Archive for the 'Life' Category
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
Leave it to U2 and Green Day to resurrect a 1978 punk anthem by the the scottish band the Skids. The two bands performed the song tonight pre-game on Monday Night Football to commemorate the reopening of the SuperDome in New Orleans. Proceeds will go to Music Rising, the hurricane charity initiative launched by U2’s The Edge and others. The Skid’s Stuart Adamson, who died in 2001, went on to become the leader of Big Country.
“The Saints Are Coming”
Song: The Saints Are Coming
Artist: The Skids
Album: Scared to Dance
Year: 1978
Thanks to Carolj for the tip.
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
“I guess we’ll just have to adjust“
Song: Wake Up
Artist: Arcade Fire
Album: Funeral
Year: 2004
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
“Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me, until then I walk alone“
Song: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Artist: Green Day
Album: American Idiot
Year: 2004
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Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
“Won’t you please, please tell me what we’ve learned, I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am.”
Song: The Logical Song
Artist: SuperTramp
Album: Breakfast In America
Year:1979
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Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
“I’m A Million Different People From One Day To The Next…”
Song: Bittersweet Symphony
Artist: The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns
Year:1997
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Saturday, September 16th, 2006
This is one of the most meaningful lyrics to anyone that appreciates the power of music. Originally written by Bob Dylan, it was made famous by Jimi Hendrix and later covered by everyone from U2 to Elton John and the Grateful Dead.
“All I’ve got is a red guitar, three chords and the truth”
Song: All Along the Watchtower
Artist: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, U2
Album: John Wesley Harding (Dylan), Electric Lady land (Hendrix)
Year:1967, 1968
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
“You take your car to work, I’ll take my board”
Song: Surf Wax America
Artist: Weezer
Album: Weezer (Blue Album)
Year:1994
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
“Good time for a change”
Song: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Artist: The Smiths
Album: Hatful of Hollow
Year:1984
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Saturday, September 9th, 2006
“This is your blind spot, it should be obvious but its not.”
Song: Black Swan
Artist: Thom Yorke (singer from Radiohead)
Album: The Eraser
Year:2006
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Friday, September 8th, 2006
“Now our children grow up prisoners, all their lives radio listeners“
Song: Radio Song (full lyric)
Artist: REM
Album: Out of Time
Year: 1991
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