Tuesday, February 08, 2011

the Daily News asks her for the dope, she says "man, the dope's that there's still hope"

THE SLASH gets a shout-out in the Daily News - thanks to Ciona Taylor promotions - NOT John Chatterton.

Absolutely charming live recording of Springsteen's Does This Bus Stop on 82nd Street?

So many great lyrics, but the best, after the title of this post, might be:
"Wizard imps and sweat sock pimps, interstellar mongrel nymphs
Rex said that lady left him limp. Love’s like that (sure it is)."



Hey bus driver keep the change, bless your children, give them names,
Don’t trust men who walk with canes,
drink this and you’ll grow wings on your feet
Broadway Mary, Joan Fontaine, advertiser on a downtown train
Christmas crier bustin’ cane, He’s in love again.
Where dock worker’s dreams mix with panther’s schemes to someday own the rodeo
Tainted women in Vistavision perform for out-of-state kids at the late show.

Wizard imps and sweat sock pimps, interstellar mongrel nymphs
Rex said that lady left him limp. Love’s like that (sure it is).
Queen of diamonds, ace of spades newly discovered lovers of the everglades
They take out a full page ad in the trades to announce their arrival
And Mary Lou she found out how to cope, she rides to heaven on a gyroscope
The Daily News asks her for the dope
She says “Man, the dope’s that there’s still hope”

Senorita, Spanish rose, wipes her eyes and blows her nose
Uptown in Harlem she throw a rose to some lucky, young matador.


I like Bruce now, but he has never matched his Asbury Park street gypsy songwriting period - but who the hell could?