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I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea;
From the fishing boats at Dingle, to the shores of Dunadee. I miss the River Shannon and the folks at Skipparee; The moor lands and the meadows, With their forty shades of green. Johnny Cash 40 Shades of Green released 1971
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#302
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"Been driving all night, my hands wet on the wheel.....". One brief line paints a vivid picture and sets a mood.
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#303
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I was having visions of sugar pastry
Cooked up in clarified butter I tried to turn my visions into prayers But I built my castle way high up in the air the mountain goats ~ Jaipur |
#304
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"I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm
Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm" Leonard Cohen, 'Hey, that's no way to say goodbye' "The redtail hawk writes songs across the sky" Kate Wolf, The redtail hawk. "Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free" L. Cohen, Like a bird on the wire. |
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I'll have to think about opening lines, there are so many good ones. But one of my favorite lyrical twists of all time is Elvis Costello, "The Long Honeymoon," where a nervous woman frets about why her husband has not come home:
All the movies and the papers feature the murders of lonely women.It's just a brilliant moment as he leads us to something unsaid. |
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Okay. Opening lines that immediately set the tone for the song:
Last night I broke the seal on a Jim Beam decanter that looks like Elvis. - George Jones, "The King is Gone (So Are You)" |
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These are the kind of zombie threads that I am always happy to see re-appear.
Here's a few that I have always liked: I've got skin like birch bark You can peel me off and lose me to the wind I guess it's too late to protect myself from this Driving North - Chris Pureka Noises in my head And endless should-haves rain On me like a storm Like a hurricane Losses piled up like Wood stacked stories high Feels like I've been framed I have no alibi Sometimes Just the Sky - Mary Chapin Carpenter Dancing in our rooms, you knew all the moves Thinking of Mom in saddle shoes, it was amazing Laughing family, long Monopoly Sunday night TV, Adam and Hop Sing Blessed - Cheryl Wheeler There are the ones you call friends There are the ones you call late at night There are the ones who sweep away your past With one wave of the hand The Long Road - Richie Havens & Cliff Eberhardt Best, Jayne |
#308
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Quote:
Best, Jayne |
#309
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Closed... 300-post limit.
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