BS: non-love songs

Subject: BS: Non-love songs For V Day
From: Raptor
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 02:32 PM

Love Hurts,
Love Stinks,
I used to love her but I had to kill her,...

Any More

Raptor

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 02:40 PM

My Uncle Used to love me but She Died.
G

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Alba
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 02:47 PM

The Thrill is gone
Never Gonna fall in Love again
By the time I get to Phoenix

Jude

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: bobad
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 02:52 PM

You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: akenaton
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 03:46 PM

Star o' the bar....by the great Davie Robe'son

Oh I'll sing ye's a stave if ye'll gie yer attention
It's nae sang o' pity it's nae tale o' woe
And nae word o' honour or love will I mention
But I'll sing o' a lassie I kent long ago

cho: Nae better than maist, and nae worse as mony
    And what drew me tae her 's no easy tae say
    She was coorse, she was heartless and she wasnae that bonnie
    But she was the star o' the bar in her day

I've stravaiged the Royal Mile wi' her, drinkin' in style wi' her
And Rose Street frae end tae end often surveyed
Focht and swore in the pubs wi' her
Rolled in the dubs wi' her, cadged mony subs frae her never repaid

A' ye chaps wi' young lassies believe me love soon passes
And a' yer bricht dreams is but straes in the wind
Better yin whae'll sit doon wi' ye, sing a fine tune wi' ye
Pass the gless roond wi' ye, drink hersel blind

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: gnomad
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 04:08 PM

Barmaid's Song (She moves among men) It takes a lot to beat that one

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Raptor
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 04:12 PM

Good one.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Donuel
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 04:14 PM

Momma don't let
your sons go out huntin
with Cheney...

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 05:14 PM

The Pill song.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Beer
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 05:41 PM

I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like You by Lyle Lovett.
Then again, maybe this one doesn't count.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Severn
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 06:47 PM

"H-A-T-R-E-D" by Tonio K. is about as bitter as kiss-off songs get.

Of course the part where he says:

"...Yes I wish I was as mellow
As, for instance Jackson Browne,
But "Fountain Of Sorrow, my ass, @#$%^&*)+=,
I hope you wind up in the ground..."

...was written well before Jackson allegedly attacked the "500 Foot Woman" and lost a bit of credibility.....

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: bobad
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 06:56 PM

It Ain't Me, Babe
B.Dylan

Go 'way from my window,
Leave at your own chosen speed.
I'm not the one you want, babe,
I'm not the one you need.
You say you're lookin' for someone
Never weak but always strong,
To protect you an' defend you
Whether you are right or wrong,
Someone to open each and every door,
But it ain't me, babe,
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe,
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.

Go lightly from the ledge, babe,
Go lightly on the ground.
I'm not the one you want, babe,
I will only let you down.
You say you're lookin' for someone
Who will promise never to part,
Someone to close his eyes for you,
Someone to close his heart,
Someone who will die for you an' more,
But it ain't me, babe,
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe,
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.

Go melt back into the night, babe,
Everything inside is made of stone.
There's nothing in here moving
An' anyway I'm not alone.
You say you're looking for someone
Who'll pick you up each time you fall,
To gather flowers constantly
An' to come each time you call,
A lover for your life an' nothing more,
But it ain't me, babe,
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe,
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Severn
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 07:04 PM

Whoops!

Sorry for the typo Darryl Hannah only played a 50 foot woman in the remake of "Attack Of The...". I must have been thinking of the classic movie poster from the 1950s original, where the woman looked taller than 50 feet.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 08:06 PM

What's Love Got to Do With It
Love is Just a Four Letter Word

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: frogprince
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 08:24 PM

One by St.Thomas

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Scoville
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 08:25 PM

Man, I know way too many of those, but my favorites include:

Love Hurts (sorry, but in my younger, foolish-er days I was a big Everly Brothers fan)

Rock-Salt and Nails

Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies

Window Shopping
You Win Again (my two favorite Hank Williams non-love songs, although there are plenty more where they came from)

We'll Sing in the Sunshine (oh, the cynicism)

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 08:59 PM

Just asking, shouldn't this actually be above the line?
Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 09:07 PM

Give Me Back My Five Dollars (I Paid for My Wife)

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Emma B
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 06:03 AM

"Emily" written by Peggy Seeger after talking to women in a refuge for battered wives in 1978.
Not in the DT - maybe when I have time ..........it's a long song

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 06:27 AM

Rolling Stones "I used to love her, but it's all over now"
Dylan "It's all over now Baby Blue"
Sinatra "And now, the end is near, and we must face the final curtain."
Moody Blues "Go Now"

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Grab
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 08:29 AM

U2: One
Chris Isaak: Lie to me
Howling Wolf: Killing floor
Bill Monroe: Columbus stockade blues (derived from a traditional song)
The Pogues: Fairytale of New York
Dire Straits: Fade to Black

On the same theme as Emmma B, "Luca" by Susanne Vega.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: JennyO
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 08:40 AM

Bastard

How could I give my heart to a bastard like that ?
Please, Mr Bastard, can I have my heart back ?
Too much fiction and not enough fact.
Well love isn't blind but it can't see around corners.

How could I give my money to a bastard like that ?
Please, Mr Bastard, can I have my money back ?
I didn't pay for all of that crap.
Well love isn't blind but it's got the wrong glasses on.

I tried to live in an innocent haze,
Away from the blues and the low down days.
But gone are the highs and the passionate sighs,
When there's too many lies, well true love dies, dies, dies.

How could I give my time to a bastard like that ?
Please, Mr Bastard, can I have my time back ?
I didn't want to spend it like that,
Well, love isn't blind but I think it's got dyslexia.
Love isn't blind but it's got the wrong glasses on.
Love isn't blind but it can't see around corners.

Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love.
Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money, Money.
Bastard, Bastard, Bastard, Bastard, Bastard, Bastard, Bastard !

Love isn't blind but it can't see around corners.

by Kath Tait ©

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: jeffp
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 04:25 PM

Kenny Rogers - Thank God and Greyhound You're Gone

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 05:25 PM

Try "Your Time's Comin' " (Silverstein & Kristofferson)
Not to mention "7 Years With the Wrong Woman" or any of its parodies--I particularly like "7 Beers With the Wrong Woman"

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Windsinger
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 06:12 PM

Howzabout "SHE HATES ME" by Puddle of Mud?

That one's always worth a smile, especially the chorus.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: GUEST,a passing stranger
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 07:31 PM

Bob Dylan's "Idiot Wind" was the ultimate statement in this regard.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Windsinger
Date: 17 Feb 06 - 02:28 PM

I can't believe no one's posted this...

"One More Minute," by Weird Al Yankovic. The ULTIMATE Anti-Valentine's day song!

(Grab: "One" by U2 was, at least according to Bono, actually about a son having to tell his judgmental father that he had contracted AIDS.)

Slán,

~Fionn

www.geocities.com/children_of_lir

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: fat B****rd
Date: 17 Feb 06 - 02:39 PM

"You broke my heart, so I busted your jaw"
"I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you"

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Mr Fox
Date: 18 Feb 06 - 01:00 PM

'Read About Love' - Richard Thompson

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Auggie
Date: 18 Feb 06 - 08:34 PM

Heard George Gobel sing this on the old Tonight Show
Only John Denver has been desparate enough to record it tho.

You Stomped Upon My Heart

I told you that I loved you
You said that is so good
I called you my darlin?
I thought I always would
But now you've gone and left me
I don't know what to do
So my little darlin'
I write these words to you

You dun stomped on my heart
And you mashed that sucker flat
You just sortta stepped on my aorta
You started going out with guys
I felt us drift apart
And every step you took
Was a stomp upon my heart

I only hope that someday you get
Them low down blues
In some smokey honky tonk
You looked down at your shoes
You'll think about that tender heart
That you crushed beneath them soles
With your clod bustin' stompers
You left my heart so full of holes

Words and music by williams

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: GUEST,Joe_F
Date: 18 Feb 06 - 08:47 PM

CROCK OF SHIT



I've been married forty years,

Shared my hopes and shared my tears.

All I earned, spent every bit.

Man, this love's a crock of shit.



I sent all my kids to school.

Now they think that I'm a fool.

They don't like me 'cause I spit.

Man, this love's a crock of shit.



I come home, most every night,

Me 'n' my wife, we have a fight.

My wife always was a wit.

Man, this love's a crock of shit.



Young man, if you've never wed,

Listen close to what I've said.

You've got freedom in your mitt.

Man, this love's a crock of shit.

--- Joe Fineman    [e-mail]

||: Be careful what you do with your resentment. :||

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 19 Feb 06 - 02:06 AM

'Positively 4th Street' (Bobby The Zee).
The last verse is sheer genius.

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: Cluin
Date: 19 Feb 06 - 11:15 PM

"You're No Good" by Betty Everett
(later by both Linda Ronstadt and Van Halen)


I also sing it with a third verse I wrote for it:

        I musta been blind or crazy; but that's all over now
        I gotta get my baby to forgive me somehow
        cause if she'll take back my heart, then we can start anew
        but even if she won't, I still don't want you

Subject: RE: BS: non-love songs
From: GUEST,Joe_F
Date: 20 Feb 06 - 09:35 PM

Alake! sae sweet a tree as love,

Sic bitter fruit should bear!

Alake, that e'er a merry a--e,

Should draw a sa'tty tear.

    An' wha'll m-w me now, my jo,

      An' wha'll m-w me now:

    A sodger wi' his bandileers

      Has bang'd my belly fu'.



But deevil damn the lousy loun,

Denies the bairn he got!

Or lea's the merry a--e he lo'ed

To wear a ragged coat!

    An' wha'll, &c.



-- Burns

--- Joe Fineman    [e-mail]

||: When you try to grab power, you should find a piece of it come off in your hand. :||