She's gonna blow your house down (Strange lyrics)

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bloodysunday972

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Found these on a site talking about the Salome Boot and I gotta say these are somer of the strangest lyrics Ive seen in a while

Version 1
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"Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

Tie these shoes
To get the right blues
Get sick, get hit
Be inside this
Be alone, get high
Monkey on the door
Get the city in the shoes
It's burning, come around
Say don't
Baby, can't miss her dancing
Give in
And journey on

Time is falling
God is getting to it
Get the sun in your eye
Big take, go
Get high, get rope
Won't you get you soaked
Get time in your hands
And you pick and start going

She's gonna blow your house down
She's gonna turn your head around
Need you in doubt
Yeah, she's gonna blow your house down
She's gonna turn your head around
She's gonna blow your house down

Holy smoke
Got to get go
Get the sun in the fever
God is starting night
Get hip with the switch
Get back into the soon
Got, pretty soon
Gonna take you high

She's, she's gonna blow your house down
She's gonna turn your head around
She's gonna blow your house down

Ah, ah, ah...
How does it feel
When can't keep a second low
How does feel like
When your duke is letting go
How does it feel a bridge
When you're going in the bridge
When falling in the bridge
When you're going in this bridge
When you're going in the bridge

She's gonna blow your house down
She's gonna turn your head around
She's gonna blow your house down
She's gonna blow your house down
She's gonna turn your head around
She's gonna blow your house down

Owhhh!

Got to, got to, got to, got to, got to,
Got to, got to, got to, got to, got to,
Got to, got to, got to, got to, got to,
Got to go!

She's gonna blow your house down
Take your head around
Take it for a change
She's gonna blow your house down
Take your head around
Take you down

She's gonna blow your house down
Take your head around
Gonna take you down

Go dancing
A dance there
On down and down
Hunt into your pocket, oh yeah
Pocket, bring it on"



Version 2
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"She smokes.
She got to got soaked.
The new kids say,
Wont you girl."

"Wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Better find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

You got to give so.
Get by on the booze.
Say all you gotta know.
Get rocked, and baby
Disco in a hall.
It's a generation come back,
Now that you got it.

You better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Better find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

You better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Gotta find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

Wake up, wake up, wake up!

Ah, Ah, Ah...

She's got soul.
She's blurry in the eyes.
Got which days baby.
Cut you to the eyes.
Get sick with the hip.
Get the right slip.
If you want to here she comes.
Here she comes.

Better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Better find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

She stares at me.

What does it feel like when you hear it's full of soul?
You kicking it farther, you duck your body low.
Why does it feel like you should know?
The lights in the clouds and in your eyes.
Around, ‘round, ‘round.

Better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Better find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

You better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Better find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

Oh,
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up

Sugar, sugar, sugar...

You better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Better find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

Better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Better find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

You better wake up.
Wake up dead man.
It's in the new plan.

This is my baby, so why don't you leave now!

Check it out! (Repeat several times)

Gonna reach the sky...

Better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Gotta find a new plan.
Better wake up dead man.

Better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
'Cause there's something in your hand.
Better wake up dead man.

Better wake up.
Better wake up dead man.
Before you get used to it anymore.
Better wake up dead Man.

She's gonna blow your house down.
She's gonna turn your head around.
She's gonna blow your house down.

She's gonna blow your house down.
She's gonna turn your head around.
She's gonna blow your house down.

She's gonna blow your house down.
She's gonna turn your head around.
She's gonna blow your house down.

She's gonna blow your house down.
She's gonna turn your head around.
She's gonna blow your house down
 
These are ad libs to help find melodies and what not, singers do it all the time. When writing I usually can't even make out but every 5th word when I play back the tape, most of them aren't words but just sounds. Then once you find a rhythm and melody you like then you put real words to the songs...this is why U2 had a real problem with these recordings being leaked, an artist rarely wants to expose the process that got them there, they are usually full of mistakes and things that won't make sense.
 
I love these AB/Salome outtakes. (well, what I have of them.. still waiting to find the rest of the songs on the collection..)
You get to hear how the band puts songs together and how each bit gave birth to yet many different songs, puzzle but by puzzle bit.. and even Bono's ad-libbing is quite amusing and adorable. :wink:
 
What always bugged me about this song is it could have been one of there strongest rock songs.............the comments about it morphing into All Because Of You I dont see it.....

I know it pissed the band off but Im glad these sessions got out :)
 
"Take You Down" is a jumbled mess of ideas, sounds, and melodies, that, That God got sorted into into three fantastic tracks. (The Fly, Ultraviolet, and Lady with the Spinning Head for those who aren't familiar). While it's still nice to listen to, "She's Gonna Blow your House Down" is 100 times better in it's bootleg (demo) state. It's on its way to being a coherent track, which makes it even more sad to see that they never did anything more with it.
 
I think "Heaven and Hell", "Laughing in the Face of Love", "I Feel Free" and "Morning Child" are also very excellent.

I am missing a huge amount of the outtakes.. I only have 7 of them. :-( Anyone have all of them or at least some they'd be willing to send or trade with me?
 
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