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Pop Song 504 of 1000 'One Summer Day-Oriental Wind-Howl's Moving Castle Joe Hisashi Medley watch him play this medley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LGaL... you can buy this sheet music at https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic...

Tennis week ending November 18, 2023

Pop Song 503 of 1000 'Roads' Portishead 1994 Watch Portishead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1f5eTHnxXk https://auralcrave.com/en/2018/12/02/portishead-roads-the-hidden-meaning-of-an-introspective-song/ There is a moment in life when we see clearly all the arteries that the body of life is made of: millions of roads, millions of wasted opportunities, compromises and choices, victories and bets. This is life, branching off in countless directions, driven forward by a river of energy that never stops. Once you choose your road, you have to deal with its twists and turns. Then, there is a second moment in life when you realise that you are alone in this choice. You reach a crossroads with your life’s baggage accompanying you; your failures and gratifications, your unexplained or rational circumstances, your expectations and certainties. Frozen to myself I got nobody on my side And surely that ain’t right What happened before that moment doesn’t matter anymore. No one can see. You are alone, rival and ally of yourself, victim and executioner of wrong choices, benefactor and beneficiary of your success. Oh, can’t anybody see We’ve got a war to fight Never found our way Regardless of what they say Storm, in the morning light I feel No more can I say Frozen to myself Frozen, petrified, the singer tells us of the awareness of her inevitable and necessary solitude, and that loneliness that soon or later arrives in the life of everyone. It’s a sign of growth, not just a condition. It’s the moment when you choose your road, and let it become your own. The song is Gibbons’ battle cry. The moment when she recognises that she is alone and she’s ready to go on and become invincible, for herself and for others. This is the moment in life when she discovers her road. How can it feel, this wrong From this moment How can it feel, this wrong

Pop Song 502 of 1000 'Love Theme Godfather' Nino Rota 1972 + 'Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo' Pietro Mascagni 1893 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Theme_from_The_Godfather https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalleria_rusticana Before the action takes place, the young villager Turiddu returns from military service to find out that his fiancée Lola had married the carter[13] Alfio while he was away. In revenge, Turiddu seduced Santuzza, a young woman in the village. As the opera begins, Lola, overcome by her jealousy of Santuzza, has begun an adulterous affair with Turiddu. The main square of the village Offstage, Turiddu is heard singing a siciliana, "O Lola ch'ai di latti la cammisa" ("O Lola, you whose blouse is as white as milk", commonly rendered in English as "O Lola! like the snow, pure in thy whiteness!"). To one side is the church; to the other is Lucia's wine shop and the house where she lives with her son, Turiddu. The villagers move about the square, singing of the beautiful spring day, "Gli aranci olezzano sui verdi margini" (literally, "Oranges smell good on the green edges", rendered as "The air is sweet with orange blossoms" in the English libretto) and a hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Some villagers enter the church, and others wander off still singing. Santuzza, having slept with Turiddu and suspecting that he has betrayed her for Lola, is distraught and approaches Lucia as she comes out of her house. Santuzza asks for Turiddu, but Lucia replies that he has gone to another town to fetch some wine. Santuzza tells her that he was seen during the night in the village. Lucia asks her inside to talk, but just at that moment, Alfio arrives on his wagon, accompanied by the villagers. He praises the joys of a teamster's life and the beauty of Lola his bride. Alfio asks Lucia for some of her fine old wine. She tells him it has run out and Turiddu has gone away to buy more. Alfio replies that he had seen Turiddu early that morning near his cottage. Lucia starts to express surprise, but Santuzza stops her.

Pop Song 501 of 1000 'Any other world' MIKA 2006 Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK5piBf3fJ0 In any other world You could tell the difference And let it all unfurl Into broken remnants Smile like you mean it And let yourself let go 'Cause it's all in the hands of a bitter, bitter man Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in Take a bow, play the part of a lonely, lonely heart Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in To the world you thought you lived in I tried to live alone But lonely is so lonely alone So, human as I am I had to give up my defences So I smiled and tried to mean it To let myself let go 'Cause it's all in the hands of a bitter, bitter man Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in Take a bow, play the part of a lonely, lonely heart Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in To the world you thought you lived in 'Cause it's all in the hands of a bitter, bitter man Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in Take a bow, play the part of a lonely, lonely heart Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in To the world you thought you lived in (Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in) (Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in) (Say goodbye) In any other world You could tell the difference I never ever, I forget my story My face is not sad, but inside I am sad

Pop Song 500 of 1000 'Ripple' The Grateful Dead 1970 Robert Hunter wrote this song in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote "Brokedown Palace" and "To Lay Me Down" (reputedly drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process.Jerry Garcia wrote the music to this song "Ripple" has a similar melody to the gospel hymn "Because He Lives," which was published a year later. Both songs are similar to "Any Dream Will Do" from the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. However, in his book The Grateful Dead FAQ, writer Tony Sclafani points out that even though "Any Dream Will Do" was written in 1968, Garcia is unlikely to have heard it, because no recording was released until 1970 If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung Would you hear my voice come through the music Would you hold it near as it were your own It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung I don't know, don't really care Let there be songs to fill the air Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow Reach out your hand if your cup be empty If your cup is full may it be again Let it be known there is a fountain That was not made by the hands of men There is a road, no simple highway Between the dawn and the dark of night And if you go no one may follow That path is for your steps alone Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow You who choose to lead must follow But if you fall, you fall alone If you should stand, then who's to guide you If I knew the way I would take you home La da da da La da da da da

Pop Song 499 of 1000 'The Waiting' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1981 Tom Petty and Eddie Veder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnTE1dlJCFA Frontman Tom Petty explained that the song's title was inspired by a quote from fellow musician Janis Joplin, who once said of touring, "I love being onstage and everything else is just waiting."[4] He recalled: That's where I think I got it from ... [Roger] McGuinn swears that he said it to me. Maybe he did. I don't think so. I think I got it from the Janis Joplin quote. That's where it stuck in my mind. I don't think she said, 'The waiting is the hardest part,' but it was something to that effect: 'Everything else is just waiting.' And so that's where that came from Oh baby, don't it feel like heaven right now? Don't it feel like something from a dream? Yeah, I've never known nothing quite like this Don't it feel like tonight might never be again? Baby, we know better than to try and pretend Honey, no one could've ever told me 'bout this I said yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah The waiting is the hardest part Every day you see one more card You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part Well, yeah, I might have chased a couple women around All it ever got me was down Yeah, then there were those that made me feel good But never as good as I feel right now Baby, you're the only one that's ever known how To make me wanna live like I wanna live now I said yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah The waiting is the hardest part Every day you get one more yard You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part Oh, don't let it kill you baby, don't let it get to you Don't let it kill you baby, don't let it get to you I'll be your bleeding heart, I'll be your crying fool Don't let this go too far, don't let it get to you Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah The waiting is the hardest part Every day you get one more yard You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part Yeah, the waiting is the hardest part Woah-oh It's the hardest part Woah-oh It's the hardest part

Pop Song 4988 of 1000 'Mr. Bojangles' Jeff Walker 1968 Jeff Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b04QIalO90I Walker said he was inspired to write the song after an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail. While in jail for public intoxication in 1965, he met a homeless man who called himself "Mr. Bojangles" to conceal his true identity from the police. Mr. Bojangles had been arrested as part of a police sweep of indigent people that was carried out following a high-profile murder. The two men and others in the cell chatted about all manner of things, but when Mr. Bojangles told a story about his performing dog who was killed by a car, the mood in the room turned heavy. Someone else in the cell asked for something to lighten the mood, and Mr. Bojangles obliged with a tap dance.The homeless "Mr. Bojangles", who was white, had taken his pseudonym from Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949), a black entertainer I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you In worn out shoes Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants The old soft shoe He jumped so high He jumped so high Then he'd lightly touched down Mr bojangles Mr bojangles Mr bojangles Dance I met him in a cell in new orleans i was Down and out He looked to me to be the eyes of age As he spoke right out He talked of life He talked of life He lightly slapped his leg instead He said the name bojangles and he danced a lick Across the cell He grabbed his pants for a better stance He jumped so high He clicked his heels He let go a laugh He let go a laugh Shook back his clothes all around Mr bojangles Mr bojangles Mr bojangles Dance We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs Throughout the south We spoke in tears of fifteen years How his dog and him They travelled about His dog up and died He up and died After twenty years he still grieves They said i dance now at every chance and honky tonks For drinks and tips But most the time i spend behind these county bars Cause i drinks a bit He shook his head and as he shook his head I heard someone ask please Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles Dance I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you In worn out shoes Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants The old soft shoe He jumped so high He jumped so high Then he'd lightly touched down Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles Mr Bojangles

Tennis week ending Nov 10, 2023

Pop Song 497 of 1000 'My Own Summer' Deftones 1997 official MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOzs1FehYOA This is the biggest hit for the Deftones, who released their first album in 1995 and spent time opening for Ozzy Osbourne and Korn. It's one of their few songs to get airplay on MTV and radio. Some lyric analysis: "Cloud come shove the sun aside" - sadness against happiness. "And no sun in my summer" - The bad luck of being sad and poor in this world. "There are no crowds in the streets" - Loneliness caused by social discrimination. "The shade is a tool, a device, a savior" - Living in the shade is a solution to get far away from this. "I try and look up to the sky, but my eyes burn" - Someone wants to bring us down everyday. "Shove It" - These people don't care for anyone but themselves. These people are the "sky" (because they've got the cash), and when we try to get next to them, we want to return to our shade and just say, "Shove It." According to thedeftones.com, this was written in Seattle during the hot summer of 1994. Trapped inside of his room by the heat and sun, Chino Moreno boarded up his windows with aluminum foil and wished for "An apocalyptic-type thing" where all of the people on the streets would disappear and the sun would go away. He called this dream world "his own summer," which is where the song title comes from Hey you, big star Tell me when it's over (cloud) Hey you, big mood Guide me to shelter 'Cause I'm through when the two Hits the six and it's summer (Cloud) come shove it, shove it, shove it (Shove) shove it, shove it, shove it (The sun) shove it, shove it, shove it (Aside) shove it aside I think God is moving its tongue There's no crowds in the street And no sun In my own summer The shade is a tool A device, a savior See, I try and look up to the sky But my eyes burn (Cloud) come shove it, shove it, shove it (Shove) shove it, shove it, shove it (The sun) shove it, shove it, shove it (Aside) shove it aside (Cloud) come shove it, shove it, shove it (Shove) shove it, shove it, shove it (The sun) shove it, shove it, shove it (Aside) shove it aside I think God is moving its tongue There's no crowds in the street And no sun In my own summer Come shove it, shove it, shove it (Shove) shove it, shove it, shove it (The sun) shove it, shove it, shove it (Aside) shove it aside

Pop Song 4966 of 1000 'Losing my religion' REM 1991 Watch REM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg Watch Rick Beato What makes this song great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ifWvMsBk3c Stipe has repeatedly stated that the song's lyrics are not about religion. The phrase "losing my religion" is an expression from the southern region of the United States that means "losing one's temper or civility" or "feeling frustrated and desperate."[11] Stipe told The New York Times the song was about romantic expression.[12] He told Q that "Losing My Religion" is about "someone who pines for someone else. It's unrequited love, what have you."[13] Stipe compared the song's theme to "Every Breath You Take" (1983) by The Police, saying, "It's just a classic obsession pop song. I've always felt the best kinds of songs are the ones where anybody can listen to it, put themselves in it and say, 'Yeah, that's me Oh, life, it's bigger It's bigger than you And you are not me The lengths that I will go to The distance in your eyes Oh, no, I've said too much I set it up That's me in the corner That's me in the spotlight Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh, no, I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try Every whisper Of every waking hour I'm choosing my confessions Trying to keep an eye on you Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool Oh, no, I've said too much I set it up Consider this Consider this, the hint of the century Consider this, the slip That brought me to my knees, failed What if all these fantasies come Flailing around Now I've said too much I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try But that was just a dream That was just a dream That's me in the corner That's me in the spotlight Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh, no, I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try But that was just a dream Try, cry, why try? That was just a dream Just a dream Just a dream, dream

Pop Song 495 of 1000 'Summer' Joe Hisaishi 1999 watch Joe Hisaishi conduct original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GN40EL1VU Kikujiro (Kikujirō no Natsu (菊次郎の夏, literally "Kikujirō's Summer")) is a 1999 Japanese road drama film written, directed and co-edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film with Yusuke Sekiguchi. Its score was composed by Joe Hisaishi. The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Kikujiro tells the story of a young boy searching for his mother during his summer vacation. The film is mostly divided into smaller chapters, listed as entries in the boy's summer vacation diary. Kitano's inspiration for the character (not the film) was his own father, Kikujiro Kitano, a gambler who struggled to feed his family and pay the rent.

Pop Song 494 of 100 'This land is your land' Woody Guthrie 1945 It is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written in 1940 in critical response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". Its melody is based on a Carter Family tune called "When the World's on Fire". When Guthrie was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing "God Bless America" on the radio in the late 1930s, he sarcastically called his song "God Blessed America for Me" before renaming it "This Land Is Your Land" This land is your land, and this land is my land From California to the New York island From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me As I went walking that ribbon of highway And I saw above me that endless skyway I saw below me that golden valley This land was made for you and me I roamed and rambled, and I've followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts All around me, a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me There was a big, high wall there that tried to stop me A sign was painted said "Private Property" But on the backside, it didn't say nothing This land was made for you and me When the sun come shining, then I was strolling And the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting This land was made for you and me This land is your land, and this land is my land From California to the New York island From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me

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Pop Song 493 of 1000 'Starship Trooper' Yes 1971 Anderson was aware of the title of Starship Troopers, the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein, and from that got the idea of a "Starship Trooper being another guardian angel and Mother Earth Sister Bluebird flying high above Shine your wings forward to the sun Hide the mysteries of life on your way Though you've seen them, please, don't say a word What you don't know, I have never heard Starship Trooper, go sailing on by Catch my soul, catch the very light Hide the moment from my eager eyes Though you've seen there, please, don't tell a soul What you can't see, can't be very whole Speak to me of summer Long winters longer than time can remember Setting up of other roads To travel on in old accustomed ways I still remember the talks by the water The proud sons and daughters That knew the knowledge of the land Spoke to me in sweet accustomed ways Mother life, hold firmly on to me Catch my knowledge higher than the day Release as much as only you can show Though you've seen me, please, don't say a word What I don't know I have never shared Loneliness is a power that we possess to give or take away forever All I know can be shown by your acceptance of the facts There shown before you Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to say That this is all confusion As I see a new day in me, I can also show if you and you may follow Speak to me of summer Long winters longer than time can remember Setting up of other roads To travel on in old accustomed ways I still remember the talks by the water The proud sons and daughters That knew the knowledge of the land Spoke to me in sweet accustomed ways

Pop Song 492 of 1000 'Only the young' Journey 1983 The first individual outside the band to hear the song was sixteen-year-old Kenny Sykaluk of Rocky River, Ohio, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. His mother wrote a letter to the band telling them about her son's terminal condition, and how big a fan he was of Journey. The band flew to his hospital bedside in Cleveland, Ohio at the request of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Along with a Walkman containing the new track, the band also brought Kenny a football helmet signed by the San Francisco 49ers and an autographed Journey platinum record award. The experience of playing the song for Kenny left Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain deeply affected. Perry said, "As soon as I walked out of the hospital room, I lost it. Nurses had to take me to a room by myself." On the band's episode of VH1's Behind the Music, Cain broke down in tears recalling the event, remarking that "children should not have to live with that kind of pain". Kenny died the next day, with the Walkman still in his hand. The song brought life into perspective for the band and left them humbled. Neal Schon said that Kenny's death affected Journey by making them re-evaluate the issues that were causing friction inside the band itself. In honor of Kenny Sykaluk, the band used the song as their opener for the Raised on Radio Tour [Verse 1] Another night in any town You can hear the thunder of their cry Ahead of their time They wonder why In the shadows of a golden age A generation waits for dawn Brave carry on Bold and the strong [Chorus] Only the young can say They're free to fly away Sharing the same desires Burning like wildfire [Verse 2] They are seeing through the promises

Pop Song 491 of 500 'She's got a way' Billy Joel 1971 "She's Got a Way" is a love ballad. The lyrics to "She's Got a Way" have the singer describing how various characteristics of a particular woman, such as her laugh, make him love her, even though he can't understand why. To music critic Mark Bego, it's a song about a woman who has "mesmerized" him. Joel biographer Fred Schruers describes the lyrics as a "plainspoken, never-quite-corny adoration of a loved one." According to a friend of the couple, Bruce Gentile, the song was written about Joel's first wife Elizabeth. Joel's liner notes for Songs in the Attic seem to agree with this, commenting, "Written in 1970, I still feel the same way." She's got a way about her I don't know what it is But I know that I can't live without her She's got a way of pleasin' I don't know what it is But there doesn't have to be a reason anyway She's got a smile that heals me I don't know why it is But I have to laugh when she reveals me She's got a way of talkin' I don't know why it is But it lifts me up when we are walkin' anywhere She comes to me when I'm feelin' down Inspires me without a sound She touches me and I get turned around She's got a way of showin' How I make her feel And I find the strength to keep on goin' She's got a light around her And ev'rywhere she goes A million dreams of love surround her ev'rywhere She comes to me when I'm feelin' down Inspires me without a sound She touches me and I get turned around She's got a smile that heals me I don't know why it is But I have to laugh when she reveals me She's got a way about her I don't know what it is, But I know that I can't live without her anyway

Pop Song 490 of 500 'And so it goes' Billy Joel 1983 "And So It Goes" is a song written by Billy Joel in 1983, though it was not released until six years later. It appeared as the tenth and final track of his 1989 studio album Storm Front. The original 1983 demo was released on the 2005 box set My Lives.[1] Joel wrote the song about a doomed relationship with model Elle Macpherson. Due to their 15-year age difference, their relationship was dramatic. In 1983, Macpherson was about 19 years old while Joel was around 34. Joel dated Macpherson for only a brief time, and shortly after became involved with model Christie Brinkley. She ultimately became his second wife in 1985. The song was inspired by the Scottish ballad "Barbara Allen", and is unique for Joel as it is written in iambic tetrameter. In every heart there is a room A sanctuary safe and strong To heal the wounds from lovers past Until a new one comes along I spoke to you in cautious tones You answered me with no pretense And still I feel I said too much My silence is my self defense And every time I've held a rose It seems I only felt the thorns And so it goes, and so it goes And so will you, soon, I suppose But if my silence made you leave Then that would be my worst mistake So I will share this room with you And you can have this heart to break And this is why my eyes are closed It's just as well for all I've seen And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows So I would choose to be with you That's if the choice were mine to make But you can make decisions too And you can have this heart to break And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows

Pop Song 489 of 500 'See you again' Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth 2015 See You Again" is a song by American rapper Wiz Khalifa featuring American singer and songwriter Charlie Puth. It was commissioned for the soundtrack of the 2015 film Furious 7 as a tribute to Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker, who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30, 2013. [Charlie Puth:] It's been a long day without you, my friend And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again We've come a long way from where we began Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again When I see you again [Wiz Khalifa:] Damn, who knew? All the planes we flew, good things we been through That I'd be standing right here talking to you 'Bout another path, I know we loved to hit the road and laugh But something told me that it wouldn't last Had to switch up, look at things different, see the bigger picture Those were the days, hard work forever pays Now I see you in a better place (See you in a better place) Uh How could we not talk about family when family's all that we got? Everything I went through, you were standing there by my side And now you gon' be with me for the last ride [Charlie Puth & Wiz Khalifa:] It's been a long day without you, my friend And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again (I'll see you again) We've come a long way (Yeah, we came a long way) from where we began (You know we started) Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again (I'll tell you) When I see you again [Charlie Puth:] Aah oh, aah oh Wooooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Yeah [Wiz Khalifa:] First, you both go out your way and the vibe is feeling strong And what's small turned to a friendship, a friendship turned to a bond And that bond will never be broken, the love will never get lost (The love will never get lost) And when brotherhood come first, then the line will never be crossed Established it on our own when that line had to be drawn And that line is what we reached, so remember me when I'm gone (Remember me when I'm gone) How could we not talk about family when family's all that we got? Everything I went through you were standing there by my side And now you gon' be with me for the last ride [Charlie Puth:] So let the light guide your way, yeah Hold every memory as you go And every road you take Will always lead you home, home It's been a long day without you, my friend And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again We've come a long way from where we began Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again When I see you again [Charlie Puth & Wiz Khalifa:] Aah oh, aah oh (Uh) Yeah (Yeah) Wooooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Yo) When I see you again (Yo, uh) See you again (Yo, yo) Oh-oh (Uh-huh) (Yup) When I see you again

Pop Song 488 of 500 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' Bruce Springsteen 1975 The song tells the story of the formation of the E Street Band. The meaning of the title is unclear. Even Springsteen himself says in the Born to Run documentary Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run: "I still have no idea what it means. But it's important."[2] The song's protagonist, "Bad Scooter", is a pseudonym for Springsteen himself (as indicated by the initials they share). In the third verse, "Big Man joined the band" refers to Clarence Clemons, the band's long-time saxophonist Teardrops on the city Bad Scooter searching for his groove Seem like the whole world walking pretty And you can't find the room to move Well, everybody better move over, that's all 'Cause I'm running on the bad side And I got my back to the wall Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out Well, I was stranded in the jungle Trying to take in all the heat they was giving The night is dark but the sidewalk's bright And lined with the light of the living From a tenement window, a transistor blasts Turn around the corner, things got real quiet real fast I walked into a Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out And I'm all alone, I'm all alone And kid you better get the picture And I'm on my own, I'm on my own And I can't go home When the change was made uptown And the Big Man joined the band From the coastline to the city All the little pretties raise their hands I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half with Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out I'm talking about a, tell me Yeah, nothing but a, tell me I'm talking about the, tell me Ain't nothing but a Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth, Tenth I'm talking about the Tenth, Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out

Pop Song 487 of 500 'I've Loved these Days' Billy Joel 1976 Billy Joel's fourth studio album, Turnstiles, is largely about the singer's return to his native New York after three years of living in Los Angeles. In "I've Loved These Days," Joel takes a sardonic look at the hollow pursuit of hedonism he's leaving behind. Joel didn't realize how much his life was about to change with the release of his commercial breakthrough, The Stranger, a year later, but he sensed there was a change coming, which led him to write this tune. "I was recognizing that I was at the end of a certain point in my life. I didn't know it was going to be such a quantum leap with The Stranger album," he told Sirius XM in 2016. "But from '76 to '77 my life was taking on a trajectory that was pretty intense, and I wanted to say goodbye to the era I had come out of, which was 'I've Loved These Days'... I was gonna make a move somehow, something different was gonna happen. It was fraught at that particular time in my life. Things are gonna change. Not with thinking about I'm gonna be a big success. But it's going to change, there's going to be a big change in my life. And then came The Stranger album." Now we take our time, so nonchalant And spend our nights so bon vivant We dress our days in silken robes The money comes, the money goes We know it's all a passing phase We light our lamps for atmosphere And hang our hopes on chandeliers We're going wrong, we're gaining weight We're sleeping long and far too late And so it's time to change our ways But I've loved these days Now as we indulge in things refined We hide our hearts from harder times A string of pearls, a foreign car Oh, we can only go so far On caviar and Cabernet We drown our doubts in dry champagne And soothe our souls with fine cocaine I don't know why I even care We'll get so high and get nowhere

Pop Song 486 'Mercy Mercy Me' Marvin Gaye 1971 Whoa, oh, mercy mercy me Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no no Where did all the blue skies go? Poison is the wind that blows from the North and South and East Whoa mercy, mercy me Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no no Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas, fish full of mercury Oh, oh, oh mercy, mercy me Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no Radiation underground and in the sky Animals and birds who live nearby are dying Oh mercy, mercy me Oh things ain't what they used to be What about this overcrowded land How much more abuse from man can she stand? Oooh, oooh, oh no no, na, na na, na My sweet Lord, na, na, na My, my Lord, my sweet Lord Breathe

Pop Song 485 of 500 'Centerfield' John Fogerty 1984 John took approximately a decade off from recording after leaving Creedence Clearwater Revival and releasing two solo albums. For his comeback album, he chose “Centerfield” as the name of the album before he even wrote the song itself.[5] John said the song was easy to write. "I was practicing a song, and I came up with that guitar riff that starts the song," he said. "I went into the studio, playing the guitar with a drumbeat and it just came out." The song combines two of John's passions, baseball and rock & roll. Well, I beat the drum and hold the phone The sun came out today We're born again, there's new grass on the field A-roundin' third and headed for home It's a brown-eyed handsome man Anyone can understand the way I feel Oh, put me in, coach I'm ready to play today Put me in, coach I'm ready to play today Look at me, I can be centerfield Well, I spent some time in the Mudville Nine Watching it from the bench You know I took some lumps When the Mighty Casey struck out So say, "Hey Willie, tell Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio" Don't say it ain't so you, know the time is now Oh, put me in, coach I'm ready to play today Put me in, coach I'm ready to play today Look at me, I can be centerfield You got a beat up glove, a homemade bat And a brand new pair of shoes You know I think it's time to give this game a ride Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all, a moment in the sun It's a-gone and you can tell that one goodbye Oh, put me in, coach I'm ready to play today

Pop Song 484 of 500 'Born to Run' Bruce Springsteen 1974 In late 1973, on the road in Tennessee, Springsteen awoke with the title "Born to Run", which he wrote down. According to Springsteen, this was the first spark of the later song. Written in the first person, the song is a love letter to a girl named Wendy, for whom the hot rod-riding protagonist seems to possess the passion to love, just not the patience. However, Springsteen has noted that it has a much simpler core: getting out of Freehold. U.S. Route 9, a highway passing through Freehold, is mentioned from the lyric "sprung from cages out on Highway In the day we sweat it out on the streets Of a runaway American dream At night we ride through the mansions of glory In suicide machines Sprung from cages on highway nine Chrome wheeled, fuel injected, and steppin' out over the line Oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young 'Cause tramps like us Baby, we were born to run Yes, girl we were Wendy let me in, I wanna be your friend I wanna guard your dreams and visions Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims And strap your hands 'cross my engines Together we could break this trap We'll run 'til we drop, baby, we'll never go back Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire 'Cause baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider But I gotta know how it feels I want to know if love is wild Babe, I want to know if love is real Oh, can you show me Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones Scream down the boulevard Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors And the boys try to look so hard The amusement park rises bold and stark Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist I wanna die with you, Wendy On the street tonight in an everlasting kiss Ha One, two, three, four The highway's jammed with broken heroes On a last chance power drive Everybody's out on the run tonight But there's no place left to hide Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness I'll love you with all the madness in my soul Oh, someday girl, I don't know when We're gonna get to that place where we really wanna go And we'll walk in the sun But 'til then, tramps like us Baby, we were born to run Oh honey, tramps like us Baby, we were born to run Come on with me, tramps like us Baby, we were born to run Run, mmm Baby, run Run, run, run, run Mmm Woah-woah Woah-woah Run, run, run, run

Pop Song 483 of 500 'Mr. Brightside' The Killers 2003 Lyrically, "Mr. Brightside" depicts a true story of Flowers' jealousy and paranoia when he walked into a bar in Las Vegas and found his girlfriend cheating on him. "I was asleep and I knew something was wrong," he said. "I have these instincts. I went to the Crown and Anchor, a bar in Vegas, and my girlfriend was there with another guy. I'm coming out of my cage, and I've been doing just fine Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss Now I'm falling asleep, and she's calling a cab While he's having a smoke, and she's taking a drag Now they're going to bed, and my stomach is sick And it's all in my head, but she's touching his Chest now, he takes off her dress now Let me go I just can't look, it's killing me And taking control Jealousy, turning saints into the sea Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside I'm coming out of my cage, and I've been doing just fine Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss Now I'm falling asleep, and she's calling a cab While he's having a smoke, and she's taking a drag Now they're going to bed, and my stomach is sick And it's all in my head, but she's touching his Chest now, he takes off her dress now Let me go 'Cause I just can't look, it's killing me And taking control Jealousy, turning saints into the sea Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside I never