Posted on 07/20/2015 4:29:55 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
Philadelphia Freedom
By Elton John
I used to be a rolling stone you know
If a cause was right
I'd leave to find the answer on the road
I used to be a heart beating for someone
But the times have changed
The less I say the more my work gets done
'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag
Philadelphia freedom took me knee high to a man, yeah
Gave me a piece of mama, daddy never had
[Chorus]
Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you
Shine the light, through the eyes of the ones left behind
Shine the light, shine the light
Shine the light, won't you shine the light
Philadelphia freedom, I love-ve-ve you, yes I do
If you choose to you can live your life alone
Some people choose the city (some people the city)
Some others choose the good old family home (some others choose a good old...)
I like living easy without family ties (living easy)
Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me
Right between the eyes
'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag
Philadelphia freedom took me knee high to a man
Mmm, gave me a piece of mama, daddy never had
Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you
Shine the light, through the eyes of the ones left behind
Shine the light, shine the light
Shine the light, won't you shine the light
Philadelphia freedom, I love-ve-ve you, yes I do
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>> It exposes many of the most famous artists that we grew up listening to.
Does he provide a list of the ones who aren’t sexual sinners? Does it fit on a matchbook cover in 36 pt type?
Ah, now the name-calling starts. Real class, pal.
There’s no way to be a “pure” FReeper unless you become Amish, LOL.
“I pulled this from a lyrics website. I did not fabricate anything.”
It wasn’t my intention to personally accuse you of fabrication. Regardless, whoever transcribed these lyrics for that website is not exactly the brightest light in the harbor.
I know...it is hard to erase these because they are so much a part of our life experience. Nonetheless, these evil people have paved the way for great evil and destruction in America and the Western World...
Sorry, I’m not interested in buying a video. I just want names.
Here’s the question again: What performers are less than acceptable from a Biblical perspective?
>>There’s no way to be a “pure” FReeper unless you become Amish, LOL.
I don’t know abut that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg
You did not even read my comments and accused me of melodrama. You deserve sarcasm.
"Shut up and sing" is what I say when they spout Liberal BS.
Well, I guess you told me! How will I go on? How will I ever face the world again?
Rhetorical questions are difficult to answer.
Now, now, hissy fits are not proper for Freepers
>>I know...it is hard to erase these because they are so much a part of our life experience. Nonetheless, these evil people have paved the way for great evil and destruction in America and the Western World...
It was the glitz and glitter of Hollywood and Nashville and later Detroit and then Wall Street that turned the United States into the land of the quick and easy buck, where work is for suckers, and people spend more time figuring out how to scam others for money than working for it. That’s at every level of the economy.
Sexual sins have been around much longer than the US and will continue long after this nation is gone in a few decades. Our downfall was greed and laziness and we demanded a government that would cater to those desires.
We got it. We got the stock market we demanded—the one that sells our jobs overseas to bump up profits. We got the banks we demanded that give easy credit to all so they can have whatever they desire right now. Elton John’s homosexuality is merely a fart in a hurricane compared to the America that we demanded and got. Now the bills are coming due and the cards are maxxed out.
You’re the one throwing the hissy fit. You’re the one posting inaccurate song lyrics and claiming the song is homo, when it’s not. Yes, it’s performed by a homo, but that’s about it.
“Read the lyrics closer. They are about him learning that he loved be brought between men’s knees. And Philadelphia means “brotherly love”, but he means “Erodelphia””
Lyrics by straight singer-songwriter partner Bernie Taupin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Freedom_(song)
If somebody really, really wants to become upset over music performers and content, better check out the moves by Elvis Presley long before Elton came on the scene.
There was nothing hidden about the puritanical objections to him at the time.
By way of results; born again Elvis drugged himself to death, whereby Elton is clean and sober for a long, long time.
Elton John isn’t gay
I agree! But our society doesn’t ;-(
It isn’t rhetorical. What artists are acceptable to God and what ones are satanic?
Elvis was one of the ones who allegedly made the “faustian bargain”. They say Bernie Taupin wrote the song, however the Lyrics seem to be totally Elton. The part about rejecting family and such...
He admits to still being attracted to women.
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