marlene Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 This was such a fun topic, I thought I'd "bump" it.....would enjoy hearing some of YOUR favorite lines/lyrics ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Cool Marlene, as always. There are many beautiful choices of course which come to mind. However, if I must choose for this topic my fav will be: Tonight, I'll be with you Tonight, you'll love me too, tonight (Woh, tonight!) Bop-om-doo-don o-mop shoop (Woh, Tonight) You're gonna love me, too! Tonight! Cayenne 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Michael Page Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 In a Raspberries tune: "I'm gonna make you sweat 'till the sheets are wet, now don't say I didn't warn ya!" - All Through the Night (E. Carmen/M. McBride) In an Eric Carmen tune: Pretty much the entire second verse of "Last Night" "I waited for the phone to ring, and when it didn't, I turned on the Carson show. I lit another cigarette and dialed your number, but there was no one at home." BMP 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdoll82 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I used this one as a subhead for a photo album I made my daughter on her birthday: "Never knew what love was about till you came and stole away my heart." It fits SO well. As for Raspberries ... hmmmm ... I'll get back to you. Thanks for bumping it up, Marlene. It's been a fun read. Cheryl 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneNR Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 . . . until I recently heard the CORRECT lyrics, a very soulful pleading "PPPlllleeeasee, Stacey, go-oh away-ay-ay-ay, It feels sooo right !!!" (thought it meant the guy was trying to resist temptation, !!! ) in the past when I did think of something Eric Carmen/Raspberries sang. AnneNR 6 6 __/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawalker45 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 ...but tomorrow We'll run a little bit faster Tomorrow We are going to find what we're after at last...... Sherrie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdoll82 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 "Great Expectations" -- the whole thing. Those lyrics were positively inspired. Cheryl P.S. Still thinking on a Raspberries one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlene Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I love the lyrics you've all posted, too.... (lol, Anne) And another new favorite...."Here's a fresh new start, full of promise...that's what brought us here, it's a brand new year." 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catnip Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Brand New Year. Every line goes right to my heart. The bridge...sigh. Yep, Brand New Year. <3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdoll82 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 "In the bank of my love, your account's already overdrawn." Don't know how I forgot that one! It's possibly my favorite line EVER in ANY song. Next post will be Raspberries — I promise! Loving the metaphors, Cheryl 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Michael Page Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Also: "Here comes tomorrow, it's later than you think. You blew your brains out in the bathroom sink..." ("You Need Some Lovin'", from "Tonight You're Mine") BMP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Funny Brian! Glad E helps us recall some of those "special" times in the good 'ol 80s, huh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 "From the day we met I knew that I should Never let you Get a hold on me 'cause now you see I Can't forget you" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacymom2 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 QUOTE AnneNR. . . until I recently heard the CORRECT lyrics, a very soulful pleading "PPPlllleeeasee, Stacey, go-oh away-ay-ay-ay, It feels sooo right !!!" Eric doesn't say that? If he did, it would be my favorite line. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Reading this thread ,..what comes to mind is that Eric Carmen is a very underrated lyric writer. So many of these lines/verses are brilliant. We so often concentrate on his melodies, and give him credit for being a genius melody writer (which he is)...but overlook the lyrics. Even a longtime Eric Carmen freako like me doesn't really always appreciate like I should how great his lyrics are. And they are pretty great. James 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 So right James! That man can certainly paint a stirring emotional visual which is so hard to forget. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Yes. IMHO, there isn't a song Eric has written with a lyricist that can compare to any he has written entirely by himself. Bernie 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Eric didn't write the song, but I love the line from Hungry Eyes"..."I need you to see, this love was meant to be"....the way he sings that line makes me tingle all over From ..."Make me lose Control"...."Take me over the edge..make me lose control" From... "Let's Pretend"...." So take me now..my love can't wait".... From..."It hurts to much".."you say you'll never leave and then your gone again "..and the way he sings "it hurts too much" at the end of the chorus From.."Go all the way"....the very first line..."I never knew how complete love could be..til she kissed me and said..baby please go all the way" From.."I want to hear it from your lips"..the whole song..WOOHOO From.."All by Myself"...the first line.."When I was young, I never needed anyone, making love was just for fun, those days are gone" there are more, but these are my favorites...off to listen to EC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The brialliant words from Eric with that heartthrob voice is a killer combo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawalker45 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Shelly, Love all those lines! Glad you took the time to note them for us. Thanks, Sherrie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 "There is no where to hide from the dream that drives me." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Wow birdster!! That is powerful stuff and I can relate. "Baby don't leave, oh baby Baby don't go Oh, baby, don't go" I'm completely knocked out by the lyrics and the way Eric sings them; swoonworthy stuff!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Michael Page Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 One more favorite lyric: "Bop om doo don oo mop shoop!" That lyric needs to be PATENTED, let alone copyrighted. BMP 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I always chuckled at the line in "I Wanna Be With You" that goes: If you believe in what we're doin' is right Close your eyes and be still. Imagine saying that in a song today? The women's movement would crucify any man trying to pull that off!!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I've commented on that line before in some other topic. I will not be still, damn it!! (Might even leave my eyes open...) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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