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Billy Pilgrim — Get Me Out Of Here
Album: Billy Pilgrim
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Released: 1994
Length: 2:52
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People live below me up above me to the sides
Even if I wanted to I got no place good to hide
Concrete is my color and commerce it's my pride
Get me out of here
No one should live like this
Get me out of here
From the subway's steamy kiss
Take me to the country and dip me in some bliss
Get me out of here'Cause I can't live like this
Alone along the crowded streets among the circus freaks
I saw Jezebel and Claribel and they were begging mister please
You can help me too I said and gave them my T. V.
Chorus
Cause I can't live like
My hands are twitching brain is frazzled
Carryin on in fits
I can't carry on in this frenzied state I'm in
The last time that I saw you, you were wearing a disguize
And hiding from some lawyers who were buzzing gray haired flies
Dried out bloodshot eyes have you forgotten how to cry
Chorus
Cause I can't live like
Out of here
Cause I can't live like
Out of here
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This song has been one of my key tracks in the last year. I’ve been a resident of BK NYC since 1980, and one building in Park Slope BK since 1993, and I’m getting out of here.  Only too happy to go.  The scales have fallen from me eyes, like this guy:

No one should live like this

Get me out of here
From the subway's steamy kiss
Take me to the country and dip me in some bliss
Get me out of here 

'cause I can't live like this



Amazon wrote:Isn't Billy Pilgrim the name of Vonnegut's protagonist in _Slaughterhouse Five_ his awesome novel about the US's massive fire-bombing of Dresden in WWII?'
 
robca wrote:
Amazon wrote: It sure is - i love that book...

Also in the cast of characters: Kilgore Trout.  Montana Wildhack.  And Paul Lazzaro. 
I heard this song in the background and briefly thought it was Kevin Gilbert.  Oh how I miss Kevin and I'm bummed he's not on RP.
Bill Rebecca sure have a sense of humor! Take it from a native NYCer!

Ryan Adams - Welcome to New York

Everybody here wanting something more
Searching for a sound that they haven't heard before
And it said
Welcome to New York
It's been waiting for you

To >> Billy Pilgrim - Get Me Out of Here

From the subway's steamy kiss
Take me to the country and dip me in some bliss
Get me out of here' Cause I can't live like this
Alone along the crowded streets among the circus freaks
Used to see these guys at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA. Always a great show!
I live in NYC and my landlord wants me to vacate. I should adopt this as my current theme song.

Get me out of here
From the subway's steamy kiss
Take me to the country and dip me in some bliss
Get me out of here 'Cause I can't live like this
Alone along the crowded streets among the circus freaks
I saw Jezebel and Claribel and they were begging mister please
I somehow love this one!
Yes.
Get him outta here.

{#Crown}


yep... actually, i thought it was the Indigo Girls at first. not a big fan of this. madtowner11 wrote:
This sounds like a male Indigo Girl.
This song is as bad as his name-get this song outta here!
Get me Outa here
This sounds like a male Indigo Girl. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
nolands wrote:
could be worse-- you could be this guy: https://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/10/31/offbeat.mobile.toilet.reut/index.html
Don't be that guy.
His voice actually got on my nerves--but I respect his musical style.
good energy
orpheus wrote:
tell me about it. as a commuter from a city to dc this past week, the lyrics are OH SO APPROPO. tell me, all you dc commuters, do you EVER think of ANYONE besides your precious GODDAMN SELVES??!!!?? :oops: :oops: :( :(
could be worse-- you could be this guy: https://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/10/31/offbeat.mobile.toilet.reut/index.html
Originally Posted by CaptainSacto: I like this. Existential angst at it's best.
tell me about it. as a commuter from a city to dc this past week, the lyrics are OH SO APPROPO. tell me, all you dc commuters, do you EVER think of ANYONE besides your precious GODDAMN SELVES??!!!?? :oops: :oops: :( :(
Amazon wrote:
Isn't Billy Pilgrim the name of Vonnegut's protagonist in _Slaughterhouse Five_ his awesome novel about the US's massive fire-bombing of Dresden in WWII?
It sure is - i love that book...
I love these guys -- folky and rocky. Hubby calls them the Indigo Boys. They make amazing use of dynamics on their CDs and it transfers over in their concerts. I\'d love to hear more of them here. They are definately an underrated band. They also made me want to read Slaughterhouse 5. :D
Originally Posted by Amazon: Isn't Billy Pilgrim the name of Vonnegut's protagonist in _Slaughterhouse Five_ his awesome novel about the US's massive fire-bombing of Dresden in WWII? It's also about PTSD. "Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time." ;)
US and British.
Isn\'t Billy Pilgrim the name of Vonnegut\'s protagonist in _Slaughterhouse Five_ his awesome novel about the US\'s massive fire-bombing of Dresden in WWII? It\'s also about PTSD. \"Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.\" ;)
I like this. Existential angst at it\'s best.
Propulsive beat, nice harmonies, and hey, they come from my neck of the woods in Georgia.