Best of Status Quo es un álbum de Status Quo, publicado en 1973. El disco incluye 16 canciones, entre ellas «Pictures Of Matchstick Men», «Ice In The Sun», «Down The Dustpipe» y «Mean Girl».
Listado de Canciones
- Pictures Of Matchstick Men
Letra
When I look up to the skies I see your eyes a funny kind of yellow I rush home to bed I soak my head I see your face underneath my pillow I wake next morning tired still yawning See your face come peeking through my window Pictures of matchstick men and you Mirages of matchstick men and you All I ever see is them and you [guitar intro] Windows echo your reflection When I look in their direction gone When will this haunting stop Your face it just wont leave me a-lone Pictures of matchstick men and you Mirages of matchstick men and you All I ever see is them and you You in the sky you with this guy you make men cry you lie You in the sky you with this guy you make men cry you lie [guitar intro] Pictures of matchstick men, Pictures of matchstick... - Ice In The Sun
Letra
I'm not a little boy, I've lived alone and never loved so more But when she touches me I'm on the way, I'm underneath the floor Like ice in the sun I melt away Whenever she comes I melt away Like in in the sun I melt away I sit down in a chair and read a book as if I couldn't there But she is in a room and I must look I see her everywhere Like ice in the sun I melt away Whenever she comes I melt away Like in in the sun I melt away She opens up her eyes as if to speak She looks at me and I am weak Her eyes they seem much bigger than before I cannot think anymore Like ice in the sun I melt away Whenever she comes I melt away Like in in the sun I melt away Like ice in the sun I melt away Whenever she comes I melt away Like ice in the sun I melt away - Down The Dustpipe
Letra
Heading down the back turnpike, signposts are pointing west Fell into the lonely dustpipe, hope my pick-up can stand the test But I'm doing all right now Rolling down the dustpipe, na-na-na-na nana-na-nana-na Rolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar bill in my jeans Because there ain't no room for a kosher cowboy in a town like New Orleans But I'm doing all right now Rolling down the dustpipe, na-na-na-na nana-na-nana-na Guess I didn't make it in the city, but that's just the way that it goes 'Cos there's a lotta lunatics, crazy ghostmen, baby, don't like the shape of my nose But I'm doing all right now Rolling down the dustpipe, na-na-na-na nana-na-nana-na Rolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar bill in my jeans Because there ain't no room for a kosher cowboy in a town like New Orleans But I'm doing all right now Rolling down the dustpipe, na-na-na-na nana-na-nana-na Rolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar bill in my jeans Because there ain't no room for a kosher cowboy in a town like New Orleans But I'm doing all right now..... - Mean Girl
Letra
Now I'm a sad one, and she was a bad one A mean, mean girl I never had one as greedy as that one A mean, mean girl Mean, mean, mean, mean girl I guess she's not the kind that I was looking for Mean, mean, mean, mean girl She said I was the first but there were many more She was a big one, a met-at-a-gig once A mean, mean girl I felt a sick one, she was a quick one A mean, mean girl Mean, mean, mean, mean girl I guess she's not the kind that I was looking for Mean, mean, mean, mean girl She said I was the first but there were many more Now I'm a sad one, and she was a bad one A mean, mean girl I never had one as greedy as that one A mean, mean girl Mean, mean, mean, mean girl I guess she's not the kind that I was looking for Mean, mean, mean, mean girl She said I was the first but there were many more She was a big one, a met-at-a-gig once A mean, mean girl I felt a sick one, she was a quick one A mean, mean girl Mean, mean, mean, mean girl I guess she's not the kind that I was looking for Mean, mean, mean, mean girl She said I was the first but there were many more - Black Veils Of Melancholy
- In My Chair
- Little Miss Nothing
Letra
People all around they look at you, and I have seen them sneer But they don't realise how much I need you, so let me make it very clear That you won't have to worry just 'cos your clothes are torn Your windows they need cleaning and the weeds are growing high But Little Miss Nothing I won't pass you by You have no daddy to tell your troubles to, but don't you worry I'll share them with you We won't worry about the stormy weather, if you have troubles we'll share them together Your house is nearly falling, but I'll change all that for you Your windows they need cleaning and the weeds are growing high But Little Miss Nothing I won't pass you by Now I will clean your windows, cut the weeds from high to low I will mend your rooftops, and the taps again will flow But Little Miss Nothing I won't let you go - Are You Growing Tired Of My Love
- Is It Really Me
- Paradise Flat
- Neighbour Neighbour
Letra
You’re so unrespecting You’re interfering with my life Day and night, all the time, leave me alone Neighbour neighbour don’t you worry what goes on in my home You’re always looking for something to gossip about You run around from door to door Rollin’ your mouth about things you don’t know Neighbour neighbour don’t you worry what goes on in my home Just leave me alone Neighbour neighbour don’t worry how I treat my wife You tell everybody we fuss and fight every night, well it ain’t right You’ve got your troubles, my troubles too Something bad’s gonna happen to you Neighbour neighbour don’t worry what goes on in my home Just leave me alone Day and night, all the time, yeah Neighbour neighbour don’t worry who knocks on my front door Walking and talking and pacing all over the floor Peeping, sleeping, through the hall Keeping your big ears glued to my wall Neighbour neighbour don’t worry what goes on in my home You know it’s true You’re interfering with my life, leave me alone neighbour Leave me alone, you go your way and I’ll go mine You’re so unrespecting. - Good Thinking Batman
- Antique Angelina
- Umleitung
Letra
I don't need you mama, I just need your love I'm here for loving so take it while I'm good enough I just need your love Seems I've waited longer than I've ever done My mind is getting evil and my body's numb Woman can I come? Woman can I come to you? 'Cos I need your love Yes I need your love I don't need you mama, I just need your love I'm here for loving so take it while I'm good enough I just need your love Seems I've waited longer than I've ever done My mind is getting evil and my body's numb Woman can I come? Woman can I come to you? 'Cos I need your love Yes I need your love - Something's Going On In My Head
- Shy Fly
Letra
Come let me take you, said tiger to the fly You'll never make me, said fly, I'm rather shy I'm gonna get you, said tiger with a glare His eyes were a shining, but fly she was aware Shy fly keep on smiling, yes, keep on smiling every day Shy fly keep on smiling, gonna keep on smiling every day Shy fly keep on smiling, you're gonna keep on smiling every day Miss Fly and Tiger turn each other on But teasing and back-biting makes loving much more fun Fly gets him together, and Tiger thinks he's won But Fly, she keeps on smiling, he's not the only one Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Shy fly keep on smiling, and keep on smiling every day Shy fly keep on smiling, well you keep on smiling every day Shy fly keep on smiling, gonna keep on smiling every day Shy fly keep on smiling, gonna keep on smiling every day Shy fly keep on smiling, you're gonna keep on smiling every day Shy fly keep on smiling, gonna keep on smiling every day Shy fly keep on smiling...