jean.
From Jean by Oliver.

5. Get up, stand up for your rights.
Don't give up the fight.
From Get Up, Stand Up by The (Original) Wailers.

6. Don't it always seem to go
You don't know what you got 'til it's gone.
From Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell.

7. There's room at the top, they're telling you sti-il
But first you got to learn how to smile as you ki-ill.
From Working Class Hero by John Lennon.

8. Say it in bro-oken English.
From Broken English by Marianne Faithful.

9. Wake me up when September's gone.
(It lacks timelessness but it's perfect for our times.)
From Wake Me Up When September's Gone by Green Day.

10. Watch the butcher shine his knives
And this town is full of battered wives.
From The Streets of Your Town by The Go-Betweens.

I've left out Dylan, Zappa, Eminem, Rodriguez, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Carole King, Billy Bragg, Paul Kelly, Eric Burdon, Iggy Pop, The Beatles, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf, The Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Talking Heads, AC/DC, The Clash, Dire Straits, R.E.M., U2, Crowded House, NWA, Faith No More, Nirvana, and so many more. What have I done?
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Bernie

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