Artist: SOUNDTRACK
Album: FM {1978} click for explanation
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Songs:
FM - {Steely Dan}
Night Moves - {Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band}
Fly Like An Eagle - {Steve Miller Band}
Cold As Ice - {Foreigner}
Breakdown - {Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers}
Bad Man - {Randy Meisner}
Life In The Fast Lane - {The Eagles}
Do It Again - {Steely Dan}
Lido Shuffle - {Boz Scaggs}
More Than A Feeling - {Boston}
Tumbling Dice - {Linda Ronstadt}
Poor Poor Pitiful Me - {Linda Ronstadt}
Livingston Saturday Night - {Jimmy Buffett}
There's A Place In The World For A Gambler - {Dan Fogelberg}
Just The Way You Are - {Billy Joel}
It Keeps You Runnin' - {The Doobie Brothers}
Your Smiling Face - {James Taylor}
Life's Been Good - {Joe Walsh}
We Will Rock You - {Queen}
FM (Reprise) - {Steely Dan}





FM
Worry the bottle Mamma, it's grapefruit wine
Kick off your high heel sneakers, it's party time
The girls don't seem to care what's on
As long they play till dawn
Nothin' but blues and Elvis and somebody else's favorite song

Give her some funked up music, she treats you nice
Feed her some hungry reggae, she'll love you twice
The girls don't seem to care tonight
As long as the mood is right

No static at all, no static at all, no static at all
FM - no static at all

Give her some funked up music, she treats you nice
Feed her some hungry reggae, she'll love you twice
The girls don't seem to care tonight
As long as the mood is right

No static at all, no static at all, no static at all
FM - no static at all
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Night Moves
I was a little too tall, could've used a few pounds
Tight pants points, hardly reknown
She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points all her own, sittin' way up high
Way up firm and high
  
Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy
Workin' on mysteries without any clues

Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news
Workin' on our night moves
In the summertime, ooh
In the sweet summertime
  
We weren't in love, oh, no, far from it
We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit
We were just young and restless and bored
Livin' by the sword

And we'd steal away every chance we could
To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods
I used her, she used me, but neither one cared
We were gettin' our share

Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to lose the awkward teenage blues
Workin' on our night moves
And it was summertime
Sweet summertime, summertime

Night moves
Night moves - night moves
Night moves - yeah
Night moves - I remember
Night moves - I sure remember the night moves
Night moves - we were workin', workin' and practicin'
Night moves - workin' and practicin'
Night moves - oh, the night moves, night moves
Night moves - oh
Night moves - I remember, yeah, yeah, yeah
Night moves - I remember
Night moves - lord, I remember
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Fly Like An Eagle
Tick, tock, tick - do, do, do-do
Tick, tock, tick - do, do, do-do

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future

I want to fly like an eagle to the sea
Fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle till I'm free
Oh, lord, through the revolution

Feed the babies who don't have enough to eat
Shoe the children with no shoes on their feet
House the people livin' in the street
Oh, oh, there's a solution

I want to fly like an eagle to the sea
Fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle till I'm free
Fly through the revolution

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future

I want to fly like an eagle to the sea
Fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle till I'm free
Fly through the revolution

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future
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Cold As Ice
You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice our love
You never take advice
Someday you'll pay the price, I know

I've seen it before, it happens all the time
You're closing a door, you leave the world behind
You're digging for gold, you're throwing away
A fortune in feelings, but someday you'll pay

You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice our love
You want Paradise
But someday you'll pay the price, I know

I've seen it before, it happens all the time
You're closing a door, you leave the world behind
You're digging for gold, you're throwing away
A fortune in feelings, but someday you'll pay

Cold as ice - you know that you are
Cold as ice - as cold as ice to me
Cold as ice

Cold as cold as ice
Cold as cold as ice
You're as cold as ice, cold as ice I know, yes I know
You're as cold as ice, cold as ice I know, oh, yes I know
You're as cold as ice, cold as ice I know, oh, yes I know
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Breakdown
It's alright if you love me
It's alright if you don't
I'm not afraid of you runnin' away, honey
I get the feeling you won't

Say, there is no sense in pretending
Your eyes give you away
Something inside you is feeling like I do
We said all there is to say

Baby, breakdown, go ahead and give it to me
Breakdown, honey, take me through the night - baby, baby, breakdown
Breakdown, now I'm standin' here, can you see
Breakdown, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright

Breakdown, go ahead and give it to me
Breakdown, honey, take me through the night - baby, baby, breakdown
Breakdown, now I'm standin' here, can you see
Breakdown, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
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Bad Man
I need love, baby, so do you
Don't be mean to your bad man
Rock and roll is a lot like you
A beautiful thing you can see right through
And I'm too far gone to be singin' blue, I'm like a madman

Step right into my junky car
Don't be mean to your bad man
Let's boogie on out to a drinkin' bar
Then I'll take ya home to my sugar jar
I got a nasty habit, a bad guitar, I'm like a madman
Don't be mean to your bad man

Well, don't you wanna be a bad girl, too
Well, I can make your strangest dreams come true
I know your daddy's waitin' but I ain't through
We've got so many things to do

Well, I can't see why you wanna make such a terrible fuss
Don't be mean to your bad man
Your big blue eyes are tellin' me you must
Aren't you taking it all too serious
I know you're just fifteen and you're a walkin' bust and I'm a madman
Don't be mean to your bad man
So trust in your bad man
Don't be mean to your bad man, woo

Don't be mean to your bad man
So trust in your bad man
Don't be mean to your bad man
So trust in your bad man
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Life In The Fast Lane
He was a hard-headed man, he was brutally handsome
And she was terminally pretty
She held him up and he held her for ransom
In the heart of the cold, cold city
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude
They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude
They had one thing in common, they were good in bed
She'd say, "Faster, faster, the lights are turnin' red."

Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane

Are you with me so far
Eager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a name
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills
There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face
She pretended not to notice she was caught up in the race 
Out every evening, until it was light
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it 

Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane - everything all the time
Life in the fast lane - uh, huh

Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worse 
She said, "Listen, baby, you can hear the engine ring
We've been up and down this highway, haven't seen a goddamn thing."
He said, "Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash."
"The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash."
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost
They didn't care, they were just dyin' to get off

And it was life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane - everything all the time
Life in the fast lane - uh, huh
Life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane
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Do It Again
In the morning you go gunnin'
For the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singin'
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hangin'
And they put you on the street

Yeah, you go back Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back Jack, do it again

When you know she's no high climber
Then you find your only friend
In a room with your two timer
And you're sure you're near the end
Then you love a little wild one
And she brings you only sorrow
All the time you know she's smilin'
You'll be on your knees tomorrow

Yeah, you go back Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back Jack, do it again

Now you swear and kick and beg us
That you're not a gamblin' man
Then you find you're back in Vegas
With a handle in your hand
Your black cards can make you money
So you hide them when you're able
In the land of milk and honey
You must put them on the table

Yeah, you go back Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back Jack, do it again
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Lido Shuffle
Lido missed the boat that day he left the shack
But that was all he missed and he ain't comin' back
A tombstone bar in a juke-joint car, he made a stop
Just long enough to grab a handle off the top
Next stop Chi-town, Lido put the money down and let 'em roll
He said, "One more job ought to get it
One last shot fore we quit it - one for the road."

Lido, whoa
He's for the money, he's for the show
Lido's waitin' for the go
Lido, whoa
He said, "One more job ought to get it
One last shot fore we quit it - one more for the road."

Lido be runnin', havin' great big fun, until he got the note
Sayin' toe the line or blow and that was all she wrote
He be makin' like a beeline, headin for the borderline, goin' for broke
Sayin', "One more hit ought to do it
This joint ain't nothin to it - one more for the road."

Lido, whoa
He's for the money, he's for the show
Lido's waitin' for the go
Lido, whoa
One more job ought to get it
One last shot and we quit it - one more for the road

Lido, whoa
He's for the money, he's for the show
Lido's waitin' for the go
Lido, whoa
One more job ought to get it
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More Than A Feeling
I woke up this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

It's more than a feeling - more than a feeling
When I hear that old song they used to play - more than a feeling
And I begin dreaming - more than a feeling
Till I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walking away

So many people have come and gone
Their faces fade as the years go by
Yet I still recall as I wander on
As clear as the sun in the summer sky

It's more than a feeling - more than a feeling
When I hear that old song they used to play - more than a feeling
And I begin dreaming - more than a feeling
Till I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walking away

When I'm tired and thinking cold
I hide in my music, forget the day
And dream of a girl I used to know
I closed my eyes and she slipped away
She slipped away

It's more than a feeling - more than a feeling
When I hear that old song they used to play - more than a feeling
And I begin dreaming - more than a feeling
Till I see Marianne walk away
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Tumbling Dice
I'd like to introduce you to the guys in the band
First of all, on keyboards, Don Grolnick
Waddy Wachtel on lead guitar
On drums, Ricky Marotta
And our bass player's just produced a beautiful record with Karla Bonoff
And he plays harmonica and banjo, Kenny Edwards
And swappin' off on rhythm and lead guitar with Waddy
And also on the pedal steel guitar, Dan Dugmore
The red-headed guy who was over there singing the high harmonies
Is my manager and producer, Peter Asher

And also, I'd like to thank Jeff Dugan and QSKY radio
For broadcasting this concert live


People try to rape me, always think I'm crazy
Make me burn the candle right down
Baby, I can't stay
I don't need your jewels in my frown

Now, all you women are low-down gamblers
Cheating like I don't know how
Baby, I go crazy
There's fever in the funkhouse now

Well this low-down bitching got my poor feet a-itching
Can't you see the deuce is still wild
Baby, get it straight
You got to roll me, call me the tumbling dice

Always in a hurry, never stop to worry
Can't see the time passing by
Honey, got no money
I'm sixes and sevens and nines

Well, hey now baby, I'm the rank outsider
You can be my partner in crime
Baby, get it straight
You got to roll me, call me the tumbling dice

I said, my, my, my, I'm the lone crapshooter
Playing the field every night
Baby, get it straight
You got to roll me, call me the tumbling dice

You got to roll me
Babe, you got to roll me
Babe, you got to roll me
Whoa, babe, you got to roll me
Baby, babe, you got to roll me
Roll me, baby, got to roll me
Baby, babe, you got to roll me
Whoa, babe, you got to roll me
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Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Here we go, one, two, one, two, three


Well, I lay my head on the railroad track
Waitin' on the Double E
But the train don't run by here no more
Poor, poor pitiful me

Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
All these boys won't let me be
Lord, have mercy on me
Woe is me

Well, I met a man out in Hollywood
I ain't naming names
Well, he really worked me over good
Just like Jesse James
Yes, he really worked me over good
He was a credit to his gender
Put me through some changes, Lord
Sort of like a Waring blender

Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
All these boys won't let me be
Lord, have mercy on me
Woe is me

Well, I met a boy in the Vieux Carres
Down in Yokohama
He picked me up and he threw me down
He said, "Please don't hurt me Mama."

Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor pitiful me
All these boys won't let me be
Lord, have mercy on me
Woe is me

Poor, poor, poor me
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor, poor me
Poor, poor pitiful me
Poor, poor, poor me
Poor, poor pitiful me
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Livingston Saturday Night
You got your Tony Lama's on, your jeans pressed tight
Take a few tokes, make you feel alright
Rockin' and a-rollin' on a Livingston Saturday Night
Pickup's washed and you just got paid
With any luck at all you might even get laid
Cos they're pickin' and a-kickin' on a Livingston Saturday night

So won't you listen to the sound of the hot country band
Boot heels a-shufflin' on the dance floor sound
Sing a song, play some pong, shoot a little pool
Hittin' on the honeys right outta high school
Fifteen may get ya twenty, that's all right
Cos they'll be rockin' and a-rollin' on a Livingston Saturday night
Alright Timmy

Whoa, listen to the sound of the hot country band
Boot heels a-shufflin' on the dance floor sound
Hum a song, play some pong, eat a deviled egg
Temperature is risin', better pop another keg
Fifteen may get ya twenty, that's all right
Cos they'll be rockin' and a-rollin' on a Livingston Saturday night
Where's that harpoon mam

Whoa, ya gotta listen to the sound of the hot country band
Boot heels a-shufflin' on the dance floor sound
Sing some songs, play some pong, eat a deviled egg
Temperature is risin', better pop another keg
Fifteen may get ya twenty, that's all right
Cos they'll be rockin' and a-rollin' on a Livingston Saturday night
Yeah I say, they'll be rockin' and a-rollin' on a Livingston Saturday night
One more time, they'll be rockin' and a-rollin' on a Livingston Saturday night
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There's A Place In The World For A Gambler
There's a place in the world for a gambler
There's a burden that only he can bear 
There's a place in the world for a gambler 
And he sees, oh, yes, he sees 
And he sees, oh, yes, he sees

There's a song in the heart of a woman 
That only the truest of loves can release 
There's a song in the heart of a woman 
Set it free, oh, set it free 
Set it free, oh, set it free 
Set it free, oh, set it free 

There's a light in the depths of your darkness 
There's a calm at the eye of every storm 
There's a light in the depths of your darkness 
Let it shine, oh, let it shine 
Let it shine, oh, let it shine
Let it shine, oh, let it shine
Let it shine, oh, let it shine
Let it shine, oh, let it shine
Let it shine, oh, let it shine
Let it shine, oh, let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine
Let it shine
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Just The Way You Are
Don't go changing to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I would not leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care
I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
Oh, what will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you

I said I love you, that's forever
This I promise from the heart
I couldn't love you any better
I love you just the way you are, right

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are
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It Keeps You Runnin'
Say, where you gonna go
Girl, where you gonna hide
You go on leavin' out your heart
And all it's sayin' deep inside

Whoa darlin'
From here, I can feel your heartbeat
Oh, you got me all wrong
You ain't got no worry
You just been lonely too long, oh no

I know what it means to hide your heart
From a long time ago, oh, darlin'
It keeps, you runnin', yeah, it keeps you runnin' - it keeps you runnin'
It keeps, you runnin', yeah, it keeps you runnin' - it keeps you runnin'
It keeps, you runnin', yeah, it keeps you runnin' - yeah, yeah
It keeps, you runnin', yeah, it keeps you runnin'

Oh, I know how you feel
Yeah, you know I been there
But what you're keeping to yourself
Oh, you know it just ain't fair

Oh, no
Are you gonna worry
For the rest of your life, yeah
Why you in such a hurry
To be lonely one more night, yeah

Well, I know what it means to hide your heart
From a long time ago, oh, darlin'
It keeps, you runnin', yeah, it keeps you runnin' - it keeps you runnin'
It keeps, you runnin', yeah, it keeps you runnin' - I know it does, baby
It keeps, you runnin', yeah, it keeps you runnin'
It keeps, you runnin', yeah, it keeps you runnin' - it keeps you runnin'
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Your Smiling Face
Whenever I see your smiling face I have to smile myself
Because I love you, yes I do
And when you give me that pretty little pout it turns me inside out
There's something about you, baby, I don't know
Isn't it amazing a man like me can feel this way
Tell me how much longer, if it grows stronger every day
Oh, how much longer

I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door
But that was long before I met you, now I'm sure that I won't forget you
And I thank my lucky stars that you are who you are
And not just another lovely lady sent down to break my heart
Isn't it amazing a man like me can feel this way
Tell me how much longer, if it grows stronger every day, yeah
How much longer

No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today
Whenever I see you smile at me
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today
Whenever I see your smiling face my way
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today, no, no, darlin'
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Life's Been Good
I have a mansion, forget the price
Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all

They say I'm crazy but I have a good time 
I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime 
Life's been good to me so far 

My Maserati does one eighty-five
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked

I'm making records, my fans they can't wait
They write me letters, tell me I'm great
So, I got me an office, gold records on the wall
Just leave a message, maybe I'll call

Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
Everybody say, "I'm cool," - he's cool
I can't complain but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far

I go to parties sometimes until four
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door
It's tough to handle, this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different, I haven't changed

They say I'm lazy but it takes all my time
Everybody say, "Oh yeah," - oh yeah
I keep on going, guess I'll never know why
Life's been good to me so far, yeah, yeah, yeah
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We Will Rock You
Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise
Playin' in the street, gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on your face you big disgrace
Kickin' your can all over the place

Singin', we will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you

Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shoutin' in the street, gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on your face you big disgrace
Wavin' your banner all over the place

We will, we will rock you, sing it
We will, we will rock you

Buddy, you're an old man, poor man
Pleadin' with your eyes, gonna make you some peace some day
You got mud on your face, big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place

We will, we will rock you, sing it
We will, we will rock you, everybody
We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you, alright
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FM (Reprise)
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