He Gave Us the Wine To Taste (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

He gave us the wine to taste not to talk about it He gave us the wine to taste and not to discuss so let's taste it let's taste it don't let's criticize it and waste it He gave us the wine to taste it

Vincent Van Gogh (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

Well Have you heard about the painter Vincent Van Gogh Who loved color and who let it show and in the museum what have we here The most soulful painter since Jon Vermeer and He loved he loved life so bad

Cosi Veloce (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

cosi veloce cosi velocecosi velocecosi veloce cosi velocecosi velocela mia mente cosi velocecosi velocela mia menteche salta qua e lama io dico basta alla menteva abbastanza beneabbastanza vadobbia...

The World Is Showing It's Hand (Album Ver.) Jonathan Richman

Well well when I first smelled the bus fumes from the diesel motor well my two year old mind could only applaud such odor the world is showing me its tricks the world was showing its hand then an alley

Walter Johnson Jonathan Richman

Who's a hero to me I ain't putting you on son. Cause I'm now going to tell the story of baseball's great Walter Johnson.

I Eat With Gusto, Damn! You Bet Jonathan Richman

You Bet Hello Everyone, it's time for poetry I submit to you the following it's entitled: "I Eat with Gusto, Damn! You Bet" By one Jonathan Richman.

Vincent Van Gogh Jonathan Richman

He loved he loved he loved life so bad, His paintings had twice the color other paintings had. So bad so bad that the world had to know, The man loved color and he let it show.

Pablo Picasso Jonathan Richman

Pablo Picasso Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to Pablo Picasso He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare and So Pablo

A Higher Power Jonathan Richman

A Higher Power It's magic It's magic the way we got together, There's magic around us in the air It's magic It's magic, no not at random And there must be a higher power somewhere.

Let Her Go Into the Darkness Jonathan Richman

Let Her Go Into the Darkness Well she's back with her old boyfriend. He don't challenge her. He don't contend with her. And she don't answer the cards you send.

Edison (Mono Album Ver.) Bee Gees

He made electric lights to read He gave us light today He gave us cylinders to please When Edison came to stay Edison came to stay Edison set the world on fire He really made the day Station to station

Abominable Snowman in the Market Jonathan Richman

Well, there's an abominable snowman in the market, And I think he's a real nice guy. I like the snowman, I want to help him out, I don't want to see him hurt this way.

Parties in the U.S.A. Jonathan Richman

Parties in the U.S.A. 1-2-3-4 Hi everybody! I'm from the 60's, The time of Louie Louie and little Latin Lupe Lou.

I Must Be King Jonathan Richman

I used to yearn, And now I sing. Since she's my queen, Well that makes me king. And she and I are like brother and sister, I get to be her companion.

Fly Into the Mystery Jonathan Richman

Fly Into the Mystery Let's make this a slow dance. Ladies' choice. See now, it's eight o'clock in Boston. And Filene's has just locked up. It's so good to see the sky clear up this way.

The Fenway Jonathan Richman

The Fenway Now I was born by the Fenway, in Beth Israel Hospital. Could that help to explain why I love the Fenway so well.

UFO Man Jonathan Richman

The UFO man just went past, Flying around And I wonder how he moves that fast, Over my town. Well faster faster faster faster faster faster.

Party in the Woods Tonight Jonathan Richman

At the party in the woods tonight, At the party in the pale moonlight, So we gonna get on the floor, let's rock some more At the party in the woods tonight.

Back in Your Life Jonathan Richman

Back in Your Life Well, take me way up north to meet your Mom and Dad So they'll see that Jonathan ain't quite so bad.

The Morning of Our Lives Jonathan Richman

The Morning of Our Lives It hurts me to hear, to see you got no faith in yourself. It bothers me now to watch you, you got no faith in your own self.

Hospital Jonathan Richman

Hospital When you get out of the hospital Let me back into your life I can't stand what you do I'm in love with your eyes And when you get out of the dating bar I'll be here to get back into

Love Me Like I Love Jonathan Richman

Love Me Like I Love la la dum da da da lum la la la da dum dum da dum ah oh ah oh I want people to love me like I can love want people to love me like I love I want to open up my lunch box

I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar Jonathan Richman

kids came up and said, "for dancing come with us."

The Baltimores Jonathan Richman

They make me sigh, when they sing 'em, The way I like to do. And there's a band that can make me shout, The Baltimores how they knock me out.

The Neighbors Jonathan Richman

The Neighbors Jonathan it's late, don't you think that I should go Naw we were just starting to talk now, It was just getting good don't you know. But if I leave here in the morning. Yeah.

City Vs. Country Jonathan Richman

Country I want to live close to downtown to be near my friends I want to be close to them, And still be out by the trees and the wind Havin' both will be hard to find I'm sure, But then ain't that

The Beach Jonathan Richman

Well now the beach be one of the best things there be, Well the fashion show is there for you to see.

Affection Jonathan Richman

Affection Well, people all over the world, people all over the world, people all over the world are starvin' just for affection.

To Hide a Little Thought Jonathan Richman

To Hide a Little Thought I tried to hide a little thought The more I tried the worse things got It started out so meek and small But in a week pervaded all Just a stray little stray, stray,

Surrender Jonathan Richman

Surrender To win you must fight, or so they say But with love things never seem to work that way. With love you can't win If love can't get in And it can't pierce the heart of a defender.

I Can Hear Her Fighting With Herself Jonathan Richman

I Can Hear Her Fighting With Herself I can hear her fighting with herself I can hear the words she doesn't tell Well, right left right, I can almost hear the fight Well blink blink blink I can

The Night Is Still Young Jonathan Richman

The Night Is Still Young Here I am driving around at 3 am looking for people who I don't know well they said party at 1:32 and I said yeah I want to go because the night is still young and

Astral Plane Jonathan Richman

Astral Plane Tonight I'm all alone in my room I'll go insane if you won't sleep with me I'll still be with you I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane The astral plane for dark at night The astral

I Can't Find My Best Friend Jonathan Richman

Well I can't find my best friend to help me through this night I Can't find my best frined because she's somewhere out of sight I miss her, I miss her and let there be no doubt when I can't find my best

Miracles Will Start to Happen Jonathan Richman

Miracles Will Start to Happen The lines around your eyes were never there before One day to your surprise they'll be there no more When we love again, Miracles will start to happen Well we'll

Springtime Jonathan Richman

But right now the nectar only teases, Cause springtime should be to share. So bold are you, blue sky And so alive are you, air Bold and alive am I But I'm teased now by such a need to share.

That Little Sleeper Car Jonathan Richman

That Little Sleeper Car There at the stoplight was a little sleeper car With power that you can't see Painted drab, but then that's the way they are But that little sleeper car's not foolin' me

Reno Jonathan Richman

Reno Well, a good babysitter can be hard to find Reno But I've got Reno on my little mind Reno Sometimes it drives me wild the way we can't be alone Reno Reno Reno I've gotta take her somewhere

Here Come the Martian Martians Jonathan Richman

And we have to find out right now What kind of flavor do these Martians like.

My Love is a Flower (Just Beginning to Bloom) Jonathan Richman

My Love is a Flower (Just Beginning to Bloom) Well, my love is a flower just beginning to bloom Like those things from your garden that spring from the gloom.

Afternoon Jonathan Richman

Afternoon You know, it's afternoon Yeah, yeah And there's the moon, so pale And all the trees are whisperin' and the elves are whisperin' to me, that's right I am, I am How they whisper so nice

The Lonely Little Thrift Store Jonathan Richman

The Lonely Little Thrift Store By the sidewalk there with the cracks in it with the mexican restaurant next to it With the clothes for the big and the fat in it and the moth ball smell to the hats

Since She Started to Ride Jonathan Richman

Since She Started to Ride She's got a brown suntan starting just above her collar Her lower arms they're brown, but the rest is kinda pale She'd buy betadine if she only had a dollar And she'd

Girlfriend Jonathan Richman

Girlfriend If I were to walk to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Well, first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne But if I had by my side a girlfriend Then I could look through the paintings

When I Dance Jonathan Richman

When I Dance Things were slow, a little slow And I was at the kind of party Where I said I wouldn't go But in the moon, I stay And then I didn't blush at all At the scene I made.

Government Center Jonathan Richman

nonstop tonight Uh huh, at the government center Make the secretaries feel better When they put the stamps on the letters Won't stop until we see secretaries smile We gotta see some office boys

Summer Morning Jonathan Richman

A summer breeze was in the dawnin'. And those smells--summer smelled great to me. Those are the kind of smells that I wait all year for. Summer's so beautiful to me. I like 'em all but...

Roadrunner Jonathan Richman

Roadrunner Roadrunner, roadrunner Going faster miles an hour Gonna drive past the Stop 'n' Shop With the radio on I'm in love with Massachusetts And the neon when it's cold outside And the highway

Velvet Underground Jonathan Richman

Velvet Underground They were wild like the USA A mystery band in a New York way Rock and roll, but not like the rest And to me, America at it's best How in the world were they making that sound

Corner Store Jonathan Richman

Corner Store Well I walked past just yesterday And I couldn't bear that new mall no more I can't expect you all to see it my way But you may not know what was there before And I want them to put