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studmissile Oh wow that's a blast from the past! Haven't heard that song in ages and definitely remember loving it as a kid ?

I definitely had no idea the lyrics were so ridiculous ? We should do another challenge purely for ridiculous lyrics!

      studmissile Beautiful song, definitely another tearjerker.

      Doesn't seem like there are a lot of happy or uplifting brother songs ?

        RCVN Decided we needed a heavier option =D

        I definitely appreciate the addition of something heavy ?

        Nice lyrics. Very uplifting. My eldest sister will implode with the screaming but that's her issue ?

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            V8 Great entry for the bass alone ? Gotta love some funky bass!

            • V8 replied to this.

                By the way, there's no limit on entries. Each person can enter any number of songs. I should probably just add that the first person to post a song gets the credit for it if it gets picked as the winning song.

                Mother, mother
                There's too many of you crying
                Brother, brother, brother
                There's far too many of you dying
                You know we've got to find a way
                To bring some loving here today - Ya

                [Verse 1]
                Father, father
                We don't need to escalate
                You see, war is not the answer
                For only love can conquer hate
                You know we've got to find a way
                To bring some loving here today

                [Chorus]
                Picket lines and picket signs
                Don't punish me with brutality
                Talk to me, so you can see
                Oh, what's going on
                What's going on
                Ya, what's going on
                Ah, what's going on

                [Bridge]
                In the mean time
                Right on, baby
                Right on
                Right on

                [Verse 2]
                Mother, Mother everybody thinks we're wrong
                Oh, but who are they to judge us
                Simply because our hair is long
                Oh, you know we've got to find a way
                To bring some understanding here today
                Oh

                [Chorus]
                Picket lines and picket signs
                Don't punish me with brutality
                Talk to me
                So you can see
                What's going on
                Ya, what's going on
                Tell me what's going on
                I'll tell you what's going on - Uh
                Right on baby
                Right on baby

                Marvin Gaye 1971

                  NorioDS

                  Now I want to see how far I can push the implosion xD

                  So what is her general taste in music?

                      Fall is here, hear the yell
                      Back to school, ring the bell
                      Brand new shoes, walking blues
                      Climb the fence, books and pens
                      I can tell that we are going to be friends
                      I can tell that we are going to be friends

                      Walk with me, Suzy Lee
                      Through the park and by the tree
                      We will rest upon the ground
                      And look at all the bugs we found
                      Safely walk to school without a sound
                      Safely walk to school without a sound

                      Here we are, no one else
                      We walked to school all by ourselves
                      There's dirt on our uniforms
                      From chasing all the ants and worms
                      We clean up and now its time to learn
                      We clean up and now its time to learn

                      Numbers, letters, learn to spell
                      Nouns, and books, and show and tell
                      Playtime we will throw the ball
                      Back to class, through the hall
                      Teacher marks…

                      Song by the White Stripes. Written by the White Stripes (i think)

                      guidothepimmp Song by the White Stripes. Written by the White Stripes (i think)

                      Great tune! ?

                          NorioDS Gotta love some funky bass!

                          Guilty as charged!. Two others that came to mind were "Lean on me" 0 BIll Withers and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies.

                          I'll err on the side of the magic duo of Edwards and Rodgers (Chic's bassist & guitarist wrote stuff for Sister Sledge, Duran Duran, Bowie,, Inxs)n n more)

                          I had to google it today - true enough, there's a list of tunes on Brother/Sister relationships: https://melodyful.com/cute-songs-about-brother-sister-relationship

                          I'd pick #1...upbeat message, but Coldplay make everything sound so bloody morose! I think they could make a funeral dirge out of happy birthday ?

                          Brothers and sisters unite
                          It's the time of your lives
                          It's the time of your lives
                          Break down, break down
                          Gotta spread love around
                          Gotta spread it all around

                          Brothers and sisters feel fine
                          It's the time of your lives
                          It's the time of your lives
                          No sound, no sound
                          Like this feeling you've found
                          Like this feeling you've found

                          But just stay down
                          'Cos some sounds you'll feel
                          So stay round
                          And some sounds you'll feel

                          And it's me they're looking for
                          And it's me
                          I will never survive
                          But we'll be around some more

                          Brothers and sisters unite
                          It's the time of your lives
                          It's the time of your lives
                          Break down, break down
                          Gotta spread love around
                          Gotta spread it around

                          But just stay down
                          And some sounds you'll feel
                          So stay 'round
                          And some sounds you'll feel

                          And it's me they're looking for
                          And it's me
                          I will never survive
                          But we'll be around some more
                          Brothers and sisters unite
                          Its the time of your lives
                          Its the time of your lives

                              Thought I might chuck this one in there. Anyone not into rock loves this song.

                              Just a small town girl
                              Livin' in a lonely world
                              She took the midnight train goin' anywhere
                              Just a city boy
                              Born and raised in south Detroit
                              He took the midnight train goin' anywhere
                              A singer in a smoky room
                              A smell of wine and cheap perfume
                              For a smile they can share the night
                              It goes on and on, and on, and on
                              Strangers waiting
                              Up and down the boulevard
                              Their shadows searching in the night
                              Streetlights, people
                              Living just to find emotion
                              Hiding somewhere in the night
                              Working hard to get my fill
                              Everybody wants a thrill
                              Payin' anything to roll the dice
                              Just one more time
                              Some will win, some will lose
                              Some were born to sing the blues
                              Oh, the movie never ends
                              It goes on and on, and on, and on
                              Strangers waiting
                              Up and down the boulevard
                              Their shadows searching in the night
                              Streetlights, people
                              Living just to find emotion
                              Hiding somewhere in the night
                              Don't stop believin'
                              Hold on to the feelin'
                              Streetlights, people
                              Don't stop believin'
                              Hold on
                              Streetlights, people
                              Don't stop believin'
                              Hold on to the feelin'
                              Streetlights, people

                              And of course:

                              I've paid my dues
                              Time after time
                              I've done my sentence
                              But committed no crime
                              And bad mistakes
                              I've made a few
                              I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
                              But I've come through
                              We are the champions, my friends
                              And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end
                              We are the champions
                              We are the champions
                              No time for losers
                              'Cause we are the champions of the world
                              I've taken my bows
                              And my curtain calls
                              You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
                              I thank you all
                              But it's been no bed of roses
                              No pleasure cruise
                              I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
                              And I ain't gonna lose
                              We are the champions, my friends
                              And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end
                              We are the champions
                              We are the champions
                              No time for losers
                              'Cause we are the champions of the world
                              We are the champions, my friends
                              And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end
                              We are the champions
                              We are the champions
                              No time for losers
                              'Cause we are the champions

                                Aand for my final submission (it gets quite easy when you think cheesy =P),

                                We have the chance, to turn the pages over
                                We can write what we want to write
                                We gotta make ends meet, before we get much older
                                We're all someone's daughter
                                We're all someone's son
                                How long can we look at each other
                                Down the barrel of a gun?
                                You're the voice, try and understand it
                                Make a noise and make it clear
                                Oh-wo-wo-wo, oh-wo-wo-wo
                                We're not gonna sit in silence
                                We're not gonna live with fear
                                Oh-wo-wo-wo, oh-wo-wo-wo
                                This time, we know we call can stand together
                                With the power to be powerful
                                Believing, we can make it better
                                We're all someone's daughter
                                We're all someone's son
                                How long can we look at each other
                                Down the barrel of a gun?

                                  Might as well plug my favourite SA singer-songwriter. Laurie Levine with Oh Brother

                                  Couldn't find lyrics online so here is my transcription. If you hear anything different to what I have, I would like to know:

                                  Oh brother heard you calling
                                  In the middle of the night I woke
                                  You were walking fast towards me
                                  Arms open begging me to stop

                                  I dunno how it all started
                                  Some sweet words on her tongue
                                  She was sad and I was broken
                                  And when the light fell it was done
                                  And when the light fell it was done

                                  Oh Oh, it's a long way down
                                  I've reached rock bottom but I don't know how to climb
                                  No I don't know how to climb

                                  You were holding a cross in one hand
                                  I was cold and I couldn't stand
                                  It was raining and I was getting soaked
                                  You were crying and then I woke

                                  Oh Brother I am scared
                                  She found my heart I took it back
                                  I cannot look you in the eyes
                                  Now that ain't no small crime
                                  Now that ain't no small crime

                                  Oh Oh, it's a long way down
                                  I've reached rock bottom but I don't know how to climb
                                  No I don't know how to climb
                                  No I don't know how to climb

                                  I don't know how to climb
                                  I don't know how to climb

                                    Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See A Darkness

                                    Lyrics
                                    Well you're my friend
                                    (It's what you told me)
                                    And can you see
                                    (What's inside of me)
                                    Many times
                                    We've been out drinking
                                    And many times
                                    We've shared our thoughts
                                    But did you ever, ever notice
                                    The kind of thoughts I got
                                    Well you know I have a love
                                    A love for everyone I know
                                    And you know I have a drive
                                    To live I won't let go
                                    But can you see it's opposition
                                    Comes a-rising up sometimes
                                    That it's dreadful and position
                                    Comes blacking in my mind
                                    And that I see a darkness
                                    And that I see a darkness
                                    And that I see a darkness
                                    And that I see a darkness
                                    And did you know how much I love you
                                    Is a hope that somehow you you
                                    Can save me from this darkness
                                    Well I hope that someday, buddy
                                    We have peace in our lives
                                    Together or apart
                                    Alone or with our wives
                                    That we can stop our whoring
                                    And pull the smiles inside
                                    And light it up forever
                                    And never go to sleep
                                    My best unbeaten brother
                                    This isn't all I see
                                    Oh no I see a darkness
                                    Oh no I see a darkness
                                    Oh no I see a darkness
                                    Oh no I see a darkness
                                    And did you know how much I love you
                                    Is a hope that somehow you you
                                    Can save me from this darkness

                                    Songwriters: Will Oldham

                                      Yeah... so I actually lost a brother last year... so this whole theme hits me right in the feels (especially that Falling in Reverse track).

                                      I'll give it some proper thought when I have a bit of time but this was my first thought. It's not strictly on theme but does have 'brother' the title... and is a fantastic track.

                                      These mist covered mountains
                                      Are a home now for me
                                      But my home is the lowlands
                                      And always will be
                                      Someday you'll return to
                                      Your valleys and your farms
                                      And you'll no longer burn to be
                                      Brothers in arms
                                      Through these fields of destruction
                                      Baptisms of fire
                                      I've witnessed your suffering
                                      As the battle raged higher
                                      And though they did hurt me so bad
                                      In the fear and alarm
                                      You did not desert me
                                      My brothers in arms
                                      There's so many different worlds
                                      So many different suns
                                      And we have just one world
                                      But we live in different ones
                                      Now the sun's gone to hell and
                                      The moon's riding high
                                      Let me bid you farewell
                                      Every man has to die
                                      But it's written in the starlight
                                      And every line in your palm
                                      We are fools to make war
                                      On our brothers in arms

                                      No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen - YouTube

                                      Lyrics
                                      Well, we bursted out of class
                                      Had to get away from those fools
                                      We learned more from a three-minute record, baby
                                      Than we ever learned in school
                                      Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound
                                      I can feel my heart begin to pound
                                      You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes
                                      And follow your dreams down
                                      Well, we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
                                      No retreat, baby, no surrender
                                      Like soldiers in the winter's night
                                      With a vow to defend
                                      No retreat, baby, no surrender
                                      Well, now young faces grow sad and old
                                      And hearts of fire grow cold
                                      We swore blood brothers against the wind
                                      Now I'm ready to grow young again
                                      And hear your sister's voice calling us home
                                      Across the open yards
                                      Well maybe we'll cut someplace of our own
                                      With these drums and these guitars
                                      'Cause we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
                                      No retreat, baby, no surrender
                                      Blood brothers in the stormy night
                                      With a vow to defend
                                      No retreat, baby, no surrender
                                      Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim
                                      The walls of my room are closing in
                                      There's a war outside still raging
                                      You say it ain't ours anymore to win
                                      I want to sleep beneath
                                      Peaceful skies in my lover's bed
                                      With a wide open country in my eyes
                                      And these romantic dreams in my head
                                      Once we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
                                      No retreat, baby, no surrender
                                      Blood brothers in a stormy night
                                      With a vow to defend
                                      No retreat, baby, no surrender
                                      No retreat, baby, no surrender
                                      Ohh ohh ohh
                                      Ohh ohh ohh
                                      Ohh ohh ohh
                                      Ohh ohh ohh
                                      Source: LyricFind
                                      Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen

                                      "We learned more from a three-minute record, baby
                                      Than we ever learned in school" Such a great lyric.

                                        Not strictly to theme either but...