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when I think of her... and I think of her..... all the time..... something something, would be sublime..... somewhere out in space, I hang suspended.. and still I know........" Can someone please tell me who sings this? It's the Sinatra/Bennett genre, but I don't think it's by either of those guys. If you can tell me who composed it, so much the better. |
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it did let me look the second time. without doing the approval thing which means it and/or my computer retained something, something that verified me as a person that had been there before. i'm not pushing my luck until i'm really ready to grab a lyric. who knows, maybe there's a limit. the song i went after, was the one with the line that goes "can the ocean". that was kind of a joke between my college boyfriend and me. he used to keep his radio tuned to the mor station, and they used to play perry como singing that song at least once a day. He would just sing those 3 words, at odd times for no reason... we didn't know any of the other lyrics or the title even. just singing those 3 words with the recognizable tune was an accomplishment for him, and made me think he probably wasn't tone deaf after all like he made out he was... i think his difficulty with melody probably stemmed from growing up somewhere where the music wasn't based on standard western harmony, whatever that is. when he sang turkish songs it always sounded off key but he was probably doing them right. Anyway, the title is "It's Impossible," which I already knew, having sussed it out before, and having deemed it was appropriate in an ironic kind of way. the title appears on an Elvis album, which surprised me, but it may not be the same song. if it is, it's very late Elvis to be sure. i'm not sure i could take Elvis doing that song. at least not sober. i deliberately went back and used and/or up there in the second paragraph, but wryly. people who use and/or in conversation, which this is, although one-sided at the moment, were always thought by me to be affected, but in a funny way. i had a professor in college who used and/or constantly. he taught acting and was a really nice guy. i guess finding himself in an academic environment he decided he needed to speak with some precision. wonder what it would be like if the capacity to edit these messages wasn't there. if it just got spilled however which way it came out. no cut and paste either. a lot less verbiage might get out there, and what made it through might not be so pretty. however "Can the ocean keep from rushing to the shore? It's impossible. If I held you, could I ever want for more? It's just impossible. And tomorrow, if you asked me for the world somehow I'd get it. I would give my very soul and not regret it. For to live without your love is just impossible." |
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I'm looking for a song. All I know is that it has a line in it that is something like "on a midnight train" or "on a nighttime train." It's just a man and his guitar...in the folk vein. The man sings in a very slow, monotone voice, and it is a very slow song. It is also the most depressing song I've ever heard, though it is not in a minor key. Another thing I know is that it was written in 1991 or earlier. That's all I know. I've been looking for it for nearly 9 years with many false alarms. I actually got turned onto Bill Morrissey this way, because I thought he sang it. Has anybody got the slightest idea what I could be talking about? If the information you provide leads me to the right song, your reward would be my ardent and undying devotion. |
while we're asking for the moon, if anyone know where i can get my hands on the original Chuck Wagon Gang album, the one they used to sell on the Mull's Singing Convention program, that has "Angels Rock Me To Sleep (in a Cradle of Love) without the updated instrumental arrangement, please let me know |
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Sorry, Nelly, that's all I remember. I'm pretty sure it was "on a midnight train" in the refrain. The other lyrics might have been talking about empty train stations and black windows, but that's not very helpful. Also, I could have been just imagining that. The one good thing about this is that it's nice to always be looking for something. I used to be on a quest for a song that went something like "come back to the trees," and then when I found it (it's a Happy Rhodes song), I was very disappointed and realized that wanting it was better than having it. |
i once heard a song on the radio late at night called "eros hotel." it was on the bbc overnight. i was half asleep when i heard it. for 2 weeks afterwords i searched everywhere for it, from word searches to going to a guy named worthy slutz (really) to see if he could find it, to finally writing the radio show in london where i heard it. they sent me the playlist. then it took me forever to track down a place on the internet where i could buy the album as an import for $33. i bought it and was happy with it. 1 weeks later it shows up at amazon for $15. |
It wasn't Greg Brown, either. Though I like his voice. The guy I'm thinking of, whoever he is, has a voice not unlike Georgie Fame's: very simple and unadorned. And he actually sounds clinically depressed in the song...he's very quiet and monotone and totally unexpressive. I heard the song around 1990 or 1991 on WXPN, which is the U of Penn radio station. I had taped it, listened to it for a while, and then I lost the tape. WXPN has playlists on-line, but not going back that far. It's a shame, because I remember who the DJ was when it was played but not the name of the song or the singer. |
the last possible suggestion i could make is a guy named guy clark who has a song called "desperadoes waiting for a train". i know there's a sound file at amazon, and i'd check it myself if my speakers weren't busted. |
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Midnight Train by Sam Neely I can ride that train, anywhere. Somewhere down the line, I don't care. I'm leaving here, and I ain't looking back, This time I'm gone babe, and that's a fact. Just watch my flame I'm, on that midnight train. I'm a nervous wreck, here I go. I hear the whistle, everybody get on board. Well I don't know, if it's me or you, I just know, that we are through. Just watch my flame I'm, on that midnight train. Ooh, ooh, midnight train. Ooh, ooh, midnight train. Well I don't know, where I might go, But you can bet, It's down the road. Just watch my flame, I'm on that midnight train. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm on that midnight train. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm on that midnight train. Here I go. Also there's a tune by a folksinger called Mark Erelli called "Midnight Train" |
I just spent the last 2 hours (good thing it's a Sunday) searching on Amazon for any song with the word "train" in the title. 5000+ songs came up, I looked through about 1500 of the titles, and then the thought occurred to me that the word "train" might not even *be* in the title, in which case, it's utterly hopeless and I will never, ever hear the song. Ever. Unless when I die, the guy is up in heaven and he plays it for me himself. Other than that, I think it's a lost cause. But the two of you get lots of points with me for trying to help, bless your hearts. |
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