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: [Queen]
Fat-Bottomed Girls
Queen
Are
You gonna take me
home tonight
Ah
Down beside that
red firelight
Are
You gonna let it
all hang out
Fat-bottomed girls
You make the rockin'
world go ‘round
Hey
I was just a skinny
lad
Never knew no good
from bad
But I knew life
before I left my nursery
Left alone with big
fat Fanny
She was such a
naughty nanny
Heap big woman
You made a bad boy
out of me
Hey hey
I've been singin’
with my band
Across the wire
Across the land
I’ve seen every
blue-eyed floozy on the way
But their beauty
And their style
Went kind of smooth
after a while
Take me to them
dirty ladies every time
Oh
Won't you take me
home tonight
Oh
Down beside your
red firelight
Oh
And you give it all
you got
Fat-bottomed girls
You make the
rockin' world go ‘round
Fat-bottomed girls
You make the
rockin' world go ‘round
Hey
Listen here
Now I got mortgages
on homes
I got stiffness in
the bones
Ain't no beauty
queens in this locality
I tell you
Oh but I still get
my pleasure
Still got my
greatest treasure
Heap big woman
You gonna make a
big man out of me
Now get this
Are
You gonna take me
home tonight
Please
Oh
Down beside that
red firelight
Are
You gonna let it
all hang out
Fat-bottomed girls
You make the
rockin' world go ‘round
Fat-bottomed girls
You make the
rockin' world go ‘round
Get on your bikes
and ride
Ooooh
Yeah
Oh yeah
Them fat-bottomed
girls
Fat-bottomed girls
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Oh yeah
Ride
Fat-bottomed girls
Yes
Yes
Link: [The Band]
The Weight
The Band
I pulled into
Nazareth
Was feelin' about
half past dead
I just need some
place
Where I can lay my
head
Hey mister
Can you tell me
Where a man might
find a bed
He just grinned
And shook my hand
No
Was all he said
Take a load off
Fanny
Take a load for
free
Take a load off
Fanny
And
And
And
You put the load
right on me
You put the load
right on me
I picked up my bag
I went lookin' for
a place to hide
When I saw Carmen
and the Devil
Walkin' side by
side
I said
Hey Carmen
Come on let's go
downtown
She said
I gotta go
But my friend can
stick around
Take a load off
Fanny
Take a load for
free
Take a load off
Fanny
And
And
And
You put the load
right on me
You put the load
right on me
Go down Miss Moses
There's nothin' you
can say
It's just ol' Luke
And Luke's waitin'
on the Judgment Day
Well Luke
My friend
What about young
Anna Lee
He said
Do me a favor son
Won'tcha stay
And keep Anna Lee
company
Take a load off
Fanny
Take a load for
free
Take a load off
Fanny
And
And
And
You put the load
right on me
You put the load
right on me
Crazy Chester
followed me
And he caught me in
the fog
He said
I will fix your
rack
If you'll take Jack
My dog
I said
Wait a minute
Chester
You know I'm a
peaceful man
He said
That's okay boy
Won't you feed him
when you can
Yeah
Take a load off
Fanny
Take a load for
free
Take a load off
Fanny
And
And
And
You put the load
right on me
You put the load
right on me
Catch a cannonball
Now to take me down
the line
My bag is sinkin'
low
And I do believe
it's time
To get back to Miss
Fanny
You know she's the
only one
Who sent me here
with her regards for everyone
Take a load off
Fanny
Take a load for
free
Take a load off
Fanny
And
And
And
You put the load
right on me
You put the load
right on me
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Dearie me, a plastic pop group like queen placed alongside a proper group like The Band? A disgrace!
ReplyDeleteboth great picks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! For someone who is only half there most of the time, you got it half right this time!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear TWG!!! You obviously still have hearing in both ears (unlike SOME people, like Adullamite).
ReplyDeleteA couple of golden oldies. I remember both well
ReplyDeleteI used to love Queen-- still have a few of their songs on my Ipod. Great choices. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! So, maybe you have not gone downhill as much as it has appeared? (LOL?)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Julie!!! Around 10 of their songs could very easily be included in this series.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love Queen! Freddie Mercury was unique...he was the best! What a singer; what an entertainer. Any documentary that comes on about Queen and I watch it...no matter if I've seen it before. Great! Great! Great!
ReplyDeleteDid I mention I love Queen and Freddie?
When they stepped on stage at the "Live-Aid" concert in 1985 Freddie not only took over the stage and those present out front in the audience...but he took over the rest of the world, as well. It was his concert! Magnificent! That performance still takes my breath away every time I see the re-runs.
I do like The Band, too.
Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! You really need to have a talk with Adullamtie. For he seems to be somewhat less than appreciative of Freddy and Queen's musical masterpieces.
ReplyDeleteHey, have they started the English version of The Killing down there yet? Arlynda and I recorded the entire third season on our DVR, and we are just now watching it. Don't worry, I will refrain from playing spoiler, but I don't think you'll mind hearing that the third season moves along at a much faster pace than the first two seasons did.
No...the US version hasn't started here yet...I've been keeping an eye out for it...the Danish version is still running.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the last season was slow moving...I still enjoyed it though...the bleakness of it etc., and am looking forward to the new lot. I hope it starts here soon.
Have you seen "The Blacklist"? I may have asked you this before...it's starting next week. I'm a big fan of James Spader...always have been...so I'm looking forward to watching it...and it looks as if it will be pretty good, from the trailers I've seen.
Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! No, the Blacklist has not started yet. I think the first episode is due at the end of the month or so. We are also fairly huge Spader fans, and we think Blacklist will be a perfect role for his extremely dry wit. We absolutely loved him on Boston Legal.
ReplyDeleteWell, we finished the third season of The Killing a couple of hours ago. I would highly recommend recording the entire season and watching it over a few days, if you can. There are technically only 10 episodes to the third season, but the first and last ones are two hours long. Make sure you don't miss any of the last episode. Oh, and I have what may be some bad news for you. For as it now stands, there will not be a fourth season of at least the American version. Hopefully, someone else will want to bankroll and broadcast it.
That's a shame that, at this stage, they're not making a fourth season of The Killing. I look forward to watching the third, though...from what you've said it sounds very goo.
ReplyDeleteI loved Boston Legal...never missed an episode. I was very sad to see the end of it. I loved the endings where Spader and Shatner sat with their scotches and cigars and chewed the fat.
I'm a huge fan of anything with David E. Kelley's name on it. He's a great writer and must also have a great stable of writers.
Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! If they don't produce a fourth season in English, it might be time to learn Danish!
ReplyDeleteIt is good to see David's wife, Michelle Pfeiffer, working again. We loved her in Johnny Depp's "Dark Shadows," and we are looking forward to seeing her in "The Family" (with Robert De Niro) when we can.