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Dafydd Wynne-Evans · 04-24-2002, 09:00 PM

I was cleaning up my system and came across these (I think) song lyrics, can you name the author?

Suburban sun is slowly dying
Suburban moon it never lives
The wife just nods when you get home now
You stay together for the kids

Six o'clock you watch the headlines
By half-past ten your eyes are glued
You spent the daylight making deadlines
Tonight the TV's making you

You may watch the world in color
In the corner, burning bright
You may watch the world in color
But you dream in black and white.

Shadows flicker across your face now
The image sinks inside your brain
With just a few more magic dollars
You could make yourself a name

Sporty cars surround your castle
With a roof antenna reaching to the sky
A commercial message for the good life
It's just a simulated lie

You may watch the world in color
Your only friend when times are tight
You may watch the world in color
But you dream in black and white.

...I can't, but thought I'd share anyway.

elSicomoro · 04-24-2002, 09:15 PM

The song is "Dream in Black & White" by Steve Taylor.

Dafydd Wynne-Evans · 04-25-2002, 07:56 AM

Wow that was quick.

Thanks, Syc, now I can remember where I got this. A friend who listens to Steve Taylor sent me an email with the lyrics... now I'll hafta get the song somewhere.

Couldn't find many references to Steve Taylor, the ones I did find didn't list that song anywhere... except BMG who sells a double-cd set with that song.

Do you know, is Steve Taylor worth listening to? The cds are a little expensive (I'd hafta join BMG to get them anyway) for just one song.

elSicomoro · 04-25-2002, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Dafydd Wynne-Evans
Couldn't find many references to Steve Taylor, the ones I did find didn't list that song anywhere... except BMG who sells a double-cd set with that song.

It was kind of cool how I found it. I went to Google and inserted the line "Suburban moon it never lives" in the search field.

Quote:

Do you know, is Steve Taylor worth listening to? The cds are a little expensive (I'd hafta join BMG to get them anyway) for just one song.

I've never heard him, but I've heard OF him. He straddles the punk and Christian lines apparently.

You may want to try one of the Christian music newsgroups. I'm sure someone there would know of a site that has mp3's of his work.

04-24-2002, 09:00 PM	#1
Dafydd Wynne-Evans Cakeman D Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Posts: 19	Unattributed text I was cleaning up my system and came across these (I think) song lyrics, can you name the author? Suburban sun is slowly dying Suburban moon it never lives The wife just nods when you get home now You stay together for the kids Six o'clock you watch the headlines By half-past ten your eyes are glued You spent the daylight making deadlines Tonight the TV's making you You may watch the world in color In the corner, burning bright You may watch the world in color But you dream in black and white. Shadows flicker across your face now The image sinks inside your brain With just a few more magic dollars You could make yourself a name Sporty cars surround your castle With a roof antenna reaching to the sky A commercial message for the good life It's just a simulated lie You may watch the world in color Your only friend when times are tight You may watch the world in color But you dream in black and white. ...I can't, but thought I'd share anyway. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ dwbrant@REMOVETHISGARBAGEusa.net ------------------------------------------------------------ Action is transitory,—a step, a blow; The motion of a muscle, this way or that -- William Wordsworth

04-25-2002, 07:56 AM	#3
Dafydd Wynne-Evans Cakeman D Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Posts: 19	Wow that was quick. Thanks, Syc, now I can remember where I got this. A friend who listens to Steve Taylor sent me an email with the lyrics... now I'll hafta get the song somewhere. Couldn't find many references to Steve Taylor, the ones I did find didn't list that song anywhere... except BMG who sells a double-cd set with that song. Do you know, is Steve Taylor worth listening to? The cds are a little expensive (I'd hafta join BMG to get them anyway) for just one song. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ dwbrant@REMOVETHISGARBAGEusa.net ------------------------------------------------------------ Action is transitory,—a step, a blow; The motion of a muscle, this way or that -- William Wordsworth

04-24-2002, 09:15 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	The song is "Dream in Black & White" by Steve Taylor.

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