reneGade20 said:

Bette Mitler

I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see

Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind

Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, all your money won't another minute buy

Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind


This song always grounds me when I start to feel my troubles are so big. It puts it into perspective. One of my all time fav songs.
[Edited 7/14/07 6:40am]

Imago said:

reneGade20 said:

I liked that song too.

I heard it for the first time on a music program on my Comodore 64.

Then for the first time for real on the radio in highschool.



After I saw the movie this was tied to, I stopped loving it. Bette Middler was one fucked up woman in that movie.

'Down Here In Hell (With You)' by Van Hunt

Also, these Stevie songs make me teary eyed and have me singing along with full gusto...

'They Won't Go When I Go'
'Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away'
'Evil'

I'm not a Christian, but Stevie's heartfelt lyrics have always struck a chord with me. I love spiritual outpourings in music, so his stuff and some of Marvin's resonates with me. 'Flying High In A Friendly Sky', for example. Oh, and 'Save The Children'.

Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one
Anymore

Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people and I
Want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh, please don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their
Home, and I'm welcome no more

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought Oh God, my chance has come at last
(But then a strange fear gripped me and I
Just couldn't ask)

Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one, da ...
Oh, I haven't got one

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Oh, There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out

CarrieMpls said:

Oh


My


God



ONe of my favorite Smiths songs ever!!!!!

Imago said:

Me too. That and "Ask".

CarrieMpls said:

Oh lawd, me too! I used to finish temping jobs packing CDs or some shit, get back to Cheltenham and get a bus back home, looking at the rain outside the window and listen to that on my minidisc player.

CarrieMpls said:

There is a Light
Ask

and Everyday is like Sunday (sorry Johny)

Imago said:

You could really list thw whole catalog and I wouldn't disagree. But those two tend to be my top two.

CarrieMpls said:

We should totally plan a Luxemburg/south Germany org invasion, and organize a treasure hunt involving getting your picture taken with a Buck toothed girl.

Imago said:

I've never been to Germany. I'm in.

CarrieMpls said:

Germany, and I'm not kidding here, is the coolest place on earth.
I fucking LUURRRRVVVEEE that country.

Oh my God, this is SUCH a moment, despite not actually having my posts in this whole Smiths love-in thing replied to, but still... MOMENT.

I love all those tracks you mentioned. Do you guys like 'You Are The Quarry' as much as I do, I wonder? To me, it's the next best thing to The Smiths.

p.s. Dan, on a darkened underpass a strange fear won't grip me. Just sayin'.

Fauxie said:

Look, Nick, I am human and I need to be loved just like anyone else with a tube of does.

Imago said:

Moment

Fauxie said:

How does someone so young like you even get into the Smiths?

Ok you ppl thought Phil and I were lovey dovey and too

Please...get a room you two.

shanti0608 said:

You know about this Fauxie thing and me.

Imago said:

Ummm well.... I have put two and two together

Fauxie said:

I can't get in to Morrissey alone as much.

CarrieMpls said:

Everything since Vauxhall has been so-so to me.

I mean, I like it--I just don't love it like I do the Smiths material.
I could listen to Meat is Murder and The Queen is dead all day sometimes.

As a matter of fact I think I'll break that shit out now.

Imago said:

yeah, the earlier stuff is better, for sure.

Imago said:

My brother was into them. I was about 13 and he was 15. For several years I heard The Smiths and U2 all the time. I disliked U2 for some reason but kinda liked The Smiths. After we went our separate ways I found I actually quite liked U2 but loved The Smiths.

shanti0608 said:

You would, you're pretty perceptive, but we're keeping it on the DL.

Fauxie said:

Do you like an hetero bands?


You answer may be very important to me, so think about it before responding.

Imago said:

It's funny, I don't even own one Smiths album. I have Mozza's 'You Are The Quarry' but no Smiths albums, only files on the computer. It's like I heard everything from when I lived with my brother so I just never bought the albums. Don't get me wrong, I love The Smiths more than many of the artists I have several albums of. It's just that whole 'brother played it constantly' thing. I haven't even heard any Morrissey solo stuff besides the last two albums plus 'The Last Of The Famous...' (which I love) and 'Every Day...' (which I also love). You don't like 'You Are The Quarry'? I really like that album.

Fauxie said:

Kill Uncle, Your Arsenal, and of course, Bona Drag.. They PWN the new stuff.