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.
Link: [Harry Chapin]
W-O-L-D
Harry Chapin
Hello honey
It’s me
What did you think
When you heard me
Back on the radio
What did the kids
say
When they knew it
was
Their long lost
daddy-o
Remember how
We listened to the
radio
And I said
That’s the place to
be
And how I got the
job
As an F.M. jock
The day you married
me
It was two kids
And I was into A.M.
rock
But I just had to
run around
It’s been eight
years
Since I left you
babe
Let me tell you
‘bout
What’s gone down
I am the morning DJ
At
W-O-L-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D
W-O-L-D
Playin’ all the
hits for you
Wherever you may be
The bright good
morning voice
Who’s heard
But never seen
Aaah
Feelin’ all of
forty-five
Goin’ on fifteen
The drinkin’ I did
on my last big gig
It made my voice go
low
They said that they
liked the young sound
Sound sound sound
When they let me go
So I drifted on
down to Tulsa Oklahoma
To do me a late
night talk show
Now I worked my way
down home again
Here to Boise Idaho
That’s how this
business goes
I am the morning DJ
At
W-O-L-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D
W-O-L-D
Playin’ all the
hits for you
Wherever you may be
The bright good
morning voice
Who’s heard
But never seen
Aaah
Feelin’ all of
forty-five
Goin’ on fifteen
I’ve been makin’
extra money
Doin’ high school
sock hops
I’m a big time
guest MC
You should hear me
talkin’
To the little
children
And listen what
they say to me
There’s a spot on
the top of my head
Just beggin’ for a
new toupee
And a tire around
my gut
From sittin’ on my
But it’s never
gonna go away
Sometimes I get
this crazy dream
That I just take
off in my car
But you can travel
on ten thousand miles
And still stay
where you are
I’ve been thinkin’
that
I should stop
disc-jockeyin’
And start that
record store
Maybe I could
settle down
If you take me back
once more
OK honey
I see
I guess he’s better
than me
Sure ol’ girl
I understand
You don’t have to
worry
I’m such a happy
man
W-O-L-D
W-O-L-D
W-O-L-D
W-O-L-D
W-O-L-D
W-O-L-D
W-O-L-D
W-O-L-D-D-D-D
I am the mornin’ DJ
At
W-O-L-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D
W-O-L-D
Playin’ all the
hits for you
Wherever you may be
The bright good
mornin’ voice
Who’s heard
But never seen
Aaah
Feelin’ all of
forty-five
Goin’ on fifteen
I am the mornin’ DJ
At W-O-L-D-D-D-D-D
Link: [Steely Dan]
F.M. (No Static at
All)
Steely Dan
Worry the bottle
mama
It's grapefruit
wine
Kick off your high
heel sneakers
It's party time
The girls don't
seem to care
What's on
As long as they
play ‘til dawn
Nothin' but blues
and Elvis
And somebody else’s
favorite song
Give her some
funked up music
She treats you nice
Feed her some
hungry reggae
She'll love you
twice
The girls don't
seem to care
Tonight
As long as the mood
is right
No static at all
No static
No static at all
F.M.
No static at all
Give her some
funked up music
She treats you nice
Feed her some
hungry reggae
She'll love you
twice
The girls don't
seem to care
Tonight
As long as the mood
is right
No static at all
No static
No static at all
F.M.
No static at all
Lyrics From:
[elyrics.net]
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I was a big fan of Harry back in the day. He's got some great songs. Cats in the cradle was one of my favorites
ReplyDeleteI think I wore my Steely Dan "Can't Buy a Thrill" LP to wafer thin!
ReplyDeleteThe new season of "The Killing" that started here the other night is the Danish version, not the US one, unfortunately. I may or may not watch it (I recorded it) - it depends on whether I feel like reading subtitles or not! Probably the latter!
Drivel!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! Be assured that his "Cat's in the Cradle" will be included in this series later on.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! Be assured that "Do It Again" and "Reelin' in the Years" will be included in this series before it is all over with. I am sorry to hear that about your new season of The Killing. It looks like they do not have it set up to watch episodes on the A&E website. Hey, maybe you could learn to understand Danish?
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! Where are we going? Oh, and The Cars' "Drive" will also be included later on.
ReplyDeleteAhh...the US version of "The Killing" will soon be on our screens, no doubt. I'll wait for that one to appear.
ReplyDeleteI did watch a good movie last night, though..."The Town" starring Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner...directed by Affleck and he also co-wrote the screenplay. I really enjoyed it.
Affleck is a most worthy participant in the movie industry!
Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! So, maybe you won't have to learn Danish after all? (LOL?)
ReplyDeleteI sure agree with you about Ben Afflect. We have not seen "The Town" yet, but one of the most intense movies we have ever seen was "Gone Baby Gone," which was written and directed by Ben. He had his younger brother, Casey, in the starring role, as well as Amy Ryan in a major supporting role, which was of great significance to us at the time. For we are bth HUGE fans of HBO's The Wire, and Amy Ryan had prominent role on the series, which ended in 2008. If you have never watched The Wire, I highly recommend it, but it might take a couple of tries before you get addicted. Well, at least that is the way it was with us, but it is now a show that I can watch over and over again, which is really something for me to say.