Paul's most powerful lyrics thread
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Bruce M.:
Nancy R:
Michelley:
On Here Today, the one line I don't really like is "What about the time we cried?" It's just a bit too over the top -- trying too hard to be moving. And it takes you out of the song where you wonder, "Did they really cry?" I think Paul's personal songs are always best when he dials it back a bit.
I don't know, but I bet once they did cry together.
In interviews, Paul has said this is based on a real incident. I wish I could find it now -- read it many years ago.
It was one night in the 60's when they talked about their Mothers' deaths.
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maclover2013:
Adriana Rojas:
When all our friends have gone and we're alone, There's nothing left to shout about, Together we'll explore the great unknown. I'd say we won't be going out tonight, Let tonight be the one that we remember, When love is all that stays, Only love remains? Only love remains? One of the most beautiful love song that a man has wrote for his wife.
I really love those lyrics. I also love Paul's response to John's infamous song about him "how do you sleep? I love how he defends his love for Linda. it was like Paul saying to John " Hey mate why does it bother you? that I am happily married and is my happiness really a threat to you? is that how you truly feel about me? at least that's how I interpreted the lyrics below. Dear Friend, throw the wine I 'm in love with a friend of mine Really, truly, young and newly wed Are you a fool is it true? Are you afraid is it true? Dear Friend
It could be..this song "Dear Friend" is one of my favorites, I find is so deeply sad, and the piano, the way he plays it..really touch me.
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Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
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KingMacca:
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Just heard this song on the radio!
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I'll be the last, you'll be the first I'll do my best to quench your thirst- WHAT'S THAT YOU'RE DOING?
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dance-tonight:
Mr. Spock:
This is just so beautiful... Love it! At the end of the end It's the start of a journey to a much better place And this wasn't bad So a much better place would have to be special No need to be sad On the day that I die, I'd like jokes to be told And stories of old to be rolled out like carpets That children have played on and laid on While listening to stories of old At the end of the end It's the start of a journey to a much better place And a much better place would have to be special No reason to cry On the day that I die, I'd like bells to be rung And songs that were sung to be hung out like blankets That lovers have played on and laid on While listening to songs that were sung At the end of the end It's the start of a journey to a much better place And a much better place would have to be special No reason to cry, no need to be sad At the end of the end...
Love it, perfect lyrics about life and death. A good song for a funeral.
These lyrics were read at my dads funeral 6 years ago
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Among Paul's most poetic lyrics: The Swan Is Gliding Above The Ocean, A God Is Riding Upon His Back, How Calm The Water And Bright The Rainbow Fade This One To Black -"This One" '89
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audi:
Among Paul's most poetic lyrics: The Swan Is Gliding Above The Ocean, A God Is Riding Upon His Back, How Calm The Water And Bright The Rainbow Fade This One To Black -"This One" '89
I love that song!!
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Nancy R:
audi:
Among Paul's most poetic lyrics: The Swan Is Gliding Above The Ocean, A God Is Riding Upon His Back, How Calm The Water And Bright The Rainbow Fade This One To Black -"This One" '89
I love that song!!
I love the song too, great melody, great lyrics, but this part exactly that's been quoted here - I've always felt it kinda.. out of context.. And a bit like "scrambled eggs" (ok maybe it makes sense in the context of the meditation in the video..)
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So tell me how How to reach your love Help me to discover What it is you're thinking of 'Cause when we kiss Nothing feels the same I could spend eternity Inside your loving flame those lyrics are so touching and beautiful it really tugs at my heart strings,and I don't care who disagree. LOL
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and what about Junk?
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Too many hungry people losing weight. 40 years after hearing that lyric it still haunts me.
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wingsoverkc:
Too many hungry people losing weight. 40 years after hearing that lyric it still haunts me.
Actually, a later verse from that song had a special meaning for me: Too many people preaching practices Don't let 'em tell you what you want to be Too many people holding back, this is Crazy, and baby, it's not not like me For a totally isolated and confused gay 15-year-old in 1971, those words were literally a lifeline -- along with lots of other Paul/Beatles lyrics that said in one way or another that it's okay to be different (e.g. Fool on the Hill). I believe I survived adolescence because of those songs, along with the message that there is hope even when things look bleak, in songs like Blackbird and Hey Jude. I seriously do not know if I would be alive today without those songs.
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The lyrics of About You are so emotional when you think of someone you've lost... Superb You give me power to get out of bed When in the morning I'm feeling dead Living and loving, there's a lot to be said, it's true Gonna say it about you Say it about you Out of the darkness and into the light Straight to the center of everything right Darling, don't worry, the sky will be bright and blue When I say it about you Gonna say it about you, oh yeah I'll say it about you When did you teach me to fly through the air Sooner or later we all will be there I read the headlines and now I can swear it's true And they said it about you Gonna say it about you
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Bruce M.:
wingsoverkc:
Too many hungry people losing weight. 40 years after hearing that lyric it still haunts me.
Actually, a later verse from that song had a special meaning for me: Too many people preaching practices Don't let 'em tell you what you want to be Too many people holding back, this is Crazy, and baby, it's not not like me For a totally isolated and confused gay 15-year-old in 1971, those words were literally a lifeline -- along with lots of other Paul/Beatles lyrics that said in one way or another that it's okay to be different (e.g. Fool on the Hill). I believe I survived adolescence because of those songs, along with the message that there is hope even when things look bleak, in songs like Blackbird and Hey Jude. I seriously do not know if I would be alive today without those songs.
Wow! I don't think there's an emoticon on here that really expresses how I wanted to respond to your (touching) post! I wish Paul could truly know how much he has affected many of his fans' lives. I wonder if he realizes this? Sure, he does to a certain extent, but not totally. (do you know what I mean?)
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Nancy R:
Bruce M.:
wingsoverkc:
Too many hungry people losing weight. 40 years after hearing that lyric it still haunts me.
Actually, a later verse from that song had a special meaning for me: Too many people preaching practices Don't let 'em tell you what you want to be Too many people holding back, this is Crazy, and baby, it's not not like me For a totally isolated and confused gay 15-year-old in 1971, those words were literally a lifeline -- along with lots of other Paul/Beatles lyrics that said in one way or another that it's okay to be different (e.g. Fool on the Hill). I believe I survived adolescence because of those songs, along with the message that there is hope even when things look bleak, in songs like Blackbird and Hey Jude. I seriously do not know if I would be alive today without those songs.
Wow! I don't think there's an emoticon on here that really expresses how I wanted to respond to your (touching) post! I wish Paul could truly know how much he has affected many of his fans' lives. I wonder if he realizes this? Sure, he does to a certain extent, but not totally. (do you know what I mean?)
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"I Saw A Cat With A Machine In His Brain The Man Who Fed Him Said He Didn't Feel Any Pain I'd Like To See That Man Take Out That Machine And Stick It In His Own Brain You Know What I Mean I Saw A Rabbit With Its Eyes Full Of Tears The Lab That Owned Her Had Been Doing It For Years Why Don't We Make Them Pay For Every Last Eye That Couldn't Cry Its Own Tears Do You Kmow What I Mean When I Tell You That We'll All Be Looking For Changes Changes In The Way We Treat Our Fellow Creatures And We Will Learn How To Grow Well I Tell You That We'll All Be Looking For Changes Changes In The Way We Treat Our Fellow Creatures And We Will Learn How To Grow When We're Looking For Changes I Saw A Monkey That Was Learning To Choke A Guy Beside Him Gave Him Cigarettes To Smoke And Everytime That Monkey Started To Cough The B astard Laughed His Head Off Do You Know What I Mean When I Tell You That We'll All Be Looking For Changes Changes In The Way We Treat Our Fellow Creatures And We Will Learn How To Grow When We're Looking For Changes We're Looking For Changes We're Looking For Changes" ♪
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What the hell gives the right To tell me what to do with my life? Especially when you made a mess Of every chance you had of success. Look at you, Just look at you, I said, I'm angry just looking at you. Well, I'm sick and tired of sitting back And listening to all of your clap-trap. (clap-trap) If you could get me take the rap, I guarantee You'd leave me with a backslap. (backslap) Push me to the left, push me to the right, Try to take me out of the way. Even if you knock me off the edge of the world, You're still gonna hear me say: What the hell gives you the right To tell me what to do with my life? Especially when you made a mess Of every chance you have of success. Look at you, Oh, look at you, I said, I'm angry just looking at you. Shouting down again, mahama, shouting down again. Shouting down again, mahama, shouting down again. I can't begin to tell you all the reasons Why you're making me crazy. (crazy) I've got so many answers, like you're stupid, Like you're crooked, like you're lazy. (lazy) Hit me with your left, hit me with your right, Hit me from the top to the toe. Even when you chew me up and spit me out, I'm still gonna want to know. What the hell gives the right To tell me what to do with my life? Especially when you made a mess Of every chance you had of success. Look at you, Look at you, I said, I'm angry just looking at you. -Angry
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audi:
What the hell gives the right To tell me what to do with my life? Especially when you made a mess Of every chance you had of success. Look at you, Just look at you, I said, I'm angry just looking at you. Well, I'm sick and tired of sitting back And listening to all of your clap-trap. (clap-trap) If you could get me take the rap, I guarantee You'd leave me with a backslap. (backslap) Push me to the left, push me to the right, Try to take me out of the way. Even if you knock me off the edge of the world, You're still gonna hear me say: What the hell gives you the right To tell me what to do with my life? Especially when you made a mess Of every chance you have of success. Look at you, Oh, look at you, I said, I'm angry just looking at you. Shouting down again, mahama, shouting down again. Shouting down again, mahama, shouting down again. I can't begin to tell you all the reasons Why you're making me crazy. (crazy) I've got so many answers, like you're stupid, Like you're crooked, like you're lazy. (lazy) Hit me with your left, hit me with your right, Hit me from the top to the toe. Even when you chew me up and spit me out, I'm still gonna want to know. What the hell gives the right To tell me what to do with my life? Especially when you made a mess Of every chance you had of success. Look at you, Look at you, I said, I'm angry just looking at you. -Angry
Paul doesn't use to be bold, but when he is, he is bolder than John was... (like in Big Boys Bickering, for instance) Kind of a "similar" John's lyrics would be Watching The Wheels, and that's way more diplomatic...
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True. It's that whole Gemini thing about Paul -- the inner/evil twin. And, incidentally, I'm proud to say that I still have every word memorized.