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Post by partickpotter on Apr 19, 2015 10:30:46 GMT
Currently reading A Brief History of Seven Killings set in Jamaica at the time of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976 before a peace concert intended to calm things ahead of a general election. Just read a bit about how Marley was annoyed about the factionalism in Jamaican politics; socialism, communism, Marxism etc (too early for Thatcherism!). And how all these "ism's" divided people who should be coming together. And he wrote about it in Get Up Stand Up.
Always liked this song and remembered this line, just never realised how brilliant it was!
Any other great single line lyrics jump to mind?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 11:08:54 GMT
I always found the line from a song from the 80's by Snap ( I think ) called the power a bit odd.
"I'm as serious as cancer, when I say rhythm is a dancer"
What the fuck was that on about.
We used to say
" I'm as serious as a frontal lobotomy, when I say the rhythm has a gotten me "
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Post by bathstoke on Apr 19, 2015 12:10:11 GMT
Currently reading A Brief History of Seven Killings set in Jamaica at the time of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976 before a peace concert intended to calm things ahead of a general election. Just read a bit about how Marley was annoyed about the factionalism in Jamaican politics; socialism, communism, Marxism etc (too early for Thatcherism!). And how all these "ism's" divided people who should be coming together. And he wrote about it in Get Up Stand Up. Always liked this song and remembered this line, just never realised how brilliant it was! Any other great single line lyrics jump to mind? Never underestimate the creative powers of ganja  |
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Post by partickpotter on Apr 19, 2015 13:25:03 GMT
Currently reading A Brief History of Seven Killings set in Jamaica at the time of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976 before a peace concert intended to calm things ahead of a general election. Just read a bit about how Marley was annoyed about the factionalism in Jamaican politics; socialism, communism, Marxism etc (too early for Thatcherism!). And how all these "ism's" divided people who should be coming together. And he wrote about it in Get Up Stand Up. Always liked this song and remembered this line, just never realised how brilliant it was! Any other great single line lyrics jump to mind? Never underestimate the creative powers of ganja Indeed. But maybe not. Can't help thinking the great man let himself down with this less than inspired lyric; |
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Post by bathstoke on Apr 19, 2015 13:30:58 GMT
Never underestimate the creative powers of ganja Indeed. But maybe not. Can't help thinking the great man let himself down with this less than inspired lyric; What you talking about, that was a nursery rhym for the kids!!! |
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Post by JoeinOz on Apr 19, 2015 13:33:54 GMT
Don't say you're easy on me you're about as easy as a nuclear war
That one is utterly dire!
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Post by partickpotter on Apr 19, 2015 14:47:52 GMT
Guess this is the sort of thread the late lamented ************** would have been busy in! But in his absence I'll throw in another gem.
This time the Bard of Salford John Cooper Clarke and a line from his tragic love song I Married a Monster from Outer Space;
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Post by JoeinOz on Apr 19, 2015 15:25:07 GMT
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio,
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 19, 2015 16:29:13 GMT
You know that old trees just grow stronger
Old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonely
john Prine
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Post by Squeekster on Apr 19, 2015 17:12:51 GMT
She says it's not you it's me and somewhere I here a door slam so I say fine I just hope I'm a better liar than you are.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Apr 19, 2015 19:02:30 GMT
I put my dick in her hand, and she laughed to more.
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Post by partickpotter on Apr 19, 2015 19:22:27 GMT
I put my dick in her hand, and she laughed to more. And the winner is... This thread is downhill from this moment on. |
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Apr 19, 2015 19:34:50 GMT
I put my dick in her hand, and she laughed to more. And the winner is... This thread is downhill from this moment on. As a bonus, if you play my YouTube clip, you'll get to hear me singing it for you  |
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Post by slicko on Apr 19, 2015 19:36:48 GMT
I caught a DJ pulling up his trousers
The Wonder Stuff
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Apr 19, 2015 19:49:40 GMT
I wish I was like you; easily amused.
Nirvana. All Apologies
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Post by dutchpeter72 on Apr 19, 2015 20:04:33 GMT
Yamma yamma yamma, yamma yamma yamma, boring boredom, boring boredom - X-Ray Spex 1978  |
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Post by dutchpeter72 on Apr 19, 2015 20:08:01 GMT
....or how about "wiggle wiggle wiggle like a bowl of soup"- Bob Dylan 1990. |
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Post by partickpotter on Apr 19, 2015 20:36:31 GMT
....or how about "wiggle wiggle wiggle like a bowl of soup"- Bob Dylan 1990. This thread was going to go one of two ways - if it got going at all of course. A serious consideration of deep, meaningful powerful emotive writing or a celebration of silliness. Anyway the wind blows (though) it doesn't matter to me... |
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Post by jonah77 on Apr 19, 2015 21:30:03 GMT
I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
That's some dark shit from the man in black.
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Post by salopstick on Apr 19, 2015 22:12:37 GMT
Elementary like A, B, C
Easy as one, two, three
Yes, it's the Rebel MC
Rough like a ninja, stinging like a bee
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 22:14:31 GMT
There is a fondness for Bob Marley and his music world wide , but one has to visit West Africa to truly appreciate his adoration across this part of the continent .
His music is played 24/7 . You never hear anything other than Bob Marley . Music is Bob Marley.
As a result any fondness I once had has now turned to boring contempt.
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Post by robdog on Apr 19, 2015 22:44:30 GMT
Belouis Some - Imagination "She lit a cigarette, both hands behind her back"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 23:39:02 GMT
Now I've got a suitcase full of fifty pound notes and a half-naked woman with her tongue down my throat.link |
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Post by scottzbj on Apr 20, 2015 3:32:21 GMT
Trenchcoat, magazine, a bottle full of rum,
She so good it make a dead man come.
Tom Waits
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Post by dutchstokie on Apr 20, 2015 6:15:11 GMT
Get weavin in Maccelsfield, get weavin' n get yer knackers feeled End of thread |
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Apr 20, 2015 6:20:42 GMT
Belouis Some - Imagination "She lit a cigarette, both hands behind her back" One of my favourite 12 inch records! |
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Post by kbillyh on Apr 20, 2015 8:57:26 GMT
There is nothing better in life, than writing on the sole of your slipper with a biro.
Half Man Half Biscuit.
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Post by neoisd1 on Apr 20, 2015 9:18:37 GMT
I tried to get to my taxi
The man in a tracksuit attacks me
He said that he saw it before me
And wants to get things a bit gory
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Post by scfcwebby on Apr 20, 2015 22:31:20 GMT
Any single line from Jamie T - Sheila, 2 of my particular favourites are
"Good heavens you boys, blue blooded murder of the English tongue - BLUGH"
And
"Well done jack glug down that cider, you're right she's a slut and you never fucking liked her"
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Post by partickpotter on Apr 21, 2015 6:02:08 GMT
Get weavin in Maccelsfield, get weavin' n get yer knackers feeled End of thread The undoubted kings of crude, rude, naughty and very funny lyrics! |
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