TODAY'S EXAMPLE OF LYRICS FROM AN ERA (THE LATE SIXTIES) WHEN LYRICS REQUIRED NO THOUGHT WHATSOEVER

I'm so glad

I'm so glad

I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad

I'm so glad

I'm so glad

I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad

I'm so glad

I'm so glad

I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad

I'm so glad

I'm so glad

I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad

I'm so glad

I'm so glad

I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad

I'm So Glad, by Cream, a truly glad band.

Comments

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

But is he really glad?

[Brainy Jello]

Worst

[ceeg22]

yep, that one sticks in your head. Aren't you glad?

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

One thing about that group, they really rose to the top . . .

[Mike]

I'm glad I'm first. Provided that I am. Otherwise, I'm not so glad.

Could be a good jingle for a trash bag.

[tyler]

"So are you guys happy with your new found success?"
"Yeah, and we've written a little song about it."

[marlodianne]

I think somebody is overcompensating.

He'd this close [] to jumping into the bathtub with an electical applicance....

[pogo]

The song is the answer to the question, "Is that a banana in your pocket or..."

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

The DC5 were at least Glad All Over

[Doug]

I'm glad you're not knocking Cream, Dave, because if you were I'd have to kill you, and nobody wants that, especially not you.

[Brainy Jello]

Similarly clever:
The Yardbirds - Pretty Music

Sweet music,
Sweet music.

Why do my heart skips a beat?
- Pretty music,
What makes the soul come out of me?
- Pretty music,
Somebody's really gotta tell me,
- Pretty music,
What makes this music sound so sweet?
- Pretty music,

Sweet music,
Sweet music.

Why do my heart skips a beat? Because it hates this song and wants to stop.

[punky brewster]

He must have misbehaved and as punishment had to write that song.

[teachmiami]

How about this lil' number by Bob "Nasal" Dylan

"Though I know that evening's empire has returned into sand,
Vanished from my hand,
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping.
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet,
I have no one to meet
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming.

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you."

[Brainy Jello]

Okay - Correction: That Yardbirds tune is actually titled "Sweet Music" and I humbly beg everyone's pardon. Also, by way of additional information and relevance, Clapton played for both Cream and the Yardbirds.

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

I'm glad the "Say Goodbye to Cellulite" ad is on the right again . . .

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

Now it's gone! Noooo!

[Graz]

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.....

[D'Artagnan]

Those late sixties drugs would do strange things to your head, they tell me.

[antiroach]

Oh, and today's generation is SO much more thought provoking and inciteful...

I have a blue house with a blue window.
Blue is the colour of all that I wear.
Blue are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blue.
Blue are the people here that walk around,
Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blue are the words I say and what I think.
Blue are the feelings that live inside me.

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

I'm melting, I'm melting...what a world, what a world!

[punky brewster]

*clap clap*

[Reddsuss]

At least "I'm glad" makes sense. Here's another great Cream hit (gotta love the 60's):

"Badge" by Eric Clapton and George Harrison

Thinkin’ ’bout the times you drove in my car.
Thinkin’ that I might have drove you too far.
And I’m thinkin’ ’bout the love that you laid on my table.

I told you not to wander ’round in the dark.
I told you ’bout the swans, that they live in the park.
Then I told you ’bout our kid, now he’s married to mabel.

Yes, I told you that the light goes up and down.
Don’t you notice how the wheel goes ’round?
And you better pick yourself up from the ground
Before they bring the curtain down,
Yes, before they bring the curtain down.

Talkin’ ’bout a girl that looks quite like you.
She didn’t have the time to wait in the queue.
She cried away her life since she fell off the cradle.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Mahatma: I still have it.

The ad, not cellulite.

Dave, one hates to carp, but didn't you do this thread in the past? Or was it another annoying, incredibly repetitive song?

I got to go, they're waiting for me at Cheraw Pawn, Gun & Jewelry.

antiroach, we on the geezer bus beg you: tell me you made that up.

teachmiami: come on, Bob is a genius.

[Eleanor]

Lay Lady Lay

a very sexy Dylan song, IMO
*sigh*
oh, the good old days!!!!

[Paul]

Sure, you may mock the lyrics, but really, it's a great song. It's all in the delivery.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Thanks, I think. Any song whose first word is "yo" is unlikely to make the WCRE playlist, so I'm good.

Check this out: www.wcreradio.com.

Click on listen to Braves football.

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

Remember trying to figure out SWLABR? I mean, OMGWTFBBQ!

[«LabSpecimen»]

Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on
Obladi Oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on.

'nuf said.

[cp]

they were glad AND they were free...

boh, boh, boh, b-boh, boh, I feel free
boh, boh, boh, b-boh, boh, I feel free
boh, boh, boh, b-boh, boh, I feel free
boh, boh, boh, b-boh, boh, I feel free

then a bunch of noise that sounds like words

I hate that new song on the radio and I have to hear it "over and over again, over and over again"

Mahatma, what's "OMGWTFBBQ"? I think I understand it up until the "BBQ" part. Mmmmmm, BBQ!

[Eleanor]

SWLABR?

Hilarious site, MKJ - how do you find this stuff? I especially liked the part about writing down something very profound while under the influence and then trying to figure it out the next day!! Not that I've ever done that, of course!
*snork*

[Eleanor]

cp = OMG is Oh My God, and WTF is WTF!?!? Think about it.

[a dad]

I get into my car
The only time I'm happy is when I play my guitar
yeah, yeah yeah yeah
I read several months ago that Cream was going to tour again this summer, but then I heard nothing else about it. Wish I still had that silver poster from the album.
I guess Eric Clapton felt sorry for Ginger Baker, who must really need the money by now. (I'm amazed he's still alive, considering he looked like a malnourished pencil when he played with the band.)

[tyler]

Worst song without lyrics-
The "Chicken Dance" song often heard at really bad wedding receptions. If you know what I'm talking about and have danced to this song, you will(like me)never admit it. And thats not an admission by me, nope I have never done it. Just saying if YOU have done it, you will never admit it. Just saying. Why are you looking at me like that?

[Bill Forth]

Cream covered "I'm So Glad", but the composer of the song was Mississippi bluesman, Skip James. It was purportedly first recorded by Skip in 1931. When you consider that the lyric came from an American black musician born in the 1920's, and weigh the lyric in the context of those times and how hard his life must have been, a succinct phrase like "I'm So Glad" is revealed as eloquent, joyful, and celebrative. The Cream made certain that Skip received royalties for his song (a rarity!) The money he received no doubt helped him in his advanced years. We should all be so glad.

[Dave]

Bill: That's interesting background. Thanks. But I have to say, the song -- the Cream version, anyway -- still boils down to some guys singing "I'm so glad" about 53,000 times, which frankly does not come off as eloquent.

[a dad]

Just looked it up. A reunitied Cream will be playing in London the first week of May. Let's hope they can come to the USA, and that I can still stay up late enough to actually go to a concert.

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

Thanks Bill. Good to know.

[everysandwich]

Scats -- Today those lyrics would be "I want to hold your gland." I've just been transferring the vhs of the beatles anthology series to DVD, and it has buckets of footage and commentary about their early years in Hamburg. I remember as a kid I wasn't impressed with their musicianship. Wow, was I stupid.

[chim-chim waffleshorts]

The art of fine poetry:
Baldrick: Oh, shall I do another one, then, sir?

Edmund: No -- we wouldn't want to exhaust you.

Baldrick: No, don't worry; I could go on all night.

Edmund: Not with a bayonet through your neck, you couldn't!

Baldrick: This one is called "The German Guns."

George: Oh, spiffing! Yes, let's hear that!

Baldrick: "Boom boom boom boom / Boom boom boom / BOOM BOOM, BOOM BOOM--

Edmund: "BOOM BOOM BOOM"?

Baldrick: How did you guess, sir?

George: I say, sir! That is spooky!

Baldrick, you genius you. ♥

[antiroach]

Scat,

With such dramatic lyrics, one can definitely see why Gwyneth fell head over heels, huh?

[silver]

Scat- I think that ALL Coldplay songs make the same amount of sense: zero.

How about this winner?

Look at the stars, see how they shine for you
And all the things that you do
And it was all YELLOW!!

I drew a line, I drew a line for you
Oh, what a thing to do!
And it was all YELLOW!

many refernces to yellow (which is the name of the song) ad naseum...

[Original Enigma]

a friend of mine in high school always used to warn me not to try and figure out a "They Might Be Giants" song ... it'll cause a migraine.

for example:

When you are alone you are the cat, you are the phone
You are an animal
The words I'm singing now mean nothing more than meow
To an animal
Wake up and smell the cat food in your bank account
But don't try to stop the tail that wags the hound

i may not know what They always mean, but i still love 'em.

[Chuck Kallenbach]

These aren't all the words.

By skip james

I知 so glad, I知 so glad. I知 glad, I知 glad, I知 glad.
I知 so glad, I知 so glad. I知 glad, I知 glad, I知 glad.

I don稚 know what to do, I don稚 know what to do, I don稚 know what to do.
I知 tired of weeping, I知 tired of moaning, I知 tired of crying for you.

Chorus

I知 tired of weeping, I知 tired of moaning, I知 tired of groaning for you.
I don稚 know what to do, I don稚 know what to do, I don稚 know what to do.

Chorus

Repeat chorus five times

Why do you misrepresent our past so? You are cruel and thoughtless.

[kingman]

Springsteen said it best:

I'm going down, down, down, down.
I'm going down down
I'm going down I'm going down...

[punky brewster]

Springsteen also said:

Well listen up stud
Your life's been wasted
Til you've got down on your knees and tasted
A red headed woman

Yup.

[pogo]

Punky - what color is your hair?

[Sondra]

Shhhh

Bob Seger is singing Turn The Page

[silver]

But, Original, They Might Be Giants don't consider themselves to be a deep, intropective band. They think they are funny.

Istanbul was Constantinople
Istanbul was Constatinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople,
Why did Constatinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks!

Ahhh... so classic

[silver]

And leave not out Particle Man

[glenn]

All I have to say is:

na
na-na-na-na
na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na
na-na-na-na

[Jeff]

Sondra,

Very funny! But I think that is the "Metallica" version we are hearing in our heads.

[queensbee]

and if i may add, Glenn - nah-nah-nah-nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye...... [waving offstage]

[insomniac]

wasn't Harrison credited as "L'Angelo Misterioso" on 'Badge', and isn't it Clapton playing guitar on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'?

[punky brewster]

pogo: not red.

[D'Artagnan]

pogo, Punky has hot pink hair. At least some of the time. Shiny, too.

And I know this is recycled, but

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

[Eleanor]

Springsteen also said:

Wrap your legs 'round my engine

To which I say, I will, Bruce, just call me!

[Angie]

I think the songwriters for Cream are the people who wrote the Map song that's on Dora The Explorer.

[a dad]

Also, Ginger Baker has been alive, well, off drugs and raising horses for decades, also playing pretty impressive jazz drums with the likes of Bill Frizell and Charlie Haden. I have one of their CDs and it sounds nothing like Cream, very intricate and restrained.
Glad to hear it! Jack Bruce also had a jazz career of sorts post -Cream.

[punky brewster]

Eleanor ... send him my way when you're done.

[Eleanor]

Paul says Eric is the best guitarist EVER!

And if Paul, who was dead and then came back to life (see bare feet on Abbey Road cover), says it, it must be true!

Having said that, not as a musician but just someone who listens to music,(one of the paying masses!) I bow to D'Art's expertise!!!!!

[Eleanor]

*hopes D'Art sends her a Bill Frisell CD to thank her for the compliment*

*also to educate her in better music*

[D'Artagnan]

So, Ele, I need your address for that.

*hopes that doesn't sound too stalky*

*books flight to su.so.ca anyway*

[Jeff Meyerson]

Punky: did he really?

Works for me.

Eleanor, you slut you. (I like that in a woman.)

[Elton John]

If I was a sculptor

but then again, no

[glenn]

Not to nitpick, Eleanor, but Springsteen said:

Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims
and strap your hands across my engines

I'll assume your response is still the same.

[Eleanor]

Jeff - did you think my post was a come-on to D'Art??????

No comment.

[Robin]

Mine's better!

Batman Batman Batman Batman
Batman Batman Batman
Batman Batman Batman
DA NA NA NA NA NA
NA NA NA NA NA NA / NA
Batman

-- Neal Hefti

[D'Artagnan]

Come-on to D'Art =
Rotate Condom =
Moot! Don't Care =
Act Modern, Too.

As if.

[Jeff Meyerson]

But Dave, I mean Elton, we all know Elton wrote the music and Bernie Taupin those often incomprehensible & or inexplicable lyrics.

El, I plead the Fifth.

[Eleanor]

I'd add the next line Elton Or a man who etc but I'd probably get it wrong and glenn would pick on me again!

And to you glenn, yes! even better!

[Doug]

I think Dart did more drugs in the 60s than he recalls.

[D'Artagnan]

Doug, I was 5 years old by the onset of the 70's.

Sorry if I don't recall

[Proud Auntie]

Okay, but what about the song they always play during sports events that goes a little something like this:

Heyyyyyyyyy
Heyyyyyyyyy
Heyyyyyyyyy
Heyyyyyyyyy

Hey Hey
Hey Hey
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaoooooo
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaoooooo

Anybody feelin' me?

[Jenny from the Hub]

What about

Woo-woo-woo-woo
Woo-woo-woo-woo

From 'My Love' by Sir Paul McCartney

Certainly, song writing at it most creative.

[Proud Auntie]

Oh jenny -- I sooooooooooo love that song though! Soul wrenching!

[Uh-Oh]

Witch Doctor
( David Seville )
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
I told the witch doctor you didn't love me too
And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that ....
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
I told the witch doctor you didn't love me true
I told the witch doctor you didn't love me nice
And then the witch doctor, he game me this advice
He said to ...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Now, you've been keeping love from me
Just like you were a miser
And I'll admit I wasn't very smart
So I went out and found myself
A guy that's so much wiser
And he taught me the way to win your heart
My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to say
My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to do
I know that you'll be mine when I say this to you
Oh, Baby ....
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang...
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang

(Not sayin' good ... not sayin' bad ... just sayin' that reading all these other lyrics put this earwig in my head ...)

[djtonyb]

Uh-Oh - Blast you, it's way too early in the morning for me to be having Chipmunks Earwigs!

[Laguito Mojito]

Ya'll got it wrong, wrong I tell you.

The lyrics are:

I'm so glad. I'm so glad.

I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad - like he's really happy about feeling good about how glad he is - you know what I mean? Good, I'm glad!

[Jeff Meyerson]

Proud Auntie: I believe the song you want is "Rock & Roll (Part 2)" by the infamous Gary Glitter, who was caught more than once in possession of child pornography.

[Sondra]

Jeff,

I didn't know Metallica covered Turn the Page.

I've found Earwigs to be symptoms of Good Music withdrawal. Crank up some Tunes!

[Candy Tutt]

Uh-Oh is not only ON the Geezer Bus today, he's the TOUR GUIDE!!!

Melissa: I'm surprised nobody has brought up the Eric-Clapton-George-Harrison background of "Layla"...

[J.R.]

I appreciate all the commentary about rock and roll lyrics...couldn't have said it better (for the most part). However, if I EVER see a girl walking down the street singing "doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo", I headin' the other direction! It's clear that Manfred Mann is somehow attracted to such a person, but I can doo wah diddy without.

[Roscoe de la Carmina]

Here's the story I heard about "I'm So Glad'--the original lyric was I'm so GAY (meaning happy, light-hearted, UK you know) and had actually been recorded that way. Some Yank pointed out the possible ambiguity just in time for a quick overdub of the vocals before mixing the tracks.

[Kat]

That should be george bush's theme song! lmao

[NoPeY]

Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah, Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah,
Hey Hey Hey, Good Bye
Hayley Martin

[Jeff Meyerson]

Nopey -
Hayley Martin didn't write that song,
Tim Horton s built a high school in Canada you know, NKEC provinces like Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, you know they are called 'provinces' right - not states - this is Canada
Northeast Kings Education Centre in Britain likes basketball
Doug - Titans are animals too you know, LOL.
Angie - may the Griffins be with you, " "

[Tony]

ODE TO MY DEAREST FRIEND, DEPARTED

My romantic days are over
My pilot light's gone out
What used to be my dearest friend
Is now a water spout.

Time was when, of its own accord
From ambush it would spring
But now I've got a full-time job
Just to find the blasted thing.

It used to be exhilarating
The way it would behave
'Cause each and every morning
It would stand...and stare...and watch me shave

Now as old age engulfs me
It sure gives me the blues
To see it hang its uncrowned head
And watch me...
...and watch me...tie my shoes