Bullet was my favorite movie that I’d ever seen
I totaled my go-cart trying to imitate that chase scene
That Duster had six hubcaps, know what I mean
and I love the way they all flew off when it landed in that ravine
Steve McQueen, Steve McQueen…
And we pull over to let the cars pass
And pull off again, speedin by the summer green grass
And we’re like giants up here in our big yellow digger
Like zoids, or transformers, or maybe even bigger
Nizlopi —the JCB song
Blockquote
Two cars parked on the overpass
Rocks hit the water like broken glass
I should have known right then it was too good to last
God it’s such a drag when you’re living in the past
(Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
I walk where the bottles break
And the blacktop still comes back for more
I walk where the bottles break
And the blacktop still comes back
I live where the neighbors yell
And their music comes up through the floor
I live where the neighbors yell
And their music wakes me up
My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you’ve seen me before
If you hear something late at night
Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight
Just don’t ask me what it was
Just don’t ask me what it was
Just don’t ask me what it was
(Suzanne Vega lyric ref)
Friday night they’ll be dressed to kill
Down at Dino’s bar and grill
The drink will flow, and blood will spill
And if the boys wanna fight, you better let 'em
(Thin Lizzy)
(Also, this article makes me cackle: I Played 'The Boys Are Back in Town' on a Bar Jukebox Until I Got Kicked Out )
I can’t tell you how I feel
My heart is like a wheel
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you…
The festival was over, the boys were all plannin’ for a fall
The cabaret was quiet except for the drillin’ in the wall…
Take it easy, take it easy
Don’t let the sound of
Your own wheels drive you crazy…
Jackson Browne, I think even though the Eagles had a massive hit with it.
Now I’m grown up and playing in a band
And there’s a car park where the palais used to stand
My sister’s married and she lives on an estate
Her daughters go out, now it’s her turn to wait
Come Dancing — Ray Davies (The Kinks)
This one was very personal to him. His sister died in her partner’s arms dancing at the Palais.
ETA - this song has one of the lovliest videos, featuring Ray in numerous roles. Check it out
https://youtu.be/OOIjcUwiuso?si=ztnuQJRxVZnXz8Mg
When I go out I wanna go out dancin’
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Dancing- Kylie Minogue
There’s nothing I know now
No way to slow down
I’m drunk on the dance floor
Carry me home
(the Alternate Routes, “Carry Me Home”)
Well let’s go dancing
Let’s go dancing
Said the firefly to the hurricane
Said the open plain to the falling rain
How many times?
Let’s Dance
Put on your Red Shoes and Dance the Blues
Let’s Dance
To the song they’re playing on the radio
Man, I love the feel when I go out
Dancing with the women at the bar
Man, I love the feel when I go out
I always know my woman’s close somewhere
Close somewhere…
But now she lives down by the ocean
She’s taking care to look for sharks
They hang out in the local bars
And they feed right after dark
Can’t you feel them circling, honey?
Can’t you feel them swimming around?
You got fins to the left, fins to the right
And you’re the only bait in town
(Jimmy Buffett)
It’s 4:30 A.M. on a Tuesday
It doesn’t get much worse than this
In beds in little rooms in buildings in the middle
of these lives which are completely meaningless
Help me stay awake, I’m falling…
Asleep in perfect blue buildings
Beside the green apple sea
Gonna get me a little oblivion
Try to keep myself away from myself and me…
Everyone’s sleeping or pulling a long haul
The key’s in the cooler it’s 3am
Saturn Return- some little band from Athens, Georgia
Gazing through bottles, tables of endless glass
Light shined through and it seemed like heaven
Take all the bottles and put them end to end
You could touch the sky in another way
When did you get up today?
You never used to sleep so late
Never mind, it’s always 3 am…
We, Are young but getting old before our time
We’ll leave the T.V. and the radio behind
Don’t you wonder what we’ll find
Steppin’ out tonight…
Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time
There’s somethin’ wrong here, there can be no denying…
“When did you get up today?
You never used to sleep so late
Never mind, it’s always 3 am”
It’s 9 o clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There’s an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin…
Billy Joel ref
Eh, something wrong with my iPad’s formatting