Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:37 pm Posts: 15767 Location: Vail, CO Gender: Male
i think i'm ready to make such a declaration, put it in writing....
i dont usually rank things, can't ever come up with a top 10 song, album, artist, or anything...
But i think I might be able to say what my favorite song of all time is...
Not shooting from the hip...
but im pretty damn sure this is my favorite song ever. The lyrics, the melody, the phrasing, the simplicity of the music, THE VOICE, the message, all of it...
Tom Waits - Hold On from Mule Variations 1999
They hung a sign up in out town if you live it up, you wont Live it down So, she left monte rio, son Just like a bullet leaves a gun With charcoal eyes and monroe hips She went and took that california trip Well, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind She said dont look back just Come on jim (chorus) Oh you got to Hold on, hold on You got to hold on Take my hand, Im standing right here You gotta hold on
Well, he gave her a dimestore watch And a ring made from a spoon Everyone is looking for someone to blame But you share my bed, you share my name Well, go ahead and call the cops You dont meet nice girls in coffee shops She said baby, I still love you Sometimes theres nothin left to do
Oh you got to Hold on, hold on You got to hold on Take my hand, Im standing right here, you got to Just hold on.
Well, God bless your crooked little heart st. louis got the best of me I miss your broken-china voice How I wish you were still here with me
Well, you build it up, you wreck it down You burn your mansion to the ground When theres nothing left to keep you here, when Youre falling behind in this Big blue world
Oh you go to Hold on, hold on You got to hold on Take my hand, Im standing right here You got to hold on
Down by the riverside motel, Its 10 below and falling By a 99 cent store she closed her eyes And started swaying But its so hard to dance that way When its cold and theres no music Well your old hometown is so far away But, inside your head theres a record Thats playing, a song called
Hold on, hold on You really got to hold on Take my hand, Im standing right here And just hold on.
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I always absolutely hate it when people post things/lyrics/video's/... without saying who it is. I have no idea what it is and probably because you didn't put a titel/artist, I'm not even interested anymore.
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Angus wrote:
I always absolutely hate it when people post things/lyrics/video's/... without saying who it is. I have no idea what it is and probably because you didn't put a titel/artist, I'm not even interested anymore.
yes you are, thats hold on by tom waits
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Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:37 pm Posts: 15767 Location: Vail, CO Gender: Male
Angus wrote:
I always absolutely hate it when people post things/lyrics/video's/... without saying who it is. I have no idea what it is and probably because you didn't put a titel/artist, I'm not even interested anymore.
i actually hate that as well. I apologize. Corrected.
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by the way, I'm sorry 62strat that this thread had the honour to receive my rant. This has been bugging me for quite some time and now you're on the receiving end. Could as well been somewhere else.
Joined: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:24 pm Posts: 3909 Location: The Land of Plenty
You know Strat, I've been giving this very question some serious ponderous thought lately as well. I'm pretty sure and confident that I can now say that The Stone Roses "Fools Gold" (in particular the "What The World is Waiting For" EP version) is that song for me.
Having said that, Bruce's "Lost in the Flood", Paul Kelly's "How to Make Gravy", Radiohead's "High and Dry" and Pink Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (I - V)" have all also held that spot for me over the last fortnight.
Make of that what you will.
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Remembered to ask dude that I hung with most of party night if he had any idea why I had a large (fist-sized) purple bruise on my chest. He said he remembers "OW!" but that's it. Guess I'll never know.
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And Hold On is a beautiful song by an absolute legend...and Angus I agree with your rant. In particular I hate when people post youtube vids with no notes as to who/what it is. I'm not gonna click play, just tell me who the fuck it is you want me to listen to (although thanks for the link if I do happen to want to check it out on that very rare ocassion..thanks but still, tell me who the hell's vid you are posting)...
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a great bloke wrote:
Remembered to ask dude that I hung with most of party night if he had any idea why I had a large (fist-sized) purple bruise on my chest. He said he remembers "OW!" but that's it. Guess I'll never know.
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denverapolis wrote:
impossible task
No Sir! I disagree!
Difficult, certainly. Requisite of a fair amount of testicular fortitude? Certainly. But doable and postable? Without doubt.
My plea to you OB-ites. Be brave, be sure, be without fear of any and all "Popular Opinion" and just post your favourite. Right now, as you think of it. I reckon t would be a very interesting list that ensued.
If your favourite changes tomorrow, so what? Doesn't matter a whit! What's your favourite right this second? I wanna know.
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a great bloke wrote:
Remembered to ask dude that I hung with most of party night if he had any idea why I had a large (fist-sized) purple bruise on my chest. He said he remembers "OW!" but that's it. Guess I'll never know.
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:37 pm Posts: 15767 Location: Vail, CO Gender: Male
sirav wrote:
denverapolis wrote:
impossible task
No Sir! I disagree!
Difficult, certainly. Requisite of a fair amount of testicular fortitude? Certainly. But doable and postable? Without doubt.
My plea to you OB-ites. Be brave, be sure, be without fear of any and all "Popular Opinion" and just post your favourite. Right now, as you think of it. I reckon t would be a very interesting list that ensued.
If your favourite changes tomorrow, so what? Doesn't matter a whit! What's your favourite right this second? I wanna know.
Well thats the thing...mine won't change. Im damn near 100% positive on that. I feel strongly. For sure.
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