Thursday, May 16, 2013

ATF: Showtunes

This weekly series will include as many of my all-time favorite tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak).  Now, each one included in each edition will have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination, but they will not be numbered.  For I just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others.  So, this will not be a countdown, but if you are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter.  Besides, with no countdown, this could go on forever and ever!  Oh, and despite the fact that there is absolutely no way that your musical tastes can be as exquisite as mine, I welcome any suggestions that you might dare to make.  I am, after all, quite magnanimous by nature.



Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young
Fire, Inc.
I've got a dream 'bout an angel on the beach
And the perfect waves are startin’ to come
His hair is flyin’ out in ribbons of gold
And his touch has got the power to stun
I've got a dream 'bout an angel in the forest
Enchanted by the edge of a lake
His body's flowin’ in the jewels of life
And the earth below is startin’ to shake
But I don't see any angels in the city
I don't hear any holy choirs sing
And if I can't get an angel
I can still get a boy
And a boy'll be the next best thing
The next best thing to an angel
A boy'll be the next best thing

I've got a dream 'bout a boy in a castle
And he's dancin’ like a cat on the stairs
He's got the fire of a prince in his eyes
And the thunder of a drum in his ears
I've got a dream 'bout a boy on a star
Lookin' down upon the rim of the world
He's there all alone
And dreamin' of someone like me
I'm not an angel
But at least I'm a girl
I've got a dream when the darkness is over
We'll be lyin' in the rays of the sun
But it's only a dream
And tonight is for real
You'll never know what it means
But you'll know how it feels
It's gonna be over
Over
Before you know it's begun
Before you know it's begun

Oh it's all we really got
Tonight
Stop your cryin' hold on
Tonight
Before you know it it's gone
Tonight
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young

Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We're dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We're dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
Tonight is what it means to be young
We're dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Before you know it it’s gone
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
Tonight is what it means to be young
We're dancing for the desperate
And the broken-hearted
Before you know it it’s gone
Say a prayer in the darkness
For the magic to come
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it's gone

I've got a dream when the darkness is over
We'll be lyin' in the rays of the sun
But it's only a dream
And tonight is for real
You'll never know what it means
But you'll know how it feels
It's gonna be over
Over
Before you know it's begun
Before you know it’s begun

Oh it's all we really got
Tonight
Stop your cryin' hold on
Tonight
Before you know it it's gone
Tonight
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young

Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We're dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
Tonight is what it means to be young
We're dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Before you know it it’s gone
Say a prayer in the darkness
For the magic to come
‘Cause no matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the fire be started
No matter what it seems
We’re dancin’ for the desperate
Tonight is what it means to be young
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
The things they say
And then the things they do
Nothin's gonna stop us
If our aim is true
The things they say
And then the things they do
Nothin's gonna stop us
If our aim is true
The things they say
And then the things they do
Nothin's gonna stop us
If our aim is true
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We're dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless…

Link: [Wanted]


The Little Things
Danny Elfman
Have you heard the news
Bad things come in twos
But I never knew
‘Bout the little things
Every single day
Things get in my way
Someone has to pay
For the little things

And I’m through with the stories
And I’m sick of my shoes
And the walkin’
And the talkin’
It’s got nothin’ to do
With the final solution
It’s a box full of tricks
And I’m through with repairs
When there’s nothin’ to fix
When there’s nothin’ to fix
When there’s nothin’ to fix
And it all comes down to
You-ou-ou

Let the headlines wait
Armies hesitate
I can deal with fate
But not the little things
Armageddon may
Arrive any day
I can’t get away
From the little things

With a pile of cares
And a bucket of tears
I could look at the sunlight
And I feel no fear
With a mountain of maybes
And some Icarus wings
And I’m armed with delusions
And one little thing
And that one little thing
And that one little thing
And it all comes down to
You-ou-ou

Have you heard the news
Bad things come in twos
But I never knew
‘Bout the little things
Every single day
Things get in my way
Someone has to pay
For the little things

Link: [STLyrics]

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4 comments:

  1. I will have music playing in my head all day, and not just from yours! It's a music day I'm thinking today, but I adore tunes...especially those that make me feel young at heart!

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  2. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! Methinks I need to find and take a really "good" pill after seeing all of the spam getting through the Google/Blogger's spam filter. For if my ciphering is close to correct, 25 out of 32 make it through over the last 12 hours or so. In fact, I just got of rid of 2 (out of 3) that made it through while I was working my way through my email inbox the last few minutes!

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  3. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Karen!!! Oh my, if I had volume control for my head, I would crank it up to the max every time "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young" came on.

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