Thank you so much to Don Henley and Glen Frey (1976), Bob Geldof (1979), Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (1984), David Bowie (1971), and Don McLean (1971) for the memorable words and the countless musical artists who have performed these five works for our enjoyment...
Here are five excerpts which I have often "hummed" to myself when walking around or doing some monotonous task.
1 (6:30)
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
2 (3:56)
The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to Overload
And nobody's gonna go to school today
She's going to make them stay at home.
3 (7:42)
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh, and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
4 (4:02)
It's a God-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mummy is yelling no
And her daddy has told her to go
5 (8:42)
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
