Shakedown 1979, cool kids never have the time
On a live wire right up off the street
You and I should meet
Junebug skipping like a stone
With the headlights pointed at the dawn
We were sure wed never see an end to it all
And I dont even care to shake these zipper blues
And we dont know
Just where our bones will rest
To dust I guess
Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below
Double cross the vacant and the bored
Theyre not sure just what we have in the store
Morphine city slippin dues down to see
That we dont even care as restless as we are
We feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts
And poured cement, lamented and assured
To the lights and towns below
Faster than the speed of sound
Faster than we thought wed go, beneath the sound of hope
Justine never knew the rules,
Hung down with the freaks and the ghouls
No apologies ever need be made, I know you better than you fake it
To see that we dont care to shake these zipper blues
And we dont know just where our bones will rest
To dust I guess
Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below
The street heats the urgency of sound
As you can see theres no one around

12/23/2008 2:31:26 PM

I will post in your thread.

12/23/2008 2:31:41 PM

i, too, had mellon collie and the infinite sadness

12/23/2008 2:36:47 PM

^There are some Smashing Pumpkins songs I like, and that isn't one of them.

As for 1979...not a bad year for a lot of things. I was in second grade when 1979 rolled in. Good year for school; all As of course, and I usually finished my schoolwork in 5 minutes or less so I could play with the Lincoln Logs and build cool shit. I got my first real ghost book, and devoured everything I could about ghosts and spirits. Somewhere around this time I built my first model airplane.

It's the year that my old namesake, ZXAPPEAL, was built. The first year of the Datsun 280ZX. I miss that car.

And here are the top 100 songs:
1 My Sharona - The Knack
2 Bad Girls - Donna Summer
3 Le Freak - Chic
4 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart
5 Reunited - Peaches and Herb
6 I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
7 Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
8 Y.M.C.A. - Village People
9 Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
10 Sad Eyes - Robert John
11 Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
12 MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
13 When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook
14 Makin' It - David Naughton
15 Fire - Pointer Sisters
16 Tragedy - Bee Gees
17 A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
18 Heart Of Glass - Blondie
19 What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
20 Good Times - Chic
21 You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
22 Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
23 Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
24 Lead Me On - Maxine Nightingale
25 Shake Your Body - Jacksons
26 Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
27 The Logical Song - Supertramp
28 My Life - Billy Joel
29 Just When I Needed You Most - Randy Vanwarmer
30 You Can't Change That - Raydio
31 Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches and Herb
32 I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
33 Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
34 I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
35 The Main Event (Fight) - Barbra Streisand
36 Mama Can't Buy You Love - Elton John
37 I Was Made For Dancin' - Leif Garrett
38 After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind and Fire
39 Heaven Knows - Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams
40 The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
41 Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
42 Lady - Little River Band
43 Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
44 Hold The Line - Toto
45 He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
46 Sharing The Night Together - Dr. Hook
47 She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers
48 In The Navy - Village People
49 Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
50 The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
51 Gold - John Stewart
52 Goodnight Tonight - Wings
53 We Are Family - Sister Sledge
54 Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy - Bad Company
55 Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
56 Take Me Home - Cher
57 Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind and Fire
58 (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
59 What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
60 New York Groove - Ace Frehley
61 Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
62 I Want Your Love Chic
63 Chuck E's In Love - Rickie Lee Jones
64 I Love The Night Life - Alicia Bridges
65 Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead
66 Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
67 Renegade - Styx
68 Love Is The Answer - England Dan and John Ford Coley
69 Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
70 Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
71 Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
72 I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray
73 Shake It - Ian Matthews
74 I Was Made For Lovin' You - Kiss
75 I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
76 Disco Nights - G.Q.
77 Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
78 September - Earth, Wind and Fire
79 Time Passages - Al Stewart
80 Rise - Herb Alpert
81 Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
82 Promises - Eric Clapton
83 Get Used To It - Roger Voudouris
84 How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
85 Suspicions - Eddie Rabbitt
86 You Take My Breath Away - Rex Smith
87 How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
88 Double Vision - Foreigner
89 Every Time I Think Of You - Babys
90 I Got My Mind Made Up - Instant Funk
91 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
92 Bad Case Of Lovin' You - Robert Palmer
93 Somewhere In The Night - Barry Manilow
94 We've Got Tonite - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
95 Dance The Night Away - Van Halen
96 Dancing Shoes - Nigel Olsson
97 The Boss - Diana Ross
98 Sail On - Commodores
99 I Do Love You - G.Q.
100 Strange Way - Firefall

I recognize about 90% of them and remember hearing 'em on the radio. Better than that Smashing Pumpkins shit.

12/23/2008 2:48:13 PM

I was but a lad of 1 in 1979.

12/23/2008 2:49:05 PM