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James

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well....one more Keane song...the whole song truly touching.  I believe Tim Rice Oxley has references to his wife, and his at times, struggling friendship, with Tom Chaplin in his lyrics. Really pretty song.

"no, don't want to be the only one you know

I want to be the place you call home"

...."Will you see me in the end?

Or is it just a waste of time, trying to be your friend?

to shine, shine, shine, shine a little light

shine a light on my life, warm me up again

Fool, I wonder if you know yourself at all

you know that it could be so simple"

 

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I think for me some of the greatest lyrics ever written are....

"And I've been floating round like an old newspaper

Blowing down some windy street,                                                                                               

Feeling so alone and incomplete."

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On ‎2‎/‎17‎/‎2016‎ ‎6‎:‎56‎:‎41‎, Matthew C. Clark said:

The Ides Of March "Vehicle" (1970)  Hey, well i'm the friendly stranger in the black sedan won't you hop inside my car, I got pictures, got candy i'm a loveable man & I can take you to the nearest star, i'm your vehicle baby, I take you anywhere you want to go, i'm your vehicle woman, right now (or by now) i'm sure you know, that I love ya (love ya) I need ya (need ya) I want to got to have you child great god in heaven you know I love you  Well, if you wants to be a movie star I could have take you to Hollywood, but if you want to stay just the way you are you know I think you really should i'm your vehicle baby, I take you anywhere you want to go, i'm your vehicle woman right now (or by now) i'm sure you know, that I love ya (love ya) I need ya (need ya) I want to got to have you child great god in heaven you know I love you (oh you know I do) (guitar break) (repeat first verse) That I love ya (love ya) I need ya (need ya) I want ya, I got to have ya great god in heaven you know I love you (and i'm your vehicle babe.....all right) you know I love ya, (love ya) I need ya (need ya) I want to got to have you child "Great god in heaven you know I lllooooovvveeee you".  

Not to get off-topic, but I did read the story of how "Vehicle" got recorded, since you mentioned it. Particularly about the guitar parts. Jim Peterik had some problems during the sessions. First, he had a problem with his guitar, so borrowed another one from the bandmates. Then, they had a follow-up session with a different engineer, who accidentally erased 13 seconds from that track. They did some convoluted way of re-recording to replace it. Finally, there was an additional fuzz guitar part that was played in unison with the horns. You can't tell that it's there, unless you are specifically looking for it.......but it does give the brass a different tone.

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