Showing posts with label Janis Joplin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Janis Joplin. Show all posts

Thursday, March 3, 2016

ATF: Much of Nothing

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.



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



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
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 love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Out of nothing at all
Making love
Making love
Making love
Out of nothing at all…

Lyrics From: [eLyrics.net]

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

ATF: Shattered Remains

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.



Piece of My Heart
Janis Joplin
Oh
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on

Didn't I make you feel
Like you were the only man
Yeah
And didn't I give you nearly everything
That a woman possibly can
Honey
You know I did
And
And each time I tell myself that I
Well
I think I've had enough
But I'm gonna show you baby
That a woman can be tough

I want you to
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
And take it
Take another little piece of my heart now baby
Oh
Oh
Break it
Break another little bit of my heart now darling
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Oh
Oh
Have a
Have another little piece of my heart now baby
Well you know you got it
If it makes you feel good
Oh yes indeed

You're out on the streets lookin’ good
And baby deep down in your heart
I guess you know that it ain't right
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never
Never hear me when I cry at night
Babe
And I cry all the time
But each time I tell myself that I
Well
I can't stand the pain
But when you hold me in your arms
I'll sing it once again

I'll say
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
And take it
Take another little piece of my heart now baby
Oh
Oh
Break it
Break another little bit of my heart now darling
Yeah
Oh
Oh
Have a
Have another little piece of my heart now baby
Well you know you got it child
If it makes you feel good

I need you to
 Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
And take it
Take another little piece of my heart now baby
Oh
Oh
Break it
Break another little bit of my heart now darling
Yeah
C'mon now
Oh
Oh
Have a
Have another little piece of my heart now baby
You know you got it

Take it
Take another little piece of my heart now baby
Oh
Oh
Break it
Break another little bit of my heart now darling
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Oh
Oh
Have a
Have another little piece of my heart now baby
Hey
You know you got it child
If it makes you feel good



Broken Lady
Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers
She’s a broken lady
Waiting to be mended
Like a potter would mend
A broken vase
A broken lady
Waiting to be mended
And have what’s left
Of the pieces
Put back in place

Her love was like a fortress
Around a man she would have died for
Taking care
To take care
Of all he needed
But the lady’s fortress
Slowly turned into a prison
And the warning signs he gave
She never heeded
She vowed every mornin’
That what God joined together
No one else in the world
Could pull apart
And then the walls came tumblin’ to the ground
And her world came crashin’ down
Around her heart

Now she’s a broken lady
Waiting to be mended
Like a potter would mend
A broken vase
A broken lady
Waiting to be mended
And have what’s left
Of the pieces
Put back in place
She’s a broken lady
Waiting to be mended
And have what’s left
Of the pieces
Put back in place

Lyrics From: [eLyrics.net]

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Kris Kristofferson vs. Janis Joplin



Me and Bobby McGee
Kris Kristofferson
Busted flat in Baton Rouge
Headin’ for the train
Feelin’ nearly faded
As my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
Took us all the way
To New Orleans
I took my harpoon out of my
Dirty red bandanna
And was blowin’ sad
While Bobby sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slappin’ time
And Bobby clappin’ hands
We finally sang up every song
That driver knew

Freedom’s just another word for
Nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’
But it’s free
Feelin’ good was easy Lord
When Bobby sang the blues
Feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee

From the coal mines of Kentucky
To the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets
Of my soul
Standin’ right beside me Lord
Through everything I’ve done
Every night she kept me
From the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas Lord
I let her slip away
Lookin’ for the home
I hope she’ll find
And I’d trade all my tomorrows
For one single yesterday
Holdin’ Bobby’s body
Next to mine

Freedom’s just another word for
Nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’ left is all
She left for me
Feelin’ good was easy Lord
When Bobby sang the blues
Buddy that was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee

La da da la la na na na
La da da na na
La la la da
Me and Bobby McGee
La la la la la da da da
La la la da da
La la la da
Me and Bobby McGee
La la la la la na na na
La la la da da
La da da da
Me and Bobby McGee
La la la la la da da da
La la la da da
La la la da
Me and Bobby McGee
La la la la la da da da
La la la da da
La la la da
Me and Bobby McGee
La la la la la da da da
La la la da da
La la la da
Me and Bobby McGee
La la la la la da da da
La la la da da
La la la da
Me and Bobby McGee



Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
Busted flat in Baton Rouge
Waitin’ for a train
When I was feelin’
As faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before it rained
We wrote a song on the way
To New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon
Out of my dirty red bandanna
And was blowin’ sad
While Bobby sang the blues
Windshield wipers slappin’ time
I was holdin’ Bobby’s hand in mine
We sang every song
That driver knew

Freedom’s just another word for
Nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’
Ain’t nothin’ if ain’t free
Feelin’ good was easy Lord
When he sang the blues
Feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

From the Kentucky coal mines
To the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets
Of my soul
Through all kinds of weather
Through everything we’d done
Yeah Bobby baby
Kept me from the cold
One day up near Salinas Lord
I let him slip away
He’s lookin’ for that home
And I hope he finds it
And I’d trade all my tomorrows
For a single yesterday
To be holdin’ Bobby’s body
Next to mine

Freedom’s just another word for
Nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’
That’s all Bobby left me
Feelin’ good was easy Lord
When he sang the blues
Feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

La da da la la na na na
La da da na na
La la la da
Bobby McGee yeah
La la la la la da da da
La la la da da
La la la da
Bobby McGee yeah
La la la la la na na na
La la la da da
La da da da
Hey my Bobby
My Bobby McGee yeah
La la la la la na na na
La la la da da
La da da da
Hey my Bobby
My Bobby McGee yeah

Lord I’m callin’ my lover
Callin’ my man
I said I’m callin’ my lover
Just the best I can
C’mon
Where is Bobby now
Where is Bobby McGee yeah
Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lord
Hey
Hey
Hey
Bobby McGee
Lord

Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lordy
Lord
Hey
Hey
Hey
Bobby McGee
Yeah

Lyrics From: [Sweets Lyrics]

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