Let's Play: WHO WROTE THIS LYRIC!

[ernstinen]

Good morning ern
For an extended stay in the Bahamas,
I'll go with 'Cortez The Killer'
Neil Young...1975
Billy

Woah! You ARE good, Billy! That's a pretty obscure one ---

And now, the prize --- Don Pardo?

"Billy, you win a trip to --- BERMUDA! You and a friend will take a trip from Nassau to Bermuda on a 16-foot Boston Whaler with a 50 h.p. Honda FOUR-STROKE ENGINE!

Once you get there, which depends on how fast you can go in 10-foot swells, you'll have a 4-night stay at the Best Western Crab Beach Hotel!

Extra gasoline for your trip there and back will be dropped by helicopter, as well as water, sunscreen, and a supply of Slim Jims! --- Bon Voyage!"

(Applause)

Ern

[byllsong]

I ain't goin' into the Bermuda Triangle in 'any' boat.
You may give my prize to anyone who wants it.
Billy

[ernstinen]

"WOW! Billy won't go to Bermuda! Who would've thunk it HeHeHeh!

Well, we have a new lyric for Billy:

'Not one of my seeds shall sit on the sidewalk and beg your bread.'

Woohoo! Audience, if ANYONE will get this little chestnut, it's Billy!"

Ern Eubanks

[byllsong]

"So Jah Seh"
(Rita Marley/Willy Francisco)
From the 1974 album
'Natty dread'
Apparently Bob Marley used the name Willy Francisco
as a pseudonym for legal reasons.
Billy

[byllsong]

WHO WROTE THIS LYRIC!

'The gardener plants an evergreen
Whilst trampling on a flower.'

Billy

I have no idea! It definitely sounds British because of the "Whilst," and is somewhat cynical and/or poetic.

My two guesses: Either Peter Gabriel or Ian Anderson.

Ern Eubanks

From the song 'The Court of the Crimson King'
From the album 'In the Court of the Crimson King'
By King Crimson
Lyrics by Peter Sinfield...Music by Ian Mcdonald

(Third Verse)
The gardener plants an evergreen
Whilst trampling on a flower.
I chase the wind of a prism ship
To taste the sweet and sour.
The pattern juggler lifts his hand;
The orchestra begin.
As slowly turns the grinding wheel
In the court of the Crimson King. (King Crimson)

These guys were waaay ahead of their time...I'm still trying to catch up.

Billy

P.S. He also co-wrote 'Think Twice' by Celine Dion

[davekershaw]

It's now 11.10 pm, and I'm Sooooo Tired

Hey Ern; I know you'll get this one, but let's see if Billy does:

"Well I know my banana is older than the rest,
And my hair is a tangled beretta"

[ernstinen]

It's now 11.10 pm, and I'm Sooooo Tired

"Woah! The Brit has hit the jackpot! What does Dave win?"

"Dave, you'd better sit down! You win an all-paid vacation to the beautiful vacation spot of ---- ICELAND!"

(Applause!)

Hey Ern; I know you'll get this one, but let's see if Billy does:

"Well I know my banana is older than the rest,
And my hair is a tangled beretta"

Well, it seems that Billy is out fishing for barracuda, so I'll give it a shot:

"Monkberry Moon Delight" by Sir Paul off of "Ram." --- One of the most poetic and provocative lyrics ever written!

Ern

[Casey H]

OK, who wrote:

Don't put your heart out on your sleeve
When your remarks are off the cuff

Casey

[byllsong]

OK, who wrote:

Don't put your heart out on your sleeve
When your remarks are off the cuff

Casey

This is the one that got away

Riot Act...Elvis Costello

Billy

[Casey H]

Good job Byllsong! I thought that one was a bit obscure. I'm a huge fan of Elvis Costello, especially from the early 80's.

OK, this one might be a little easier:

I heard Allah and Buddha were singing at the Savior's feast
When up the sky an Arabian rabbi
Fed Quaker Oats to a priest.

Casey