Whatever You Want: The Best of Status Quo es un álbum de Status Quo, publicado en 1997. El disco incluye 41 canciones, entre ellas «Pictures of Matchstick Men», «Ice in the Sun», «Down the Dustpipe» y «In My Chair».
Listado de Canciones
Disco 1
- 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..... - In My Chair
- Paper Plane
Letra
Riding on a big white butterfly I turned my back away towards the sky I closed my eyes to look for something Saw myself as really nothing Then I realised my butterfly Wasn't really up there with me We all make mistakes, forgive me Would you like to ride my butterfly Riding on a long blue paperplane Getting seasick, sorry once again Landing strip is getting nearer Hope the foglifts, make it clearer Then I realised my paperplane Wasn't really up there with me We all make mistakes, forgive me Would you like to ride my paperplane Riding in a three grand Deutche car A to B is often very far Home is near, but such a long way Legs and heads all feel the wrong way Then I realised my Deutche car Is only there to get me somewhere Even so I really do care Would you like to ride my Deutche car - 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 - Caroline
Letra
If you want to turn me on to Now anything you really want to Turn me on to your love Sweet love If the night time is the right time Oh anytime of yours is my time We can find time for love Sweet love Come on sweet Caroline You're my sweet Caroline You know I wanna take ya I really gotta make ya Come on sweet Caroline Take my hand, together we can rock'n'roll When I'm thinking of you sleeping I'm at home alone and weeping Are you keeping your love Sweet love Do you still care when I'm not there Now do you really wish I was there Can I come there for love Sweet love Come on sweet Caroline You're my sweet Caroline You know I wanna take ya I really gotta make ya Come on sweet Caroline Take my hand, together we can rock'n'roll If you want to turn me on to Now anything you rally want to Turn me on to your love Sweet love Come on sweet Caroline You're my sweet Caroline You know I wanna take ya I really gotta make ya Come on sweet Caroline Take my hand, together we can rock'n'roll - Break the Rules
Letra
Spent a long, long evening in a low down honky-tonk bar Pulled a low down lady with a long black honky-tonk car I asked no questions, I got no lies A one off winner, I didn't want any ties And I knew it wasn't right Well, everybody has to sometimes break the rules Took me down on the highway doing too many miles an hour And by the way she motored thought we might have made the Eiffel Tower She stopped the motor by her own front door I knew she'd done it so many times before But I was off of the floor But everybody has to sometimes break the rules I woke up next morning feeling kind of up and down 'Cos I did not know if I was in or out of the town Then I saw the face from the night before My purse was empty lying there on the floor But like I told you before That, everybody has to sometimes break the rules I spend a low down evening sitting high on a honky-tonk stool And I spent my money like a low down honky-tonk fool But everybody has to sometimes break the rules Well, everybody has to sometimes break the rules Yes, everybody has to sometimes break the rules - Down Down
Letra
Get down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Get down deeper and down I want all the world to see To see you're laughing, and you're laughing at me I can take it all from you Again again again again Again again again and deeper and down Down down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Get down deeper and down I have all the ways you see To keep you guessing, stop your messing with me You'll be back to find your way Again again again again Again-gain-gain-gain deeper and down Down down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Get down Get down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Get down deeper and down I have found you out you see I know what you're doing, what you're doing to me I'll keep on and say to you Again again again again Again-gain-gain-gain deeper and down Down down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Down down deeper and down Get down - Roll over Lay Down
Letra
When I got home that night early one morning Seeing the note written in ink pinned to the door Drinking the drink cold from the fridge on the table I drank a toast you were the most the night before Roll over lay down and let me in Roll over it's a long way where I've been Roll over lay down and let me in Roll over lay down When I get home tomorrow night after this morning Show me the care you showed in the note the night before Maybe I won't take a drink from the table Reckon I'll lay me straight down on the floor Roll over lay down and let me in Roll over it's a long way where I've been Roll over lay down and let me in Roll over lay down When I get home tomorrow night after this morning Show me the day, show me the note the night before Maybe I won't take a drink from the table Reckon I'll lay me straight down on the floor Roll over lay down and let me in Roll over it's a long way where I've been Roll over lay down and let me in Roll over lay down - Rain
Letra
How can I see what I'm needing for How can I give what I gave before How can you tell me that you want me to stay How can I stay when I'm trying to say That I can't live without the rain Yes I can't live without the rain How can I feel what I'm trying to feel How can I move when I'm heel to heel You're always shouting about the doubt in my eyes But I can't answer 'cos my eyes are so dry Now I can't live without the rain Yes I can't live without the rain Now I can't live without the rain That's falling on my head Rain that's falling on my head Rain that's falling Rain that's falling Rain that's falling on my head I started thinking back to you know when I'd like to send a line but then again How can I write you when there ain't no light? I'm feeling tired tonight but that is all right Now I can't live without the rain Yes I can't live without the rain - Mystery Song
Letra
I see that look on your face I see that look on your face I see that look on your face, oh-oh-oh The boys know what you're giving, you give the boys such a lot of fun And by the way that you make a living you've got the boys all on the run S.T.'s showing, you really got me going maybe you can give me a price I wanna try it, yeah I wanna buy it, tell me would you treat me nice Oh my legs are shaking, oh my heart is breaking I'm just feeling like a boy Now I just can't slow down, gotta get in, go down Have my share of what a joy Now I've got your name and number, I like to look upon your face And now you know that I wanna take you, give me the time you can name the place Call me honey, you can take my money, baby we can make a deal I really mean it, gotta get between it, do you know the way I feel? Oh I'm feeling kinda like I've gotta find a way to make you understand Oh I know you're lying and your love I'm buying Oh I'm feeling like a man The boys know what you're giving, you give the boys such a lot of fun And by the way that you make a living you've got the boys all on the run S.T.'s showing, really got them going, you can even say the price They'll wanna try it, even wanna buy it if you really treat them nice But I'd rather take you, show that I can make you Good enough for just one man Oh I'm feeling kinda like I've gotta find a Way to make you understand - Wild Side of Life
- Rockin' All over the World
- Again and Again
Letra
Once upon a time not so very long ago There wasn't such a thing as a rock'n'roll show You had to sit at home and listen to the radio Then came a man with a rockin' guitar Found himself a beat and he played it near and far Everybody danced and sang and let the good times roll Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? He travelled round the world in a rock-n-roll band He stood there like a giant with a guitar in his hand Everybody danced and sang and let the good times roll Nobody cared about the clothes he would wear Nobody cared about the colour of his hair Everybody came to see and let the good times roll Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Now we've got the rhythm in us now we've got the rock Time didn't matter never living by the clock Everybody came to hear him playing his rock-n-roll Then came a line when the music didn't rhyme He couldn't find the rhyme 'cos he couldn't find the time But still the people came to listen to the good times roll Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? - Whatever You Want
Letra
Whatever you want Whatever you like Whatever you say You pay your money You take your choice Whatever you need Whatever you use Whatever you win Whatever you lose You're showing off You're showing out You look for trouble Turn around, give me a shout I take it all You squeeze me dry And now today You couldn't even say goodbye I could take you home On the midnight train again I could make an offer you can't refuse Whatever you want Whatever you like Whatever you say You pay your money You take your choice Whatever you need Whatever you use Whatever you win Whatever you lose You're showing off You're showing out You look for trouble Turn around, give me a shout I take it all You squeeze me dry And now today You couldn't even say goodbye I could take you home On the midnight train again I could make an offer you can't refuse Whatever you want Whatever you like Whatever you say You pay your money You take your choice Whatever you need Whatever you use Whatever you win Whatever you lose Whatever you want - Living on an Island
Letra
Easy when you're number one Everybody say you're having fun Smiling for the public eye When your body say you wanna die Living on an island Looking at another line Waiting for my friend to come And we'll get high Hugh he got a real nice place Cruxie gonna be there soon And I just want to see his face I'm getting lonely in my empty room Living on an island Working at another line Waiting for my friend to come And we'll get high Passing time away in blue skies Thinking of the smile in her eyes Easy, it's easy Living on an island Oh boy, we're having fun Living on an island Thinking 'bout the things I've done Living on an island Searching for an other line Waiting for my friend to come And we'll get high Waiting for my friend to come And we'll get high I said we're gonna get high Yeah, we're gonna get high We're gonna touch the sky sky...sky...sky...sky...sky...sky... - What You're Proposing
- Lies
Letra
I had another drink after another drink and then I tried to crawl to the door I had another smoke after another joke and then I couldn't take any more It didn't change a thing, not any single thing, when someone tried to tell me for sure I heard another voice that said I wasn't in a dream I read a word or two about everything I never knew the way that it oughta have been They never told me a thing about it I never did know a thing about it And the lies in the eyes of a thousand eyes they won't go away And the times that I tried are the times that I find they don't show today But you make me feel so good I woke up after four, still lying on the floor, and waiting to be carried away I woke up once again, a little after ten, will things be any better today It doesn't change you see, it only changes me, well someone tried to tell me I'm sure I'm gonna hear a voice and know it isn't in a dream I'm gonna read the lines and get a look between I never knew the way that it oughta have been They never told me a thing about it I never did know a thing about it And the lies in the eyes of a thousand eyes, they won't go away And the times that I tried, are the times that I find they don't show today But you make me feel so good I'm going back to school, I'm gonna check the rule, and see if I get carried away I'm going back again, I'm gonna try again, don't listen what the people might say It doesn't change a thing, not any single thing, well someone tried to tell me for sure I'm gonna hear a voice and know it isn't in a dream I'm gonna read the lines and get a look between I never knew the way that it oughta have been They never told me a thing about it I never did know a thing about it And the lies in the eyes of a thousand eyes, they won't go away And the times that I tried, are the times that I find they don't show today But you make me feel so good I'm gonna hear a voice and know it isn't in a dream I'm gonna read the lines and get a look between I never knew the way that it oughta have been They never told me a thing about it I never did know a thing about it And the lies in the eyes of a thousand eyes, they won't go away And the times that I tried, are the times that I find they don't show today And the lies in the eyes of a thousand eyes, they won't go away And the times that I tried, are the times that I find they don't show today And the lies in the eyes of a thousand eyes, they won't go away And the times that I tried, are the times that I find they don't show today And the lies in the eyes of a thousand eyes, they won't go away And the lies in the eyes of a thousand eyes, they won't go away - Don't Drive My Car
- Something About You Baby I Like
Disco 2
- Rock & Roll
- Dear John
Letra
Everybody was talkin' to me like I was a child In their words I could hear them saying it's just a matter of time Any way it's a long, long race been run Anyway it's a sad, sad song been sung Dear John goodbye she said, sometimes it's hard she said Dear John I've broken away Vanity is a hard old lady, you can't read her mind I'm a fool but I don't fool easy while you're foolin' around Anyway I can hold my own tonight I admit I was wrong and you were right Dear John goodbye she said, sometimes it's hard she said Dear John I've broken away - Ol' Rag Blues
- Mess of the Blues
- Marguerita Time
Letra
Captured my heart, captured my memory Captured a time for me, I could see A time for me was gonna be Deep in my heart, deep in my memory Deep in a part of me, heart of me Meant to be history Could it be that I'm still wondering I never knew what had happened to me I didn't think it was true That I could be just like anyone else I'll take my chance with you Picture a dream, picture a fantasy Picture the mood of me, mystery You and me, a mystery Lost in a dream, lost in a fantasy Lost in what seemed to be dreams to me Seemed to be, had to be Couldn't find no other reason I never knew what had happened to me I didn't think it was true That I could be just like anyone else I'll take my chance with you Let's have a drink, it's Marguerita time It's Marguerita time, after nine Summertime, anytime You'll still always find me wondering I never knew what had happened to me I didn't think it was true That I could be just like anyone else I'll take my chance with you - Going Down Town Tonight
Letra
I'm going down town tonight, I'm gonna find myself a dream I'm gonna dress up right, and be the best they've ever seen You can tell from their eyes, you can tell from their eyes That they're never impressed, that they're never impressed From the way they walk round, from the way they walk round They are used to the best, they are used to the best Going down town tonight, going down town tonight Going down town tonight, going down town tonight Why let them break you in with self-sophisticated praise 'Cos when the cards are low you see the smile come on their face If you speak the right words, if you speak the right words They will hear what you say, they will hear what you say They will take your attention, just take your attention And then turn away, and then turn away Just one thing before you go my ladies of the night Just one thing I have to say I've got you, and you're Confident and debonair you move between the stars Hungry for those staring eyes that fill your waking hours Going down town tonight, going down town tonight Going down town tonight, going down town tonight Going down town tonight, going down town tonight Your face is all run dry with all the echoes of the night And so I'm home alone, I wash my head and hold on tight. If you speak the right words, if you speak the right words They will hear what you say, they will hear what you say They will take your attention, just take your attention And then turn away, and then turn away - Wanderer
- Rollin' Home
- Red Sky
Letra
I was out on the highway I was out on my feet I was tired and hungry I was late for the meet. I had a red sky behind me I had the bad guys on my tail I had a hundred different reasons To keep me falling awake I had a red sky behind me With the stars coming into view And the thought that kept me going Was soon I'm gonna make it with you I had the desert on both sides now I had the lights in my eyes Of the town I remember Up ahead in the cold black sky I had a red sky behind me I had the bad guys on my tail I had a hundred different reasons To keep me falling awake I had a red sky behind me With the stars coming into view And the thought that kept me going Was soon I'm gonna make it with you Well I remember that old saying 'bout how good tomorrow will be But will I be lucky to see with a red sky's lucky for me In my dreams there is a picture of me in a big gold frame And the poeple that I've never seen are pointing at my name I had a red sky behind me I had the bad guys on my tail I had a hundred different reasons To keep me falling awake I had a red sky behind me With the stars coming into view And the thought that kept me going Was soon I'm gonna make it with you I had a red sky behind me With the stars coming into view And the thought that kept me going Was soon I'm gonna make it with you - In the Army Now
Letra
A vacation in a foreign land, Uncle Sam does the best he can You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now Now you remember what the draft man said, nothing to do all day but stay in bed You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now You'll be the hero of the neighbourhood, nobody knows that you've left for good You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now Smiling faces as you wait to land, but once you get there no-one gives a damn You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now Hand grenades flying over your head Missiles flying over your head, if you want to survive get out of bed You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now Shots ring out in the dead of night, the sergeant calls 'Stand up and fight!' You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now You've got your orders better shoot on sight, your finger's on the trigger but it don't seem right You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now Night is falling and you just can't see, is this illusion or reality? You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army, in the army now You're in the army now, oh-oo-oh you're in the army now Oh-oo-oh you're in the army, in the army now Oh-oo-oh you're in the army, in the army now Oh-oo-oh you're in the army, in the army now - Dreamin'
- Ain't Complaining
- Burning Bridges (On and off and on Again)
- Anniversary Waltz, Pt. 1: Let's Dance/Red River Rock/No Partic [Medley]
- Anniversary Waltz, Pt. 2: Rock and Roll/Lover Please/That'll B [Medley]
- I Didn't Mean It
- When You Walk in the Room
Letra
I can feel a new expression on my face I can feel a glowing sensation taking place I can hear the guitars playing lovely tunes Every time that you walk in the room I close my eyes for a second and pretend it's me you want Meanwhile I try to act so nonchalant I feel the summer's night with a magic moon Every time that you walk in the room Baby it's a dream come true Standing right alongside of you Wish I could show you how much I care But I only have the nerve to stare I can feel there's something pounding in my brain Just anytime that someone speaks your name Trumpets sound and I hear thunder boom Every time that you Every time that you Every time that you walk in the room Walk in the room Walk in the room Walk in the room - Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys, Status Quo
- Don't Stop
- All Around My Hat - Maddy Prior, Status Quo