Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las 

  (Spoken)
  Is she really going out with him?
  Oh, there she is. Let's ask her.
  Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?
  Mm-hmm
  Gee, it must be great riding with him
  Is he picking you up after school today?
  Uh-uh
  By the way, where'd you meet him?

I met him at the candy store 
He turned around and smiled at me
You get the picture? (Yes, we see)
That's when I fell for (the leader of the pack)

My folks were always putting him down (down, down)
They said he came from the wrong side of town
(Whatcha mean when ya say that he came from the wrong side of town?)
They told me he was bad
But I knew he was sad
That's why I fell for (the leader of the pack)

I had to tell my Jimmy we're through
(Whatcha mean when ya say that ya better go find somebody new?)
He stood there and asked me why
But all I could do was cry
I'm sorry I hurt you (the leader of the pack)

  (Spoken)
  He sort of smiled and kissed me goodbye
  The tears were beginning to show
  As he drove away on that rainy night
  I begged him to go slow
  But whether he heard, I'll never know

Look out! Look out! Look out! Look out!

I felt so helpless, what could I do?
Remembering all the things we'd been through
In school they all stop and stare
I can't hide the tears, but I don't care
I'll never forget him (the leader of the pack)

(Gone..)
The leader of the pack - now he's gone...
The leader of the pack - now he's gone...
The leader of the pack - now he's gone...
The leader of the pack - now he's gone...

Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson

[Chorus]
Oh where oh where can my baby be
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven soI got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world

We were out on a date in my daddy's car
We hadn't driven very far
There in the road straight up ahead
A car was stalled the engine was dead
I couldn't stop so I swerved to the right
I'll never forget the sound that night
The screaming tires the busting glass
The painful scream that I heard last

[Chorus]

When I woke up the rain was pouring down
There were people standing all around
Somethign warm flowing through my eyes
But somehow I found my baby that night
I lifted her head she looked at me and said
Hold me darling just a little while
I held her close I kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that I knew i have missed
Well now she's gone even though I hold her tight
I lost my love my life that night

[Chorus]

Woh (x4)
Ohh (x4) 

Laurie (Strange Things Happen) - Dickey Lee

Last night at the dance I met Laurie
So lovely and warm
An angle of a girl
Last night I fell in love with Laurie
Strange things happen in this world

As I walked her home she said it was her birthday
I pulled her close and said
Will I see you anymore
And suddenly she asked for my sweater
And said that she was very very cold
I kissed her goodnight at her door and started home
Then thought about my sweater
And went right back and said
I knocked at her door
And a man appeared
I told him why i'd come
And he said

You're wrong son
You weren't with my daughter
How can you be so cruel
To come to me this way
My daughter left this world on her birthday
She died a year ago today

A strage force drew me to the graveyard
I stood in the cold
I saw the shadows gleam
And then I saw my sweater
Lying there upon her grave
Strange things happen in this world

Leilani - Hoodoo Gurus
(D. Faulkner / J. Baker / K. Rendall / R. Radalj)
 
Somewhere on a South Pacific island
Sits a young man staring at the surf.
His native girlfriend died a death quite violent
A tribal sacrifice made to the earth.

She was brown, her hair was black, her eyes were blue.
A chief's daughter, Leilani was her name.
She and her young man made a handsome two
But lava tore them both apart again.

Leilani, don't go to the volcano (he'd say).

They were saving for a little hut,
She collected sea-shells every day.
Everynight they'd share a cigarette
But The ancient, angry gods got in the way.

Leilani, don't go to the volcano (he'd plead).

(CEREMONY:)
Katoomba, Hey! Macumbah, Ho!
Umgawah! Hey! Ho! Hey-eh! Ah...
Leilani - crula-bula-ulladulla-wok-a-tai
Aba-laba-laba, Hut!

Leilani-nevageta-huta-tera-cota-tile
Aba-laba-laba Hut!
Umgawah!!!

Still the young man sits upon the beach,
He's staring misty-eyed out into space.
He's thinking about his girlfriend (of late, deceased),
At least her death had purpose; now his life is a waste!
Leilani, don't go to the volcano (he'd beg her) 

The Ledge - The Replacements

All eyes look up to me
High above the filthy streets
Heed no bullhorn when it calls
Watch me fly and die, watch me fall

I'm the boy they can't ignore,
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
All the love sent up high to pledge
Won't reach the ledge

Wind blows cold from the west
I smell coffee, I smell doughnuts for the press (on their breath?)
A girl that I knew once years ago
Is tryin' to be reached on the phone

I'm the boy she can't ignore,
for the first time in my life, I'm sure
All the love sent up high to pledge...

(Repeat)

Priest kneels silent, all is still
Policeman reaches from the sill
Watch him, watch him try his best
There'll be no medal pinned to his chest

I'm the boy they couldn't ignore,
for the first time in my life, I'm sure

(Repeat)

I'm the boy for the last time in my life

All the love that they pledge
For the last time will not reach the ledge
 

Leader of the Laundromat - The Detergents
(parody of the Shangri-las' "Leader Of the Pack")
Words and Music by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance
 
[Spoken, as dialogue]
Is he really goin' out with her?
I don't know.
Look, here he comes now.  Let's ask 'im.
Hey, Murray, is it true Betty's wearin' your ring?
Uh-huh. 
Who's that bangin' on the piano?
I don't know.
You goin' out with her tonight?
You bet yer fur.
By the way, where'd ya meet her? 

I met her one day at the Laundromat.
[She turned around and smiled at me, ya get the picture?  Yes, we see.]
And that's when I fell in love with the Leader of the Laundromat
 
My folks were always putting her down (down, down)
Because her laundry came back brown (brown, brown)
I don't care if they think she?s bad
I fell in love 'cause she looked so sad
I got a date tonight with the Leader of the Laundromat
 
[Motorcycle revs, sputters, and stalls.]
 
[Spoken]
Dang it!
 
My dad said "Find a laundry that's new" (find a laundry that's new)
How can I tell my baby we're through (tell my baby we?re through)
Gotta drive right into town
I don't care if my shirts are brown
I got a date tonight with the Leader of the Laundromat
 
[Motorcycle revs, sputters, and stalls.]
 
[Spoken]
Dang it!
 
[Spoken]
When I finally got there, I told her it was all over between us.  I'll 
never forget the hurt and the funny look in her eye. She grabbed my 
laundry and ran into the street, directly into the path of a runaway 
garbage truck.  I yelled "Watch out! Watch out! Watch out! Watch out!"
[Crash sounds]
[Spoken]
Dang it!
 
I felt so messy standing there (messy standing there)
My daddy's shorts were everywhere (daddy's shorts were everywhere)
Tenderly I kissed her goodbye
Picked up my clothes, they were finally dry
But I won't forget you, oh Leader Of the Laundromat
 
[Motorcycle runs smoothly.]
 
[Spoken, as dialogue]
Who's that bangin' on the piano?
I don't know.

Leah - Roy Orbison
Words and music by Roy Orbison

Le-Leah, Leah! Le-Leah, Leah!
Here I go,
From the hut to the boat, to the sea
For Leah.

Ah-hah, I gotta go diving in the bay,
Gotta get a lot of oysters, find some pearls today,
To make a pretty necklace for Leah,
Le-e-ah.

I've gotta go deep and find the ones just right --
I'll bet my Leah'll be surprised tonight.
I'll place the pearls around the only girl for me,
Le-e-ah.

But something's wrong, I cannot move around --
My leg is caught, it's pulling me down,
But I'll keep my hand shut tight, for if they find me,
They'll find the pearl for Leah.

And now it's over, I'm awake at last --
Old heartaches and memories from the past.
It was just another dream about my lost love,
'Bout Le-e-ah.

Le-Leah, Leah! Le-Leah, Leah!
Here I go,
Back to sleep, and in my dreams, I'll dream
With Leah, Leah, Le-ah!

The Legend Of Tom Dooley
Performed by The Kingston Trio - 1958

Through out history
There have been many songs
Written about the eternal triangle
This next one tells the story of Mr. Grayson
A beautiful woman and a condemed man
Named Tom Dooley
When the sun rises tomorrow
Tom Dooley must hang

Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die

I met her on the mountain
There I took her life
Met her on the mountain
Stabbed her with my knife

This time tomorrow, reckon where I'll be
Hadn't it been for Grayson
I'd been in Tennesse

This time tomorrow, reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley
Hanging on a white oak tree 

David Geddes - The Last Game Of The Season

He's just the blind man in the bleachers
To the local home town fans
And he sits beneath the speakers
Way back in the stands
And he listens to the play by play
He's just waiting for one name
He wants to hear his son get in the game

But the boy's not just a hero
He's strictly second team
Tho he runs each night for touchdowns
In his father's sweetest dreams
He's gonna be a star some day
Tho you might never tell
But the blind man in the bleachers knows he will

And the last game of the season is a Friday night at home
And no one knows the reason but the blind man didn't come
And his boy looks kinda nervous
Sometimes turns around and stares
Just as tho' he sees the old man sittin' there

The local boys are tryin' but they slowly lose their will
Another player's down and now
He's carried from the field
At halftime in the locker room
The kid goes off alone
And no one sees him talkin' on the phone

The game's already started
When he gets back to the team
And half the crowd can hear his coach yell
"Where the hell you been?"
"Just gettin' ready for the second half,"
Is all he'll say
"Cause now you're gonna let me in to play."

Without another word, he turns and runs into the game
And through the silence on the field
Loudspeakers call his name
It'll make the local papers
How the team came from behind
When they saw him playin' his heart to win

And when the game was over
The coach asked him to tell
What was it he was thinkin' of
That made him play so well
"You knew my dad was blind," he said
"Tonight he passed away"
"It's the first time that my father's seen me play

Buzzcocks - Love You More

I'm in love again
Been like this before
I'm in love again
This times true I'm sure

Don't wanna end up like no nine day wonder
I've been hurt so many times before
So my darlin' I will never leave you
It's in my blood to always love you more
Love you more

It's my heart again
That drives me so wild
I just can't explain
Although I'm not a child

So why would I cry if you ever left me
Maybe cos you're all I'm livin' for
With every heartbeat I want you madly
It's in my blood to always love you more
Love you more

Oh my love again
What I say is true
Though it may sound plain
I love you

And it means more to me than life can offer
And if this isn't true love then I am sure
That after this love there'll be no other
Until the razor cuts

Circle Jerks - "Live Fast, Die Young"

I don't wanna live
to be thirty-four
I don't wanna die
in a nuclear war

go on out
get some more
go on out
to the bar, the market or the liquor store

I don't wanna live
to be fourthy-three
I don't like
what i see going on around me

go on out
get some more
go on out
get fucked up and pass out on the floor
go on out
get some more
go on out
to your favorite liquor store
go on out
don't worry about it any more
go on out
get fucked up
i don't know what for

I don't wanna live
to be fifty-seven
I'm living in hell
is there a heaven?

live fast, die young!
live fast, die young!
live fast, die young!
live fast, die young!

Devotchkas - Live Fast... Die Young 

Boy with no name, he was only 18
Never lughed to much
Hated the monarchy
Yes he hated the queen
Real antisocial and he acted real mean
Was he in a dream?
Dowsing her lights was in
In his dreams

Rumpa, rumpa, rumpa, hey, hey
Rumpa, rumpa
Rumpa, rumpa, rumpa, hey, hey
Rumpa, rumpa

So full of hate and full of fury
To tell you a story
You would say
He was a one man jury
Catalogue of anger posted through your door
Your door, your door, your door
A chance would come to even the score

Stole a gun and he stole a car
Oh boy, oh boy
With a pretty doll he would go far
Down to london where the bright lights are
Lights are, lights are, lights are
And i say
The mission his decision

He took out the gun
On that fateful day
The winds blew cold , the sky turned grey
He pointed the gun
And then he pulled the trigger
The message that he would now deliver

Better Than Ezra - "A Lifetime"

Allie woke up 8AM
Graduation day.
Got into a car,
And crashed along the way.

When we arrived late to the wake,
Stole the urn while they
Looked away,
And drove to the beach
'Cause I knew you'd want it
That way.

And you were standing
On the hood of the car
Singing out loud
When the sun came up.

And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes
Felt like a lifetime

It felt like a lifetime

And you move like water
I could drown in you.
And I fell so deep once,
Till you pulled me through

You would tell me
"No one is allowed to be so proud
They never reach out
When they're giving up."

And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes
Felt like a lifetime

Are you sitting in the lights?
Or combing your hair again,
And talking in rhymes?
Are you sitting in the lights?

When I got home, heard the phone,
Your parents had arrived.
And your dad set his jaw
Your mom just smiled and sighed.

But they left soon
And I went to my room.
Played that disc that you'd given me,
And I shut my eyes
Swear I could hear the sea.

When we were standing
On the hood of your car
Singing out loud when the sun came up.

And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes,
Three and a half minutes,

Felt like a lifetime.

Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty

Hey Louisiana woman Mississippi man
We get together every time we can
The Mississippi River can't keep us apart
There's too much love in the Mississippi heart
Too much love in this Louisiana heart

See the alligators all a waitin' nearby
Soon or later they know I'm gonna try
When she waves from the bank don't you know I know
It's goodbye fishin' line see you while ago
With a Louisiana woman waitin' on the other side
The Mississippi River don't look so wide
Louisiana woman Mississippi man...

Well I thought I'd been loved but I never had
Till I was wrapped In the arms of a Mississippi man
When he holds me close it feels almost
Like another hurricane just ripped the coast
If he can't come to me I'm gonna go to him
That Mississippi River Lord I'm gonna swim
Hey Louisiana woman Mississippi man...

Well Mississippi River Lord it's one mile wide
And I gotta get me to the other side
Mississippi man I'm losin' my mind
Gotta have your loving one more time
I'm gonna jump in the river and here go
Too bad alligator you swim too slow
Hey Louisiana woman Mississippi man...

There's too much love in the Mississippi heart
Too much love in this Louisiana heart
There's too much love in the Mississippi heart
Too much love in this Louisiana heart