THE WHO... Is It In My Head... A Perfect Lyric

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Once again...

we find ourselves completely immersed

within the greatness of THE WHO's

Quadrophenia!

This creative masterpiece is STILL...

my "go to" album...

for SO MANY emotional moments!

From the positively over-the-top highs...

to the down right disgusted lows...

the music AND words

within this double album

from WAY back in 1973

continue to kick my

muthafucking ass!!

And even though the album tells a story

in it's entirety... you can still remove any song

out of context and still...

every single fucking note AND word...

are perfect!

But there are certain lines

that for one reason or another

just stand out for me!

And even though "Cut My Hair"

is my favorite song...

this was the verse that caught me on this day

thus making it one of those stands outs.

Sometimes...

the confusion of life gets to us all

at some point... and this lyric just makes me

laugh and smile with glee whenever I hear it...

because I remember times when I was

in that very grip of confusion LoL

When the simple things in life

just turn you fucking inside out!!

And then pulling out this verbal elixir in some form

be it vinyl album... cassette tape or cd...

and feel ALL of the negative emotion

begin to run the fuck away because it knew that...

Pete... Roger... John... Keith

were coming to kick it's muthafucking ass!!! LoL

So Awesome.

Can't you just feel the distress

within these words......

"I feel I'm being followed

My head is empty

Yet every word I say turns out a sentence

Statements to a stranger

Just asking for directions

Turn from being help to being questions"

I was 12 years old and in the sixth grade

when this was released in 1973 and

Joey Marsh played "Bell Boy" for me

on his cassette player that he borrowed

from his big brother Jimmy

while we were in the lunch room

of I.S.51 on Staten Island.

He said "Tom, ya gotta listen to this!"

Think about that...

as of right now... on this very day...

April 26, 2026...

I've been listening to...

and being protected by...

this monster of energy

for 53 muthafucking years!!!

And counting......

So so cool!!

Is It In My Head

(Pete Townshend)

Lyrics

I see a man without a problem

I see a country always starved

I hear the music of a heartbeat

I walk and the people turn and laugh

Is it in my head

Is it in my head

Is it in my head here at the start

Is it in my head

Is it in my head

Is it in my head or in my heart

I pick up phones and hear my history

I dream of all the calls I miss

I try to number those who love me

And find exactly what the trouble is

Is it in my head

Is it in my head

Is it in my head here at the start

Is it in my head

Is it in my head

Is it in my head or in my heart

I feel I'm being followed

My head is empty

Yet every word I say turns out a sentence

Statements to a stranger

Just asking for directions

Turn from being help to being questions

I see a man without a problem

Al Stewart... Year Of The Cat... A Perfect Lyric

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A Perfect Lyric

I heard this song just the other day

and for some reason followed along

with the lyrics and was absolutely

blown away when I got to this one

incredible line!

It creates such a beautiful vision

right there before your eyes!!

You wanna reach out and hug

this chick for eternity LoLoL

Wow!!

I've listened to this song a thousand times

over the years but never really sang along

or paid any attention to the lyrics.

I was just happy when it came on

because it has such a soothing,

and calming affect LoL

But this time I read the lyrics

as the song progressed!

So just read this and try...

not to fall in love with this chick!!

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running

Like a watercolour in the rain

Holy mutha of all colorful creative lyrics...

I love it!

Also love the entire song by the way!!

Year Of The Cat

(Al Stewart, Peter Wood)

Lyrics

 

On a morning from a Bogart movie

In a country where they turn back time

You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre

Contemplating a crime

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running

Like a watercolour in the rain

Don't bother asking for explanations

She'll just tell you that she came

In the year of the cat

She doesn't give you time for questions

As she locks up your arm in hers

And you follow 'til your sense of which direction

Completely disappears

By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls

There's a hidden door she leads you to

"These days, " she says, "I feel my life

Just like a river running through

The year of the cat"

While she looks at you so coolly

And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea

She comes in incense and patchouli

So you take her to find what's waiting inside

The year of the cat

Well morning comes and you're still with her

And the bus and the tourists are gone

And you've thrown away your choice and lost your ticket

So you have to stay on

But the drumbeat strains of the night remain

In the rhythm of the newborn day

You know sometime you're bound to leave her

But for now, you're gonna stay

In the year of the cat

Mm, year of the cat

Year Of The Cat

(Introduction)

Year Of The Cat

(Live)

Read the story about the song

Spotify... Did You Know???

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Did you know that...

... it takes at least... 30 seconds...

for a song to stream, uninterrupted...

for it to count towards your personal count list,

but even more importantly...

for it to count towards the royalty

for the artist!

And even thought the royalty for each

streamed song is very very tiny,

it really does make a difference for

the more popular bands and artists!

Just look at how fast a popular song

or album can generate income for the artist!

Fuck... I gotta learn how to write a damn song!!

LoLoL

Money talks...

BULLSHIT walks!!!

Cash... is STILL... king!

The Jim Carroll Band... People Who Died... Song of the Moment

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Song of the Moment

Another album that I played the crap

out of when it was released while I was

at my first apartment back in 1980...

on Staten Island... so fuckin' good!

And of course this song...

People Who Died

I listened to it probably ten times a day

I shit you not. LoL

It's that good.

Depressing... yes!

But fucking amazing!!

And just scroll down on the YouTube page

for the incredible lyrics!

Enjoy... muthafucka's!!!

People Who Died

(Jim Carroll)

Joe Walsh... A Life Of Illusion... Song of the moment

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Song of the Moment

Wow...

I played this album to death!

But this song was the real stand out for me!

I was 19, living in my first apartment,

and I really had a solid handful of albums

that I completely leaned on...

and this was one of them!!

So awesome!

I hear this song and it brings me right

back to 1981, and that apartment

on Staten Island LoL

A Life Of Illusion

(Kenny Passarelli, Joe Walsh)

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band... Feel Like A Number... Song of the Moment

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Song of the Moment

Absolutely love this song!

But I never ever hear it anymore.

Until today...

when it came up on my Spotify earlier in the day,

and ya know what??

It still, kicks my fucking ass!

And I hate that I no longer use my cd's

anymore... such a bummer for an old-school

muthafucka like myself LoLoL

I both hate... and... love... technology!

That's my cd below.

It actually had dust on it : (

So... let's get to it!

Here it is... Feel Like A Number... enjoy!!

Feel Like A Number

(Bob Seger)

Words From The Attic... Dreams

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What???

Seems I was a complicated pacifist

nutjob for a quick moment back then LoL

A Woodstock hippie for sure!

My fuckin' head was spinning

after reading that first verse.

Well, with the second one as well!

Have no idea if this was pre-navy,

during or after??

But I promise you...

I had way better "dreams"... than this!!

Dreams

Wheels that sometimes turn against us

Are often thought as unreasonable punishment

For which we will realize the truth hidden

Deep inside each movement,

Was voluntarily performed

The profound language of life

Is simply thrown at us by these brilliant

Pigheaded sorcerer's and then we're expected

To obey each and every commandment

As to purify the reason for living

I sit here and I wonder how it is so peaceful

Listening to the soft perpetual

Movement of the water

While just minutes away you fall into

Mass confusion and disorder

Let us unite as one and share the fun

You would be foolish to resist

Now join together and witness the miracle

Consolidate your minds and compare your thoughts

For on the horizon there are safer forts

Where once inside you are off the slide

No need to fight nor carry a gun

No need to cry at foolish pun

Where the mighty conquer no more

As it did in every war

There will never be bad weather

Not as long as we stick together

Not for a while but forever

Words From The Attic... Stud For A Day

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LoLoLoL

Oh the horror!

Very funny!

I must have witnessed an asshole

while on vacation down in Florida

when I was at a club or something.

Stud For A Day

Welcome back my friends

To the show that will never end

As he stands tall and ready to defend

Defend the insecure mass of muscle

Surrounding his shallow means of talk & hustle

He approaches his prey with an unscrupulous array

Of heartless remarks in every way

His couth is as smooth as a sharks tooth

And his wit won't fool you a bit

Here there's only one set of rules

That is my dear, to please the family jewels

If you's are both willing

It could be most fulfilling

You will find he will be extremely kind

Until the doc says you're in a bind

He stalks the beach with the cunning of a snake

Looking for someone on the make

It's been a losing day for the champ

So he picks up and moves camp

The days' over and the wars were tough

Not a one fell for his bluff

So now he heads for home all alone

Me, myself and a big huge bone

"I wanted all of you, as you can see,

But you sent me home blue as could be"

He wants to die as he starts to fly

This must be the worst of times

All alone with no dates

His friends are out and his parents are gone

As he warms the bowl and masturbates

He thinks to himself, tomorrow will be better

The girls will be wetter and ready to go

As he pumps his iron and smokes his blow

"I'll keep tryin' and I will succeed

I'll get my baby yes indeed"

"The real world is wrong

I knew it all along"

"They should all come forth and let it be

So I'll keep pumping 'til they come to me"

"They don't know what their missin'

It's me they should be kissin'"

"I don't understand their way

I work on my body everyday"