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Clive55
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1336
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject: Most Concise Lyrics |
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Can you think of any songs with very few lyrics that are not instrumental?
Bob Dylans' All The Tired Horses is one of my favourites. Bob does not sing on it- but a female chorous sing the verse.
The lyrics in full follow- repeated several times during the song-
All the tired horses in the sun
How'm I supposed to get any ridin' done? Hmm. |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: Horses for courses.... |
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John Stewart's lament for The Kennedys and Martin Luther King uses a horse metaphor too, Clive: John and his wife Buffy Ford Stewart do a wonderful version on the live album 'The Phoenix Concerts' (1974) as part of the epic song 'The Last Campaign Trilogy.'
'Shoot all the brave horses and how will we ride?
Shoot all the brave horses and how will we ride?
And ford the cold waters, oh how will we ride?' |
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essexlady
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 348 Location: Essex
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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What about "Know" by Nick Drake fro his Pink Moon album?
"Know that I love you,
Know I don't care,
Know that I see you,
Know I'm not there". |
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pickle
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 252 Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: Most concise lyrics |
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On the Complete Madness sleeve, the lyrics to Return Of The Los Palmas 7 consist of 'Waiter!' _________________ We made a land where crap is king and the good don't last for long.
'The Good Don't Last', Spock's Beard |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Trio - Da, da, da is pretty concise! _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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