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Date Posted: 22:55:14 04/20/04 Tue
Author: Femok
Subject: Some more flighty lyrics
In reply to: LaneyLounge 's message, "Some "flighty" lyrics" on 16:53:27 04/17/04 Sat

By the way, did you know that Blackbird was actually a civil rights song?

Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra

Come fly with me, letÕs fly letÕs fly away
If you can use, some exotic booze
ThereÕs a bar in far bombay
Come fly with me, weÕll fly weÕll fly away

Come fly with me, letÕs float down to peru
In lama land, thereÕs a one man band
And heÕll toot his flute for you
Come fly with me, weÕll float down in the blue

Once I get you up there, where the air is rarefied
WeÕll just glide, starry eyed
Once I get you up there, IÕll be holding you so near
You may here, angels cheer - because were together

Weather wise itÕs such a lovely day
You just say the words, and weÕll beat the birds
Down to acapulco bay
ItÕs perfect, for a flying honeymoon - they say
Come fly with me, weÕll fly weÕll fly away


This Flight Tonight - Joni Mitchell

Look out the left the captain said
The lights down there, thatÕs where weÕll land
I saw a falling star burning
High above the Las Vegas sand
It wasnÕt the one that you gave to me
That night down south between the trailers
Not the early one
That you can wish upon;
Not the northern one
That guides in the sailors

Oh starbright, starbright
YouÕve got the lovinÕ that I like, all right
Turn this crazy bird around
I should not have got on this flight tonight

You got the touch so gentle and sweet
But youÕve got that look so critical
Now I canÕt talk to you baby
I get so weak
Sometimes I think love is just mythical
Up thereÕs a heaven
Down thereÕs a town
Blackness everywhere and little lights shine
Oh, blackness, blackness dragging me down
Come on light the candle in this poor heart of mine

Oh starbright, starbright
YouÕve got the lovinÕ that I like, all right
Turn this crazy bird around
I should not have got on this flight tonight

IÕm drinking sweet champagne
Got the headphones up high
CanÕt numb you out
CanÕt drum you out of my mind
TheyÕre playing goodbye baby, baby goodbye,
Ooh, ooh, love is blind
Up go the flaps, down go the wheels
I hope you got your heat turned on baby
I hope they finally fixed your automobile
I hope itÕs better when we meet again baby

Starbright, starbright
You got the lovinÕ that I like, all right
Turn this crazy bird around
I shouldnÕt have got on this flight tonight

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[> [> A long haul flight -- LLounge, 20:05:14 04/21/04 Wed [1]

FLY AWAY
Lenny Kravitz


I wish that I could fly
Into the sky
So very high
Just like a dragonfly

I’d fly above the trees
Over the seas in all degrees
To anywhere I please

Oh I want to get away
I want to fly away
Yeah yeah yeah

Oh I want to get away
I want to fly away
Yeah yeah yeah

Let’s go and see the stars
The milky way or even mars
Where it could just be ours

Let’s fade into the sun
Let your spirit fly
Where we are one
Just for a little fun
Oh oh oh yeah !

I want to get away
I want to fly away
Yeah yeah yeah

I want to get away
I want to fly away
Yeah yeah yeah

I got to get away
Feel I got to get away
Oh oh oh yeah

I want to get away
I want to fly away
Yeah with you yeah yeah
Oh yeah !

I want to get away
I want to fly away
Yeah with you yeah yeah
I got to get away

I want to get away x4
Yeah
I want to get away
I want to fly away
Yeah with you yeah yeah
I got to get away

I want to get away x4
Yeah

I want to get away
I want to fly away
Yeah with you
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah


A civil rights song? That's new to me! Gimme the scoop, girlie. :-)


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[> [> [> The scoop -- Femok, 22:15:52 04/21/04 Wed [1]

Apparently Paul wrote Blackbird about the struggle of black people in the 60's. The Blackbird referred to is any black woman.


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[> [> [> [> an extra scoop -- Femok, 01:41:48 04/25/04 Sun [1]

Charles Manson thought that the song Blackbird was portending an uprising of black people in the USA, and figured he'd like to get the ball rolling by killing a few rich white people. He even painted the word "arise" from the song on the walls of some of his victims.


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