Thursday, February 7, 2013

Listen Here Billy


Friend of the Devil (The Grateful Dead)
-defeatist attitude, at the mercy of another
I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air.

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/grateful+dead/friend+of+the+devil_20062294.html

Fly Like an Eagle (Steve Miller Band)
-idea that time is leaving us, out of our control
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
Into the future

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/steve+miller/fly+like+an+eagle_20130994.html

Achilles’ Last Stand (Led Zeppelin)
-getting dragged into a fight
It was an April morning when they told us we should go 
As I turn to you, you smiled at me 
How could we say no? 


http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ledzeppelin/achilleslaststand.html

Take It Easy (The Eagles)
-so it goes attitude
Take It easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own wheels
drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
don't even try to understand

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/takeiteasy.html

Hotel California (The Eagles)
-stuck, no way out
"Relax, " said the night man,
"We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!”

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/hotelcalifornia.html

Don’t Fear the Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult)
-what will come, will come
All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
We can be like they are

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/him/dontfearthereaper.html

Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp)
-life doesn't end
Oh yeah, life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone


Sympathy For the Devil (The Rolling Stones)
-War
I rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah


http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rollingstones/sympathyforthedevil.html



1 comment:

  1. I was SO close to putting Sympathy for the Devil in my playlist and am really happy that someone did. That song is almost like a history lesson with all the references to different moments in time. It really suits the story.

    i like the zep song too

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