idigworms Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I like a lot of Jeff's lyrics, but I can't say he's ever been able to "wow" me. Very few lyricists can. My interest is piqued; give some examples! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 My interest is piqued; give some examples!Well, off the top of my head ... when they're at their best, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Neil Finn, Billy Bragg, Joe Pernice, and Jackson Browne would fall into that category. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Could've kept the cigaretteCould've always had a hand gunCould've been exterminatorCould've had a lot of fun It's the legal drugs that wear most downthey say what's done is doneparabolic louver lightingReally got have some First things firstGotta know the brake, the acceleratorSave the jokes and save your soulYou're gonna need them later Another day to face upAnother day to wake upOn the feed kill chainAnother day to face upAnother day to wake upOn the feed kill chain Feed kill chain Off hand mouth mineWatch out, don't let your guard downBeen through the mill and nowIt just goes round and round Bells and whistles left and rightGoodbye to the altered? turningDon't want to get caught upJust knowingly burning First things firstGotta know the brake, the acceleratorSave the jokes and save your soulYou're gonna need them later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Well, off the top of my head ... when they're at their best, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Neil Finn, Billy Bragg, Joe Pernice, and Jackson Browne would fall into that category.Jackson Browne? That has to be a joke, right? Elvis and Joe...sure, Paul on a good day, but the others...come on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
idigworms Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Well, off the top of my head ... when they're at their best, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Neil Finn, Billy Bragg, Joe Pernice, and Jackson Browne would fall into that category. I meant lyrics, but okay. One of my favorite lines by Jackson Browne: "...if I seem to be afraidto live the life thatI have made in songIt's just that I'vebeen losing so long..." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Jackson Browne? That has to be a joke, right? Elvis and Joe...sure, Paul on a good day, but the others...come on!You've obviously never listened to any Jackson Browne. Or "the others." Billy Bragg, in his day, may have been my favorite of all the ones I listed. I assure you that's no joke. I meant lyrics, but okay.So did I. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rock Pools Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 "honey......... please.......... wait up for me" SNAP! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 You've obviously never listened to any Jackson Browne. Or "the others." Billy Bragg, in his day, may have been my favorite of all the ones I listed. I assure you that's no joke. So did I.Why are Billy Bragg fans so vehement in their defense of him? Does he pay you guys? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
idigworms Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 So did I. Then post them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
laurie Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 That Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest David Puddy Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Distance has a way of making love undetsandable i recall this line being "all distance has no way of making love understandable" which would mean something very different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
laurie Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 i recall this line being "all distance has no way of making love understandable" which would mean something very different. damn. I am sure you are correct. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
laurie Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 damn. I am sure you are correct. Thanks Picking apples for kings & queens of things I've never seenOh, distance has no way of making love understandableOh, distance has no way of making love understandableOh, distance has the way of making love understandableOh, distance has the way of making love understandableCheer up, honey, I hope you can Actually, quite beautiful. Distance had a way of making my love understandable! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
laurie Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Picking apples for kings & queens of things I've never seenOh, distance has no way of making love understandableOh, distance has no way of making love understandableOh, distance has the way of making love understandableOh, distance has the way of making love understandableCheer up, honey, I hope you can Actually, quite beautiful. Distance had a way of making my love understandable! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Why are Billy Bragg fans so vehement in their defense of him? Does he pay you guys?He doesn't have to. Why are Billy Bragg haters so intent on tearing him down? Meh. So you don't like him. Makes no difference to me. The guy was, at one time, probably the best lyricist going aside from Costello. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 He doesn't have to. Why are Billy Bragg haters so intent on tearing him down? Meh. So you don't like him. Makes no difference to me. The guy was, at one time, probably the best lyricist going aside from Costello. Oh I don't hate the man. In fact, his voice is a true original. I was just never so impressed with his lyrics. No matter though, Westerberg could run 'em all up a tree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 hmmm so many good ones, especially from Summer Teeth, YHF and AGIB: 01. "What you once were isn't what you want to be anymore."- A Shot in the Arm 02. "The snipers are harder to see my friends hiding in the deep end weeding out your weekend"- Not For the Season 03. "Last cigarrettes are all you can get turning your orbit around."- Jesus, Etc 04. "The ones I dream float like leaves and freeze to spread skeleton wings I passed through before I knew you"- She's a Jar 05. "Carelessness is what I miss and that's how I think of you."- Cars Can't Escape 06. "I see us all as something but nothing like we truly are."- More Like the Moon 07. "Is any song worth singing that doesn't help?"-Wishful Thinking 08. "If rivers burn and then run backwards for her that's enough."- New Madrid 09. "Please Don't Cry we were designed to die"- On and On and On 10. "Can you be where you want to be?"- When You Wake Up Feeling Old Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_fliz1 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 If I ever was myself, I wasn't that night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Could I catch the moonOn a big-wheeled wagon?I'm braggin'I'm always in love Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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