Sternschnuppennacht

Catch a falling Star and put it in your pocket!





Go and catch a falling star,
Get with child a mandrake root,
Tell me where all past years are,
Or who cleft the Devil's foot,
Teach me to hear mermaids singing,
Or to keep off envy's stinging,
And find
What wind
Serves to advance an honest mind.

If thou be'st born to strange sights,
Things invisible to see,
Ride ten thousand days and nights,
Till age snow white hairs on thee;
Thou, when thou return'st, wilt tell me
All strange wonders that befell thee,
And swear
No where
Lives a woman true, and fair.

4 chords 36 songs

There are only so many combinations of notes that a musician can use. It's inevitable that we're going to run out of original songs eventually, hence this video.



by The Axis of Awesome

You belong to me

Der Song stammt aus den 50er-Jahren, geschrieben von Chilton Price, und wurde bereits unzählige Male gecovert

meine Lieblingsversion ist die von Carla Bruni:



hier die Version von Vonda Shepard:


von Jason Wade (bekannt aus Shrek 3)



Lyrics: See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sun rise on a tropic isle
Just remember, darling, all the while
You belong to me.

See the marketplace in old Algiers
Send me photographs and souvenirs
But remember when a dream appears
You belong to me.

I'll be so alone without you
Maybe you'll be lonesome too---and blue

Fly the ocean in a silver plane
Watch the jungle when it's wet with rain
Just remember till you're home again
You belong to me

Clem Snide - Find Love

Don’t let hurricanes hold you back
Raging rivers or shark attacks
Find love, and give it all away
Find love, and give it all away

Wrestle bears bring them to their knees
Steal the honey from killer bees
Find love, and give it all away
Find love, and give it all away

Don’t be scared to connect the dots
And dig for gold in the parking lot
Find love, and then give it all away
Find love, then give it all away

Find love, then give it all away

Love songs

Zwei Liebeslieder vom "King of Romance" Stephen Lynch


If I had a hammer, I'd build a house for two.
And if I had a sailing ship, I'd take a trip with you.
And if I had a poets hand, I'd write a verse for thee.
And if I had the painter's touch, on canvas you'd be.

But I don't have a hammer
And I dont have a ship
So I can't build a house
And we can't take a trip

And I'll never be a poet
Nor have the painter's grace
So I'll never write you a verse
Nor immortalize your face

And also I have herpes...




I made love to ya all night long
then i got up to write you a song
i watched ya sleep and i fell in love
ya must've been sent from heaven above
don't think you could never do no wrong

then you farted....
oh girl you farted..

first i thought that it was kinda cute
i surpresed a smile when i heard your girly poot
then came the smell came whoftin by
and brought a little tear drop to my eye
i think that i'll go sleep out on the couch

cause you farted...

you could make milk curdle
make your skin crawl
make the paint peal off of the wall
i won't sleep under the covers no more
since the hot winds blew from out your back door

baby, it sure has been a gas
but somethin' up and died inside your ass
and sure as hell that my name is stephen
its about time that i got even
get ready for the magic im about to pass...

i think i shit my pants.

Weihnachtslieder zum Weinen

Ta-daaaaa!!! Die Saison ist eröffnet! Wer findet das peinlichste, kitschigste, rührendste Weihnachtslied.

Meinen Sieger habe ich vor ein Paar Tagen als CD beim Libro gekauft: Gregorian Chants "The Very Best Christmas Favourites", am allerschlimmsten: "Last Christmas" von George Michael. Schon an und für sich das nervigste aller Weihnachts-Schnulzen und dann auch noch mit Synthesizern und Männerchor niedergebügelt... Wäh. Leider kann ich das gute Stück nicht auf YouTube finden. Ein anderes von der CD, genau so hübsch, ist aber hier:

Zwischendurch zum Erholen:

Kitsch as Kitsch can be:

der Orden der samtenen Spermien betet die verhüllte Gebärmutter an. Auch was Schönes. Und eine schöne Erinnerung, dass auch die Empfängnis zur Geburt gehört.

Plain White Ts - Hey There Delilah

Hey there Delilah
What's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true

Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice, it's my disguise
I'm by your side

Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me

Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all

Oh it's what you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame

Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This one's for you

Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me.

Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder

Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder
Wenn du sie gut verschnürst
Bind nur die Stelle gut ab
bis du es gar nicht mehr spürst
Du weißt ein Feuer geht aus
wenn du es länger nicht schürst
und du weißt dass du besser
an alte Wunder nicht rührst

Und auch das größte Wunder geht vorbei
Und wenn es dich nicht loslässt zähl bis drei
Und es geht vorbei es geht vorbei
Es geht vorbei es geht vorbei

Du kommst auf die Welt um ihr den Kopf zu verdrehen
Du lachst über Hunde und deine eigenen Zehen
Du bleibst kaum kannst du laufen alle zwei Meter stehen
und fällst auf die Knie um noch ein Wunder zu sehn

Und am nächsten Wunder ziehen sie dich vorbei
Der der dich am Arm hält zählt bis drei
Und es geht vorbei es geht vorbei
Es geht vorbei es geht vorbei
Es geht vorbei es geht vorbei

Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder
schon nach wenigen Jahren
Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder
schon nach wenigen Jahren
Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder
schon nach wenigen Jahren
nur noch Narben da wo Wunder waren

Wann wirst du endlich lernen dir nicht den Kopf zu verdrehen
Du fällst über Hunde und deine eigenen Zehen
Du kannst kaum grade laufen bleibst alle zwei Meter stehen
und fällst auf die Knie damit die Wunder dich sehen

Und das zehnte Wunder zieht an dir vorbei
Du betest dass es stehen bleibt zählst bis drei
Und es geht vorbei es geht vorbei
Es geht vorbei es geht vorbei
Es geht vorbei es geht vorbei

Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder
schon nach wenigen Jahren
Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder
schon nach wenigen Jahren
Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder
schon nach wenigen Jahren
nur noch Narben da wo Wunder waren

Die Zeit heilt und alle wundern sich nach all den Jahren
Dass nichts bleibt als ein paar Stunden da wo Wunder waren
Die Zeit heilt und alle wundern sich nach all den Jahren
Dass nichts bleibt als ein paar Stunden und Narben da wo Wunder waren

Die Zeit heilt alle Wunder

"Wir sind Helden"

Hans Mosers Rache

...auf Wolfgang Ambros Platte mit Moser-Liedern von der Gruppe Folksmilch.

http://www.gart-media.com/folksmilch/mp3/hansmosers_antwort.mp3

Lustige Lieder

Ha! Meine liebe Anschu, ich kann auch anders! Bitte sehr, hier ist mal kein emu-depressive-suder-Song. Der hier ist fröhlich, flott, mitreissend:



When Grandfather dies
Life will be strange
When Grandfather dies
My whole world will change
When Grandfather dies
I'll scream and I'll yell
'Cause I'll be fuckin' rich as hell

So Grandfather, die
Don't keep me in suspense
Oh Grandfather, cough
Up that inheritance
Oh Grandfather, don't
Hold on another day
I love you to death
But I've gots bills to pay

A stroke would be nice
Disease would be cool
I'll scatter his ashes
In my new swimming pool
I'll party with Hef
I'll dine with the Queen
So what say we unplug that machine?

Oh Grandfather, die
Before the fiscal year
Oh Grandfather, I
Wish Kevorkian were here
Oh Grandfather, die
Just take your final bow
Oh Grandfather, die
Family hates you anyhow

For God's sakes, you must be as old as the sun
Your Social Security Number is 1
You're deaf, dumb, and blind, and an amputee
You donate your blood every time that you pee
Your arthritis acts up whenever it rains
You're so old your penis has varicose veins
Oh, why don't you die, Grandpa?
Why must you fight?
You old motherfucker
Just walk toward the goddamn light

Walk toward the light, old man
Walk toward the light, old man

It's all over now
My granddad is dead
A mysterious blow
To his wrinkled old head
Before I collect
A small oversight
But everything should work out all right
I'll start working on my grandma tonight

5 mal Hallelujah

Nach einem meiner Lieblingsgedichte, eines meiner Lieblingslieder in verschiedenen Variationen. Welche gefällt euch am besten?

Meine Lieblings-Version stammt von Rufus Wainwright:


Jeff Buckley
interpretiert die bekannteste Cover-Version (viele halten ihn für den Autor des Liedes), er hat auch den Text abgeändert.

der schönere Video-Mitschnitt ist hier

Sheryl Crow


Damien Rice


Und hier ist das Original von Leonard Cohen.
An diesen Auftritt in "Wetten dass" kann ich mich noch selbst erinnern, muss in den 80ern gewesen sein. Cohen war selber ganz hingerissen vom aufwändigen Bühnenbild und dem Chor, den man ihm zur Verfügung gestellt hat. Man sieht, wie er sich immer wieder umdreht und den Anblick bestaunt. Die Inszinierung ist super 80er-Kitsch.


"Song was written in 1969. Leonard plays with you a little. Of course He knows the haunting beauty of the song from a purely musical point of view - who the hell wouldn't? It goes right to the middle of your bones and carries you away. He kind of generously and almost mischieveously donates that to others to extract and present and enjoys their interpretations immensley himself."

Sinead O'Connor - Thank You for Hearing Me

Thank you for hearing me
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for seeing me
And for not leaving me

Thank you for staying with me
Thanks for not hurting me
You are gentle with me
Thanks for silence with me

Thank you for holding me
And saying "I could be"
Thank you for saying "Baby"
Thank you for holding me
Thank you for helping me

Thank you, thank you for helping me
Thank you for breaking my heart
Thank you for tearing me apart
Now I've a strong, strong heart
Thank you for breaking my heart

Alanis Morissette - Thank U

How about getting off of these antibiotics
How about stopping eating when I'm filled up
How about them transparent dangling carrots
How about that ever elusive kudo

Thank you India
Thank you terror
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you frailty
Thank you consequence
Thank you thank you silence

How about me not blaming you for everything
How about me enjoying the moment for once
How about how good it feels to finally forgive you
How about grieving it all one at a time

Thank you India
Thank you terror
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you frailty
Thank you consequence
Thank you thank you silence

The moment I let go of it was
The moment I got more than I could handle
The moment I jumped off of it was
The moment I touched down

How about no longer being masochistic
How about remembering your divinity
How about unabashedly bawling your eyes out
How about not equating death with stopping

Thank you India
Thank you providence
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you nothingness
Thank you clarity
Thank you thank you silence

yeah yeah
ahh ohhh
ahhh ho oh
ahhh ho ohhhhhh
yeaahhhh yeahh

Morissette wrote "Thank U" after returning from a trip to India in 1997. The song expresses the heartfelt gratitude which she felt at the time. Nakedness symbolises the letting go of everything that we think is hugely important in life. This song is about appreciating those things that lead people to an enlightened/real perspective & healthy coping.

Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter

And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her skies

I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes...

And so it is
Just like you said it should be
We'll both forget the breeze
Most of the time
And so it is
The colder water
The blower's daughter
The pupil in denial

I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes...

Did I say that I loathe you?
Did I say that I want to
Leave it all behind?

I can't take my mind off you
I can't take my mind...
My mind...my mind...
'Til I find somebody new

MARTIN O. - Der mit der Stimme tanzt

Mit dem Gerät nimmt er immer wieder Teile des Liedes auf und mixt die eigene Stimme zu einem Klangteppich.

Colors by Amos Lee

und hier eine zweite Version:


kann mich nicht entscheiden, welche ich besser mag.

Damien Rice - Cannonball

Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Still a little hard to say what's going on

Still a little bit of your ghost your witness
Still a little BIT of your face I haven't kissed
You step a little closer EACH DAY
Still I can't SAY what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball

Still a little bit of your song in my ear
Still a little bit of your words I long to hear
You step a little closer TO ME
So close that I can't see what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to cry
So come on courage!
Teach me to be shy
'Cause it's not hard to fall
And I don't WANNA scare her
It's not hard to fall
And I don't wanna lose
It's not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know

Josef Hader "Topfpflanzen"

Extra für Cousine Brigitte die Befreiungshymne der Topfpflanzen-Widerstandbewegung.
Ein aufrüttelndes Manifest für Selbstbetimmung und Freiheit.

Oder dafür, dass man immer weiß, was für andere gut ist...

Josef Hader "So ist das Leben"

Dieses Lied gehört nicht nur zu meinen Lieblingsliedern sondern ist auch die Vertonung einer meiner Weltansichten.

Wie´s kummt, so kummt´s...

Stephen Lynch "Lullabye"

ein boshaftes Wiegenlied vom Meister... Ich liebe ihn!



hush little girl
~sweet~ sweet baby dont cry, tonight
daddy is here and he'll sing you a soft lullaby, tonight
why cant it all be like it was before
how can i explain why mommy's not here anymore

cause daddy likes porno and $10 whores
daddy gets wasted and robs liquor stores
daddy likes rubbing against little boys on the bus
i think thats why your mommy left us~~

hush little girl
there is no reason to fret, tonight
don't mind the smoke, daddy just wants to forget, tonight
soon it will all be like it was before
any minute, she will walk through that front door

but daddy plays poker and drinks lots of beer
then he wants sex that involves mommy's rear
daddy has sores on his naughty parts oozing with pus
i think thats why mommy left us

please dont cry
i swear i'll try
to be here by your side

right after daddy gets home from the bar
visits his bookie
and steals a new car
he'll drive to the strip club
and if daddy plays his cards right
he'll bring home your new mommy tonight
li-dee-di li-dee-di li-dee-di-di-dee-di.......................