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  • Citizen X
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    • Sep 2011
    • 3411

    #496
    Edwyn Collins: Girl like you: 1995




    “I've never known a girl like you before
    Now just like in a song from days of yore
    Here you come a-knockin', knockin' on my door
    And I've never met a girl like you before

    You give me just a taste, so I want more
    Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw
    'Cause now you've got me
    Crawlin' crawlin' on the floor
    And I've never known a girl like you before

    You've made me acknowledge the devil in me
    I hope to God I'm talkin' metaphorically
    I hope that I'm talkin' allegorically
    Know that I'm talkin' about the way I feel

    And I've never known a girl like you before
    Never, never, never, never
    Never known a girl like you before

    This old town's changed so much
    Don't feel that I belong
    Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs
    And now you've come along, yes, you've come along
    And I never met a girl like you before

    Yeah, it's all right
    Yeah, it's all right”






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    • Citizen X
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      • Sep 2011
      • 3411

      #497
      Night Fever: Bee Gees: 1978



      “Listen to the ground:
      There is movement all around.
      There is something goin down
      And I can feel it.

      On the waves of the air,
      There is dancin out there.
      If it's somethin we can share,
      We can steal it.

      And that sweet city woman,
      She moves through the light,
      Controlling my mind and my soul.
      When you reach out for me
      Yeah, and the feelin is bright,

      Then I get night fever, night fever.
      We know how to do it.
      Gimme that night fever, night fever.
      We know how to show it.

      Here I am,
      Prayin for this moment to last,
      Livin on the music so fine,
      Borne on the wind,
      Makin it mine.

      Night fever, night fever.
      We know how to do it.
      Gimme that night fever, night fever.
      We know how to show it.

      In the heat of our love,
      Don't need no help for us to make it.
      Gimme just enough to take us to the mornin.
      I got fire in my mind.
      I got higher in my walkin.
      And Im glowin in the dark;
      I give you warnin.

      And that sweet city woman,
      She moves through the light,
      Controlling my mind and my soul.
      When you reach out for me
      Yeah, and the feelin is bright,

      Then I get night fever, night fever.
      We know how to do it.
      Gimme that night fever, night fever.
      We know how to show it.

      Here I am,
      Prayin for this moment to last,
      Livin on the music so fine,
      Borne on the wind,
      Makin it mine.

      Night fever, night fever.
      We know how to do it.
      Gimme that night fever, night fever.
      We know how to show it.”
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      • Citizen X
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        • Sep 2011
        • 3411

        #498
        Big Girls Don't Cry”Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: 1962
        Use a Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons song in an 80’s movie and you definitely onto something! The perfect fusion of a scene and song! A chemical reaction of sorts..



        “Big girls don’t cry
        Big girls don’t cry

        Big girls don’t cry-yi-yi (they don’t cry)
        Big girls don’t cry (who said they don’t cry?)
        My girl said goodbye-yi-yi (my oh my)
        My girl didn’t cry (I wonder why)

        (Silly boy) told my girl we had to break up
        (Silly boy) hoped that she would call my bluff
        (Silly boy) then she said to my surprise
        “Big girls don’t cry?
        Big girls don’t cry-yi-yi (they don’t cry)
        Big girls don’t cry (who said they don’t cry?)

        (Maybe) I was cru-u-uel (I was cruel)
        Baby I’m a fool (I’m such a fool)

        (Silly girl) “Shame on you?your mama said
        (Silly girl) “Shame on you, you’re cryin?in bed? (Silly girl)
        “Shame on you, you told me lies? Big girls do cry

        Big girls don’t cry-yi-yi (they don’t cry)
        Big girls don’t cry (that’s just an alibi)
        Big girls don’t cry
        Big girls don’t cry
        Big girls don’t cry
        Big girls don’t cry
        Big girls don’t cry”


        See next post....
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        • Citizen X
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          • Sep 2011
          • 3411

          #499
          Big Girls Don't Cry”Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: 1962


          “Big girls don’t cry
          Big girls don’t cry

          Big girls don’t cry-yi-yi (they don’t cry)
          Big girls don’t cry (who said they don’t cry?)
          My girl said goodbye-yi-yi (my oh my)
          My girl didn’t cry (I wonder why)

          (Silly boy) told my girl we had to break up
          (Silly boy) hoped that she would call my bluff
          (Silly boy) then she said to my surprise
          “Big girls don’t cry?
          Big girls don’t cry-yi-yi (they don’t cry)
          Big girls don’t cry (who said they don’t cry?)

          (Maybe) I was cru-u-uel (I was cruel)
          Baby I’m a fool (I’m such a fool)

          (Silly girl) “Shame on you?your mama said
          (Silly girl) “Shame on you, you’re cryin?in bed? (Silly girl)
          “Shame on you, you told me lies? Big girls do cry

          Big girls don’t cry-yi-yi (they don’t cry)
          Big girls don’t cry (that’s just an alibi)
          Big girls don’t cry
          Big girls don’t cry
          Big girls don’t cry
          Big girls don’t cry
          Big girls don’t cry”


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          • Citizen X
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            • Sep 2011
            • 3411

            #500
            Sugar Sugar: Archies: 1969 (Jeff Barry and Andy Kim)



            “Sugar, ah honey honey
            You are my candy girl
            And you've got me wanting you.
            Honey, ah sugar sugar
            You are my candy girl
            And you've got me wanting you.


            I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you
            (I just can't believe it's true)
            I just can't believe the one to love this feeling to.
            (I just can't believe it's true)

            Ah sugar, ah honey honey
            You are my candy girl
            And you've got me wanting you.
            Ah honey, ah sugar sugar
            You are my candy girl
            And you've got me wanting you.

            When I kissed you, girl, I knew how sweet a kiss could be
            (I know how sweet a kiss can be)
            Like the summer sunshine pour your sweetness over me
            (Pour your sweetness over me)

            Sugar, pour a little sugar on it honey,
            Pour a little sugar on it baby
            I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
            Pour a little sugar on it oh yeah
            Pour a little sugar on it honey,
            Pour a little sugar on it baby
            I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
            Pour a little sugar on it honey,

            Ah sugar, ah honey honey
            You are my candy girl
            And you've got me wanting you.
            Oh honey, honey, sugar sugar...
            You are my candy girl”


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            • Citizen X
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              • Sep 2011
              • 3411

              #501
              Sugar Sugar: 1969(Jeff Barry and Andy Kim)



              “Sugar, ah honey honey
              You are my candy girl
              And you've got me wanting you.
              Honey, ah sugar sugar
              You are my candy girl
              And you've got me wanting you.

              I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you
              (I just can't believe it's true)
              I just can't believe the one to love this feeling to.
              (I just can't believe it's true)

              Ah sugar, ah honey honey
              You are my candy girl
              And you've got me wanting you.
              Ah honey, ah sugar sugar
              You are my candy girl
              And you've got me wanting you.

              When I kissed you, girl, I knew how sweet a kiss could be
              (I know how sweet a kiss can be)
              Like the summer sunshine pour your sweetness over me
              (Pour your sweetness over me)

              Sugar, pour a little sugar on it honey,
              Pour a little sugar on it baby
              I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
              Pour a little sugar on it oh yeah
              Pour a little sugar on it honey,
              Pour a little sugar on it baby
              I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
              Pour a little sugar on it honey,

              Ah sugar, ah honey honey
              You are my candy girl
              And you've got me wanting you.
              Oh honey, honey, sugar sugar...
              You are my candy girl”

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              • Blurock
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                • May 2010
                • 4203

                #502
                Sugar Sugar was one of the early "bubblegum music" numbers. It had a catchy tune and still get flowers off the wall and onto the dance floor.
                Excellence is not a skill; its an attitude...

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                • Citizen X
                  Diamond Member

                  • Sep 2011
                  • 3411

                  #503
                  Originally posted by Blurock
                  Sugar Sugar was one of the early "bubblegum music" numbers. It had a catchy tune and still get flowers off the wall and onto the dance floor.
                  Sweets for my sweet: The Searchers: 1963

                  The allure of bubble-gum pop, go figure! Where do you think I get all my ‘cheesy lines,’ from?
                  Experience though has taught me to acknowledge the source to the chic!! Will explain in the next post(Please see next post)!!

                  Just the thought that a man can tell a woman, If you wanted that star that shines so brightly to match the stardust in your eye, Darling, I would chase that bright star nightly and try to steal it from the sky!”



                  "Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
                  Your first sweet kiss thrilled me so
                  Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
                  I'll never ever let you go

                  If you wanted that star that shines so brightly
                  To match the stardust in your eye
                  Darling, I would chase that bright star nightly
                  And try to steal it from the sky
                  And I would bring

                  Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
                  Your first sweet kiss thrilled me so
                  Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
                  I'll never ever let you go

                  If you wanted a dream to keep you smilin'
                  I'd tell the sandman you were blue
                  And I'd ask him to keep that sand a-pilin'
                  Until your dreams had all come true
                  And I would bring

                  Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
                  Your first sweet kiss thrilled me so
                  Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
                  I'll never ever let you go

                  And if you wanted a love to last forever
                  Darlin' I would send my love your way
                  And my love'd not only last forever
                  But forever and a day
                  And I would bring

                  Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
                  Your first sweet kiss thrilled me so
                  Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
                  I'll never ever let you go”
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                  • Citizen X
                    Diamond Member

                    • Sep 2011
                    • 3411

                    #504
                    Somebody: Depeche Mode: 1984

                    Prelude: A public apology to the fairer sex( of my past) for plagiarising cool lyrics, using them as cheesy lines and representing that they were my lines!!

                    I once knew this phenomenal chick!

                    Okay, so I was younger, insecure and I really wanted to impress her, so I recited the words of Depeche Mode’s ‘Somebody,’ and stated that it was a poem that I wrote. Believe you me, the very next day, every radio station in South Africa played the song and my cover was blown!!! I felt like such a loser! Two days thereafter there was an interview on T.V with Depeche Mode in which they spoke about this, their song!! Cover blown again!! Damn!!

                    So, I proudly give you ‘Somebody,’ by Depeche Mode: 1984


                    “I want somebody to share
                    Share the rest of my life
                    Share my innermost thoughts
                    Know my intimate details
                    Someone who'll stand by my side
                    And give me support
                    And in return
                    She'll get my support
                    She will listen to me
                    When I want to speak
                    About the world we live in
                    And life in general
                    Though my views may be wrong
                    They may even be perverted
                    She'll hear me out
                    And won't easily be converted
                    To my way of thinking
                    In fact she'll often disagree
                    But at the end of it all
                    She will understand me
                    And I....

                    I want somebody who cares
                    For me passionately
                    With every thought
                    With every breath
                    Someone who'll help me see things
                    In a different light
                    All the things I detest
                    I will almost like
                    I don't want to be tied
                    To anyone's strings
                    I'm carefully trying to steer clear of
                    Those things
                    But when I'm asleep
                    I want somebody
                    Who will put their arms around me
                    And kiss me tenderly
                    Though things like this
                    Make me sick
                    In a case like this
                    I'll get away with it
                    And in a place like this
                    I'll get away with it
                    And I....

                    Want somebody.”
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                    • Citizen X
                      Diamond Member

                      • Sep 2011
                      • 3411

                      #505
                      Everything I own: Boy George: 1987

                      The 80’s wouldn’t have being the 80’s without the music of Boy George and his contribution to bubble-gum pop. You can’t have a proper appreciation of the 80’s without including those that helped to create the ecstatic appeal of the 80’s. This song incorporated some of the rhythmic essentials of a reggae love song.
                      “Owing more to the Ken Boothe version, the sweet reggae style was reminiscent of his earlier debut hit with Culture Club, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?".”[1]




                      “You sheltered me from harm
                      Kept me warm, you kept me warm
                      You gave my life to me
                      You set me free, set me free

                      Of all the years I ever knew
                      Those finer ones I spent with you

                      I would give everything I own
                      Give up my life, my heart, my home
                      I would give everything I own
                      Just to have you back again

                      You taught me how to cry
                      I don't know why, just don't know why
                      You told those lies to me
                      You set me free, set me free

                      Of all the years I ever knew
                      Those finer ones I spent with you

                      I would give everything I own
                      Give up my life, my heart, my home
                      I would give everything I own
                      Just to have you back again
                      Just to hold you once again

                      If there's someone you know
                      That won't let you go
                      And is taking it all for granted
                      You may lose them one day
                      Someone take them away
                      And you don't hear a word they say

                      I would give everything I own
                      Give up my life, my heart, my home
                      I would give everything I own
                      Just to have you back again.”



                      [1]Vide: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_I_Own. Accessed 17 March 2013
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                      • Citizen X
                        Diamond Member

                        • Sep 2011
                        • 3411

                        #506
                        Gary Tyler and UB40: Tyler: 1980: Album : Signing Off

                        I’m not entirely certain if Gary Tyler is a free man as at today’s date 18 March 2013.
                        I know for a fact that he was still in prison in 2010. So in 2010 he was effectively in prison for a crime he did not commit on flimsy evidence for 36 years!!!This was a true travesty of justice. In 1974 Gary Tyler was convicted by what most call a racist jury for a murder that took place in 1974. He was a kid on a school bus, a White kid was shot, not in the bus but outside.
                        I'm aware that songs such as these that mention Black and White have no real place in our Constitutional democracy, it’s NOT meant to offend but merely to demonstrate that whilst many other genres of music were cool, they didn’t always take up human rights issues, as a rule reggae artists had to!!

                        The facts:

                        1. The jury was all white in the American South;
                        2. An appeal court in 1981 actually ruled that he was given an unfair trial but for reasons beyond anyone, they refused to grant an order for a re-trial;
                        3. The only evidence a gun which was not found on his person disappeared from evidence
                        4. The bus driver, the nearest witness to the events testified that the shot came from outside, that Gary was inside the bus and that no gun was found on the bus.
                        In the 80’s, because of UB40’s strong Birmingham accent, I couldn’t figure out all the words to their songs. I thought it was ‘’ Tyler is guilty watch out, you said so!” This of-course wasn’t the case. It’s ‘Tyler is guilty white judge said so.”

                        I fell in love with reggae music for many different reasons. The most compelling reason was that this music was and is a vehicle for human rights causes. Authentic reggae artists knew that they had to take a stand for what is right and stand opposed to what is wrong. The listener was compelled to distinguish between right and wrong and sometimes make difficult choices. The idea was to cultivate your morality.



                        “Appeal to the governor of Louisiana
                        You may get an answer the process is slow
                        Federal government too much to help him
                        It's been nearly five years
                        And they won't let him go

                        Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
                        What right do we have to say it's not so
                        Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
                        What right do we have to say it's not so

                        Testify under pressure, a racist jury
                        Government lawyers it’s all for show
                        With rows of white faces
                        False accusations
                        He's framed up for murder
                        They won't let him go

                        Police gun was planted
                        No matching bullets
                        No prints on the handle, no proof to show
                        But Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
                        They show him no mercy
                        They won't let him go



                        Appeal to the governor of Louisiana
                        You may get an answer the process is slow
                        Federal government too much to help him
                        It's been nearly five years
                        And they won't let him go”
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                        • Citizen X
                          Diamond Member

                          • Sep 2011
                          • 3411

                          #507
                          Mathew Wilder: Break my Stride: 1983




                          "Last night I had the strangest dream
                          I sailed away to China
                          In a little row boat to find ya
                          And you said you had to get your laundry cleaned
                          Didn't want no-one to hold you
                          What does that mean??
                          And you said


                          Ain't nothin' gonna to break my stride
                          Nobody's gonna slow me down, oh-no
                          I got to keep on movin'
                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          I'm running and I won't touch ground
                          Oh-no, I got to keep on movin'

                          You're on a roll and now you pray it lasts
                          The road behind was rocky
                          But now you're feeling cocky
                          You look at me and you see your past

                          Is that the reason why you're running so fast?
                          And she said

                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          Nobody's gonna slow me down, oh-no
                          I got to keep on moving
                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          I'm running and I won't touch ground
                          Oh-no, I got to keep on moving

                          Never let another girl like you, work me over
                          Never let another girl like you, drag me under
                          If I meet another girl like you, I will tell her
                          Never want another girl like you, have to say
                          Ooooooh
                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          Nobody's gonna slow me down
                          Oh-no, oh-no, I got to keep on moving
                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          I'm running and I won't touch the ground
                          Oh-no, I got to keep on movin'

                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          Nobody's gonna slow me down
                          Oh-no, oh-no, I got to keep on moving
                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          I'm running and I won't touch the ground
                          Oh-no, I got to keep on movin'

                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          Nobody's gonna slow me down
                          Oh-no, I got to keep on moving
                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          I'm running and I won't touch the ground
                          Oh-no, I got to keep on movin'

                          Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
                          Nobody's gonna slow me down
                          Oh-no, oh-no, I got to keep on moving”

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                          • Citizen X
                            Diamond Member

                            • Sep 2011
                            • 3411

                            #508
                            Let me live my life: Barry White: 1975


                            “Baby you know I think we all need to
                            take an inventory of
                            Our love are feelings
                            what’s involved with that with that special lady or that special someone
                            when I say we all need to talk about
                            all men
                            all the brothers of the world the black brothers the white brothers and the brown brothers and the red brothers
                            cause you know basically that all women are the same and we need to
                            we need to take in consideration that
                            that women is
                            Gods greatest gift to man
                            and we need to take in consideration that 9 out of 10 times they will be and they will do anything we want them to you know it doesn’t take much to give them flowers a simple card that says I love you somewhere that they say baby I need you you know that's why I'm so in love and so wrapped up in you baby because I can give you what God gave me the only thing that I feel that I really own for life That I live in to you I give this life and my love. You know why.

                            Just because the love I found in you I feel this way Never had a dream come true not until the day you came into my life and made it awful sweet girl you did it all you did it all for me. Please let me live my life loving you girl for the rest of my life my life close to you girl. No one but you girl. I really got my love you got my heart and soul for ever. The greatest story ever told how we loved each other When the people talk they will smile and say say were the only ones who made all the way Hay let me live my life loving you you babe all the rest of my life belongs to you babe Let me honey let me live my life my life my life whoo babe whoo babe whoo babe I wish that I could find another way to show show how I really feel how much I love you so Oh let me live my life loving you babe the rest of my life love to you babe. So I give all that I have to give to you for just as long as you as you want me to Everything baby The air I breathe The love I need on ever thing is everything is you Only you baby Only you I guess you could even say is just another way to say I love you. I need you I want you Let me live my life loving you The rest of my life my life loving you babe”
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                            • Citizen X
                              Diamond Member

                              • Sep 2011
                              • 3411

                              #509
                              Guantanamera: The Sand Pipers: 1966

                              I’ve imported my signature below from the lyrics of this classic. Aligning oneself with the poor is of Marxist origin. It is a stance one takes against an economic class struggle which is equally destructive as a racial struggle. It has as its foundation that we all equal.

                              I prefer the version of the Sandpipers: 1966 purely because the singer explains the meaning of the words in the song itself! Towards the end of the song the singer resolves as follows:

                              “The words mean "I am a truthful man from the land of the palm trees.
                              And before dying, I want to share these poems of my soul.My poems are soft green. My poems are also flaming crimson.
                              My poems are like a wounded fawn seeking refuge in the forest.


                              The last verse says:'Con los pobres de la tierra'. With the poor people of this earth I want to share my fate. The streams of the mountains please me more than the sea."”

                              The song is a romantic one in reference to “
                              "guajira guantanamera" (a peasant women from Guantánamo), “ My kinda girl!”


                              “Guantanamera
                              Guajira Guantanamera
                              Guantanamera
                              Guajira Guantanamera

                              Yo soy un hombre sincero
                              De donde crecen la palma.
                              Yo soy un hombre sincero
                              De donde crecen la palma.
                              Y antes de morir me quiero
                              Echar mis versos del alma.

                              Guantanamera
                              Guajira guantanamera
                              Guantanamera
                              Guajira guantanamera

                              Mi verso es de un verde claro
                              Y de un carmín encendido.
                              Mi verso es de un verde claro
                              Y de un carmín encendido.
                              Mi verso es un ciervo herido
                              Que busca en el monte amparo.

                              The words mean "I am a truthful man from the land of the palm trees.
                              And before dying, I want to share these poems of my soul.My poems are soft green. My poems are also flaming crimson.
                              My poems are like a wounded fawn seeking refuge in the forest.


                              The last verse says:'Con los pobres de la tierra'. With the poor people of this earth I want to share my fate. The streams of the mountains please me more than the sea."


                              Por los pobres de la tierra
                              Quiero yo mi suerte echar
                              Por los pobres de la tierra
                              Quiero yo mi suerte echar
                              Y el arroyo de la sierra
                              Me complace más que el mar

                              Guantanamera
                              Guajira guantanamera
                              Guantanamera
                              Guajira guantanamera”






                              Spanish Version

                              “Yo soy un hombre sincero
                              De donde crece la palma
                              Y antes de morirme quiero
                              Echar mis versos del alma
                              Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera

                              Mi verso es de un verde claro
                              Y de un carmi­n encendido
                              Mi verso es un ciervo herido
                              Que busca en el monte amparo
                              Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera

                              Cultivo una rosa blanca
                              En julio como en enero
                              Para el amigo sincero
                              Que me da su mano franca
                              Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera

                              Con los pobres de la tierra
                              Quiero yo mi suerte echar
                              El arroyo de la sierra
                              Me complace mas que el mar
                              Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera”

                              English Translation
                              “I am a truthful man
                              From where the palm tree grows
                              And before dying I want
                              To let out the verses of my soul

                              My verse is light green
                              And it is flaming red
                              My verse is a wounded stag
                              Who seeks refuge on the mountain

                              I grow a white rose
                              In July just as in January
                              For the honest friend
                              Who gives me his open hand

                              With the poor people of the earth
                              I want to cast my lot
                              The brook of the mountains
                              Gives me more pleasure than the sea”

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                              • Citizen X
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                                • Sep 2011
                                • 3411

                                #510
                                Originally posted by Vanash Naick
                                You know, I do my Indian community a great discredit in that I don't understand even one of the many rich Indian languages. That said, I will speak to a few people I know who are in a position to identify those songs!
                                I'm glad you've given me an opportunity to make a once off 'bollywood,' music video post, but it will be a very special one, one that actually has a story and one that promotes racial and cultural intergration and diversity..will do so in the next post....

                                In memory of Nazia Hassan: 3 April 1965 – 13 August 2000
                                In dedication to all women who lost their lives to cancer
                                “Aap Jaisa Koi”
                                “The flower for Spring and Spring for the garden. The heart for a heart, the body for a body. Each desires the meeting of a body and soul..”
                                I’m not going to pull a Bollywood on you, I promise! In the spirit of cultural diversity and celebrating our differences, I’ll make this one post of an Indian song. I do my Indian community a great disservice in that I understand not even one of the several rich Indian languages.
                                1. In 1980, Nazia Hassan was 15 years old! She was a teenager yet she released a song that sold millions of albums. The song was used in the 1980 Indian movie ‘Qurbani,’. The songs name is Aap Jaisa Koi. She was one of a few Asian females that appeared on BBC in 1981. The footage of Nazia Hassan herself singing this song is very, very, very rare and can actually only be found at one link:-http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nbwmv

                                2. In the Movie Qurbani, the song is lip synced by an actress. The movie was way ahead of it’s time as the stage actress was dressed in a sexy and appealing manner and so were her fellow female singers! There were White people in the audience; the singing entourage consisted of a Black drummer. This was in 1980!!!
                                3. In 1980, I was in grade 1 and Nazia Hassan was a teenager about 15 years of age when she made this hit song! The song was played on a regular basis in Lenasia between 1980 and 1983.
                                These are not my lyrics, I can’t vouch for their authenticity, I googled it!
                                I proudly give you ‘Aap Jaisa Koi,’(Remember this was in 1980!!!!!)


                                “Movie Name – Quarbani
                                Year – 1981
                                Song - Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
                                Actors - Zeenat Aman, Firoz Khan
                                Singer - NAZIA HUSSAIN
                                Composer – Biddu”[1]



                                “English Translation of the Song Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye from Movie Quarbani is in Red Color.”[2]

                                “Lyrics of the song Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye from Movie Quarbani.”

                                “Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
                                Someone like you should come into my life

                                To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
                                It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great

                                Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
                                Someone like you should come into my life

                                To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
                                It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great


                                Phool Ko Bahaar, Bahaar Ko Chaman
                                Flowers need Spring, Spring needs garden

                                Dil Ko Dil, Badan Ko Badan
                                Heart needs heart body needs body

                                Har Kisiko Chahiye Tan Ka Milan
                                Everyone wants physical relationships attachment

                                Kash Mujh Par Aisa Dil Aapka Bhi Aaye
                                I hope wish that your heart will also feel like this for me

                                To Baat Ban Jaaye Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
                                It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great

                                Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
                                Someone like you should come into my life

                                To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
                                It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great

                                Maein Insaan Hoon, Farishta Nahin
                                I am a human being not a messenger of god or angel

                                Dar Hai Behak, Na Jaun Kahin
                                I fear that I may go out of the control

                                Tanha Dil Na Sambhlega
                                Lonely heart may not stay in control

                                Pyar Bina Yeh Tadpega
                                Without love heart will suffer

                                Aapsa Kahan Hai Dil Aapko Hi Paaye
                                No one is like you; My heart only wants to reach you

                                To Baat Ban Jaaye Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
                                It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great

                                Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
                                Someone like you should come into my life

                                To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
                                It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great

                                Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
                                Someone like you should come into my life

                                To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
                                It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great

                                Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
                                Someone like you should come into my life


                                To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
                                It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great”[3]





                                [1] Vide:http://realityviews.blogspot.com/201...-song-aap.html. accessed 28 October 2012

                                [2] Supra n1

                                [3] Supra n1
                                See next post: The remix: Trying in earnest to figure out the Indian chick in this next video is??....
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