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SpinTunes #2: Round 3

by Various Artists

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I've gone over this A thousand times in my head Was it my fault Did I forget???? When I wake up in the morning And I look out to the western sky I wanna see you fly, see you flying home Was it the radio I should have checked it again Tested the frequencies Receiving transmissions fail Did you ever hear them? I've got this sinking feeling That I did you wrong Now all the days are too long She should have held up If the winds were too strong You could have made it If you brought me along Now your legend still lives on Tachometer, oil flow, fuel pressure CHECK Instrument panel, circuit breakers CHECK Stabilizers, landing gear, propellers CHECK Airspeed calibration, antenna ANTENNA! I've got this sinking feeling That I did you wrong Now the days are too long She should have held up If the winds were too strong You could have made it If you brought me along When I lay down and try to sleep I could almost hear the sound of your engines In my dreams I see the Electra Flying home
2.
Eric was once a small boy I could wrap into my arms He loved building lands of lego With dragons, knights and guards I picture him with arms up Always reaching out to me I don’t picture him the way he turned out to be He stopped playing guns and robbers And he stayed up in his room I chose to turn a blind eye Never asked what he was up to Monsters in the closet I didn’t see I wish I could chase them all away, to give him peace I carry more than all the pain he caused you The day you lost your baby I lost a baby too At 16 I gave him ammunition for his life I told him always stand up If in your heart it’s right But now a heavy heart wonders If I said too much With ammunition by his side His baby heart is cold and tough Monsters in the closet I didn’t see I wish I chased them all away, to give him peace I carry more than just the pain he caused you The day you lost your baby I lost a baby Oh no no no no no no... No no no no no no... In a trench coat, the death angel Painted red on high school walls He laughed a devil laugh At the girls hiding in the bathroom stalls Monster in the closet I didn’t see I wish I could take it all away, and bring some peace I carry more than just the pain he caused you The day you lost your baby I lost a baby too I lost a baby I lost
3.
John, what can I do? I think I Love this girl Leaving the band To take her hand And run away together Hope you understand, it's Fate You're gonna be a big star, you wait We've come so far You'll be better off That's the truth I'm no use Keep me in your heart Don't cry Sing a tune I'll be waiting for you, John I'll see you soon Love is all you need Someday you'll figure out I Love you, John You're my best friend And though my time is over This is not the end, you'll see I've painted pictures of you and me Pictures of Love I'll be lingering On your mind In your song Man, it won't be long Don't cry Sing a tune I'll be waiting for you, John I'll see you soon All the fame will mask the pain The shame and confusion Astrid knows We come and go Best regards to you old friend WAIT! You'll see I've painted pictures of you and me Pictures of Love And I'll be lingering on your mind In your song Don't you cry Oh, John
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A southern boy by unhappy chance I was too young to understand I wanted to make my papa proud Didn’t much care what the war was about When the states began dividing I took my place as a fighter Became right hand of a great man Number one soldier under Jackson’s command And I was brave on the front lines Tried to save face as I let men die Time went on And it got bloody And I stayed strong I did my duty Black and white, I watched them fall Tried to tell myself it was all their fault And we were righteous In our fury And stand beside us Or be buried I heard their cries And in my mind I couldn’t escape those eyes Those eyes just like mine In a war full of lies Who can choose the right side? Oh mercy, please remember me I’ve felt a love for the enemy Gods and heathens Are we men or demons? Oh mercy, cleanse these hands of mine Wash away the blood from this land, ‘Cause I don’t think this is what we meant by freedom And so I marched onto that field A heavy heart, a gun to weild But something inside me had changed I couldn’t bring myself to keep killing this way So I layed my arms down in that valley And Gettysburgh could do without me I headed for the hills Before I got far, I heard a thunderous sound I fell to straight to the ground Oh papa are you proud, are you proud now? Oh mercy, please remember me I’ve felt a love for the enemy Gods and heathens Are we men or demons? Oh mercy, cleanse these hands of mine Wash away the blood from this land, ‘Cause I don’t think this is what we meant by freedom Oh mercy, please remember me I’ve felt a love for the enemy Gods and heathens Are we men or demons? Oh mercy, cleanse these hands of mine Wash away the blood from this land, ‘Cause I don’t think this is what we meant by freedom Oh mercy, please remember me I’ve felt a love for the enemy Gods and heathens Are we men or demons? Oh mercy, cleanse these hands of mine Wash away the blood from this land, ‘Cause I don’t think this is what we meant by freedom
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Miguel had a barbershop in old Havana Back in 1962 One day Castro came in for a shave and a haircut And said he wanted something new What he told Miguel was quite a big surprise Please shave off my beard so I won't be recognized And all at once the shop was still with shock But after a moment Fidel began to talk I must confess that I am sore afraid I think that the Americans are going to invade And they've placed atomic missiles in Italy afar Threatening our comrads in the great USSR So now I'm at a loss I don't know what to do I'm worried that our people's revolution may be through I have always thought that the pesants can be wise So won't you please tell me just what would you advise Miguel paused and considered his reply Until he finally decided to comply Fidel, my friend, the answer's very clear Tell Nikita Kruschev he can put his missiles here And then We'll do the Cuban missile mambo The dance Of nuclear diplomacy So when there comes a fine October day You can try this scheme to make the Americans go away When Kennedy finds out, offer him a trade Take the missiles out if they promise never to invade Fidel was so excited he jumped out of his chair Because he wanted to call Kruschev then and there Miguel, I guess I won't be shaving after all As a token of my thanks I'll give you one of my cigars And then We'll do the Cuban missile mambo The dance Of nuclear diplomacy
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I was on the bus home When you stepped into my life I'd never known Such fire in a woman's eyes You're a queen of heart From a kingdom far Above this cruel charade There's a place where love will reign Where the laws are paper thin And you would not be named By the color of your skin I saw out the window As the driver pulled away He stole your pride And left you in the rain I'm an honest man On my word I stand But I froze and could not speak And the blame weighs down on me For the color of my skin Should have stood up from my seat And be the one who let you in So I rode the bus home As a quiet man would do My face will fade But they'll all remember you The queen of heart From a kingdom far Above this cruel charade In a place where love will reign Where the laws are paper thin And you will not be named By the color of your skin
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The sun rises in the east I never thought I'd hear a prophecy in that When I settled down, in this desert town The future rang no doorbells But to provide a frame of reference Nobody here much looks me in the eye It's like a pass backstage, this name badge Just the junior lab assistant guy Yet sometimes I feel like a ghost In the shadow of a sleeping god I feel a little sicker everyday But I really need this job Everyone here is so smart and so quiet But I guess in science that's not so odd Proper care and handling of this team Might be a task to which I'm not equal One of them just said he has become death I wonder what he'll do for a sequel To turn so many people to shadows And dust clouds that flow like a flood I guess when you wake a sleeping giant It's no surprise that he looks for a club Should I suspect I aid and abet The greatest crime in human history I don't really wanna know, because tell me Who doesn't love a good mystery? Who doesn't love a good mystery? And I wash my hands As I piece things together Can't even say how careful I need to be And I wash my hands You can't take a chance When this world can be so, so dirtying I feel a little sicker everyday But I really need this job Everyone here is so smart and so quiet But I guess in scienece that's not so odd Should I suspect I aid and abet The biggest crime in human history I don't really wanna know, because tell me Who doesn't love a good mystery? Who doesn't love a good mystery? I can stand to leave a little mystery I wash my hands, and wash my hands I wash them while I look the other way
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The first time that they met She stabbed him in the chest He went in DOA There's no ifs, ands or buts The lady, she was nuts And there goes MLK If help had shown up sooner who knows where he'd be But I guess there's no use speculating; Martin Luther King -- RIP A flash of pale, blue light A hero has arrived He took a stranger's place No one there can tell That he's somebody else Behind the stranger's face There's only one who knows His name is really Sam And that's his friend with all the information But he's just a hologram Now, he's a New York cop in 1958 He's got to get to Blumstein's fast Ziggy says his odds aren't looking all that great But he's on a quest to fix the past The first time that they met She stabbed him in the chest But Sam was there in time He pulled her from her prey And much to her dismay The Doctor would survive In fact, he'd live another Ten years, working strong And a job well done, now Sam would keep on Leaping Putting right what once went wrong
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Just a couple of mates of mine, it seemed to me they’d get a long An introduction, some quick hellos, a guitar and a couple songs Join the band, play left handed, sing some harmonies They wouldn’t even know each other, if it weren’t for me It all started when John met Paul Write some songs, make some records, that was all The rest, as they say is history, but the one who got it started That was me Meet some girls, tour the world, and change the way we hear The soundtrack of a generation far and near Sing of love, sing of peace, sing of rock and roll That’s how it started at a summer fete not too long ago It all started when John met Paul Write some songs, make some records, that was all The rest, as they say is history, but the one who got it started That was me Just a couple of mates of mine it seemed to me they’d get a long It worked that way for a little while but sometime things go wrong From Liverpool to Everywhere, it must have took its toll Even though it goes to show, it matters who you know It all started when John met Paul Write some songs, make some records, that was all The rest, as they say is history, but the one who got it started That was me
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I wake before the dawn In the stagnant air of some motel And over continental breakfast I briefly come aware Of some nameless dread Hanging wispy in the morning air I am just the driver That is all I know Down Main to Houston Street And then slowly turning onto Elm Entering the Plaza Into the thrumming crowd Fearless and genteel Waving to the fervent and the proud I am just the driver That is all I do A hollow sound Breaks the air Time just spirals down Driving screaming circles out of here I see his holy head Ever blooming rosy in the mirror As long as I keep driving None of this is real As long as I keep driving None of this is real
11.
You showed me how the world should sound (Mr. Bell) Built a machine to write it down, to show me how the world should sound "Electrifying!" I replied (Mr. Bell) Your shining eyes grew twice as wide; you asked if I would be your bride Oh Alexander, can't you see that I adore you? Oh Alexander, have I ever asked for anything before? I've packed your bag So you can take this train to Philadelphia Or you can take any other -- 'but this is your last chance, your last chance lover All year long, you've had no peace (Mr. Bell) Tweaking wires and batteries, discovering electric speech You've got to know that you've got to go (Mr. Bell) Take you to the Centennial show, cause darling the world must know! Alexander, you argue but I'm calling your bluff Alexander, yes you're busy, but there's time enough I've paid your fare You can take this train to Philadelphia Or you can take any other -- 'cause this is your last chance, your last chance lover If you can't do this, just to please me Then take off your ring, release me I'm turning around, I'm leaving you here Your protests fall on deaf ears So you can take this train to Philadelphia Or you can take any other. But this is your last chance... This is your last Chance This is your last chance lover
12.
MAN 1: I was there On the bus When it happened. In a way, It was all ‘Cause of me. There were three men Who were standin' . . . At the time, We believed We were better. At the time, We demanded They move. And three of them did, But a woman just slid To the window . . . Thank God No one knows It was me! One of three Who were there At a crossroads in time To trigger events That were waitin' to be . . . MAN 2: I was there On the bus When it happened. An’ I still Can’t believe I was there. There were three men Who had boarded . . . An’ they said That they wanted Our seats. An’ the driver, He tells us To move. So three of us did. I stood up and slid Past the lady Who seized on the moment . . . An’ Lord! We should thank God for her! ‘Cause God knows It wouldn’t have Started with me. And who Would have guessed That the rest Of it all Would occur? MAN 2:                            MAN 1: It was just Another day.                  It was just A bus ride                      The way things were. Like so many others.                                         Just part of the times. Another injustice.                                        A small inconvenience. A minor arrest. BOTH: And nobody knew We had just witnessed hist’ry. MAN 1: If I could, I’d go back And be diff’rent. Even if It was only For me. For if one woman Can change the world . . .
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I couldn't leave with you It Wasn't what I would choose But The choice was taken out of Our hands And they were tied And They told us who would go And How long they'd stay below They All stood congraulating Both my friends they sympathised And I knew then it was true I just had this job to do It Made it more bearable To know That hist'ry would recall Today, But down beneath it all I Just couldn't shake it off And keep that thought From running through my mind Will they remember me at all? I always said to you That I would give you the moon If I only had the chance but That promise couldn't last It Broke when they broke my heart And Said I would play a part But I sat there devesated While my friends were idolised And The pain within your eyes Is worse than that I feel inside It Makes it unbearable To know That hist'ry would recall Today, But down beneath it all I Just couldn't shake it off And keep that thought From running through my mind Will they remember me at- -All I can say now Is I'll try To silently wait While hist'ry writes their names And all I can do now Is to say I flew But why does it feel That after the fear Of planetfall They wont remember me at all? So here I am alone Oh So many miles from home I See were the Eagle's gone Where Valour and fame are won But Thanks to the choice they made Now Fortune favours the brave As I sit in my tin can They take that one small step for man And The race for space is won By America's new favourite sons It Makes it unbearable To know That hist'ry will recall Today, But down beneath it all I Just couldn't shake it off And keep that thought From running through my mind Will they remember me at all?
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Hi, I'm Dr. Andersen's assistant - Reggie Yesterday I made Quantum history Well, Actually… I take pictures of Atoms using two lasers and Rubidium-85 I thought I could do it alone at my home But victory was not so…..sweet Just like in the lab that day Lasers of players e-bay There's a fricken' black hole in the room Black Portal of Doom - yeah Creepy evil things Crawling next me Guess it wasn't so So, so -- so easy What was different? What was different in the lab? What was different? What do you think? Why can't things go smoothly? Were the lasers wrong? A Black Portal of Doom? CERN already did that I wonder if I've started……doomsday? There's a fricken' black hole in the room Black Portal of Doom - yeah Creepy evil things Crawling next me Guess it wasn't so So, so -- so easy There's a fricken' black hole in the room Black Portal of Doom - yeah Creepy evil things Crawling next me Guess it wasn't so So, so -- so easy
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Oh I'm the man who shovels the shite Behind William Wallace's horse And naeb'dy asks me. "How'd ye do?" And naebody asks the horse (of course) But its a life I would'nae change I fairly do endorse... To be the man who shovels the shite Behind William Wallace's horse And I'm the man who shovels the shite Behind William Wallace's horse And you may think it's a helluva joab But trust me- there are worse (Nah!) Cos tho' I married fower maids I got oot through divorce! (Thanks tae) bein' the man Who shovel's the shite Behind William Wallace's horse! Now Edward tried tae take us doon But Scotland wadnae hae it! (Nah!) We aw declared our liberty! And proudly we did say it (Aye!) When Wallace went tae Stirling bridge In English blood he sprayed it! And kept us free My shovel and me Tae follow ahent his horse! For I'm the man who shovels the shite Behind William Wallace's horse We chased them english bastards Through the broom and through the gorse But Falkirk saw the nobles turn And Wallce was ta'en off... No more the man who shovels the shite Behind William Wallace's horse Now Bruce saw me disconsolate When Wallace was Betrayed (Betrayed!) And took me far aff tae the side And unto me he sayed (He sayed!) "I ken they cut oot aw his guts His airms and legs and heid So how'd you like Tae shovel the shite Ahent MY horse instead?" (So) now I'm the man Who shovels the shite Behind The Bruce's horse! And nobles nivir notice ye Engaged in their discourse The things ye'd hear They things ye'd see Wa'd mak ye keech yir shorts! Were you the man who shovelled the shite Behind Bruce's horse So in my mind I found a plan An' dare I say, t'was brammel! And o'er the border we baith went Mah shovel aye liked tae travel! And I got a joab that naebuddy'd waant Wi' nary a smidge o trubble 'Cos shovellin shite's No popular like Amongst the english rabble So now I'm the man Who shovels the shite Behind King Edwards horse! And aw his fowk ignored the man That shovelled up the lumps The things ah heard them talk aboot Wa'd failry mak ye jump! When I was the man who shovelled the shite Behind King Edwards horse So back tae Bruce I hauled awa And telt him in quick stock O' Edward's plans, and Edward's men And Bruce, in glee did rock (He Said) "I'll tell ye this, at Bannockburn They'll aw' get a helluva shock! 'Cos you took the joab O' shovelling shite Behind King Edward's horse!" At dawn King Edwards armies came And we went oot tae meet it The Bruce he drove them aff oor lands And Edward had tae beat it! But thats the thing 'boot common fowk We ken shite when we see it! And we saw it run At banockburn Frae english arses drappit! And I'm the man who shovels the shite But only frae MY horse! The Bruce he fine rewarded me For turning the battles's course I got some land! I got some coos! I some cash of course! I'm still the man who shovels the shite But jist for my ain horse! Oh I'm still the man Who shovels the shite But jist For My Ain Hooooooorse!
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We hold these truths to be self evident But before a child can know the truth, he has to learn the way The way to shape and form the letters The way to know the fathers plan He needs someone there to guide him To become the best he can For it takes a patient hand to form the man She showed him how to hold the chalk and slate Used a Bible and a hornbook to teach values writ in stone She taught virtue with those letters Printed faith upon his heart And a reverence for liberty And justice got its start Formed the course of a new nation with her art It only takes a spark to light a candle in the dark A single light can help to show the way That small flame in turn Helped the brushfires to burn Set by determined men Whose dream still lives on today She taught him as he grew to use a pen And to use his mind as well to build upon the base she laid As grammar led to logic He learned how to speak and act Arithmetic, geometry Each had their impact And were used to form the nations great compact She never knew just where her actions led That the child she taught to read and write Would someday lead her land She just gave him love of learning Love of God and liberty She set his feet upon a path That stands in history And the Constitution is her legacy It only takes a spark to light a candle in the dark A single light can help to show the way That small flame in turn Helped the brushfires to burn Set by determined men Whose dream still lives on today
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When you die you don't think twice There's no time till your death Don't suppose you'd rather sink Than then think through your last breath I've always done what I must do If you were me you'd do it Two or three times two A dance you knew You claim you never knew it Now that Soldiers came on this dark day You say the king will come for me You say you'll say I'll sink And I don't sink ships and that we will run And I've done always what I'll do And like me you have done it Two or three times two I try to black it out reduce it down to What I care about To what I thought you always knew Mother crow says all I need to know About my heartbreak And she writes in blood upon the plain The ravens sing about my dirge on this dark day… These people in my head All of these people that are in our bed They've tied me down / and you won't save me You are what I'll never know again We've always done just what we do But as for me … you are a man And soldiers take what can't be killed and what they can't kill they Remake Or stake But when you burn there's thinking time And then you wonder why you don't risk Linking as we do or maybe save or say goodbye Goodbye the thought's Don't make sense I can't end and wishing And the burning ...Nakedness
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I've spend my career teaching history But my colleagues always mock me My papers are rejected My letters to the editor never selected My memories of those days are mostly a blur Of crudely drawn animation With our horn-rimmed glasses, we'd explore The pasts of many nations His bowtie he always kept impeccable The puns were completely unacceptable I tell you this without much joy For I'm no longer Peabody's... boy My life has been so ordinary Since the day he went away Now it's been almost fifty years And I am old and gray I've never stopped believing That he'll come back for me My master, mentor, friend Mister Peabody I followed Peabody's detailed instructions To make sure our history functions Fixing problems in our past We righted wrongs and we had ourselves a blast When our show was cancelled, he took it really hard We heard him howling in the yard On that fateful day, he broke his chain And with nothing but his big brain He trotted right through the door of his machine We'd know where he went, but he broke the view screen The government men took it away Now how can I... get back... to yesterday? My life has been so ordinary Since the day he went away Now it's been almost fifty years And I am old and gray I've never stopped believing That he'll come back for me My master, mentor, friend Mister Peabody Cartoons can live forever But not so human men Hoping that he gets here soon So I can see his fuzzy face again Maybe he traveled forward And in some very different when Some clever future doctors Can fix me and make me young again Now night is fast approaching But if we meet up one day We'll be dog and boy like it was yesterday I had to pack up and go back to school Which felt so very cruel The history books all seemed strange It's not nearly as fun when it can't be rearranged Me, I just got older, and I discovered girls But they never seemed to like me Maybe the dog tags put them off Or maybe they saw me scratch a flea I never got married and I never had friends I really hope this isn't how it ends I hope my master won't forget me And I'll make hist'ry with Mister Peabody My life has been so ordinary Since the day he went away Now it's been almost fifty years And I am old and gray I've never stopped believing That he'll come back for me My master, mentor, friend Mister Peabody Now you might think I'm just confused And age has left me in a fog But I never minded playing second fiddle... To a dog
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Sing it loud / Sing it bravely Sing it strongly Life is a recording Sing like you mean it Sing like time doesn't mean anything And you aren't being swallowed Bermuda Is a triangle somewhere Berumuda Is not really there Bermuda Is a place on the ocean somewhere Nobody cares When you have gone Recordings outlast Non...songs Nobody needs / anything green Nobody cares about these kinda things Bermuda Is a triangle somewhere Out in the ocean But you don't care Berumuda Isn't really happening Bermuda Is not really shit... to me.

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Secondary Historical Figures - For this challenge we want you to write a song about an unknown character from history, and what connection they had to a major historical event (fictionalization is fine). Paul Revere's stableboy, General Custer's wife, Hitler's art teacher, King Richard's blacksmith, etc... (2 minute minimum) (they had 8 days)

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