>("Touch yourself but stay the hell away from me . . . " Mme. H-D
>Parlezvous)
i need a new sig quote. i should compile all the variations it has rec'd too. this one though, another stumper.
MAX! dave edumunds & rockpile! i thought you'd like the following and maybe make your saturday happier. and pretty please, please if any LBOers can help me with the lyrics i'd sure appreciate it. i CANNOT find the lyrics for From Small Things anywhere.
at sixteen she quit high school to make a fortune in the promised land she got a job behind the counter in an all night hamburger stand. she wrote faithfully home to mamma now mama don't you worry none from small things mama big things one day come
it was late one friday she pulled him out of the dark he was tall and handsome first she took his arm and then she took his heart they bought a house up on the hillside where lil feet would soon run from small things mama big things one day come
good love is fleetin it's sad but it's true when your heart is bleedin' you don't want to hear the news
she packed her bags she left wyoming (??) she drove town to tampa in an el dorado grande she wrote back dear mama life is just heaven in the sun from small things mamma big things one day come well she shot him dead on a sunny florida road when they caught her all she said was she couldn't stand the way he drove well poor ol' lonesome johnny (?) he waits high on the hillside where the wyoming rivers flow and his feet are almost grown now blue-eyed daughter and handsome son from small things mama big things one day come
Well, the bride looks a picture in the gown that her mama wore, When she was married herself, nearly twenty-seven years before. They had to change the style a little but it looked just fine, Stayed up all night but they got it finished just in time. Now on the arm of her daddy she's walkin' down the aisle. I see her catch my eye and give me a secret smile. Maybe it's too old fashioned but we once were close friends. Oh, but the way that she looks today, she never could have then!
Well, I can see her now, in her tight blue jeans, Pumping all her money in the record machine. Spinnin' like a top, you should have seen her go! I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll! I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll!
Well, her proud daddy only wants to give his little girl the best, So he put down a grand on a cozy little lover's nest. You could have called the reception an unqualified success, At a flash hotel with a hundred and fifty guests. Well take a look at the bridegroom, smilin' pleased as pie, Shakin' hands all around with a glassy look in his eye. He's got a real good job and his shirt and tie is nice, But I remember a time when she never would have looked at him twice!
Well, I can see her now, drinkin' with the boys, Breakin' their hearts like she was playin' with toys. She used to do the pony, used to do the stroll, I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll! I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll!
Well, I can see her now with her walkman on, Jumpin' up and down to her favorite song. I still remember when she used to want to make a lot of noise, Hoppin' and a-boppin' with the street corner boys. She used to wanna party, she used to wanna go! I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll! I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll!
I knew the bride when she used to do the pony, I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll! I knew the bride when she used to wanna party! I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll!
>I was listening to Dave Edmunds/Nick Lowe/Rockpile last night & I really
>think I Knew the Bride is as much about Kelley as From Small Things, etc.
>I started making a tape for you Kelley, so you can decide when I eventually
>get it to you, but in the meantime here are some lyrics that make me think
so:
>
> Well, the bride looks a picture in the gown that her mama wore,
> When she was married herself, nearly twenty-seven years before.
> They had to change the style a little but it looked just fine,
> Stayed up all night but they got it finished just in time.
>
>[snip other lyrics. I dunno I just see Kelley doing this for some reason]
>
> I can see her now, in her tight blue jeans,
> Pumping all her money in the record machine.
> Spinning like a top, you should have seen her go,
> I knew the bride when she used to rock & roll.
>
>[snip. I bet Kelley's a white girl who can dance]
>
> Take a look at the bridegroom, smiling pleased as pie,
> Shaking hands all around with a glassy look in his eye.
> He's got a real good job and his shirt and tie is nice,
> But I remember a time when she never would have looked at him twice.
>
>[snip. This of course refers to her stock broker bouy]
>
> I can see her now, drinking with the boys,
> Breaking their hearts like she was playing with toys.
>
>[snip. Do I need to explain this?]
>
> I still remember when she used to want to make a lot of noise,
> Hoppin' n boppin' with the street corner boys.
>
>[snip. Ditto]
>
“touch yourself and you will know that i exist.” ~luce irigaray