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Will not TEASE. It's about a song,
So in this place, this couple go there and are high rollers, spenders, and she's 6' and he's 5'9" and they're self-employed - whatEVER!1
The point is they are like the stars of the bar floozy hierarchy. Anyway, she plays like 50 juke box songs, 70s/80s/90s whatever, who knows because *I* certainly don't!1
I never paid attention, but about a month ago this SONG penetrated my skull like a crossbow. As I've said, I like MELODY not LYRICS, and TUNEFUL things, like POP, and TCHAIKOVSKY. *SO* this song was an immediate whaddaya callit a buzz thing you can't get rid of. And when that happens I usually run to the jukebox to see what it is, and I did, and thought I had noted it into the phone list, but I didn't, and for the next two days it was buzzing (what is the word?) but then it disappeared.
So then for the past three weeks I've been nuts trying to find that song, by playing '70s/'80s music and NOTHING.
So tonight the couple were in there and she played her usual HUNDRED songs, and after an hour THIS SONG played, and it was *IT*!1
It's got MELODY, REPETITIVE hook - and *COUNTERPOINT*!1 I love COUNTERPOINT!1 - this is FANTASTIC!1:
Supertramp Mark II. L-R: Roger Hodgson, Frank Farrell, Rick Davies, Kevin Currie, and Dave Winthrop
Rick DAVIES
[font size=5]Goodbye Stranger (1979)[/font]
by Rick DAVIES/Supertramp
It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn
And I really have enjoyed my stay
But I must be moving on
->Like a king without a castle
->Like a queen without a throne
->I'm an early morning lover
->And I must be moving on
Now I believe in what you say
Is the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
->Like a ship without an anchor
->Like a slave without a chain
->Just the thought of those sweet ladies
->Sends a shiver through my veins
->And I will go on shining
->Shining like brand new
->I'll never look behind me
->My troubles will be few
CHORUS: (1/once; 2/two & one half times)
1 Goodbye stranger it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true
2 Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again
feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain
Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well
->You can laugh at my behavior
->That'll never bother me
->Say the devil is my savior
->But I don't pay no heed
->And I will go on shining
->Shining like brand new
->I'll never look behind me
->My troubles will be few
CHORUS: (1/once; 2/three & one half times)
Goodbye stranger it's been nice etc...
UTUSN
(70,652 posts)FrankfurtCat
(1,213 posts)Lots of inspirational songs...
UTUSN
(70,652 posts)FrankfurtCat
(1,213 posts)Roger Hodgson, the lead singer and co song writer is still very active.
Response to UTUSN (Reply #1)
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UTUSN
(70,652 posts)FrankfurtCat
(1,213 posts)UTUSN
(70,652 posts)Like, I play ONE song by whomever and somebody asks me, "So you like (whatever/"Country" and I say, no I like ONE song/THIS song and not the gazillion songs by the same group.
This song has an ABBA feel to it. Nice but not my HIT. Do NOT get hurt feelings!1
FrankfurtCat
(1,213 posts)I didn't write the song-just put it out there .
UTUSN
(70,652 posts)Not my original insight, got it from the internet.