Thursday, January 1, 2015

ATF: Regrettable Situations

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.



Mama Told Me Not To Come
Three Dog Night
Want some whiskey in your water
Sugar in your tea
What’s all these crazy questions
They’re askin’ me
This is the craziest party
There could ever be
Don't turn on the lights
'Cause I don't wanna see

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
No
That ain't the way to have fun
No
Uh huh

Open up the window
Let some air into this room
I think I'm almost chokin'
From the smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smokin'
About to scare me half to death
Open up the window
Sucker
Let me catch my breath

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
That ain't the way to have fun
Son
That ain’t the way to have fun
She said no
Son
Yeah

The radio is blastin'
Someone's knockin' at the door
I’m lookin’ at my girlfriend
She’s passed out on the floor
I've seen so many things
I ain't never seen before
Don't know what it is
I don't wanna see no more

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said
That ain't the way to have fun
Son
That ain’t the way to have fun
No
Mama told me
Mama told me
Mama told me
Told me
Told me
Mama told me
Not to come
Whoa
Yeah
Yeah
Mama told me
Not to come
Mama told me
Not to come
Mama told me
Not to come
Mama told
Not to come
That ain’t the way to have fun
No
That ain’t the way to have fun
Son
That ain’t the way to have fun
No
That ain’t the way to have fun
Son
Mama told me
Not to come
Mama told me
Not to come
Mama told me
Not to come
Mama told me
Not to come
That ain’t the way to have fun
No
Yeah yeah yeah
That ain’t the way to have fun
Son
That ain’t the way to have fun
No
That ain’t the way to have fun
Son
Mama told me
Mama told me
Mama told me
Yeah

Want some whiskey in your water
Sugar in your tea
What’s all these crazy questions
They’re askin’ me…



Stuck in the Middle with You
Stealers Wheel
Well I don't know why I came here tonight
I got the feelin’ that somethin’ ain't right
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm wonderin’ how I'll get down the stairs

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with you

Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you
And I'm wonderin’ what it is I should do
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face
Losin’ control and I'm all over the place

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with you

Well you started off with nothin’
And you're proud that you're a self-made man
And your friends they all come crawlin'
Slap you on the back
And say
Please
Please

Tryin’ to make some sense of it all
But I can see it makes no sense at all
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor
Well I don't think that I can take anymore

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with you

Well you started out with nothin’
And you're proud that you're a self-made man
And your friends they all come crawlin'
Slap you on the back
And say
Please
Please

Yeah I don't know why I came here tonight
I got the feelin’ that somethin’ ain't right
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm wonderin’ how I'll get down the stairs

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with you
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you
Stuck in the middle with you
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with you

Lyrics From: [elyrics.net]

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14 comments:

  1. Stuck in the Middle with You is a fantastic song, thanks for showing the video! If you like Harry Nilsson you could make a connection with Three Dog Night.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Rob!!! Yes, Harry has two songs scheduled to be included in this series later on. What songs of his would you connect with a Three Dog Night song?

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    2. I am a Michael Penn fan, which got me into listening to his wife Aimee Mann. She recorded a terrific cover version of 'One', which got me hooked up with Harry. It's one of my favorite Nilsson songs, but most people only know the Three Dog Night version of 'One' .

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    3. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Rob!!! I do not remember hearing anything from either Michael or Aimee, but I will change that as soon as I can.

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  2. Another great post, and a wonderful start to 2015. Happy New Year to you. :)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Linda!!! Well, 2015 is looking an awfully lot like 2014 to us so far. Not much good at counting it all joy yet, though. (LOL?)

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  3. I know the song Stuck in the middle with you but I can't remember ever hearing of Stealers Wheel.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! If it helps any, it was not until I went to put this together that I realized they were Stealers Wheel--not Steeler's (in honor of the Pittsburgh Steelers) Wheel. Sigh.

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  4. Starting the year as you intend to go on?
    TSK!
    Let music continue on here, if you find some....

    All the best my friend.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! I will endeavor to persevere.

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  5. Three Dog Night were really hot back in the day! Happy New Year!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Karen!!! Yeah, I liked them better than The Beatles for quite awhile.

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  6. Great classis to start the year!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Shadow!!! I am really glad you enjoyed this.

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