Thursday, April 21, 2016

ATF: Meteoric

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.



All-Star
Smash Mouth
Somebody once told me
The world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kinda dumb
With her finger and her thumb
In shape of an "L" on her forehead

Well the years start coming
And they don't stop coming
Fed to the wolves
And I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do
So much to see
So what's wrong with taking the backstreets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Hey now
You're an all star
Get your game on
Go play
Hey now
You're a rock Star
Get the show on
Get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

It's a cool place
And they say it gets colder
You're bundled up now
Wait 'til you get older
But the media men beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture
The ice we skate
Is getting pretty thin
The waters getting warm
So you might as well swim
My world's on fire
How about yours
That's the way I like it
And I never get bored

Hey now
You're an all star
Get your game on
Go play
Hey now
You're a rock star
Get the show on
Get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

Hey now
You're an all star
Get your game on
Go play
Hey now
You're a rock star
Get the show on
Get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars

Somebody once asked
Could you spare some change for gas
I need to get myself away from this place
I said yep
What a concept
I could use  little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change

Well the years start coming
And they don't stop coming
Fed to the wolves
And I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do
So much to see
So what's wrong with taking the backstreets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Hey now
You're an all star
Get your game on
Go play
Hey now
You're a rock star
Get the show on
Get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold



Shooting Star
Bad Company
Johnny was a schoolboy
When he heard his first Beatles song
Love me do
I think it was
And from then it didn't take him long
Got himself a guitar
Used to play every night
Now he's in a rock ‘n' roll outfit
And everything's alright
Don't you know

Johnny told his mama
Hey mama
I'm goin' away
I’m gonna hit the big time
Gonna be a big star someday
Mama came to the door
With a teardrop in her eye
Johnny said
Don't cry mama
Smiled and wave goodbye
Don't you know
Yeah yeah

Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know
Don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are

Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved
To hear him sing his song
Watchin' the world go by
Surprisin' it goes so fast
Johnny looked around him and said
Well I made the big-time at last
Don't you know
Don't you know

Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know
Whoa
Yeah
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Yeah
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are
A shooting star

Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know
Yeah eh
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are

Johnny died one night
Died in his bed
Bottle of whisky
Sleeping tablets by his head
Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind you can still hear him play
Whoa
Whoa whoa

Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know
Don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know
Don't you know that you are a shooting star
Don't you know…

Lyrics From: [eLyrics.net]

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4 comments:

  1. Combine the two and you're a shooting all-star

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! All-Star is not normally my favorite kind of song, but it really sung to me while I was still out on the truck.

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  2. good work, appreciate you sharing

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Martin!!! You are most welcome.

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