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Iron Maiden's
The Number of the Beast.
Try for the KJV (King James Version). It's harder to read, but some (English-speaking) religious fundamentalists figure it's the only legitimate version (that and the Geneva and Tyndale), though you might want read it with a modern version.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Only_movement
You can download these
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Autho..._James_Version
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible...James)/Matthew
Chapter 6
(my bold)
also,
Don't worry, it's not Christian Rock: indeed, it was written by
a former member of the American Communist Party USA (CPUSA).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn!_Turn!_Turn!
Wasn't that growling by Gollum?
"'T'was in the darkest depts of Mordor, I meet a girl so fair, but Gollum, and the evil one."
I listened to it twice. It grow a bit on me in the second.
not much of a Star Wars fan.
Return of the Jedi was the latest I saw; but this is a good song. He could say nothing about Wookies or anything about Star Wars and it'd still be good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ri...ncient_Mariner
Okay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ri...opular_culture
Get's (particularly) good around 8:36.
(for a bigger pic)
https://66.media.tumblr.com/1c015426...y6uo1_1280.png
FWIW, most of the songs I link to I both like and heard numerous times.
1.
Do you like good music?
That sweet soul music.
Spotlight on Lou Rawls, ya'll.
Spotlight on Sam and Dave, ya'll.
Spotlight on Wilson Pickett, now.
Spotlight on Otis Redding, now.
Spotlight on James Brown, ya'll.
2.
American Pie (song)
3.
Killing Me Softly with His Song
(my bold)
4.
https://www.google.com/search?client...eridian+lyrics
weeds standing shoulder high.
At the 100th meridian, where the Great Plains begin.
I remember buffalo.
2:13 to 2:42 of 3:18
(my bold and sizing)
(R.I.P. Gord 
)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry_Cooder
5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courag...ugh_MacLennan)
It might be about English-Relations in Canada, though it might apply elsewhere
(e.g. The Flemish and Walloons).
been on of my my fave Tragically Hip songs for a while—at least musically
No references that I know of, I just like it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greasy_Jungle
(
https://stittsvillecentral.ca/letter...e-in-my-heart/ )
6.
(R.I.P Stompin' Tom )
7.
I could have put this cover in my pronoun thread, but it's more suitable here.
(I'll prolly quote it there—maybe they'll click to here.
)
2:08 to 2:16 of 3:53
(my bold)
Michelle was a bit socially conscious in her early 20s (prolly even now at ≈50).
(and her black leather jacket was likely functional in this vid
)
8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Quarrington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porkbelly_Futures
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(Paul Quarrington )
9.