Sunday, September 3, 2023

Accept... Life's A Bitch... Song of the Moment









Song of the Moment



Wow... this song!

Life's A Bitch

I recently found this fuckin' gem
And it comes from the band
Accept

This was put out by the band as a single
back in 2019

BUT...
what makes this even more fucking amazing
for me is that...
The former singer for a band
that we used to go see all the time
in the local rock clubs back in the 80's
here in the Tri-State area...
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut...

is now fronting Accept
replacing the incredible
Udo Dirkschneider


was singing in a band called
TT Quick
TT Quick

Our fucking local rock 'n roll hero's!!!

And now...
he's fronting
ACCEPT!!

Unfuckingbelievable right!

@ L'amour's rock club in Brooklyn 1986
@ L'amour's rock club in Brooklyn 1987


So amazing being in those packed clubs
during that time!
Here's a blog post I put together
showing those local clubs in the area.
Just in case you need a trip down
memory-fucking-lane!!



Now...
lets get to this incredible song.
I can't stop listening to it.
It just moves along and sounds perfect!
And then Mark kicks in with that
gravely voice and just nails it to the wall!!

You don't want it to end LoL





Hey...

Working the streets 'til way after dark
Drives a beat up Chevy back to the trailer park
Runs the shower to wash off the men
Tomorrow night she'll do it again

But later on at the bar and grill
She's drinking with her friends 'til she gets her fill
'Cause nothing's gonna brake her will

Life's a bitch
I don't know why
There's no shelter
No alibi
Life's a bitch
No easy way
No lucky number
No holiday

Single dad
He works two jobs
He's cooking meals while he cleans the house
He's got no love life
The rent's overdue
The kids need braces
Glasses and shoes

And even though his life is hell
When he looks at the pictures up on the shelves
He just smiles to himself

Life's a bitch
I don't know why
There's no shelter
No alibi
Life's a bitch
No easy way
No lucky number
No holiday

Hell yeah

It's gonna be alright

Hell yeah

Just keep walking on through the night
Life's a bitch

Hell yeah

It's gonna be alright

Hell yeah

Keep on walking through the night

Life's a bitch
I don't know why
There's no shelter
No alibi
Life's a bitch
So they say
No champagne
And no crème brûlée

Life's a bitch

Life's a bitch
And then you die
When it's over
Just say goodbye



Wednesday, August 16, 2023

The White Stripes... Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground... A Perfect Lyric





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A Perfect Lyric


I love this entire album!

This one tune though
is by far THE coolest
"love letter"
to any girl... eva!!

It doesn't sound lovey dovey but yet...
it is!

It's really one of my favorite songs
and albums as well!

From start to finish...
brilliant!

And this one lyric... wow!
If you do not feel this way
about YOUR chick...
then she's NOT the right girl for you!!!




The White Stripes... White Blood Cells
White Blood Cells


Dead Leaves and the dirty ground
When I know you're not around
Shiny tops and soda pops
When I hear your lips make a sound
When I hear your lips make a sound

Thirty notes in the mailbox
Will tell you that I'm coming home
And I think I'm gonna stick around
For a while so you're not alone
For a while so you're not alone

If you can hear a piano fall
You can hear me coming down the hall
If I could just hear your pretty voice
I don't think I need to see at all
Don't think I need to see at all

Soft hair and a velvet tongue
I wanna give you what'cha give to me
And every breath that is in your lungs
Is a tiny little gift to me
Is a tiny little gift to me

I didn't feel so bad till the sun went down
Then I come home
No one to wrap my arms around
Wrap my arms around

Well any man with a microphone
Can tell you what he loves the most
And you know why you love at all
If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost
If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost



The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes







Tuesday, August 15, 2023

REO Speedwagon... Keep Pushin'... Song of the Moment




Song of the Moment





I've heard this song a thousand times...
but yesterday was the very first time...
I "heard"... this song! LoL

The song is about, how over time,
you learn who "you"... are.
Through thick 'n thin
through those learning experiences
about living alone, heartache and such.

They all make you stronger...
They make you...
PUSH ON!

But...
no matter what shitstorm
you are living through at the moment...
you can use THIS song...
and those fucking words...
KEEP PUSHIN' ON...
to move yourself forward in life.
To get you past the present bullshit
you're dealing with
and get your crazy train...
back...
on those fucking tracks!!!!!!

You don't have to be alone
or be going through some sort of heartache
to put this fucking song to work...
for you!

Just plug in YOUR...
situation!

This happened to me yesterday lol
And for the first time
I actually got caught up in the words
and plugged them into my slight horror show
and it actual pumped me up
until I finally punched myself out of
my little situation!
So fuckin' cool!

The lightbulb finally...
turned on above my head!!

Saw these guys last year at PNC in New Jersey
along with Loverboy and Styx.
ALL THREE bands were
fucking spectacular!!
I shit you not.
STILL!!

Of course many of the original
guys are no longer there but...
they were really STILL...
fuckin' awesome!



REO Speedwagon... REO... released in 1976... and was their sixth studio album

Go ahead...
listen to this song...
for the very first time...
all over... again!!




I used to be lonely
'til I learned about livin' alone
I found other things to keep my mind on
And I'm gettin' to know myself
a little bit'a better

Woah...
I keep pushin' on
I keep pushin' on... yeah

Goin' through all the changes
I made so many mistakes
Oh yes I did
Tryin' to leave behind the heartaches
And sometimes I think
I was a little bit crazy
Oh yeah

Woah... I keep pushin' on

Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'... on
Keep pushin' on

Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'
You know ya got to be strong
Keep pushin'... on

Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'
Well even if you think your strength is gone
Keep pushin'... on

Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'
Keep pushin' on... yeah

Well it's comin' together
I finally feel like a man
Oh yes I do
I never thought that I'd be where I am... oh
Every day I wake a little bit'a higher

Woah... I keep pushin' on... oh yeah

Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'... on
Keep pushin' on

Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'
Well you know you got to... got to
Be so strong
Keep pushin'... on


Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'
Well even if you think your strength is gone
Keep pushin'... on

Keep pushin'
Keep pushin'
Keep pushin' on
Oh woah yeah


REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon





Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Aerosmith... Nuthin' But The Lyrics... Joe Perry... Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII










Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII

Joe Perry... Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII
Joe Perry... Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII
Joe Perry... Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII
Joe Perry... Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII



(Perry / Robinson)

Lucky losers
With a flick of the wrist
One more hit
Until you feel the bliss
You never knew
It could feel like this
And seal the deal
With a wanton kiss

Come on baby
Don't be so mean
Just come on in
And set'chor scene

Let's make love
In the sun
Oh darling
I'm the fortunate one
Let's get our's
On the run
Oooh baby
I'm the fortunate one
Come on tell me
Who's the fortunate one
Are you
The fortunate one

Time is ticking
Lips need licking
Easy rolling
Steady strolling
Di... o...lated
Medicated
Penetrated
Emancipated

Climb on in
My ride is clean
And we don't need
No gasoline

Oooh
Let's make love
In the sun
Oh darling
I'm the fortunate one
Let's get our's
On the run
Oooh baby
I'm the fortunate one
Come on tell me
Who's the fortunate one
Are you
The fortunate one

Tell me tell me
Who's the fortunate one
I'm gonna get it
Gonna get it
Ooh ooh
I'm movin' on
Oh well
I'm movin' on
Who's the fortunate one
Baby
Move it
Moo... vin' on


(Perry / Perry / Cherone)

Shake it high
Shake it low
Shake it easy
C'mon
Shake it slow

Shake it on up
Shake it on down
You left me shaking
On shaky ground

Let me see you shake
Come on and shake
You know I like the way you make
Your body
Shake

Come on and quake
You know I love the way
I love the way
You make your body shake

Shake the foundation
Shake a leg
Shake it sweet darling
Ain't too proud to beg

Shake and shimmy
Shake your tailfeather
C'mon and
Let me see you shake
Your money maker

Let me see you shake
Come on and shake
You know I love
The way you make
Your body
Shake

Come on and quake
You know I love the way
I love the way
You make your body

Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah

Something about
The way you move
Something about
The way you move

Something about
The way you move
Something about
The way you move

Let me see you shake
Come on and shake
You know I love
The way you make
Your body
Shake

Come on and quake
You know I love the way
I love the way
You make your body

Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah

Let me see you shake
Come on and shake
You know I love
The way you make
Your body
Shake

Come on and quake
You know I love the way
I love the way
You make your body
Shake


(Perry / Reid / Douglas)

Arr... you sure can talk about love
In your own way
And I tell you your just
Chillin' my blood
And I just can't get away
With some time yeah

I'm thinkin' about the next thing
That you're gonna say... huu
And it's like the words
Slide down off me anyway

'Cause I'll do happiness
Each and every day
I'll do happiness
It helps me get away... oh yeah

Love... love... love... can be thrillin'
Love... love... love... can be killin'
When you wake up
In the morning
Will you be cryin'
Or will you be singing

But I'll do happiness
Everyday
I'll do happiness
With love each and every way

I tell you I'll do happiness
Each and every day
I'll do happiness
'Cause that's the only way
That I know how

Gotta try
'Cause you got-ta try... happiness

Well I'll do happiness
I'll do happiness
The kind'a guy
I'm a happy guy
Who only does happiness
Each and every day
I'll do happiness
Said I'll do happiness

Gimme some
Gimme... gimme
A gimme some happiness
Some kind of way
Some kind of way
Gimme some happiness
Any old kind'a way

Ha ha ha... shit... shiiit uh

(Perry / Zander)

She plays my song
All night long
Oh... gimme that thing so sweet
Have a listen baby
C'mon... c'mon... c'mon

Aye aye aye aye aye
Aye aye aye aye aye

Smilin face
With those Gibson thighs
I'm a beggin ya please
She's my love surprise
Ah... glistenin baby

Aye aye aye aye aye
She plays my song... oh
Aye aye aye aye aye
She turns it on oh baby
Aye aye aye aye aye
She plays my song... wow
Aye aye aye aye aye
All night long

Callin my baby
My savior my lady
You keep me from crazy
Baby oh baby oh long live my baby

All night long
She plays my song
Oh... gimme that thing so sweet
Don't string me along now
With a jaded smile
And a faded style
Slippin out at light
Keep the volume high ay ay ay... that's right c'mon

Aye aye aye aye aye
She plays my song... now
Aye aye aye aye aye
She turns it on... wow... baby
Aye aye aye aye aye
She plays my song... ooh
Aye aye aye aye aye
Yeah... all night long

Callin my baby
My savior my lady
You keep me from crazy
I pick you my baby my guitar my lady

Callin my baby
My savior my lady
You keep me from crazy
I pick you my heart my soul my lady

Aye aye aye aye aye
She plays my song... yeah oh
Aye aye aye aye aye
She turns it on... yeah
Aye aye aye aye aye
She plays my song... oh baby
Aye aye aye aye aye
It's all night long


(Instrumental)
(Perry / Bernstein)

(Perry)

You've got time
To make a phone call
But'cha don't
Land on your feet

You've got great
Imagination
But'cha cat
Ain't got enough to eat

Time will tell
If you're calm
Time will tell
If you're collected
Time will tell
If you're connected
Time will tell
If you're elected
Time will tell
If you're resurrected
Time will tell
If you've been injected
Time will tell
That it won't be you
If you're the one to beat

Alright...
I'm gonna come around again

You never got too far
With your suitcase in your hand
You always had to travel
With more than I could stand

The way that things are lately
It's rather hard to miss
The temptation of that baggage
Is too much to resist

Time will tell
If you're calm
Time will tell
If you're collected
Time will tell
If you're connected
Time will tell
If you're elected
Time will tell
If you're resurrected
Time will tell
If you've been injected
Time will tell
That it won't be you
If you're the one to beat

Time will tell
Time will tell
If you've come so far
Livin' in tomorrow
Time will tell if you're the one
Time will tell
If it's been fun
Or if it's sorrow

Time will tell
Time will tell
If you've come so far
Livin' in tomorrow
Time will tell if you're the one
Time will tell
If it's been fun
Or if it's sorrow

Time will tell
If you're calm
Time will tell
If you're collected
Time will tell
If you're connected
Time will tell
If you're elected
Time will tell
If you're resurrected
Time will tell
If you've been injected
Time will tell
That it won't be you
If you're the one to beat
Time will tell

Time will tell
Who's gonna get who
And who's gonna get
What

Time will tell


(Perry / Johansen)

Mmm... mmm... mmm

Believe me it's not easy
Being nowhere
Existence is my exile
Nothingness... my home

Yeah... I wanna roll
I wanna roll wit'cha
I wanna roll
Anyway you wanna go
I wanna roll
Dont'choo ever let me go
I wanna roll
To the depth's... of your soul

Other than fear that disguise itself
As moments
Baby there ain't
No such thing as time... time... time... time

Yeah... I wanna roll
I wanna roll it wit'cha
I wanna roll
Anyway you wanna go
I wanna roll
Dont'choo ever let me go
'Cause I wanna roll
Down to the depth's of your soul yeah

Only the eye's that are used for dreaming
Truly see
I keep dreaming baby
I'm dreaming 'bout you and me... yeah
Only the eye's that are used for dreaming
Truly see
Yeah baby... I keep on dreaming baby
Dreaming 'bout you and me
And yeah yeah yeah

I wanna see you walking
I wanna hear you talkin'
I wanna see you flyin'
I wanna hear you cry
I wanna roll it wit'cha

I wanna roll
Anyway you wanna go
I wanna roll
Dont'choo you ever let me go
'Cause I wanna roll
Down to the depth... of your soul yeah

I wanna roll
Instead of growing baby
I wanna roll
Instead of growing baby
I wanna roll
Wanna see you cryin'
I wanna see you lovin'
I wanna roll
Yeah baby... I wanna roll
Who'll come out
I wanna roll
Yeah... I wanna roll
Yeah... I wanna roll

I wanna see you cry
I wanna see you... when I die


(Perry / Zander)

My heart strings are bleeding
I'm dancing all alone
My eyes not believing
It cuts me to the bone

All that bloody swagger
Left on the midnight stage
Eye's just like daggers
I wanna get off again
I'm anticipating
Standing here waiting on
Countryside Blvd

I look to the left
Where is the right
Spinning around in the night
Just looking for something to grab on to

Lost in the bliss you can't even see
What did I miss well pardon me just
Look what this idol's done for you

Sit yourself down
And suck it up
Spin me around
You'll feel my love
Look but don't touch
No it's not enough
It's never enough
It's time to suck it up

The time is gonna come
To recon with your self centered soul
Don't let the sun set
On your ever loving... Rock & Roll

Aren't you tired of wrestling
With all these cowboy songs
Now if it's not going right
Well... it's gotta be wrong
But I'm still anticipating
I'm standing here waiting for that
Countryside Blvd

I look to the left
Where is the right
Just shadows in the night
Looking for someone to suck up to

Lost in the bliss you can't even see
What have you missed
Well pardon me but
Look what this machine has done for you

Sit yourself down
Suck it up
Spin me around
Can't you feel my love
Look but don't touch
No it's not enough
Haven't you had enough
Come on now and suck it up

My heart strings are bleeding
From dancing all alone
My ears aren't believing
Believing in the songs

All that bloody swagger
Up on the bright lit stage
Sounds pierce like daggers
I wanna get off again
I'm anticipating
Can't stand here waiting on
Countryside Blvd

Now I'm starting to feel ILL
I need those little blue pills
I've gotta have something to hold on to

Sit yourself down
You've gotta suck it up
Spin me around
I wanna feel your love
Look but don't touch
Haven't you had enough
Come on... come on...
Come on now... suck it up

(Perry / Reid / Douglas)

Here I am in a blue room
Wrapped in thoughts of my own
Though it's late
It ain't too soon
To go it alone
I can talk but don't say much
As old friends come and go
I recall all the good times but
We didn't know

There's no right or wrong way
When you're coming apart
'Cause a man knows his own way
When he follows his heart

Take account of your own life
And go right back to the start
Find what you love you're still doing
Do you remember the sport

There's no right or wrong way
When you're coming apart... didn't you
'Cause a man knows his own way
When he follows his heart

In a world that is spinning out of balance
And making sense
Out of every day you see
Seems much harder
To meet this small this challenge
Well you can stand up and count on me

Count on me

Honey are you going
Just to count on me... now
There's no right or wrong way
When you're coming apart
'Cause a man goes his own way
When he follows his heart... ya know

There ain't no right
There ain't no wrong way
When you're coming apart
'Cause a man goes his own way
When he follows his heart

(Perry / Reid / Douglas)

Beautiful shadows
Move through the darknesses light
Breaks the day
I'm only feeling
What I'm not seeing too clear
In the night

I hear something
Whisper my name
The footsteps
That follow
Like a moth to a flame

And it won't let me go
Yeah
It... won't let me go... now
Ask yourself do ya wanna go... now
Oh yeah... let's go... yeah
Give it up and go

No I can't hear you
I can't believe I don't know... the game

I hear something
Whisper my name
The footsteps
That follow
Like a moth to a flame

And it won't let me go
Yeah
It won't let me go... now
What do I know... now
I can walk... let me go... now

Yeah... and if you wanna go
If only life were just a...
Walk in the garden
Though the rose I've worn
Through the kaos of my life
Seem to leave me in a darker place of wonder
Could you be that wonder...
Sometime

It ain't letting me go
Yeah I wanted to go... now
Where do I know... now
Why so physical you go... now
Knock you down
It's a war that begun... now
Well it will end so hard
How do ya do it
Is it tough
Rip it all down