Favourite lines from songs

Malc 44 · 22 May 2003, 08:44 PM

There's been some great poetry in popular music over the years, so what lines stick in your minds. don't forget to let us know where they come from. Here's one to start you off...

The brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast
I've the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
While there's a moon over bourbon street

Sting - Moon over Bourbon Street (from 'Dream of the blue turtles')

Malc

Moon over bourbon street

edit: Link fixed

Drencrom · 22 May 2003, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Malc 44

Moon over Bourbon Street

Malc

The link is broken...

**JeffK** · 22 May 2003, 09:26 PM

"The bright, blessed day and the dark, sacred night" (sometimes heard as the deep, sacred night).

from What a Wonderful World.

Probably my favourite lyric from a popular song.

Jeff

Malc 44 · 22 May 2003, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Drencrom
The link is broken...

Thanx Drencrom ....fixed it now!

**munchkin** · 22 May 2003, 10:02 PM

The sweet smell of a great sorrow ...

From Pink Floyd's 'Sorrow'.

Malc 44 · 22 May 2003, 10:23 PM

I always liked this Oscar wildism from the Smiths - The Queen is Dead:

I broke into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner,
She said "I know you and you cannot sing"
I said "You should hear me play piano!"

Malc

Drencrom · 22 May 2003, 10:47 PM

Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or a half page of scribbled lines
(Pink Floyd, "Time").

Drencrom · 22 May 2003, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Malc 44
I always liked this Oscar wildism from the Smiths - The Queen is Dead:

I broke into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner,
She said "I know you and you cannot sing"
I said "You should hear me play piano!"

Malc

"Life is very long, when you're lonely..."

(same song

)

shenton · 22 May 2003, 10:51 PM

My grip is surely slipping
I think I've lost my hold
Yes I think I've lost my hold
I cannot get insurance any more
They don't take credit, only gold
Is that a dagger or a crucifix I see
You hold so tightly in your hand
And all the while the distance grows between you and me
I do not understand

Peter Gabriel
"Blood of Eden"

**DBH** · 22 May 2003, 11:07 PM

"Some are born to move the world
To live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about
The things we'd like to be
Sadder still to watch it die
Than never to have known it
For you, the blind who once could see
The bell tolls for thee..."

RUSH - "Losing It"

Malc 44 · 23 May 2003, 12:09 AM

"End of the day, factory whistle cries,
men walk through these gates with death in their eyes,
and you just better believe boys....
somebody's gonna get hurt tonight,
it's the work...the working...just the working life!"

Bruce Springsteen - Factory (from 'Darkness on the edge of town')

teacher · 23 May 2003, 12:28 AM

Qui ti aspetterò
E ruberò i baci al tempo
Sogno
Un rumore il vento che mi sveglia
E sel già qua

This is where I will wait for you
Stealing imaginary kisses as time goes by
Dream
A noise, the wind awakes me
And you're already here.

Sogno Sung by Andrea Bocelli

**DBH** · 23 May 2003, 12:46 AM

"You'll find it in the deepest friendship
The kind you cherish all your life
And when you know how much that means
You've found that special thing
You're flying without wings"

Flying Without Wings - Congratulations, Ruben Studdard!!

CelticBlackCat · 23 May 2003, 12:53 AM

Malc 44's lyrics from Sting reminds me of my fave Sting lyrics . . .

The very thought of you makes
My heart sing
Like an April breeze
On the wings of spring
And you appear in all your splendour
My one and only love

from "My One and Only Love" by Sting from the album Sting At The Movies which was used in the soundtrack of Leaving Las Vegas

Drencrom · 23 May 2003, 01:44 AM

And in the end the love you take
Is equal to the love you make.

The Beatles ("The End", Abbey Road, 1969).

22 May 2003, 08:44 PM	#1
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	Favourite lines from songs There's been some great poetry in popular music over the years, so what lines stick in your minds. don't forget to let us know where they come from. Here's one to start you off... The brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast I've the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet While there's a moon over bourbon street Sting - Moon over Bourbon Street (from 'Dream of the blue turtles') Malc Moon over bourbon street edit: Link fixed Last edited by Malc 44 : 30 Nov 2003 at 07:35 AM.

23 May 2003, 12:09 AM	#11
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	"End of the day, factory whistle cries, men walk through these gates with death in their eyes, and you just better believe boys.... somebody's gonna get hurt tonight, it's the work...the working...just the working life!" Bruce Springsteen - Factory (from 'Darkness on the edge of town') Last edited by Malc 44 : 23 May 2003 at 12:34 AM.

22 May 2003, 09:26 PM	#3
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,177	"The bright, blessed day and the dark, sacred night" (sometimes heard as the deep, sacred night). from What a Wonderful World. Probably my favourite lyric from a popular song. Jeff

22 May 2003, 10:02 PM	#5
munchkin Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Milliways Posts: 1,165	The sweet smell of a great sorrow ... From Pink Floyd's 'Sorrow'.

22 May 2003, 10:23 PM	#6
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	I always liked this Oscar wildism from the Smiths - The Queen is Dead: I broke into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner, She said "I know you and you cannot sing" I said "You should hear me play piano!" Malc

22 May 2003, 10:47 PM	#7
Drencrom Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ultima Thule Posts: 1,657	Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught or a half page of scribbled lines (Pink Floyd, "Time").

22 May 2003, 10:51 PM	#9
shenton Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wigan, Lancashire! Posts: 379	My grip is surely slipping I think I've lost my hold Yes I think I've lost my hold I cannot get insurance any more They don't take credit, only gold Is that a dagger or a crucifix I see You hold so tightly in your hand And all the while the distance grows between you and me I do not understand Peter Gabriel "Blood of Eden"

22 May 2003, 11:07 PM	#10
DBH Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,533	"Some are born to move the world To live their fantasies But most of us just dream about The things we'd like to be Sadder still to watch it die Than never to have known it For you, the blind who once could see The bell tolls for thee..." RUSH - "Losing It"

23 May 2003, 12:28 AM	#12
teacher Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,167	Qui ti aspetterò E ruberò i baci al tempo Sogno Un rumore il vento che mi sveglia E sel già qua This is where I will wait for you Stealing imaginary kisses as time goes by Dream A noise, the wind awakes me And you're already here. Sogno Sung by Andrea Bocelli

23 May 2003, 12:46 AM	#13
DBH Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,533	"You'll find it in the deepest friendship The kind you cherish all your life And when you know how much that means You've found that special thing You're flying without wings" Flying Without Wings - Congratulations, Ruben Studdard!!

23 May 2003, 12:53 AM	#14
CelticBlackCat Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 260	Malc 44's lyrics from Sting reminds me of my fave Sting lyrics . . . The very thought of you makes My heart sing Like an April breeze On the wings of spring And you appear in all your splendour My one and only love from "My One and Only Love" by Sting from the album Sting At The Movies which was used in the soundtrack of Leaving Las Vegas

23 May 2003, 01:44 AM	#15
Drencrom Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ultima Thule Posts: 1,657	And in the end the love you take Is equal to the love you make. The Beatles ("The End", Abbey Road, 1969).