Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (1978) (RIP 1947-2011)







Gerry Rafferty
"Baker Street"
Album: City to City (1978 United Artist)


SINGLE:



LYRICS:

Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head, and dead on your feet
Well another crazy day
You drink the night away
And forget about everything
This city desert makes you feel so cold,
Its got so many people but its got no soul
And it's taken you so long to find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything

You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're tryin', you're tryin' now
Another year and then you'd be happy
Just one more year and then you'd be happy
But you're cryin', you're cryin' now

Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door
He's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been
You tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buyin' some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
And then he'll settle down
It's a quiet little town
And forget about everything
But you know he'll always keep movin'
You know he's never gonna stop movin'
'Cause he's rollin'
He's the rolling stone
And when you wake up it's a new mornin'
The sun is shining it's a new mornin'
And you're going, you're going home



ALBUM:




Joy Division - Love will tear us apart (1980)




Joy Division
"Love will tear us apart"
Album: Substance 1977-1980 Compilation (1988 Factory)


SINGLE:





LYRICS:


When routine bites hard,
And ambitions are low,
And resentment rides high,
But emotions won't grow,
And we're changing our ways,
Taking different roads.

Then love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.

Why is the bedroom so cold?
You've turned away on your side.
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect runs so dry.
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept through our lives.

But love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.

You cry out in your sleep,
All my failings exposed.
And there's a taste in my mouth,
As desperation takes hold.
Just that something so good
Just can't function no more.

But love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.
Love, love will tear us apart again.




ALBUM:





Sunday, 20 February 2011

Southside Johnny (w/ Springsteen) - I Don't Want To Go Home (1976) Live




Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
"I Don't Want to Go Home"
Album: I Don't Want to Go Home (1976 EPIC)


SINGLE:





LYRICS:



Oh, I know that it’s getting late
But I don’t want to go home
I’m in no hurry baby time can wait
‘Cause I don’t want to go home
Listen to the man sing his song
I don’t want to go home
I don’t mind if it takes all night long
‘Cause I don’t want to go home
Listen, baby, I know we had to try 
To reach up and touch the sky, baby 
Whatever happened to you and I 
That I don’t want to go home?
Lord, look at how all the people stare
Said I don’t want to go home
In their minds I know they’ve all been there
I don’t want to go home
I know the words to this song are real
But, oh, I don’t want to go home
I know he’s talking ‘bout the way I feel
And I don’t want to go home
Listen, baby, I know we had to try
To reach up and touch the sky, baby 
Whatever happened to you and I
That I don’t want to go home?
I want to hear people laughing and having a good time
I want to know why she told me she had to go
Why did she leave me lonely?
I know that it’s time to go
But I don’t want to go home
You can play play your blues, play ‘em soft and low 
‘Cause I don’t want to go home
 I know the words to this song are real
But, oh, I don’t want to go home
I know he’s talking ‘bout the way I feel
And I don’t want to go home
I don’t want to go, believe me, darling 
I don’t want to go home 
Don’t wanna be all alone 
I don’t want to go home, baby
Ain’t nobody waitin’ at home 
Baby, won’t you please come home 
Baby, baby, baby 
Baby, baby, baby 
Baby, baby, baby 
Baby, won’t you please come home?