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Lyrics Help?
10-17-2002, 02:22 PM
Does anyone know, or know where I can find, the lyrics to Stillwater's song "Mindbender"?
Thanks!
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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01-31-2003, 09:27 AM
I could really use help finding the mindbender chords and lyrics. If you find out could you let me know.My email is stujasperma@usao.edu. thanks
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Re: help
02-03-2003, 09:56 PM
No luck yet on my end. Sorry.
-- Bob
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Re: help
02-04-2003, 10:01 PM
Interestingly enough, I just got an email with a fragment of the lyrics in it -- the very fragment I've been trying to decipher from my copy of the song. I think I can transcribe the rest without a problem...
No, it's not for DW2, Star Ranger; I was more looking for a good candidate for another mind control song. Strictly speaking, "Mindbender" probably isn't it -- it's about a guy who comes across a talking guitar in a pawnshop -- but I like the refrain, sung to a bluesy sort of tune...
"My mother was Gibson,
My father was a Fender,
That's why they call me
Mindbender..."
As for the Bangles song, no, I hadn't considered that. For anything.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
stillwater lyrics
11-22-2003, 10:28 PM
While browsing through a pawn shop /
I saw this old guitar / Its keys were bent
and rusted / Its body scratched and scarred /
Holy Moses, Would you believe that guitar
began to talk? / (Spoken softly) I swear it
did / Now It sounded like a beacon / I wasn't
stoned or drinkin' / When I heard that talking
guitar say... / My Daddy was a Gibson / My
Mama was a Fender / That's why they call me...
/ Mindbender... / Mindbender... That's what
they call me / You better believe it / it was
a mind bending thing / I said now listen guitar
/ what you trying to do? / People will think
I'm crazy / if they see me talkin to you / He
said / What's that you say? / I said you better
hold your tongue / Now it sounded like a beacon
/ I wasn't stoned or drinkin' / I swear I heard
that guitar say / My Mama was a Fender / That's
why they call me... / Mindbender... / Mindbender...
That's what they call me / You better believe
it brother / it was a mind bending thing
minbender lyrics
11-24-2003, 06:09 AM
WAY TO GO !!!! I haven't heard that song since I was in 8th grade. And I've only heard it twice. Saw the movie "Almost Famous" lastnight (23 Nov 03). Pretty good, could've been better. I missed a chance to see Stillwater and Mothers Finest back in late 70's as a child. They were playing at Jekyll Island, GA. Can't quite remember why I missed it.
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Re: minbender lyrics
11-26-2003, 08:07 AM
"Me", thank you!
-- Bob
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Hm...
11-26-2003, 08:13 AM
On the copy of the song I have, the lead sings "That's my name" instead of "That's what they call me". I can't see how the latter would scan, but it's probably just the way the arrangement goes.
-- Bob
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