Maria McKee
"I Can't Make It Alone" (Gerry Goffin & Carole King)
Album: You Gotta Sin to Get Saved (1993 Geffen)
SINGLE:
LYRICS:
Now you know me
You know how proud I am
And what I’ve gotta tell you know won’t be easy say
Before I left your side I was so happy then
But I’ve been so lonely since I went away
I’ve tried and I know I can’t make it a lone
Such a hard way to go I just can’t make it alone
Something in my soul that will always lead me back to you
What can I say now
Sorry’s just not good enough
I wouldn’t blame you if you hurt me
Like I hurt you then
But who else can I turn to, oh baby I’m beggin’ you
Won’t you reach out for my dying soul
And let me live again
I’ve tried and I know I can’t make it a lone
Such a hard way to go I just can’t make it alone
Something in my soul that will always lead me back to you
Oh baby, you know I need you
I’m saying that I need you
I just can’t make it all alone
I just can’t make it by myself
Magazine
"A Song From Under The Floorboards"
Album: The Correct Use Of Soap (1980 Virgin)
SINGLE:
LYRICS:
I am angry I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin
my irritability keeps me alive and kicking
I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit
I know beauty and I know a good thing when I see it
This is a song from under the floorboards
this is a song from where the wall is cracked
my force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell of that fact
I know the highest and the best
I accord them all due respect
but the brightest jewel inside of me
glows with pleasure at my own stupidity
This is a song ....
I used to make phantoms I could later chase
images of all that could be desired
then I got tired of counting all of these blessings
and then I just got tired
Bobby "Blue" Bland
"Members Only"
Album: Members Only (1985 Malaco)
ALBUM:
LYRICS:
Members only, it's a private party
Need no money to qualify
Don't bring your check book, bring your broken heart
'Cause it's members only tonight
Say you lost woman, say you lost your man
You got a lot of problems all in your life
They're havin' a party for the broken hearted
'Cause it's members only tonight
Don't tell momma, don't tell daddy, red or yellow, black or white
They're having a party, for the sad and lonely
'Cause it's members only tonight
B.B King
"Better Not Look Down"
Album: Take it Home (1979 MCA)
SINGLE:
LYRICS:
I've been around and I've seen some things
People moving faster than the speed of sound
Faster than the speeding bullet
People living like Superman
All day and all night
And I won't say if it's wrong or if it's right
I'm pretty fast myself
But I do have some advice to pass along
Along in the chorus of this song
Better not look down, if you want to keep on flying
Put the hammer down, keep it full speed ahead
Better not look back, or you might just wind up crying
You can keep it moving, if you don't look down
An old girl friend of mine showed up the other day
That girl have lived in love and for love,
And over love, and under love all her life
If the arrows from cupid's bow that had
Passed through her heart had been sticking
Out of her body she would have looked like a porcupine,
And she asked me "B.B. do you think I've lived my life all wrong?"
And I said: "The only advice I have to pass
Along in the chorus of this song", girl
Better not look down, if you want to keep on flying
Put the hammer down, keep it full speed ahead
Better not look back, or you might just wind up crying
You can keep it moving, if you don't look down
I was walking down the street at sunrise one morning, in London, England
And there was a very large Rolls Royce limousine,
Pulling slowly along the street
And in that Rolls Royce was the queen of England, looking tired
Just go back from a party, and the queen leaned out and,
She said: "Aren't you B.B. King?"
She said: "Oh B.B., sometimes it's so hard to pull things together.
Could you tell me what you think I ought to do?"
And I said:
Better not look down, if you want to keep on flying
Put the hammer down, keep it full speed ahead
Better not look back, or you might just wind up crying
You can keep it moving, if you don't look down
Better not look down, if you want to keep on flying
Put the hammer down, keep it full speed ahead
Better not look back, or you might just wind up crying
You can keep it moving, if you don't look down
Rufus Wainwright
"I don't know what it is"
Album: Want One (2003 DreamWorks)
SINGLE:
LYRICS:
I don't know what it is
But you got to do it
I don't know where to go
But you got to be there
I don't know where to fall
But I know that its comfortable where
I don't know where it is
Putting all of my time
In learning to care
And a bucket of rhymes
I threw up somewhere
Want a locket of who
Made me lose my perfunctory view
Of all that is around
And of all that I do
So I knock on the door
Take a step that is new
Never been here before
Is there anyone else here too
In love with beauty
Playing all of the games
Who thinks three's company
Is there anyone else who wears slightly mysterious brusies
I don't know what it is
Take a lookin around
At friendly faces
All declaring a war on far off places
Is there anyone else who is through with complaining about what's
Done unto us
So I knock on the door
And I am on a train
Going god knows where to
To get me over
To get me over
Give me heaven or hell
Calais or Dover
I was hoping the train
Was my big number
Stopping in Santa Fe and the Atchison-Topeka
Though I'm chugging along, put away by the crossing hand
We'll be heading for Portland, or Limburgh or Lower Manhattan
Find myself running around
I don't know what it is so get me over
I don't know what it is so get me over
I don't know what it is so get me over
To get me over
You gotta do it.
You gotta be there.
04-06-1973
Edmonton Sundown, London, UK
Ronnie Lane's last show
The Faces
"Maggie May"
Album: Every Picture Tells a Story (1971 Mercury)
SINGLE:
LYRICS:
(Rod Stewart / Martin Quittenton)
Wake up Maggie, I think I got something to say to you
It's late September and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused but I feel I'm being used
Oh Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more
You led me away from home just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that's what really hurt
The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age
But that don't worry me none in my eyes you're everything
I laughed at all of your jokes my love you didn't need to coax
Oh Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more
You led me away from home, just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without
All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover and
mother what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed
and in the morning kick me in the head
Oh Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymore
You led me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone
You stole my heart, I couldn't leave you if I tried
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' hand
Oh Maggie, I wish that I'd never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But I'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart but I love you anyway
Maggie, I wish I'd never seen your face
I'll get on back home one of these days
Ryan Adams
"New York , New York"
Album: Gold (2001 Lost Highway)
SINGLE
LYRICS:
Well, I shuffled through the city on the 4th of July
I had a firecracker waiting to blow
Breakin' like a rocket who makin' its way
To the cities of Mexico
Lived in an apartment out on Avenue A
I had a tar-hut on the corner of 10th
Had myself a lover who was finer than gold
But I've broken up and busted up since
And love don't play any games with me
Anymore like she did before
The world won't wait, so I better shake
That thing right out there through the door
Hell, I still love you, New York
Found myself a picture that would fit in the folds
Of my wallet and it stayed pretty good
Still amazed I didn't lose it on the roof of the place
When I was drunk and I was thinking of you
Every day the children they were singing their tune
Out on the streets and you could hear from inside
Used to take the subway up to Houston and 3rd
I would wait for you and I'd try to hide
And love won't play any games with me
Anymore if you don't want it to
The world won't wait and I watched you shake
But honey, I don't blame you
Hell, I still love you, New York
Hell, I still love you, New York
New York
I remember Christmas in the blistering cold
In a church on the upper west side
Babe, I stood their singing, I was holding your arm
You were holding my trust like a child
Found a lot of trouble out on Avenue B
But I tried to keep the overhead low
Farewell to the city and the love of my life
At least we left before we had to go
And love won't play any games with you
Anymore if you want 'em to
So we better shake this old thing out the door
I'll always be thinkin' of you
I'll always love you though New York
I'll always love you though New York, New York, New York
Kraftwerk
"Music Non Stop"
ALBUM: Electric Cafe (1986 EMI & Warner)
SINGLE:
LYRICS:
Music non stop, techno-pop
Music non stop, techno-pop
Synthetic electronic sounds
Industrial rhythms all around
Music non stop, techno-pop
Synthetic electronic sounds
Industrial rhythms all around
Music non stop, techno-pop
Music non stop, techno-pop
Synthetic electronic sounds
Industrial rhythms all around
Music non stop, techno-pop
New York Dolls
"Personality Crisis"
Album: New York Dolls (1973 Mercury)
ALBUM:
LYRICS:
Waaaaaaoo
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh no no no no, no no no no
Ow
Well we can't it this week
And her friends don't want another speech
Hopin for a better day to hear what she's gotta say
All about that
Personality crisis, you got it while it was hot
But now frustration heartache is what you've got
That's why they talk about personality, personality
Ow
But now you tryin to be somethin, now you gotta do somethin
Wanna be someone who cow wow wows
But you think about the times you did
They took every ounce
Well, it's sure got to be a shame
When you start to scream and shout
You got to contradict all those times
You butterflyin about
You was butterflyin
About a
Personality crisis you got it while it was hot
It's always hot you know when
Frustration heartache is what you've got
And you're a prima ballarina on a spring afternoon
(whistle)
Change on into the wolfman howling at the moon
Ah-oo
About a
Personality crisis, you got it while it was hot
It's always hot you know when
Frustration heartache is what you've got
Ow, ow ow about another personality, personality
Ow
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Now with all the crossin finger Mother Nature says
Your mirror's gettin jammed up with all your friends
That's personality
Every see aint startin to blend
Not on one
Personality, when your mind starts to bend
Got so much
Personality affection of a friend
Of a friend, of a friend, of a friend
Personality wonderin how celebreties ever been
Look and find out on television
Personality crisis, you got it while it was hot
It's always hot you know when
Frustration heartache is all you've got
Oh, don't you worry
Personality crisis, please don't cry
It's just a personality crisis, please don't stop
Because you walk a personality, talk a personality
The Doors
"The End"
Album: The Doors (1967 Elektra)
ALBUM:
LYRICS:
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need...of some...stranger's hand
In a...desperate land
Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane
All the children are insane
Waiting for the summer rain, yeah
There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the King's highway, baby
Weird scenes inside the gold mine
Ride the highway west, baby
Ride the snake, ride the snake
To the lake, the ancient lake, baby
The snake is long, seven miles
Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold
The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here, and we'll do the rest
The blue bus is callin' us
The blue bus is callin' us
Driver, where you taken' us
The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall
He went into the room where his sister lived, and...then he
Paid a visit to his brother, and then he
He walked on down the hall, and
And he came to a door...and he looked inside
Father, yes son, I want to kill you
Mother...I want to...fuck you
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
And meet me at the back of the blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
On a blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
C'mon, yeah
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
The Jam
"Down In The Tube Station At Midnight"
Album: All Mod Cons (1978 Polydor)
SINGLE:
LYRICS:
The distant echo -
of faraway voices boarding faraway trains
To take them home to
the ones that they love and who love them forever
The glazed, dirty steps - repeat my own and reflect my thoughts
Cold and uninviting, partially naked
Except for toffee wrapers and this morning's papers
Mr. Jones got run down
Headlines of death and sorrow - they tell of tomorrow
Madmen on the rampage
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight
I fumble for change - and pull out the Queen
Smiling, beguiling
I put in the money and pull out a plum
Behind me
Whispers in the shadows - gruff blazing voices
Hating, waiting
"Hey boy" they shout - "have you got any money?"
And I said - "I've a little money and a take away curry,
I'm on my way home to my wife.
She'll be lining up the cutlery,
You know she's expecting me
Polishing the glasses and pulling out the cork"
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight
I first felt a fist, and then a kick
I could now smell their breath
They smelt of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs
And too many right wing meetings
My life swam around me
It took a look and drowned me in its own existence
The smell of brown leather
It blended in with the weather
It filled my eyes, ears, nose and mouth
It blocked all my senses
Couldn't see, hear, speak any longer
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight
I said I was down in the tube station at midnight
The last thing that I saw
As I lay there on the floor
Was "Jesus Saves" painted by an atheist nutter
And a British Rail poster read "Have an Awayday - a cheap holiday -
Do it today!"
I glanced back on my life
And thought about my wife
'cause they took the keys and she'll think its me
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight
The wine will be flat and the curry's gone cold
I'm down in the tube station at midnight
Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight
