“When I’m a good dog, they sometimes throw me a bone”
Thanks to Haley for this suggestion of this powerfully sad and moving song.
Song (click for full lyrics): Nobody Home
Artist: Pink Floyd
Album: The Wall
Year: 1979
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Categories: Break Up · Coping · Life · Loneliness · Love · Lyrics · Music · Pain · Relationships · Year 1979
Tagged: Coping, Loneliness, Lyrics, Music, Pain, Pink Floyd, the wall
“When I walk beside her, I am the better man”
Dedicated to Gina, on our anniversary.
Song (click for full lyrics): Hard Sun
Artist: Covered by Eddie Vedder (lyrics and original by Gordon Peterson/Indio)
Album: Into the Wild Soundtrack
Year: 2007
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Categories: Eddie Vedder · Freedom · Life · Loneliness · Love · Lyrics · Music · Pain · Pearl Jam · Relationships · Year 2007
“We’ve come a long long way together, through the hard times and the good”
For my wife.
Song (click for full lyrics): Praise You
Artist: FatBoy Slim
Album: Praise You
Year: 1999
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Categories: FatBoy Slim · Love · Lyrics · Music · Relationships · Year 1999
“I’m free to what I want any old time“
Song (click for full lyrics): I’m Free
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Album: December’s Children
Year: 1965
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Categories: Freedom · Love · Lyrics · Music · Relationships · Rolling Stones (The) · Year 1965
“Always Love… Hate will get you every time“
Song (click for full lyrics): Always Love
Artist: Nada Surf
Album: The Weight is a Gift
Year: 2005
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Categories: Break Up · Coping · Life · Love · Lyrics · Music · Nada Surf · Relationships · Year 2005
“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head“
Song (click for full lyrics): Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)
Artist: Cracker
Album: Cracker
Year: 1992
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Categories: Cracker · Life · Love · Lyrics · Music · Relationships · Year 1992
“War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate“
Song (click for full lyrics): What’s Going On
Artist: Marvin Gaye
Album: What’s Going On
Year: 1971
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Categories: Hope · Love · Lyrics · Marvin Gaye · Music · Peace · Political · Tolerance · Year 1971
“Only love can bring the rain, that falls like tears from on high“
If you know the Who’s original classic then check out Pearl Jam’s cover of this song. If you heard it first by
Pearl Jam, help yourself to some rock culture and history and listen to it on Quadrophenia by the Who. Two of my all-time favorite bands come together.
Song (click for full lyrics): Love Reign O’er Me
Artist: The Who
Album: Quadrophenia
Year: 1973, 2007 (cover)
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Categories: Loneliness · Love · Lyrics · Music · Pearl Jam · Relationships · Who (The) · Year 1973 · Year 2007 · Youth
“In a little while, I won’t be blown by every breeze“
This was the last song that Joey Ramone listened to before he died in 2001. Bono said that Joey turned a song about a hangover into something religious.
Song (click for full lyrics): In a Little While
get it on
Artist: U2
Album: All That You Can’t Leave Behind
Year: 2000
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Categories: Coping · Hope · Love · Lyrics · Music · Relationships · U2 · Year 2000
“Love is the drug and I need the score”
Song (click for full lyrics): Love is the Drug
Artist: Roxy Music
Album: Siren
Year: 1975
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Categories: Love · Lyrics · Music · Relationships · Roxy Music
