Big Daddy — Once In A Lifetime
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And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here ?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the moneyÂŽs gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself
How do I work this ?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile ?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house !
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife !
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the moneyÂŽs gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean !
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house ?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go ?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right ?...Am I wrong ?
And you may tell yourself
MY GOD !...WHAT HAVE I DONE ?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here ?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the moneyÂŽs gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself
How do I work this ?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile ?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house !
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife !
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the moneyÂŽs gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean !
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house ?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go ?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right ?...Am I wrong ?
And you may tell yourself
MY GOD !...WHAT HAVE I DONE ?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
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Giving the Heads the calypso treatment. Genius! 
SOLID 8.
Love this cover.
Love this cover.
philonair wrote:
I Agree! Very cool!
Harry Belafonte meets Talking Heads! Nice!
I Agree! Very cool!
Okay.... my fav cover ever BECAUSE of the mashup
Hilarious yes. Not in a good way
Sounds more like a parody than an earnest reinterpretation....
SoundThinker wrote:
It may be a bit salty for him
Probably the best concert of the close to 2000 I’ve seen was the Talking Heads at Red Rocks the first time. I hate to say it, but that version of “Once in A Lifetime” by Big Daddy might be better than the original!
There! I said it!
And I bet that David Bryne loves this version!
It may be a bit salty for him
Just downright odd! I’m sick of all the covers honestly. Prefer originals.
Harry Belafonte meets Talking Heads! Nice!
Had this as a 2 - don't remember rating it at all.
Its now a 7 - that's definitely the biggest change I've made in all my time here.
Most often when I go to rate a song I find the number I was about to go for - I've done it already - at least I'm consistent!
Occasionally I adjust it by 1 and maybe once before a 2
Its now a 7 - that's definitely the biggest change I've made in all my time here.
Most often when I go to rate a song I find the number I was about to go for - I've done it already - at least I'm consistent!
Occasionally I adjust it by 1 and maybe once before a 2
NeuroJoe wrote:
In a large automobile
With a beautiful wife?
In a large automobile
With a beautiful wife?
yikes...on the day we find out the submersible imploded....
let the water hold me down...there is water at the bottom of the ocean...once in a lifetime.
let the water hold me down...there is water at the bottom of the ocean...once in a lifetime.
... and BillG segues to the actual Talking Heads. Masterful!
Effing GREAT song!
ce wrote:
LOL!
How did I get here?
LOL!
khardog145 wrote:
I Agree!
I love this song - it's hilarious. You cannot possibly be anything but happy listening to it.
I Agree!
This album is just brilliant I'm glad I got it on CD back in the day otherwise I wouldn't have the vinyl anymore as it would have worn away.
Can these guys cover Burning Down The House? It's quite interesting to picture.
FlatCat wrote:
That is all I heard at first but something in my head was telling me these lyrics are from another song. It took me a few because I hate to cheat and peak. Oh my, what a delightful surprise! I feel the need to share this song. Loving the updated Main Mix, GREAT JOB!
This makes me think of the Banana-Boat scene in Beetlejuice.
That is all I heard at first but something in my head was telling me these lyrics are from another song. It took me a few because I hate to cheat and peak. Oh my, what a delightful surprise! I feel the need to share this song. Loving the updated Main Mix, GREAT JOB!
ginger wrote:
Their cover album of Sgt. Pepper's is pretty great too.
I bought this album when it came out! The whole thing is a lot of fun. I recommend it if you can still find it.
Their cover album of Sgt. Pepper's is pretty great too.
I bought this album when it came out! The whole thing is a lot of fun. I recommend it if you can still find it.
This is so much better than those girls doing "The Boys of Summer"!!
wow!
What a grest pisstake of that awful pseud Byrne, and a major improvement on the original :o)
jjbchansen159 wrote:
Yes, great cover.
No.
Yes, great cover.
No.
That time in Jamaica at the Rum-Lounge . . . . .
Nope. Just nope.
NeuroJoe wrote:
How do I work this thing?
In a large automobile
How do I work this thing?
I don't think this works.
<reads Wikipedia>
Ah. 5.
<reads Wikipedia>
Ah. 5.
ColdMiser wrote:
Yep. It beats the crap out of the original, and unlike that pseud Byrne it doesn't take itself seriously.
I know I'm in the minority, but I like this more than the original
Yep. It beats the crap out of the original, and unlike that pseud Byrne it doesn't take itself seriously.
ColdMiser wrote:
Me too!
I know I'm in the minority, but I like this more than the original
Me too!
This is my idea of a cover. What a perfect arrangement.
It just works.
It just works.
This makes me think of the Banana-Boat scene in Beetlejuice.
much better than the original.
Noooooooooooooooooooo, just nooooooooooo
Okay, I dig this. The voice can't match Harry Belafonte of course, but this is fun. The lyrics seem to fit the Calypso beat perfectly - coincidence?
c.
c.
ce wrote:
In a large automobile
How did I get here?
In a large automobile
sfyi2001 wrote:
Yes, according to Shazam
Is this the correct song?
Yes, according to Shazam
I love both the original and this one. Equally, for different reasons. Thank you! Made me smile ear to ear on an otherwise not so great day!
Is this the correct song?
charliedancey wrote:
Ditto. Solid 9.
The whole album is worth listening to.
OK,that's a keeper!
Well done RP, I never would have found that.
Well done RP, I never would have found that.
Ditto. Solid 9.
The whole album is worth listening to.
Huge. Needed it.
Outstanding!
Wonder what Day-o Byrne thinks of calypso OIAL
I've always loved the line "there is water... at the bottom of the ocean!"
For Byrne, it's the authoritative way he delivers the line, like it's a great insight you'd not have ever realized on your own. Big Daddy does ok with it, too.
For Byrne, it's the authoritative way he delivers the line, like it's a great insight you'd not have ever realized on your own. Big Daddy does ok with it, too.
ColdMiser wrote:
A growing minority, cuz I LOVE THIS!
I know I'm in the minority, but I like this more than the original
A growing minority, cuz I LOVE THIS!
I'm cracking up.
How did I get here?
I can’t stop seeing Winona dancing in the air in Beetlejuice. Dance, Senora.
Yeah, buddy!
Cooool!! 
Agree with the comments here - this song made me grin like an idiot ;-)
I love this song - it's hilarious. You cannot possibly be anything but happy listening to it.
I know I'm in the minority, but I like this more than the original
Almost impossible not to smile during the whole song.
What a nice break from David Byrnes nasal whining 
Oh I thought this was Señor Conconut! I bet if you paired this one with Humo en el Agua folks would probably riot.
OK,that's a keeper!
Well done RP, I never would have found that.
Well done RP, I never would have found that.
I'd love to hear their cover of The Genius of Love.
How have I never heard this before?
Most Excellent!!!
Most Excellent!!!
It's lovely, it works. Very interesting!
Brilliance. 10 from Bristol today. It might get a 1 or 2 later on ...
twoplain2sea wrote:
Stretching your legs, twoplain?
Present a horse sense, and gain
Some mood daddy longlegs.
Oh ! two riders were approaching.
Ghost rider being the one
On a pimped up pony, nobody knew them.
Except that they were headed for Nordpole.
Some mood daddy longlegs.
Oh ! two riders were approaching.
Ghost rider being the one
On a pimped up pony, nobody knew them.
Except that they were headed for Nordpole.
Stretching your legs, twoplain?
Either a lyrics mis-match or this is a truncated version. It goes most of the way, though.
Is there an a capella version of this somewhere out there in the ether? It seems to me that there's potential in such a thing.
Is there an a capella version of this somewhere out there in the ether? It seems to me that there's potential in such a thing.
Clyde_Bedow wrote:
I smiled. I may have snickered. I was drawn in to listen more closely.
The original had that effect, as does this. Different, and I like that.
Thanks RP!
The original had that effect, as does this. Different, and I like that.
Thanks RP!
Love this! And this is probably the only station you'd here it on!
What!? WHAT!!?! I mean....I get it...it's cute in that Jamaican kind of way....but really...
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Highlow
American Net'Zen
aelfheld wrote:
I'd rather hear the Shaggs.
I'd rather hear Dread Zeppelin.
I'd rather hear the Shaggs.
Calypso David Byrne!! I LOVE it. gave it an 8.
Sounds like Harry Belafonte doing Talking Heads. Not good.
This make me happy(er).
I love it. Oversimplifying to say Lion King meets Talking Heads, but you get the idea.
Jota wrote:
exactly!
If you're gonna do a cover best make it your own and these guys made this their own.
exactly!
I'd rather hear Dread Zeppelin.
nothing in this for me
I smiled. I may have snickered. I was drawn in to listen more closely.
The original had that effect, as does this. Different, and I like that.
Thanks RP!
The original had that effect, as does this. Different, and I like that.
Thanks RP!
discdrive wrote:
How many times have we all thought this? Thank you RP!
edit 4/25/2017. Just realize I quoted myself. Too funny!
Not for me, but gotta love RP for playing it, lol. Nobody else is going to.
How many times have we all thought this? Thank you RP!
edit 4/25/2017. Just realize I quoted myself. Too funny!
I think David Byrne would approve.
If you're gonna do a cover best make it your own and these guys made this their own.
Yup... that was weird. If that was the goal, then they have succeeded.
Not!
Oh, yeah! They say never do a cover unless you can make it your own.
ico wrote:
Not really, but that's the point. They are a satire/parody/cover band; everything they do is a cover, deliberately done in the style of a recording artist from the 1950s or '60s. "Plagiarism" would be an exact copy of the chord progression, which this is not.
plagiarism of banana boat song.
Not really, but that's the point. They are a satire/parody/cover band; everything they do is a cover, deliberately done in the style of a recording artist from the 1950s or '60s. "Plagiarism" would be an exact copy of the chord progression, which this is not.
More calypso than reggae, which is a plus for me. Not great, but definitely fun.
do not like.
I love this band. Their version of Sgt. Peppers is classic.
Not for me, but gotta love RP for playing it, lol. Nobody else is going to.
By itself, a 4. But it is redeemed by the seamless reggae segue into "(Nothing But) Flowers".
Nice work Dave. I love hearing things I've never heard before.
I still like Harry Belafonte's version with the original lyrics better,
I was going to say "No," but Tracy Morgan beat me to it.
This blows!
Unexpected. Not bad.
You should add their a capella doo-wop version of "Eye of the Tiger" to the playlist.
Present a horse sense, and gain
Some mood daddy longlegs.
Oh ! two riders were approaching.
Ghost rider being the one
On a pimped up pony, nobody knew them.
Except that they were headed for Nordpole.
Some mood daddy longlegs.
Oh ! two riders were approaching.
Ghost rider being the one
On a pimped up pony, nobody knew them.
Except that they were headed for Nordpole.
I'll take this over the TH anytime. not a fan
Yikes.
It works, pretty well - but it COMPLETELY changes the mode of the song!
The original is poignant angst.
This cover is light and playful.
The original is poignant angst.
This cover is light and playful.
mbriner wrote:
Yea Baby! Maybe not a 10, but dang good fun nonetheless.
God bless RP....
This just brightened my day.
The original has its own comic qualities, but this cover is laugh-out-loud entertainment!
Rating: 10!
This just brightened my day.
The original has its own comic qualities, but this cover is laugh-out-loud entertainment!
Rating: 10!
Yea Baby! Maybe not a 10, but dang good fun nonetheless.
Oh man, this works perfectly!!
I would say that this would be the original and TH's did the cover version.
Love it!
I would say that this would be the original and TH's did the cover version.
Love it!
I didn't think the Heads could be matched on this song. This is not better but it isn't worse. It is different. In a good way. I really like this!!
Excellent 
yofitofu wrote:
What he/she/it said
If you can't laugh at this and have fun with this station, please tune into those AM stations whose motto is something like "we never play anything you haven't heard before". This is fun and funny!
What he/she/it said
Hysterical. Love it.
If you can't laugh at this and have fun with this station, please tune into those AM stations whose motto is something like "we never play anything you haven't heard before". This is fun and funny!
jjfflyboy wrote:
I saw Big Daddy several times when they played in West L.A./Santa Monica, CA. The following was their shtick, which they explained at the start of each show: In the 50s they were a band who were taken prisoners of war while on a U.S.O. tour in Southeast Asia. When they were finally set free, they got back together to cover the hits, but the only musical style that they could play was that of the 50s. And so they did.
Big Daddy were a very good band, and they had, I think, three official albums before they disbanded. I have this one on cassette, but their coup de gras was their cover of "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". It's a wonderful take on the Beatles' album. I snagged three copies at one of their shows and had not been able to obtain any more copies thereafter. (I contacted Rhino Records 15-20 years ago, and they pointed me to one of the band members, who told me that there were no more copies.) I had forgotten about Big Daddy until I heard this tune and saw the Amazon link. Here's the link to Sgt. Pepper. RP should play "Within You Without You", which is a beatnik take on George's original song (fingers snapping in applause). Perfect.
If I remember correctly, Big Daddy was a cover band from the 50s. They were abducted by aliens or traveled at the speed of light or frozen in a freak science experiment or some such. They returned to real time in the early nineties. They went back to work at their trade and this was one of the songs they covered. There were many other covers from the late eighties.
I remember hearing the full album at one point. But now....alas... My memory is as far gone as 30 year-old vinyl disk with analog music encoded, played back with a vibrating mechanical needle which, on every play, strips away small elements of recorded history. I do not remember where said album is. Maybe in my garage.
There were many interesting tracks on this album. Too bad I can't remember anything about them.
I remember hearing the full album at one point. But now....alas... My memory is as far gone as 30 year-old vinyl disk with analog music encoded, played back with a vibrating mechanical needle which, on every play, strips away small elements of recorded history. I do not remember where said album is. Maybe in my garage.
There were many interesting tracks on this album. Too bad I can't remember anything about them.
I saw Big Daddy several times when they played in West L.A./Santa Monica, CA. The following was their shtick, which they explained at the start of each show: In the 50s they were a band who were taken prisoners of war while on a U.S.O. tour in Southeast Asia. When they were finally set free, they got back together to cover the hits, but the only musical style that they could play was that of the 50s. And so they did.
Big Daddy were a very good band, and they had, I think, three official albums before they disbanded. I have this one on cassette, but their coup de gras was their cover of "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". It's a wonderful take on the Beatles' album. I snagged three copies at one of their shows and had not been able to obtain any more copies thereafter. (I contacted Rhino Records 15-20 years ago, and they pointed me to one of the band members, who told me that there were no more copies.) I had forgotten about Big Daddy until I heard this tune and saw the Amazon link. Here's the link to Sgt. Pepper. RP should play "Within You Without You", which is a beatnik take on George's original song (fingers snapping in applause). Perfect.
Fun stuff.
And I don't typically think much of most covers of major hits.
And I don't typically think much of most covers of major hits.
terrible.
Now bring on Senor Cocoanut's "Autobahn."
d48m02h1918 wrote:
Tracy cannot accept that the Talking Heads covered The Banana Boat Song. Or some such shit.
Tracy cannot accept that the Talking Heads covered The Banana Boat Song. Or some such shit.
If I remember correctly, Big Daddy was a cover band from the 50s. They were abducted by aliens or traveled at the speed of light or frozen in a freak science experiment or some such. They returned to real time in the early nineties. They went back to work at their trade and this was one of the songs they covered. There were many other covers from the late eighties.
I remember hearing the full album at one point. But now....alas... My memory is as far gone as 30 year-old vinyl disk with analog music encoded, played back with a vibrating mechanical needle which, on every play, strips away small elements of recorded history. I do not remember where said album is. Maybe in my garage.
There were many interesting tracks on this album. Too bad I can't remember anything about them.
I remember hearing the full album at one point. But now....alas... My memory is as far gone as 30 year-old vinyl disk with analog music encoded, played back with a vibrating mechanical needle which, on every play, strips away small elements of recorded history. I do not remember where said album is. Maybe in my garage.
There were many interesting tracks on this album. Too bad I can't remember anything about them.
God bless RP....
This just brightened my day.
The original has its own comic qualities, but this cover is laugh-out-loud entertainment!
Rating: 10!
This just brightened my day.
The original has its own comic qualities, but this cover is laugh-out-loud entertainment!
Rating: 10!
...Ouch!
It just works.
Indeed ! Reminds me of Dread Zeppelin's covers of Led Zep. Pure fun.