Tuesday, July 13, 2010

List of song quotes I've used as facebook statuses in the last 6 months

(Because I love song lyrics...and I love facebook):

1. “July, July, July, it never seemed so strange…” – “July July” by the Decemberists

2. “If you fall for me, I'm not easy to please, I might tear you apart, Told you from the start, Baby from the start, I'm only gonna break break your break break your heart...” – “Break Your Heart” by Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris

3. “Here comes the sun, and i say, it's alright!” – “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles

4. “I get high with a little help from my friends” – “With a Little Help From My Friends” by The Beatles

5. “Linger on, your pale blue eyes…” – “Pale Blue Eyes” by The Velvet Underground

6. “I wanna do bad things with you” – “Bad Things” by Jace Everett (True Blood Theme Song)

7. “The day the music died” – “American Pie” by Don McLean

8. “Olly Olly Oxen Free” – “Dimmer” by Bishop Allen

9. “What's up Sea-town, what's up? Seattle, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it!” – “Jump On It” by Sir Mix-A-Lot

10. “Girl, I want to be with you all of the time, All day and all of the night...” – “All Day and All of the Night” by The Kinks

11. “Last dance with Mary Jane, One more time to kill the pain, Feel summer creepin' in, And I'm tired of this town again...” – “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty

12. “Hey! you've got to hide your love away...” – “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” by The Beatles

13. “Two of us wearing raincoats, standing solo, in the sun, You and me chasing paper, getting nowhere, On our way back home, We're on our way home. We're on our way home, We're going home...” – “Two of Us” by The Beatles

14. “Yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today!” - Novelty Song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn from Broadway’s “Make it Snappy”

15. “I'd like to make myself believe, that planet earth turns slowly...” – “Fireflies” by Owl City

16. “Must be the season of the witch...” – “Season of the Witch” by Donovan

17. “I know we'll be just fine, when we learn to love the ride...” – Theme song from “United States of Tara” by the Polyphonic Spree

18. “Well let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back into steam...” – “Poison Oak" by Bright Eyes

19. “I am just living to be dying by your side, But I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road...” – “Moonlight Mile” by The Rolling Stones

20. “They say every man needs protection, They say that every man must fall. Yet I swear I see my reflection, Somewhere so high above this wall...” – “I Shall Be Released” by Bob Dylan or The Band

21. “Ooo-oh what I want to know, is how does the song go?” – “Uncle John’s Band” by The Grateful Dead

22. “Oh, the rich people want what the poor people's got, And the poor people want what the rich people's got, You can never please anybody in this world...” – “Philosophy of the World” by The Shaggs

23. “Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, actin' like a foo' with your pants on the ground!” – “Pants on the Ground” by General Larry Platt

24. “Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see...” – “Strawberry Fields Forever” by The Beatles

25. “Why it was Jubilation T. Cornpone, unshaven and shorn-pone....” – “Jubilation T. Cornpone” from the Musical “Lil Abner”

26. “So I'm headed for New England, or the Paris of the South, Gonna find myself somewhere to level out...” – “If The Brakeman Turns My Way” by Bright Eyes

27. “You're my favorite mistake...” – “You’re My Favorite Mistake” by Sheryl Crow

28. “I know the sky is what makes the ocean blue...” –“Love Me Like the World is Ending” by Ben Lee

29. “What would I want? Sky.” – “What Would I Want? Sky” by Animal Collective, sampled from “Unbroken Chain” by the Grateful Dead

30. “If I knew the way, I would take you home...” – “Ripple” by the Grateful Dead

31. “The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful, and so are you...” – “Dear Prudence” by The Beatles

32. “Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight...” – “I’m Looking Through You” by The Beatles

33. “I'm tired of fighting, tired of fighting, fighting for a lost cause...” and “Baby I'm a lost, baby I'm a lost, baby I'm a lost cause....” – “Lost Cause” by Beck

34. “But tell me does she kiss, Like I used to kiss you? Does it feel the same, When she calls your name? Somewhere deep inside, You must know I miss you But what can I say, Rules must be obeyed...” – “The Winner Takes it All” by Abba

35. “Se bella gio satore, je notre so cafore, je notre si cafore je la tu la ti la tua la spinash o la bouchon, cigaretto portobello, so rakish spaghaletto ti la tu la ti la tua senora pilasina, voulez-vous le taximeter? le zionata su la seata Tu la tu la tu la wah” – song from the Charlie Chaplin film “Modern Times”

What are your favorite song lyrics?

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