Post by imayne on Apr 6, 2006 7:33:35 GMT -5
The above are a list of some of my favorite classic rock ballads (Except for Barenaked Ladies), since to paraphrase Jean Luc Godard, all you need to write a song is a girl and a tune...which one of these songs do you dedicate to Noni because the lyrics fit her the most, or if they capture your feelings about Noni the most?
For me, the unequivocal pick is "She's Always A Woman To Me" by Billy Joel. Not only are the lyrics beautifully descriptive, I could just swear that they're describing Noni very specifically, and by that I mean every single line, just read it...
She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me
She can lead you to love
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe
And she'll take what you give her, as long as it's free
She steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
And she'll promise you more
Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best
And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
Cause she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She is frequently kind
And she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases
She's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted
She's earned her degree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me
For me, the unequivocal pick is "She's Always A Woman To Me" by Billy Joel. Not only are the lyrics beautifully descriptive, I could just swear that they're describing Noni very specifically, and by that I mean every single line, just read it...
She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me
She can lead you to love
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe
And she'll take what you give her, as long as it's free
She steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
And she'll promise you more
Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best
And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
Cause she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She is frequently kind
And she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases
She's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted
She's earned her degree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me
Dylan released GFTNC in '63, heavily influenced by 'Scarborough Fair,' written by a folksinger from England, Martin Carthy. Simon paid Carthy for the rights to SF, and released it in '66.
