CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:"**" for me and unlike you i prefer the version with Run DMC

Music Head Wrote:#345 - U2 - Beautiful Day - 2000

running recap for me - 3's=87, 2's=57, 1's=10
this one - **
from the album: All That You Can't Leave
Written by U2
Produced by Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno
Chart action: #21 US, #1 UK, #1 Australia, #1 Canada

the players:
Bono – vocals, guitar
The Edge – guitar, piano, vocals
Adam Clayton – bass guitar
Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums, percussion

Nothing great about this one for me. A prayer for transcendence with lyrics inspired by Bono’s
work with Jubilee 2000, a group advocating debt relief for poor nations. I don't think it
worked but nice try Bono. He says that the upbeat track is about losing everything but still
finding joy in what one has. Not sure how that relates to poor nations, but whatever. Looks
like the rest of the world liked the song much better than the US. The song won three grammy
awards.

[video=youtube;co6WMzDOh1o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o[/video]

Lyrics

The heart is a bloom, shoots up through stony ground
But there's no room, no space to rent in this town
You're out of luck and the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck and you're not movin' anywhere
You thought you’d found a friend to take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand in return for grace

It's a beautiful day,
The sky falls and you feel like
It's a beautiful day,
Don’t let it get away

You’re on the road but you’ve got no destination
You’re in the mud, in the maze of her imagination
You love this town even if that doesn’t ring true
You’ve been all over and it’s been all over you

It's a beautiful day,
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day,

Touch me, take me to that other place
Teach me love, I know I’m not a hopeless case

See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
See the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colours came out

It was a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
A beautiful day

Touch me, take me to that other place
Reach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case

What you don’t have you don’t need it now
What you don’t know you can feel it somehow
What you don’t have you don’t need it now
Don’t need it now
It was a beautiful day

Music Head Wrote:#344 - Michael Jackson - Beat It - 1982

running recap for me - 3's=88, 2's=57, 1's=10
this one - ***
from the album: Thriller
Written by Michael Jackson
Produced by Quincy Jones
Chart action: #1 US, #3 UK, #2 Australia

the players:
Michael Jackson – vocals
Eddie Van Halen - guitar
Jeff Porcaro - drums
Paul Jackson Jr - guitar
Steve Lukather - bass
Steve Porcaro - synthesizer
Bill Wolfer - keyboards

Don't care for the West Side Story video but love the song. This was the third single from
Michael's biggest selling album Thriller. The song won 2 grammys and 2 AMA's. The album is
listed as the biggest selling album of all time. Eddie Van Halen does the guitar solo and he
was wanted for the video, but his label shut that down. Didn't know Toto founder Jeff Porcaro
had the drum gig here. The song is probably known as much for the video as the song itself. The
synchronized dance routines became a Jackson trademark.

[video=youtube;oRdxUFDoQe0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRdxUFDoQe0[/video]

Lyrics

They Told Him Don't You Ever Come Around Here
Don't Wanna See Your Face, You Better Disappear
The Fire's In Their Eyes And Their Words Are Really Clear
So Beat It, Just Beat It

You Better Run, You Better Do What You Can
Don't Wanna See No Blood, Don't Be A Macho Man
You Wanna Be Tough, Better Do What You Can
So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad

Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It

They're Out To Get You, Better Leave While You Can
Don't Wanna Be A Boy, You Wanna Be A Man
You Wanna Stay Alive, Better Do What You Can
So Beat It, Just Beat It

You Have To Show Them That You're Really Not Scared
You're Playin' With Your Life, This Ain't No Truth Or Dare
They'll Kick You, Then They Beat You,
Then They'll Tell You It's Fair
So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad

Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right

Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It

Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right

Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Who's Right

Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right

Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It
No One Wants To Be Defeated
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right
Just Beat It, Beat It
Beat It, Beat It, Beat It