Video reblogged from Copy Cats with 48 notes
Harvest Moon - Pearl Jam and Sleater-Kinney
originally by Neil Young
(posted by sometimesagreatnotion)
Source: copycats
Thrasher
by Neil Young
They were hiding behind hay bales,
They were planting in the full moon
They had given all they had for something new
But the light of day was on them,
They could see the thrashers coming
And the water shone like diamonds in the dew.
And I was just getting up, hit the road before it’s light
Trying to catch an hour on the sun
When I saw those thrashers rolling by,
Looking more than two lanes wide
I was feelin’ like my day had just begun.
Where the eagle glides ascending
There’s an ancient river bending
Down the timeless gorge of changes
Where sleeplessness awaits
I searched out my companions,
Who were lost in crystal canyons
When the aimless blade of science
Slashed the pearly gates.
It was then I knew I’d had enough,
Burned my credit card for fuel
Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand
With a one-way ticket to the land of truth
And my suitcase in my hand
How I lost my friends I still don’t understand.
They had the best selection,
They were poisoned with protection
There was nothing that they needed,
Nothing left to find
They were lost in rock formations
Or became park bench mutations
On the sidewalks and in the stations
They were waiting, waiting.
So I got bored and left them there,
They were just deadweight to me
Better down the road without that load
Brings back the time when I was eight or nine
I was watchin’ my mama’s T.V.,
It was that great Grand Canyon rescue episode.
Where the vulture glides descending
On an asphalt highway bending
Thru libraries and museums, galaxies and stars
Down the windy halls of friendship
To the rose clipped by the bullwhip
The motel of lost companions
Waits with heated pool and bar.
But me I’m not stopping there,
Got my own row left to hoe
Just another line in the field of time
When the thrashers comes, I’ll be stuck in the sun
Like the dinosaurs in shrines
But I’ll know the time has come
To give what’s mine.
The Rolling Stones - Memory Motel (Live with Dave Mathews)
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
Hannah honey was a peachy kind of girl
Her eyes were hazel
And her nose were slightly curved
We spent a lonely night at the Memory Motel
It’s on the ocean, I guess you know it well
It took a starry NIGHT to steal my breath away
Down on the water front
Her hair all drenched in spray
Hannah baby was a honey of a girl
Her eyes were hazel
And her teeth were slightly curved
She took my guitar and she began to play
She sang a song to me
Stuck right in my brain
You’re just a memory of a love
That used to be
You’re just a memory of a love
That used to mean so much to me
She got a mind of her own
And she use it well
Well she’s one of a kind
She’s got a mind
She got a mind of her own
And she use it mighty fine
She drove a pick-up truck
Painted green and blue
The tires were wearing thin
She turned a mile or two
When I asked her where she headed for
“Back up to Boston I’m singing in a bar”
I got to fly today on down to Baton Rouge
My nerves are shot already
The road ain’t all that smooth
Across in Texas is the rose of San Antone
I keep on a feeling that’s gnawing in my bones
You’re just a memory of a love
That used to mean so much to me
You’re just a memory girl
You’re just a sweet memory
And it used to mean so much to me
Sha la la la la
She got a mind of her own
And she use it well
Mighty fine, she’s one of a kind
On the seventh day my eyes were all a glaze
We’ve been ten thousand miles
Been in fifteen states
Every woman seemed to fade out of my mind
I hit the bottle and hit the sack and cried
What’s all this laughter on the 22nd floor
It’s just some friends of mine
And they’re busting down the door
Been a lonely night at the Memory Motel
Kettcar - Am Tisch
Ich bin nicht verbittert, probier das nur aus
Jetzt nach dem Essen, ich will eigentlich nur noch nach Haus
Sie geben nicht an, sie lassen nur wissen
Bin ich noch ungerecht oder schon neidisch
Es sind deine ältesten Freunde
Wohl beides ist schlimmer
Nur durch - es steht in der Luft zwischen uns
Und all diese Themen, ja das sind gute Themen
Übers Kochen und Reisen und was wir so nehmen
Bevor gleich einer sagt: “So, das wars”
Erhebt euer Glas
Kommt, erhebt euer Glas
Ein Toast auf das Leben, das Glück
Nur ich, ich komm nicht mehr mit
Mit dem Leben, dem Glück
Ein Toast auf die Freundschaft
Die Gewissheit, in nem Jahr
von hier und jetzt an
kommt sicher das Mitleid
Wir waren immer so stolz darauf dich zu kennen
Ne Ahnung von allem als wir alle zusammen
Wie sagst du erst nichts und dann diesen kryptischen Mist
Wir haben uns entschieden, so wie die meisten
Fürs Rattenrennen und fürs Eigenheim-leisten
Du blickst herab mit diesem Wissen was los ist
Dieser Abend kein Fehler und wenn dann nicht meiner
Ich bin kein Verräter und fühl mich wie einer
Denkst du denn ernsthaft dies Leben macht Spaß
Erhebt euer Glas
Kommt, erhebt euer Glas
Ein Toast auf das Leben,
seine Lügen und wie wir uns Zeit Lebens abmühen
Für nichts und gar nichts
Ein Toast auf das Leben,
Einen Platz auf dem man einmal so sein kann
wie man ist wer man ist
Neil Young - Powderfinger (live @ FarmAid)
Look out, Mama, there’s a white boat comin’ up the river
With a big red beacon, and a flag, and a man on the rail
I think you’d better call John,
‘Cause it don’t look like they’re here to deliver the mail
And it’s less than a mile away
I hope they didn’t come to stay
It’s got numbers on the side and a gun
And it’s makin’ big waves.
Daddy’s gone, my brother’s out hunting in the mountains
Big John’s been drinking since the river took Emmy-Lou
So the Powers That Be left me here to do the thinkin’
And I just turned twenty-two
I was wonderin’ what to do
And the closer they got,
The more those feelings grew.
Daddy’s rifle in my hand felt reassurin’
He told me, Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothin’
But when the first shot hit the docks I saw it comin’
Raised my rifle to my eye
Never stopped to wonder why.
Then I saw black,
And my face splashed in the sky.
Shelter me from the powder and the finger
Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger
Think of me as one you’d never figured
Would fade away so young
With so much left undone
Remember me to my love,
I know I’ll miss her.
The Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers (live in 1971)
Well when you’re sitting there in your silk upholstered chair
Talkin’ to some rich folk that you know
Well I hope you won’t see me in my ragged company
Well, you know I could never be alone
Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you’re the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won’t forget to put roses on your grave
Well when you’re sitting back in your rose pink Cadillac
Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day
Ah, I’ll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon
And another girl to take my pain away
Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you’re the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won’t forget to put roses on your grave
Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you’re the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the U.S. Mail
Say it with dead flowers in my wedding
And I won’t forget to put roses on your grave
No, I won’t forget to put roses on your grave
Ronnie Lane - Ooh la la (in concert with Slim Chance at the BBC 1974)
Poor old Granddad
I laughed at all his words
I thought he was a bitter man
He spoke of women’s ways
“They’ll trap you, then they use you
Before you even know
For love is blind and you’re far too kind
Don’t ever let it show”
I wish that I knew what I know now
When I was younger.
I wish that I knew what I know now
When I was stronger.
The Can Can’s such a pretty show
They’ll steal your heart away
But backstage, back on earth again
The dressing rooms are grey
They come on strong and it ain’t too long
Before they make you feel a man
But love is blind and you soon will find
You’re just a boy again
When you want her lips, you get a cheek
Makes you wonder where you are
If you want some more and she’s fast asleep
Then she’s twinkling with the stars.
“Poor young grandson, there’s nothing I can say
You’ll have to learn, just like me
And that’s the hardest way
Ooh la la”
I wish that I knew what I know now
When I was younger.
I wish that I knew what I know now
When I was stronger.
Gov’t Mule - Rocking Horse
my guardian angel wears a hard hat
said the boy with the microphone
else, I wouldn’t be standing here today
ever since I was a young a boy
I couldn’t leave well enough alone
always trouble standing in my way
up, down, anywhere but in the middle
off the wagon, under the wheel again
all or nothing - never could do just a little
never could leave it alone
hard living be the death of me
lead me to an early grave
to die in the saddle must be my destiny
but to ride this rocking horse I must be crazed
good clean fun is just my imagination
down and dirty that’s the way the game is played
this hard life has caused me aggravation
never could leave it alone
got to ride that rocking horse
can’t leave it alone
got to ride that rocking horse
OMG Sharon’s voice !
Within Temptation - Forgiven (live)
Couldn’t save you from the start
Love you so it hurts my soul
Can you forgive me for trying again
Your silence makes me hold my breath
Oh, time has passed you by
Ooh, for so long I’ve tried to shield you from the world
Ooh, you couldn’t face the freedom on your own
Here I am left in silence
You gave up the fight
You left me behind
All that’s done’s forgiven
You’ll always be mine
I know deep inside
All that’s done’s forgiven
I watched the clouds drifting away
Still the sun can’t warm my face
I know it was destined to go wrong
You were looking for the great escape
To chase your demons away
Ooh, for so long I’ve tried to shield you from the world
Ooh, you couldn’t face the freedom on your own
And here I am left in silence
You gave up the fight
You left me behind
All that’s done’s forgiven
You’ll always be mine
I know deep inside
All that’s done’s forgiven
I’ve been so lost since you’ve gone
Why not me before you
Why did fate deceive me
Everything turned out so wrong
Why did you leave me in silence
You gave up the fight
You left me behind
All that’s done’s forgiven
You’ll always be mine
I know deep inside
All that’s done’s forgiven
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