Lyrics for Heart Songs as interpreted by jhexxagon

Heart Songs Lyrics
Gordon Lightfoot sang a song about a boat that sank in the lake at the break of the morning
A Cat named Stevens found a faith he could believe in
And Joan Baez, I never listened to too much jazz
But hippie songs could be heard in our pad
Eddie Rabbitt sang about how much he loved a rainy night
Abba, Devo, Benatar were there day John Lennon died
Mr. Springsteen said he had a hungry heart
Grover Washington was happy on the day he topped the charts, these are the songs

These are my heart songs
They never feel wrong
And when I wake for goodness sake
These are the songs I keep singin'

Quiet Riot got me started with the bangin' on my head
Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Slayer taught me how to shred
I gotta admit though, sometimes I would listen to the radio
Debbie Gibson, tell me that you think we're all alone
Michael Jackson's in the mirror, I've gotta have faith if I wanna see clear
Never gonna give you up, wish me love or wishing well
It takes two to make a thing go right, If the Fresh Prince starts a fight
Don't you worry for too long 'cause you know these are the songs

These are my heart songs
They never feel wrong
And I wake for goodness sake
These are the songs I keep singing

Back in 1991, I wasn't havin' any fun
'Till my roommate said "come on and put a brand new record on"
Had a baby on it, he was naked on it
Then I heard the chords that broke the chains I had upon me
Got together with my bros, in some rehearsal studios
Then we played our first rock show and watched the fan base start to grow.
We signed with David, gave us dough to make a record all our own
The song come on the radio, now people go: this is the song

These are my heart songs
They never feel wrong
And when I wake for goodness sake
These are the songs I keep singing

These are the songs I keep singing
These are the songs I keep singing
These are the songs I keep singing
These are the songs I keep singing

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dorigen
12-19-2008

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I have a hard time believing the baby reference was the pixies just because of the year, and the fact that when he sings this part, he starts singing like Kurt Cobain too.

Anyone figure this one out for sure yet?

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new moon123
12-22-2008

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Dorgon: Actually, Tiffany wasn't even the first to do the song. The song was written in the sixties. I know because I heard it done on K-EARTH 101 out here in the Orange County, California when I was a kid. (I'm only 21 now) The original recording was done by Tommy James and the Shondells. (the same group who did 'Crimson and Clover'). It was written by Ritchie Cordell.

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pfaf
02-22-2009

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Danthemanjoy788,I think you are wrong about the last verse...
Weezer may have been very influenced by the Pixies,but they are also highly influenced by Nirvana.I've read a lot of interviews with Rivers and he often mentions Cobain and how much his music meant to him.
Plus,the song speaks of a BRAND NEW RECORD("come on and put a brand new record on").Surfer Rosa was already a three year old album by 1991...

I'm fairly certain the reference is for 'Nevermind'.

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MattEUtah
03-19-2009

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"My Name is Jonas" and "Across the Sea" are definitely two of my heart songs. I first heard them when I was a teenager and will love them until I'm an old man.

I dig the subtle reverb effect they put on the word "radio".

Great song!

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oofus
07-27-2009

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This is one of my fav. songs on the red album. I have a different take on it....i just see it as him singing about the music that he knows he can put on and enjoy every day and although he's heard those songs a million times, they still inspire him. they're like timeless classics. towards the end of the song it's like he feels a sense of accomplishment knowing that he has now made songs that have become other people's "heart songs".



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