This series will include as many of my all-time
favorite (ATF) 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 your musical tastes could be as exquisite
as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make. For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by
nature.
Link: [Pink Floyd]
Learning to Fly
Pink Floyd
Into the distance
A ribbon of black
Stretched to the point
Of no turning back
A flight of fancy
On a windswept field
Standing alone
My senses reeled
Fatal attraction
Is holding me fast
How can I escape
This irresistible grasp
Can't keep my eyes
From the circling sky
Tongue-tied
And twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit
I
Ice is forming
On the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings
I thought I thought of everything
No navigator
To find my way home
Unladened
Empty
And turned to stone
The soul intention
Is learning to fly
Condition grounded
But determined to try
God keep my eyes
From the circling sky
Tongue-tied
And twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit
I
Friction lock.
Set.
Mixture,
Rich.
Propellers
Fully forward.
Flaps.
Set, 10 degrees.
Engine gauges and
suction.
Check.
Mixture set to
maximum percent.
Recheck.
Flight instruments.
Altimeters.
Check both.
On.
Navigation lights.
On.
Strobes.
On.
Confirm 3-8-Echo
ready for departure.
Hello again, this
is now 129.4.
129.4, it's to go.
You may commence
your takeoff, winds over 10 knots.
3-8-Echo.
Easy on the brakes.
Take it easy. It’s gonna roll this time.
Just hand the power
gradually, and it...
Above the planet
On a wing and a prayer
My grubby halo
A vapor trail in the empty air
Across the clouds
I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner
Of my watering eye
To dream unthreatened
By the morning light
Could blow this soul right through
The roof of the night
There's no sensation
To compare with this
Suspended animation
A state of bliss
Can't keep my mind
From the circling sky
Tongue-tied
And twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit
I
Link: [Foo Fighters]
Learn to Fly
Foo Fighters
Run and tell all of the angels
This could take all night
Think I need a devil to help me
Get things right
Hook me up a new revolution
‘Cause this one is a lie
We sat around laughin’
And watched the last one die
Now I'm lookin’ to the sky to save me
Lookin’ for a sign of life
Lookin’ for somethin’ to help me
Burn out bright
I'm lookin’ for a complication
Lookin’ ‘cause I'm tired of lyin’
Make my way back home
When I learn to fly high
I think I'm done nursin’ patience
It can wait one night
I'd give it all away
If you give me one last try
We'll live happily ever trapped
If you just save my life
Run and tell the angels
That everything's alright
I'm lookin’ to the sky to save me
Lookin’ for a sign of life
Lookin’ for somethin’ to help me
Burn out bright
I'm lookin’ for a complication
Lookin’ ‘cause I'm tired of tryin’
Make my way back home
When I learn to fly high
Make my way back home
When I learn to
Fly along with me
I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own
And fly along with me
I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own
I'm lookin’ to the sky to save me
Lookin’ for a sign of life
Lookin’ for somethin’ to help me
Burn out bright
I'm lookin’ for a complication
Lookin’ ‘cause I'm tired of tryin’
Make my way back home
When I learn to
I'm lookin’ to the sky to save me
Lookin’ for a sign of life
Lookin’ for somethin’ to help me
Burn out bright
I'm lookin’ for a complication
Lookin’ ‘cause I'm tired of tryin’
Make my way back home
When I learn to fly high
Make my way back home
When I learn to fly
Make my way back home
When I learn to
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'Learning to fly', and the album, what was it 'temporary loss of reason'? is one of my favourites!
ReplyDeleteFoo Fighters, yip, talent!!!
Thanks for stopping by, my dear Shadow!!! Alas, I am not nearly as much of a Pink Floyd fan as I should be, but I dearly cherish a few of their songs. Did you get that all of the parts in that Foo Fighters video were played by members of the band--except for the ornery maintenance men, who were played by Jack Black and Kyle Gass (a.k.a. Tenacious D)?
Delete...okay, I picked up a few, not all, lemme press 'play' again and pay attention this time?! *grin*
DeleteThanks for stopping by again, my dear Shadow!!! Just don't watch it too many times in a row. For seeing Dave Grohl giving himself an autograph or serving himself coffee might cause a rupture in subspace. (LOL?)
DeleteThe music would benefit by not having the crap videos along with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! Yeah, I suppose anything without Benny Hill would not be worth watching to you. Sorry.
DeleteNever got into either of these groups. But I know people who rank them very highly.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! For some stupid reason, I have Pink Floyd and The Moody Blues attached at the hip in my mind, and I am a much bigger fan of The Moody Blues. As for Foo Fighters, be assured that there are only 2-3 of their songs songs I like, and the one here will be the only one included in this series.
DeleteNow I have the feeling I should try flying! Will you catch me when I surely fall flat on my face! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Karen!!! Be assured that I am not afraid of falling, but the thought of that very sudden stop at the end of a fall bothers me a great deal.
DeleteNow you're talking! I love Floyd. Pretty partial to David Grohl, too. Did you see his 8-part documentary "Foo Fighters - Sonic Highway"?
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! No, I haven't seen his documentary. I knew that he was the drummer for Nirvana before Cobain decided to put an end to the group. Being so skillful with more than one major instrument absolutely amazes me.
DeleteKeep your eye out for it, Jerry. It's excellent. Grohl made it as a promotion of their new album "Sonic Highway"...the eight episodes have just finished a rerun here. He filmed through eight cities of music fame throughout the US...a brilliant expose'; including some great history and musos. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3893538/
DeleteThanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! I will see about it when I can. I have been seeing the headlines on the recent horror in Cairns. I sure hope this has not made things worse for Carol.
DeletePink Floyd wasn't one of my favorites back in the day. I never listened to much of them
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! I was the same way, but I tried to make up for it by listening to The Wall almost non-stop for hours upon upon hours. Oh yeah, it is scheduled to be included in this series later on.
DeleteWhat has transpired in Cairns is so very distressing. It's a terrible, terrible tragedy. So very sad...it's hard for us all to get our heads around it, I think. Hearts are heavy; the mood is sombre.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! The latest I saw was that the police are now looking at the mother as being the culprit, which I find even more disturbing. Although, I am all too painfully aware of the pressures that can lead to such a tragedy.
DeleteYes, the mother has been charged. Seven of the children were hers...and one was a niece. The kiddies were aged between around 15 years down to 18 months. She, the mother was an Islander...from the Torres Strait Islands (which lie between the tip of far north Queensland and Papua New Guinea). Islanders are pretty religious and are very happy people, with very close family and friendship ties that extend wide and far... but the burden of life, in the woman's situation, has obviously won in this case. Nobody knows much at this point...nobody seems to have noticed that anything was amiss within the family/household.
ReplyDeleteIt's such a very, very sad thing to have happened...beyond comprehension...heartbreaking.
Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Lee!!! I hope what remains of the family can find some peace.
DeleteThe Foo Fighters song is one of my very favorites. And I quote it often when frazzled and "looking for the sky to save me."
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Lin!!! My favorite line(s) from the song is: "Hook me up a new revolution. 'Cause this one is a lie."
DeletePink Floyd... much bigger influence on me than the Foo Fighters, and in my opinion, a much better band and overall music catalogue... but I'm sure I'm biased based on my age!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear SPP!!! Yes, considering the fact that they have been recording for probably longer than the members of Foo Fighters have been alive, I would have to agree that Pink Floyd has been a much more influential band on a number of counts. (LOL?)
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