Posted August 5, 200420 yr Has this been done before? Here are two that come to mind. ...from Bruce Springsteen, a cut off the "Ghost of Tom Joad" album, based on the photojournalism book "Journey to Nowhere": Youngstown Here in north east Ohio Back in eighteen-o-three James and Danny Heaton Found the ore that was linin' yellow creek They built a blast furnace Here along the shore And they made the cannon balls That helped the union win the war Here in Youngstown Here in Youngstown My sweet Jenny, I'm sinkin' down Here darlin' in Youngstown Well my daddy worked the furnaces Kept 'em hotter than hell I come home from 'Nam worked my way to scarfer A job that'd suit the devil as well Taconite, coke and limestone Fed my children and made my pay Then smokestacks reachin' like the arms of god Into a beautiful sky of soot and clay Here in Youngstown Here in Youngstown My sweet Jenny, I'm sinkin' down Here darlin' in Youngstown Well my daddy come on the 0hio works When he come home from world war two Now the yards just scrap and rubble He said, "Them big boys did what Hitler couldn't do" These mills they built the tanks and bombs That won this country's wars We sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam Now we're wondering what they were dyin' for Here in Youngstown Here in Youngstown My sweet Jenny, I'm sinkin' down Here darlin' in Youngstown From the Monongahela valley To the Mesabi iron range To the coal mines of Appalacchia The story's always the same Seven-hundred tons of metal a day Now sir you tell me the world’s changed Once I made you rich enough Rich enough to forget my name In Youngstown In Youngstown My sweet Jenny, I'm sinkin' down Here darlin' in Youngstown When I die I don't want no part of heaven I would not do heavens work well I pray the devil comes and takes me To stand in the fiery furnaces of hell and, from the days of Punk/New Wave, there is the Pretenders...Chrissy Hind singing about her native Akron... with that great opening riff.... My City Was Gone I went back to ohio But my city was gone There was no train station There was no downtown South howard had disappeared All my favorite places My city had been pulled down Reduced to parking spaces A, o, way to go ohio Well I went back to ohio But my family was gone I stood on the back porch There was nobody home I was stunned and amazed My childhood memories Slowly swirled past Like the wind through the trees A, o, oh way to go ohio I went back to ohio But my pretty countryside Had been paved down the middle By a government that had no pride The farms of ohio Had been replaced by shopping malls And muzak filled the air From seneca to cuyahoga falls Said, a, o, oh way to go ohio Headingsouth...there is this great honky-tonk lament from Ohio native Dwight Yoakums excellent "Guitars, Cadillacs" album: South of Cincinnati f you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again She pulled the letter from the pages of her Bible And a rose pressed inside the Book of Luke For fourteen years she'd write each day but keep it hidden Refused to even speak his name, but still she wrote Chorus: If you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again At a cold gray apartment in Chicago A cigarette drowns inside a glass of gin He lies there drunk, but it don't matter drunk or sober He'll never read the words that pride won't let her send Chorus: If you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again Then I'll be yours again
August 5, 200420 yr REM "Cuyahoga" Let's put our heads together and start a new country up Our father's father's father tried erased the parts he didn't like Let's try to fill it in bank the quarry river swim We knee skinned it you and me we knee skinned that river red This is where we walked this is where we swam Take a picture here take a souvenir This land is the land of ours this river runs red over it We knee skinned it you and me, we knee-skinned that river red And we gathered up our friends, bank the quarry river, swim We knee-skinned it you and me, underneath the river bed This is where we walked, this is where we swam Take a picture here, take a souvenir Cuyahoga Cuyahoga, gone Let's put our heads together, start a new country up, Underneath the river bed we burned the river down. This is where they walked, swam, hunted, danced and sang, Take a picture here, take a souvenir Cuyahoga Cuyahoga, gone Rewrite the book and rule the pages, saving face, secured in faith Bury, burn the waste behind you This land is the land of ours, this river runs red over it We are not your allies, we can not defend This is where they walked, this is where they swam Take a picture here, take a souvenir Cuyahoga Cuyahoga, gone Cuyahoga Cuyahoga, gone hmmm im willing to say that ones about Cleveland haha
August 5, 200420 yr When I think about songs about Cleveland, this one always comes to mind: The Euclid Beach Band, "There's No Surf in Cleveland U.S.A." Intro: There's no surf in Cleveland U.S.A. If you want to see tinsel and stars just go to LA To ride a subway car try New York way Well you can go to Philly amytime If the Liberty Bell rings your chime But we're all here in Cleveland, Ohio And that ain't bad brother don't you know Cause there's a party every night And dancing till the morning light There's such a lot to do REFRAIN Well we can cruise through the rapids all day long (day long day long day long) And we can dance to the music all night long (night long night long night long) Now we can't shine down our woody Or drive a board around all day And man we can't impress the girls on the beach The way they do out in LA Cause there's no surf in Cleveland There's just no surf in Cleveland U.S.A. From east and west and all around the town We're a-ok don't let them put you down The buzzard's singing with the (chip up and down ??) So clap your hands to the radio sound Come on and sing along REFRAIN sung twice Fade out singing "no surf no surf we don't care" over and over
August 6, 200420 yr Well, there's Cleveland Rocks by Ian Hunter(?) Ohio (By Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) Readin' Writin' Route 23 by Dwight Yoakam (from C-bus) Cincinnati, Ohio by Connie Smith Theme to 'WKRP in Cincinnati' Dayton, Ohio 1903 and Burn on Big River by Randy Newman Hello Cleveland - Mono Also look up Cleveland International Records (1977-1983?), they had a handful of NE Ohio titled songs. And lastly, I did cheat and looked on this following page for Ohio locations: http://www.mapville.com/riback/places.htm
August 7, 200420 yr Too $hort had a Cincy lyric in one of his old cd's from the early 90's. It went something like: Cincinnati, I know ya heard.....I got fined for the cuss word. Yes, he was fined for using a cursed word at one of his concerts in Cincy. I do not know any of the specifics though.
August 10, 200420 yr A rap artist named Mood had a song in 2002 titled "Cincinnati" A lounge act named Love Jones (from Louisville) had a song titled "Ohio River" (1993). It was a great tune! I would highly recommend picking up some of their music! BTW, I have been lurking a while and think this is a great forum. Everyone seem very knowledgeable and cool. I have been shooting photos of Cincinati for about 8 years now and am anxious to share...must get hispeed first though. twn
August 10, 200420 yr A rap artist named Mood had a song in 2002 titled "Cincinnati" A lounge act named Love Jones (from Louisville) had a song titled "Ohio River" (1993). It was a great tune! I would highly recommend picking up some of their music! BTW' date=' I have been lurking a while and think this is a great forum. Everyone seem very knowledgeable and cool. I have been shooting photos of Cincinati for about 8 years now and am anxious to share...must get hispeed first though. twn[/quote'] Cool. I can't wait to see your pics.
August 14, 200420 yr Gillian Welch...Miss Ohio... Oh me oh my oh, look at Miss Ohio She’s a-running around with her rag-top down She says I wanna do right but not right now Gonna drive to Atlanta and live out this fantasy Running around with the rag-top down Yeah I wanna do right but not right now Had your arm around her shoulder, a regimental soldier An’ mamma starts pushing that wedding gown Yeah you wanna do right but not right now Oh me oh my oh, would ya look at Miss Ohio She’s a-runnin’ around with the rag-top down She says I wanna do right but not right now I know all about it, so you don’t have to shout it I’m gonna straighten it out somehow Yeah I wanna do right but not right now Oh me oh my oh, look at Miss Ohio She a-runnin’ around with her rag-top down She says I wanna do right , but not right now Oh I wanna do right but not right now
September 7, 200420 yr Ok, this post is a bit old but I found it while looking around. I offer a country song that mentions Ohio and specifically Cincinnati. "The Baby" by Blake Shelton My brother said that I was rotten to the core. I was the youngest child, so I got by with more. I guess she was tired by the time I came along. She'd laugh until she cried, I could do no wrong. She would always save me, because I was her baby. I worked a factory in Ohio, a shrimp boat in the Bayou, I drove a truck in Birmingham. Turned 21 in Cincinnati, I called home to mom and daddy, I said "Your boy is now a man." She said "I don't care if you're 80, you'll always be my baby." She loved that photograph, of our whole family. She'd always point us out, for all her friends to see. That's Greg he's doing great, he really loves his job. And Ronnie with his 2 kids, how 'bout that wife he's got. And that one's kinda crazy, but that one is my baby. I got a call in Alabama, said come on home to Louisiana and come as fast as you can fly. Cause your momma really needs you, a nd says she's got to see you, she might not make it through the night. The whole way I drove 80 so she could see her baby. She looked like she was sleepin' and my family had been weepin' by the time that I got to her side. And I knew that she'd been taken, and my heart it was breakin', I never got to say goodbye. I softly kissed that lady and cried just like a baby.
November 9, 200420 yr Just now on woxy.com I heard a song titled "Columbus Ohio" by a group called Landing Gear. also... I guess no one posted this yet, but Over the Rhine had a double album titled Ohio, with one song actually called "Ohio."
November 9, 200420 yr No Ohio music discussion would be complete without a GBV song or 2. Ohio's most prolific band (who are actually calling it quite this year). DAYTON, OHIO - 19 SOMETHING AND 5 Isn't it great to exist at this point in time? Where the produce is rotten but no one is forgotten On strawberry Philadelphia Drive Children in the sprinkler, junkies on the corner The smell of fried foods and pure hot tar Man, you needn't travel far to feel completely alive On strawberry Philadelphia Drive On a hazy day in 19 something and 5
November 9, 200420 yr I always think of CSNY's (i think they were all together for this song) Four Dead in Ohio Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'. We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drummin'. Four dead in Ohio.
November 12, 200420 yr Don't forget "O-H-I-O" by The Ohio Players. Dayton's finest funk band. They also sang the more popular "Fire" (featured in Ladder 49) and "Love Rollercoaster" (featured in Beavis & Butthead Do America). I can't fin the lyrics to "O-H-I-O" but it's a simple mp3 download.
January 8, 200520 yr Sir Mix A Lot's remake of "Jump On It" gives a shoutout to Cleveland, Cincinnati, and even Columbus-- we should truly be honored :-P Not really an Ohio theme because he names just about every other city in the country, but oh well.
January 9, 200520 yr forget that rush limbaugh co-opted nonsense! i think he officially ruined that song. here's an overlooked and much, much better pretenders "ohio" rock scorcher: ***but first let us pause for an instrumental electronica song nod to the home of funk: dayton the sound of music by groove armada**** ###and now back to the pretenders: DOWNTOWN (AKRON) GET TO THE HEART BABY, THE HEART OF THE CITY MEET ME IN A FIRE FIGHT OF LUSTY BOYS IN CANDLELIGHT BEAT TO THE HEART, BABY THE HEART OF THE CITY VEINS POP AND CRY FOR MORE AND LICK IT OFF THE KILLING FLOOR D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-D-DOWNTOWN AKRON! MOVE TO THE BEAT. BABY THE BEAT OF THE CITY RUBBER GLOVE ME WHEN YOU LOVE ME PROMISE ME PROTECTION DANCE TO THE HEAT, BABY THE HEAT OF THE CITY GLORIFY MY OOZING HEAD AND RAISE ME FROM THE LIVING DEAD D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-D-DOWNTOWN AKRON! DOWNTOWN ME - BABY STRIP ME CHOP ME, ADOPT ME, BEND ME LIKE A RUBBER DOLLY DOWNTOWN ME - DEMOLITION ME RAISE ME, APPRAISE ME, THE PORTAGE HOTEL AND ME DOWNTOWN ME - WITH A LOBOTOMY TAKE ME TO THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY AND MAKE A MAN OF ME GET TO THE HEART, BABY THE HEART OF THE CITY SAY YOU LOVE IT WHEN YOU SHOVE IT DON'T BE SENTIMENTAL MOVE TO THE HEART, BABY - THE HEART OF THE CITY THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE LIES BENEATH THE BURNING SULPHUR SKIES D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-DOWNTOWN C'MON D-D-D-D-DOWNTOWN AKRON!
January 11, 200520 yr This song was written by the most obscure Beach Boy, Al Jardine, on one of the Beach Boys rarely heard 1970's albums. Another great Beach Boys rarity is "Salt Lake City", btw. Beach Boys Susie Cincinnati by Al Jardine Well Susie Cincinnati Got a groovy little motor car She lives for the night And her husband's a security guard Her looks aren't exactly a plus But it doesn't matter to us Because she knows where it's at And she gets you there in seconds flat She knows all the honkies And the kids are all home in bed (Ooo ride Susie Cincinnati) She'd rather do this Than anything else instead (Ooo ride Susie Cincinnati) She got the nicotine fit And before she discovered it (Ooo ride Susie Cincinnati) Everybody in the back seat suffocated Susie Cincinnati we thought you were a winner Susie Cincinnati city's number one sinner Yeah Susie Cincinnati we thought you were a winner Woah Susie Cincinnati city's number one sinner Susie Cincinnati we thought you were a winner Susie Cincinnati city's number one sinner Yeah Susie Cincinnati we thought you were a winner Susie Cincinnati city's number one sinner Woah yeah She'll always pick you up When the others go and leave you down (To the ride to the ride Susie Cincinnati) In her little red cab she's scootin' all over town (To the ride to the ride Susie Cincinnati) She's gotta mind the meter too My pocket's got some signs for you (???) But it's just one look Because she'll give the ride free to you Susie Cincinnati Susie Cincinnati Susie Cincinnati Susie Cincinnati Susie Cincinnati Susie Cincinnati Susie Cincinnati
September 14, 200519 yr I remember my grandparents used to have a song on record about Cincinnati. It went something like this: Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, I walked halfway from Louisville, There she sits at the foot of the hill, Shining like a star in the valley below, Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, where the river winds, Across the Mason and Dixon Line Heaven waits with me I know in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio It is incomplete and probably a little off on the wording. Luckily the song is easy to understand, and somehow, remember, geeze it has been years. It sounds like a country song and I couldn't listen to it today, but my grandparents sure got a kick of it. Anyone ever heard of it.
September 14, 200519 yr Found the correct lyrics on letsingit.com. I always has a woman singing it. (Bill Anderson) (Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio) One more hour and I'll be home Close my eyes and rest my bones Can't be more than a mile or so From Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati where the river winds 'Cross the Mason and the Dixie Line Heaven waits for me I know In Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio. I guess perhaps the memories got too strong Grabbed me by the heart strings and pulled me home I got to thinkin' bout some friends I know in Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio. (Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio) I walked half way from Lewieville Now there she lies at the foot of the hill Shining like a jewel in the valley Below Cincinnati. Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati where the river winds 'Cross the Mason and the Dixie Line Heaven waits for me I know In Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Cincinnati, Ohio...
September 15, 200519 yr ....yeah, they used to play it on that hillbilly music show on WYSO on Saturday Nights, before the station went yuppie. Actually a pretty good tune. I think it was Connie Smith that had the hit with it. For another Cincy mention in the hillbilly music genre there is Dwight Yoakam on his Guitars, Cadillacs album.....actually a pretty good tune and very visual lyrics... tho the places in the tune are really "a cold gray apaartment in Chicago" and someplace "south of Cincinnati".... If you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again She pulled the letter from the pages of her Bible And a rose pressed inside the Book of Luke For fourteen years she'd write each day but keep it hidden Refused to even speak his name, but still she wrote Chorus: If you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again At a cold gray apartment in Chicago A cigarette drowns inside a glass of gin He lies there drunk, but it don't matter drunk or sober He'll never read the words that pride won't let her send Chorus: If you ever get south of Cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow If you ever get south of the Mason Dixon to the home you left so long ago If you ever get south of the Ohio River down where Dixieland begins If you ever get south of Cincinnati I'll be yours again Then I'll be yours again
March 1, 200619 yr Back from the dead. I just know you guy's wanna hear the song Cincinnati Fatties. I think it is very funny and extremely vulgar.
March 1, 200619 yr Artist: Over-the-Rhine Song: Ohio Lyrics: Ohio words and music: Bergquist recording: OHIO Hello Ohio The back roads I know Ohio Like the back of my hand Alone Ohio Where the river bends And it's strange to see your story end In my life I"ve seen a thousand dreams Through the threshers all torn to pieces And the land lay bare Someone turned a profit there And a good son lost his life in a strip pit When the sun went down we would all leave town And light our fires in Egypt Bottom And the reservoir was just as good for Joni 'Cause we knew we would Dream outloud in the night air Holly said, Don't go inside the children's home Mary said, Don't leave your man alone Valerie was singin' to the radio Ohio It was summertime in '83 We were burnin' out at the rubber tree Wonderin' what in the world Would make all this worthwhile And if I knew then I was older then Would I see regret to the last mile Hello Ohio The back roads I know Ohio Like the back of my hand Alone Ohio Where the river bends And it's strange to see your story end How I hate to see your story end It's so sad to see your story end Listen (give it a minute, then press play): http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B0000AKY5J001005/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/103-9391804-6220652
March 1, 200619 yr Here's a song for all of you punk/emo fans (myself included): "Ohio is for Lovers" by Hawthorne Heights (this band is from the Dayton area) Hey there, I know it's hard to feel like I don't care at all. Where you are and how you feel. With these lights off as these wheels keep rolling on and on. (and on and on and on...) Slow things down or speed them up. Not enough or way too much. (and on and on and on...) How are you when I'm gone? [Chorus:] And I can't make it on my own. (And I can't make it on my own.) Because my heart is in Ohio. So cut my wrists and black my eyes. (Cut my wrists and black my eyes) So I can fall asleep tonight, or die. Because you kill me. You know you do, you kill me well. You like it too, and I can tell. You never stop until my final breath is gone. Spare me just three last words. "I love you" is all she heard. I'll wait for you, but I can't wait forever. [x2] [Chorus:] And I can't make it on my own. (And I can't make it on my own.) Because my heart is in Ohio. So cut my wrists and black my eyes. (Cut my wrists and black my eyes) So I can fall asleep tonight, or die. Because you kill me. You know you do, you kill me well. You like it too, and I can tell. You never stop until my final breath is gone. You know you do, you kill me well. You like it too, and I can tell. You never stop until my final breath is gone. (YOU...KILL...ME...WELL) So cut my wrists and black my eyes. My final breath is gone So I can fall asleep tonight [Chorus:] And I can't make it on my own. (And I can't make it on my own.) Because my heart is in Ohio. So cut my wrists and black my eyes. (Cut my wrists and black my eyes) So I can fall asleep tonight, or die. Because you kill me. You know you do, you kill me well. You like it too, and I can tell. You never stop until my final breath is gone. (YOU...KILL...ME...WELL) You know you do, you kill me well. You like it too, and I can tell. You never stop until my final breath is gone. [to fade]
March 1, 200619 yr Modest Mouse "Ohio" from "This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About" Took a bus straight to Baltimore On the way he took a nap Dropped off a note that said "I'm giving this note back" PS- There's a lot going on underneath There's roots there's pipes, there's drainage leaks You're on, you're wrong, Ohio Truly sorry, I see clearly Calmly crashing, I pace faster than anyone Hinges rusting, they swing louder than anything Truly lonely this place is flatter than it seems I'm upset and I leave the doors wide open Our hearts are used up, cracked and dry Pulled the scabs off of regrets We haven't learned to read our conscience yet Truly sorry, I see clearly Hardy hoping, I spend it all on game machines Calmly crashing, I pace and I figure out again One hand clapping, awake but napping Rows of lights to illuminate lines Why don't they turn them off and let us see night Drove crazed grooming my lies You can't look in on one way eyes, Ohio
March 2, 200619 yr "concluding a few terms with a couple of steel firms when they left fully loaded for Cleveland" Gordon Lightfoot "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
March 2, 200619 yr Damn, X, what a great song! I just downloaded it and I can't believe I missed that one! I saw them in Cincinnati and it was a great concert. The crowd was so packed out that we had to piss in beer bottles. :)
March 2, 200619 yr These are not the complete lyrics, but the song is great if you're from Cincinnati! Artist: Connie Smith Album: Sings Bill Anderson (cincinnati ohio cincinnati ohio) One more hour and I'll be home close my eyes and rest my bones Can't be more than a mile or so from cincinnati ohio cincinnati ohio Cincinnati where the river winds cross the mason and the dixie line Heaven waits for me I know in cincinnati ohio cincinnati ohio I guess perhaps the memories got too strong Grabbed me by the heart strings and pulled me home I got to thinkin' bout some friends I know in cincinnati ohio cincinnati ohio (cincinnati ohio cincinnati ohio) I walked half way from lewieville now there she lies at the foot of the hill Shinin' like a jewel in the valley below cincinnati ohio cincinnati ohio Cincinnati where the river winds... Cincinnati where the river winds...
March 2, 200619 yr There is a rapper, Tocka, who has a song called "Down the way." It is a good song (if you like rap) and it is all about Cincinnati.
March 2, 200619 yr yeah ive heard the Connie Smith song...she was from Marietta, I think. Heres another, from a band I liked a lot...Counting Crows.. Four Days All I want is something good It gets harder every time She is leaving here tonight Take a breath, take your time Spread your wings and rise Make a mark upon the wall Paint your face and pass the time Close your eyes and she ascends Hold your breath and ease your mind Forty thousand times Time fades into the night They descend and then they climb Feathers falling through the night Have you seen Ohio rise? It has been four days and nights All I want is something fine It gets harder every time She is sleeping far away Take your breath, take your time Spread your wings and rise Rise into the black Ohio skies They descend and then they climb Feathers falling through the night Have you seen Ohio rise? It has been four days and nights, nights
March 2, 200619 yr Not really about Cleveland, but we do get the mention. Kinda weird, but feels right. Ryan Adams "Oh My Sweet Carolina" From: "Heartbreaker" ...So I went on to Cleveland and I ended up insane I bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance I was spending money like the way it likes to rain Man I ended up with pockets full of cane...
March 2, 200619 yr Yup. Formerly of the Ben Folds Five (which had three members). Piano, bass and drums. That group disbanded and Ben went solo since he wrote all the songs and could play all the instruments. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token =ADFEAEE47918D24DA47F20C69F3E48C5BB61EB29D046F5C00C320456 D3B82D4E8C1973B20EADDA81B2E577AB7BAFFF28E85D05D7CEE457F5CC17 40&searchlink=BEN|FOLDS&uid=CAW060603020744&samples=1&sql=11:txex975jkrkt~T0 Isn't this a ridiculously long link?
March 2, 200619 yr here's one of the best lights of cincinnati sung by scott walker if you dk who walker is well he is england's version of france's serge gainsbourg or australia's nick cave Lights Of Cincinnati (MacAulay/Stephens) I remember still, I guess I always will That winters day I took the west bound flight, As I looked down from the plane You were standing in the rain, You waved goodbye, Till I was out of sight. (Chorus) And I can see them shining Through the Willows and the Pines, The lights of Cincinnati Oh, so many miles behind, I could build myself a new life And make it on my own, But the lights of Cincinnati Will keep calling me back home. Sometimes late at night, I watch the fire light make pictures of a life that used to be, For a moment I'm back there In that same old rocking chair, You look across the room And smile at me. (Chorus x2)
March 2, 200619 yr oh yeah i just remembered the old wmms fav "stairway to cleveland" by jefferson starship (modern times, 1981). its a rawk & roller dewds! :evil: :shoot: :wink2: :whip: :drunk: :mrgreen: :banger: ps -- the first line was referring to the city's default Whatcha gonna do about cleveland? Whatcha gonna do about rock & roll? Whatcha gonna do about crazy crazy? Whatcha gonna do about it? Hey we gotta a new band - a new face - a new time! Sing a song of rock & roll & drive us all crazy People tell me everything I need to know about Rock & roll Politics n’ all about our new band But some people never happy don’t like it - didn’t see it oh oh They had to make a comment! Your new drummer’s crazy, your manager’s an asshole! get a new shirt? I can’t stand your guitar player! Rolling stone, village voice, picky picky picky! Said we can’t sing, can’t play, can’t write anyway! New name - old name - carry on, with such insane fuckers everywhere, Whatcha gonna do about it? Whatcha gonna do about crazy crazy? Whatcha gonna do about romance? Whatcha gonna do about tense moments? So I gotta new girl blonde girl big mouth big heart y’know I like her, But they say she’s too noisy, atomic girl! ... atomic girl! New york - l.a. times rock & roll magazines, said we couldn’t make it But here we go again on rock and roll radio, rock and roll radio, People tell me everything I need to hear about what we need, what we Got, what we’re never gonna get Old singers gone away - whatcha gonna do about it? gold records rock & Roll n’ why dontcha sound like you used to in ’65? ’69? ’75? Everybody stand up, they got to make a comment, critics said they’ll Never make it, never make it, never never never never never never never Never never! Fuck you! we do what we want! Chaos comin’, keep strummin’, louder & louder & louder & louder, Whatcha gonna do about it? whatcha gonna do about crazy crazy? whatcha Gonna do about it? whatcha gonna do about dark ages? whatcha gonna do About nite time? whatcha gonna do about walter cronkite? whatcha gonna Do about romance? whatcha gonna do about the economic price index? Whatcha gonna do about llluuuuuv? whatcha gonna do about tense moments? Whatcha gonna do about crazy crazy crazy crazy? Whatcha gonna do about it? (7 times) War & toxic chemicals and mister rogers n’ true love n’ the end of Civilization n’ muzak n’ the ptl club n’ ronald reagan n’ guns n’ the Draft, b52’s n’ nuclear fission dc-10’s n’ cancer science fiction brain Control drugs n’ sex n’ buddha n’ 714s 45s eight billion people jesus Krishna n’ everybody n’ rock and roll surrealism - everything Everything everything everything! Fuck you! we do what we want!
March 2, 200619 yr The willows and the pines? Not the trees I'd have guessed... And I can see them shining Through the Tulips and the Oak, The lights of Cincinnati ...and it makes me want to choke? And I make a funny joke?
March 2, 200619 yr I almost forgot "Moon Over Parma" aka the original Drew Carey Show theme. Moon over Parma bring my love to me tonight. Guide her to East Lake, underneath your silvery light. We met in Ashtabula, She was doing the hula. I landed her in my radishes and pledged my love that night. Moon over Parma, won't you bring my love to me? Shine on the freeway and guide her AMC. Get her past those radar Mounties, Bring her to Lake County, Moon over Parma, tonight. Moon over Parma shine on I-271. We can get together In the warm light of the sun. I'm askin' you don't fail. Get her safely past Lindale, I can't go to Parma cause my Edsel will not run. Moon over Parma, where those pink flamingos stand. I need her kisses and the soft touch of her hand. We're goin bowlin, so don't lose her in Solon. Moon over Parma, tonight. I said tonight. Moon over Parma, tonight. Moon over Parma, Moon over Parma, Moon over Parma, tonight.
March 2, 200619 yr Three Four! Three Four! Three Four! Three Four! All this energy callin' me, Back where it comes from, Its such a crude attitude, Its back where it belongs. All the little kids growin' up on the skids are goin', Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Jumpin' Jane Jean is moonin' James Dean he's goin' Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks. Momma knows but she dont care, She's got her worries too, Seven kids and a phony affair, And the rent is due. All the little chicks with the crimson lips go Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks She 's livin' in sin with a safety pin goin' Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks. I got some records from World War Two, I Play 'em just like me grandad do, He was a rocker and I am too , Oh, Cleveland Rocks, yeah Cleveland Rocks. Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks. Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks. Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks. Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks, CLEVELAND ROCKS! OHIO!
March 2, 200619 yr Off the exact topic...Does anyone know who Ben Folds is? Ben Folds is absolutely amazing.
March 2, 200619 yr He is coming to Miami, I am considering getting tickets... That is a little far, don't cha think? ;)
March 2, 200619 yr Let's not forget PRECIOUS by the PRETENDERS (lotsa clevo references) I like the way you cross the street ’cause your precious Moving through the cleveland heat how precious Taking rides and all the kicks was so precious But you know I was shittin’ bricks ’cause I’m precious Made me wanna, made me wanna, you made me make it Oh, you’re so mean East 55th and euclid avenue was real precious Hotel sterling coming into view how precious It’s a pity that you bruised my hip ’cause I’m precious You shouldn’t let your manners slip you’re too precious Made me wanna, made me wanna, you made me make it Oh, you’re so mean We went around and round and round and round and round the Shoreway We was a duet duet duet duet do it on the pavement Oh maybe maybe I’m gonna have a baby We was a duet oh we do it all night I was feeling kind of ethereal ’cause I’m precious I had my eye on your imperial you’re so precious Now howard the duck and mr stress both stayed Trapped in a world that they never made But not me baby I’m too precious I had to fuck off Made me wanna, made me wanna, you made me make it Oh, you’re so mean
March 2, 200619 yr ^oh yeah. even the big hit brass in pocket is all clevelandy too: "been drivin, detroit leanin, no reason, just seemed so pleasin..." The willows and the pines? Not the trees I'd have guessed... And I can see them shining Through the Tulips and the Oak, The lights of Cincinnati ...and it makes me want to choke? And I make a funny joke? lol -- they're clueless brits give'm a break!
March 2, 200619 yr Oh come on guys! How can you forget Cincy's adoptive son, Jimmy Buffett??? The first line of Fins... "She came down from Cincinnati, It took her 3 days on the train...."
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