Name that tune!

[Jarlaxle]

Geez, too easy...This is My Song, Frank Sinatra.

I got into town a little early
Had eight hours to kill before the show
I thought about headin' up north to the bay
But then I knew where i had to go
I thought about taking a limousine
Or at least a fancy car
But I ended up taking a taxi
because that's how I got this far

[loCAtek]

Not exactly, he sang it but who wrote it?

[Jarlaxle]

I have no idea...the thread is title & artist, not "title, artist, & writer".

I got into town a little early
Had eight hours to kill before the show
I thought about headin' up north to the bay
But then I knew where i had to go
I thought about taking a limousine
Or at least a fancy car
But I ended up taking a taxi
Because that's how I got this far

[Jarlaxle]

*bump*

[BoSoxGal]

Sequel, Harry Chapin (sequel to Taxi)

I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
Creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
Beams of blue come flickering through my window pane
Like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame

[Guinevere]

I got the artist but not the name of the song -- so I'll leave it to someone who didn't have to use the google....

[Jarlaxle]

Empty Chairs, Don McLean

All the long, lazy mornings
In pastures of green
The sun on your withers
The wind in your mane
Could never prepare you
For what lies ahead

[BoSoxGal]

Easy peasy! (for me, because I know most of his stuff by heart)

Run for the Roses, Dan Fogelberg

Now the thing about time is that time
Isn't really real
It's just your point of view
How does it feel for you
Einstein said he could never understand it all
Planets spinning through space
The smile upon your face
Welcome to the human race

[Jarlaxle]

Secret Of Life by James Taylor

Son, I'm Mr. P.C..
Believe you me.
I'm the ultimate king of correct.
And if you wanna make it.
You gotta make her take it.
As a sign a' your big respect.
If you're gonna do it.
You gotta see through it.
To the heavenly trust that it is...
Then you can call her a slut.
And you can call her a slave.
If you remember to call her Ms...

[Jarlaxle]

Did I break the thread?

[BoSoxGal]

I can't solve it without Google, and that's cheating.

[dales]

O Fortuna

O Fortune,



velut luna

like the moon



statu variabilis,

you are changeable,



semper crescis

ever waxing



aut decrescis;

and waning;



vita detestabilis

hateful life



nunc obdurat

first oppresses



et tunc curat

and then soothes



ludo mentis aciem,

as fancy takes it;



egestatem,

poverty



potestatem

and power



dissolvit ut glaciem.

it melts them like ice.



Sors immanis

Fate - monstrous



et inanis,

and empty,



rota tu volubilis,

you whirling wheel,



status malus,

you are malevolent,



vana salus

well-being is vain



semper dissolubilis,

and always fades to nothing,



obumbrata

shadowed



et velata

and veiled



michi quoque niteris;

you plague me too;



nunc per ludum

now through the game



dorsum nudum

I bring my bare back



fero tui sceleris.

to your villainy.



Sors salutis

Fate is against me



et virtutis

in health



michi nunc contraria,

and virtue,



est affectus

driven on



et defectus

and weighted down,



semper in angaria.

always enslaved.



Hac in hora

So at this hour



sine mora

without delay



corde pulsum tangite;

pluck the vibrating strings;



quod per sortem

since Fate



sternit fortem,

strikes down the strong man,



mecum omnes plangite!

everyone weep with me!

[Jarlaxle]

Have you gotten into the holiday cheer?

[dales]

By your response, I see you don't listen to Classical Music.

[loCAtek]

...now, that broke the thread.

[dales]

Not really, those are lyrics from a rather well-known selection of Classical Music (Opera).

[Sue U]

Finally, one that I recognize: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff (the version of the song that is probably the best known).

Standing on the corner
Suitcase in my hand
Jack is in his corset, and Jane is her vest
And me, I'm in a rock'n'roll band
Riding in a Stutz Bear Cat, Jim
Those were different times
The poets they studied rules of verse
And those ladies, they rolled their eyes

[dales]

YES!

eta:

Oh yeah, "Sweet Jane" by Lou Reed.

[Jarlaxle]

Someone post a lyric!

[BoSoxGal]

Lost touch with my soul
I had no where to turn
I had no where to go
Lost sight of my dream,
Thought it would be the end of me
I thought I’d never make it through
I had no hope to hold on to,
I thought I would break