Post subject: "Gas in my tank..." - Best lyrics ever written?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:35 am
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I was listening to 'Gone' today & when Eddie sings, 'When the gas in my tank, feels like money in the bank", I just had to stop.. pull my car over (not in that order, actually backwards) and stare at my radio & just say, "wow"...
I seriously think (I'm not being sarcastic here) that "When the gas in my tank, feels like money in the bank" might be the greatest lyrics ever written ever... It's just so profound & complex & deep - I own 11 Dylan albums & all the lyrics on those albums combined don't even come close to "The gas in my tank feels like money in the bank". I mean... It's just so mindblowing & intellectual & incredible that a man came up with such heart-wrenching lyrics..
I don't think any other songwriter ever could ever match "The gas in my tank feels like money in the bank", not even Beethovens lyrics come close. I seriously think that with that one simple line, Eddie has secured his place as the new Bob Dylan... I mean it's just so genius, "the gas in my tank feels like money in the bank"... Those just sound like the words of God, I mean, wow... It's just so unreal how he tapped into what we're all thinking about the gas in our tanks relating to the money we have in the bank... It's like he got in our heads & said what we've all been thinking our whole lives.... It's just so incredible, well done Eddie.
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no, I'm not being sarcastic - "The gas in my tank feels like money in the bank" are the most incredible lyrics ever written - Eat your heart out Betty Davis.
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I love the track, but I recall an early review of the album that cited some unfortunately-cheesy lyrics, and this exact line was quoted. I think I might tend to agree.
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Post subject: Re: "Gas in my tank..." - Best lyrics ever written
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:44 am
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Avocado wrote:
I was listening to 'Gone' today & when Eddie sings, 'When the gas in my tank, feels like money in the bank", I just had to stop.. pull my car over (not in that order, actually backwards) and stare at my radio & just say, "wow"...
I seriously think (I'm not being sarcastic here) that "When the gas in my tank, feels like money in the bank" might be the greatest lyrics ever written ever... It's just so profound & complex & deep - I own 11 Dylan albums & all the lyrics on those albums combined don't even come close to "The gas in my tank feels like money in the bank". I mean... It's just so mindblowing & intellectual & incredible that a man came up with such heart-wrenching lyrics..
I don't think any other songwriter ever could ever match "The gas in my tank feels like money in the bank", not even Beethovens lyrics come close. I seriously think that with that one simple line, Eddie has secured his place as the new Bob Dylan... I mean it's just so genius, "the gas in my tank feels like money in the bank"... Those just sound like the words of God, I mean, wow... It's just so unreal how he tapped into what we're all thinking about the gas in our tanks relating to the money we have in the bank... It's like he got in our heads & said what we've all been thinking our whole lives.... It's just so incredible, well done Eddie.
That was ridiculous.
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im trying really hard not to say anything here.
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no, I'm not being sarcastic - "The gas in my tank feels like money in the bank" are the most incredible lyrics ever written - Eat your heart out Betty Davis.
Ok wait.. so is this sarcasm about the original sarcasm? I am so confused.
Personally I think "Bitch betta have my money" by AMG is the greatest lyric ever but that is for another thread.
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I actually like that lyric
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I'm always kinda suprised at the real visceral reaction people have to that lyric.
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stip wrote:
Nothing like waking up to a new avocado thread
I actually like that lyric
I also like the lyric.
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