Thursday, January 21, 2021

Memorable Movie Songs

"Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station
. . . "
I'm posting these haunting tunes and lyrics
here for safe - keeping so they won't get
lost in the post - holiday crush of info
crowding into my over - stuffed head!
[See also Samarra & The Bridge]
#1. Featured in Harry Potter & Deathly Hallows, 7.1

O Children
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Pass me that lovely little gun
My dear, my darling one
The cleaners are coming, one by one
You don't even want to let them start

They are knocking now upon your door
They measure the room, they know the score
They're mopping up the butcher's floor
Of your broken little hearts

O children
Forgive us now for what we've done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They're gathering round with all my friends
We're older now, the light is dim
And you are only just beginning

O children
We have the answer to all your fears
It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
It's round about and it's somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

The cleaners have done their job on you
They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove
They've hosed you down, you're good as new
They're lining up to inspect you

O children
Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
He's found the answer that we lost
We're all weeping now, weeping because
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice

Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station
Hey, little train! Wait for me!
I once was blind but now I see
Have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was held in chains but now I'm free
I'm hanging in there, don't you see
In this process of elimination

Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
It's beyond my wildest expectation
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station
#2: Featured in King of Staten Island

One Headlight
by Jakob Dylan & The Wallflowers

So long ago, I don't remember when
That's when they say I lost my only friend
Well they said she died easy of a broken heart disease
As I listened through the cemetery trees

I seen the sun comin' up at the funeral at dawn
The long broken arm of human law
Now it always seemed such a waste,
she always had a pretty face
So I wondered how she hung around this place

Hey, come on try a little
Nothing is forever

There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight

She said it's cold
It feels like Independence Day
And I can't break away from this parade
But there's got to be an opening
Somewhere here in front of me
Through this maze of ugliness and greed

And I seen the sun up ahead at the county line bridge
Sayin' all there's good and nothingness is dead
We'll run until she's out of breath
She ran until there's nothin' left
She hit the end, it's just her window ledge

Hey, come on try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight

Well this place is old
It feels just like a beat up truck
I turn the engine, but the engine doesn't turn
Well it smells of cheap wine, cigarettes
This place is always such a mess
Sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn

I'm so alone and I feel just like somebody else
Man, I ain't changed, but I know I ain't the same
But somewhere here in between the city walls of dyin' dreams
I think of death, it must be killin' me

Hey, hey hey come on try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight
#3: Featured in the series, The Other One

Goodbye Stranger
by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson & Supertramp

It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn
And I really have enjoyed my stay
But I must be moving on
Like a king without a castle
Like a queen without a throne
I'm an early morning lover
And I must be moving on

Now I believe in what you say
Is the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
Like a ship without an anchor
Like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies
Sends a shiver through my veins

And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few

Goodbye stranger it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true

Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain

Sweet devotion (Goodbye, Mary)
It's not for me (Goodbye, Jane)
Just give me motion (Will we ever)
To set me free (Meet again?)
In the land and the ocean (Feel no sorrow)
Far away (Feel no shame)
It's the life I've chosen (Come tomorrow)
Every day (Feel no pain)

So goodbye, Mary (Goodbye, Mary)
Goodbye, Jane (Goodbye, Jane)
Will we ever (Will we ever)
Meet again? (Meet again?)

Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well
You can laugh at my behaviour
And that'll never bother me
Say the devil is my saviour
But I don't pay no heed

And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few

Goodbye, stranger, it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true

Goodbye, Mary, goodbye, Jane
Will we ever meet again?
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain

Sweet devotion (Goodbye, Mary)
It's not for me (Goodbye, Jane)
Just give me motion (Will we ever)
To set me free (Meet again?)
In the land and the ocean (Feel no sorrow)
Far away (Feel no shame)
It's the life I've chosen (Come tomorrow)
Every day (Feel no pain)

So now I'm leaving (Goodbye, Mary)
Got to go (Goodbye, Jane)
Hit the road (Will we ever)
I'll say it once again (Meet again?)
Oh, yes, I'm leaving (Feel so sorrow)
Got to go (Feel no shame)
Got to go (Come tomorrow)
I'm sorry, I must dash (Feel no pain)

So goodbye, Mary (Goodbye, Mary)
Goodbye, Jane (Goodbye, Jane)
Will we ever (Will we ever)
Meet again? (Meet again?)
Oh, I'm leaving
I've got to go
P.S.
A Happy Birthday to my mom.
(21 January 1931 ~ 15 June 2020)
She might not care so much for these lyrics,
but I know she'd enjoy the nostalgic artwork!
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image #1 vintage
images #2 & 4 Current Catalog
image #3 Home Depot

1 comment:

  1. #4: Featured in the series, _The Angels' Share_

    I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)
    by The Proclaimers (Charles & Craig Reed)

    When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be,
    I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
    When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
    When I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
    And when I haver, hey I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you

    And I would roll 500 miles
    And I would roll 500 more
    Just to be the man who rolls a thousand miles
    To fall down at your door

    When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
    And when the money, comes in for the work I do
    I'll pass almost every penny on to you
    When I come home(When I come home),
    well I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
    And when I grow old, well I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you

    But I would roll 500 miles
    And I would roll 500 more
    Just to be the man who roles a thousand miles
    To fall down at your door

    Da da da (da da da)
    Da da da (da da da) . . .

    When I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
    And when I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream
    I'm gonna Dream about the time when I'm with you
    When I go out(When I go out), well I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
    And when I come home(When I come home),
    yes I know I'm gonna be
    I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
    I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you

    And I would roll 500 miles
    And I would roll 500 more
    Just to be the man who rolled a thousand miles
    To fall down at your door

    Da da da (da da da)
    Da da da (da da da) . . .

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