#48 It’s the first time I stayed up all night…
Sunday, August 7th, 2005now playing: Come To My Window from the album “Yes I Am” by Melissa Etheridge
There used to exist a 4-woman singing group herein Portland, who performed popular songs with rewritten lyrics. One of the women, Melinda Pittman, performed this song of Melissa’s. However, you may remember this song was out around the same time as Microsoft’s release of Windows 95. Melinda sang, “Come Buy My Windows.” It was hilarious.
iTunes is giving me another song. now playing: Are You Out There from the album “End Of The Summer” by Dar Williams
Good choice!
Perhaps I am a miscreation
No one knows the truth, there is no future here
And you’re the DJ speaks to my insomnia
And laughs at all I have to fear
Laughs at all I have to fear
You always play the madmen poets
Vinyl vision grungy bands
You never know who’s still awake
You never know who understands and
Are you out there, can you hear this?
Jimmy Olson, Johnny Memphis,
I was out here listening all the time
And though the static walls surround me
You were out there and you found me
I was out here listening all the time
Last night we drank in parking lots
And why do we drink? I guess we do it ’cause
And when I turned your station on
You sounded more familiar than that party was
You more familiar than that party
It’s the first time I stayed up all night
It’s getting light, I hear the birds
I’m driving home on empty streets
I think I put my shirt on backwards
Are you out there, can you hear this
Jimmy Olson, Johnny Memphis
I was out here listening all the time
And though the static walls surround me
You were out there and you found me
I was out here listening all the time
And what’s the future, who will choose it?
Politics of love and music
Underdogs who turn the tables
Indie versus major labels
There’s so much to see through
Like our parents do more drugs than we do
Oh…
Corporate parents, corporate towns
I know every TV set that has them lit
They preach that I should save the world
They pray that I won’t do a better job of it
Pray that I won’t do a better job
So tonight I turned your station on just so I’d be understood
Instead another voice said I was just too late
And just no good…
Calling Olson, calling Memphis
I am calling, can you hear this?
I was out here listening all the time
And I will write this down
and then I will not be alone again, yeah
I was out here listening
Oh yeah, I was out here listening
Oh yeah, I am out here listening all the time
I have nothing more to say, except thank you again. If you haven’t pledged yet, you still can. You have until sometime Tuesday. We’ve raised $80 for Salmon Nation. to date. could be more later.
Good night!
