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I have always been a reader. I have great respect for the written word.
In music the singer song writers are the musicians I lean towards.
There is only one who has won the Nobel for Literature.
Every Grain of Sand
Lyrics by Bob Dylan
In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need
When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed
There's a dying voice within me reaching out somewhere
Toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair
Don't have the inclination to look back on any mistake
Like Cain, I behold this chain of events that I must break
In the fury of the moment, I can see the master's hand
In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand
Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear
Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer
And the sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way
To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay
I gaze into the doorway of temptation's angry flame
And every time I pass that way I always hear my name
Then onward in my journey, I come to understand
That every hair is numbered like every grain of sand
I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night
In the violence of a summer's dream, in the chill of a wintery light
In the bitter dance of loneliness fading into space
In the broken mirror of innocence on each forgotten face
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea
Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, at times it's only me
I'm hanging in the balance of a perfect finished plan
Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
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Telegraph Road (Mark Knopfler)
Well a long time ago, came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a sack on his back
And he put down his load where he thought it was the best
He made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he ploughed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travellers came walking down the track
And they never went further, no they never went back
Then came the churches, then came the schools
Then came the lawyers, then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the Telegraph Road
Then came the mines, then came the ore,
Then there was the hard times, then there was a war
Telegraph sang a song about the world outside
Telegraph Road got so deep and so wide
Like a rolling river
And my radio says tonight it's gonna freeze
People driving home from the factories
There's six lanes of traffic
Three lanes moving slow
I used to like to go to work but they shut it down
I've got a right to go to work but there's no work here to be found
Yes, and they say we're gonna have to pay what's owed
We're gonna have to reap from some seed that's been sowed
And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
All the way down the Telegraph Road
Well I'd sooner forget, but I remember those nights
Yeah, life was just a bet on a race between the lights
You had your head on my shoulder, you had your hand in my hair
Now you act a little cold like you don't seem to care
But just believe in me, baby, and I'll take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane
I've seen desperation explode into flames
And I don't want to see it again
From all of these signs saying "Sorry, but we're closed",
All the way down the Telegraph Road.
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Jimmy Hendrix
Fire
Alright,
Now dig this, baby
You don't care for me
I don't-a care about that
You got a new fool, ha!
I like to laugh at
I have only one a-burnin' desire
Let me stand next to your fire
Hey, let me stand next to your fire
(Let me stand next to your fire)
Whoa, let me stand, baby
(Let me stand next to your fire)
Let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire)
Yeah, baby
Listen here, baby
And stop acting so crazy
You say your mom ain't home, it ain't my concern
Just a-play with me, and you won't get burned
I have only one a-itchin' desire
Let me stand next to your fire
Yeah, let me stand, baby
(Let me stand next to your fire)
Let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire)
Oh, let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire)
Ow!
Oh! Move over, Rover
And let Jimi take over
Yeah, you know what I'm talkin' 'bout
Yeah, get on with it, baby
Ow!
Yeah!
That's what I'm talkin' 'bout
Now, dig this!
Ha!
Now listen, baby
You try to gimme your money
You better save it, babe
Save it for your rainy day
I have only one a-burnin' desire
Let me stand next to your fire, ha
Ow! A-let me stand
(Let me stand next to your fire)
Oh! Let me stand, baby
(Let me stand next to your fire)
I ain't gonna do you no harm
(Let me stand next to your fire)
Ow!
Yeah!
You better move over, baby
I ain't gonna hurt you, baby
Oh, I ain't talkin' 'bout your old lady
Ow!
Oh yeah, this is Jimi talkin' to you
Yeah, baby
Joe Thomas #73
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Songwriters: O. Osbourne / R. Rhoads / R. Daisley
Revelation Mother Earth
Mother please forgive them
For they know not what they do
Looking back in history's books
It seems it's nothing new
Oh! Let my mother live
Heaven is for heroes
And hell is full of fools
Stupidity, no will to live
They're breaking God's own rules
Please let my mother live
Father, of all creation
I think we're all going wrong
The course they're taking
Seems to be breaking
And it won't take too long
Children of the future
Watching empires fall
Madness the cup they drink from
Self destruction the toll
I had a vision, l saw the world burn
And the seas had turned red
The sky had fallen, the final curtain
In the land of the dead
Mother, please show the children
Before it's too late
To fight each other, there's no-one winning
We must fight all the hate
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
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A Horse with No Name:
On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead
You see
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
Because there ain't no one for to give you no pain
And after nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with its life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love
You see
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
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Wish I Didn't Know Now What I Didn't Know Then
(Toby Keith)
I never ask you where your goin',
I never ask you where you've been
I've never called and checked your story,
When you stayed out with all your friends
I've never tried to catch you lyin',
I didn't want to know the truth
I'd rather go on lovin' blind, girl
Than go on lovin' without you
I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then
I wish I could start this whole thing over again
I'm not sayin' that you could ever be true
I just don't want to know how it ends
You'd still have my heart in the palm of your hand
I'd still look like a fool in front of your friends
Yeah, I wish somehow I didn't know now what I didn't know then
I've always said what I don't know
Couldn't hurt as bad as leavin' you
Turns out I knew what I was thinkin',
It ain't an easy thing to do
Well I guess I should be goin'
I sure found out too much to stay,
Please don't say you're sorry;
I might wait another day
I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then
I wish I could start this whole thing over again
I'm not sayin' that you could ever be true
I just don't want to know how it ends
You'd still have my heart in the palm of your hand
I'd still look like a fool in front of your friends
Yeah, I wish somehow I didn't know now what I didn't know then
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You guys put up some great stuff !! this thread could be a hundred pages long.. Words are so powerful, when spoken does not have that sung feeling !!
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Thanks Bone. What a beautiful profession of faith. In this case, I’m not really into the delivery, but I can dig the lyrics. I never knew he’d won the Nobel Prize in literature. Thank you for the education. Here’s an article regarding the award, it even quotes the song you posted. Thought you might get a kick out of it. https://www.classicrockhistory.com/why-bob-dylan-won-the-nobel-prize-in-literature/
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We are not called on to be successful. We are called on to be faithful.
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Popular Song is a genre that requires immense discipline. The music must be accessible to all, the form must be simple and repetitive... in service to the text.
The story is the point of the song- not the mechanics of music making. And the strictness of the musical format demands economy of words, coupled with a poet's penchant for imagery. The best songs are tightly-written stories, and the best stories paint a picture in the listener's mind.
"Strange Fruit"
text and composition: Abel Meeropol
(best performance: Billie Holliday)
"Southern trees bear a strange fruit-
Blood on the leaves, and blood at the root.
Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze,
Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant South
The bulgin' eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burnin' flesh.
Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck
For the rain to gather
For the wind to suck
For the sun to rot
For the tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop."
"too many notes, not enough music-"
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Thanks for the link.
I really enjoyed reading it. I have been a Dylan fan since the first time I heard him. I am glad to have been alive during his time. Interesting that "Every Grain Of Sand" was highlighted.
I am a avid reader. I was raised to appreciate the written word. In music, singer/songwriters have been the artists that captured my attention.
Lyrics that were more than songs but words to live by or guidelines to follow. Dylan crossed into that very early in his career.
His work stands alone. So many of his songs can stand alone as poems. "Simple Twist of Fate."
What is truly astounding is not only the quality but the quanity. Read his songs. They penetrate.
Rob Hunter from the Dead. Neil Young. Tom Waits. They also cross over to literature.
Lyrics from Rob Hunter:
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung
Would you hear my voice come through the music?
Would you hold it near as it were your own?
It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken
Perhaps they're better left unsung
I don't know, don't really care
Let there be songs to fill the air
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow
Reach out your hand if your cup be empty
If your cup is full, may it be again
Let it be known there is a fountain
That was not made by the hands of men
There is a road, no simple highway
Between the dawn and the dark of night
And if you go, no one may follow
That path is for your steps alone
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow
You who choose to lead must follow
But if you fall, you fall alone
If you should stand, then who's to guide you?
If I knew the way I would take you home
These are just words. They become a poem. Music is added they grow to song.
They become a message and guide to life.
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