The Mixtapes 004

Tracks :
01 - Daryl Hall & John Oates - Wait For Me [X-Static] 1979
02 - Five For Fighting - World [Two Lights] 2006
03 - Restless Heart - I'll Still Be Loving You [Wheels] 1987
04 - Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love [Tunnel Of Love] 1987
05 - Poco - Crazy Love [Legend] 1979
06 - Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) [Speaking In Tongues] 1982
07 - Choirboys - Run To Paradise [Big Bad Noise] 1987
08 - Jacksons - This Place Hotel (Heartbreak Hotel) [Triumph] 1980
09 - Supertramp - Breakfast In America [Breakfast In America] 1979
10 - Jon Bon Jovi - Ugly [Destination Anywhere] 1998
11 - Eagles - The Long Run [The Long Run] 1979
12 - Squeeze - Tempted [East Side Story] 1981
13 - Jackson Browne - The Pretender [The Pretender] 1976
14 -Steve Earle - Guitar Town [Guitar Town] 1986
15 - Everyday Sunday - Gypsy Girl (What Love Is) [Anthems For The Imperfect] 2004
16 - Radial Angel - Not Beautiful [Summer Fade] 2004

audio clips :



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Album : Do What You Want Be What You Are. The Music Of Daryl Hall and John Oates

Artist : Daryl Hall & John Oates
Album (BoxSet) : Do What You Want Be What You Are. The Music Of Daryl Hall and John Oates



PopDose CD Review HERE


Details :
DO WHAT YOU WANT, BE WHAT YOU ARE:
THE MUSIC OF DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES
(RCA/Legacy 88697 36974 2)


Disc One
Title, Chart, From album or detail, Label, Rec.___
1. Girl I Love You - single – by The Temptones Arctic 9 - 12/66
2. I Need Your Love - single – by The Masters Crimson 1966
3. Say These Words Of Love - single – by The Temptones Arctic 10/3/67
4. Perkiomen - track - c. 1970
5. I’m Sorry - Whole Oats Atlantic 5/72
6. Fall In Philadelphia - Whole Oats Atlantic 5/72
7. Waterwheel - Whole Oats Atlantic 5/72
8. Lilly (Are You Happy) - Whole Oats Atlantic 5/72
9. Had I Known You Better Then - Abandoned Luncheonette Atlantic 5/73
10. Las Vegas Turnaround - Abandoned Luncheonette Atlantic 3/73
11. She’s Gone H#7,R&B#93,AC#6 Abandoned Luncheonette Atlantic 4/73
12. You’re Much Too Soon - War Babies Atlantic 6 - 7/74
13. Is It A Star - War Babies Atlantic 6 - 7/74
14. It’s Uncanny H#80 No Goodbyes Atlantic 2/75
15. Love You Like A Brother - No Goodbyes Atlantic 2/75
16. * Lady Rain (live) - New Victoria Theatre, London - 10/3/75
17. * Beanie G. And The Rose - New Victoria Theatre, London - 10/3/75
Tattoo (live)
18. * Better Watch Your Back (live) - New Victoria Theatre, London - 10/3/75
19. * Abandoned Luncheonette (live) - New Victoria Theatre, London - 10/3/75
20. * When the Morning Comes (live) - New Victoria Theatre, London - 10/3/75


Disc Two
1. Camellia - Daryl Hall & John Oates RCA 6 - 7/75
2. Sara Smile H#4,R&B#23,AC#18 Daryl Hall & John Oates RCA 6/75
3. Alone Too Long R&B#98 Daryl Hall & John Oates RCA 6/75
4. * Gino (The Manager) 2009 Remix - [Daryl Hall & John Oates] RCA 6 - 7/75
5. Ennui On The Mountain - Daryl Hall & John Oates RCA 6 - 7/75
6. Out Of Me, Out Of You - Daryl Hall & John Oates RCA 6 - 7/75
7. Back Together Again H#28, R&B#70 Bigger Than Both Of Us RCA 3 - 4/76
8. RICH GIRL H#1, R&B#64 Bigger Than Both Of Us RCA 3 - 4/76
9. Crazy Eyes - Bigger Than Both Of Us RCA 3 - 4/76
10. Have I Been Away Too Long - Along The Red Ledge RCA 1978
11. August Day - Along The Red Ledge RCA 1978
12. It’s A Laugh H#20 Along The Red Ledge RCA 1978
13. I Don’t Wanna Lose You H#42, AC#49 Along The Red Ledge RCA 1978
(7-inch Remix)
14. Wait For Me H#18, AC#23 X-Static RCA 1979
15. Time’s Up (Alone Tonight) - X-Static RCA 1979
16. The Woman Comes And Goes - X-Static RCA 1979
17. How Does It Feel To Be Back H#30 Voices RCA 3 - 6/80
18. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling H#12, AC#15 Voices RCA 3 - 6/80
19. KISS ON MY LIST H#1, AC#16,AR#54 Voices RCA 3 - 6/80
20. * Everytime You Go Away (live) - Tokyo, Japan U-Watch 1996


Disc Three
1. You Make My Dreams H#5, AR#35 Voices RCA 3 - 6/80
2. PRIVATE EYES H#1,AC#33,AR#33 Private Eyes RCA 1981
3. Head Above Water - Private Eyes RCA 1980-81
4. Did It In A Minute H#9, AC#29 Private Eyes RCA 1980-81
5. Your Imagination H#33, R&B#45 Private Eyes RCA 1980-81
6. I CAN’T GO FOR THAT H#1,R&B#1,AC#12, Private Eyes RCA 1980-81
(NO CAN DO) D#1, AR#28
7. * Don’t Go Out - outtake from Private Eyes RCA 1980-81
8. MANEATER H#1,R&B#78,AC#14, H2O RCA 6 - 9/82
D#18, AR#18
9. Family Man H#6,R&B#81,AC#36 H2O RCA 6 - 9/82
10. One On One H#7,R&B#8,AC#4 H2O RCA 6 - 9/82
11. Go Solo - H2O RCA 6 - 9/82
12. Say It Isn’t So H#2,R&B#45,AC#8, Rock ’N Soul Part 1 RCA 9/83
D#1, AR#18
13. Adult Education H#8, R&B#50, D#21, Rock ’N Soul Part 1 RCA 9/83
AR#23
14. OUT OF TOUCH (single edit) H#1, R&B#24, AC#8, Big Bam Boom RCA 1984
D#1, AR#18
15. Method Of Modern Love H#5,R&B#21,AC#18, Big Bam Boom RCA 1984
D#15, AR#42
16. Some Things Are Better Left H#18,R&B#85,AC#17 Big Bam Boom RCA 1984
Unsaid
17. Possession Obsession (live) - Live At The Apollo w/David RCA 5/23/85
Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick
18. A Nite At The Apollo Live! H#20, R#B#40, Live At The Apollo w/David RCA 5/23/85
The Way You Do The AC#12, AR#43 Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick
Things You Do/My Girl
(live, single version)


Disc Four
1. Everything Your Heart Desires H#3,R&B#13,AC#2 Ooh Yeah! Arista 1987-88
(Video Mix)
2. Missed Opportunity H#29,R&B#68,AC#8 Ooh Yeah! Arista 1987-88
3. Keep On Pushin’ Love - Ooh Yeah! Arista 1987-88
4. * Storm Warning - outtake from Change Of Season Arista 1990
5. Change Of Season - Change Of Season Arista 1990
6. * Starting All Over Again (live) - live at The Budokan, Tokyo U-Watch 1995
7. * So Close (live) - live in Portland, Oregon U-Watch 2006
8. Do It For Love AC#1 Do It For Love U-Watch 2002
9. Forever For You AC#7 Do It For Love U-Watch 2001-02
10. Heartbreak Time - Do It For Love U-Watch 2001-02
11. * All The Way From Philadelphia - outtake from Do It For Love U-Watch 2002
12. * Have You Ever Been In Love - - U-Watch c. 2002
(Demo)
13. Me And Mrs. Jones (live) - live at John Jay College, NY U-Watch 3/24/03
14. * I Want Someone (live) - from Daryl’s House web series U-Watch 2008
15. * Do What You Want, Be What - - U-Watch 2007
You Are (Live)
16. * Dreamer (’72–’09 Redux) - - U-Watch 2009

Key:

* indicates previously unreleased track

Charts:
H indicates Billboard Hot 100 chart
R&B indicates Billboard Hot Soul Singles and Hot Black Singles charts
AC indicates Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
D indicates Billboard Disco Top 100, Top 80, and Hot Dance/Disco charts
AR indicates Billboard Album Rock chart

Led Zeppelin - 50 Personal Favorites (Part 3 of 5)

countdown resumes with songs ranked from 30 - 21 ...

30 - 21 : Part 3
30 Whole Lotta Love [Led Zeppelin II]
29 The Rain Song [Houses Of The Holy]
28 The Battle Of Evermore [Led Zeppelin IV]
27 Custard Pie [Physical Graffiti]
26 Travelling Riverside Blues [Led Zeppelin Box Set]
25 Trampled Under Foot [Physical Graffiti]
24 Black Dog [Led Zeppelin IV]
23 Ramble On [Led Zeppelin II]
22 The Ocean [Houses Of The Holy]
21 For Your Life [Presence]


audio clips :


RECAPS :
50 - 41 (Part 1)
40 - 31 (Part 2)

The MixTapes 003

Tracks :
01 - Righteous Brothers - Rock And Roll Heaven (Give It To The People) 1974
02 - Kenny Loggins - This Is It (Keep The Fire) 1979
03 - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (I'm A Writer, Not A Fighter) 1973
04 - Jackson Browne - Red Neck Friend (For Everyman) 1973
05 - Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) [No Parlez] 1983
06 - The Wallflowers - One Headlight (Bringing Down The Horse) 1996
07 - Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometimes (Dumb Waiters) 1980
08 - James Taylor - Your Smiling Face (JT) 1977
09 - Talk Talk - It's My Life (It's My Life) 1984
10 - Pearl Jam - Soldier Of Love (No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees) 1999
11 - Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket (Comfort Eagle) 2001
12 - David Bowie - Everyone Says 'Hi' (Heathen) 2002
13 - Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (Saint Julian) 1986

The MixTapes 002

Tracks :
01 - Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings ( Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness) 1995
02 - Genesis - Abacab (Abacab) 1981
03 - Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (Lita) 1988
04 - Styx - Crystal Ball (Crystal Ball) 1977
05 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell (Street Survivors) 1977
06 - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Life By The Drop (The Sky Is Crying) 1991
07 - Snowy White - Bird Of Paradise (White Flames) 1983
08 - Soul Asylum - Misery (Let Your Dim Light Shine) 1995
09 - Stone Temple Pilots - Kitchenware & Candybars (Purple) 1994
10 - Cream - Badge (Goodbye) 1969
11 - Albert Hammond - I'm A Train (Albert Hammond) 1974
12 - Snow Patrol - Take Back The City (A Hundred Million Suns) 2008

Pearl Jam - Backspacer (Album)

Artist : Pearl Jam
Album : Backspacer
Year : 2009

Released : September 20, 2009
Producer : Brendan O'Brien
Length : 36:38
Recorded : February 16 – April 30, 2009
@ Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA
& Southern Tracks Recording and Doppler, Atlanta, Georgia, USA


about the album :
Backspacer is the ninth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on September 20, 2009. Pearl Jam began work for the follow-up to its previous album, Pearl Jam (2006), in early 2008. In 2009, the band began to build on instrumental and demo tracks written during 2008. The music on the record features a sound influenced by pop and New Wave. The band released the album through its own label Monkeywrench Records in the United States and through Universal Music Group internationally.

The album title Backspacer is a tribute to a typewriter key that went out of use in the 1950s. Vedder is known to use typewriters when writing lyrics and letters. Vedder said, "Backspacer [means] actually you kind of have to go back and look at your mistake." Gossard said, "There's some retrospective moods on this record, where Ed is looking at both his past and his future." The album title Backspacer was also used for the name of a leatherback turtle that was sponsored by Pearl Jam for Conservation International and National Geographic's Great Turtle Race.

about the album artwork :
The artwork for the album was handled by editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins, who goes by the pen name Tom Tomorrow. Perkins spent six months working on the artwork. In 2009, Village Voice Media, publishers of 16 alternative weeklies, suspended all syndicated cartoons across their entire chain. Perkins lost twelve client papers in cities including Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City and Seattle, prompting his friend Vedder to post an open letter on the Pearl Jam website in support of the cartoonist. Perkins referred to the artwork as "dreams and memories," while Gossard referred to the artwork as a "bizarro otherworldy dreamscape." The album's cover art features nine images created by Perkins, and was revealed through a contest on the band's official website. The nine images were hidden on various websites, and the contest asked internet users to search for the websites containing the images, whereby the images would be placed on a grid on the Pearl Jam website after clicking on them. After finding all of the images, users were rewarded with a demo version of the song "Speed of Sound".

about the music & lyrics :
Musically,

• McCready said, "I'd sum it up as kind of a tight, concise, rock 'n' roll record with kind of pop or maybe new wave elements to it... It's a really quick record, but I like that element to it. I like the sparseness of the songs and the way that Brendan pulled us together and made us play as good as we could."
• Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that "prior to Backspacer, Pearl Jam wouldn't or couldn't have made music this unfettered, unapologetically assured, casual, and, yes, fun."
• Vedder stated, "The new record feels good so far—really strong and uptempo, stuff we can sink our teeth into." Gossard said, "There's plenty of ballads, too... And there's some shifts in how Jeff and Matt and I are all relating—I think this record's got a chance to sound significantly different."
• Ament said, "There's a couple of great things that Ed brought in that could be real departures for us. Whatever wave Ed caught with [his soundtrack for] Into the Wild has taken him to different places."

Lyrically, Backspacer displays a more positive outlook than the band's last few albums.

• Vedder credited the election of President Barack Obama as inspiration for the optimistic lyrics. Regarding the lyrics, Vedder said, "I've tried, over the years, to be hopeful in the lyrics, and I think that's going to be easier now."
  
• Gossard stated, "We've made a couple of political and pointed records, the last two in particular, and just to move away from that is great, because it allows you to go back to that when you need to and it refreshes everybody, and it comes down to a beat and a melody and your friends and a lyric and a poem and something that's important to you."
  
• Backspacer is the first Pearl Jam album to feature lyrics exclusively written by Vedder since the band's 1994 album, Vitalogy.

track listings

All lyrics written by Eddie Vedder.

#		Title		Music	Length
1.		"Gonna See My Friend"		Vedder	2:49
2.		"Got Some"		Jeff Ament	3:02
3.		"The Fixer"		Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard	2:58
4.		"Johnny Guitar"		Cameron, Gossard	2:50
5.		"Just Breathe"		Vedder	3:36
6.		"Amongst the Waves"		Gossard	3:59
7.		"Unthought Known"		Vedder	4:09
8.		"Supersonic"		Gossard	2:40
9.		"Speed of Sound"		Vedder	3:34
10.		"Force of Nature"		McCready	4:04
11.		"The End"		Vedder	2:58

about the songs :
"Gonna See My Friend" is a "drug song," but elaborated that the song is about going to see a friend to stay off drugs
"Got Some" is about a "drug dealer," but added that the drug the dealer is selling is actually a great rock song
"Johnny Guitar" Vedder was inspired to write the lyricsafter viewing a collage of album covers that is pasted on the bathroom wall of the band's rehearsal space. He noticed the album cover for Johnny "Guitar" Watson's 1979 album, What the Hell Is This?, and imagined a man who becomes attracted to one of the various women on the cover and then wonders why this woman would rather be one of Watson's many girlfriends instead of his only one
"Just Breathe" is "as close to a love song as we've ever gotten," and said that the subject of the song is the happiest times of people's lives when they should just take in the moment and "breathe for a minute."
"Unthought Known" concerns the human psyche
"Supersonic" is about the love for music
"Speed of Sound" is a song taken from the perspective of a man who is still sitting in a bar after everyone else has left, but he added that even though the song is sad it became more "confident" when played with the whole band
"Force of Nature" is "about the strength of one person in the relationship, when they can withstand some of the faults in another
"The End" has been described as an "aching love song

audio clips :


Professional reviews :

• Allmusic
• Entertainment Weekly (B)
• The Guardian
• Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times (mixed)
• Pitchfork Media (4.6/10)
• Q
• Rolling Stone
• Spin
• Time (favorable)

videos :
The Making Of : Backspacer

Insights Into The Inspiration Behind Backspacer

Just Breathe (Los Angeles - 30 Sep 2009, @ Gibson Amphitheater)

Lead-off Single : The Fixer

J Geils Band - Angel In Blue

title : Angel In Blue
artist : J Geils Band
year : 1982
chart : #40 Billboard Hot 100, #55 UK Singles Chart
album : Freeze Frame














about the song :
a classic tune from the "Freeze Frame" which was overshadowed by the successes of the first 2 singles from the album. this was the 3rd single off the album which in my opinion should have merited a higher chart placing than it did.












lyrics :


We met in a bar
Out on Chesapeake Bay
With her white patent boots
And her blouse red lame
A table top dancer
She would smile on cue
Those lips of an angel
Angel in blue
She's been dancing for ages
Though cities of bars
She was kickin' the habit
of scoring in cars
She'd been drained of her spirit
All caged in this zoo
A wildcat angel
Angel in blue
And as she stared out into nowhere
I thought, yes, I thought she might break down and cry
When I whispered I thought I could love her
She just said "Baby, don't even bother to try"
And I watched as she spoke
Her words chilled my bones
All her friends did her favors
That were really just loans
And she never had dreams
So they never came true
The palest of angels
Angel in blue
And the bees they had stung her
The birds they had flown
There were guys she could number
But none she had known
And she never had dreams
So they never came true
My fade away angel
Angel in blue

video :
original video unavailable on the net ...
this one's pretty good since pictures were taken over Chesapeake Bay

Ocean Colour Scene - Profit In Peace

title : Profit In Peace
artist : Ocean Colour Scene (OCS)
year : 1999
chart : #13 UK Singles Chart
album : One From The Modern


Fact : " there is no profit in peace - war will not stop"


about the band :
OCS is a UK band formed in 1989.
They have currently finished recording and mixing their latest album, Rockfield, with a release date sometime in early 2010 to mark the 21st anniversary of the band. At a recent gig in birmingham the celebrate the opening of the new 02 Academy Simon Fowler commented that the new album will be released on Feb 7th 2010. the band also played two new songs from the forth coming album called 'My Name is Saturday and Magic Carpet Days'

as far as i know, they do not have any breakthrough hit in the US as yet

lyrics :


All the people under broken homes
Don't wanna fight no more
All the people nursing shattered bones
Don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in peace
So we've gotta fight some more

And all those who are in foreign lands
Don't wanna fight no more
And all those who lost their feet or hands
Don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in peace boys
We've gotta fight some more

Hey, we don't wanna fight no more
Hey, hey, hey, we don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in peace boys
We gotta fight some more

And all those just trying to play their part
Don't wanna fight no more
And all those who own a human heart
Don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in what you want
So we must fight some more

And all those who got an axe to grind
Don't wanna fight no more
And all those who got their burning lights
Don't wanna fight no more
But there's no profit in ever being right
So we must fight some more

Repeat chorus

And all the people under broken homes
Don't wanna fight no more
And all the people never going home
Don't wanna fight no more
There is profit in the land you own
So we must fight some more

And all those who got a tired face
Don't wanna fight no more
And all those who lost without a trace
Don't wanna fight no more
But there is profit in the love of hate
So we must fight some more

Repeat chorus

Hey, hey, hey, we don't wanna fight no more...

about the video :

Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere

title : Road To Nowhere
artist : Talking Heads
year : 1985
chart : #105 Billboard Hot 100; #6 UK Singles
album : Little Creatures

album cover ....................................................single cover




about the song :
i couldnt believe it! this song didnt even made it to the Hot 100!
i know it didnt fare well in the US but seriously i hadnt expected #105!
to date, this is Talking Heads biggest hit in the UK ...
their biggest success in the US Hot 100 is the 1983's "Burning Down The House"

• heard during the ending of the 1985 movie The Peanut Butter Solution
• the 1989 film Little Monsters
• also featured in the 1994 film Reality Bites.
• featured on an advertisement for the 2006 final of "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"
• also heard at the end of the 2008 film Religulous.
  

audio clips :


alternate version : Early version


lyrics :
Well we know where we're goin
But we don't know where we've been
And we know what we're knowin'
But we can't say what we've seen
And we're not little children
And we know what we want
And the future is certain
Give us time to work it out

We're on a road to nowhere
Come on inside
Takin' that ride to nowhere
We'll take that ride

I'm feelin' okay this mornin'
And you know,
We're on the road to paradise
Here we go, here we go

Chorus

Maybe you wonder where you are
I don't care
Here is where time is on our side
Take you there...take you there

We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere

There's a city in my mind
Come along and take that ride
And it's all right, baby, it's all right

And it's very far away
But it's growing day by day
And it's all right, baby, it's all right

They can tell you what to do
But they'll make a fool of you
And it's all right, baby, it's all right

We're on a road to nowhere

about the video :
The video, released to promote the single, was directed by David Byrne and Stephen R. Johnson and features the band and various objects revolving, as if in their own "road to nowhere"
it was nominated for "Best Video of the Year" at the MTV Video Music Awards 1986.

David Byrne, Recorded live at Union Chapel, London, 2002
regarded by many as a better version than the original


cover versions :
Young @ Heart : Road To Nowhere
[embedding disabled by request]

Led Zeppelin - 50 Personal Favorites (Part 2 of 5)

countdown continues with songs ranked from 40 - 31 ...

40 - 31 : Part 2
40 Rock And Roll [Led Zeppelin IV]
39 How Many More Times [Led Zeppelin]
38 Dancing Days [Houses Of The Holy]
37 In The Light [Physical Graffiti]
36 Tangerine [Led Zeppelin III]
35 Royal Orleans [Presence]
34 Nobody's Fault But Mine [Presence]
33 D'Yer Mak'er [Houses Of The Holy]
32 All My Love [In Through The Out Door]
31 Heartbreaker [Led Zeppelin II]

audio clips :


related post :
50 - 41 (Part 1)

Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' In The Rain

title : Just Walkin' In The Rain

artist : Johnnie Ray

year charted : 1956

chart : #2 Billboard Hot 100; #1 UK Singles Chart

about the artist :
John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor of what would become rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music and his animated stage persona.



about the song :

"Just Walkin' in the Rain" is a popular song. It was written in 1952 by Johnny Bragg and Robert Riley, two prisoners at Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, after a comment made by Bragg as the pair crossed the courtyard while it was raining. Bragg allegedly said, "Here we are just walking in the rain, and wondering what the girls are doing." Riley suggested that this would make a good basis for a song, and within a few minutes, Bragg had composed two verses. However, because Bragg was unable to read and write, he asked Riley to write the lyrics down in exchange for being credited as one of the song's writers.

Bragg and his band, The Prisonaires, later recorded the song for Sun Records and it became a hit on the R&B chart in 1953.

However, the best-known version of the song was recorded by Johnnie Ray in 1956, and reached #2 on the US Billboard 100, and #1 on the UK Singles Chart.

audio clip :


lyrics :
Just walking in the rain
Getting soaking wet
Torturing my heart
By trying to forget

Just walking in the rain
So alone and blue
All because my heart
Still remembers you

People come to windows
They always stare at me
Shaking their heads in sorrow
Saying, who can that fool be

Just walking in the rain
Thinking how we met
Knowing things could change
Somehow I can't forget

[Instrumental Interlude]

(Just walking in the rain)
(Walking in the rain)
(Walking in the rain)
(Just walking in the rain)
(All day I ....)

People come to their windows
They always stare at me
Their shaking their heads in sorrow
Saying, who can that fool be
(Now who can he be)

Just walking in the rain
(Walking in the rain)
Thinking how we met
(Walking in the rain)
Knowing things could change
(Walking in the rain)
Somehow I can't forget
(Walking in the rain ....)

Video :

Elvis Presley - Fun In Acapulco

title : Fun In Acapulco

artist : Elvis Presley

year charted : 1963

chart : Did Not Chart

album : Fun In Acapulco Soundtrack














lyrics :
Acapulco, sleeping in the bay
Acapulco, wake up and greet the day
Time to tell the guitars and sleepy-eyed stars
To be on their way
It's such a beautiful morning, for a holiday

Hey now come on, you old sleepy head
See the sky turning red, and you're still in bed
It's fun in Acapulco

Acapulco, look here comes the sun
Acapulco, it's a day for fun
I can't wait till I meet your sweet senoritas
Kiss everyone
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun

I can't wait till I meet your sweet senoritas
Kiss everyone
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun
This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun

...this is no time for siesta...this is time for fun...

video :
Fun In Acapulco - Original Trailer

The Killers - All These Things I've Done

title : All These Things I've Done

artist : The Killers

year charted : 2005

chart : #74 Billboard Hot 100; #18 UK Singles Chart

album : Hot Fuss





about the song :
"All These Things I've Done" is about growing up and moving on from the past, trying to make yourself a better person.
i first came across this song in the 2008 PBS documentary series "Carrier", aired by National Geographic channel in Singapore.
My 4-year son loves this song too ... he was watching Carrier with me. His favorite sing-along segment :"I Got Soul But I'm Not A Soldier" ... even though he hadnt a clue what he's singing about, nor the meaning of "soul" ...
I have heard and know songs by The Killers from this very album (Hot Fuss) ... but somehow i missed out on their 4th single from that debut album.

• The song was featured in the closing credits of the 2005 film The Matador,
  

• as well as the 2007 movie Southland Tales as a crucial part of the storyline in which Pilot Abilene (played by Justin Timberlake) lip-synchs it. It was also mentioned in the graphic novel preceding the film, Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga.
  

• It also played over the opening of the pilot of the television series Jericho.

• In addition, it is heard at the end of the 2008 Ben Stein film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. While the band did give permission for the song to be used, they only did so because they were misled about the intent of the movie. They later sought to have the song removed from the film, but it was too late.

• The song plays in virtually its entirety over the first segment of the first episode of the 2008 PBS documentary series Carrier

• Nike used the song in a commercial for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Following this Nike ad, the song rose as high as #38 on iTunes.
  

• It is played at the Bell Centre in Montreal before every Montreal Canadiens home game.

• In 2009 it was voted at Number 29 in UK radio station XFM's "100 Greatest Songs of All Time

Lyrics :


When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on
I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no you don't, you don't
I wanna shine on in the hearts of men
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand

Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
And my affection, well it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no no

Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out

And when there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
These changes ain't changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
...

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the blackburner
You know you got to help me out
You're gonna bring yourself down
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the blackburner
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

Over and out, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done
All these things that I've done
If you can hold on
If you can hold on

remixed versions :
1) 2007 Supercalifragilistic Remix
2) Morel's Pink Noise Vox Mix


about the video :
this song has 2 videos.
The first version has The Killers singing while walking down a London street.

The second version was directed by Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn, and features a surreal, dream-like sequence where The Killers, dressed as cowboys, are attacked by scantily-clad female warriors armed with boomerangs (possibly inspired by the Russ Meyer film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!).

2nd Version