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- From: afdenis@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Stephen Dennison)
- Subject: Re: LYRICS REQ: Magic Carpet Ride
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- Date: 18 Nov 1992 14:11 EST
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- In article <1992Nov16.135237.6972@engage.pko.dec.com>, sharrington@mpgs.dec.com (Shawn Harrington) writes...
- >
- >In article <1992Nov16.045354.14774@meaddata.com>, timk@meaddata.com (Tim Klein) writes...
- >>
- >>I nominate "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf as the song with the most
- >>incomprehensible words. The chorus is easy enough, but the verses make
- >>"Louie Louie" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sound crystal clear by
- >>comparison.
- >>
- >>I swear there's something about a "lousy candle" in there somewhere.
- >>Can anybody help out? I couldn't find it at the lyrics site
- >>(ftp.uwp.edu). Thanks!
- >>
- >>
- >>===========================================================================
- >>Timothy Klein "Mellow yellow" is slang for "really groovy".
- >>timk@meaddata.com -- Jimi Hendrix
- >
- >
- > You really think it's that hard to understand? I used
- > to do the song with my band when I was in high school many
- > years ago, and I'm 99% certain I picked up the lyrics just
- > from listening to the recording, with no real strain...
- >
- > Well, anyway, here are the lyrics as I remember them...
- > (and I heard the song on the radio within the last week, so my
- > memory's been refreshed):
-
- Well, let me throw in *my* 2 cents ... the corrections are what *I* sing
- when we do the song ...
-
- >
- >
- > I like to dream... come on, yeah yeah
- I like to dream yeah .... yeah, yeah
-
- > Right between my sound machine
- A
-
- > On a cloud of sound I drift in the night
-
- > Any place it goes is right
- > Goes far - flies near
- > To the stars away from here
-
- Anywhere we go is fine
- for all, lies near
- many stars away from here.
-
-
- The rest looked pretty close.
-
- -- Stephen
-
- Growing up is easier than you think ... one day, you just wake
- up an adult ... and mourn your loss.
-
-