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Rupert Holmes: Escape (The Piña Colada Song):1979:Lyrics and Video
‘So I wrote to the paper, took out a personal ad
And though I'm nobody's poet, I thought it wasn't half bad’
“I was tired of my lady, we'd been together too long
Like a worn out recording of a favorite song
So while she lay there sleepin' I read the paper in bed
And in the personal columns, there was this letter I read
If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga, if you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for, write to me and escape
I didn't think about my lady, I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my old lady had fallen into the same old dull routine
So I wrote to the paper, took out a personal ad
And though I'm nobody's poet, I thought it wasn't half bad
Yes, I like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food, I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape
At a bar called O'Malley's where we'll plan our escape
So I waited with high hopes and she walked in the place
I knew her smile in an instant, I knew the curve of her face
It was my own lovely lady and she said, "Aw, it's you."
Then we laughed for a moment and I said, "I never knew."
That you like piña coladas and gettin' caught in the rain
And the feel of the ocean and the taste of champagne
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes on the cape
You're the lady I've looked for, come with me and escape
If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga, if you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes on the cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for, write to me and escape
Yes I like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food, I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape.”
Video source[1]
[1]Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaOXWJKsX-U. Accessed 19 January 2015
‘So I wrote to the paper, took out a personal ad
And though I'm nobody's poet, I thought it wasn't half bad’
“I was tired of my lady, we'd been together too long
Like a worn out recording of a favorite song
So while she lay there sleepin' I read the paper in bed
And in the personal columns, there was this letter I read
If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga, if you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for, write to me and escape
I didn't think about my lady, I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my old lady had fallen into the same old dull routine
So I wrote to the paper, took out a personal ad
And though I'm nobody's poet, I thought it wasn't half bad
Yes, I like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food, I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape
At a bar called O'Malley's where we'll plan our escape
So I waited with high hopes and she walked in the place
I knew her smile in an instant, I knew the curve of her face
It was my own lovely lady and she said, "Aw, it's you."
Then we laughed for a moment and I said, "I never knew."
That you like piña coladas and gettin' caught in the rain
And the feel of the ocean and the taste of champagne
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes on the cape
You're the lady I've looked for, come with me and escape
If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga, if you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes on the cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for, write to me and escape
Yes I like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food, I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape.”
Video source[1]
[1]Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaOXWJKsX-U. Accessed 19 January 2015
I’ve always being a Marvel comic fan. As such, any Movie that is released of this world-wide iconic comic, is a must see for me. I enjoyed all the old school songs of this movie, my favorite, though is Rupert Holmes: Escape (The Piña Colada Song):1979
The soundtrack of the movie ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ has reached the number 1 spot on iTunes.[1]
The New York Post, provides that, the best old school music tunes featured in the movie are: ‘Hooked on a feeling,’[Blue Swede: 1974], ‘Moonage daydream,’[David Bowie:1972], ‘Cherry Bom[The Runaways:1976],‘I’m Not in Love,’[ 10cc:1975].[2]
“Featuring the songs present on Peter Quill's mixtape in the film,[1] the album was released by Hollywood Records on July 29, 2014. A separate film score album, composed by Tyler Bates, was also released by Hollywood Records on the same date, along with a deluxe version featuring both albums.[1] The soundtrack album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the first soundtrack album in history consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart.
The album was the US's second best-selling soundtrack album of 2014, behind only the soundtrack to Frozen.[2] It topped the Top Soundtracks chart for 11 consecutive weeks[3] and 16 weeks in total.[4] As of January 2015, it has sold 1,003,000 copies in the United States, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.”[3]
That being said, the actors and actresses of this movie, talk about these old school songs in a clear, short, succinct manner. These songs clearly brought back memories for them.
[1] Phull h :”The five best songs from the guardian of the galaxy” http://nypost.com/2014/08/05/the-5-b...of-the-galaxy/. Accessed 7 February 2015
[2] Phull h :”The five best songs from the guardian of the galaxy” http://nypost.com/2014/08/05/the-5-b...of-the-galaxy/. Accessed 7 February 2015
[3] Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardia...8soundtrack%29. Accessed 7 February 2015
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