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1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Trinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
6. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light, original by Bruce Springsteen.
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
6. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light, original by Bruce Springsteen.
7. John 5. Beat it.
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
6. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light, original by Bruce Springsteen.
7. John 5. Beat it.
8. KMFDM - Material Girl (I love the fact that they actually covered something like this)
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
6. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light, original by Bruce Springsteen.
7. John 5. Beat it.
8. KMFDM - Material Girl (I love the fact that they actually covered something like this)
9. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (I don’t hate the original, but my rock loving self still much prefers this version)
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
6. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light, original by Bruce Springsteen.
7. John 5. Beat it.
8. KMFDM - Material Girl (I love the fact that they actually covered something like this)
9. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (I don’t hate the original, but my rock loving self still much prefers this version)
10. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton's original is okay, Whitney made it unforgettable)
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
6. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light, original by Bruce Springsteen.
7. John 5. Beat it.
8. KMFDM - Material Girl (I love the fact that they actually covered something like this)
9. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (I don’t hate the original, but my rock loving self still much prefers this version)
10. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton's original is okay, Whitney made it unforgettable)[/QUOTE]
11. The Cardigans - Iron Man
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
6. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light, original by Bruce Springsteen.
7. John 5. Beat it.
8. KMFDM - Material Girl (I love the fact that they actually covered something like this)
9. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (I don’t hate the original, but my rock loving self still much prefers this version)
10. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton's original is okay, Whitney made it unforgettable)[/QUOTE]
11. The Cardigans - Iron Man
12. Electreline - I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen)
1. The Promise - Love the cover by Sturgill Simpson, hate the original by When In Rome.
2. Daytripper - The Jimi Hendrix cover just beats the Beatles original by a mile for me.
3. Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pop
4. Tinidad Oil Company - Feelin Alright (cover of Traffic song)
5. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGhee
6. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By The Light, original by Bruce Springsteen.
7. John 5. Beat it.
8. KMFDM - Material Girl (I love the fact that they actually covered something like this)
9. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (I don’t hate the original, but my rock loving self still much prefers this version)
10. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton's original is okay, Whitney made it unforgettable)[/QUOTE]
11. The Cardigans - Iron Man
12. Electreline - I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen)
13. Type O Negative - Summer Breeze (original by Seals & Crofts)
13 Songs That Use Sports Metaphors (please include lyric in parentheses):
1. Arctic Monkeys - One For The Road (opening line: “From the bottom of your heart, the relegation zone”)
2. Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy {pot the red, then screw back, for the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink & black}
13 Songs That Use Sports Metaphors (please include lyric in parentheses):
1. Arctic Monkeys - One For The Road (opening line: “From the bottom of your heart, the relegation zone”)
2. Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy {pot the red, then screw back, for the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink & black}
3. Main Source - Just a Friendly Game Of Baseball
Aww shit, another young brother hit
I better go over my man's crib and get the pump
Cause to the cops, shootin brothers is like playin baseball
And they're never in a slump
I guess when they shoot up a crew, it's a grand slam
And when it's one, it's a home run
But I'ma be ready with a wild pitch
My finger got a bad twitch, plus I'm on the switch --
-- side, and step up to the batter's box
Fuck red and white, I got on Black Sox
But let him shoot a person from the White Sox
What's the call? Foul ball!
Babe Ruth woulda made a good cop, but he didn't
Instead he was a bigot, dig it
My life is valuable and I protect it like a gem
Instead of cops gettin me I'm goin out gettin them
And let em cough up blood like phlegm
It's grim [blam blam] but dead is my antonym
And legally they can't take a fall
Yo check it out it's just a friendly game of baseball
R.B.I. -- real bad injury
But don't get happy you're in jail for a century
Just as bad as bein shot in the groin
To see who'll shoot ya, they'll flip a coin
And watch him run for the stretch
But you don't know the man is at home waitin to make the catch
So the outfielder guns you down
You're out, off to the dugout, underground
I know a cop that's savage, his pockets stay green like cabbage
Cause he has a good batting average
No questions, just pulls out the flamer
[blam] And his excuses get lamer
Once a brother tried to take a leave
But they shot him in his face sayin he was tryin to steal a base
And people watch the news for coverage on the game
Hmm, and got the nerve to complain
They need to get themselves a front row seat
Or sink a baseline for a beat
Cause television just ain't designed for precision y'all
It's just a friendly game of baseball
A kid caught on, but I don't know where the brother went
The umpires are the government
I guess they took him out the game, and replace him
with a pinch-hitter, in the scam he was a quitter
So the cops usually torment, I mean tournament
Win em I was sayin
You can't let the umpires, hear ya speak and battle
like the other kid you won't be playin
Cause they'll beat you til your ass drop
A walking gun with a shell in his hand is their mascot
And when they walk around let it be known to step lightly
The bases are loaded
My man got out from three strikes
In the skull but the knife he was carrying was dull
Instead of innings, we have endings
What a fine way to win things
And hot-dog vendors have fun
Sellin you the cat rat and dog on a bun
And when you ask what is all of this called?
It's just a friendly game of baseball
13 Songs That Use Sports Metaphors (please include lyric in parentheses):
1. Arctic Monkeys - One For The Road (opening line: “From the bottom of your heart, the relegation zone”)
2. Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy {pot the red, then screw back, for the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink & black}
3. Main Source - Just a Friendly Game Of Baseball
Aww shit, another young brother hit
I better go over my man's crib and get the pump
Cause to the cops, shootin brothers is like playin baseball
And they're never in a slump
I guess when they shoot up a crew, it's a grand slam
And when it's one, it's a home run
But I'ma be ready with a wild pitch
My finger got a bad twitch, plus I'm on the switch --
-- side, and step up to the batter's box
Fuck red and white, I got on Black Sox
But let him shoot a person from the White Sox
What's the call? Foul ball!
Babe Ruth woulda made a good cop, but he didn't
Instead he was a bigot, dig it
My life is valuable and I protect it like a gem
Instead of cops gettin me I'm goin out gettin them
And let em cough up blood like phlegm
It's grim [blam blam] but dead is my antonym
And legally they can't take a fall
Yo check it out it's just a friendly game of baseball
R.B.I. -- real bad injury
But don't get happy you're in jail for a century
Just as bad as bein shot in the groin
To see who'll shoot ya, they'll flip a coin
And watch him run for the stretch
But you don't know the man is at home waitin to make the catch
So the outfielder guns you down
You're out, off to the dugout, underground
I know a cop that's savage, his pockets stay green like cabbage
Cause he has a good batting average
No questions, just pulls out the flamer
[blam] And his excuses get lamer
Once a brother tried to take a leave
But they shot him in his face sayin he was tryin to steal a base
And people watch the news for coverage on the game
Hmm, and got the nerve to complain
They need to get themselves a front row seat
Or sink a baseline for a beat
Cause television just ain't designed for precision y'all
It's just a friendly game of baseball
A kid caught on, but I don't know where the brother went
The umpires are the government
I guess they took him out the game, and replace him
with a pinch-hitter, in the scam he was a quitter
So the cops usually torment, I mean tournament
Win em I was sayin
You can't let the umpires, hear ya speak and battle
like the other kid you won't be playin
Cause they'll beat you til your ass drop
A walking gun with a shell in his hand is their mascot
And when they walk around let it be known to step lightly
The bases are loaded
My man got out from three strikes
In the skull but the knife he was carrying was dull
Instead of innings, we have endings
What a fine way to win things
And hot-dog vendors have fun
Sellin you the cat rat and dog on a bun
And when you ask what is all of this called?
It's just a friendly game of baseball
4. Cake - The Distance. Racing ("Reluctantly crouched at the starting line. Engines pumping and thumping in time. The green light flashes, the flags go up. Churning and burning they yearn for the cup.")
13 Songs That Use Sports Metaphors (please include lyric in parentheses):
1. Arctic Monkeys - One For The Road (opening line: “From the bottom of your heart, the relegation zone”)
2. Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy {pot the red, then screw back, for the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink & black}
3. Main Source - Just a Friendly Game Of Baseball
Aww shit, another young brother hit
I better go over my man's crib and get the pump
Cause to the cops, shootin brothers is like playin baseball
And they're never in a slump
I guess when they shoot up a crew, it's a grand slam
And when it's one, it's a home run
But I'ma be ready with a wild pitch
My finger got a bad twitch, plus I'm on the switch --
-- side, and step up to the batter's box
Fuck red and white, I got on Black Sox
But let him shoot a person from the White Sox
What's the call? Foul ball!
Babe Ruth woulda made a good cop, but he didn't
Instead he was a bigot, dig it
My life is valuable and I protect it like a gem
Instead of cops gettin me I'm goin out gettin them
And let em cough up blood like phlegm
It's grim [blam blam] but dead is my antonym
And legally they can't take a fall
Yo check it out it's just a friendly game of baseball
R.B.I. -- real bad injury
But don't get happy you're in jail for a century
Just as bad as bein shot in the groin
To see who'll shoot ya, they'll flip a coin
And watch him run for the stretch
But you don't know the man is at home waitin to make the catch
So the outfielder guns you down
You're out, off to the dugout, underground
I know a cop that's savage, his pockets stay green like cabbage
Cause he has a good batting average
No questions, just pulls out the flamer
[blam] And his excuses get lamer
Once a brother tried to take a leave
But they shot him in his face sayin he was tryin to steal a base
And people watch the news for coverage on the game
Hmm, and got the nerve to complain
They need to get themselves a front row seat
Or sink a baseline for a beat
Cause television just ain't designed for precision y'all
It's just a friendly game of baseball
A kid caught on, but I don't know where the brother went
The umpires are the government
I guess they took him out the game, and replace him
with a pinch-hitter, in the scam he was a quitter
So the cops usually torment, I mean tournament
Win em I was sayin
You can't let the umpires, hear ya speak and battle
like the other kid you won't be playin
Cause they'll beat you til your ass drop
A walking gun with a shell in his hand is their mascot
And when they walk around let it be known to step lightly
The bases are loaded
My man got out from three strikes
In the skull but the knife he was carrying was dull
Instead of innings, we have endings
What a fine way to win things
And hot-dog vendors have fun
Sellin you the cat rat and dog on a bun
And when you ask what is all of this called?
It's just a friendly game of baseball
4. Cake - The Distance. Racing ("Reluctantly crouched at the starting line. Engines pumping and thumping in time. The green light flashes, the flags go up. Churning and burning they yearn for the cup.")
5. Doc Watson- Crawdad Hole.
(You get a line and I'll get a pole , honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole we'll go down
To the crawdad hole honey, sugar baby mine)
13 Songs That Use Sports Metaphors (please include lyric in parentheses):
1. Arctic Monkeys - One For The Road (opening line: “From the bottom of your heart, the relegation zone”)
2. Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy {pot the red, then screw back, for the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink & black}
3. Main Source - Just a Friendly Game Of Baseball
4. Cake - The Distance. Racing ("Reluctantly crouched at the starting line. Engines pumping and thumping in time. The green light flashes, the flags go up. Churning and burning they yearn for the cup.")
5. Doc Watson- Crawdad Hole.
(You get a line and I'll get a pole , honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole we'll go down
To the crawdad hole honey, sugar baby mine)
6. Beastie Boys - Sure Shot (I've got more action than my man John Woo, and I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew)
my bad, I should have specified that the sports metaphor is in the lyrics (not necessarily the title) of the song, for this baker’s dozen. “One For The Road” is about love, but the opening line is a cheeky reference to pro/rel in football (soccer).
13 Songs That Use Sports Metaphors (please include lyric in parentheses):
1. Arctic Monkeys - One For The Road (opening line: “From the bottom of your heart, the relegation zone”)
2. Chas & Dave - Snooker Loopy {pot the red, then screw back, for the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink & black}
3. Main Source - Just a Friendly Game Of Baseball
4. Cake - The Distance. Racing ("Reluctantly crouched at the starting line. Engines pumping and thumping in time. The green light flashes, the flags go up. Churning and burning they yearn for the cup.")
5. Doc Watson- Crawdad Hole.
(You get a line and I'll get a pole , honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole we'll go down
To the crawdad hole honey, sugar baby mine)
6. Beastie Boys - Sure Shot (I've got more action than my man John Woo, and I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew)
7. Grateful Dead - The Race is On (Now the race is on and here comes pride up the back stretch - horse racing metaphor)
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Sherdog is educational, i'd never heard of ''One for the Road'' being used in a sporting context, is that a basketball or baseball thing ?
