Highwaymen - "Highwayman"

I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The b***ards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.

I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide.
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still.

I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and
around and around

I fly a starship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again...

Ordinarily, you'd find the unquestionable Top 10 lists placed casually at the end of an article without rhyme, reason, or explanation as to why we chose what we chose. However, I think Alon said it best on another friend's site when he explained our latest - and quite possibly, most important - Top 10 list.

--White Mike

But lets get to the heart of the matter, 80's songs. Often looked down upon, it really cannot be denied that the 80s had some of the most amazing songs ever. And so you will once again be able to sleep at night, I have made a list of the top ten best 80s songs. And without further delay...

10) "Our House" - Madness - Ok this is an easy call to make if youve heard the song.

9) "Fish Heads" - Barnes and Barnes - Well, just the insane novelty of taking a fish head to the movies gets this song on the list.

8) "Relax" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Well this was a pretty run of the mill 80s song until it was discovered that it had subconscience suggestions to kill the prime minister of Malaysia. Who knew?

7) "Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco - Get off Falco, that is enough.

6) "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats - A dance that overprotective parents would approve of, along with fiddling midgets, it is all over the 6 spot.

5) "Eye Of The Tiger" - Survivor - Boxings Matches, Football Games, The Cosby Show, this song has a hand in everything.

4) "We Built This City" - Starship - Ok you try and built a city on actual rock and roll and then try to deny this song.

3) "Princes Of The Universe" - Queen - If it wasnt enough to be backed by the Highlander, it has so many different 80s themes it is not even funny.

2) "Come on Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners - The most infectious beat ever thought of, TU-RA-LU-RA-TU-RA-LU-RAEYY.

1) "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" - John Parr - The song that defined a youth's road to success, self esteem, staying in school, and recycling.

Fill my eyes with that double vision
No disguise for that double vision
Ooh, when it gets through to me, it's always new to me
My double vision gets the best of me

Never do more than I, I really need
My mind is racing, but my body's in the lead
Tonight's the night, I'm gonna push it to the limit
I live all of my years in a single minute

Fill my eyes with that double vision
No disguise for that double vision
Ooh, when it gets through to me, it's always new to me
My double vision always seems to get the best of me, the best of me, yeah-ah

Ooh, double vision, I need my double vision
Ooh, It takes me out of my head, takin' me out of my head
Ooh, I get my double vision
Ooh, seeing double double, double vision
Ooh, oh my double vision
Ooh, double vision
Yeah-ah, I get double vision, ooh . . .

Alan wasn't just holding the fridge door open, he was holding the fridge door.

So, with the front of our refrigerator in his hands, Alan's trying to make sense of the events of the past few seconds. As calmly as I could - given the circumstances - I tried to point out the fact that he'd just ripped it off the hinges.

It was at this moment that he looked up and noticed, for the first time, what he'd done. I wondered how he'd failed to notice that, but then realized it was probably because he was busy paying attention to the shattered Prego jar on the floor. Somehow, in an attempt to replace the pizza box, he'd accidentally disturbed the Prego which then tumbled out with a silent splat. In the midst of the chaos, he ripped the fridge door off.