Author Topic: How Long Is Too Long Wasn't Long Enough (Read 213651 times)

Robbie · « **Reply #2500 on:** October 05, 2019, 07:03:32 PM »

You make it easy
Lovin' up on you
Make it easy
With every little thing you do
You're my sunshine in the darkest days
My better half, my saving grace
You make me who I wanna be
You make it easy

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #2501 on:** October 05, 2019, 10:44:28 PM »

What's wrong with you?
I wish, I knew
You say, time will tell
I hope that's true

There's more to life than blues and reds
I say, I know how you feel
Now your friends are dead

Dead on your feet, you won't get far
If you keep on sticking your hand
In the medicine jar

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2502 on:** October 06, 2019, 01:06:11 AM »

let me get this straight

My temperature is up to 103
Is there anything you can prescribe for me?
Well the doctor said "Hmmm, now let me see
just keep your body moving that's what works for me"
Baby, you really drive me coconuts
Tell me, what am I gonna do?

You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both together
Put the lime in the coconut and you feel better
Put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em all up
You put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning
doctor, is there nothing I can take
I said doctor, to relieve this bellyache
I said doctor, is there nothing I can take
I said doctor, to relieve this bellyache

Aruntraveller · « **Reply #2503 on:** October 06, 2019, 10:37:25 AM »

Her:
Oh doctor, I'm in trouble
Him:
Well, goodness gracious me!
Her:
For every time a certain man
Is standing next to me
Him:
Mmm?
Her:
A flush comes to my face
And my pulse begins to race
It goes boom boody-boom boody-boom boody-boom
Boody-boom boody-boom boody-boom-boom-boom

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2504 on:** October 06, 2019, 10:55:44 AM »

Mister Percy Snodgrass
Would often have the odd glass --
But never when he thought anybody could see
Secretly he'd buy it
And drink it on the quiet
And dream he was an Earl
Wiv a girl on each knee!
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!
That's how it goes
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah!
Ev'ryone knows...

Robbie · « **Reply #2505 on:** October 06, 2019, 01:38:40 PM »

Oh, as I went home on Monday night
As drunk as drunk could be
I saw a horse outside the door
Where my old horse should be
Well, I called me wife and I said to her
"Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that horse outside the door
Where my old horse should be?"

Ay, you're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool
Still you cannot see
That's a lovely sow that my mother sent to me
Well, it's many a day I've traveled, a hundred miles or more
But a saddle on a sow, sure, I never saw before

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2506 on:** October 06, 2019, 02:09:58 PM »

My lovely horse
Running through the field
Where are you going
With your fetlocks blowing
In the wind?

I want to shower you with sugar lumps
And ride you over fences
Polish your hooves every single day
And bring you to the horse dentist

Robbie · « **Reply #2507 on:** October 06, 2019, 02:31:17 PM »

Is that from Father Ted?

On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2508 on:** October 06, 2019, 02:38:19 PM »

Yep, Father Ted from one of the great sitcom episodes

Four letter word just to get me along
It's a difficulty and I'm biting on my tongue and I
I keep stalling, keeping me together
People around gotta find something to say now

Holding back, everyday the same
Don't wanna be a loner
Listen to me, oh no
I never say anything at all
But with nothing to consider they forget my name (ame, ame, ame)

They call me 'hell'
They call me 'Stacey'
They call me 'her'
They call me 'Jane'
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
That's not my name
They call me 'quiet'
But I'm a riot

Robbie · « **Reply #2509 on:** October 06, 2019, 04:26:29 PM »

Tell me your name you're lovely
Please tell me your name
Just when I thought
This would be one of those boring games
You walked into these feelings
You looked at me and smiled
My heart unfroze and started going wild
Can you imagine this
The confusion of
First love's kiss
A return to wondering
If the magic of love was this
You merely said hello
And my mind did a stop and go
Can it possibly be
The future for me is you
Tell me your name

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2510 on:** October 06, 2019, 04:33:01 PM »

I'm called Little Buttercup — dear Little Buttercup,
Though I could never tell why,
But still I'm called Buttercup — poor little Buttercup,
Sweet Little Buttercup I!

I've snuff and tobaccy, and excellent jacky,
I've scissors, and watches, and knives;
I've ribbons and laces to set off the faces
Of pretty young sweethearts and wives

Robbie · « **Reply #2511 on:** October 06, 2019, 06:29:09 PM »

A many years ago,
When I was young and charming,
As some of you may know,
I practised baby-farming.

Chorus.
Now this is most alarming!
When she was young and charming,
She practised baby-farming,
A many years ago.

Two tender babes I nursed:
One was of low condition,
The other, upper crust,
A regular patrician.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2512 on:** October 06, 2019, 06:34:21 PM »

Silk or leather or a feather
Respect yourself and all of those around you
Silk or leather or a feather
Respect yourself and all of those around you

Prince Charming
Prince Charming
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of
Don't you ever, don't you ever
Stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome

Robbie · « **Reply #2513 on:** October 06, 2019, 07:02:56 PM »

Once there was a Princess
Was the Princess, you?
And she fell in love
Was it hard to do?
Well, it was very easy
Anyone could see that the Prince was charming
The only one for me
Was he strong and handsome?
Was he big and tall?
There's nobody like him anywhere at all
Did he say he loved ya?
Did he steal a kiss?

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2514 on:** October 06, 2019, 07:52:39 PM »

I don't want no seven stone weakling
Or a boy who thinks he's a girl
I'm after a hunk of a guy
An experienced man of the world
There ain't no way that I'll make do
With anything less than I'm used to
If I have a man tonight
He's gotta be right, right, right
So Macho
He's got to be
So Macho
He's got to be big and strong enough
To turn me on

Robbie · « **Reply #2515 on:** October 07, 2019, 06:16:54 AM »

(Olive Oyl on Bluto)

He's tall
Good looking
And he's large
He's large
Large
Tall
Large
So large
And he's mine

He's not a mandolin (Oh no)
He's an accordion
I'll have to squeeze him each night to keep him warm (Warm)
He's virile, and he's strong (Strong)
He's strong (Strong)
And he's large (Large)
Large (Large)

ekim · « **Reply #2516 on:** October 07, 2019, 09:23:09 AM »

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man. I'm Popeye the Sailor Man.
I'm strong to the finich, cause I eats me spinach.
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man.

I'm one tough Gazookus, which hates all Palookas.
Wot ain't on the up and square.
I biffs 'em and buffs 'em and always out roughs 'em
and none of 'em gets nowhere.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2517 on:** October 07, 2019, 09:24:51 AM »

Who's that knocking at my door?
Who's that knocking at my door?
Who's that knocking at my door?
Said the fair young maiden

Well, it's only me from over the sea
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I'm all lit up like a Christmas tree
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I'll sail the sea until I croak
Drink my whiskey, swear, and smoke
But I can't swim a bloody stroke
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor

ekim · « **Reply #2518 on:** October 07, 2019, 09:37:42 AM »

I am sailing, I am sailing
Home again, 'cross the sea
I am sailing, stormy waters
To be near you, to be free

I am flying, I am flying
Like a bird 'cross the sky
I am flying, passing high clouds
To be with you, to be free

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2519 on:** October 07, 2019, 09:45:17 AM »

To mark the thread reaching 100 pages, here's one of my occasional summaries of what has been chosen.

In Songs these are the ones that have appeared 5 times or more:

With a song in my heart     10
Dream a little dream of me     9
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life    7
Memories are made of this     7
Blue Skies     6
Come Fly With Me     6
Don't Stop Me Now     6
In The Still of the Night     6
Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing    6
Singing in the Rain     6
Baby It's Cold Outside      5
Bohemian Rhapsody    5
I Will Survive     5
It's a Kind of Magic     5
It's a Lovely Day Today     5
Moon River     5
No More the Fool     5
Rock Around the Clock     5
Somewhere over the rainbow     5
Strangers in the Night     5
The Sound of Silence     5
Tie a Yellow Ribbon     5
Walk on by     5

Of those 3 are Queen songs.

The Power of Love did appear in the analysis at 6 - but 4 of those were the Frankie Goes to Hollywood song, and 2 the Jennifer Rush song - Huey Lewis scored 0.

ekim · « **Reply #2520 on:** October 07, 2019, 09:49:57 AM »

Oh dear, is me who keeps repeating them? Time for a mind purge, I think!

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2521 on:** October 07, 2019, 09:53:38 AM »

For artists, those who have appeared more than 10 times:

Artist   Number
Frank Sinatra   61
The Beatles   59
Ella Fitzgerald   54
Trad.     40
Nat King Cole   32
Abba     28
Bing Crosby   28
Doris Day     27
Queen     26
Simon and Garfunkel   25
Judy Garland   22
Fred Astaire   19
Gene Kelly     17
Mario Lanza   17
Theme     15
Billie Holiday   14
Diana Ross and The Supremes   14
Andy Williams   13
The Rolling Stones   13
Wings     13
Barbra Streisand   12
David Bowie    12
Hymn     12
Louis Armstrong 12
Tony Bennett    12
Dean Martin    11
Don McLean    11
Paul Simon    11
Roy Orbison    11
The Carpenters    11
Vera Lynn     11
Blondie     10
Elkie Brooks    10
Perry Como    10

Both Pauls Simon And McCartney appear in 2 guises there. In addition for McCartney he has 6 solo appearances, 2 in duet with Michael Jackson, and 1 with Stevie Wonder. That the 'newest' of the acts in this list is Blondie speaks of our vintage.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2522 on:** October 07, 2019, 09:56:25 AM »

Quote from: ekim on October 07, 2019, 09:49:57 AM

Oh dear, is me who keeps repeating them? Time for a mind purge, I think!

I think we are all guilty. And often what someone has put in one place will be raised again by someone else. Songs about the weather, or it being night, or the moon stick together.

ekim · « **Reply #2523 on:** October 07, 2019, 10:03:33 AM »

You've got enough material there to start a psychology paper, I think.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #2524 on:** October 07, 2019, 10:07:01 AM »

Overall we've put up 1783 different songs in that 1st 100 pages, and 1031 different artists/classifications.

668 artists have only 1 song, and 1398 songs only appear once.

News:

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