Alf’s Ninth Bit
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
The midnight activities of Whats-his Name,
Scarcely a general now known to fame
Can tell you of that famous day and year.
When feeble Mr. Asquith, getting old,
The destinies of England were almost sold
To a Welsh shifter with an ogling eye,
And Whats-his-name attained nobility.
The Dashing Rupert of the pulping trade,
Rough from the virgin forests inviolate,
Thus rose in Albion, and tickled the State
And where he once set foot, right there he stayed.
Old 'Erb was doting, so the rumour ran,
Ahd Rupert ran the rumour round in wheels,
And David's harp let out heart-rending squeals:
'Find us a harpist ! ! DAVID is the man!!'
Dave was the man to sell the shot and shell,
And Basil was the Greek that rode around
On sea and land, with all convenience found
To sell, to sell, to sell, that's it, to SELL
Destroyers, bombs and spitting mitrailleuses.
He used to lunch with Balfour in those days
And if the papers seldom sang his praise,
The simple Britons never knew he was,
Until a narsty German told them so.
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of things that happened very long ago,
And scarcely heed one word of what you hear.
Bury it all, bury it all well deep,
And let the blighters start it all over again.
They'll trick you again and again, as you sleep;
But you shall know that these were the men,
poem by Ezra Pound
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Really be, really, babe?
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Sister Midnight
Pop/bowie/alomar
Calling sister midnight
Youve got me reaching for the moon
Calling sister midnight
Youve got me playing the fool
Calling sister midnight
Calling sister midnight
Can you hear me call
Can you hear me well
Can you hear me at all
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Calling sister midnight
Calling sister midnight
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Its Midnight & Im Not Famous Yet
Its midnight and Im not famous yet
By: jimmy buffett, steve goodman
1981
For barry hanah
Catch the elevator from the penthouse suite
And take it down to the casino
The god-almighty sound of money movin round
Can be heard all the way to reno
Chorus:
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Tryin to win it all with one more bet
Nothin can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo yo yo
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Chorus:
Well its midnight shes not famous yet
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Or my ten dollar yo yo yo
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(oh oh oh)
Midnight (midnight)
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- notes:
Lead guitar by josh leo
song performed by by Jimmy Buffett
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Listen!
Listen!
Can't you hear them?
You don't know what your missing
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Did you hear about the midnight rambler
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Whats The Use[Japan Bonus Track]
Whats the use of paradise
Or everyday of livin
They spend and learn in heaven, sin in hell
Whats the point of children
When evil got before them
They learn in every tale we tell
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Claim To Fame
What gives you this crazy thought
That you can talk to my woman
Whats your claim to fame
What gives you half a mind
To even think her name
Whats your claim to fame?
Whats your name?
Gonna give you just one more chance
To make amends to my woman
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(charlton)
Copyright 1978 nazsongs/panache music ltd.
International copyright secured. all rights resereved.
1979 a&m records, inc.
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Fame
As recorded by david bowie
Fame, makes a man take things over.
Fame, let's him lose, hard to swallow.
Fame, puts you there where things are hollow.
Fame.
Fame,
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That burns your change to keep you insane.
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Fame
As recorded by david bowie
Fame, makes a man take things over.
Fame, let's him lose, hard to swallow.
Fame, puts you there where things are hollow.
Fame.
Fame,
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That burns your change to keep you insane.
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Fame, what you get is no tomorrow.
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Now it's mine, it's just his line
To bind your time it drives you to crime.
Fame.
Is it any wonder
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Is it any wonder
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song performed by by Yoko Ono
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Midnight Blue
I see the lonely road that leads so far away,
I see the distant lights that left behind the day
But what I see is so much more than I can say
And I see you midnight blue.
I see you cryin now youve found a lot of pain,
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Chorus
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I count the words that I am never gonna say
And I see you midnight blue.
Repeat chorus
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Cant you see how its meant to be,
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Cant you believe like I believe,
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I see beautiful days and I feel beautiful ways
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Repeat chorus
song performed by by Electric Light Orchestra
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Whats The Matter Baby?
Theres a shadow hanging over the valley
A total eclipse of the moon
Closing up the gates of the city
The wind it plays a wild tune
Dont you put a lock on your window
Dont you put the bar on your door
Dont you cry for the rain in the sky
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Baby whats the matter now
Whats the matter your running in the shadows
Everytime you hear the wild man yell
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Just a let the flood come down
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Baby whats the matter now
Whats the matter your running in the shadows
Everytime you here the wildman yell
song performed by by Dire Straits
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Whats My Name
Take my name, I dont need it
Nothing stays the same anyway
Take my fame, I cant use it
My girlfriend calls me lame, the game was over yesterday
Tell me, whats my name?
Tell me, whats my name?
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Whats my name?
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song performed by by Prince
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Listen My Children
listen to what i have to say
my children listen to what i have to say
i weep for you all the time
yes i do
i see and feel you your pain
so please stretch out your hand and ley me help you
let me light your way through the darkness leading you to happiness
listen to what i have to say
my children listen to what your father has to say
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my children come to me don't stray to the wrong path
what i can give you is more precious than gold or anything else
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poem by Candice Freeman
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Watching You Without Me
(whats that? )
(its four, five, six, seven...)
You cant hear me.
You cant hear me.
You cant hear what Im saying.
You cant hear what Im saying to you.
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Move the slow hand.
I should have been home
Hours ago,
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But Im not here.
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You cant feel me
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(you dont hear me.) [backwards]
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(you cant hear me.)
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We see you here.
We see you here.
We see you here.
We see you here.
We see you here.
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We see you here.
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Help me, baby! help me, baby! talk to me! listen to me,
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Listen, baby! listen to me, baby! help me, help me, baby!
Talk to me! talk to me! please, baby, talk to me!
(you cant hear me.) [backwards]
You wont hear me leaving.
song performed by by Kate Bush
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Fame
(bowie, lennon, alomar)
Fame, makes a man take things over
Fame, lets him loose, hard to swallow
Fame, puts you there, where things are hollow
Fame..
Fame, hurts your brain, just a flame
A funny tin to dip you inside
Fame..
Fame, what you like is in the limo
Fame, what you get is no tomorrow
Fame, what you need you have to borrow
Fame..
Fame, the dirty swine, its just his line
Hes only trying to drive you to crime.. (crime)
Fame..
Is it any wonder
Ill reject you first
Is it any wonder
Youre too cool to prove
Fame
A ticket for you, a ticket for me
Ive gotta get to witchitta
Fame..
Fame (rpt x23)
Whats your name?
What a game..
What a shame.. what a shame..
song performed by by Duran Duran
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Fame
(d.bowie, j.lennon, c.alomar)
Performed by david bowie
Fame, makes a man take things over
Fame, lets him loose, hard to swallow
Fame, puts you there, where things are hollow
Fame
Fame, its not your brain, its just the flame
That burns the change to keep you insane
Fame
Fame, what you like is in the limo
Fame, what you get is no tomorrow
Fame, what you need you have to borrow
Fame
Fame, nien! its mine! is just his line
To bind your time, it drives you to, ah, crime
Fame
Could it be the best, could it be?
Really be, really, babe?
Could it be, my babe, could it, babe?
Really be, really, babe?
Is it any wonder
I reject you first?
Fame, fame, fame, fame
Is it any wonder
Youre too cool to fool
Fame
Fame, bully for you, chilly for me
Got to get a rain-check on pain
Fame
{vocoder}
Ba ba be
Ba be ba be
Ba be ba be
Ba ba ba ba
Ba ba
Baby, baby
Baby
Fame
Whats your name?
song performed by by George Michael
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Fame
Fame, like to make me a name, nothing less than the best for me,
Fame, trading love for a name, ? , no one to blame but me.
You were the one who, ? , to love me,
I, ? , place,
You were the one that I needed,
?
Where are you?
Cant you hear me singing for you baby?
Where are you?
Come on back, I need you, wont you save me?
Fame, burning bright as a flame, but it drove you away from me,
Fame, whats the use of this game, if I cant have you back with me.
Making the big time, making the money, some how it dont seem to take the place of,
? , and I never see your face.
Where are you?
Cant you hear me singing for you baby?
Where are you?
Come on back, I need you, wont you save me?
Where are you?
Cant you hear me singing for you baby?
Where are you?
Come on back, I need you, wont you save me?
Fame, gonna drive me insane, it drove you away from me,
Fame, so alone with my name, even that dont belong to me.
Running away wont help me forget you,
I ? to find you and end this race so..,
Like ? is so lonely,
? one night stands that never take your place.
Where are you?
Cant you hear me singing for you baby?
Where are you?
Come on back, I need you, wont you save me?
Fame, whats the use of this game if I cant have you back with me?
Fame, all alone with my name, even that dont belong to me.
Fame, tried to make me a name, Ive got no one to blame but me.
Fame, gonna drive me insane, like it drove you away from me.
Fame, tried to make me a name, Ive got no one to blame but me.
song performed by by Grace Jones
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It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet
Catch the elevator from the penthouse suite
And take it down to the casino
The God almighty sound of money movin' round
Can be heard all the way to Reno
Well it's midnight and I'm not famous yet
Tryin' to win it all with one more bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight and I'm just gettin' ready to go
Lester Polyester signs another marker
Like the high rollers do
Seven come eleven
His brand new baby needs Gucci shoes
Well it's midnight and she's not famous yet
Tryin' to break the bank with one more bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight and Lester's gettin' ready to roll
[Instrumental]
They're pagin' someone we know
Lester hits a Keno
he's not leavin' yet
Vacuum cleaners hummin' lounge act still is strummin'
It's their twenty fourth set
Well it's midnight and they're not famous yet
Tryin' to win with one last bet
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo-yo-yo
It's midnight got nowhere to go
song performed by by Jimmy Buffett
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Great Listening Act Part 2
I don’t want to understand
I don’t want to listen
But I hear it anyway
I don’t want to know
I don’t want to listen
But I hear it anyway
Words are jumping wild
Like a sudden flood
I don’t want to promise
I don’t want to listen
But I hear it anyway
I don’t want to consider
I don’t want to listen
But I hear it anyway
Why can I erase that mud
That covered my heart
I don’t want to think
I don’t want to listen
But I hear it anyway
I don’t want to care
I don’t want to listen
But I hear it anyway
I always fall to the trap you made
And play with my sympathy
poem by Maria Sudibyo
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Uncle Sam
I wonder how I got to
be who I am?
Your name means nothing to me.
For I am Uncle Sam.
They've dressed me up
in red, white and blue
and made me famous saying
'I want you.'
They took my picture
and placed it in view
so all would know me, not just a few.
I point my finger
and look real stern.
I've encouraged many teens
to enlist and yearn
to listen to my words
and show no fear.
And most of them listen
year after year.
For I've become an icon.
That's what I am.
My name shows up for every war.
You can call me 'Uncle Sam.'
poem by Edwina Reizer
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