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: [Janis Joplin]
Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
Busted flat in Baton Rouge
Waiting for a train
And I’s feeling nearly as faded
As my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
It rode us all the way
To New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon
Out of my dirty red bandanna
I was playing soft
While Bobby sang the blues
Windshield wipers slapping time
I was holding Bobby’s hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew
Freedom is just another word
For nothing left to lose
Nothing don’t mean nothing honey
If it ain’t free
Now now
And feeling good was easy Lord
When he sang the blues
You know feeling good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
From the Kentucky coal mines
To the California sun
Hey Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather
Through everything that we done
Hey Bobby baby
Kept me from the cold
One day up near Salinas Lord
I let him slip away
He’s looking for that home
And I hope he finds it
But I’d trade all of my tomorrows
For one single yesterday
To be holding Bobby’s body next to mine
Freedom’s just another word
For nothing left to lose
Nothing
That’s all that Bobby left me
Yeah
But feeling good was easy Lord
When he sang the blues
Hey feeling good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
La la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la la
La la la la la
Bobby McGee
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
Bobby McGee
La
La La la
La la la la la la
La La la la la la la la la
Hey now
Bobby now
Bobby McGee
Yeah
Na na na na na na na na
Ha na na na na na na na na na na
Hey now
Bobby now
Bobby McGee
Yeah
Lord
I’m calling my lover
Calling my man
I said I’m calling my lover
Just the best I can
C’mon
Where is Bobby now
Where is Bobby McGee
Yeah
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey
Bobby McGee
Lord
Yeah
Whew
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey
Bobby McGee
Yeah
Link: [Air Supply]
Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
Air Supply
I know just how to whisper
And I know just how to cry
I know just where to find the answers
And I know just how to lie
I know just how to fake it
And I know just how to scheme
I know just when to face the truth
And then I know just when to dream
And I know just where to touch you
And I know just what to prove
I know when to pull you closer
And I know when to let you lose
And I know the night is fading
And I know that time's gonna fly
And I'm never gonna tell you everything
I've got to tell you
But I know I've got to give it a try
And I know the roads to riches
And I know the ways to fame
I know all the rules
And then I know how to break 'em
And I always know the name of the game
But I don't know how to leave you
And I'll never let you fall
And I don't know how you do it
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making lot of love
Out of nothing at all
Every time I see you all the rays of the sun
Are streaming through the waves in your hair
And every star in the sky is taking aim at your eyes
Like a spotlight
The beating of my heart is a drum
And it's lost
And it's looking for a rhythm like you
You can take the darkness from the pit of the night
And turn into a beacon burning endlessly bright
I've got to follow it
'Cause everything I know
Well it's nothing ‘til I give it to you
I can make the runner stumble
I can make the final block
And I can make every tackle
At the sound of the whistle
I can make all the stadiums rock
And I can make tonight forever
Or I can make it disappear by the dawn
And I can make you every promise
That has ever been made
And I can make all your demons be gone
But I'm never gonna make it without you
Do you really want to see me crawl
And I'm never gonna make it like you do
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
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Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
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Out of nothing at all
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Out of nothing at all
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Out of nothing at all
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Out of nothing at all
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Out of nothing at all
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Out of nothing at all
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Out of nothing at all…
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Dearie me. You had the chance to play music for a change with Janis and you chose that!
ReplyDeleteDear oh dear...
Thanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! Yeah, that makes a lot of sense coming from you.
DeleteAhh Janis, there has never been anyone else quite like her.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear VJ!!! So very true, and there never will be.
DeleteI am still her fan. Did I ever mention that in high school one of my creative writing classes our teacher had us listen to one of her albums, and then offer in writing our thoughts at the time! It was one of my favorite assignments!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Karen!!! Whoa, you must have had a really progressive teacher. You know that Kris Kristofferson is actually wrote Me and Bobby McGee and was vehemently opposed to her recording it in the beginning--right?
DeleteThe first time I heard "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" I jusyt knew it was written by Jim Steinman (who wrote so many hits for Meat Loaf). Same goes for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler, and "Read 'Em and Weep" by Barry Manilow, all of which were on the charts at roughly the same time, IIRC.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Silver Fox!!! The thing I remember most about Air Supply is one my brother's closest friends swearing that a guy was guaranteed to get some when Air Supply was popped into the 8-track. Alas, it sure didn't work on my first wife.
Deletethanks for the memories (Joplin), thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Martin!!! You are most welcome.
DeleteLoved that Janis Joplin song and the Air Supply took me back. I had an Air Supply album that I played over and over.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! Refer to my reply to Silver Fox.
DeleteJanis was tragic perfection. So sad she never had time to develop more.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! Indeed.
Deletecool music Loved it all
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Marja!!! I am really glad you enjoyed this.
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