This is honestly the only song that I really like that starts with the letter Z. No other explanation...
Zee Deveel
Nice car
Where'd you get your ride?
A trophy? Badge of honor? Overcompensation?
Price tags advertise your pride
Since when did what we pay for colored cloth gauge our gravity?
Yeah you got your little world
Picture perfect, its a pearl
Now go and try and sleep in the bed you made
You should be careful what you wish for
Cause everyone of us has the devil inside
You should be careful what you wish for
Cause all of what amounts becomes you
Nice watch
Man, you got the time?
Theres never enough and it always goes too slow
Yeah you got your little world
Picture perfect, its a pearl
Now go and try and sleep in the bed you made
You should be careful what you wish for
Cause everyone of us have the devil inside
You should be careful what you wish for
Cause all of what amounts becomes you
Nice watch
Man, you got the time?
Theres never enough and it always goes too slow
Price tags advertise your pride
Since when did what we pay for colored cloth gauge our gravity?
You should be careful what you wish for
Cause everyone of us have the devil inside
You should be careful what you wish for
Cause all of what amounts, becomes you
Y is for... You Rock My World by Michael Jackson and (You Drive Me) Crazy by Britney Spears.
I love me some MJ. That is all.
You Rock My World
Ho...oh...
My life will never be the same
'Cause girl, you came and changed
The way I walk
The way I talk
I cannot explain the things I feel for you
But girl, you know it's true
Stay with me, fulfill my dreams
And I'll be all you'll need
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, it feels so right (Girl)
I've searched for the perfect love all my life (All my
life)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, it feels like I (Like I)
Have finally found her perfect love is mine (See, I
finally found, come on, girl)
You rocked my world, you know you did
And everything I own I give (You rocked my world)
The rarest love who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)
You rocked my world, you know you did (Girl)
And everything I own I give (I want you, girl)
The rarest love who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine
In time I knew that love would bring
This happiness to me
I tried to keep my sanity
I waited patiently
Girl, you know it seems
My life is so complete
A love that's true because of you
Keep doing what you do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, who'd think that I (Oh)
Have finally found the perfect love I searched for all
my life (Searched for all my life)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, who'd think I'd find
(Whoa...oh...oh...)
Such a perfect love that's so right (Whoa, girl)
You rocked my world, you know you did (Come on, come
on, come on, come on)
And everything I own I give
The rarest love who'd think I'd find (Girl)
Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)
You rocked my world (You rocked my world), you know
you did
And everything I own I give (Girl, girl, girl)
The rarest love who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine (Girl)
You rocked my world, you know you did (Oh)
And everything I own I give (You rocked my world)
The rarest love who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine
You rocked my world (Oh...), you know you did
And everything I own I give (To rock my world)
The rarest love who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine
Girl, I know that this is love
I felt the magic all in the air
And girl, I'll never get enough
That's why I always have to have you here, hoo
You rocked my world (You rocked my world), you know
you did
And everything I own I give (Look what you did to
me, baby, yeah)
The rarest love who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)
You rocked my world, you know you did (Know you did,
baby)
And everything I own I give ('Cause you rocked my
world)
The rarest love who'd think I'd find (Hoo, hoo)
Someone like you to call mine
(You rocked my world)
You rocked my world, you know you did
(The way you talk to me, the way you're lovin' me)
(The way you give it to me)
You rocked my world, you know you did
(Give it to me)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah...yeah...ooh)
You rocked my world (You rocked my world), you know
you did
(You rocked my world, you rocked my world)
(Come on, girl) You rocked my world (Come on, girl),
you know you did
(Baby, baby, baby)
And everything I own I give
The rarest love who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine
You rocked my world, you know you did
And everything I own I give
The rarest love who'd think I'd find
Someone like you to call mine
Honestly, this song reminds me of the movie Drive Me Crazy (1999) which I'm not ashamed to admit that I loved when it came out.
(You Drive Me) Crazy
Baby, I'm so into you
You got that Somthin, what can I do
Baby, you stood me around
The Earth is movin, but I can't feel the ground
Every time you look at me
My heart is jumpin, it's easy to see
Lovin you means so much more
More than anything I ever felt before
You Drive me crazy
I just cant sleep
Im so excited, Im in to deep
Ohh...Crazy, But it feels alright
Baby, thinkin of you keeps me up all night
Tell Me, Your so into me
That im the only one you will see
Tell me, im not in the blue
That i'm not wastin, my feelins on you
Lovin you means so much more
More than anything I ever felt before
You Drive me crazy
I just cant sleep
Im so excited, Im in to deep
Ohh...Crazy, But it feels alright
Baby, thinkin of you keeps me up all night
Crazy, I just can't sleep
I'm so excited, Im in to deep
Crazy, But it feels alright
Every Day and Every Night
You Drive me crazy
I just cant sleep
Im so excited, Im in to deep
Ohh...Crazy, But it feels alright
Baby, thinkin of you keeps me up all night
You Drive Me Crazy (You drive me crazy baby)
Ohh..Crazy, But It Feels Alright
Baby Thinkin of you keeps me up all night
Baby Thinkin of you keeps me up all night
W is for... Wish You Were Here by Incubus and We No Speak Americano by Yolanda be Cool and DCUP.
This song plays whenever my sister calls me. It is also the song I play the moment I realize I can roll down all four windows in my car because it is summer.
Wish You Were Here
I dig my toes into the sand.
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket.
I lean against the wind, pretend that i am weightless and in this moment i am happy.
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here.
I lay my head onto the sand.
The sky resembles a backlit canopy with holes punched in it.
I'm counting ufo's.
I signal them with my lighter
and in this moment i am happy, happy.
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here.
The world's a roller coaster and I am not strapped in.
Maybe I should hold with care,but my hands are busy in the air.
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here.
The first time I ever heard this song was in Switzerland on mine and Erin's epic European vacation in 2010. It reminds me of sitting in this random bar with the people that we met on our trip, getting drunk and Erin being pulled into Lake Lucerne.
We No Speak Americano
Comme te po’
Comme te po’
Comme te po’ capì chi te vò bene
si tu le parle ‘mmiezzo americano?
Quando se fa l’ammore sotto ‘a luna
come te vene ‘capa e di: “I love you!?”
Pa pa l’ americano
Pa pa l’ americano
Pa pa l’ americano
fa l’ americano!
Pa pa l’ americano
Fa fa l’ americano
whïsky soda e rockenroll
whïsky soda e rockenroll
whïsky soda e rockenroll…
V is for... Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix
Any and everything Jimi Hendrix reminds me of my father. He actually got to see Jimi play at Woodstock and he was at the Filmore East on December 31, 1969.
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Well, I stand up next to a mountain And I chop it down with the edge of my hand. Well, I stand up next to a mountain, Chop it down with the edge of my hand. Well, I pick up all the pieces and make an island, Might even raise just a little sand. Cause Im a voodoo chile, Lord knows Im a voodoo chile, baby.
I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time, Ill give it right back to you one of these days. I said I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time, Ill give it right back one of these days. And if I don't meet you no more in this world Then ill, I'll meet you in the next one and don't be late, don't be late. Cause I'm a voodoo chile, voodoo chile, Lord knows I'm a voodoo chile, hey hey hey. I'm a voodoo chile, baby.
U is for... Under My Umbrella by Incubus and Undone (The Sweater Song) by Weezer.
This is my favorite Incubus song. I actually want to have "Under my umbrella I'm an accomplished exile" tattooed somewhere on my person.
Under My Umbrella
When I close my eyes... I can see for miles.
There's comfort in my dark seat... and chaos in the aisles.
These eyes are not your eyes
and these eyes are not the color that your arid eyes might be.
No, I was not around
when those eyes of yours decided so
I refuse to kneel before the sights you choose to see.
When I close my eyes... I remember why I smile.
Under my umbrella... I'm an accomplished exile.
These eyes are not your eyes
and these eyes are not the color that your arid eyes might be.
No, I was not around
when those eyes of yours decided so
I refuse to kneel before the sights you choose to see!
If this is right, I'd rather be wrong.
If this is sight, I'd rather be blind.
I love hearing them play this song live. Everyone just gets so into it.
Undone (The Sweater Song)
Hey bra, how we doin' man?
All right.
It's been a while man, life's so rad!
This band's my favorite man, don't ya love 'em?
Yeah.
Aw man, you want a beer?
All right.
Aw man, this is the best. I'm so glad we're all back together and stuff.
This is great, man.
Yeah.
Hey, did you know about the party after the show?
Yeah.
Aw man, it's gonna be the best, I'm so stoked! Take it easy bra'.
I'm me
Me be
Goddamn
I am
I can
Sing and
Hear me
Know me
If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away
Hey, what's up?
Not much.
Did you hear about the party?
Yeah.
Um, I think I'm gonna go but, um, my friends don't really wanna go. Could I get a ride?
Oh no
It go
It gone
Bye-bye
Who I
I think
I sink
And I die
If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away
Watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked
Lying on the floor (lying on the floor)
I've come undone
If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away (as I walk away)
Watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked
Lying on the floor (lying on the floor)
I've come undone
I don't want to destroy your tank-top
Let's be friends and just walk away
It's good to see you lying there in your Superman skivvies
Lying on the floor (lying on the floor)
I've come undone
T is for... This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan and Till The World Ends (Remix) by Britney Spears.
This song reminds me of Chas and it's just a fun song.
This Is How We Do It
This is how we do it
La ra ra ra ra ra...
This is how we do it.
It's Friday night, and I feel all right
The party is here on the West side
So I reach for my 40 and I turn it up
Designated driver take the keys to my truck
Hit the shore 'cause I'm faded
Honeys in the street say, "Monty, yo we made it!"
It feels so good in my hood tonight
The summertime skirts and the guys in Kani
All the gang bangers forgot about the drive-by
You gotta get your groove on, before you go get paid
So tip up your cup and throw your hands up
And let me hear the party say
I'm kinda buzzed and it's all because
(This is how we do it)
South Central does it like nobody does
(This is how we do it)
To all my neighbors you got much flavor
(This is how we do it)
Let's flip the track, bring the old school back
(This is how we do it)
This is how we do it, all hands are in the air
And wave them from here to there
If you're an O.G. mack or a wanna-be player
You see the hood's been good to me
Ever since I was a lower-case G
But now I'm a big G. The girls see I got the money
A hundred-dollar bills y'all
If you were from where I'm from then you would know
That I gotta get mine in a big black truck
You can get yours in a '64
Whatever it is, the party's underway
So tip up your cup and throw your hands up
And let me hear the party say
I'm kinda buzzed and it's all because
(This is how we do it)
South Central does it like nobody does
(This is how we do it)
To all my neighbors you got much flavor
(This is how we do it)
Let's flip the track, bring the old school back
(This is how we do it)
I'm kinda buzzed and it's all because
(This is how we do it)
South Central does it like nobody does
(This is how we do it)
YNV, SCC, all my homies
(This is how we do it)
I'll never come wack on an old school track
Check it out!
Once upon a time in '94
Montell made no money and life sure was slow
All they said was 6'8" he stood
And people thought the music that he made was good
There lived a D.J. and Paul was his name
He came up to Monty, this is what he said
You and OG are gonna make some cash
Sell a million records and we'll make in a dash
Um... It's Britney, Nicki and Ke$ha... What more do you need to know?
Till The World Ends (Remix)
Chimpanzee's is hatin', but I take it all in stride
Put her in a jungle with bananas on the side
Told you they'd revive your career but somebody lied
I ain't talking poetry when I say this chicken's fried
Anyway Britney, why they so jealous that you teamed up with me?
Tell 'em they my son, yup, yellin' mama pick me
Anyway, burned Breadale'
What's that? I don't know what, Femme Fatale
Sniff, sniff, cries, I done slayed your whole entire fucking life
Oh oh, you got some Epson Salt
I done balled all day you ain't touched the court
What? What you tired? You need a break? You was hot when? Ricki Lake!
I notice that you got it
You notice that I want it
Know that I can take it to the next level baby
If you understood this, this is the remix
Baby let me blow your mind tonight
It's Britney bitch, I'm Nicki Minaj and that's Kesha!
I Can't Take It Take It Take No More
Never Felt Like Felt Like This Before
C'mon Get Me Get Me On The Floor
DJ What You What You Waitin' For...
Watch Me Move When I Lose When I Lose It Hard
Get You Off With The Touch Dancing In The Dark
You Notice What I'm Wearin'
I'm Noticin' You Starin'
You Know That I Can Take It To The Next Level Baby
Hotter Than The A-list
Next One On My Hit List
Baby Let Me Blow Your Mind Tonight!
I Can't Take It Take It Take No More
Never Felt Like Felt Like This Before
C'mon Get Me Get Me On The Floor
DJ What You What You Waitin' For...
See The Sunlight
We Ain't Stoppin'
Keep On Dancing Till The World Ends
If You Feel It Let It Happen
Keep On Dancing Till The World Ends
Keep On Dancing Till The World Ends
Keep On Dancing Till The World Ends
WOAH OH OH OH OH OH WOAH OH OH OH...
See The Sunlight
We Ain't Stoppin'
Keep On Dancing Till The World Ends
If You Feel It Let It Happen
Keep On Dancing Till The World Ends
S is for... Say It Ain't So by Weezer and Scotty Doesn't Know by Lustra.
This is hands down my favorite song by Weezer.
Say It Ain't So
Alright
Somebody's Heine'
Is crowdin' my icebox
Somebody's cold one
Is givin' me chills
Guess I'll just close my eyes
Oh yeah
Alright
Feels good
Inside
Flip on the tele
Wrestle with Jimmy
Something is bubbling
Behind my back
The bottle is ready to blow
Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker
I can't confront you
I never could do
That which might hurt you
So try and be cool
When I say
This way is a waterslide away from me
That takes you further every day
So be cool
Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker
Dear Daddy
I write you in spite of years of silence
You've cleaned up, found Jesus, things are good or so I hear
This bottle of Steven's awakens ancient feelings
Like father, stepfather, the son is drowning in the flood
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker
This song reminds me of my college friends so much. Whenever we're out and it starts to play, it's on. I cannot tell you how many times they have been out without me and have called me screaming Scotty Doesn't Know into my phone. It's always an awesome phone call to get.
Scotty Doesn't Know
Hey!!!!!!
Scotty doesn't know,
That Fionna and me,
Do it in my van every Sunday.
She tells him she's in church,
But she doesn't go,
Still shes on her knees, and...
R is for... Raining Men by Rihanna and Rasputin by Boney M.
I don't why, but I love this song.
Raining Men
Eenie, meenie, money, mo
Catch a player by the toe
If ya want to let him go
Ladies don’t worry cause they got plenty more
Men be falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Oh its raining men girl what you worry ’bout?
Who you think you getting with that "Hi, let me freak ya"
You got me mistaken thinking you gon get it easy
First of all you need to know that I’m not the one
Think you getting something baby, you ain't getting none
All you need to know that I’m a 2 times 5
Load it, cock it, aim it baby, boom bye bye
Set your standards lower boy you’re aiming too high
Matter of fact your friend looks better, so good bye
Eenie, meenie, money, mo
Catch a player by the toe
If ya want to let him go
Ladies don’t worry cause they got plenty more
Men be falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Oh its raining men girl what you worry 'bout?
Excuse me but who are you fixing to be?
Let them muthafuckers know there’s plenty of fish in the sea
And he sweating me just cause I got the tightest hole
Bet I couldn’t find that thing with a microscope
Give me dom dom, dadadada, dom dom dom
I ain't tripping on your money, money long long long
Want my own TV production company
So tell Harpo to hit me Celie
Anyway Ri-Ri, what rhymes with your name freely?
Money got you vacationing in Chile
Do you want to sit on the back while I wheelie, really? really?
No for real, really?
Laid down on the beach, they be feedin me my catfishes
Cause it’s raining men
Fat bitches
Ladies don't worry cause they got plenty more
Men be falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Oh its raining men girl what you worry 'bout?
I said hey, outta my way, where my ladies
Riding big, living good, doing they things
Dancing, don't pay,
player keep the money I can buy my own ring
Up in the club, see me coming
Dime a dozen so it don’t mean nothing to me
And I ain't even worried about you
Cause there’s plenty more fish in the sea, OK
Eenie, meenie, money, mo
Catch a player by the toe
If ya want to let him go
Ladies don’t worry cause they got plenty more
Men be falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Falling like the rain so we ain't running out
Oh its raining men girl what you worry 'bout?
I blame Just Dance 2 for this one. Every time I hear this song I can picture my sister and Phil dancing. I also know all the words to this song.
Rasputin
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.
"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead
Q is for... Queen Of The Night by Whitney Houston and Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) by the Backstreet Boys.
I think I've mentioned before that I absolutely love The Bodyguard (1992) soundtrack. And this song is one of my favorites. Once Erin was joking around and she put it on in my car, I ended up blasting it the entire car ride and sang along.
Queen Of The Night
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
to make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Yeah
Don't make no difference if I'm wrong or I'm right
I've got the feeling & I'm willing tonight
Well I ain't nobody's angel
What can I say?
Well I'm just that way
Hey, ey
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
to make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Just say it, say it, say it
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Yeah
You've got a problem with the way that I am
They say I'm trouble and I don't give a damn
But when I'm bad, I know I'm better
I just wanna get loose
And turn it up for you, baby
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
to make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Just say it, say it again
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Yeah (Oh yeah)
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
to make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh oh, Say it again
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Yeah
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah yeah
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah, yeah......
Um, I felt like I needed some BSB up in this bad boy... I actually saw them in concert in 1997.
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
Baby, oh
Even in my heart I see
You're not bein' true to me
Deep within my soul I feel
Nothing's like it used to be
Sometimes I wish I could turn back time
Impossible as it may seem
But I wish I could so bad baby
Quit playin' games with my heart
Quit playin' games with my heart (with my heart)
Before you tear us apart (my heart)
Quit playin' games with my heart
I should've known from the start
You know you've gotta stop (from my heart)
You're tearin' us apart (my heart, my heart)
Quit playin' games with my heart
I live my life the way
To keep you comin' back to me
Everything I do is for you
So what is it that you can't see
Sometimes I wish I could turn back time,
Impossible as it may seem
But I wish I could so bad, baby
You better quit playin' games with my heart
Quit playin' games with my heart (with my heart)
Before you tear us apart (my heart)
Quit playin' games with my heart
I should've known from the start
You know you've gotta stop (from my heart)
You're tearin' us apart (my heart, my heart)
Quit playin' games with my heart
Quit playin' games
Baby, baby the love that we had was so strong
Don't leave me hangin' here forever
Oh baby, baby this is not alright, let's stop this tonight
Baby, oh
Quit playin' games
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na baby
Na na na na na
Sometimes I wish I could turn back time,
Impossible as it may seem
But I wish I could so bad, baby
Quit playin' games with my heart
Quit playin' games with my heart (with my heart)
Before you tear us apart (my heart)
Quit playin' games with my heart
I should've known from the start
You know you've gotta stop (from my heart)
You're tearin' us apart (my heart, my heart)
Quit playin' games with my heart
Quit playin' games with my heart
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na baby
Na na na na na
P is for... Pardon Me by Incubus and Possum Kingdom by Toadies.
This is my favorite song to hear them play live and it's my default ringtone for those not special enough to get their own ringtone.
Pardon Me
Pardon me while I burst...
A decade ago,
I never thought I would be,
at twenty-three, on the verge of
spontaneous combustion. -Woe-is-me.-
But I guess that it comes
with the territory,
An ominous landscape of
never-ending calamity.
I need you to hear,
I need you to see
that I have had all I can take and
exploding seems like an imminent possibility
to me.
So pardon me while I burst
into flames.
I've had enough of the world
and its people's mindless games.
So pardon me while I burn
and rise above the flame.
Pardon me, pardon me...
I'll never be the same!
Not two days ago,
I was having a look
in a book
and I saw a picture of a guy
fried up above his knee.
I said, "I can relate,"
cause lately I've been thinking of combustication
as a welcome vacation from
the burdens of
the planet Earth.
like gravity, hypocrisy,
and the perils of being in 3D
but thinking so much differently.
Pardon me while I burst
into flames.
I've had enough of the world
and its people's mindless games.
So pardon me while I burn
and rise above the flame.
Pardon me, pardon me...
I'll never be the same!
Never be the same, yeah...
Pardon me, while I burst into flames...
Pardon me, pardon me, pardon me.
So pardon me while I burst
into flames.
I've had enough of the world
and its people's mindless games.
So pardon me while I burn
and rise above the flame.
Pardon me, pardon me...
I'll never be the same!
I have vivid memories of Chas and Justin singing this song in my bedroom when we were in high school
Possum Kingdom
Make up your mind Decide to walk with me Around the lake tonight Around the lake tonight By my side By my side I'm not gonna lie I'll not be a gentleman Behind the boathouse I'll show you my dark secret
I'm not gonna lie I want you for mine My blushing bride My lover, be my lover, yeah...
Don't be afraid I didn't mean to scare you So help me, Jesus
I can promise you You'll stay as beautiful With dark hair And soft skin...forever Forever
Make up your mind Make up your mind And I'll promise you I will treat you well My sweet angel So help me, Jesus
(hey, hey, hey)
Give it up to me Give it up to me Do you wanna be My angel? So help me!
Be my angel Be my angel
Do you wanna die?
I promise you I will treat you well My sweet angel So help me, Jesus
O is for... Only In Dreams by Weezer and On The Radio by Donna Summers.
I love this song. I used to have a pair of jeans with the chorus of the song on the leg. I miss them.
Only In Dreams
You can't resist her
She's in your bones
She is your marrow
And your ride home
You can't avoid her
She's in the air (in the air)
In between molecules
Of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Only in dreams
We see what it means
Reach out our hands
Hold on to hers
But when we wake
It's all been erased
And so it seems
Only in dreams
You walk up to her
Ask her to dance
She says, 'Hey baby
I just might take the chance'
You say, 'It's a good thing
That you float in the air (in the air)
That way there's no way
I will crush your pretty
Toenails into a thousand pieces.'
Only in dreams
We see what it means
Reach out our hands
Hold on to hers
But when we wake
It's all been erased
And so it seems
Only in dreams
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
In honor of the late Donna Summer, my favorite song of hers.
On The Radio
Someone found a letter you wrote me, on the radio
And they told the world just how you felt
It must have fallen out of a hole in your old brown overcoat
They never said your name
But I knew just who they meant.
I was so surprised and shocked, and I wondered, too
If by chance you heard it for yourself
I never told a soul just how I've been feeling about you
But they said it really loud
They said it on the air
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa oh oh oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
Now, now
Don't it kinda strike you sad when you hear our song
Things are not the same since we broke up last June
The only thing that I want to hear is that you love me still
And that you think you'll be comin' home real soon
Whoa, oh, yeah, yeah
And it made me feel proud when I heard you say
You couldn't find the words to say it yourself
And now in my heart I know I can say what I really feel
Cause they said it really loud
They said it on the air
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Played in shorter version:
If you think that love isn't found on the radio
Well tune right in you made find the love you lost
Cause now I'm sitting here with the man I sent away long ago
It sounded really loud
They said it really loud
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
N is for... No Diggity by Blackstreet and Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley.
You may or may not recall this song being on my guilty pleasure playlist. I love this song.
No Diggity
You know what
I like the playettes
No diggity, no doubt
Play on playette
Play on playette
Yo Dre, drop the verse
It's going down, fade to Blackstreet
The homies got RB, collab' creations
Bump like Acne, no doubt
I put it down, never slouch
As long as my credit can vouch
A dog couldn't catch me ass out
Tell me who can stop when Dre making moves
Attracting honeys like a magnet
Giving em eargasms with my mellow accent
Still moving this flavour
With the homies Blackstreet and Teddy
The original rump shakers
Shorty get down, good Lord
Baby got em up open all over town
Strictly biz, she don't play around
Cover much ground, got game by the pound
Getting paid is a forte
Each and every day, true player way
I can't get her out of my mind
(what)
I think about the girl all the time
East side to the west side
Pushing phat rides, it's no surprise
She got tricks in the stash
Stacking up the cash
Fast when it comes to the gas
By no means average
She's on when she's got to have it
Baby, you're a perfect ten, I wanna get in
Can I get down, so I can win
I like the way you work it
No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up
She's got class and style
Street knowledge by the pound,
Baby never act wild
Very low key on the profile
Catching catichin' villains is a no,
Let me tell you how it goes
Curve's the words, spins the verbs
Lovers it curves so freak what you heard
Rollin' with the phatness
You don't even know what the half is
You gotta pay to play
Just for shorty, bang-bang, to look your way
I like the way you work it
Trumped tight, all day, every day
You're blowing my mind, maybe in time
Baby, I can get you in my ride
Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo
Hey yo, that girl looks good
Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo
Play on, play on playette
Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo
You're my kind of girl, no diggity
Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo
Hey
Cause that's my peeps and we row G
Flying first class from New York City to Blackstreet
What you know about me, not a motherf.. thing
Cartier wooded frames sported by my shortie
As for me, icy gleaming pinky diamond ring
We be's the baddest clique up on the scene
Ain't you getting bored with these fake ass broads
I shows and proves, no doubt, I be taking you, so
Please excuse, if I come across rude
That's just me and that's how the playettes got to be
Stay kicking game with a capital G
Axe the peoples on my block, I'm as real as can be
Word is bond, faking jacks never been my flavor
So, Teddy, pass the word to your nigga Chauncy
I be sitting in car, let's say around 3:30
Queen Pen and Blackstreet, it's no diggity
We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching but
You're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it
And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
(Ooh, give you up)
(Ooh, give you up)
(Ooh)
Never gonna give, never gonna give
(Give you up)
(Ooh)
Never gonna give, never gonna give
(Give you up)
We've know each other for so long
Your heart's been aching but
You're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
M is for... Make Yourself by Incubus and Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan.
I love this song. Nothing else to say about it.
Make Yourself
If I hadn't made me, I would've been made somehow..
If I hadn't assembled myself, Id've fallen apart by now.
If I hadn't made me, I'd be more inclined to bow.
Powers that be, Would have swallowed me up
But that's more than I can allow.
But...
If you let them make you, they'll make you Paper-Mache
At a distance you're strong, until the wind comes
Then you'll crumble and blow away.
If you let 'em fuck you there will be no foreplay.
Rest assured, They'll screw you complete, Until your ass is blue and grey!
You should make amends with you,
If only for better health.
But if you really want to live,
Why not try, and Make yourself?
Make yourself (Make yourself)
If I hadn't made me, I'd have fallen apart by now.
I won't let them make me..It's more than I can allow.
So when I make me, I won't be paper-Mache..
And if I fuck me...I'll fuck me in my own way.
Fuck me in my own way
Fuck me in my own way
Fuck me in my own way
Fuck me in my own way...
You should make amends with you,
If only for better health (Better health)
But if you really want to live,
Why not try, and Make yourself?
Make yourself
Make yourself
Make yourself
Make yourself!
This is the song I want to dance to with my father at my wedding, whenever that may be.
Mi Tierra
De mi tierra bella, de mi tierra santa,
oigo ese grito de los tambores y los timbales al
cumbanchar.
Y ese pregón que canta un hermano,
que de su tierra vive lejano
y que el recuerdo le hace llorar,
una canción que vive entonando
de su dolor, de su propio llanto,
y se le escucha penar.
La tierra te duele, la tierra te da
en medio del alma cuando tú no estás.
La tierra te empuja de raíz y cal.
La tierra suspira si no te ve más.
La tierra donde naciste
no la puedes olvidar
porque tiene tus raíces
y lo que dejas atrás.
La tierra te duele, la tierra te da
en medio del alma cuando tú no estás.
Siguen los pregones, la melancolía.
Y cada noche junto a la luna sigue el guajiro entonando
el son.
Y cada calle que va a mi pueblo,
tiene un quejido, tiene un lamento,
tiene nostalgia como su voz.
Y esa canción que sigue entonando
corre en la sangre y sigue llegando con más fuerza al
corazón.
La tierra te duele, la tierra te da
en medio del alma cuando tú no estás.
La tierra te empuja de raíz y cal.
La tierra suspira si no te ve más.
L is for... L-O-V-E by Natalie Cole and La Vie Boheme from the musical Rent.
My grandmother had the LP of Natalie Cole's Unforgettable With Love and I remember her playing it when I was a child. This song is one of those songs that reminds me of my grandmother who passed away several years ago.
L-O-V-E
L is for the way you look at me,
O is for the only one I see,
V is very, very extraordinary,
E is even more than anyone that you adore
Love is all that I can give to you,
Love is more than just a game for two.
Two in love can make it,
Take my heart but please don't break it.
Love was made for me and you...
[Instrumental Interlude]
L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore
Love is all that I'm gonna give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you
Love was made for me and you
Love was made for me and you
I love the music from Rent. I am still super sad that I haven't seen the show on Broadway.
La Vie Boheme
Who died?
Our akita
Evita
Mimi- I'm surprised
A bright and charming girl like you
Hangs out with these slackers
(Who don't adhere to deals)
They make fun -Yet I am the one
Attempting to do some good
Or do you really want a neighborhood
Where people piss on your stoop every night?
Bohemia, Bohemia
Is a fallacy in your head
This is Calcutta
Bohemia is dead
Dearly beloved, we gather here to say
our goodbyes
Dies Irae - Dies Illa
Kyrie Eleison
Yitgadal V' Yitkadash (etc.)
Here she lies
No one knew her worth
The late great daughter of Mother Earth
On these nights when we celebrate the birth
In that little town of Bethlehem
We raise our glass- You bet your ass to-
La Vie Boheme
La Vie Boheme
La Vie Boheme
La Vie Boheme
La Vie Boheme
To days of inspiration,
Playing hookey, making something
Out of nothing, the need
To express-
To communicate,
To going against the grain,
Going insane,
Going mad
To loving tension, no pension
To more than one dimension,
To starving for attention,
Hating convention, hating pretension,
Not to mention of course,
Hating dear old mom and dad
To riding your bike
Midday past the three piece suits-
To fruits- To no absolutes-
To Absolut- To choice-
To the Village Voice-
To any passing fad
To being an us- For once-
Instead of a them-
ALL
La Vie Boheme
La Vie Boheme
AHHEMM
Hey Mister- She's my sister
So that's five miso soup,
Four seaweed salad
Three soy burger dinner,
Two tofu dog platter
And one pasta with meatless balls
Eww
It tastes the same
If you close your eyes
And thirteen orders of fries
Is that it here?
Wine and beer!
To hand-crafted beers made in local breweries
To yoga, to yogurt, to rice and beans and cheese
To leather, to dildos, To curry Vindaloo
To Huevos Rancheros and Maya Angelou
Emotion, devotion, to causing a commotion,
Creation, Vacation
Mucho masturbation
Compassion, to fashion, to passion
When it's new
To Sontag
To Sondheim
To anything taboo
Ginsberg, Dylan, Cunningham and Cage
Lenny Bruce
Langston Hughes
To the stage!
To Uta
To Buddha
Pablo Neruda, too
Why Dorothy and Toto went over the rainbow
To blow off Auntie Em
La Vie Boheme
Sisters?
We're close
Brothers!
Bisexuals, trisexuals, Homo Sapiens,
Carcinogens, hallucinogens, men,
Pee Wee Herman
German wine, turpentine, Gertrude Stein
Antonioni, Bertolucci, Kurosawa
Carmina Burana
To apathy, to entropy, to empathy, ecstasy
Vaclav Havel- The Sex Pistols, 8BC
To no shame- Never playing the fame game
To marijuana
To sodomy
It's between God and me
To S & M
Waiter...Waiter...Waiter
La Vie Boheme
In honor of the death of Bohemia an impromtu salon will commence
immediately following dinner...
Mimi Marquez, clad only in bubble wrap,
will perform her famous lawn chair-handcuff dance to the sounds of iced tea being
stirred.
And Mark Cohen will preview his new documentary about
his inability to hold an erection on high holy days.
And Maureen Johnson, back from her spectacular one-night engagement at the
eleventh street lot, will sing Native American
tribal chants backwards through her vocoder, while accompanying herself on
the electric cello- Which she has never never
studied.
And Roger will attempt to write a bittersweet, evocative song
That doesn't remind us of 'Musetta's
Waltz'
Angel Dumott Schunard will model the latest fall fashions from Paris while
accompanying herself on the 10-gallon plastic
pickle tub.
And Collins will recount his exploits
as an Anarchist- Including the tale of
his successful reprogramming of the
MIT virtual reality equipment to self-destruct as it broadcasts the words:
'Actual Reality - Act Up - Fight AIDS!'
CHECK!!
Excuse me- Did I do something wrong?
I get invited, then Ignored all night long
I've been trying- I'm not lying-
No one's perfect, I've got baggage
Life's too short, Babe, time is flying
I'm looking for baggage that goes
with mine
K is for... Kissing You by Des'Ree and Knights of Cydonia by Muse.
I love this song. When I hear this song I have the mixed feeling of wanting to sing it and crying. It also makes me want to watch Romeo + Juliet (1996), which I should probably own but I don't.
I must note that I hate Beyoncé's "cover" of this song.
Kissing You
Pride can stand a thousand trials
The strong will never fall
But watching stars without you
My soul cries
Heaving heart is full of pain
Oooh, oooh, the aching
'Cause I'm kissing you, oooh
I'm kissing you, oooh
Touch me deep, pure and true
Give to me forever
'Cause I'm kissing you, oooh
I'm kissing you, oooh
Where are you now
Where are you now
'Cause I'm kissing you
I'm kissing you, oooh
Another song I love because of the video game Rock Band. Again, like Even Flow, this song is a reminder of sitting on the floor playing video games with my college friends.
Knights of Cydonia
Come ride with me
Through the veins of history
I'll show you how god
Falls asleep on the job
And how can we win
When fools can be kings
Don't waste your time
Or time will waste you
No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive
No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive
No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive
J is for... Jungle Love by Morris Day & The Time and Just A Girl by No Doubt.
I blame Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) for my love of this song, thank you Kevin Smith. It is also one of those songs that you can start playing around my college friends and they all start singing it.
Jungle Love
I, I've been watching you
I think, I wanna know ya
Said I, I'm a little dangerous
Girl, I'd love to show ya
My jungle love, yeah
I think, I wanna know ya
Jungle love
Girl, I'd love to show ya
You, you've got a pretty car
I think I wanna drive it
I ain't playin', said I drive a little dangerous
Take you to my crib, rip you off
My jungle love, yeah
I think, I wanna know ya
Jungle love
Girl, I'd love to show ya
Come on baby, where's your guts?
You wanna make love or what?
I wanna take you to my cage
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/time-lyrics/jungle-love-lyrics.html ]
Lock you up and hide the key
You only get water, baby
'Cause if you're hungry, take a bite of me
My jungle love, yeah
I think, I wanna know ya
Jungle love
Girl, I'd love to show ya
I think, I wanna
I wanna file my nails
My jungle love, yeah
I think, I wanna know ya
Jungle love
Girl, I'd love to show ya
Jungle love, that's right
Can't nobody fuck with me?
I got a bearskin rug
I got a fireplace too
And I'm all the way wild baby
All the things I could do to you
It's Just A Girl by No Doubt, I don't think it needs an explanation.
Just A Girl
Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand
'Cause I'm just a girl, little 'ol me
Don't let me out of your sight
I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh...I've had it up to here!
The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear
'Cause I'm just a girl I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night I'm just a girl,
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes
I'm just a girl,
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh...I've had it up to here!
Oh...am I making myself clear?
I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!
I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some
I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to Is making me numb
I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison
Oh...I've had it up to!
Oh...I've had it up to!!
Oh...I've had it up to here!
I is for... I'm On A Boat by Lonely Island and I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston. Yup, more songs that have nothing to do with one another. I'm random, what can I say?
This is honestly my favorite song to come from of the Lonely Island fellows. It reminds me of my friends, I've sang it during a drunken karaoke session or two and I always look forward to being on a boat and screaming out the lyrics. It isn't the most appropriate of songs, but I love it.
I'm On A Boat
(Shortayyyy) Aww shit
Get your towels ready it's about to go down (shorty, yeah)
Everybody in the place hit the fuckin deck (shorty, yeah)
But stay on your motherfuckin toes
We runnin this, let's go
I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat)
I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat)
Everybody look at me cause I'm sailin on a boat (sailin on a boat)
I'm on a boat (I'm on a boat)
I'm on a boat
Take a good hard look at the motherfuckin boat (boat, yeah)
I'm on a boat motherfucker take a look at me
Straight flowin on a boat on the deep blue sea
Bustin five knots, wind whippin out my coat
You can't stop me motherfucker cause I'm on a boat
Take a picture, trick (trick) I'm on a boat, bitch (bitch)
We drinking Santana champ, cause it's so crisp (crisp)
I got my swim trunks, and my flippie-floppies
I'm flippin burgers, you at Kinko's straight flippin copies
I'm ridin on a dolphin, doin flips and shit
The dolphin's splashin, gettin e'rybody all wet
But this ain't Seaworld, this is real as it gets
I'm on a boat motherfucker, don't you ever forget
I'm on a boat and, it's goin fast and
I got a nautical themed pashmina afghan
I'm the king of the world, on a boat like Leo
If you're on the shore, then you're sho' not me-oh
{Get the fuck up, this boat is REAL!!!}
Fuck land, I'm on a boat, motherfucker (motherfucker)
Fuck trees, I climb buoys, motherfucker (motherfucker)
I'm on the deck with my boys, motherfucker (yeah)
This boat engine make noise, motherfucker
Hey ma, if you could see me now (see me now)
Arms spread wide on the starboard bow (starboard bow)
Gonna fly this boat to the moon somehow (moon somehow)
Like Kevin Garnett, anything is possible
Yeah, never thought I'd be on a boat
It's a big blue watery road (yeah)
Poseidon~!! Look at me, oh (all hands on deck)
Never thought I'd see the day
When a big boat comin my way
Believe me when I say, I fucked a mermaid
I love love love this song. I have the best memories of my sister blasting this song in my car. One day when we were coming back from the beach this song came on shuffle, she turned the volume up as high as it would go and she just started singing and car dancing. Her boyfriend was in the car and he had no idea what hit him, especially since my sister refused to let me turn off the car until the song was over because she wanted to finish listening to it. It was just great.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Clock strikes upon the hour
And the sun begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out
How to chase my blues away
Ive done alright up till now
Its the light of day that shows me how
And when the night falls the loneliness calls
Chorus:
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Ive been in love and lost my senses
Spinning through the town
Sooner or later the fever ends
And I wind up feeling down
I need a man who'll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
So when the night falls
My lonely heart calls
Chorus:
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat
Yeah I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Somebody who somebody who
Somebody who loves me
Somebody who somebody who
To hold me in his arms oh
I need a man who'll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
So when the night falls
My lonely heart calls.
Chorus:
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Ohhhh,ohhhh
Come on baby, haha
Yea
Now get with this
Don't you wanna dance
with me baby?
Don't you wanna dance
with me boy?
Don't you wanna dance
with me baby?
With somebody who loves me.
Don't you wanna dance say you wanna dance
Don't you wanna dance?
Don't you wanna dance say you wanna dance
Don't you wanna dance?
Don't you wanna dance say you wanna dance?
Uh huh. With somebody who loves me.
