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The Moody Blues — One More Time To Live
Album: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
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5.8

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Total ratings: 142









Released: 1971
Length: 5:41
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Look out of my window
See the world passing by
See the look in her eye

One more time to live and I have made it mine
Leave the wise to write for they write worldy rhymes
And he who wants to fight begins the end of time
For I have riches more than these
For I have riches more than these

Desolation
Creation        (Tell me someone why there's only confusion)
Evolution       (Tell me someone that this is all an illusion)
Pollution        (Tell me someone)
Saturation      (Tell me someone)
Population
Annihilation
Revolution       (Tell me someone why this talk of revolution)
Confusion       (Tell me someone when we're changing evolution)
Illusion           (Tell me someone)
Conclusion     (Tell me someone)
Starvation
Degredation
Humiliation           (Changes in my life)
Contemplation      (Changes in my life)
Inspiration            (Changes in my life)
Elation                 (Changes in my life)
Salvation
Communication
Compassion
Solution

Look out on the hedgerow
As the world rushes by
Hear the birds sing a sigh

One more tree will fall how strong the growing vine
Turn the earth to sand and still commit no crime
How one thought will live provide the others die
For I have riches more than these
For I have riches more than these

Desolation
Creation        (Tell me someone why there's only confusion)
Evolution       (Tell me someone that this is all an illusion)
Pollution        (Tell me someone)
Saturation      (Tell me someone)
Population
Annihilation
Revolution       (Tell me someone why this talk of revolution)
Confusion       (Tell me someone when we're changing evolution)
Illusion           (Tell me someone)
Conclusion     (Tell me someone)
Starvation
Degredation
Humiliation           (Changes in my life)
Contemplation      (Changes in my life)
Inspiration            (Changes in my life)
Elation                 (Changes in my life)
Salvation
Communication
Compassion
Solution

Look out of my window
See the world passing by
See the look in her eye
Comments (50)add comment
EXCELLENT!!   I like it. I don't care what anybody else says!   Thanx RP!   
Posted 10 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
...nice to hear this...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 Papernapkin wrote:
There are a lot of words that rhyme with 'ation'.
 
Yes, for those who don't like the song these ones apply;

aggravation, irritation, vexation, exasperation. {#Lol} Not one of their best, I don't mind it but I understand the dislike.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
god aweful song... but funny comment string
Posted 15 years ago by Jersey_Joe    [ Reply ]
I never know what people mean when they say that a song or group is "pretentious".
Posted 15 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
Just manged to reduce it by one more decimal point!
Posted 15 years ago by Mikelo    [ Reply ]
pleh.
Posted 15 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
The rating is dropping as it's playing.
Posted 15 years ago by racerx    [ Reply ]
Running thru a field of daisies, sun basking on my face then I fell into a big pile of crap. Rated a 2
Posted 15 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
 Tagish_girl wrote:
self immolation......
 

{#Lol}

Conflagration....
Posted 15 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
 handyrae wrote:


I don't know. I don't think I heard fornication or masterbation.
 
Back in the 70's there was a local band that covered this song and  they'd replace all the words with stuff like that in their concerts....

Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
There are a lot of words that rhyme with 'ation'.
Posted 15 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
2 —> 1

Intolerable. Mute.
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
What the #)(&%?  MUTE.  Acck Phht.
Posted 15 years ago by zogma    [ Reply ]
This has a high coefficient of suck. {#Frustrated}
Posted 15 years ago by evansdad    [ Reply ]
self immolation......
Posted 15 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
 Jeremy_Cherfas wrote:
Pretension?
 
Progressive rock is just like that sometimes.

This was always my favorite Moodies album cover.  Love that painting.

Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Awful. An appropriate follow-up to the Flaming Lips. {#Lol}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 Jeremy_Cherfas wrote:

Pretension?

 I generally avoid posting negative comments, but that was one of the most pretentious and hollow songs I've ever heard.  So much so that it's almost funny, but not quite.  Horrible.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 handyrae wrote:


I don't know. I don't think I heard fornication or masterbation.
 

The mind reels with sarcastic replies, as in

"If you can't spell it properly, then . . . (supply your own ending)"
Posted 15 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
Did they run out of words that end in "shun?"  I think that about covers it. 
 

I don't know. I don't think I heard fornication or masterbation.
Posted 15 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
It was about this time that my attention started to wander—besides Led Zep came out with ZOSO and everyone's attention started to wander...
Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Noah Webster's Greatest Hits?

{#No}
Posted 15 years ago by Ears_of_Stone    [ Reply ]
 Queue wrote:
Do you think Bono ever listened to this song?

"desperation, dislocation, separation, condemnation, revelation, in temptation, isolation, desolation"

"let it go...."
 

In a word yup.. And he put it in a much better song.
Posted 15 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
There's a lot of really good Moody Blues music.

Then there's this.

Most appropriate 2 (marginal) rating I've ever given.

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
I think only the first few albums of the Moodies hold up, then, like this one, get sappy. Still good to hear it though; it takes me back to my little attic room at Kent State.

And the title:
EGBDF

chords


Posted 15 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Do you think Bono ever listened to this song?

"desperation, dislocation, separation, condemnation, revelation, in temptation, isolation, desolation"

"let it go...."
Posted 15 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
 SanFranGayMan wrote:

And we were on the floor in Knoxville, staring at the fluorescent tape stars and planets we had glued to the ceiling listening the Moodies in a "state" :) .  We got a lot of really good rides with the Moodies-loved those concept albums!
 
Yes, I can see thata their music looses a lot if you listen to it sober ;-)

Posted 15 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
I loved the Moodies back in the day, but this doesn't hold up very well. It feels like Adam Sandler should kick in with Opera Man at any moment.
Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
i would rate this a zero if i could
Posted 15 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
 More_Cowbell wrote:
suck-a-lay-tion
 


Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Another good rainy-sort-of-day song. But then again, so is most Moody Blues music.
Posted 15 years ago by LastChance    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
Always nice to hear the Moodies!

I just got flashed back to my little attic room in Kent, Ohio, where I listened to this album at least 100 times.
 
And we were on the floor in Knoxville, staring at the fluorescent tape stars and planets we had glued to the ceiling listening the Moodies in a "state" :) .  We got a lot of really good rides with the Moodies-loved those concept albums!
Posted 15 years ago by SanFranGayMan    [ Reply ]
 fluffybum wrote:
i feel like doing some mime.
 

{#Lol}
Posted 15 years ago by Hairfarmer    [ Reply ]
i feel like doing some mime.
Posted 15 years ago by fluffybum    [ Reply ]
 OldFrenchie wrote:
constipation?

 
Pretension?

Posted 15 years ago by Jeremy_Cherfas    [ Reply ]
constipation?

Posted 15 years ago by OldFrenchie    [ Reply ]
Always nice to hear the Moodies!

I just got flashed back to my little attic room in Kent, Ohio, where I listened to this album at least 100 times.
Posted 15 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
suck-a-lay-tion
Posted 15 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
{#Crashcomp}
 

Try your local agricultural product (judging from your location).  It helps to enjoy the music.
Posted 15 years ago by rumplestiltskin    [ Reply ]
{#Crashcomp}


Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Did they just say ovulation?
Posted 16 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
I often felt uncomfortable—though still delighted—with the overproduced sound of the Moody Blues.  But the overproduction on this song leaves me merely uncomfortable, not delighted at all.  Oh, well...
Posted 16 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
Excellent song from an excellent album.
Posted 16 years ago by arighter2    [ Reply ]
Did they run out of words that end in "shun?"  I think that about covers it.  Dog-ear, that is too funny!  It took me a minute to get it.


Posted 16 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
 Or the American version of the mnemonic for the lines of the treble staff: Every Good Boy Does Fine.

Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
My favorite: Procrastination.
 

Posted 16 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
and don't forget . . . Alliteration
Posted 16 years ago by Dog_Ear    [ Reply ]
Great album from one of my alltime favourite groups - thanks!
Posted 16 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
Beatiful song from my alltime favorite group and the covers still blows my mind!
Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]