Put down the magazine and get off the phone Theres a place I wanna show u and it wont take long Take a ride Take a ride
Its lookin like we’re getting there Over here, comin clear Place that has no rhymes, or times, or crimes Just good times Just good times
Take me away To a place where the good times good times roll Don’t let me stay In a place where this hate can steal my soul
Got myself worked up over nothing today All this trash is in my head I gotta throw it away Its alright Its alright
Its lookin like we’re getting there Over here, comin clear Place that has no rhymes, or times, or crimes Just good times Just good times
Take me away To a place where the good times good times roll Don’t let me stay In a place where this hate can steal my soul
This is it, I’m finally here And all the blurry lines are clear And everything that I cant see Seems to make more sense to me Why the hell cant I just let it go, let it go, yeah
Take me away (away) where the good times good times roll (roll) Don’t let me stay (stay) where this hate can steal my soul
Let the good times roll Let the good times roll (take me away) Let the good times roll (take me away) Let the good times roll
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Posts: 6389 | Location: on the beach in warm, sunny SC | Registered:: 12-26-02
It's hard to imagine that song came from the drummer of Motley Crue. It's catchy, but how much effort is required to sound like John Mayer or anyone else that sounds exactly lke that? Tattooed metal redneck singing feelgood pop. That's funny.
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Posts: 258 | Location: Virginia Beach VA USA | Registered:: 01-11-03
Gotta disagree. I like pop. Not a fan of this. I love how DOT pasted the lyrics, though...as if there were some insight into the human condition we might've missed otherwise.
I like the tune in the sense that I'd enjoy it on the radio - wouldn't run out to buy it though. It kinda misses a touch of originality. Then again, I've never been a straight-ahead pop fan - so that figures
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BTW, Popmann, checked your links. I like "dumb girls" but is it just me or do hear some reuse of "kashmir" in there? The others (by Lucy and Bonnie as well) are just...well, let's just say I'd prefer someone like Gwen Stefani if we're talking pop - someone like Madelyn Peyroux otherwise.
All a matter of taste, I suppose.
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Recently heard it on the radio for the first time. Although a much better performance and song than I'd expect out of Tommy Lee, it sounds real unoriginal to me. The arrangement and production sounds like every other heavily processed modern pop song out there. Otto Tuned to the hilt, heavily compressed, zillions of tracks, blah blah blah. I wouldn't buy it, but no doubt many will.
The bimbo DJ said "it's nice to hear the sensitive side of Tommy" LOL
I like "dumb girls" but is it just me or do hear some reuse of "kashmir" in there?
If you click the other link in there you'll hear something strangely resembling a Sheryl Crow riff, too...
I'm not a stickler for complete originality. Gwen bugs me. She just doesn't sing very well. She's gotten better (or Autotune has helped), but her voice grades on me. Plus, her solo stuff is SOOO 1982 retro-not an era of music I was fond of, even at the time.
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Gwen would be ok, if she got rid of the stupid Johnny Mathis vibrato. Her duet with Brian Setzer on the Dirty Boogie CD (great CD) was horrid. The engineer should have held her throat tight while she was singing, or should have never let that track print.
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Just heard it, its a cool pop song, I like it. I think Sugar Ray may have the corner on this type thing , at least in recent years. I gotta give Tommy Credit, if hes doing the writing, he better than most drummers in any of our bands who ask the dreaded question, "Can we do one of my songs now ?" HAHA!!!!
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Tommy's song is pretty cool, I guess. He sure has made a couple of efforts to reinvent himself over the last couple of yrs. From Industrial sounding stuff to this?
That acoustic riff kinda turned me off right away though. It just seems like I've heard it a 1000x's.
Posts: 2003 | Location: North Vancouver, Canada | Registered:: 03-01-04
I listened to "Dumb Girls". After I listened - and now even - I couldn't hum or sing anything from it. So it fails my test for being a hooky pop song. Nothing "hooked" me. I didn't, and don't, remember anything about the song.
I first heard about 10 seconds of the hook for "Good Times" on a commercial for an upcoming show Tommy Lee is doing. And afterwards could easily remember the chorus.
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Posts: 6389 | Location: on the beach in warm, sunny SC | Registered:: 12-26-02
Gwen would be ok, if she got rid of the stupid Johnny Mathis vibrato. Her duet with Brian Setzer on the Dirty Boogie CD (great CD) was horrid.
Different Strokes... I absolutely love Gwen's duet with Brian Setzer on the Dirty Boogie CD. I think it's genius. Her vibrato totally makes the performance. I get goose bumps every time I listen to it.
I don't know how much Ska you listen to but No Doubt started out as a Ska band. That fast vibrato is a common style element in female Ska singers - Patricia Verdolino from Metro Stylee is another example. Gwen carried that style forward into her pop career and it's helped her be a distinctive singer.
...i'll admit it, Im a fan. ..Ive always thought he got a raw deal re: his personal life and the press, ...but it seems like the exposure has been of benefit, ....so whatevah.
...somebody above compared this to John Mayer?....waaa?
All things considered, the Tommy Lee tune and video is just too contrived for my tastes. The hook is okay but not nearly good enough to overcome it.
The video is senseless....except for the babes....so on second thought.... Tommy looked old and out of place with the others in the video....even with the face lift. I dunno, I just wasn't feeling it.
And Pop, how are you even aware of those artists? Hey, is that makeup I see in your purse next to those CDs?
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