| Rush – The Spirit Of Radio Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[3yrguitargod19:45724] “Almost free” is a reference to radio commercials. | |
| Rush – The Spirit Of Radio Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[inactive account] Rave and electronica culture were not a thing back in 1980. The line was likely a reference to synthesizers, which had been in mainstream modern music for around a decade, or it’s a reference to radio broadcasting equipment. | |
| Rush – The Spirit Of Radio Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[Philosophic_Musings:45723] I never really thought about those lines being applied to musicians but I totally see your point. I took the “glittering prizes” as the call-in contests on radio stations (I won my fair share back in the day) and “echo with the sound of salesmen” as a reference to radio ads but I think it can be taken both ways. Even the line “all this machinery making modern music” could refer to musicians’ instruments or the broadcast gear at a radio station, although the line “not so coldly charted” is a specific dig at radio’s top 40 charts. Same with “words of the profits were written on the studio walls” could be radio station studio or recording studio. Thanks for adding a second perspective to my take on the song. | |
| Rush – The Spirit Of Radio Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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Radio industry at the time was so stupid that it jumped on this song as an anthem, not realizing that it was in actuality a scathing review. They failed to look beyond the title. And to think, five years esrlier they banned The Doobie Brithers’ single “Another Park, Another Sunday” because it contained the line “My car is empty and the radio just seems to bring me down.” |
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| Rush – The Spirit Of Radio Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[NightMgr:45722] I remember that but he sang “One likes to believe in the freedom of baseball.” | |
| Blue Öyster Cult – Me262 Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[PaulZero:44440] Perhaps the lyrics were written with a comma, as “Blasts from clustered R4M, quartets in my snout.” i.e., the pilot might be listing his weaponry, with the comma separating the rocket clusters and the cannons quartets. | |
| Randy Newman – The Story of a Rock and Roll Band Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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Randy Newman: When it came to "The Story of a Rock and Roll Band," which tells a warped version of the Electric Light Orchestra origin story over a heavily ELO-inspired arrangement, he even found himself accused of insulting his peers. "What I like about it is that I got everything so wrong," he laughed. "Mispronounced the name of the town, made up their names. And they do have these idiosyncrasies about their music that are funny. It's maybe a kind of a joke, but I wouldn't have done it if I really hated them like I hate some people." |
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| Blue Öyster Cult – Golden Age Of Leather Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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Missing lines: I came here willingly And I will go down valiantly (We made a vow...) |
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| Genesis – Blood On The Rooftops Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| @[BillyBremnerLives:33272] That was my thought as well. A new version of Helen of Troy with a new actress playing the role. | |
| Blue Öyster Cult – Then Came The Last Days Of May Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| Disregard this post and read the next as the wrong lyrics were mysteriously inserted towards the end. It posted properly the second time. | |
| Blue Öyster Cult – Then Came The Last Days Of May Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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Wow, this site is really not working worth a damn on my iPhone. It added all of the wrong lyrics just before the last line in my post above so hopefully this time it will post correctly. Here are the correct lyrics. Parched land no desert sand Sun is just a dot And a little bit of water goes a long way 'cause it's hot (it's hot) Three good buddies were laughin' and smokin' In the back of a rented Ford They couldn't have known they weren't going far Each one with the money in his pocket To go out and buy himself a brand new car But they all held the money they had Money they hoped would take them very far Sky's bright with traffic light Now and then a truck And I haven't seen a cop around all day (what luck) They brought everything they needed Bags and scales to weigh the stuff The driver said "The border's just over the bluff" Wasn't until the car suddenly stopped In the middle of a cold and barren plain And the other guy turned and spilled Three boys' blood did they know a trap had been lain They're OK the last days of May I'll be breathing dry air I'm leaving soon The others are already there (all there) Wouldn't be interested in coming along Instead of staying here? It's said the West is nice this time of year That's what they say |
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| Blue Öyster Cult – Then Came The Last Days Of May Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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Whoever transcribed the lyrics above added and changed several things unnecessarily. Here are the correct lyrics for the studio version. Parched land no desert sand Sun is just a dot And a little bit of water goes a long way 'cause it's hot (it's hot) Three good buddies were laughin' and smokin' In the back of a rented Ford They couldn't have known they weren't going far Each one with the money in his pocket To go out and buy himself a brand new car But they all held the money they had Money they hoped would take them very far Sky's bright with traffic light Now and then a truck And I haven't seen a cop around all day (what luck) They brought everything they needed Bags and scales to weigh the stuff The driver said "The border's just over the bluff" Wasn't until the car suddenly stopped In the middle of a cold and barren plain And the other guy turned and spilled Three boys' blood did they know a trap had been lain They're OK the last days of May I'll be breathing dry air I'm leaving soon The others are already there (all there) Wouldn't be interested in coming along Instead of staying here? Parched land, no desert sand The sun is just a little dot And a little bit of water goes a long way 'cause it's hot (it's hot) Three good buddies of mine were laughin' and smokin' In the back of a rented Ford They couldn't know they weren't going too far Each one with the money in his pocket To go out and buy himself a brand new car But they all held the money they had Money they hoped would take them very far Sky's bright, the traffic light Now and then a truck And they hadn't seen a cop around all day (what luck) They brought everything they needed Bags and scales to weigh the stuff The driver said, "The border's just over the bluff" Wasn't until the car suddenly stopped In the middle of a cold and barren plain And the other guy turned and spilled Three boys blood did they know a trap had been laid? They're OK the last days of May But I'll be breathin' dry air I'm leaving soon The others are already there (all there) Wouldn't be interested in coming along Instead of staying here? It's said the West is nice this time of year That's what they say |
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