You gotta see me leanin' on the bar
I got my head in a whiskey jar
Feelin' good 'cos the city's alive
I'm gettin' ready to rock and jive
I get up and I slide across the floor
You wanna come and I'll meet you at the door
No one can stop us 'cos we're feelin' too right
We're gonna steal our way around tonight
Alright, alright
Aye, aye, oh, shake your foundations
Aye, aye, oh, shake it to the floor
Aye, aye, oh, shake your foundations
Aye, aye, oh, shake it
I was takin' no liberties
She's gettin' hotter off the heat on me
I was oilin', she was slick
Lickin' off the sweat, her favorite trick
She cried help me, help me, please
Tame this animal, help me to breathe
I said no, no way
You gotta come with me all of the way
Ok, I'll play
Aye, aye, oh, shake your foundations
Aye, aye, oh, shake it to the floor
Aye, aye, oh, shake your foundations
Aye, aye, oh, shake it
Aye, aye, oh, shake your foundations
Aye, aye, oh, shake it to the floor
Aye, aye, oh, shake your foundations
Aye, aye, oh, shake it
We had the night, we had the time
She had the sugar and I had the wine
Took my hand, shook me to the core
Told her not to touch, but she was coming back for more
You know what for
Aye, aye, aye, aye
Aye, aye, oh, shake your foundations
Aye, aye, oh, shake it to the floor
Aye, aye, oh, shake your foundations
Aye, aye, oh, shake it
- AC/DC (1985)
What more can be said about the artists collectively known as AC/DC? Coming from very humble beginnings in Australia, this band has been sitting atop the world of rock and roll for nearly 40 years. Despite bassist and drummer changes, along with the tragic death of vocalist Bon Scott, the band has pressed on and turned out classic album after classic album. Fly on the Wall, released in 1985, saw the band dip their toes into a more heavy sound.
We all have those nights where everything seems to come together and it completes with a perfect ending. That's what this song is about. The adventure begins inside the bar, where the singer is starting his night of raising hell. She walks in the bar, and the night takes a turn for the better. Of course, being an AC/DC song, the central theme quickly turns to sex, but that's okay for me. The night is perfect for everyone involved.
This song was one of the first that made me want to just tear stuff up. The sound is among the heaviest in the AC/DC catalog. It's more metal and less blues, especially when the chorus of the song kicks in. And when the chorus kicks in, all hell breaks loose. Even the guitar solo advances the song rather than just showcase Angus's talent. I can just imagine the crowds at the shows when the band did this song live. All in all, there is no lesson to the song. It's just good fun rock and roll.
Does Mardi like this song?
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Had Enough
Milk it for all it's worth.
Make sure you get them first.
The apple of your eye.
The rotten core inside.
We are all prisoners.
Things couldn't get much worse.
I've had it up to here, you know your end is near.
[Chorus:]You had to have it all,
Well have you had enough?
You greedy little bastard,
You will get what you deserve.
When all is said and done,
I will be the one to leave you in the misery and hate what you've become.
Intoxicated eyes, no longer live that life.
You should have learned by now, I'll burn this whole world down.
I need some peace of mind, no fear of what's behind.
You think you've won this fight, you've only lost your mind.
[Chorus:]You had to have it all,
Well have you had enough?
You greedy little bastard,
You will get what you deserve.
When all is said and done,
I will be the one to leave you in the misery and hate what you've become.
Hold me down (I will live again)
Pull me out (I will break it in)
Hold me down (better in the end)
Hold me down.
[Chorus]You had to have it all,
Well have you had enough?
You greedy little bastard,
You will get what you deserve.
When all is said and done,
I will be the one to leave you in the misery and hate what you've become.
Heaven help you.
Breaking Benjamin 2006
Breaking Benjamin was formed in 1998. The name came from an incident when the lead singer Benjamin Burnley was performing at a club doing a cover of a Nirvana song and kicked over a mic stand breaking it. The owner of the stand came up on stage and said "I'd like to thank Benjamin for breaking my fucking microphone". Thus the name Breaking Benjamin.
My interpretation of this song is probably very different than others. The message it sent to me came through very clear. I hear the voice in the song as one of someone feeling trapped, being controlled by someone else who only takes and does not give. Someone who is abusive in many ways. I think the singer in this song is finally at the point where they have decided enough is enough. The point where they have finally decided to walk away.
In an abusive relationship this can take a long time to get to and sometimes the person is pushed to the very edge where they feel like they are going to snap. The lyrics in this song say to the other person, you will get whats coming to you. I think in life we all have felt that way at some point. Someone has wronged us in some way and though we may be mad as hell we come to the reasoning that they will get what's coming to them we just have to sit back and watch it happen.
The song also is almost taunting. The opening line "Milk it for all its worth" it's almost as if the singer is saying come on do it again while you have the chance. Being abused by someone the person (I do not refer to people as victims as I believe we all the ability to take a stand, it just takes time to find your voice) gets to the point where you know it's coming and may even egg it on as a defense mechanism to show the abuser you are not afraid.
In the chorus our singer is asking if his "controller" so to speak has had enough, do they want more, and to let them know he is not going to take it much longer. When someone is finally breaking free of their abuser the same cycle may occur. A powerful feeling of freedom reigns over you and sometimes you are able to find words you never could before.
I really don't think this song was meant for this meaning when it was written but it is what I got out of it. Let's see what my better half has to say.
Make sure you get them first.
The apple of your eye.
The rotten core inside.
We are all prisoners.
Things couldn't get much worse.
I've had it up to here, you know your end is near.
[Chorus:]You had to have it all,
Well have you had enough?
You greedy little bastard,
You will get what you deserve.
When all is said and done,
I will be the one to leave you in the misery and hate what you've become.
Intoxicated eyes, no longer live that life.
You should have learned by now, I'll burn this whole world down.
I need some peace of mind, no fear of what's behind.
You think you've won this fight, you've only lost your mind.
[Chorus:]You had to have it all,
Well have you had enough?
You greedy little bastard,
You will get what you deserve.
When all is said and done,
I will be the one to leave you in the misery and hate what you've become.
Hold me down (I will live again)
Pull me out (I will break it in)
Hold me down (better in the end)
Hold me down.
[Chorus]You had to have it all,
Well have you had enough?
You greedy little bastard,
You will get what you deserve.
When all is said and done,
I will be the one to leave you in the misery and hate what you've become.
Heaven help you.
Breaking Benjamin 2006
Breaking Benjamin was formed in 1998. The name came from an incident when the lead singer Benjamin Burnley was performing at a club doing a cover of a Nirvana song and kicked over a mic stand breaking it. The owner of the stand came up on stage and said "I'd like to thank Benjamin for breaking my fucking microphone". Thus the name Breaking Benjamin.
My interpretation of this song is probably very different than others. The message it sent to me came through very clear. I hear the voice in the song as one of someone feeling trapped, being controlled by someone else who only takes and does not give. Someone who is abusive in many ways. I think the singer in this song is finally at the point where they have decided enough is enough. The point where they have finally decided to walk away.
In an abusive relationship this can take a long time to get to and sometimes the person is pushed to the very edge where they feel like they are going to snap. The lyrics in this song say to the other person, you will get whats coming to you. I think in life we all have felt that way at some point. Someone has wronged us in some way and though we may be mad as hell we come to the reasoning that they will get what's coming to them we just have to sit back and watch it happen.
The song also is almost taunting. The opening line "Milk it for all its worth" it's almost as if the singer is saying come on do it again while you have the chance. Being abused by someone the person (I do not refer to people as victims as I believe we all the ability to take a stand, it just takes time to find your voice) gets to the point where you know it's coming and may even egg it on as a defense mechanism to show the abuser you are not afraid.
In the chorus our singer is asking if his "controller" so to speak has had enough, do they want more, and to let them know he is not going to take it much longer. When someone is finally breaking free of their abuser the same cycle may occur. A powerful feeling of freedom reigns over you and sometimes you are able to find words you never could before.
I really don't think this song was meant for this meaning when it was written but it is what I got out of it. Let's see what my better half has to say.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Twilight Zone
Somewhere early morning in a hotel room
There's a guy starting to realize
That eternal fate
Has turned its back on him.
It's 2am....
It's 2 am
The fear is gone
I'm sitting here waiting
The gun's still warm
Maybe my connection
Is tired of taking chances
Yeah, there's a storm on the loose
Sirens in my head
Wrapped up in silence
All circuits are dead
Cannot decode
My whole life spins into a frenzy
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to now that I've gone to far?
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
I'm fallin' down a spiral destination unknown
Double-crossed messenger all alone
Can't get no connection
Can't get through where are you?
Well the night weighs heavy on his guilty mind
This far from the borderline
When the hitman comes
He knows damn well he has been cheated
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to now that I've gone to far?
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone
- Golden Earring (1982)
Mardi decided to go old school, I felt it only polite that I do so as well. Formed in The Hague, Golden Earring first hit the scene in 1965 with the album Just Earrings (under the name Golden Earrings). In 1973 they gave us the smash song "Radar Love" and in 1982 they let loose "Twilight Zone" from the album Cut. Those who may have wondered as to my favorite all time song, well, wonder no more. This song has stood on its own for 27 years and continues to stand the test of time with rockers and headbangers young and old alike.
On the surface it would seem that we were witnessing something out of either a Jon Le Carre novel (that would be the Bourne series for you younger folk) or something out of a Mario Puzo story (The Godfather or Prizzi's Honor). Digging a little deeper, it's about someone who has gotten himself too deep into a situation. The only way out for him, for what he can see, is not going to be good for him. The desperation at the final act is palpable. I know we've all felt this way at one point or another in our lives. It's how we handle the situation that tells us how strong we are.
The intensity of the song is driven by the beat. Prominent bass and guitars push along the desperation felt by the character in the story. Some may say this song is a little on the long side, but in my mind it fits with the emotion of the song. The driving beat keeps the desperate mood alive while he waits for the end that never seems to come.
So, Mardi, what do you think of this song?
There's a guy starting to realize
That eternal fate
Has turned its back on him.
It's 2am....
It's 2 am
The fear is gone
I'm sitting here waiting
The gun's still warm
Maybe my connection
Is tired of taking chances
Yeah, there's a storm on the loose
Sirens in my head
Wrapped up in silence
All circuits are dead
Cannot decode
My whole life spins into a frenzy
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to now that I've gone to far?
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
I'm fallin' down a spiral destination unknown
Double-crossed messenger all alone
Can't get no connection
Can't get through where are you?
Well the night weighs heavy on his guilty mind
This far from the borderline
When the hitman comes
He knows damn well he has been cheated
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to now that I've gone to far?
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone
- Golden Earring (1982)
Mardi decided to go old school, I felt it only polite that I do so as well. Formed in The Hague, Golden Earring first hit the scene in 1965 with the album Just Earrings (under the name Golden Earrings). In 1973 they gave us the smash song "Radar Love" and in 1982 they let loose "Twilight Zone" from the album Cut. Those who may have wondered as to my favorite all time song, well, wonder no more. This song has stood on its own for 27 years and continues to stand the test of time with rockers and headbangers young and old alike.
On the surface it would seem that we were witnessing something out of either a Jon Le Carre novel (that would be the Bourne series for you younger folk) or something out of a Mario Puzo story (The Godfather or Prizzi's Honor). Digging a little deeper, it's about someone who has gotten himself too deep into a situation. The only way out for him, for what he can see, is not going to be good for him. The desperation at the final act is palpable. I know we've all felt this way at one point or another in our lives. It's how we handle the situation that tells us how strong we are.
The intensity of the song is driven by the beat. Prominent bass and guitars push along the desperation felt by the character in the story. Some may say this song is a little on the long side, but in my mind it fits with the emotion of the song. The driving beat keeps the desperate mood alive while he waits for the end that never seems to come.
So, Mardi, what do you think of this song?
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