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Magic Bus is a song recorded by the English rock band the Who. It was written by their guitarist Pete Townshend during the time that their debut album My Generation was being recorded in 1965. However, it was not recorded until 1968, when it was released as a single on 27 July 1968 in the United States and Canada, followed by its release in the United Kingdom on 11 October 1968. It has become one of the band's most popular songs and has been a concert staple, although when released, the record only reached number 26 in the UK and number 25 in the United States. The song was included on their 1968 album Magic Bus: The Who on Tour. The most notable live recording of "Magic Bus" is from The Who's concert at Leeds University. Lyrics: [Verse] Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus) To  get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus) I'm  so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus) Your house is only another mile (Too much, Magic Bus) Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, Magic Bus) You’ll  be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, Magic Bus) I  don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, Magic Bus) But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, Magic Bus) Nooooooooo!  I don't care how much I pay (Too much, Magic Bus) I want to drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, Magic Bus) I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... (You can’t have it!) Thruppence  and sixpence every day Just to drive to my baby Thruppence and sixpence each day Because I drive my baby every way Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus) I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus) I drive my baby every way (Too much, Magic Bus) Each time I go a different way (Too much, Magic Bus) I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it [Outro] Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, Magic Bus) As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus) See rock shows near Cleveland Heights Get tickets as low as $153 You might also like My Generation (Live At the BBC 1965) The Who Won’t Get Fooled Again (Live at the Capital Centre, Largo, 6th December 1973) The Who

Year of the Cat is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Al Stewart, released as a single in July 1976 in the UK (October 1976 in the US). The song is the title track of his 1976 album Year of the Cat, and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, in January 1976 by engineer Alan Parsons. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the consecutive weeks of March 5 and 12, 1977. Although Stewart's highest placed single on that chart was 1978's "Time Passages", Year of the Cat has remained Stewart's signature recording, receiving regular airplay on both classic rock and folk rock stations. Lyrics: [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a watercolour in the rain Don't bother asking for explanations She'll just tell you that she came [Refrain] In the year of the cat [Verse 2] She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There's a hidden door she leads you to These days, she says, "I feel my life!" Just like a river running through [Refrain] The year of the cat [Verse 3] Well, she looks at you so coolly And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea She comes in Incense and Patchouli So, you take her to find what's waiting inside [Refrain] The year of the cat [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Well, morning comes and you're still with her And the bus and the tourists are gone And you've thrown away your choice and lost your ticket So, you have to stay on But, the drum beat strains of the night remain In the rhythm of the new-born day You know sometime you're bound to leave her But, for now you're going to stay [Refrain] In the year of the cat Mm, year of the cat [Instrumental Outro]

Mr. Roboto is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album, Kilroy Was Here (1983). It was written by band member Dennis DeYoung. In Canada, it went to number one on the RPM national singles chart. It entered on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Cash Box Top 100 on February 12, 1983. On April 30, the song peaked at number three on Billboard, but fared better on Cash Box, where it reached number one. Lyrics: Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Mata au hi made Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Himitsu wo shiri tai You're wondering who I am (secret secret I've got a secret) Machine or mannequin (secret secret I've got a secret) With parts made in Japan (secret secret I've got a secret) I am the modern man I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM So if you see me acting strangely, don't be surprised I'm just a man who needed someone, and somewhere to hide To keep me alive, just keep me alive Somewhere to hide, to keep me alive I'm not a robot without emotions. I'm not what you see I've come to help you with your problems, so we can be free I'm not a hero, I'm not the savior, forget what you know I'm just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control Beyond my control. We all need control I need control. We all need control I am the modern man (secret secret I've got a secret) Who hides behind a mask (secret secret I've got a secret) So no one else can see (secret secret I've got a secret) My true identity Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto For doing the jobs that nobody wants to And thank you very much, Mr. Roboto For helping me escape just when I needed to Thank you, thank you, thank you I want to thank you, please, thank you The problem's plain to see: Too much technology Machines to save our lives Machines dehumanize The time has come at last (secret secret I've got a secret) To throw away this mask (secret secret I've got a secret) Now everyone can see (secret secret I've got a secret) My true identity... I'm Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy!

Telephone Line is a song by the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in May 1977 as part of their 1976 album A New World Record. It became one of ELO's most successful singles, topping the charts in Canada and New Zealand, and entering the top 10 in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. The song peaked at number 8 in the UK and number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for 23 weeks, the longest stay of any ELO song on that chart. It was ranked as the No. 15 song of 1977 by Billboard. The lyrics depict a man on a telephone, waiting for his lover to answer, expressing his loneliness and longing as he imagines what he would say if she picked up. The song opens with a distinctive American telephone ring, which frontman Jeff Lynne recreated by recording the sound from a call made from England to an unoccupied number in the US and then replicating it on a Moog synthesizer. This effect, combined with the song’s orchestral arrangements and doo-wop-inspired vocal bridge, gives it a nostalgic, emotional quality. Lyrics: [Verse 1] Hello, how are you? Have you been alright Through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights? That's what I'd say I'd tell you everything If you'd pick up that telephone Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] Hey, how you feelin'? Are you still the same? Don't you realise the things we did, we did Were all for real, not a dream? I just can't believe They've all faded out of view Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ooh-ooh [Pre-Chorus] Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (The love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (The little things you planned ain't coming true) [Chorus] Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight [Verse 3] Okay, so no one's answering Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer? Oh I'll just sit tight Through shadows of the night Let it ring forevermore, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (The love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (The little things you planned ain't coming true) [Chorus] Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight

The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Spurred by the success of The Monkees television series, they were one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s. Playlist: The Monkeys 00:00 Last Train To Clarksville 02:19 Daydream Believer 05:03 Steppin' Stone 08:11 I'm A Believer 10:38 Pleasant Valley Sunday 13:23 A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You 16:38

Give Me One Reason is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was included on her fourth studio album, New Beginning (1995), and was released as a single in various territories between November 1995 and March 1997, her first since 1992's "Dreaming on a World". The song is Chapman's biggest US hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also her biggest hit in Australia, where it reached number three as well, and it topped the charts of Canada and Iceland. Elsewhere, the song reached number 16 in New Zealand. Lyrics: [Chorus] Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Said I don't wanna leave you lonely You gotta make me change my mind [Verse 1] Baby, I got your number Oh, and I know that you got mine You know that I called you, I called too many times You can call me baby, you can call me anytime But you got to call me [Chorus] Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here And I'll turn right back around Said I don't wanna leave you lonely You gotta make me change my mind [Verse 2] I don't want no one to squeeze me They might take away my life I don't want no one to squeeze me They might take away my life I just want someone to hold me Oh, and rock me through the night [Verse 3] This youthful heart can love you, yes And give you what you need I said this youthful heart can love you Oh, and give you what you need But I'm too old to go chasing you around Wasting my precious energy [Chorus] Give me one reason to stay here Yes, now turn right back around Give me one reason to stay here Oh, I'll turn right back around Said I don't wanna leave you lonely You gotta make me change my mind [Outro] Baby, just give me one reason Give me just one reason why Baby, just give me one reason Oh, give me just one reason why I should stay Said I told you that I loved you And there ain't no more to say

You Don't Know How It Feels is a song and the lead single from American musician Tom Petty's 1994 album, Wildflowers. The track features candid lyrics describing the songwriter's desire for personal and professional autonomy. The single reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, No. 3 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Petty's last top-40 hit in the US. An alternate version was posthumously released on June 26, 2020. This version peaked at No. 54 on the iTunes chart. Lyrics: [Verse 1] Let me run with you tonight I'll take you on a moonlight ride There's someone I used to see But she don't give a damn for me [Chorus 1] But let me get to the point, let's roll another joint And turn the radio loud, I'm too alone to be proud You don't know how it feels You don't know how it feels to be me [Verse 2] People come, people go Some grow young, some grow cold I woke up in between A memory and a dream [Chorus 2] So let's get to the point, let's roll another joint And let's head on down the road, there's somewhere I gotta go You don't know how it feels You don't know how it feels to be me [Verse 3] My old man was born to rock He's still tryin' to beat the clock Think of me what you will I've got a little space to fill [Chorus 2] So let's get to the point, let's roll another joint And let's head on down the road, there's somewhere I gotta go You don't know how it feels You don't know how it feels No, you don't know how it feels to be me You don't know how it feels You don't know how it feels No, you don't know how it feels to be me

An electric song, where Neil yearns for an idealized figurative description of a woman (something which, itself, would become a figurative description in his lyrics), Cinnamon Girl, the first song on 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere,the first album to be credited to Neil Young with the band Crazy Horse. It was released as a single (backed with “Sugar Mountain”) on April 20th, 1970, peaking at number 55 on the Billboard Top 100. Lyrics: [Verse 1] I wanna live with a cinnamon girl I could be happy the rest of my life With a cinnamon girl [Verse 2] A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night You see us together, chasing the moonlight My cinnamon girl [Verse 3] Ten silver saxes, a bass with a bow The drummer relaxes and waits between shows For his cinnamon girl [Verse 2] A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night You see us together, chasing the moonlight My cinnamon girl [Bridge] Pa, send me money now I'm gonna make it somehow I need another chance You see, your baby loves to dance Yeah, yeah, yeah Woo

Too Many Heartaches In Paradise, is a song from the Pure Prairie League album Firin'Up, their eighth studio album, released in 1980. It is the third song on the album. The song was written by George D. Greer & Jeff Wilson (Guitarist). The song is about a girl that was a daddy's girl with a beautiful smile that had a restless spirit that you would fall in love with but end up with a broken heart. In the song, she leaves home and experiences the world and finds too many heartaches in what she thought was paradise and eventually returns back home. A kind of a "Grass Is Greener" lesson of life. Lyrics: She was her daddy's girl with her momma's smile A country boy's dream she was a loveless child She had a restless heart for the city lights She left her country days for the city nights There's just too many heartaches in paradise There's just too much to pay... too high a price You can spend all your love and never think twice There's just too many heartaches in paradise She loved those daydreams... the sunsets The endless wine... the french cigarettes And then she fell in love with a rich man's life He used her up like his merchandise There's just too many heartaches in paradise There's just too much to pay... too high a price You can spend all your love and never think twice There's just too many heartaches in paradise Like a fallen star in the night Another broken heart fades out of sight She's goin' back home There's just too many heartaches in paradise There's just too much to pay... too high a price You can spend all your love and never think twice There's just too many heartaches Too many heartaches There's just too many heartaches In paradise