...speaking of "Dream On" (great tune)...this is still the greatest sport video I've ever seen...and choreographed/timed perfectly with the song. ...hard to believe that I've been around to witness most of these historic events (give it time, there's a 1 minute intro);
Yeah, I seriously couldn't understand a word. Why, you could? If it was English the music drowned the vocals out, maybe that was it. But I did like the music though.
Though I can pick up more words here than I could with the numb song its the same, a good sound but real hard to pick up the lyrics.
... there are no definitive lyrics to Louie Louie. The FBI spent years trying to figure them out. ...the lyrics to Comfortably Numb are quite clear.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kinks/louielouie.html Though they're not great lyrics as you can see they are there but again like the Numb song you can't really understand what they're saying.
How's your hearing? Hello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone home? Come on now I hear you're feeling down. Well I can ease your pain Get you on your feet again. Relax. I'll need some information first. Just the basic facts. Can you show me where it hurts? There is no pain you are receding A distant ship smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves. Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying. When I was a child I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons. Now I've got that feeling once again I can't explain you would not understand This is not how I am. I have become comfortably numb. O.K. Just a little pinprick. There'll be no more, ah! But you may feel a little sick. Can you stand up? I do believe it's working, good. That'll keep you going through the show Come on it's time to go. There is no pain you are receding A distant ship, smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves. Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying. When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown, The dream is gone. I have become comfortably numb. Songwriters: WATERS, ROGER/GILMOUR, DAVID JON Comfortably Numb lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., IMAGEM U.S. LLC
I never doubted that there were actual words to the song Tom, I just couldn't make out what those words were. like I said maybe it was due to the music being louder than the guy singing.
...what we're talking about is your belief that the words to Comfortably Numb are more ore less audible than Louie Louie. ...Louie Louie is a song that originated in the 50's and was later brought back to life by the Kingsman who are generally considered the ones most connected with the song. The Kinks were just one of many other band who subsequently covered the song and if you ask most people who sung the song their answer is almost always the Kingsmen. ...but the lyrics are so mumbled that they caused an uproar among parents and were a source of an investigation by the FBI about exactly WTF the lyrics really were because nobody really knew for sure...and the FBI finally gave up trying to figure it out. ...Louie Louie's lyrics were so garbled that the song became somewhat of an urban legend mostly because of the "mis-heard lyrics"...many radio stations back then banned the song because it was believed the songs lyrics were too risque. What I'm saying is that nobody back then knew for sure what the song was really about...while on the other hand, Comfortably Numb, IMO, is quite easily and audibly understood and there's no controversy as to what David Gilmore is singing about.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/l...ng-stones-i-cant-get-no-satisfaction-20110516 Found this list by Rolling Stone. Now if you interpret greatest = influential, then its interesting. Smells like Teen Spirit in the Top 10....greatest song? No. Influential song, absolutely.
On the mark as usual 59, here's some background info, on that..... Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie The Kingsmen's edition was the subject of an FBI investigation about the supposed but nonexistent obscenity of the lyrics, an investigation that ended without prosecution. Another factor in the success of the record may have been the rumor that the lyrics were intentionally slurred by the Kingsmen---allegedly to cover the fact that it was laced with profanity, graphically depicting sex between the sailor and his lady. Crumpled pieces of paper professing to be "the real lyrics" to "Louie Louie" circulated among teens. The song was banned on many radio stations and in many places in the United States, including Indiana, where it was personally prohibited by Governor Matthew Welsh. These actions were taken despite the small matter that practically no one could distinguish the actual lyrics. Denials of chicanery by Kingsmen and Ely did not stop the controversy. The FBI started a 31-month investigation into the matter and concluded they were "unable to interpret any of the wording in the record." Ironically, however, drummer Lynn Easton later admitted that he yelled "Fuck" after fumbling a drumstick at 0:54 on the record. Sales of the Kingsmen record were so low (reportedly 600) that the group considered disbanding. Things changed when Boston's biggest DJ, Arnie Ginsburg, was given the record by a pitchman. Amused by its slapdash sound, he played it on his program as "The Worst Record of the Week". Despite the slam, listener response was swift and positive. By the end of October, it was listed in Billboard as a regional breakout and a "bubbling under" entry for the national chart.
This is the best article I've read on the song, and the FBI's 2 year investigation. More details, and specifics, in this link...... https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...alizing-copyright-office-must-have-them.shtml The FBI Investigation, was initially complete, then J. Edgar Hoover, decided to re-open the case, for another 2 years of milking govt. funding. All in all, a 119 page investigation, when all they had to do, was go down the street to the copyright and- Also, as Marc Randazza notes, it took nearly two years for someone in the FBI to think, hey, isn't the song registered at the Copyright Office down the street? Maybe we should send someone over there; to find out what it says? This was after the FBI had reached out to the record label (who gave them the accurate lyrics) along with the original author of the song, Richard Berry, who told them the lyrics. Oddly, apparently, the FBI never bothered to ask Ely himself what he sang, though I'm sure he would have said the same damn lyrics,
