I always cringe when I hear...

Brez
Brez Posts: 570
edited April 2007 in Words and Music...Communication
"And the gas in my tank,
Feels like money in the bank"

Is it just me or is this the cheesiest/lamest/corniest (w/e you wanna call it) line Eddie has ever written?
And before his first step... He's off again...
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  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    i think it's a pretty good analogy..

    gonna blooow it all this tiimee...take me..one last riiide
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    sometimes the simplest things say volumes.....:o
  • Human Tide
    Human Tide Posts: 329
    Brez wrote:
    "And the gas in my tank,
    Feels like money in the bank"

    Is it just me or is this the cheesiest/lamest/corniest (w/e you wanna call it) line Eddie has ever written?

    Yea - it's pretty bad. "I never knew soap made you taller" is lame, as well.
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Brez wrote:
    "And the gas in my tank,
    Feels like money in the bank"

    Is it just me or is this the cheesiest/lamest/corniest (w/e you wanna call it) line Eddie has ever written?
    I do agree. But, it is a good analogy. Just not up to Ed's standards. :)
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    i cringe when i hear it. my least favorite line from "gone" by far.

    I like it better when the lyrics are more indirect........this latest album seemed to ignore that aspect. Probably my only complaint with the album come to think of it.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Human Tide wrote:
    Yea - it's pretty bad. "I never knew soap made you taller" is lame, as well.

    I think that line is an attempt at a nod to

    When i'm watchin' my tv
    And that man comes on to tell me
    How white my shirts can be
    But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
    The same cigarettes as me
    I can't get no, oh no no no
    Hey hey hey, that's what i say
  • peeps
    peeps Posts: 79
    it's "Gone". not much good has come form that song.
  • dharma69
    dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    Brez wrote:
    "And the gas in my tank,
    Feels like money in the bank"

    Is it just me or is this the cheesiest/lamest/corniest (w/e you wanna call it) line Eddie has ever written?
    And I'm especially fond of that line.

    It just paints the right word picture and conveys the feeling perfectly to me. I can *see* the feeling.

    But then I'm also especially fond of the song.
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I think that line is an attempt at a nod to

    When i'm watchin' my tv
    And that man comes on to tell me
    How white my shirts can be
    But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
    The same cigarettes as me
    I can't get no, oh no no no
    Hey hey hey, that's what i say
    OR:

    'It was then I knew I'd had enough,
    Burned my credit card for fuel
    Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand
    With a one-way ticket to the land of truth
    And my suitcase in my hand
    How I lost my friends I still don't understand.'
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • bened
    bened Posts: 9
    "I turned my back, now theres no turning back"

    I've just never found this easy to listen too, i'm sure there will be worse but its allways been a pretty cringie one for me. ha ha
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    Dublin 23-8-2006

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    Tell you to pray, while the devils on their shoulder ".....Ed.
  • PJammin'
    PJammin' Posts: 1,913
    Brez wrote:
    "And the gas in my tank,
    Feels like money in the bank"

    Is it just me or is this the cheesiest/lamest/corniest (w/e you wanna call it) line Eddie has ever written?

    not really, when U think about how much the fuel in this case means to the guy getting away from the place he needs to get away from. i like it.
    I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    I think Gone was defnitely an experiement. It sounded like he was trying for a tone that was not natural within him. With a little twist here and a little twist there his natural passion would be obvious. It's more of a Jeff tune . . . the man within the world, and the world is not a part of him, and reviewing while in transit . . . Nothingman is behind the wheel of the car in Gone.
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    ok This line hasn't ever made me Cringe per-say but it always makesme laugh..
    the part in Save You where Ed sings "why are ya hitting yourself, C'mon hit me instead" The day that cd came out, I went and bought it naturally, and as is my tradition I drove around while I listened to it ( the tradition is to drive during the entire first listen if not the second third and fourth,, for Riot Act it was Nine..I actually ran out of gas and had to swicth from car stereo to portable CD player while I walked to go get gas), well when it got to that part I was at this really fucked up intersection in the town where I lived.. and he sings that part and I just started laughing my ass off.. For some reason still unbeknownst to me.. the part in Steel Magnolias popped into my head!! that part where the mom is yelling "I just want to hit something!!!" and her friend grabs HER firend and holds the lady in front of herself and says "here hit weeza " and ever since.. that's what I think of when I hear that line.. don't know why.. but it stuck!!
  • SunBeams
    SunBeams Posts: 21
    Brez wrote:
    "And the gas in my tank,
    Feels like money in the bank"

    Is it just me or is this the cheesiest/lamest/corniest (w/e you wanna call it) line Eddie has ever written?
    Uhm, not really. :D
    Might be just me though, because I love the song. What is it that you don't like about it? I like it.
  • pickupyourwill
    pickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    dharma69 wrote:
    And I'm especially fond of that line.

    It just paints the right word picture and conveys the feeling perfectly to me. I can *see* the feeling.

    But then I'm also especially fond of the song.

    hehe. :)

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  • pickupyourwill
    pickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    whispering hands wrote:
    .. For some reason still unbeknownst to me.. the part in Steel Magnolias popped into my head!! that part where the mom is yelling "I just want to hit something!!!" and her friend grabs HER firend and holds the lady in front of herself and says "here hit weeza " and ever since.. that's what I think of when I hear that line.. don't know why.. but it stuck!!

    hehe :D

    I remember that line. great line!
  • pickupyourwill
    pickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    Brez wrote:
    "And the gas in my tank,
    Feels like money in the bank"

    Is it just me or is this the cheesiest/lamest/corniest (w/e you wanna call it) line Eddie has ever written?

    Well, I've always liked that line--felt that it stands out from the song. Maybe that's why it may sound somewhat corny with the rest of the song's poetic flow?---I don't know. I kind of see what you're sayin', but in the end, I like that line. I think it really speaks to people, like myself, with little money and a huge gas bill. Ya know?--the people that live paycheck to paycheck so, as a result, every cent spent is taken seriously.
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    PJammin' wrote:
    not really, when U think about how much the fuel in this case means to the guy getting away from the place he needs to get away from. i like it.

    I agree. I like the line. I think the people who think it's lame or cheesy think so because they feel it's some kind of political message, but I don't think that's the point.
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
  • Joanne
    Joanne Posts: 98
    whispering hands wrote:
    For some reason still unbeknownst to me.. the part in Steel Magnolias popped into my head!! that part where the mom is yelling "I just want to hit something!!!" and her friend grabs HER firend and holds the lady in front of herself and says "here hit weeza " and ever since.. that's what I think of when I hear that line.. don't know why.. but it stuck!!

    This is one of the funniest references on here for me! Haha.

    We could sell tickets - who wants to take a wack a Weeza!

    Thanks for the chuckle.
    We're still making records for people who listen to it all the way through, eyes closed, in that space.
  • devi_gib
    devi_gib Posts: 65
    I dont really think its cheesy in the slightest. I know when im having a bad day and I just can't stand being with people anymore my car always saves the day.. aslong as she's full of gas! theres something about driving around with some musik on that makes everything feel better

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