Artist: Run DMC
Song: Hit It Run
Year: 1986
Album: Raising Hell
Run DMC performing on Soul Train. Classic!
Lyrics:
Born to rock around the clock
You can't say I'm not
And in case you forgot
I'm the KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING, of ROCK!!
I'm the devestating mic controller D.M.C.
And can't nobody mess around with me
I'm the king of rock, rap, and a rhyme
I deal what I feel and it feels fine
If the girl's ?? chase then I will play
around with sound put down for the rhymes I say
Beats flow from Joe and never stop
Better get yourself together let's rock, HIT IT RUN!
You, jump, watch you clock, while I rock your spot
I'm better known to the world as the King of Rock
I like to speak my piece when I'm on the mic
I'm the best, or at least, I'm the one you like
And when I serve you deserve to hear what I say
I throw a curve he got the nerve to make a triple play
Now how devestating can an MC be?
My name is Darryl, but you can call me D, HIT IT RUN!
It's called, gangsta hard rock, non-stop hip-hop
And it's headed for the top by the rhymes I pop
For every race place color country county or creed
and all of the places that I emceed
B-Boy badness to the highest degree
And it can't b-a-boy unless you be D
You can't bust a cherry or crush a grape
and if you ain't got this tape you're in bad shape
Beats flow from Joe and never stop
Better get yourself together, let's ROCK!
Do.. you.. really believe what's going on
I was conceived and I was born
I once was lost but now I'm found
Tell your bunch I'm boss I run this town
I leave all suckers, in the dust
Those dumb motherfuckers can't mess with us
Beats flow from Joe and never stop
Better get yourself together, let's rock, HIT IT RUN!
I.. was.. straight from the start performing art
Climbin' up the chart while others fall apart
The three outlaws in the music trade
We won't rob but our job is to get paid
Cause Run has fun if Jay will play
As I add one more rhyme to say
Now how devastating can an MC be?
My name is Darryl, but you can call me D, HIT IT RUN!
I was born
son of Byford, brother of AL
Bad as my mamma and Run's my pal
It's McDaniels, not McDonald's
These rhymes are Darryl's, the burgers are RONALD'S
I ran down, my family tree
My mother, my father, my brother and D
Run-D.M.C. and JAM MASTER JAY
Showing posts with label 1986. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1986. Show all posts
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Shot In The Dark - Ozzy Osbourne
Artist: Ozzy Obsourne
Song: Shot In The Dark
Year: 1986
Album: The Ultimate Sin
This album is full of legal troubles. This song is one of the hot bed issues. The "writer" of the song, Phil Soussan, seems to have stolen the song from his previous band, Wildlife. It would be one thing if he had actually written the original version but Steve and Chris Overland, of Wildlife, actually wrote the original piece.
This was Ozzy's biggest solo hit and a concert favorite. Ozzy reportedly found out about the original version in 1992 and immediately stopped playing the song in concert. This was also Ozzy's best selling album, up to that point. After the 1995 reissue, the album has not been reprinted, unlike the rest of the catalogue.
"Shot In The Dark" is a pretty standard hit from the mid-eighties metal scene. It's a decent song and I can definitely see why it was a hit back then. It's catchy and has a good melody. Pair that with a video that was played all over MTV and you've got a good size hit on your hands.
The video is pretty laughable today. A girls night out on the town. The girls all have the high hair and the requisite denim and leather outfits. The driver, while obviously female, reminds me of Axl Rose from that period. They're bored and see an Ozzy billboard, so they find themselves at his concert. Then a girl is possessed by the music. Ozzy is in his chunky grandmother perm phase and the Overland brothers still haven't seen a penny to my knowledge.
Lyrics:
Out on the streets I'm stalking the night
I can hear my heavy breathing
Paid for the kill, but it doesn't seem right
Something there I can't believe in
Voices are calling from inside my head
I can hear them, I can hear them
Vanishing memories of things that were said
They can't try to hurt me now
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you
All right
Taught by the powers that preach over me
I can hear their empty reasons
I wouldn't listen, I learned how to fight
I opened up my mind to treason
But just like the wounded, and when it's too late
They'll remember, they'll surrender
Never a care for the people who hate
Underestimate me now
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Nothing that you can do
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you
All right
But just like the wounded, and when it's too late
They'll remember, they'll surrender
Never a care for the people who hate
Underestimate me now
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Nothing that you can do
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you
All right
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Song: Shot In The Dark
Year: 1986
Album: The Ultimate Sin
This album is full of legal troubles. This song is one of the hot bed issues. The "writer" of the song, Phil Soussan, seems to have stolen the song from his previous band, Wildlife. It would be one thing if he had actually written the original version but Steve and Chris Overland, of Wildlife, actually wrote the original piece.
This was Ozzy's biggest solo hit and a concert favorite. Ozzy reportedly found out about the original version in 1992 and immediately stopped playing the song in concert. This was also Ozzy's best selling album, up to that point. After the 1995 reissue, the album has not been reprinted, unlike the rest of the catalogue.
"Shot In The Dark" is a pretty standard hit from the mid-eighties metal scene. It's a decent song and I can definitely see why it was a hit back then. It's catchy and has a good melody. Pair that with a video that was played all over MTV and you've got a good size hit on your hands.
The video is pretty laughable today. A girls night out on the town. The girls all have the high hair and the requisite denim and leather outfits. The driver, while obviously female, reminds me of Axl Rose from that period. They're bored and see an Ozzy billboard, so they find themselves at his concert. Then a girl is possessed by the music. Ozzy is in his chunky grandmother perm phase and the Overland brothers still haven't seen a penny to my knowledge.
Lyrics:
Out on the streets I'm stalking the night
I can hear my heavy breathing
Paid for the kill, but it doesn't seem right
Something there I can't believe in
Voices are calling from inside my head
I can hear them, I can hear them
Vanishing memories of things that were said
They can't try to hurt me now
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you
All right
Taught by the powers that preach over me
I can hear their empty reasons
I wouldn't listen, I learned how to fight
I opened up my mind to treason
But just like the wounded, and when it's too late
They'll remember, they'll surrender
Never a care for the people who hate
Underestimate me now
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Nothing that you can do
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you
All right
But just like the wounded, and when it's too late
They'll remember, they'll surrender
Never a care for the people who hate
Underestimate me now
But a shot in the dark
One step away from you
Just a shot in the dark
Nothing that you can do
Just a shot in the dark
Always creeping up on you
All right
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Just a shot in the dark
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Wasted Years - Iron Maiden
Artist: Iron Maiden
Song: Wasted Years
Year: 1986
Album: Somewhere In Time
This is probably the most identified song from the album Somewhere In Time. I missed out on this album when it was first released, but caught up with it a few years later. Their next album would be my first purchase and I didn't see this cassette in my cousin's collection.
Whenever I was over at my cousin's house, I would make a bee line for his music collection. I could listen to anything he had, as long as I put it back where I found it and didn't let my aunt and uncle know about it. I would pour through older Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Aerosmith albums. Part of my love for this genre of music is from those trips to the basement to listen to these albums.
When I finally got my own copy of this album, it was already 1996. Iron Maiden had changed into something that was a pale comparison of itself, or so I thought at the time. I had made a copy of this album using a friend's cassette somewhere around 1988, but my physical store bought copy was still eight years away. I'll put off buying certain albums for an odd assortment of reasons. I may cost more than I'm willing to pay. It might be hard to locate. The most often used reason would be some other album takes priority.
I could stare at this album art for hours back then. I would find new little details every time I looked. I really regret not purchasing this album during the Seventh Son era. I didn't fully appreciate the album and the artwork because of that. I still crank up "Wasted Years" whenever it comes on, so I didn't miss out on that much.
Lyrics:
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas
I'm travellin' on, far and wide
But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself
And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but
someone else
I close my eyes, and think of home
Another city goes by in the night
Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's
gone away
And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my
dying day
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind
Can't ease this pain, so easily
When you can't find the words to say it's hard to
make it through another day
And it makes me wanna cry and throw my
hands up to the sky
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
Song: Wasted Years
Year: 1986
Album: Somewhere In Time
This is probably the most identified song from the album Somewhere In Time. I missed out on this album when it was first released, but caught up with it a few years later. Their next album would be my first purchase and I didn't see this cassette in my cousin's collection.
Whenever I was over at my cousin's house, I would make a bee line for his music collection. I could listen to anything he had, as long as I put it back where I found it and didn't let my aunt and uncle know about it. I would pour through older Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Aerosmith albums. Part of my love for this genre of music is from those trips to the basement to listen to these albums.
When I finally got my own copy of this album, it was already 1996. Iron Maiden had changed into something that was a pale comparison of itself, or so I thought at the time. I had made a copy of this album using a friend's cassette somewhere around 1988, but my physical store bought copy was still eight years away. I'll put off buying certain albums for an odd assortment of reasons. I may cost more than I'm willing to pay. It might be hard to locate. The most often used reason would be some other album takes priority.
I could stare at this album art for hours back then. I would find new little details every time I looked. I really regret not purchasing this album during the Seventh Son era. I didn't fully appreciate the album and the artwork because of that. I still crank up "Wasted Years" whenever it comes on, so I didn't miss out on that much.
Lyrics:
From the coast of gold, across the seven seas
I'm travellin' on, far and wide
But now it seems, I'm just a stranger to myself
And all the things I sometimes do, it isn't me but
someone else
I close my eyes, and think of home
Another city goes by in the night
Ain't it funny how it is, you never miss it 'til it's
gone away
And my heart is lying there and will be 'til my
dying day
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind
Can't ease this pain, so easily
When you can't find the words to say it's hard to
make it through another day
And it makes me wanna cry and throw my
hands up to the sky
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
So understand
Don't waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up... make your stand
And realise you're living in the golden years
Monday, October 13, 2008
It's Tricky - Run DMC
Artist: Run DMC
Song: It's Tricky
Year: 1986
Album: Raising Hell
This was one of the most underrated songs in the mid-eighties. It almost never got played on the radio because of the other massive hits from this album. At least it never got played much in the Chicago area. I can't really say for other parts of the country or the world, for that matter. By the time "It's Tricky" was released as a single in 1987, the previous singles from the album dominated over this. Although "It's Tricky" did very well on the charts, so it must have been played more often elsewhere.
I can remember this album being a reward for successfully going through the anguish of getting a shot at the doctor's office. This was back when they used to do that sort of thing in the office and not at the hospital. I hated needles as a kid, so I usually had to be bribed to get me to go to the doctor's office willingly. I still don't care for needles, but I can tolerate them, if absolutely necessary.
Darryl McDaniels (DMC) reportedly drank to excess because he was living the lifestyle he thought he should portray with the music of Run DMC. I always took the positive messages from the music and applied them to my life. Stay in school, do your homework, respect your parents, don't do drugs, respect yourself, and many others. I was very impressionable at ten years old, and this album was one of the best influences at that time. It helped shape me into who I am today. I still hold those core values. I thought that if these famous superstars can live like that, I can too. I never heard about the troubles of Darryl McDaniels until much later in life. I'm very happy to hear that he is in a much better place.
"It's Tricky" is a kind of calling card to open the album up properly. It's the second song, but it feels like more of an introduction, than a song somewhere in the middle of side one.
Lyrics:
This speech is my recital, I think it's very vital
To rock a rhyme, that's right on time
It's Tricky is the title, here we go...
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...it's Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...Tr-tr-tr-tricky (Tricky) Trrrrrrrrrrricky
I met this little girlie, her hair was kinda curly
Went to her house and bust her out, I had to leave real early
These girls are really sleazy, all they just say is please me
Or spend some time and rock a rhyme, I said "It's not that easy"
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...(How is it D?) It's Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Trrrrrricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...Tricky (Tricky) Tricky
In New York the people talk and try to make us rhyme
They really (hawk) but we just (walk) because we have no time
And in the city it's a pity cause we just can't hide
Tinted windows don't mean nothin', they know who's inside
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...(How is it D?) Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky) huh!
When I wake up people take up mostly all of my time
I'm not singin', phone keep ringin' cause I make up a rhyme
I'm not braggin', people naggin' cause they think I'm a star
Always tearin' what I'm wearin', I think they're goin' too far
A girl named Carol follows Daryll every gig we play
Then D dissed her and dismissed her, now she's jockin' Jay
I ain't lyin', girls be cryin' cause I'm on TV
They even bother my poor father cos he's down with me
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...(How is it?) Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...Tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tricky (Tr-Tr-Tr-Tricky) Tr-tr-tr...
We are not thugs we don't use drugs but you assume on your own
They offer coke and lots of dope but we just leave it alone
It's like that y'all (y'all), but we don't quit
You keep on (rock!) shock! Cause this is it...
Song: It's Tricky
Year: 1986
Album: Raising Hell
This was one of the most underrated songs in the mid-eighties. It almost never got played on the radio because of the other massive hits from this album. At least it never got played much in the Chicago area. I can't really say for other parts of the country or the world, for that matter. By the time "It's Tricky" was released as a single in 1987, the previous singles from the album dominated over this. Although "It's Tricky" did very well on the charts, so it must have been played more often elsewhere.
I can remember this album being a reward for successfully going through the anguish of getting a shot at the doctor's office. This was back when they used to do that sort of thing in the office and not at the hospital. I hated needles as a kid, so I usually had to be bribed to get me to go to the doctor's office willingly. I still don't care for needles, but I can tolerate them, if absolutely necessary.
Darryl McDaniels (DMC) reportedly drank to excess because he was living the lifestyle he thought he should portray with the music of Run DMC. I always took the positive messages from the music and applied them to my life. Stay in school, do your homework, respect your parents, don't do drugs, respect yourself, and many others. I was very impressionable at ten years old, and this album was one of the best influences at that time. It helped shape me into who I am today. I still hold those core values. I thought that if these famous superstars can live like that, I can too. I never heard about the troubles of Darryl McDaniels until much later in life. I'm very happy to hear that he is in a much better place.
"It's Tricky" is a kind of calling card to open the album up properly. It's the second song, but it feels like more of an introduction, than a song somewhere in the middle of side one.
Lyrics:
This speech is my recital, I think it's very vital
To rock a rhyme, that's right on time
It's Tricky is the title, here we go...
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...it's Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...Tr-tr-tr-tricky (Tricky) Trrrrrrrrrrricky
I met this little girlie, her hair was kinda curly
Went to her house and bust her out, I had to leave real early
These girls are really sleazy, all they just say is please me
Or spend some time and rock a rhyme, I said "It's not that easy"
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...(How is it D?) It's Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Trrrrrricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...Tricky (Tricky) Tricky
In New York the people talk and try to make us rhyme
They really (hawk) but we just (walk) because we have no time
And in the city it's a pity cause we just can't hide
Tinted windows don't mean nothin', they know who's inside
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...(How is it D?) Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky) huh!
When I wake up people take up mostly all of my time
I'm not singin', phone keep ringin' cause I make up a rhyme
I'm not braggin', people naggin' cause they think I'm a star
Always tearin' what I'm wearin', I think they're goin' too far
A girl named Carol follows Daryll every gig we play
Then D dissed her and dismissed her, now she's jockin' Jay
I ain't lyin', girls be cryin' cause I'm on TV
They even bother my poor father cos he's down with me
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...(How is it?) Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky...Tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tricky (Tr-Tr-Tr-Tricky) Tr-tr-tr...
We are not thugs we don't use drugs but you assume on your own
They offer coke and lots of dope but we just leave it alone
It's like that y'all (y'all), but we don't quit
You keep on (rock!) shock! Cause this is it...
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Whoever's In New England - Reba McEntire
Artist: Reba McEntire
Song: Whoever's In New England
Year: 1986
Album: Whoever's In New England
I have pretty eclectic tastes. I caught the country bug very late. I like it, but it's not my favorite genre of music. I prefer the older country. The ones that tell stories and actually have something to say. Don't get me wrong, I like some of the newer stuff too, but not as much as the stuff before the New Country started to infiltrate the airwaves.
I like storytellers like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and many others. Reba McEntire falls into that category. I can listen to almost anything that these artists put out. They are classic and often times thought provoking. These artists run circles around most of the newer country artists.
"Whoever's In New England" has that timeless storytelling quality. This was Reba's first number one album, if that's believable. This song also marks her first foray into music videos. There are plenty of examples of the video on YouTube, but all of them do not allow embedding of the video, so you will get a live rendition from an awards show.
Lyrics:
You spend an awful lot of time in Massachutes
Seems Like every other week you've got a meeting waiting there
Business must be booming or could something else
Be moving in the air up there
You say that its important for our future
An executive on his way up has got to play the part
Each time duty calls you got to give it all
You've got with all your heart
When whoever's in New England is through with you
And Boston finds better things to do
You know its not too late 'cause you'll always have a place to come back to
When whoever's in New Englands through with you
I hear the winter time up north can last forever
And I've been told its beautiful to see this time of year
They say the snow can blind you till the world you left behind
Just disappears I hear
I've packed your bags and left them in the hallway
But before you leave again theres just one thing you outta know
When the icy winds blow through you remember that its me
Who feels the cold most of all
When whoever's in New England is through with you
And Boston finds better things to do
You know its not too late 'cause you'll always have a place to come back to
When whoever's in New Englands through with you
Song: Whoever's In New England
Year: 1986
Album: Whoever's In New England
I have pretty eclectic tastes. I caught the country bug very late. I like it, but it's not my favorite genre of music. I prefer the older country. The ones that tell stories and actually have something to say. Don't get me wrong, I like some of the newer stuff too, but not as much as the stuff before the New Country started to infiltrate the airwaves.
I like storytellers like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and many others. Reba McEntire falls into that category. I can listen to almost anything that these artists put out. They are classic and often times thought provoking. These artists run circles around most of the newer country artists.
"Whoever's In New England" has that timeless storytelling quality. This was Reba's first number one album, if that's believable. This song also marks her first foray into music videos. There are plenty of examples of the video on YouTube, but all of them do not allow embedding of the video, so you will get a live rendition from an awards show.
Lyrics:
You spend an awful lot of time in Massachutes
Seems Like every other week you've got a meeting waiting there
Business must be booming or could something else
Be moving in the air up there
You say that its important for our future
An executive on his way up has got to play the part
Each time duty calls you got to give it all
You've got with all your heart
When whoever's in New England is through with you
And Boston finds better things to do
You know its not too late 'cause you'll always have a place to come back to
When whoever's in New Englands through with you
I hear the winter time up north can last forever
And I've been told its beautiful to see this time of year
They say the snow can blind you till the world you left behind
Just disappears I hear
I've packed your bags and left them in the hallway
But before you leave again theres just one thing you outta know
When the icy winds blow through you remember that its me
Who feels the cold most of all
When whoever's in New England is through with you
And Boston finds better things to do
You know its not too late 'cause you'll always have a place to come back to
When whoever's in New Englands through with you
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