I wanna live in a burned out basement,
Live in a basement in the sky
I wanna live in a burned out basement,
Live in a basement when I die
Burning Brides, "Poor House"
Following the basic principle that good rock 'n' roll conveys meaning without actually saying anything, the above lyric is clearly a winner. They're words to live by, in fact...
Hmm, yes, a lot and nothing said, eh.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll leave it up to someone else to live in a burned out basement - I've got other dreams and moods
;-)
Ah, but, AV, you're letting the actual words get in the way of the meaning (although they frequently serve as "clues")!
ReplyDeleteThe following serves well as the paradigm of what I'm getting at:
A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bom-bom
That, of course, is from Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti". Any questions?
;-)
Ah well, then we may as well do metal heads and just scream a lot. Same thing, innit?
ReplyDeleteI wonder who's mop Little Richard was wopping...
Same thing, innit?
ReplyDeleteI don't believe you really think Little Richard and "metal heads" convey the same feeling!
What I want to know is, who put the bomp in the bomp bomp bomp bomp?
I was lyin' in a burned-out basement
ReplyDeletewith a full moon in my eyes
I was hopin' for replacement
when the sun burst thru the sky
there was a band playin' in my head
and I felt like getting high
I was thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hoping it was a lie. . .
- N. Young (from "After the Gold Rush)
My 2c. :)
Jeffox,
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Move to the front of the class!