POP MUSIC WISDOM
A nything is h a rd to find W hen you will not open your eyes W hen will you accept you rself? – The Smiths 6
I don’t need no luxu ries ’Long as you a r e u ndersta ndin’ I’m not difficu lt to please Act nice a nd gentle to me – The Bl ack Keys 8
Ther e ain’t no drink, no drug, a h tell them, a ngels Ther e’s nothing pu r e enough to be a cu r e for lov e – Leona r d Cohen 10
You ca n’t touch it see it br eathe it Feel - it’s a ll you ca n – Ster eophonics 140
Find you rself a nother gir l who will lov e you true true true Find you rself a nother gir l sav e a ll her lov e a nd kisses j ust for you – The hiv es 144
Befor e you ca n r ea d me you got TO Lea r n how to see me, I said Fr ee you r mind a nd the r est will follow Be color blind, don’t be so sh a llow – En Vogue 148
You don’t a lways h av e to fuck her h a rd In fact sometimes th at’s not right to do Sometimes you’v e got to m a ke some lov e A nd fucking giv e her some smooches too – Tenacious D 150
Get a h aircut a nd get a r ea l job Clea n you r act up a nd don’t be a slob – George Thorogood 154
So to those who wa n na r a p, I’m pertainin’ to you Befor e you pick up a mic, you gotta pay dues, wor d – Snoop Dogg 318
You say ther e’s a lesson th at you wa nt to teach W ell her e I a m ba by, pr actice wh at you pr each – Ba r ry W hite 320
First things first m a n you’r e fucking with the worst I’ll be sticking pins in your hea d like a fucking nu rse – W U-TANG CLAN 322
Hey now, a ll you sin ners Put you r lights on, put your lights on Hey now, a ll you childr en Leav e you r lights on, you better leav e you r lights on – Sa nta na (Feat. Ev er l ast) 326
Que Ser a, Ser a W h atev er will be, will be The futu r e’s not ou rs to see Que Ser a, Ser a W h at will be, will be – Doris Day 328
Reach out a nd touch Somebody’s h a nd M a ke this wor ld a better pl ace If you ca n – Dia na Ross 330
ARTIST INDEX
A-h a 428 A BBA 400 Aerosmith 120, 260 AIR 484 A rchiv e 46 A l Gr een 392 A l Stewa rt 208 A l a nis Morissette 482 A r eth a Fr a nk lin 404 Audiosl av e 22 Ba r ry W hite 262, 274, 320 Baz Lu r hm a n 130 Beastie Boys 142 Beck 132 Bee Gees 490 Belle & Sebastia n 118 Billy Ta lent 424 Bing Crosby 50 Björ k 402 Bl ack Rebel Motorcycle Club 362 Blink 182 348 Blues Brothers 126 Bob Dyl a n 108, 196, 222, 412 Bob M a r ley 176, 314 Bob Seger 430 Bobby Brow n 62 Bobby McFer rin 110 Bon Jovi 242 Br av e Combo 60 Brya n Fer ry 280 Buddy Holly 406 Ca r ly Simon 502 Ca role King 504 Cat stev ens 390 Ceasa rs 358 Chris De Bu rgh 88 Christopher Cross 332
Coldpl ay 86 Cr aig David 476 Cy ndi L auper 180 David Bowie 272 Dea n M a rtin 380, 500 Depeche Mode 112, 122 Desmond Dekker 206, 462 Devo 456 Dia na Ross 330 Dido 78 DORIS Day 328 Dr. Feelgood 492 Duke Ellington 220 Ea rth, Wind a nd Fir e 350 Ell a Fitzger a ld 408 Elvis Pr esley 42, 228 Eminem 294 En Vogue 80, 148 Eric Cl a pton 382 Eric Idle 12 Eu rythmics 302 Faith No Mor e 172 Fatboy Slim 114 Feist 256 Fleet wood M ac 192 Foo Fighters 252 Fou r Seasons 440 Fr a nk Sinatr a 386 Fr a nk Za ppa 68 Fr a nz Ferdina nd 286 Fugazi 346 Ga r bage 398 George Thorogood 154 Georgia Satellites 246 Ger ry & The Pacem a kers 498 Gorill az 72, 414 Gossip 296 Gu ns’n’Roses 66, 472
Gu ru 448 H a ns H a rtz 334 Huey Lewis & The News 226 India A ri 166 Iron M aiden 34 Jack Johnson 366 Jackie DeSh a n nom 452 Ja nis Joplin 168 Jethro Tu ll 316 Jewel 454 Jimmy Cliff 310 Jimmy Sou l 212 Joe Jackson 292 Joe South 438 John Len non 186, 216 John ny Cash 102 Justin Timber l a ke 450 K athry n Willia ms 384 KC & The Su nshine Ba nd 342 Kiss 194, 340 Kool A nd The Ga ng 160 L au ry n Hill 136 Le Tigr e 170 Led Zeppelin 496 Len ny K r avitz 146, 218 Leona r d Cohen 10, 76 Lou Reed 444 Louis Prim a 232 M ac Davis 224 M a don na 138, 164 M a nowa r 36 M assiv e Attack 20 M a ximo Pa r k 14 MC H a mmer 436 Mich a el Jackson 24, 100 Mills Brothers 460 Moloko 352, 396 Morcheeba 258
Mötley Crüe 410 Naughty By Natu r e 198 Na ncy Sinatr a 488 Naza r eth 298 New R a dica ls 478 Nirva na 44 Oasis 82, 288, 370 Oleta Ada ms 162 Ozzy Osbour ne 18 Pat Benata r 300 Pau l McCa rtney & Wings 290 Pea r l Ja m 234 Pet Shop Boys 188 Peter Ga briel 74 Petu l a Cl a r k 94 Phoenix 468 Pink Floyd 202, 240 Pl acebo 16 Queen 84, 394, 416 Queens Of The Stone Age 190 R a diohea d 420 R age Against The M achine 248, 378 R a ndy Cr aw for d 486 R a ndy Newm a n 464 Red Hot Chili Peppers 184, 338 R.E.M. 124 Rick Springfield 106 Right Said Fr ed 104 Roger A l a n Wa de 214 Roger Miller 474 Roy Or bison 480 Ru n-DMC 494 Sa lt’n’Peppa 324 Sa nta na (feat. Ev er l ast) 326 Scor pions 276
Sheryl Crow 134 Simple Minds 266, 336 Sister H azel 38 Sl a pstick 40 Sm ashing Pumpkins 426 SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES 344 Snoop Dogg 318 Snowwhite & The Sev en Dwa r fs 458 Sou ndga rden 26 Spencer Davis Group 238 Ster eophonics 140 Stephen Stills 306 Sting 210, 268 Supertr a mp 182 Sweet 304 System Of A Dow n 152 Ta lk Ta lk 284 Ta mmy W y nette 364 Tea rs For Fea rs 128 Tenacious D 150 The 5th Dimension 264 The Ba ngles 442 The Beach Boys 54 The Beatles 48, 156, 254, 506 The Bl ack Keys 8 The Byr ds 432 The Chemica l Brothers 52 The Cl ash 250, 368 The Cu r e 30, 236 The Doors 32 The Fascinations 178 The H a nk Wa ngford Ba nd 312 The Hiv es 144 The Isley Brothers 434 The Killers 354 The Kinks 422
The Libertines 64 The Police 96 The R a mones 28, 374 The Rolling Stones 98, 278, 466 The Rooftop Singers 446 The Smiths 6 The Str eets 116 The Strokes 376 The Supr emes 372, 470 The Verv e 388 The You ng Gods 360 THE You ngbloods 174 The Zutons 70 Thiev ery Cor por ation 58 Tom Petty & The Hea rtbr ea kers 270 Tom Waits 158, 200 Toto 204 Tupac Sh a ku r 244, 418 U2 90, 356 Va n H a len 230 Velv et Revolv er 56 W een 92 W hite H assle 282 Willie Nelson 308 W U-TANG Cl a n 322
Topic Index
AGGR ESSION 24, 26, 34, 36, 102, 142, 152, 248 ASSISTANCE 182, 356, 486, 498, 504 BEH AVIOUR 8, 38, 42, 60, 62, 64, 94, 112, 122, 186, 226, 254, 258, 354, 406, 474 COM MITM ENT 14, 54, 74, 98, 182, 394, 426 Commu nication 16, 18, 90, 170, 320, 448 CRYING 30, 66 DANCING & M usic 28, 194, 260, 262, 272, 276, 342, 350, 352, 434, 458, 490 DESIR E 100, 168, 466 DESTINY 134, 136, 190, 208, 268, 328, 374, 450, 472, 478 DYING 52, 256, 290, 416 Eating & Drinking 68, 92 ENCOU RAGEM ENT 12, 44, 50, 82, 84, 86, 114, 116, 148, 176, 192, 218, 234, 244, 282, 386, 390, 430, 480 FAITH 242, 328 FA MILY 34, 56, 206, 308 FOU L-MOUTHED 76, 92, 150, 152 48048
GIRLS 144, 178, 180, 212, 380 HOM E 76, 78, 380 HONESTY 40, 382, 384, 424, 454 INTOXICATION 46, 388 KISSING 104, 274 LIFE 12, 282, 288, 290, 402, 488 LONELINESS 286, 356, 498 LOV E 10, 80, 126, 210, 266, 296, 298, 300, 302, 304, 306, 312, 362, 372, 380, 500, 460, 506 LEARNING 132, 252, 482 M ARRIAGE 212, 312 MONEY 310, 120, 492 MOVing 48, 190, 192, 230, 498, 238, 174, 332, 438, 440, 442, 444, 446 ONE WORD 140, 216, 230, 404 OPTIMISTIC 12, 20, 74, 108, 110, 116, 216, 236, 264, 282, 340, 374, 386, 396, 408, 458, 462, 480, 504 PRIDE 224, 502 PROSPERITY 120, 310
SU N 130, 240, 264, 448 TALKING 106, 104, 260, 494 TIM E 356, 396, 410, 414, 496 YOU RSELF 6, 22, 246, 270, 294, 336
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When times are particularly difficult, and you are likely to slip into despair, some of the greatest pop songs can provide true comfort to help you make it through the pain. This book lists 250 of the best songs for those times when solid advice is needed. The songs represent Popular music styles from the last 50 Years, from rock to folk and from punk to hip hop. Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow is a collection of fa mous songs, but there are many surprises as well: Let your soul be your pilot, Walk on the Wild side, You can’t hurry love.
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