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Post by killer wolf » Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:32 pm

just been scanning a few of the lyrics pages, there's a couple i'm not sure are correct
Crazy Little Child
"He was a crazy little child
New Orleans Alley playground " = "He ruled inside the playground"

My Stars
"my stars
I stare at the score line = "I stare at the squall line"
I stare at the fault line "
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Re: Lyrics

Post by ThePainAddict » Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:26 am

I believe CLC is correct, the whole song is done in a New Orleans style.
I always thought MS was "squall line" as well.

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Re: Lyrics

Post by Mr.Bluelegs » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:10 am

Some Japanese discs I bought in the '80's had lyrics transcribed (and butchered) by some Linda Somebody (can't remember last name) She'd just use ellipsis dots half the time when she didn't know the line.

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Re: Lyrics

Post by killer wolf » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:45 am

that's odd, i played CLC again and now i can hear that clear as day! Funny how you hear what you've read, even though it might not be correct :-D
i thought the "rules inside the playground" bit did fit in w/ him being a bully to the other kids and making them cry in fights etc, though.
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Re: Lyrics

Post by Si » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:53 am

killer wolf wrote:just been scanning a few of the lyrics pages, there's a couple i'm not sure are correct

My Stars
"my stars
I stare at the score line = "I stare at the squall line"
I stare at the fault line "
In my defense I have never heard of a "Squall line" so wouldn`t have guessed that in a million years haha

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Re: Lyrics

Post by Devon » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:59 am

I actually just obtained the original vocal track for "I'm Eighteen." The line that commonly sounds like "I go runnin' in outer space, oh yeah" actually seems to be "I go runnin' in outer space, again."

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Post by cherrypie » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:55 am

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killer wolf wrote:just been scanning a few of the lyrics pages, there's a couple i'm not sure are correct

My Stars
"my stars
I stare at the score line = "I stare at the squall line"
I stare at the fault line "
In my defense I have never heard of a "Squall line" so wouldn`t have guessed that in a million years haha
'A squall line is a line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front'. Apparently.

No I've never heard of it either...It was amazing to be able to look up the words to this eventually btw. I spent hours in the 70's with my ancient record player, playing bits over and over and over and still couldn't make much sense of it.
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Re: Lyrics

Post by DaveJay » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:24 am

...I always thought it was a Red Indian Reference, and Alice was singing about a "Squaw Line"...maybe a load of Sioux women dancing Irish-Riverdance-style??!!
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Re: Lyrics

Post by Nick » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:55 am

Mr.Bluelegs wrote:Some Japanese discs I bought in the '80's had lyrics transcribed (and butchered) by some Linda Somebody (can't remember last name) She'd just use ellipsis dots half the time when she didn't know the line.
I believe it was Linda Hendricks or something along those lines.
Wow, did she butcher the lyrics.

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Re: Lyrics

Post by killer wolf » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:51 pm

squall line made sense to me due to the reference of "i see a funnel black there", obviously a tornado.
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Re: Lyrics

Post by Si » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:00 am

Nick wrote: I believe it was Linda Hendricks or something along those lines.
Wow, did she butcher the lyrics.
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Re: Lyrics

Post by killer wolf » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:46 pm

""I'm a ship heading toward the Pentecost I have my Bible and I've also laid my electrical wires" "
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somehow "oh dear" just doesn't cover it.
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