Favourite Lyrics

[Harry Crosby]

Whats your favourite lyrics from a northern/soul sound here`s one of mine

ITS ALMOST LIKE EATING PEAS BY THE POUND

THEN WRAPPING UP IN ADHESIVE TAPE

FROM THE WAIST DOWN

EXCITERS-BLOWING UP MY MIND-RCA

[chrissie]

Have always loved the lyrics to Jerry WIlliams "If you ask me", think it is one of the greatest love songs ever written

QoFxx

[Guest Hunnymon]

"I could make you happy,

I'm not a mad lad".

From TOPers "Your Still A Young Man"

[Tomangoes]

Endless list really and maybe better broken down into sub cats.

Currently singing along to Elbie Parkers - Please keep away from me, just love the way he 'alters' the keep word.

Long time fave would include Lenny Curtis - Nothing can help you and Eloise Laws - Love factory, just about able to sing it all through after about 5000 listens over the last 30 years................

Ed

Edited December 24, 2007 by tomangoes

[Crumb]

James Spencer - In-law Trouble - Taurus

I'M TIRED OF MY IN-LAWS TRYING TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO

IF I'D WANTED YOUR MOMMA TO BE MY WIFE I WOULDN'T HAVE MARRIED YOU

Great

[Peter99]

There are loads!

"castle's in the sand were built by hand don't need no ....................... I'll Always Need You

"And if I got to search this world to find that girl that's what I'd do.............I Need Love

"I gave up everything, my love, my life, those things I'd possessed...........Gone With The Wind

Happy days!

Peter

[Chalky]

Tony Clarke - A Wrong Man -M-S...

[Harry Crosby]

Tony Clarke - A Wrong Man -M-S...

And of course PARIS-SLEEPLESS NIGHTS for all us nighter people

[Peter99]

And of course PARIS-SLEEPLESS NIGHTS for all us nighter people

And that reminded me of

Lonely night, Paris is a lonely night, till you reappear my dear, my, my paris blues.

[Zed1]

And for the Father of the Bride (Which I was a few years ago) Trick Bags...........

"She's my Daughter, and I'm her Pa!....... and you ain't nothing but a Son-in-Law!"

[Guest]

Always thought Larry Williams wrote some good stuff in his Okeh period, working alongside Johnny Guitar Watson.....one of my favourites of his, great lyrics I think..........'I'm The One'.....a blast!!!

[Jumpinjoan]

Always a favourite line for me is from Shirley Whal's - 'That's How Long' - King

'Tell the DJs they've got nothing to say... until they have no more records to play'

Also the last line of Chuck Holiday - 'Just Can't Trust Nobody' - Gloria

'That low down dirty dog just stole my woman'

but more recently... Parliaments - My Rainy Day - Cabell

'I have stripped the pride.. of many a young girl.. yeah' ..... LOVE IT!

[Baz Atkinson]

could write a book theres that many but i love

THE HOLIDAYS -ILL LOVE YOU TILL THE SEA RUNS DRY -ILL LOVE YOU TILL THE STARS FALL FROM THE SKY -LOVE YOU FOREVER!

FANTASTIC 4 -ANOTHER 2 DOLLOR ROOM THATS NEVER SEEN A BROOM-CANT STOP LOOKING.

BAZ A

[Simon T]

My anger clouded my judgement

And I saw a red flash

Then my mouth wrote a cheque

That my heart couldn't cash

Parliaments - Don't be sore at me

Edited December 24, 2007 by Simon T

[Simsy]

"Look before you leap and count your blessings instead of sheep" Chapter 5.

"Came in from Denver on a rainy day, just passing through man no place to stay" Clarence Hill.

"And I wonder where the wind blows and one I stopped to watch a tree grow" Cajun Heart.

"And when I go into a town the people there just put me down they say hey drifter go away don't want your kind around, so I go my way back to the highway" Ray Pollard.

Edited December 24, 2007 by Ian Sims

[ChrisOD1964]

THERES A MAN IN MY HOUSE WHO`S SO BIG AND STRONG HE GOES TO WORK EACH DAY AND WORKS ALL DAY LONG HE COMES HOME AT NIGHT LOOKING TIRED AND BEAT, SITS DOWN AT THE DINNER TABLE AND HAS A BITE TO EAT NEVER A FROWN ALWAYS A SMILE AND HE LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS HOW`S MY CHILD.. THE WINSTONS - COLOUR HIM FATHER

CHRIS

[Guest eedeecee]

Whats your favourite lyrics from a northern/soul sound

here's mine...classic Motown

_{^{The Temptations -you've got to earn it}} (Gordy G 7043 US)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

To get stones from a rock, you've got to break it

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

To get bread from dough, you've got to bake it

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

To get water from a faucet, you've got to turn it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it (Earn it, earn it, earn it)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

To get fire from a match, you've got to strike it

(Strike it, strike it, strike it, strike it)

To get the feeling from a kiss, you've got to like it

(Like it, like it, like it, like it)

To get ashes from wood, you've got to burn it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it, earn it)

You've got to treat me kind, all the time

Throw the other guys right out of your mind.

(Yeah,yeah)

(Instrumental)

Now listen

To make broken things work, you've got to fix them

(Fix them, fix them, fix them, fix them)

To make two things one, you've got to mix them

(Mix them, mix them, mix them, mix them)

To get butter from milk, you've got to chum it

And if you want my love, if you want my love

You've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it, earn it)

If you deserve it you can get it

I'll be glad to see you with it

Just show me that you love me

And that you're thinking of me

You can get it in a...

[Guest]

You cant beat Edwin Starr- "The words i rehearsed came out in reverse, instead of sending you away i begged you to stay" i can feel the chills Luv Di

[Soulgrit]

Just a slight change to the thread. This is a title that I love,

If you don't dig the blues (there's a hole in your soul), the Trends

Willie

[Ernie Andrews]

Where were you when I needed you

Where were you when I was going through

All this heartache and fear of not having you near

Where were you - You were with him

I was alone - Oh I was was alone!

Ernie Andrews - Where were you

[Guest ScooterNik]

The whole of Williams and Watson 'Two for the price of one'. They just sound like two good mates taking the piss out of each other all the way through it.

Their 'Too Late' is pretty good too...

[Soulsmith]

Understanding - Patrick Green

"That lady you saw me talking to,

She was a second cousin of mine.

It wasn't really necessary

For you to act such a clown."

Over a stately but swinging soul background, complete with horns and female chorus (a wonderful cameo by Jewel Bass), the song quickly becomes an anthem for put-upon males, the story of a righteous man throwing off an emotional burden.

The signature line--the line that defines the song and burns itself into your memory--is:

"Seven years bad luck.

Broke the mirror in my pickup truck."

[Soulsmith]

Jill Scott - Family Reunion

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8968

[Soulsmith]

Not a soul record, but worthy of inclusion on grounds of comic appeal...

"You walked into the party/Like you were walking onto a yacht/Your hat strategically dipped below one eye/Your scarf it was apricot/You had one eye in the mirror/As you watched yourself gavotte" ("You're So Vain")

[good angel]

BLACKWINGS HAS MY ANGEL

SATAN IN HIGH HEELS,

DOING THE DEVILS WILL.

A WALKING LESSON IN LOVE

SHE'S GOT A TALENT FOR LOVIN

These lyrics always make me smile. Ive met a few like this.

Kev

[Soulsmith]

BLACKWINGS HAS MY ANGEL

SATAN IN HIGH HEELS,

DOING THE DEVILS WILL.

A WALKING LESSON IN LOVE

SHE'S GOT A TALENT FOR LOVIN

These lyrics always make me smile. Ive met a few like this.

Kev

have you got her phone number?

[good angel]

have you got her phone number?

Yes she's on duty on afternoons,thats why Iam line

Kev

[Crumb]

HOW COME MY BULLDOG DON'T BARK BABY

WHEN BIG JIM COMES AROUND

HOWARD TATE - VERVE

[ImberBoy]

Going through my mind at this moment, the look on her face as she enters the room.

The look on her face when I tell here where through.

Curtis

[Peter99]

Going through my mind at this moment, the look on her face as she enters the room.

The look on her face when I tell here where through.

Curtis

How could you tell us!

Best mate.

[billysbag]

you said i was yr pet

and you treatde me like a dog and ill bet

if there was a prize for heartbreaking girls

youd be the champion of the whole wide world

stop-bobby diamond

classic!

[Guest Bearsy]

Its not the way that you walk

Its not the way that you talk

Its not the way you smile that drives me wild

its everything about you girl i love

Lee Williams - Its everything about you

[Harry Crosby]

you said i was yr pet

and you treatde me like a dog and ill bet

if there was a prize for heartbreaking girls

youd be the champion of the whole wide world

stop-bobby diamond

classic!

I DON`T WANT NO WOMAN ALLWAYS TELLING ME WHAT TO DO,

IT`S ALL OVER LIKE A FOUR LEAF CLOVER

N YOUR WISH DIDN`T COME TRUE

COS I`M GONE,GONE GONE LORD HAVE MERCY I`M GONE

OF COURSE MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE-EDDIE PARKER-I`M GONE

[Guest topcatnumpty1]

Here i am ,standing at the bus station, suitcase in my hand--i,m coming home-------i never ever tire of that opening line!!!

Regards

Tony and The Football Hooligan

[Pete S]

FANTASTIC 4 -ANOTHER 2 DOLLOR ROOM THATS NEVER SEEN A BROOM-CANT STOP LOOKING.

BAZ A

That really is a brilliant couplet

[Guest in town Mikey]

You don't know the suffering I go through - Dena Barnes.

[Guest]

Whats your favourite lyrics from a northern/soul sound here`s one of mine

ITS ALMOST LIKE EATING PEAS BY THE POUND

THEN WRAPPING UP IN ADHESIVE TAPE

FROM THE WAIST DOWN

EXCITERS-BLOWING UP MY MIND-RCA

wanner let myself go but i don't no just how ya feel about me no i cant afford to be hurt like before are you for real with the love that i feel or will you change with time

SISTER SLEDGE love don't go through no changes on me these words mean so much to me

[arnie j]

she makes me feel so groovy, aaaw, just like an old time movie

earl white jr-very special girl-label ?

[Guest outonthefloor]

I know the reason you've been crying

Oh yes I heard she won't be needing you

How does it feel being the one left behind

What's a matter baby is it hurting you

I know you found out she's been cheating

And I heard she even told you she was untrue

How does it feel being on the outside looking in

What's a matter baby is it hurting you

Remember

Remember when I needed you so bad

Remember

Remember what you had to say

You told me to find another shoulder to cry on

Then you laughed

You laughed and you walked away

I know that you've been asking about me (ha-ha)

And I'm sorry but I've got somebody new

Now my hurting is just about over

But baby it's just starting for you!

[Tabs]

Oh yes their looking

And their whispering

And their laughing

Their talking about me...........

This still does it for me

[Steve Myers]

Only my pillow knows how many tears Ive cried,

Only my heart knows the awfull hurt I feel inside.

Little Darlin, Marvin Gaye

[Simon T]

she makes me feel so groovy, aaaw, just like an old time movie

earl white jr-very special girl-label ?

Label's 'Cygnet'

[Guest]

I will build you a castle with a tower so high

It reaches the moon

I'll give you everything from birdies that fly

And compose you a tune

William Smokey Robinson "I'll Try Something New"

Ah the romance is STILL alive!

[Guest Mark Holmes]

I'M WALKING DOWN THIS LONELY AVENUE,

A PICTURE OF YOUR FACE KEEPS COMING THROUGH,

I KNOW I WON'T FORGET WHAT I DID TODAY,

I WALKED AWAY

THE BEST BREAK UP SONG EVER COURTESY OF BOBBY PARIS

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

This Old Heart of Mine the lyrics do it for me but to hear the music and singing voices of Isley Brothers too it's a song that just makes me think wow.

i also love the lyrics to Just a Little Misunderstanding but the best lyric of all and i know it's my fav song it has to be chorus to Sugar Dumpling it's just a song that no matter what i would sing it to someone i love and it means a lot same with Jeff Perry - Love Don't Come No Stronger powerful lyrics in the chorus.

[Pete Eccles]

This Old Heart of Mine the lyrics do it for me but to hear the music and singing voices of Isley Brothers too it's a song that just makes me think wow.

i also love the lyrics to Just a Little Misunderstanding but the best lyric of all and i know it's my fav song it has to be chorus to Sugar Dumpling it's just a song that no matter what i would sing it to someone i love and it means a lot same with Jeff Perry - Love Don't Come No Stronger powerful lyrics in the chorus.

This old heart - doesn't get any better for me

Also love,

Every time i see you

You look so fine girl

Every time your eyes meet mine

Chills run up and down my spine

Constellations - I don't know about you,

[joe lakin]

walk right on in stretch out yor arms darrell b

i know you wanna leave me but i refuse to let you go temps

[Sharon Cooper]

walk right on in stretch out yor arms darrell b

i know you wanna leave me but i refuse to let you go temps

Sleepless nights I lie awake, thinking how my heart is breakin. backed with a thumping bass, George Blackwell brilliant.

[arnie j]

im all alone in my room full of tears,

and ill be this way until she returns to me

johnny gilliam-room full of tears-cancer

[Harry Crosby]

I KNOW YOUR MINE,

I`D RATHER DIE,

THAN SEE YOUR SWEET KISSES BLOWN AWAY,

COME BACK TO MY ARMS DEAR,

WHERE LOVE IS STRONG

OH THATS WERE YOU BELOOONG

ANOTHER ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAV`S SO MANY MEMORIES OF THIS STORMER

CHARLIE GRACIE-HE`LL NEVER LOVE YOU LIKE I DO-DTATESIDE [DIAMOND] .