Guest brummiemick Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 For me the greatest soul songs stir something deep inside because of the lyrics backed by great music. At the moment (as a recent returnee) the lyrics that really stir me are from the Steinways "My Hearts Not In it Anymore" I don't know why, but they just hit a nerve! "Babe, babe, babe, Â my hearts not in it anymore, oooooo the feeling that was there, no it nots the same anymore it's nothing like before......" What are yours and why? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve Edgar Posted January 31, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2012 Sam Dees "Signed Miss Heroin" steve 4 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Anais nin Carms Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 "You make my liver quiver" - Dynamics - You make me feel so good Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Alison H Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Sam Dees "Signed Miss Heroin" steve AWESOME !! It's one of those songs where the music is secondary, as the whole lyrics are so powerful! Edited February 1, 2012 by Alison H 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve Myers Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Only my pillow knows how many tears I've cried Only my heart knows the awful hurt I feel inside 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave2 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "I'm a carpenter of love.. and I'll fix you!" (The Bandwagon - Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache - Epic). Not the usual heart wrenching, soul stirring, harmony induced masterpiece, oh no. It's a fast dancer. Just a simple (cheesy) line in the chorus. The lead vocalist literally belts it out! from start to finish. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 happy to be - jimmy ellis what at first listen seemed to be a story about counting elephants in his sleep on further listening turned into a mans tribute to his woman and how she will help him forget the horrors of combat 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Algsoul Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 color him farether o c smith take a listen on you tube 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest brummiemick Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) color him farether o c smith take a listen on you tube Thank you! That is simply brilliant and proves how fantastic great lyrics can be: "....never a frown, always a smile When he says to me how is my child" I absolutely love that record, is it a single? Would it be hard to find? Has anybody got it for sale? Edited February 1, 2012 by brummiemick Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
ritchie Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "The girl in your heart, the girl who tore your world apart" "The kiss on your lips, the kiss that tore your world to bits" These get right in under the my armour ,, ouch!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Algsoul Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thank you! That is simply brilliant and proves how fantastic great lyrics can be: "....never a frown, always a smile When he says to me how is my child" I absolutely love that record, is it a single? Would it be hard to find? Has anybody got it for sale? o.c .smith is lp only the winstons version is 45 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve Edgar Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 AWESOME !! It's one of those songs where the music is secondary, as the whole lyrics are so powerful! Such powerful lyrics, best anti drug song I heard! Sam Dees excells again. here's the full lyrics for anyone interested, also the link to Sam's rendition. Well, now little man, you've grown tired of grass, L.S.D., Acid, cocaine, and hash. Somebody that's supposed to be your so called friend, said, "I'll introduce you to Miss Heroin." Well, honey, before you start fooling with me, Just let me inform you of how it will be. For I will seduce ya and make you my slave. I've sent men much stronger than you to their grave. You think you could not become a disgrace, and end up addicted to poppy seed waste. So, you'll start inhaling me one afternoon. You'll take me into your arm and very soon. And once I have entered deep down in your vein, The craving will nearly drive you insane. You'll need lots of money (as you have been told). For, darling, I'm much more expensive than gold. Signed Miss Heroin You'll swindle your Mama; and, just for a buck, you'll turn into something vile and corrupt. You'll mug, you'll steal for my narcotic charm. and feel contentment when I'm in you arms. The day you realize the monster you've grown, you'll solemnly promise to leave me alone. If you think that you've got the mystical knack. Then sweetie, just try getting me off you back. Signed Miss Heroin The vomit, the cramps, your gut tied in a knot. The jangling nerves screaming for just one more shot. The hot chills,cold sweat, the withdrawal pains, can only be saved by my little white grains. There's no other way, and there's no need to look. For deep down inside you, you will know that you're hooked. You'll desperately run to the pusher, and then You'll welcome me back to your arms once again. And when you return, just as I foretold! I know that you'll give me your body and soul. You'll give up your morals, your conscience, your heart, and you will be mine until Death Do Us Part. Signed Miss Heroin Say! you're holding the losing hand, and you just can't win. Smoking dope aint nothing but a sin. The faith in you, that they had in you brother! What will you do now? https://youtu.be/MYvQ6Wfsqzk steve 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Kegsy Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Sam Dees "Signed Miss Heroin" steve Try also Sam Stone Swamp Dog (Aka Jerry Williams) Kegsy Sam Stone came home, To his wife and family After serving in the conflict overseas. And in the time that he had served, It had shattered all his nerves, And it left a little shrapnel in his knee. Oh, but the morphine eased the pain, And the grass grew round his brain, And it gave him all the confidence he lacked, With a purple heart and a monkey on his back. Chorus: There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes, Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose. Little pitchers have big ears, But don't you stop to count the years, Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmm.... Sam Stone's welcome home Didn't last too long. No he went to work after he spent his last dime And Sammy took to stealing When he get' that empty feeling For a hundred dollar habit without overtime. And the cold rolled through his veins Like a thousand railroad trains, And it eased his mind in the hours that he chose While his kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes... Repeat chorus: Sam Stone was alone When he broke his last balloon Climbing walls while sitting in a chair Well, he played his last request While the room stunk just like death With an overdose just hoverin' in the air But life had lost it's fun And there was nothing to be done But to trade his house that he bought on the GI-bill For what, a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill Repeat chorus Edited February 1, 2012 by Kegsy Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Stevie T Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 the facinating witch,s who put the sinterlating stitchs in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses of the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of king caracticus where just passing by !! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Andy Reynard Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Right on Rolf Harris!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I always thought the brothers of soul were some of the greatest lyricists of all time. Obviously there's people like Smokey, Curtis, etc. who were fantastic songwriters. But the brothers of soul lyrics were somehow more sophisticated, like poetry. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve Myers Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 color him farether o c smith take a listen on you tube One of my favourites this; As well as O C Smith and the Winstons there are versions by Bobby Womack, the Naturals and the Jades as well as lots of versions in other genres ie Reggae, Country etc Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I think really good songwriting also goes beyond just being a love song to telling a specific story / specific situation. For example, people in Chicago such as Eddie Sullivan who helped write tracks like "how can I tell my mom and dad". Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest MrC Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Always loved the Lyrics to A L'il Lovin Sometimes - Alexander Patton Somebody Somewhere Needs You - Darrell Banks may well be top oldies, but still great lyrics. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sleeps45 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I think really good songwriting also goes beyond just being a love song to telling a specific story / specific situation. For example, people in Chicago such as Eddie Sullivan who helped write tracks like "how can I tell my mom and dad". was there any other versions other than the lovelites? all time jam! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Smudger Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I think the record and player also came back from Nam. https://youtu.be/V5-83NJ1FSU Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Sleeps45 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 the lyrics to this are deep! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWgzqBzxl3Y Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest allnightandy Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 How sad are these ? https://www.lyricsdepot.com/chubby-checker/everythings-wrong.html Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Preems Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I love the lyrics in this one. Love Changes ~ Charlene and The Soul Serenaders https://youtu.be/hk-eOol38Bo and Mad at the World is great lyrics to me as well https://youtu.be/jlRDsRsE950 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ceejay Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Moving away from the sad stuff totally................I like:- THE POWER OF YOUR LOVE PUTS A SONG IN MY HEART.......... THAT MAKES ME SING LA-DEE-DA THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH............WILLIE HUTCH This particular line always makes makes me smile!!! :) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest MrC Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Lou Ragland - Since You said you'd be mine..... "I'm three times happier than the law allows me to be" .... great line, and very apt for more than a few when they've been out and heard it played! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Winnie :-) Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 ''when my arms reach out for something And I don't know what it is I just close, close my eyes And the first thing I visualise oh it's my sweet baby'' Marvin Gaye, Don't know exactly what it is about this song, but right from the intro through to the end I get goosepimples, even writing the lyrics has produced them, fabulous record IMO Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MrsWoodsrules Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Melvin Davis I'm The One Who Loves You. OMG what a soulful record. You think your smart, cos your using me. But if your so smart baby, why can't you see........I'm the one..... Posted a link to Darrell Banks version cos can't find a link to MD, but imo the Melvin Davis song is one of the best soul records I've ever heard in my life. But listen to it a 55 seconds, that's the bit that gets me every time. Cheers ears Aid. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
jocko Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 There you were, beautiful The promise of love was written on your face You led me on with untrue kisses Oh, you held me captive in your false embrace Quicker than I could bat an eye Seems you were telling me goodbye Oh, just a minute ago your love was here All of a sudden it seem to disappear Sweetness was only heartaches camouflage The love I saw in you was just a mirage We use to meet in romantic places Oh, you gave the illusion that your love was real Now, all that's left are lipstick traces From the kisses you only pretended to feel And now our meetings you avoid And so my world you have destroyed Mr William "Smokey" Robertson, doing what he did best A thing of absolute beauty to match any Rabbi Burns nonsense! 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Byrney Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Fantastic Four. Live up to what she thinks. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Paddy Ferry Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "Ain't gonna bump no more,no big fat woman". Pure class. :yes: 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) 'How much more can a man take, as sure as this day's gonna end, his heart's gonna break...' Sheer Soul Poetry... WILLIE HUTCH 'love runs out'... Edited February 1, 2012 by rich chorley Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wrongcrowd Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "Never in my life have I seen a woman as square as a pool table, and twice as green"..... immortal lyrics from George Davis and Lee Diamond for Aaron Neville's "A Hard Nut To Crack" on Parlo.... ... they just don't write 'em like that anymore....brilliant. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest mrs norman maine Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I think really good songwriting also goes beyond just being a love song to telling a specific story / specific situation. For example, people in Chicago such as Eddie Sullivan who helped write tracks like "how can I tell my mom and dad". yes, or that can be interpreted in different ways, depending on who's listening, why, when, etc. My favourite for this reason is Bud Harper "Wherever you were" Great big F**CK-YOU lyrics, which because of the repeated "Lord" work on a (sort of!) gospel or secular level. Who IS he singing to? It could be a lover, friend, or the Man Upstairs that he feels abandoned by. I like to imagine it's the latter- yeah, you can go there now, GOD. Exits "Another Sundown in Watts" for a bit of pathos/social reality. Fantastic Four "Live Up To What She Thinks" for a little romance. I also like any lyric that includes the words "wig-hat". Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest MrC Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I also like any lyric that includes the words "wig-hat". :thumbup: Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 was there any other versions other than the lovelites? all time jam! yeah, there was a version from like 1980 by Coffee on Delite. it's not as good and they change the ending to be a happy ending where their mom and dad are all accepting which is sort of funny. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
charliew Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I can think of younger days when living for my life was everything that a man would wanna do but i could never see tomorrow i was never told about the sorrow and How can you mend a broken heart, how can you stop rain from falling down, tell me how can you stop the sun from shining, what makes the world go round, how can you mend a broken man how can a loser ever win, tell me how the sun from shining, what makes the world go round ........................... WOW ! AL Greens deliverance of these lyrics is just so potent, they take me somewhere else everytime i hear them, Just a fantastic song IMHO Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest mickeyb Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) The taste of madness that your lips placed on mine, have turned to sadness in such a little time and now I wanna know how. Edited February 1, 2012 by mickeyb Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Alison H Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 The taste of madness that your lips placed on mine, have turned to sadness in such a little time and now I wanna know how. That's no way to treat a girl Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest allnightandy Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "You can go on and find you somebody else i can live cheaper by myself don't need no woman to help me starve to death " "Can You Dig It "? 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Julie Moore Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) "We used to walk,laugh and talk,solve the problems of the world, people would say perfect pair that guy & girl" Gerri Grainger Brings a tear to my eye everytime What a crock of S**t Edited February 1, 2012 by Julie Moore 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Lfcjunkie Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Sam Dees-"what's it gonna be" The Show Must Go On( well the whole lp really)every soul collection should have one Curtis Mayfield-"No Thing On Me" (cocaine song)the ultimate anti coke song to me anyway another lp only track of Superfly dave L Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Alison H Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) How can I do the things I wanna do, when 90% of me is you My heart no longer does what I want it to, because 90% of me is you Gonna be the kind of woman that no man can move, I want to have the kind of mind that no man can fool I want to look you in the eyes, without getting weak at the knees I want to be able to do without you, in spite of my needs How can I do the things I want do, when 90% of me is you My heart no longer does what I want it to, because 90% of me is you You control my eyes, I can see no-one but you, baby You control my mind, I can think of no-one but you You control my lips, I just long for your tender kiss I never thought it possible that I could be controlled like this What can I do What can I do How can I do the things I want to do, when 90% of me babe is you and my heart no longer does what I want it to, you know why, because 90% of me is you Gwen McCrae - 90% of me is you The whole song, hits me, but the red parts a little more, and the underlined babe & you know why, and the way she delivers it, crying out in need, almost bursts my heart Edited February 1, 2012 by Alison H 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest allnightandy Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "You know your bite is poisonus and now i'm gonna die Ah shut up silly woman said the reptile with a grin You knew darn well i was a snake before you took me in " ! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Tabs Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Classic Soul - end of. Been thinking about this. But just so many that make me weak at the knees, tingles, shivers, hair stand up. etc. What a great thread. How can I do the things I wanna do, when 90% of me is you My heart no longer does what I want it to, because 90% of me is you Gonna be the kind of woman that no man can move, I want to have the kind of mind that no man can fool I want to look you in the eyes, without getting weak at the knees I want to be able to do without you, in spite of my needs How can I do the things I want do, when 90% of me is you My heart no longer does what I want it to, because 90% of me is you You control my eyes, I can see no-one but you, baby You control my mind, I can think of no-one but you You control my lips, I just long for your tender kiss I never thought it possible that I could be controlled like this What can I do What can I do How can I do the things I want to do, when 90% of me babe is you and my heart no longer does what I want it to, you know why, because 90% of me is you Gwen McCrae - 90% of me is you The whole song, hits me, but the red parts a little more, and the underlined babe & you know why, and the way she delivers it, crying out in need, almost bursts my heart 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest allnightandy Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 CLASSIC ! https://www.lyricsvip.com/Bill-Cosby/Little-Old-Man-Lyrics.html Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
bunty Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 BRILLIANT LYRICS If someone has treated you like dirt You can be my witness cause you know how it hurts. As I have been hurt deep down inside, I'm all out of tears coz that's how much I've cried. I've been left alone and treated so cruel It's no good feeling to know You've been somebody's fool It's no good feeling at all ..... It's too much! I've been let down hard with nowhere to turn From the pot into the fire either way I burn It's so easy to go in the wrong direction As I'm badly in need of some love and affection I've been taught a lesson you can't learn in school It's no good feeling to know you've been somebody's fool What started out to be such a good thing Has taken my pride and replaced it with shame! I can't face my friends coz I know what they're thinking Now I understand how some men start drinking! I'm like a drowning man in a sea of misery I never thought this could happen to me I'm smoking more, but enjoying it less! I get a whole lotta sleep, but I don't get enough rest. I'm wound up in sorrow like thread on a spool It's no good feeling to know you've been somebody's fool! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Dave Turner Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Sam Dees "Signed Miss Heroin" steve Fantastic Steve, should be compulsory listening at all school assemblies. In the same vein (no pun intended) there's James Brown's "King Heroin" Ladies and Gentlemen Fellow Americans Lady Americans This is James Brown I wanna talk to you about one of our Most deadly Killers in the country today I had a dream the other night, and I Was sittin' in my living room Dozed off to sleep So I start to dreamin' I dreamed I walked in a place and I saw a real strange, weird object Standin' up talkin' to the people And I found out it was Heroin That deadly drug that go in your veins He says: I came to this country without a passport Ever since then I've been hunted and sought My little white grains are nothin' but waste Soft and deadly and bitter to taste I'm a world of power and all know it's true Use me once and you'll know it, too I can make a mere schoolboy forget his books I can make a world-famous beauty neglect her looks I can make a good man forsake his wife Send a greedy man to prison for the rest of his life I can make a man forsake his country and flag Make a girl sell her body for a five-dollar bag Some think my adventure's a joy and a thrill But I'll put a gun in your hand and make you kill In cellophane bags I've found my way To heads of state and children at play I'm financed in China, ran in Japan I'm respected in Turkey and I'm legal in Siam I take my addicts and make 'em steal, borrow, beg Then they search for a vein in their arm or their leg So, be you Italian, Jewish, Black or Mex I can make the most virile of men forget their sex So now, no, my man, you must (you know) do your best To keep up your habit until your arrest Now the police have taken you from under my wing Do you think they dare defy me, I who am king? Now, you must lie in that county jail Where I can't get to you by visit or mail So squirm - with discomfort - wiggle and cough (hack!) Six days of madness, hah! You might throw me off Curse me in name! Defy me in speech! But you'd pick me up right no if I were in your reach All through your sentence you've become resolved to your fate Hear now! younng man and woman, I'll be waitin' at the gate Don't be afraid, don't run! I'm not chased Sure my name is Heroin! You'll be back for a taste Behold, you're hooked! Your foot is in the stirrup And make -- haste! Mount the steed! And ride him well For the white horse of heroin Will ride you to Hell! To Hell! Will ride you to Hell! Until you are dead! Dead, brother! Dead! This is a revolution of the mind Get your mind together And get away from drugs! That's the man! Back! Back JB's "Public Enemy" is well worth a listen as well (erm, this last line isn't in the lyric ) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Dave Turner Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 BRILLIANT LYRICS If someone has treated you like dirt You can be my witness cause you know how it hurts. As I have been hurt deep down inside, I'm all out of tears coz that's how much I've cried. I've been left alone and treated so cruel It's no good feeling to know You've been somebody's fool It's no good feeling at all ..... It's too much! I've been let down hard with nowhere to turn From the pot into the fire either way I burn It's so easy to go in the wrong direction As I'm badly in need of some love and affection I've been taught a lesson you can't learn in school It's no good feeling to know you've been somebody's fool What started out to be such a good thing Has taken my pride and replaced it with shame! I can't face my friends coz I know what they're thinking Now I understand how some men start drinking! I'm like a drowning man in a sea of misery I never thought this could happen to me I'm smoking more, but enjoying it less! I get a whole lotta sleep, but I don't get enough rest. I'm wound up in sorrow like thread on a spool It's no good feeling to know you've been somebody's fool! Ahh, Jimmy Conwell - sheer poetry Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soul16 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) I've never had a single lesson, All this time I've been guessin' and I'm gonna find me someone, who's gonna love me and no' no' nobody else And when I find that someone, I'm gonna love her better than I do myself Eyebrow raising lyrics and a powerhouse of a record that I never tire of hearing - Northern Soul perfection Sam Williams - Love Slipped Through My Fingers Edited February 1, 2012 by Soul16 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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