Ten Favourite Lyrics

I was once asked in a radio interview about my thoughts on Joni Mitchell's lyrics. I quite unashamedly admitted that I had never listened to them. You see, it was always her music that 'turned me on' (Like A Radio..lol)..The interviewer stood up and shook my hand 'live' on air and said that I was the first person he had ever met who was in total agreement with him..Now I'm not saying that Joni's lyrics don't matter. Of course they do. But I've always been more of a melody and chords kinda girl.I have however, over the intertwining years tuned into many a lyric, including Joni's (I suppose being a Songwriter, I ought to lend an ear every once in a while).So here are a selection of some of my favourite lyrics that have ' tickled my fancy'..

Ten Favourite Lyrics
1. 'Oh I could drink a case of you darling..still I'd be on my feet, I'd still be on my feet'..A Case Of You..Joni Mitchell..I can hear y'all sayin' 'I told ya'

2. 'With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe'.. Rhinestone Cowboy..Larry Weiss....Last-chance saloon a hollerin'!!

3. 'He's got an arm, like a leg'..Big Strong Man (My Brother Sylveste)..Traditional..Sooooo visual, I can feel it.

4. 'Gone like a fifth of gin, gone gone away. Gone like the shape I'm in, gone gone away.My baby's gone away'..Gone..John Haitt..Always prioritise!!

5. 'Parachutes, Army Boots, Sleeping Bags for Two, Sentimental Jamboree'..Junk..Paul McCartney..Simple imagery always works best for me.

6. 'Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city'..Downtown..Tony Hatch/Jackie Trent..I can hear the hustle and bustle in this one..

7. 'And if it snows that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain'..Wichita Lineman..Jimmy Webb...Try singing it!!

8. 'Some day, when I'm awfully low, When the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you...And the way you look tonight'..The Way You Look Tonight'..Dorothy Fields..Four lines says it all.

9. 'Don't think because there's a ring on your finger, You needn't try anymore' ..Wives and Lovers..Hal David..I just love the sexist under and overtones of this classic..

10. 'She May be the face I can't forget, A trace of pleasure or regret, May be my treasure or the price I have to pay'.. She..Charles Aznavour. Only a Frenchman can sum up a woman!!

Check these songs out if ya like...More lyrics coming soon..Happy Trails,Celine.