covah Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 "Oh.............If the ocean were whiskey,and I were a duck.I'd dive to the bottomand never come up." Variations of this appear in tons of traditional, bluegrass, and country songs. So much so, I doubt anyone can truly claim it as their own. That said I'm always happy to hear in different contexts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redpillbox Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 "Summer comes and gravity undoes you/You're happy because of the lovely way the sunshine bends" --Not For the Season/Laminated Cat p.s. subquestion: most head-scratching "what-the-hell" lyrical moment? mine: "take off your bandaid 'cause I don't believe in touchdowns"--I've got NO idea what that means. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 "Summer comes and gravity undoes you/You're happy because of the lovely way the sunshine bends" --Not For the Season/Laminated Cat I concur. Not only a great lyric but a great song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharkycharming Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Another one of those tough questions with mutable answers... It's then I'll think of you and I'll wonder if you knewWhen I got blue and things got weirdAnd I started growing Bob Dylan's beard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 p.s. subquestion: most head-scratching "what-the-hell" lyrical moment? mine: "take off your bandaid 'cause I don't believe in touchdowns"--I've got NO idea what that means. there's been talk about that line... http://archive.viachicago.org/index.php?sh...mp;hl=touchdown http://archive.viachicago.org/index.php?sh...mp;hl=touchdown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 "The best life never leaves your lungs" I can't listen to a live version of that song without a little tear coming up to the surface. Just a personal thing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I could almost swear that the first time I saw "The Late Greats" performed, the line was "The best laugh never leaves your lungs." Surprised to see that it was "life" on the album. I sort of like the way I originally heard it better, but its still a great line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blasting_fonda Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 "and as your spine starts to shine, you shiver at your soulda fist so clear and climbing punches a hole in the sky,so you can see for yourself if you don't believe me.there's so much less to this than you think." -less than you think In my opinion, one of Wilco's most underwhelming songs as far as music has one of the best choruses in Tweedy's catalogue. I also love all of the lyrics of Cars Can't Escape and Venus Stop the Train Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blasting_fonda Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 oh lord also: I refuse to cry/On roads that are paved/with men who behave/like they know where they're going.-bob dylan's 49th beard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dls Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 All my daydreams are disastersShe's the one I think I loveRivers burn and then run backwardsFor her, that's enough "New Madrid" One of the best opening lines in Tweedy's catalog... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 hmm I always thought it was the best LAUGH too... dangit, I like laugh more. still good tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brittboas Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 "There's a whisper I would like to breathe into your ear, but I'm too scared to get that close to you right now" "In the beginning we closed our eyesWhenever we kissed you were surprised to find so much inside" 1st and last verses of Pieholden Suite, simply brilliant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the letter k Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Holy crap! Great/tough question. So many of you have given lines that I love, and I'll admit that mine change from time to time, but I've always loved: "I always thought that if I held you tightlyYou'd always love me like you did back thenThen I fell asleep in the city kept blinkingWhat was I thinking when I let you back in" -IATTBYH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Are there really ones like these?The ones I dreamFloat like leavesAnd freeze to spread skeleton wingsI passed through before I knew youThis will eventualy get inked on my body someday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cash Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 I think the debate isn't whats on the cd. On the album version of radio cure its obviously no way but in many live versions its pretty clear its A way or THE way. seems to be that tweedy's always in a better mood live than he is at his desk writing songs or recordings EDIT: "p.s. subquestion: most head-scratching "what-the-hell" lyrical moment? mine: "take off your bandaid 'cause I don't believe in touchdowns"--I've got NO idea what that means." Since when does Jeff Tweedy have to make sense but i've been wondering about that too, if anyone has a semi-decent explanation for it i'd like to hear it (somehow i doubt even jeff knows...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I always figured the bandaid touchdown lyric was just gibber gabber. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rock Pools Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Impossible! But, at the moment, and always at the forefront of my mind: You're like a moon that's fullAcross a sea of foamI'm the sky you've been burning I agree, it's gorgeous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 'I am an American aquarium drinkerI assassin down the avenue' 'we slip and slide on the stay-together landmineI make my mind up to never be myselfand everytime I make a rhymeI live my life for someone else' 'there's a fortune inside your headbut all you touch turns to leadyou think you might just crawl back in bedwith a fortune inside your head' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackpott Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I'd like to thank you all for nothingI'd like to thank you all for nothing at allI'd like to thank you all for nothingNothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing at allNothing, nothing, nothing, nothing at all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 She's in the kitchen with bitter, diamond drunksI'm on the sofa, hoping she leaves that punk Sorry if it was already posted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 She's in the kitchen with bitter, diamond drunksI'm on the sofa, hoping she leaves that punk Sorry if it was already posted I find it next to impossible to not sing out loud when that line comes up Good call. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackelpdw Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I keep my distanceBecause she falls in love with everyoneSmoking grass and taking Christmas treesShe falls in love with meI'm polite to herI reached my soft hand out to herI've known her for a very, very, long time -venus stopped the train Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renton Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Dark, but brilliant... "I dreamed about killing you again last night, And it felt alright to me" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottwok Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 "I"m hiding out in the big city blinking"Quite succinct for most of us... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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