You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away And know when to run A train “bound for nowhere” becomes the meeting-place of a man down on his luck and another man known only as The Gambler. In exchange for the narrator’s last swallow of whiskey,…
Tag: Song Lyric Sunday
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Seasons/Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall – “Sealed With a Kiss”
“Though we’ve got to say good-bye for the summer Darling, I promise you this I’ll send you all my love Everyday in a letter Sealed with a kiss” Written and composed by Peter Udell and Gary Geld, Sealed With a Kiss was first recorded in 1960 by the group The Four Voices. However, it did not become a…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Freeze/Cold/Ice- “Colder Weather”
“He said I wanna see you againBut I’m stuck in colder weather“ Colder Weather was released in 2010 by American country music group The Zac Brown Band. Written by lead singer Zac Brown, Coy Bowles, Wyatt Durrette, and Levi Lowrey, it reached Number 1 on Billboard’s U.S. Hot Country Songs. Zac Brown himself is well known…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Burn/Fire/Flame- “Oak Fire”
“Oak fire running through my brainEverybody looks just about the same“ Oak Fire, written by Lee Michaels, was included on his album “5th,” released in 1971. He is best known for Do You Know What I Mean and Can I Get a Witness, both of which also were released in 1971. I’ve always liked this song,…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Record/Juke Box/DJ/Radio- “Jukebox Saturday Night”
“Money we really don’t need it, We make out alright Lettin’ the other guy feed that Jukebox saturday night!“ Well, this really is an oldie! Jukebox Saturday Night, written by Al Stillman and Paul McGrane, was recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1942. It was the last Top Ten hit recorded by Glenn Miller as a civilian performer, as…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Animals- “Tennessee Bird Walk”
“Take away the trees and the birds All have to sit upon the ground“ Tennessee Bird Walk is undoubtedly one of the craziest songs I’ve ever heard. Written and recorded by country music husband and wife duo Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, it was released as a single in 1970 and went to Number One…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Occupation – “Wichita Lineman”
“I am a lineman for the county And I drive the main road Searchin’ in the sun for another overload“ Songwriter Jimmy Webb was inspired to write Wichita Lineman while driving along a completely straight highway flanked by an endless line of telephone poles. Headed into the setting sun, he saw the silhouette of a solitary…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Mountain – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
“Ain’t no mountain high enough Ain’t no valley low enough Ain’t no river wide enough To keep me from getting to you babe“ Ain’t No Mountain High Enough was a hit single for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967, was recorded again in 1968 by Diana Ross and the Supremes, and became a…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: Ocean/Sea/Lake/Bay – “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”
“I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay Watchin’ the tide, roll away I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay Wastin’ time“ Soul singer Otis Redding began writing the lyrics to Dock of the Bay in 1967 while on a rented houseboat in Sausalito, California. Stax Records producer Steve Cropper, who also was a guitarist…
Song Lyric Sunday Theme: No – “Tell Her No”
“And if she should tell you ‘come closer’ And if she tempts you with her charms Tell her no no no no no-no-no-no No no no no no-no-no-no” Oh no, another 60s song! Apparently the word “no” is mentioned 63 times in the lyrics of this song written by Rod Argent. (But who’s counting?) Tell…
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