Posted on 09/21/2018 12:22:11 PM PDT by Bikkuri
Kinda half Disco.. but was 'RAP' before it became a drug infused, sex influencing, violence needing guide to the next generation(s)...
Considered the first Hip Hop/Rap hit record.
Commander Cody... have to look that one up.. doesn’t ring any bells :/
All of it sucks, IMO. It’s just that the earlier didn’t suck as bad.
[Intro]
It’s like a jungle sometimes
It makes me wonder how I keep from going under
It’s like a jungle sometimes
It makes me wonder how I keep from going under
[Verse 1]
Broken glass everywhere
People pissing on the stairs, you know they just don’t care
I can’t take the smell, can’t take the noise
Got no money to move out, I guess I got no choice
Rats in the front room, roaches in the back
Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat
I tried to get away but I couldn’t get far
’Cause a man with a tow truck repossessed my car
[Hook]
Don’t push me, ’cause I’m close to the edge
I’m trying not to lose my head
It’s like a jungle sometimes
It makes me wonder how I keep from going under
[Verse 2]
Standing on the front stoop, hanging out the window
Watching all the cars go by, roaring as the breezes blow
Crazy lady, living in a bag
Eating out of garbage pails, used to be a fag hag
Said she’ll dance the tango, skip the light fandango
A Zircon princess seemed to lost her senses
Down at the peep show watching all the creeps
So she can tell her stories to the girls back home
She went to the city and got so so saditty
She had to get a pimp, she couldn’t make it on her own
[Hook]
Don’t push me, ’cause I’m close to the edge
I’m trying not to lose my head
It’s like a jungle sometimes
It makes me wonder how I keep from going under
[Verse 3]
My brother’s doing bad, stole my mother’s TV
Says she watches too much, it’s just not healthy
All My Children in the daytime, Dallas at night
Can’t even see the game or the Sugar Ray fight
The bill collectors, they ring my phone
And scare my wife when I’m not home
Got a bum education, double-digit inflation
Can’t take the train to the job, there’s a strike at the station
Neon King Kong standing on my back
Can’t stop to turn around, broke my sacroiliac
A mid-range migraine, cancered membrane
Sometimes I think I’m going insane
I swear I might hijack a plane!
[Hook]
Don’t push me, ’cause I’m close to the edge
I’m trying not to lose my head
It’s like a jungle sometimes
It makes me wonder how I keep from going under
Same Ol’ here (in Japan)... just trying to keep up with the politics (I think I am OCD on politic news, no matter how much I hate it :p)... and can’t live without seeing friends battle it out in chat ;^)
Wonderful to see you still around.. wish more of the vets were still around :p
Funky Cold Medina
Tone Loc
[Intro]
Alright, dig it
[Verse 1]
Cold coolin at a bar, and I’m lookin for some action
But like Mick Jagger said, I can’t get no satisfaction
The girls are all around, but none of them wanna get with me
My threads are fresh and I’m lookin def, yo, what’s up with L-o-c?
The girls is all jockin at the other end of the bar
Havin drinks with some no-name chump, when they know that I’m the star
So I got up and strolled over to the other side of the cantina
I asked the guy, “Why you so fly?” he said, “Funky Cold Medina”
Funky Cold Medina
[Verse 2]
This brother told me a secret on how to get more chicks
Put a little Medina in your glass, and the girls’ll come real quick
It’s better than any alcohol or aphrodisiac
A couple of sips of this love potion, and she’ll be on your lap
So I gave some to my dog when he began to beg
Then he licked his bowl and he looked at me and did the wild thing on my leg
He used to scratch and bite me, before he was much much meaner
But now all the poodles run to my house for the Funky Cold Medina
You know what I’m sayin?
I got every dog in my neighborhood breakin down my door
I got Spuds McKenzie
Alex from Stroh’s
They won’t leave my dog alone with that Medina, pal
[Verse 3]
I went up to this girl, she said, “Hi, my name is Sheena”
I thought she’d be good to go with a little Funky Cold Medina
She said, “I’d like a drink,” I said, “Ehm - ok, I’ll go get it”
Then a couple sips she cold licked her lips, and I knew that she was with it
So I took her to my crib, and everything went well as planned
But when she got undressed, it was a big old mess, Sheena was a man
So I threw him out, I don’t fool around with no Oscar Meyer wiener
You must be sure that the girl is pure for the Funky Cold Medina
You know, ain’t no plans with a man
This is the 80’s, and I’m down with the ladies, ya know?
Break it down
[Verse 4]
Back in the saddle, lookin for a little affection
I took a shot as a contestant on “The Love Connection”
The audience voted, and you know they picked a winner
I took my date to the Hilton for Medina and some dinner
She had a few drinks, I’m thinkin soon what I’ll be gettin
Instead she started talkin ‘bout plans for our wedding
I said, “Wait, slow down, love, not so fast says, I’ll be seein’ ya”
That’s why I found you don’t play around with the Funky Cold Medina
Ya know what I’m sayin
That Medina’s a monster, y’all
Ha! I had the Sugar Hill Gang album. Used to play it at our roller boogie rink in the 70’s. Fun times.
Wow...you mean people could dance without them looking like they’re trying to hump each other? Amazing!
I should be going to bed........ but, 4th time I started the vid again (only listening now)..
Amazing how positive the music was back then ..
Sad what it is now.
The Bell Bottoms actually look ‘in place’... lol
Yes Johnny Otis starts in the late 40s. Discovered Etta James, took Big Mama Thornton and Little Richard to commercial success. His son played guitar on Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats.
Biz Markie - Just A Friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aofoBrFNdg
Young MC - Bust A Move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4FXhkm6Nw
Man, I miss my skates :p first pair were steel wheels.. (I should have created shocks for those, I may have been rich ;D).. first date was when I was in 7th grade.. made possible by the sweet rubber wheels we compared :D
Re: Post 23 (Don’t Push Me Cause I’m...Close To The Edge)
Actually, the lyrics are at least on the right track. Inner-city guy rapping about his messed-up neighborhood.
Biz was trash.. no idea how he got so far :p
Young MC had talent..
I rode my bicycle past your window last night
I rollerskated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you’re avoiding me
I’m OK alone but you’ve got something I need, well
I’ve got a brand new pair of rollerskates
You’ve got a brand new key
I think that we should get together and
Try them on to see
I been lookin’ around awhile
You got something for me
Oh, I got a brand new pair of rollerskates
You got a brand new key
I ride my bike, I rollerskate, don’t drive no car
Don’t go too fast, but I go pretty far
For somebody who don’t drive, I been all around the world
Some people say I done all right for a girl
I asked your mother if you were at home
She said yes, but you weren’t alone
Oh, sometimes I think that you’re avoiding me
I’m OK alone but you got something I need, well
_________________________
Melanie: I've Got A Brand New Pair Of Roller Skates
Blondie! Loved Deborah Harry back then.
How many more years will it be before I, yes, I can smoke?Play it Cool--The Spaniels (1954)
You know, Pall Mall jumped out of a pocket,
Got on a Camel and rode across the Chesterfield.
There, he found some Old Gold. They say it’s just a Lucky Strike.
Now you all stand back and play it cool.
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