not singing...but spoken. i'm going to say "The Revolution Will not be Televised" by Gil Scott-Heron <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uTCQSk2l8bc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uTCQSk2l8bc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> but then again, I just heard it again on KPFT right now. I would not argue with several Frank Zappa songs...but by and large, I think he is trying to sang those songs...maybe Zappa should just shut up and play his guitar!
Guy Forsyth - Long Long Time Its been a long, long ... time Its been a long, long ... time When I was a kid I used to draw airplanes with stars and bars shooting down airplanes adorned with hammers and sickles. I bought a hundred water guns so I could save the world, saving my lunch money, stealing my father’s quarters, dimes and nickels. I discovered religion watching Luke Skywalker rescue Princess Lea and destroying the Death Star by letting go and closing his eyes. And I devoured comic books, three color mythologies taught me right and wrong and if you believed, you could fly. Its been a long, long ... time Its been a long, long ... time I remember listening to songs about trains and feeling the rush of wonder at the possibility that the world was infinite and accessible all at the same time. Then it was songs about highways and born to be wild and little red Corvette and the road went on forever in my mind. But now its clogged bumper to bumper with stinking SUVs and two story pickup trucks that can drive over anything except the two story pickup truck right in front of it. Now even my highways look the same..Starbucks, 7-11s and WalMart’s jam the feeder roads. We don’t live around this mess, we live under it. Its been a long, long ... time Its been a long, long ... time Now all the songs are about gangsters and guns and the TV speeds by at a hundred deaths an hour and everyone wants to pull off the crime of the century. Steal 200 gazillion dollars, enough to buy myself an island and build a real honest to God train on it for no one but me. And get away with it...get away with it. We Americans are Freedom loving people and nothing says freedom like getting away with it. We went from Billy The Kid to Richard Nixon, Enron, Exxon, OJ Simpson. We used to dream about heroes but now its just how to beat the system. So where do we go to dream now? Up on the roof of the projects(??), straight into the the city lights to see if they’ve built golden arches on the moon yet? Self medicated, half sedated, trying our best to stay distracted, living life according to the TV set. Corporations owning nations, telling us don’t change the station, it’s the only safe way to win the human race. I wonder how the world sees us, rich beyond compare, powerful without equal? A spoiled 15 year old waving a gun in their face? Its been a long, long ... time Its been a long, long ... time ...since I felt fine You can hear it on his site under "Listen"- http://www.guyforsyth.com/ myspace - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=13767315
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I don't think rap should count. Though rap usually doesn't follow a specific melody, it does usually follow rhythm, and therefore may be considered "singing". Detachable penis, however, follows neither.
Yeah, King Missile is great. "Martin Scorsese" is another great song. "He makes the best f-cking films! He makes the best f-cking films! If I ever meet him I'm gonna grab his f-ckin' neck and just shake him! And say thank you thank you for makin' such excellent f-ckin' movies!"
yeah, but the beastie's are under appreciated around these parts. just seemed like a good opportunity to get down.
Yo in the middle of June in the summer of '59 I was young and cool, shot a bad game of pool, and I hustled all the chumps I could find. Now they call me the swan cause I wave my magic wand and I loved all the women to death. I partied hard, packed a mean rod, and I'll knock you out with a right or left. Nevermind - Red Hot Chili Peppers
can't argue with that... so, have you heard Sharky's Night...on Home of the Brave? Anything by VU or William S Burroughs is on my list for sure.... I still think I'm forgetting about 30 songs that I'd consider in my top 5....does that make sense?
