Favorite line from a song

[mcsmyth9]

Hi,

I saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's
His hair was perfect

Warren Zevon

[Montag311]

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
Like a watercolor in the rain

Al Stewart
"Year of the Cat"

I also second those who posted lyrics from "Gentle on My Mind"

[The Old Gaffer]

Auto Mechanic Blues - by Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee

Your motor's missin' lady let me look up under your hood.
Your motor's missin' lady I've got to look under your hood.
Well I've got a feelin' that I can do your motor some good.
Your battery needs chargin' your plugs ain't firing at all.
Your battery needs chargin' your plugs ain't firing at all.
Your rear is very dry it's completely out of oil.
Your gears have been striped your transmission is awful dry.
Your gears have been striped your transmission is awful dry.
Let me be your mechanic then you'll be satisfied.
Who checked this motor before you brought it to me?
It's all out of time and everything.
That ain't no way to take care of a car.
Got to change the oil even if your ol' man ain't around.
Y' should change every thousand miles if y' want to keep the motor runnin' good.
My prices ain't high I can make this motor go.
My prices ain't high baby I can make this motor go.
When I get through grindin' your valves you'll be ready to ride some more.
I'll give you a number one job 'cause I like your little machine.
I'll give you a number one job 'cause I like your little machine.
It's not your generator mama you been burnin' bad gasoline.

[slowlybutsurely]

A heart on the run
Keeps a hand on a gun
It can't trust anyone

- Jason Isbell, Cover Me Up (Southeastern)

I have been listening to this album for a week now and and this keeps popping into my head.

[Norml]

Originally Posted by mcsmyth9

Hi,

I saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's
His hair was perfect

Warren Zevon

That line always puts a stupid grin on my face.

[FormerFoodie]

Fun thread. Here's my entry:
"Excuse me while I kiss this guy" - Jimi Hendrix, Purple Haze

Just kidding.

While it took 13 pages to get a David Wilcox quote, I haven't seen any Josh Ritter lines yet...

"I think about you leaving now and the avalanche cascades
And my eyes get washed away in chain reactions"

[sublro]

two that pop to mind (and there are approximately two thousand were I to think about it for even a while). But, just for fun...

once again a time of change
the change makes music
and the children will dance

- James Taylor

and

I ain't as good as I once was
But I'm as good once as I ever was

- Toby Keith

[offkey]

Leonard Cohan's savagely cruel

Now I've heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord. But you don't really care for music do you.

[jdlaw]

"When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me. Speaking words of wisdom, 'Let it be, let it be'."

Paul McCartney

[hazmuz]

"I'll tell you all my secrets / But I'll lie about my past" - Tom Waits: Tango Till They're Sore

"I stepped into an avalanche / It covered up my soul" - Leonard Cohen: Avalanche

this has been mentioned before but i quote it again with the name of the song and the singer:

"Oh yeah, life goes on / Long after the thrill of livin' is gone" - John Mellencamp: Jack and Diane

[J Patrick]

....i'm gonna slick my hair like Elvis...roll my cuffs like Jerry Lee...if a backbeats born in hell then thats the place i wanna be....

Elyza Gilkyson

...life is a dream...it comes in between...a short little kiss and a long limousine..

Richard Julian

...i'm just a pool shootin shimmy scheister shakin my head... when i should be livin clean instead...

Tom Waits

...you're gonna make me spill my beer...if you don't learn how to steer...i don't like ridng on the passenger side..

Jeff Tweedy

[Silly Moustache]

"for it's once in a lifetime, and it won't come again,
It's here then its gone - like a magnolia wind".

Guy Clark / Shawn Camp.

[rar]

Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my sadness hid
-- Smokey Robinson, "Tears of a Clown"

Ahhh now i wish i was as mellow
As, for instance, Jackson Browne
But "Fountain of Sorrow" my *ss m*th*r f*ck*r
i hope you wind up in the ground!
-- Tonio K, "H-A-T-R-E-D"

[D. Shelton]

Originally Posted by mcsmyth9

Hi,

I saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's
His hair was perfect

Warren Zevon

You better stay away from him ,
he'll rip your lungs out, Jim
AAAAAHHHOOOOOO
werewolves of London

(and all of 'Excitable Boy' )

Let's see.... Frank Zappa ...

Hey there people I'm Bobby Brown
They say I'm the cutest boy in town
My car is fast and my teeth are shiny
and I tell all the girls they can kiss my hiney

'Bobby Brown'
--------------------

also

Coneheads
Dumb All Over
Jewish Princess
Stevie's Spanking

and a hundred more

[LowLands13]

"There ain't no dark 'til something shines, I'm bound to leave the dark behind"
Townes Van Zandt Rex's Blues

soon to be a tattoo on my arm