Proof reading Poison’s Nothin’ But A Good Time

September 29th, 2008

I was talking to someone the other day on Twitter about whether the Poison song’s title was Nothing or Nuthin But A Good Time… yes this is what I fill my day with.  Both of us were wrong, or maybe Poison themselves were wrong:

The Proof-read version of Nothin’ But A Good Time - I’ve assumed that any spelling mistakes are the fault of the lyrics site that I found these… my tracked changes are in italics and in red - sorry colour blind people - let me know if it’s too hard to read.

Now listen Excuse me everyone, could I have your attention please?

Not a dime I don’t have any money,  I can’t pay my rent I’m unable to pay my rent 

I can barely make it through the week
Saturday night I’d like to make my girl (make my girl what?  a bagel?… Pssst… Mmmm right, OK he means what!?  Well that’s inappropriate anyway.)
But right now I cant make ends meet

Im always workin slavin working, slaving every day
Gotta I really need to get away from that same old same old
I need a chance just to get away
If you could hear me think this is what Id say (hear me think?  isn’t that called talking?)  

Chorus:
I Dont need nothin anything except but a good time
How can I resist
Aint lookin I’m not looking for nothin anything but a good time
And it dont doesn’t get any better than this

They say I spend my money on women and wine
But I couldnt tell you where I spent last night (see that’s not good, maybe you have a problem, do you need to talk to someone, a group maybe, need a hug?)
Im really sorry about the shape that I’m in
I just like my fun every now and then

Im always workin slavin every day
Gotta get away from that same old same old
I need a chance just to get away
If you could hear me think this is what Id say (… we’ve already talked about this section)

Chorus

You see I raise a toast to all of us
Who are breakin breaking our backs every day (… ummm take a look at Poison’s photo at the top of the page and tell me if you think dudes out there digging ditches and stuff feel a kinship with Poison and their breaking their backs…)
If wantin wanting the good life is such a crime (mmmmm I’m still concerned with how hard Poison were doing it)
Lord, then put me away (God isn’t really a part of the judicial system, well he shouldn’t be, of course there are the underlying principles but…)
Heres to ya

Solo

Chorus (3xs)

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QYDJ: The soundtrack

August 26th, 2008

This is one of those posts that you think up the title and the general concept and then realise that you have no idea how to actually flesh out your clever idea.

The was if I were to choose music from and inspired by the blog Quit Your Day Job what would I want on that soundtrack?   Since of course I see this site as a natural extension of myself then the soundtrack would have to be a soundtrack of me.

Knowing this I also decided to make this a volume one.   There are just too many songs in my life for just one 12 track CD!   And thus in the future there may be more instalments.

All my songs are old!?!

I like contemporary music, I really do, but then I liked plenty of music only to regret it later on, so when I tasked myself with narrowing the songs down I looked at the bigger picture, not simply what is moving me right now.

The song listings are as much of a mix up as this site , as I am.   I like all kinds of music, which is probably why I’m drawn more to compilations/soundtracks than artist albums.

So why not gather the tracks far and wide and stick them on your MP3 player and step inside my head for a little bit (just remember to pick up after yourself).

  1. Paranoid Android - Radiohead (1997)
  2. Kiss - Tom Jones with the Art of Noise (1988)
  3. Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen (1988)
  4. You Could Be Mine - Guns N’ Roses (1991)
  5. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison (1988)
  6. Oh Yeah - Yello (1986)
  7. The Ship Song - Nick Cave and the Badseeds (1990)
  8. The Cosmic Shame - Tenacious D (1997)
  9. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles (1967)
  10. Iron Man - Black Sabbath (1971)
  11. Intergalactic - The Beastie Boys (1998)
  12. Spider-Man cartoon theme - Bob Harris (1967)

So this isn’t a meme but feel free to do it on your own site and be sure to link back!

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What I’m listening to: 2UP Why Do I Try So Hard?

June 18th, 2008

I heard this on the radio the other day and only caught the end.   I’d never heard of 2UP before this and they had me crying with laughter as they mock the ‘cool kids’ who hang out at the shopping centres:

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