[benjo]

 HEY GUYS

 this is a lyric i played around with after watching this video of the Beatles
 i went right back to a very young John Lennon & Paul Mccartney
 


    
                 

  
 
          NAMES IN LIGHTS
           ------ = = ------
      


 apples from the garden
 speckled drops of rain
 love and frilly curtains
 soothed a young mans pain

 sitting in the bedroon
 picking out the chords
 partnerships soon blossomed
 into pictures on the walls

 first guitars and wide eyes
 pen to paper songs dried
 soon you'll make the girls cry

 names in lights will never die
 names in lights will never die

 hello john, hello paul
 join the band we'll have a ball
 hello paul, hello john
 lets get together and write a song
 
 echoes from the bathroom
 sessions in the porch
 acustcs sounded better there
 like the rock n roll records

 there goes the penny lane bus
 into the heart of liverpool
 heads filled up with lyrics
 dreams and brand new tunes

 pick up the screwed up paper
 that there's a work of art
 love me do and twist and shout
 eleanor rigby's old graveyard
  
 first guitars and wide eyes
 pen to paper songs dried
 soon you'll make the girls cry

 names in lights will never die
 names in lights will never die

 hello john, hello paul
 join the band we'll have a ball
 hello paul, hello john
 lets get together and write a song

 number 20 forthlin road
 sash windows painted cream
 a young boy playing queeny eye
 until he's shouted in for tea
 
 


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[Vintage54]

         Nice write, evocative, i see it it black and white. But that just means i'm old. But thank god i was young enough to be around, and collect the bubblegum cards. The only thing i'm not comfortable with, "Pen to paper the songs dried" That doesn't roll off the tongue my friend. But apart from that "Let it be".

                       Vintage54

[tomcrocus]

Nice one benjo,
                     you can't go wrong with THE BEATLES,nice tribute,
                                                                                            tom.

[Paulski]

Good one Tony
I'm hearing a Beatles tune just reading it.
Got that Liverpool vibe and images at least how we perceive them in Canucksville!
Not sure I understood the last verse though.
Thumbs up from me!
Paul

[seriousfun]

Very nice write, but not quite in the league of "white piano" , still good though.

Allan.

[Alan Starkie]

Hi Tony,

I'm a Beatles fan so I knew about all the stuff you mentioned.

It also made a difference to the images I got.

Personally, this lyric is crammed with scenes and imagery for me.

Really nice from a Beatle fan standpoint.

Alan.

[Stylus]

    Hi Tony
               I always love your lyrics   &  heres my  two-pennies worth  for you my friend

  Hello John,Hello paul       

   
   It was Johns band initially (The  quarrymen)    &     ' Hello Paul,Hello George'  would sound     
   historically accurate.

 


       Eleanor Rigbys old graveyard          I think shes fictional? 

   
      'Strawberry fields &  old graveyards'


      I grew up  'With The Beatles'  music & learnt guitar  in this way inspired by them.....Tony Sheridan
 Who  recorded  'My Bonnie' With The early Beatles (THE BEAT Bros) with Pete Best on drums prior to Ringo,  Was  my friend & he died  3 years ago.   anyway........

      As aforementioned   Your lyrics are always great.......Thought you could look at these  two lines

                                                                    Cheerzzz  Bud    stylus 

[Neil C]

Tony, love the concept, I'm a huge Beatles fan as well.
Enjoyed the the opening lines which were evocative yet not that specific.
Later on you get more specific from the Hello John, Hello Paul bits.
So musically the earlier elements I could connect to John or George, whereas the later lyrics I'm thinking Paul..
 
Neil

[Peppermint]

Really nice write here Benjo, i enjoyed reading it.

peppermint

[paulmclay]

Hey man.
It's nice to read a song where you feel passionate enough to write in homage to a band, especially as it's the Beatles
Some nice simple lyrics, like early Beatles numbers of their own and can feel a beat as you read.
If you've not seen it, get hold of Nowhere Boy, amazing film of Johns early life up to meeting Paul and George.

[Sing4me88]

I really like this one Tony. Its got a real early Beatles vibe for sure, I love the 'hello paul, hello john and hello john/hello paul' parts- could be a great hook if put to the right melody and is actually the kinda hook lennon and mccartney would've penned themselves back in the day. I love how this one contrasts very image rich verses with a simple yet brilliant chorus. Adds a great dynamic to the lyric. Hope you've got someone working on turning this into a song as I'd love to hear it

[benjo]

 HEY GUYS
 
 so many great responses on this lyric
 

 VINTAGE54,     thanks for your very kind words glad you enjoyed this

 TOMCROCUS    thank you for your very kind words too and taking the time

 PAULSKI,        the last verse relates to Paul mccartney saying he played a game
                     on the streets called queenie eye as a youngster
                     something all brits will relate to games like MAY I, kick can a lurky
                     or footy till being shouted in for tea
                     20 forthlin road was his address before making it big
                     the windows are sash and cream, check it out thanks man hope it help

 SERIOUSFUN   yeah WHITE PIANO is very special to me glad you like though bud

 ALAN STARKIE  just a comment from you makes my day
                      but to say you get the song and liked it made my year
                      one day bud you might be tempted to collab on one of mine
                      my fingers are crossed, thanks mate means a lot to me 

 STYLUS          hey bud i know what you're saying about the HELLO thing but i chose
                     this to be based on PAUL & JOHN 
                     i suppose you can go on and on but this is based on those two meeting
                     Eleanor riggby was a real person but there is doubt about whether
                    the actual song is about her though John & Paul used to sunbath
                    near to where she was buried so Paul remarked on how it could have been
                    his sub conscience where he got it from, father Mackenzie
                    was actually father mccartney but he changed it cos fans might think
                    he was talking about his own dad,  THANKS BUD ALWAYS MEANS A LOT

 NEIL C         sorry mate i just wanted this to be new information for some
                   his aunt used to pick apples in there garden at MENDIPS
                   and he loved her pies & the love and frilly curtains is something John
                   said he missed while away touring
                   thanks so much mate always means a lot to get your feed back
                     
                   
 PEPPERMINT  thank you for your lovely feed back glad you enjoyed it

 PAULMCLAY  thank you BIG WELCOME so glad you enjoyed this lyric
                  i'd  love some one to have a go at putting this to music
                  thanks bud will look out for you

 SING4ME88  WOW MADE MY DAY THOSE COMMENTS
                  so glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your kind words


                     CHEERS GUYS

[hardtwistmusic]

I love this kind of song.  I've written several myself.  Mine are never as good as this. 

Like Seriousfun, I think this fall short of "White Piano" but it's still very solid and good.  And "White Piano" set the bar pretty darned high. 

[benjo]

 HEY HTM

 thank you bud for your great feedback

 yeah see what you mean about white piano, but who knows if it got the right music

     means a lot from you bud