‘And I never buy umbrellas’ and other perfect lines
(Shall I compare thee to the food of life? Play on…)
Okay, this is one of those posts where I mostly shut up - but I was reading a newspaper column that sang the virtues of certain pop lyrics, so I thought, alright, but what would a top ten of pop lyric one (or two) liners look like?
To be honest, I immediately had my number one but then I thought it wouldn’t hurt to draw things out a bit.
So, before I leave you with my number one, I’ll give you five other great lines:
1)“There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in”
2)“And I never buy umbrellas, For there’s always one around”
3) “Got some whisky from the barman, Got some cocaine from a friend”
4) “They paved paradise, And put up a parking lot”
5) “The captain is a one-armed dwarf, He’s throwing dice along the wharf”
Good lines all but this one truly can’t be beat:
“I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die”
Which, obviously, leaves me with this one question to you: What would feature in YOUR top ten of pop one-liners?
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February 11th, 2009 at 21:45
Well, there’s the obvious:
He just smiled, and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
The self-conscious:
Why do I smile At people who I’d much rather kick in the eye?
And the one you probably don’t know, which is your loss:
I’ve been doing what I’m told, I’ve been busy growing old
Ah, happy thoughts. Thank you, Jantar.
February 12th, 2009 at 08:02
Ah, you’re back…
My pleasure and thanks for the comment and the songs. I knew the first two (of course) but not the third.
Very nice song though, so consider me re-educated, or converted, or something,
J.
February 12th, 2009 at 08:04
(Some of these automated Google ads are so weird:
“Lowest Cost Russian Visa Support Vouchers in minutes by email”
What’s that all about…?
J.)