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Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land

Art Rock, Experimental Rock,
Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Very Best of Woody Guthrie
Released: 1944

This Land Is Your Land Lyrics

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This land is your land, this land is my land
From the California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me

As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
Saw below me the golden valley
This land was made for you and me

I roamed and rambled and followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
All around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me

When the sun come shining, then I was strolling
In wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling
The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land
From the California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me

When the sun come shining, then I was strolling
In wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling
The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me

Writer/s: WOODY GUTHRIE
Publisher: T.R.O. INC.
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Panda Bear - Principe Real

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Album: Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
Released: 2015

Principe Real Lyrics

Sheep dog
Been nipping at your heels all day
Sheep dog

Tsk tsk tsk

Leapfrog
Don't have a way to stay in line
And so you're mine

So close
As gentle as a sleeping baby boy

You can see a sheep where she lay
You can keep a temptress at bay
To break what's in the DNA
You should lead them to a new place
Cocoon a space to say so simply
Fool these ugly thoughts what are they

So you're mine

Sheep dog
Been nipping at your heels all day
Sheep dog

Tsk tsk tsk

Good guy
Don't know you when you hide away
You stay inside

So close
As gentle as a sleeping baby boy

You can see a sheep where she lay
You can keep a temptress at bay
To break what's in the DNA
You should lead them to a new place
Cocoon a space to say so simply
Fool these ugly thoughts what are they

So you're mine

Writer/s: NOAH LENNOX
Publisher: CHRSALYIS MUSIC GROUP INC
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This song is named after a district in Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox's adopted home of Lisbon, Portugal. Principe Real is near the Bairro Alto, Lisbon's cultural and bohemian heart, and is centred on a 19th-century park. He told The Fader: "It means 'royal prince,' which I always thought was a badass name for a song."

Lennox said: "The idea for the song was to make something that had an insistent house-y rhythm, a zone I've never felt fully comfortable going to. With these songs, I found my way of working with elements that I never really felt comfortable with before. As soon as you feel you can latch onto the rhythm, it starts breaking apart. It's constantly expanding and contracting."

Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal. It is the westernmost large metropolis located in continental Europe. For another song inspired by the Portuguese city check out "Lisbon" by The Walkmen.

The Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow

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Album: Their Satanic Majesties Request
Released: 1967

She's A Rainbow Lyrics

She comes in colors ev'rywhere;
She combs her hair
She's like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors

She comes in colors ev'rywhere;
She combs her hair
She's like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors

Have you seen her dressed in blue?
See the sky in front of you
And her face is like a sail
Speck of white so fair and pale
Have you seen a lady fairer?

She comes in colors ev'rywhere;
She combs her hair
She's like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors

Have you seen her all in gold?
Like a queen in days of old
She shoots colors all around
Like a sunset going down
Have you seen a lady fairer?

She comes in colors ev'rywhere;
She combs her hair
She's like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors

She's like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors

Writer/s: RICHARDS, KEITH / JAGGER, MICK
Publisher: Abkco Music, Inc.
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With a trippy, playful sound, this song wasn't typical of The Rolling Stones, but it endured as a fan favorite. It is a rare pure love song by The Stones, whose songs about women tended to be much more libidinous.

The distinctive string section was arranged by John Paul Jones, who was doing session work two years before he joined Led Zeppelin.

This was one of the first songs The Stones produced without manager Andrew Loog Oldham. They wanted to get rid of him, so they angered him away by going against his wishes in many aspects of Their Satanic Majesties Request.

Apple used this in 1999 commercials for their colorful iMac computers. Over the next few years, the company would change the dynamics of the music industry with the introduction of iTunes and the iPod.

Nicky Hopkins played piano on this song. Hopkins, along with Ian Stewart and Billy Preston, played on Stones albums from Between The Buttons in 1967 until Black And Blue in 1976. Preston usually played on the more Gospel-sounding songs where an organ was required; Stewart played boogie-woogie on the fast songs, and Hopkins played on the ballads. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)

by Spoon - The Way We Get

by Spoon - The Way We Get Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Kill the Moonlight
Released: 2002

The Way We Get Lyrics

We get high in back seats of cars
We break into mobile homes
We go to sleep to shake appeal
Never wake up on our own

And that's The Way We Get by
Way we get by
And that's the way we get by
Way we get by

We go out in stormy weather
We rarely practice discern
We make love to some weird sin
We seek out the taciturn

And that's the way we get by
Way we get by
And that's the way we get by
Way we get by

We found a new kind of dance in a magazine
Tried it out it's like nothing you ever seen
You sweet talk like a cop and you know it
You bought a new bag of pot, said let's make a new start

And that's the way to my heart
The way to my heart

That's the way we get by
Way we get by

We get high in back seats of cars
We put faith in our concerns
Fall in love to down on the street
We believe in the sum of ourselves

I said that's the way we get by

Writer/s: BRITT DANIEL
Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Lead singer Britt Daniel wrote this single for Spoon's fourth studio album, Kill the Moonlight. The song is about an apathetic generation that will do anything to distract themselves from the boredom of everyday life, which usually gets them into trouble.

At least three references to rocker Iggy Pop are in this song. First, "We go to sleep to 'Shake Appeal,'" is a nod "Shake Appeal," a single from Iggy's third album with The Stooges, Raw Power (1973). Second, "We make love to 'Some Weird Sin,'" cites a track co-written by David Bowie from Iggy's second solo album, Lust for Life. Third, "Fall in love to 'Down On The Street,'" takes us back to The Stooges with a reference to the opening track from Fun House (1970).

This song didn't chart, but it became a popular choice for TV shows, including The O.C. (in the 2003 episode "The Outsider"); Hustle (in the promos for episodes from 2006) and Shameless (in the 2011 pilot). It was also featured in the movies Mean Creek, a 2004 indie drama starring Rory Culkin;The Puffy Chair, a 2005 dramedy starring Mark and Jay Duplass; and Stranger Than Fiction, a 2006 comedy starring Will Ferrell.

Daniel told The Austin Chronicle the story behind the album title Kill the Moonlight: "It's the name of a Futurist manifesto," he explained. "In Italy from about 1900-1920, there was a movement called the Futurists. There was a little pamphlet decreeing what they believed in." Don't ask him any specifics, though. He admitted the band didn't actually read the pamphlet.

The Rolling Stones - We Love You

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Album: The Singles 1965-1967
Released: 1967

We Love You Lyrics

We don't care if you only love we
We don't care if you only love we
We Love You, we love you, and we hope
That you will love we too
We love they, we love they, and
We want you to love they too
Ah

We don't care if you hound we and
Love is all around we
Love can't get our minds off
We love you, we love you

You will never win we
Your uniforms don't fit we
We forget the place we're in
'Cause we love you
We love you, of course, we do

I love you, I love you
And I hope that you won't prove wrong too
We love you, we do, we love you, we do

Writer/s: RICHARDS, KEITH / JAGGER, MICK
Publisher: Abkco Music, Inc.
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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote this after they were arrested along with Brian Jones on drug charges stemming from a raid on Keith's house, Redlands, on February 12, 1967. This was a thank you message to the fans who supported Jagger and Richards through their arrest. There is jail ambiance at the beginning.

This was also a "Thank You" to The Beatles, The Who and the editorial page of the London Times, who supported and spoke out in favor of the Stones after Jagger, Richards and Jones were arrested on drug charges. The Who recorded and released a double A-side of the Stones' "The Last Time" and "Under My Thumb" to keep the Stones' music alive while they were going through their court and prison difficulties. (thanks, Joel - Chicago, IL)

The Rolling Stones lead guitarist at the time, Brian Jones, played the Mellotron, which was an early synthesizer. Jones was found dead in his swimming pool 2 years later.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney sang backup. Jagger sang on The Beatles "Baby You're A Rich Man."

The Stones made a promotional film for this song that was banned by the BBC but shown elsewhere. It was directed by Peter Whitehead and based on The Trials Of Oscar Wilde with Mick Jagger as Oscar, Keith Richards as the Marquis and Marianne Faithfull as Bosie. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)

Ariana Grande - Better Left Unsaid

Ariana Grande - Better Left Unsaid Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Yours Truly
Released: 2013

Better Left Unsaid Lyrics

I told you once, "Get out my life
I don't need ya, I'll be alright"
But some things are Better Left Unsaid (said said)
So tell the truth, and hit me hard
A broken heart is all I have now, but
Some things are better left unsaid (said said)

And I swore that I would never say
I miss you more every day
But some things are better left unsaid
Are better left unsaid
Said
Said

Oh-ooh-whoa-ooh-oh-oh
I'm gonna say please
?
Oh-ooh-whoa-ooh-oh-oh
Tonight I'm gonna loose
Don't play me just kiss me

If you wanna party, put your hands up
Put your hands up put your hands up
Don't play me just kiss me
Oh-ooh-whoa-ooh-oh-oh
Tonight I'll say
Don't play me just kiss me, babe

You tell a lie, plan tonight
Too many drinks
So many reasons that some things are better left unsaid

And I swore that I would never say
I miss you more every day
But some things are better left unsaid
Are better left unsaid
Said
Said

Oh-ooh-whoa-ooh-oh-oh
I'm gonna say
?
Oh-ooh-whoa-ooh-oh-oh
Tonight I'm gonna loose
Don't play me just kiss me

If you wanna party, put your hands up
Put your hands up put your hands up
Don't play me just kiss me
Oh-ooh-whoa-ooh-oh-oh
Tonight I'll say
Don't play me just kiss me, babe

If you wanna party, put your hands up
Put your hands up put your hands up
Don't play me just kiss me
Oh-ooh-whoa-ooh-oh-oh
Tonight I'll say
Don't play me just kiss me babe

If you wanna party, put your hands up
Put your hands up

If you wanna party, put your hands up
Put your hands up

If you wanna party, put your hands up
Put your hands up

You tell a lie
Plan tonight
Too many drinks
So many reasons that some things are better left unsaid

Writer/s: Samuels, Harmony David / Harrell, Courtney / Lambert, Al Sherrod / Samuels, Moses / Akinkunmi, Olaniyi / Grande, Ariana
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Ariana Grande tries to mend her broken heart in this song, the last track from her debut album, Yours Truly. She co-wrote the part-ballad, part-dance number with a team of writers, including Harmony Samuels (who also co-wrote and produced the singer's debut single, "The Way"), Courtney Harrell, Al Sherrod Lambert, Moses Ayo Samuels and Olaniyi Michael Akinkunmi.

This was originally going to be called "Tipsy." The line "Don't play me, just kiss me" was originally "Don't blame me, I'm tipsy."

The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday

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Album: Between The Buttons
Released: 1967

Ruby Tuesday Lyrics

She would never say where she came from
Yesterday don't matter if it's gone
While the sun is bright
Or in the darkest night
No one knows, she comes and goes

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you

Don't question why she needs to be so free
She'll tell you it's the only way to be
She just can't be chained
To a life where nothings gained
And nothings lost, at such a cost

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you

"There's no time to lose", I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind?

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you

Writer/s: RICHARDS, KEITH / JAGGER, MICK
Publisher: Abkco Music, Inc.
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This is about a groupie. It may have been inspired by Linda Keith, who was Keith Richard's girlfriend. Richards said in According to the Rolling Stones : "It was probably written about Linda Keith not being there (laughs). I don't know, she had pissed off somewhere. It was very mournful, very, VERY Ruby Tuesday and it was a Tuesday."

Richards: "That's one of those things - some chick you've broken up with. And all you've got left is the piano and the guitar and a pair of panties. And it's goodbye you know. And so it just comes out of that. And after that you just build on it. It's one of those songs that are easiest to write because you're really right there and you really sort of mean it. And for a songwriter, hey break his heart and he'll come up with a good song." (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France, for above 2)

Originally, this was called "Title B."

Keith Richards and Brian Jones wrote most of this, but in keeping with Stones tradition, it was credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Brian Jones plays the recorder (it sounds like a flute) in this song. He was their lead guitarist until he died in 1969, and could play just about any instrument. (thanks, Joel - Chicago, IL)

A large double-bass was used. Bill Wyman plucked the notes while Richards played it with a bow.

This was not on the English version of Between The Buttons because it was already released as a single there, and it was customary not to put singles on albums.

This was supposed to be the B-side of "Let's Spend the Night Together," but many radio stations shied away from the sexual implications of that song, so they played this instead and made it a hit. (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England)

Jagger: "Ruby Tuesday is good. I think that's a wonderful song. It's just a nice melody, really. And a lovely lyric. Neither of which I wrote, but I always enjoy singing it." (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)

Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself

Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Once Upon A Time
Released: 1986

Sanctify Yourself Lyrics

Is this the age of the thunder and rage?
Can you feel the ground move round your feet?
If you take one step closer it will lead to another.
The crossroads above is where we meet.
I shout out for shelter. I need you for something.
The whole world's out they're all on the street.
Control yourself. "Love is all you need."
Control yourself in your eyes.

Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Be a part of me. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself.
Set yourself free.

In pictures of living; in bloodshot vision.
Sweet miracles and strange circumstances.
I see the sun up, the showdown, the cool winds that blow down
On the big beat the life long romance is.
You've got a gun in your hand; you're making self plans.
Stay with me all through the night.
Control yourself. Love is all you need.
Control yourself. Open up your heart.

Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Be a part of me. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself.
Set yourself free.

You can't stop the world for a boy or a girl.
Sweet victims of poor circumstances.
But you can pour back the love, sweeping down
From above, giving hope and making more chances.
Well, I hope and I pray that maybe someday
You'll come back down here and show me the way.
Control yourself. Love is all you need.
Control yourself. Open up your heart.

Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Be a part of me. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself.
Set yourself free.

Open up your heart. Sanctify Yourself.
Sanctify. Sanctify Yourself.
Open up your heart. Sanctify Yourself.
Sanctify. Sanctify Yourself.
Open up your heart. Sanctify Yourself.
Sanctify. Sanctify Yourself.
Open up your heart. Sanctify Yourself.
Sanctify. Sanctify Yourself.
Writer/s: KERR, JAMES/BURCHILL, CHARLES/MACNEIL, MICHAEL
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUB LLC
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To sanctify something is to make it holy. In this uplifting song, Simple Minds lead singer Jim Kerr is calling for personal empowerment, asking us to value the life we were given.

Kerr often touches on religious themes in his lyrics, but he tends to clam up when asked about his beliefs. If you're looking for evidence of God in this song, you can find it in lines like, "A vision, sweet miracles and strange circumstances" and "I hope and I pray that maybe someday you'll come back down here and show me the way."

In our interview with Jim Kerr , he credited Once Upon A Time producer Jimmy Iovine for developing this track, which started with a riff the band came up with.

He also said the gospel feel on the song was inspired by the music of Sly & the Family Stone, which he called "quite an influence on that song."

Hootie & the Blowfish - Only Wanna Be With You

Hootie & the Blowfish - Only Wanna Be With You Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Cracked Rear View
Released: 1995

Only Wanna Be With You Lyrics

You and me we come from diff'rent worlds
You like to laugh at me when I look at other girls
Sometimes you're crazy and you wonder why
I"m such a baby 'cause the Dolphins make me cry
Well, there's nothing I can do
I've been looking for a girl like you

You look at me, you got nothing left to say
I'm gonna pout at you until I get my way
I won't dance, you won't sing
I just want to love you
but you want to wear my ring
Well, there's nothing I can do
I Only Wanna Be With You
You can call me your fool,
Only wanna be with you

Put on a little Dylan, sitting on a fence I say,"That line is great"
You ask me what I meant by "Said I shot a man named Gray,
took his wife to Italy
She inherit a million bucks and when she died is came to me
I can't help it if I'm lucky"
Only wanna be with you
Ain't Bobby so cool?
Only wanna be with you
Yeah, I'm tangled up in blue, only wanna be with you
You can call me your fool, only wanna be with you

Sometimes I wonder if it will ever end
You get so mad at me when I go out with my friends
Sometimes you're crazy and you wonder why
I'm such a baby, yeah, the Dolphins make me cry
Well, there's nothing I can do, only wanna be with you
You can call me your fool, only wanna be with you
Yeah, I'm tangled up in blue, only wanna be with you
only wanna be with you, only wanna be with you,
only wanna be with you, only wanna be with you

Writer/s: FELBER, DEAN / BRYAN, MARK / RUCKER, DARIUS / SONEFELD, JIM
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This song is a tribute to Bob Dylan. It contains lyrics from various Dylan songs, including a mention of Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue." Some of the words come directly from Dylan's track "Idiot Wind": "They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy. She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me. I can't help it if I'm lucky."

Apparently, Dylan felt the "tribute" infringed too closely on original work, and he sued the group for unauthorized use of his lyrics. According to VH1, he received a large, out-of-court settlement in 1995.

The video had a sports theme and featured former quarterback Dan Marino (the band were huge Miami Dolphins fans), golfer Fred Couples, and various ESPN anchors.

The line, "Put on a little Dylan sitting on the fence" is a reference to a band they used to play with called Dillon's Fence. (thanks, Shaggy - Bristol, CT)

Cracked Rear View became the biggest-selling album in the history of Atlantic Records, as Hootie & the Blowfish were welcomed with open arms on Pop and Adult Contemporary Radio stations looking for a safe alternative to the '90s Grunge sound. Tim Sommer, who signed the band in 1993, said: "I never underestimate the value of karma in the success of Hootie & the Blowfish. They never expected to be a famous band or even to be signed. They would still be playing regardless of whether they'd signed to Atlantic or were doing it for $200 and a case of beer."

Regarding the lyrics, "I'm such a baby 'cause The Dolphins make me cry," fans of the Miami Dolphins had lots to cry about in the ensuing years as the team often struggled to make the playoffs. Asked in 2011 if the Dolphins still make him cry, Rucker replied: "Thank God no. I got over that a couple years ago. I don't know if I could take another 1-15 season."

The Rolling Stones - Moon Is Up

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Album: Voodoo Lounge
Released: 1994

Moon Is Up Lyrics

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On this song, Charlie Watts played drums using a trash can. Keith Richards explained: "That song had been around since Ireland, and everybody was fascinated with it. The song was suddenly there, you know, and what are we going to do with it? To me, it was all tied in with Charlie. If Charlie Watts is willing to experiment in the studio, then I'm the happiest man in the world. It so happened that as we were trying this track out in different configurations, I put an acoustic guitar through a Leslie cabinet, Ronnie was playing pedal steel through some tiny little amplifier, and Mick was singing through the harp mike. The drums were the only thing that sounded unreal, because they were real. So we fished around for a bit, and I said, 'Well, what about playing on a suitcase outside?' And before I know it, Charlie Watts is out there in the stairwell with a garbage can and brushes, and that's the sound. After that, it was very hard to keep him out of the stairwell." The Rolling Stones drummer added: "It's a 4-flight stairwell, and I started off at the top, which is 'Moon Is Up,' and I ended up at the bottom playing 'You Got Me Rocking and Thru and Thru...'"

Keith Richards, 1994: "Charlie Watts (was) moving his drums, which is unheard of... He would work (in) the staircase, you know. And that's something that Charlie hasn't done, I think, since Beggars Banquet or maybe Exile. It's been that long since I've had that much input from Charlie. That was amazing. I think it had a lot to do with the fact that he's been doing his own thing with Bernard Fowler, you know. He's taken that jazz band around... So he came back with a whole new perspective on what it's like when the buck stops here."

This features Benmont Tench on accordion air whoosh. Tench is best known for his work as one of Tom Petty's group the Heartbreakers, playing on all their albums since 1976. He has also frequently been recruited by other artists, however, especially those hailing from the LA scene. In the 1980s and 90s, he worked with John Hiatt, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne and ex-Eagles Glenn Frey and Don Henley. He has also done work with luminaries such as Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash , U2 and Alanis Morissette.

According to Ron Wood, the title of the album comes from the granny flat that he built for his mother. Says Wood: "Immediately Keith moved in. He did this hand-drawn sign, Doc's Office and Voodoo Lounge, and stuck it in the window." Keith Richards explains: "I'm the doc. It's like a ritual, a fetish... We agonized over (the title). And it was staring us in the face. Finally, it was Mick who said, What about Voodoo Lounge? Why not? Kind of like Beggars Banquet. Right number of syllables. I was really pissed with myself, though, after painting the sign and all. I'm usually the one with the cheap ideas, not Mick. His are usually real expensive." (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France, for above 4)

Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike

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Album: Temple of the Dog
Released: 1990

Hunger Strike Lyrics

I don't mind stealing bread
From the mouth of decadence
But I can't feed on the powerless
When my cup's already over-filled
But it's on the table.

The fire's cooking.
And they're farming babies
While the slaves are all working.
Blood is on the table.
The mouths are choking

And I'm going hungry
I'm going hungry [Repeat: x3]

Writer/s: CORNELL, CHRIS
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Temple of the Dog began when Chris Cornell of Soundgarden wrote two songs in honor of his good friend Andrew Wood, who died of a heroin overdose in March 1990. Wood was kept on life support for three days after he overdosed, during which time Cornell and his band mates came to see him. Wood was in a promising Seattle band called Mother Love Bone with Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, who were forming their new band that would become Pearl Jam. Cornell teamed up with them and guitarist Mike McCready with the intention of recording some of Wood's solo songs along with Cornell's two tribute tracks. Responding to concerns that they were somehow exploiting Wood's work, the guys decided to release an album of all original material in tribute to Wood, and called the band Temple of the Dog after a Mother Love Bone lyric from their song "Man of Golden Words."

"Hunger Strike" was the last song recorded for the album; Chris Cornell wrote it because they had only nine tracks and he has a compulsive distaste for odd numbers. Describing the song in the Pearl Jam Twenty collection, he said, "I was wanting to express the gratitude for my life but also disdain for people where that's not enough, where they want more. There's no way to really have a whole lot more than you need usually without taking from somebody else that can't really afford to give it to you. It's sort of about taking advantage of a person or people who really don't have anything."

The same verse is repeated twice in this song, as Cornell felt he had said everything he could on the subject with those words. Once these verse lyrics are out of the way, it's all chorus and bridge, which works thanks to the second vocalist on the song: Eddie Vedder. Temple of the Dog recorded the song on the very day Vedder flew in from San Diego to audition for what would become Pearl Jam: October 8, 1990. It was the first time he met any of the guys, and for most of the sessions, he kept to himself. Chris Cornell planned to sing both the high and low parts of the "Going Hungry" chorus by himself with the help of overdubs, but he was struggling with the low register. In a defining moment, Vedder stepped up to the microphone and sang the low parts of the chorus, which made the song click for Cornell. With two distinct voices, Cornell could now sing the verse lyrics at the beginning of the song, and Vedder could follow with the same lyrics, giving it a different sound. With both voices on the chorus, the song really came together and became the highlight of the album. It was a huge moment for Eddie, as he interjected himself into Christ Cornell's song without coming off as arrogant, and gained the respect of his new bandmates in the process. It was Vedder's first recorded vocal for a major record, and it proved to those in the room that he understood their sound and was willing to contribute any way he could, even if it wasn't for his band.

The video for the song was shot in Discovery Park in Seattle. The western view at sunset with band members' backs to the camera facing Bainbridge Island, home of Andrew Wood, was a symbolic goodbye to their friend. (thanks, Eric - Bainbridge Island, WA)

Matt Cameron, who was with Soundgarden at the time, was the drummer for Temple of the Dog. He ended up joining Peal Jam a few years later.

Cornell has joined Pearl Jam on several occasions onstage to perform this song.

Drive-By Truckers - Carl Perkins' Cadillac

Drive-By Truckers - Carl Perkins' Cadillac Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Dirty South
Released: 2004

Carl Perkins' Cadillac Lyrics

Life ain't nothing but a blending up of all the ups and downs
Dammit Elvis, don't you know
You made your Mama so proud
Before you ever made that record, before there ever was a Sun
Before you ever lost that Cadillac that Carl Perkins won

Mr. Phillips found old Johnny Cash and he was high
High before he ever took those pills and he's still too proud to die
Mr. Phillips never said anything behind nobody's back
Like "Dammit Elvis, don't he know, he ain't no Johnny Cash"

If Mr. Phillips was the only man that Jerry Lee still would call sir
Then I guess Mr. Phillips did all of Y'all about as good as you deserve
He did just what he said he was gonna do and the money came in sacks
New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac

I got friends in Nashville, or at least they're folks I know
Nashville is where you go to see if what they said is so
Carl drove his brand new Cadillac to Nashville and he went downtown
This time they promised him a Grammy
He turned his Cadillac around

Mr. Phillips never blew enough hot air to need a little gold plated paperweight
He promised him a Cadillac and put the wind in Carl's face
He did just what he said he was gonna do and the money came in sacks
New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac

Dammit Elvis, I swear son I think it's time you came around
Making money you can't spend ain't what being dead's about
You gave me all but one good reason not to do all the things you did
Now Cadillacs are fiberglass, if you were me you'd call it quits

Writer/s: JOHN MICHAEL COOLEY
Publisher: RAZOR & TIE DIRECT LLC
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Carl Perkins' Cadillac Song Chart

This song recounts the celebrated Sun Records label "Million Dollar Quartet" (Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash). Their boss, Sam Phillips, promised a brand-new Cadillac to the first one of the quartet to sell a million records. Carl Perkins won the prize for his "Blue Suede Shoes" disc, having recently smashed up his Chrysler Imperial.