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Hollow Inside – Buzzcocks

Lyrics:

Hollow inside, I was hollow inside
But I couldn’t find out what the reason was
Why I was

Hollow inside
Hollow inside
Hollow inside

Why I was
Hollow inside
Hollow inside
Hollow inside

Hollow inside, you were hollow inside
But I couldn’t find out what the reason was
Why I was

Hollow inside
Hollow inside
Hollow inside

Why I was
Hollow inside
Hollow inside
Hollow inside

Hollow inside, they were hollow inside
But I couldn’t find out what the reason was
Why I was

Hollow inside
Hollow inside
Hollow inside

Why I was
Hollow inside
Hollow inside
Hollow inside

Hollow inside, we’re all hollow inside
But I couldn’t find out what the reason was
Why I was

Hollow inside, we were hollow inside
But I couldn’t find out what the reason was
Why I was

Songwriters
SHELLEY, PETER

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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Woman with the Strength of 10,000 Men – Peter Himmelman

Lyrics:

From the moment I saw your face I knew I could never take living for granted I froze right in my place, as I became aware of the ground on which my feet were planted

And as your eyes were focused on the alphabet in your video screen I stood there and stared in disbelief

I was speaking to you with my voice You were speaking to me by choosing letters with your eyebrow You didn’t have no choice And yet you had an attitude like that’s just the way that it goes now

I started talking to you about the fish swimming in your aquarium But all the while I wanted to take away your pain

Susan I owe you an apology Susan I owe you an apology For all the days I just let slide right through my hands You are the woman with the strength of 10,00 men

From the moment I saw your face I knew all my so-called troubles were nothing You put me in my place I knew right then I better start living for something

There ain’t nobody alive that can keep your spirit down No one can keep you from changing what just ain’t fair

Susan I owe you an apology Susan I owe you an apology For all the days I just let slide right through my hands You are the woman with the strength of 10,000 men

And the words come ticking out and the words bring us together And the words come ticking out and the words must keep you sane

Susan I owe you an apology Susan I owe you an apology For all the days I just let slide right through my hands You are the woman with the strength of 10,00 men

What makes me think that the Apple Watch is a dud

The Apple Watch is definitely a nifty thing. A few of them aren’t bad looking, either.

However, I believe that it (at least this version) is a dud.

The most obvious sign is that I was in an Apple Store today and only one of the store associates (or at they geniuses?) had one on. In the past, with new Apple devices, they were among the first to clamor for new iPhones and iPads – often proudly wearing them on hip holsters and the like – always in a rush to whip them out and show off that they had the latest and greatest. The vibe around them in the store is decidedly “meh”.

The other thing, for me at least, is that I think that the creators of this product were thinking too much about themselves – the super-harried Silicon Valley Executive type who is running from meeting to meeting and would love to save a few moments by glancing at a watch for updates to their digital life – appointments, tweets, emails, etc. I don’t think that they have knocked it out of the park, as they have in the past, for the rest of us.

Looking forward to the next version – would be nice to see them pull it off.

All The Kids Are Right – Local H

An oldie, but goodie. Pretty great sound for just 2 people.

You heard that we were great
But now you think we’re lame
Since you saw the show last night
You hoped that we would rock
And knock it up a notch
Rockin’ was nowhere in sight

And it’s never good when it goes bad
No one likes to feel like they’ve been had
And it may be okay
But you won’t wear our t-shirts now
Not anymore

First the band looked wired
Then the band looked tired
Sluggish and a little slow
He’s walking through the set
As drunk as he could get
And what the hell was wrong with Joe?

And you could tell the crowd was fading fast
Every song we played looser than the last
And it may be okay
But you won’t wear our t-shirts now

All the kids, they hold a grudge
Their minds are logged on to the net and
All the kids, they hold a grudge
You fail them and they won’t forget it
All the kids are tired and turn away
They saw what you did
You’re all wrong and all the kids are right

You heard that we were great
But now you know we’re lame
Since you saw the show last night
You hoped that we would rock
And wished that we’d just stop
And finally we said goodnight

When we had returned for the encore
You and half the room had headed for the door
No one wanted more

All the kids, they hold a grudge
Their minds are logged on to the net and
All the kids, they hold a grudge
You fail them and they won’t forget it
All the kids, they’re tired and turn away
All the kids they hold a grudge
Their minds are logged on to the net and
All the kids they hold a grudge
You fail them and they won’t forget it
All your cred won’t save you from the kids
They saw what you did
You’re all wrong and all the kids are right

Writer(s): Joseph W. Daniels, David Scott Lucas
Copyright: Polygram Int. Publishing Inc., The H. That Was Local Music

You Dirty Rat – Scruffy the Cat

The Kay Hanley (from Letters to Cleo) version isn’t too bad, either

You never write
You never call
You just stand around and smile so happily
Look, I’m a man. You never knew. There’s worser things that you have done to me.

Well I should cry
but I’ve done too much already I can’t lie
cause you’re better then, than I’ll ever be
and that won’t take us back to you and me
being all alone.

You call me names
and you’re never home
all I’ve got to show is a kiss and drum
You talk too much
but not to me
there’s too much of this love I’ve never seen

but I should cry
but I’ve done too much already
I can’t lie
cause you’re better then, than I’ll ever be
and it won’t take us back to you and me
being all in love

You dirty rat you broke my heart
I can’t believe it went this far
turn off the heat. blow out the spark

Now I gotta say what I have said
I look alive but I feel dead
but as for us are still good friends?
NO NO NO

well I should cry…
but I’ve done too much already
I can’t lie
cause you’re better then, than I’ll ever be
and it won’t take us back to you and me
being all alone

You dirty rat
I gotta say
you sure know how to wreck my day
turn off the sun and walk away

and now I know just what to find
and now its you who’s next in line
but as for us it was the best of times

Songwriters
CHARLES CHESTERMAN

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