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Ladyhawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:48 PM
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Poll question: Best song about a Sue
Edited on Thu Jan-13-05 12:10 AM by Ladyhawk
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:49 PM
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1. Aw, Suzie-Q, baby I love you, Suzie-Q
Like the way you walk
Like the way you talk…
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:50 PM
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3. That's my choice, too.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:50 PM
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2. Wake up, little Susie, wake up....
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:50 PM
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4. Where is Bullwinkle this evening???
She would love this poll.
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:53 PM
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5. Runaround Sue. n/t
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Synnical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 12:09 AM
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12. Yep, I agree
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:53 PM
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6. Peggy Sue? (nt)
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:58 PM
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9. Winner.
And an awesome late night earworm, to boot - thanks!
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 12:07 AM
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11. I know! I'm glad this copycat-of-a-satire-poll reminded me
What a cool sound that track has.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:54 PM
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7. "Runaround Sue"
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-05 11:54 PM
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8. Boy Named Sue
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amerikat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 12:00 AM
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10. I'd have to go with "Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen
I'll post the lyrics if anyone is interested.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 12:45 AM
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15. I love that song!
But I like Judy Collin's singing better than Leonard's...
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amerikat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 12:48 AM
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16. But it was a guy singing about a girl......I have to go with the
Original on this one. I know both versions.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 01:17 AM
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18. The song is a narrative
It's a narrative about Suzanne, Jesus, and you...whoever you might be. The singer isn't necessarily a character in the song. :)
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amerikat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 12:51 AM
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17. phuckit I'm posting the lyrics. It's a beautiful song
Suzanne
by Leonard Cohen

Suzanne takes you down to
her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body
with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body
with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body
with her mind.

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starroute Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 12:42 AM
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13. Any Buddy Holly song has to be the best of class
But "Runaround Sue" is a pretty close second.
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Ron Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 12:45 AM
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14. "Sweet Sue" ... older than any of these, and will be around longer,
fo' shizzle.
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Osamasux Donating Member (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 05:41 AM
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19. Where's James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" ?
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