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song oracle
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 Posted - 12/12/2003 : 05:27:05
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Today's random song of the day isI Want Rock & Roll.
What do you think of it?
lyrics
I want to go back to fifty-five
Ten before I was burned alive
There ain''t no use in a stupid dream
My head is tired from this enthymeme
I want to hear the holy ramage
I don''t mind a little ear damage
Henry Sloane in my soca soul
I''m not ashamed to say
I want rock and roll
I''d like to hear some Chubby Checker
Crush my heart with Desmond Dekker
Little itty bitty of Freddy Fender
Start me up, return to sender
I want rock and roll
I want to go back to fifty-five
Ten before I was burned alive
The world can be so very cold
Nothing to say except
I want rock and roll
If you''re going to San Francisco
Just remember it all is disco
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 05:36:02
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Not a big fan of this one, although it sounds quite good in concert.
Denis
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Turns out he's the stupidest person on Earth" |
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 05:39:37
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i love it! great rock n' roll tune!
the vocals are great, and it's such a fast/loud song, sounds great live too!
I wanna rock n' roll!
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I'm flat out, you're so beautiful to look at when you cry. Freeze, don't move, you've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequal to your life. Shady Lane, everybody wants one, Shady Lane, everybody needs one. |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 06:10:30
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Sam
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
514 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2003 : 06:15:45
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Great tune, for sheer tempo, heard them play it live in Dublin and it immediatley got the crowd interested. Lyrics rock too,I''d like to hear some Chubby Checker
Crush my heart with Desmond Dekker
Little itty bitty of Freddy Fender
Start me up, return to sender.
It does what it says. R+R to the maximum. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 06:33:10
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I never really liked this one 'till I heard it live. I love it now. It's just chock full of energetic goodness. Too bad they weren't recording live to 2 when they put this one out, it seems well suited.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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Dallas
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 07:27:29
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| Definitely shines live. I thought it was OK on the album version. Live version kicks ass. |
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Owen
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 08:29:03
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| Decent song made exponentially better by using the word enthymeme. Definitely gets the rock on live as others have testified. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2003 : 08:55:36
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Funny note: song_oracle wrote "I don't mind a little car damage".
Denis
"I joined the Cult of Frank/Turns out he's the stupidest person on Earth" |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2003 : 09:25:32
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heheh - I guess even metaphysical beings can make mistakes.
 Join the Cult of Carl / Lisening him do bass for our power ballad 'Hypocrite of the Heart' is like lisening to angels play bass. |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2003 : 12:48:49
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Wow, how the hell did it come out to be "car damage"? That's what's in the song DB...my mistake! I'll have to fix that.
This song isn't great until you see it live...then you'll understand its greatness.
 "I joined the Cult of Clops / If I were you, I'd sleep with one eye open." |
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Crispy Water
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
819 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2003 : 12:52:45
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I echo many, apparently, in saying that I wasn't mad about this song until I saw them do it live. Then it suddenly made sense.
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Too bad they weren't recording live to 2 when they put this one out, it seems well suited.
I thought it was...or is this one of the songs that had an edit?
Nothing is ever something. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 12:55:52
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It's stil live to two track I reckon
edit or no edit
 "I joined the Culf of Frank/ And now I do not know what...to do" |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
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dougit
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 13:41:08
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| I did not need to see it live to like it. |
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 14:49:42
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I remember reading Frank say that he initially thought this song might be a little too corny, but i think his wife liked it.
I like it, too. Every good classic rocker needs an "i want rock n roll"/"just gimme some rock n roll music" anthem. Chuck Berry had one, The Who had one, the Stones, AC/DC. Love this song. |
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Field Hockey Players
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USA
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 16:01:03
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To say "I don't like" one of Frank's songs wouldn't be accurate. There are certain tunes that only appeal to me some of the time (I guess its MY mood dependent). Then there are some (like Speedy Marie and MANY, make that MOST, others) that I love all the time. This tune falls in the first category.
But when I'm in a louder mood it absolutely rocks. I've never had the privelege of hearing it live.
Love in the chorus when his pitch rises at the end and it almost sounds like a question, "I want rock n roll?" Above all...the guitars! |
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interloper
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 12/12/2003 : 16:38:47
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You're all rock traitors. This song kills!!! One of my favorites. I think it's a seriously wonderful display of Frank's skills, seeing as how it's got such a run of the mill chord progression to it, and yet still has such insane flair.
I want rock and roll makes me wacky stupid crazy. Love it, love it.
True cynics are nothing more than dissapointed idealists. |
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2003 : 16:54:47
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indeed, took me a while to get into that album, but i want to rock n' roll got me straight away, loved it from the word go and never looked back! Didn't need to hear it live to appriciate it! Maybe we just have more sophisticated taste? 
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I'm flat out, you're so beautiful to look at when you cry. Freeze, don't move, you've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequal to your life. Shady Lane, everybody wants one, Shady Lane, everybody needs one. |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2003 : 18:11:23
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Ahhhhhhhh! This song gets me amped! I have a shitty car stereo, but for some reason, this song ROCKS on a shitty stereo! It completely thrashes the speaker capabilities at the end...makes me wanna break stuff...crash my car...get liquored...start fires...I WANT ROCK N ROLL!!!
if your goin to san francisco, just remember it all is disco
Catchin' blue in his eyes that were brown
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JamesM
= Cult of Ray =
308 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2003 : 12:47:52
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This song is fucking awesome. End of story.
-Jimmy M. |
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Cookie
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USA
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Posted - 12/14/2003 : 07:00:36
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| Agreed. |
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