Classic-Rock-Lyric
Outtakes
by Jon Sindell
Led
Zeppelin, Stairway To Heaven ~
If there's a muddle in your lyrics, don't be
alarmed now
Just bare your chest and wear tight jeans
Jimi
Hendrix, If 6 Was 9 ~
Now if a 6 turned out to be 9,
It's back to math class for me
The
Beatles, Yesterday ~
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
But chess and bridge were dead hard, mate
Rolling
Stones, Satisfaction ~
Despite persistent efforts, I've failed to obtain
any satisfaction
Whatsover
The
Friends Of Distinction, Grazing In The Grass ~
Peeing in the pool is for fools,
Baby, can’t you hold it?
Chicago,
25 or 6 to 4 ~
Trying too hard not to bore:
25 or 6 to 4
Cat
Stevens, Moonshadow ~
Hey, I’m being followed by a creep
Who’s mooning me in the shadows
The
Doors, Light My Fire ~
The time to dilly-dally wanes
No time to light my meerschaum briar
Let's eschew maudlin refrains
And ascend the heights ere we expire
Hie hither, ignite my flame, dear
Hie hither, ignite my flame, dear
Let's the night illuminate, dear
Janis
Joplin, Piece Of My Heart ~
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on
and take it!
Take another little bite of my bagel now baby!
Joni
Mitchell, Woodstock ~
By the time we got to Woodstock, we were half a
million strong
By the time we got home, ten million claimed to
have been there
The
Eagles, Hotel California ~
You can check out any time you like,
But air the room out first, sleazeballs
Cream,
Sunshine Of Your Love ~
I’ve been waiting so long
To be where I’m going
In the glow-stick of your glee
The 5th
Dimension, Up, Up And Away ~
Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?
Cool, sign this waiver
Simon
& Garfunkel, The Sound Of Silence ~
Hello Harkness my old friend
I’ve come to cadge from you a ten
Because a sneaky subway thief creeping
Stole my wad while I was sleeping
But my old friend said he had to catch a train
His old refrain
And left me broke in silence
Led
Zeppelin, Stairway To Heaven ~
If there’s a cockroach in your cupboard, go
on and Yelp! it—
That awful spring clean by the May Queen!
Rolling
Stones, You Can't Always Get What You Want ~
You can’t always get what you want
But we can!
The
Beatles, Eight Days A Week ~
Eight days a week = calendar FAIL
Jethro
Tull, Aqualung ~
Aqualung my friend, don’t you start away
uneasy
But just go
John
Lennon, Imagine ~
Imagine no possessions
All the Marxists sing
And if they have their way, luv
We’ll soon possess nothing
Marvin
Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Ain't No Mountain High
Enough ~
Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Ain’t no valley low enough,
Ain’t no river wide enough,
I'm picky, k?
The
Fifth Dimension, Aquarius ~
This is the of advent of the Era of Aries
Neil
Young, Heart Of Gold ~
I’ve been a rancher for a side of beef
The
Friends Of Distinction, Grazing In The Grass ~
Drooling down the drain is inane,
Baby would you stop it?
Creedence
Clearwater Revival, Proud Mary ~
Big wheels keep on rollin’
Toll bridges keep on tollin’
Grabbin’, grabbin’, grabbin’ all
your money
The
Doors, Light My Fire ~
The time to hesitate is through
No time to pluck your vintage lyre
Rolling
Stones, Miss You ~
I’m investing Goldman Sachs,
Cutting down my tax,
People think I’m prudent
I’ve been shopping on Fifth Ave,
Buying gotta-have,
People see I’m wealthy
The
Beatles, I Am The Walrus ~
I’ll have the eggs, man
They’ll have eggs, man
No toasted walnuts
Too hard to chew
Too hard to chew
The Fifth Dimension, Aquarius ~
This is the sunrise of the season of Scorpio
Neil
Young, Heart Of Gold ~
I’ve been a farmer for a heart of artichoke
The
Doors, Light My Fire ~
The time to hesitate is through
No time to frolic in the shire
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