Heels in songs

[wheels]

I was listening to the radio the other day when the played Kayleigh by Marillion which features the classic line "do you remember dancing in stilettoes in the snow". I recalled that there are a number of songs that refer to shoes and heels. These are the ones I could remember; "Hey pretty lady with the high heels on " - Jacko - The way you make me feel. "Put on your high heeled sneakers" - Song of same name - artist unknown. "Your mommas waiting for you, in her high heeled shoes" - Beatles - Get Back. The Eagles did a track called "Those shoes" on The Long Run album. this features a great line "got those pretty little straps around you ankles, got those chains around my heart." Can anyone think of any more?

[Epi Cene]

The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys-by Traffic (1971) --- If you see something that looks like a star And it's shooting up out of the ground And your head is spinning from a loud guitar And you just can't escape from the sound Don't worry too much it'll happen to you We were children once playing with toys And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound Of the low spark of high-heeled boys, high-heeled boys If you had just a minute to breathe And they granted you one final wish Would you ask for something like another chance Or something similar as this Don't worry too much it'll happen to you As sure as your sorrows are joys And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound Of the low spark of high-heeled boys The percentage you're paying is too high priced While you're living beyond all you're means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams But today you just read that the man was shot dead By a gun that didn't make any noise But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest Was the low spark of high-heeled boys, high-heeled boys If I gave you everything that I owned And asked for nothing in return Would you do the same for me as I would for you Or take me for a ride And strip me of everything including my pride But spirit is something that no one destroys And the sound that disturbs you is only the sound Of the low spark of high-heeled boys The percentage you're paying is too high priced While you're living beyond all you're means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams But today you just read that the man was shot dead By a gun that didn't make any noise But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest Was the low spark of high-heeled boys, high-heeled boys ---

[Epi Cene]

The Shoes You're Wearing-by Clint Black (1997) --- The Shoes You're Wearing (Clint Black/Hayden Nicholas) We've all seen enough wrong and right To know everything's not black and white There's always something in between No matter how long or well you live You don't get anything you don't give Still no slate is clean For better or worse, anybody can Take a look around and find a better man Upright no matter how he's faring No matter what kind of shoes he's wearing The shoes he's wearing They don't make the man So many people out running around Handicapped before they hit the ground Thinking there's nowhere to go Shouldn't we all be looking for ways To keep on seeing our better days We're not chained to what we know But if your eyes are open and your mind is free There's no tellin' what a man can be Upright no matter how you're faring No matter what kind of shoes you're wearing The shoes you're wearing They don't make the man But if you can't walk through the best of times and the worst of times Find your feet still walking the line You'll never carry the load worth bearing No matter what kind of shoes you're wearing The shoes you're wearing They won't make the man The shoes you're wearing They won't make the man

[wheels]

Wow. Looks like we found a couple of anthems. Great stuff

[Stormie]

'Substitute' by The Who has a couple of lines: "You think we look pretty good together You think my shoes are made of leather But I'm a substitute for another guy I look pretty tall but my heels are high The simple things you see are all complicated I look pretty young but I'm just backdated, yeah..."

[crotchhiboots]

We can't forget "Hell on Highheels" by Motly Crue. The lyrics can be found at darklyrics.com/Motly Crue.

[Firefox]

4 W"heels" on my wagon and I'm just rolling along. 3 W"heels" on my wagon etc etc ....

[mk4625]

Brenton Wood's The Oogum Boogum Song from 1967:

It's clear that he likes to see women wearing boots.

When you wear your high-heel boots

With your hip-huggin' suit

Huh, it's alright

You're outta sight

But it takes quite something else to really get him excited.

When you wear your bell-bottom pants

I just stand there in a trance

Huh, I can't move, you're in the groove

At the end he repeats some nonsense syllables that sound like "check out the boots now".

[WickedHeelz]

Credence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door

Statue wearin' high heels

Rolling Stones - Down Home Girl

you're wearin' them citified high heels...

And one that I've always found to be a bit of an anthem to heels (though it's not specifically speaking about high heels) is Head over Heels by the Go Gos.

Head over heels

Where should I go?

Can't stop myself

Out of control

Sounds like me on one of my heel shopping excursions.

[chris100575]

"You're trying my shoes on for a change..." - Sunday Morning by No Doubt. I've seen a couple of pairs of Gwen Stefani's shoes that I'd like to try on... Chris

[wheels]

Maybe we should put together a compilation album. How about "Heels on Fire".

[Stormie]

'Are you gonna be my girl?" by Jet "Big black boots Long brown hair She's so sweet with her Get-back stare"

[Bubba136]

How about the 70's song: "I left my heels in San Francisco" by that famous Russian rockband Balenko and the Foxbats?

[highheellover]

heels are mentioned in loads of songs.

[Anita C.]

Jose Feliciano did a recording of "High Heel Sneekers" that is so fine! Anita C.

[Calv]

I've found the lyrics to Weird Al Jankovic's Truck Drivin' song with several references to high heels. It always brings a smile when it gets played on the radio.

Truck Drivin' Song

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by Al Yankovic

I'm drivin' a truck

Drivin' a big ol' truck

Pedal to the metal, hope I don't run out of luck

Rollin' down the highway until the break of dawn

Drivin' a truck with my high heels on

My diesel rig is northward bound

It's time to put that hammer down

Just watchin' as the miles go flyin' by

I'm ridin' twenty tons of steel

But it's sure hard to hold the wheel

While I'm still waiting for my nails to dry

Oh, I always gotta check my lipstick in that rear view mirror

And my pink angora sweater fits so tight

I'm jammin' gears and haulin' freight

Well, I sure hope my seams are straight

Lord, don't let my mascara run tonight

Because I'm drivin' a truck

Drivin' a big ol' truck

Smokey's on my tail and my accelerator's stuck

Got these eighteen wheels a-rollin until the break of dawn

Drivin' a truck with my high heels on

Oh, I don't mind when my crotchless panties creep right up on me

And my nipple rings don't bother me too much

But when I hit those big speed bumps

My darling little rhinestone pumps

Keep slippin' off the mother-lovin' clutch

But still I'm drivin' a truck

Drivin' a big ol' truck

Headin' down the interstate, just tryin' to make buck

Wearin' feather boas with sequins and chiffon

While I'm drivin' a truck with my high heels on

I'm drivin' a truck

Drivin' a truck

Got a load to carry and some eyebrows left to pluck

And I'm late for my appointment down at the hair salon

So I'll be drivin' a truck with my high heels on

lyrics borrowed from www.yankovic.org

[azraelle]

From the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, Overload:

This overload

I can hear your heels clicking on the sidewalk

Beating to the rhythm of my heart

Caught up to you

You're the only one I want

I follow you home every night

Just to make sure that you get there alright

Baby it's true

Can't think of anything but you

And what I need baby

Is a little bit of sympathy

CHORUS:

You got me on my knees

I burn throughout the night

And I can't live without your love

Won't you help me cure this overload

Won't you help me cure this overload

Won't yeh..........

[Steve B]

Then there's Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen: Sweet little sixteen, She's got the grown-up blues, Tight dresses and lipstick, She's sportin' high-heeled shoes, But tomorrow mornin' She'll have to change her trend, And be sewwt sixteen And back in class again

[sendra45]

"I Am, I Feel"

He said: "Angel put that purple skirt on, y'know it makes me hot"

He said: "Come on, Come on, get on, get up, look like

You're enjoying my company",

Oh and he said: "You can't change the world,

yr'another one of my fools

You were born to have my baby now.

Don't cry my precious one, coz

I ain't got no sympathy for you"

And I am, I feel, like

I wanna bite his head off

Yeah that'd be fun

Coz I sure got an appetite

I click my heels together three times

They sparked a little, but nothing happened

[Epi Cene]

Shoes-Patsy Cline Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under-Shania Twain These Boots Are Made For Walkin'-Nancy Sinatra Dancin' Shoes-Nigel Olsson

[chris100575]

"I Am, I Feel"

I click my heels together three times

They sparked a little, but nothing happened

I've noticed several references to feet and shoes in Alisha's Attic lyrics.

Chris

[PJ]

How can anyone forget the infamous crossdresser's anthem The Lumberjack Song from Monty Python?

For those of you not familiar with the song, there are three sites you can try:

for the wave format http://www.are.cistron.nl/monty/audio/lumberjack.wav

for the RealPlayer format http://www.are.cistron.nl/monty/audio/lumberjack-song.ra

for the mp3 format http://www.mwscomp.com/sounds/mp3/lumberjk.mp3

the sound files above include a one minute spoken introduction before the song starts.

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The Lumberjack Song

(solo singer) I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay,

(solo singer) I sleep all night and I work all day.

(group singing) He's a lumberjack and he's okay,

(group singing) He sleeps all night and he works all day.

(solo singer) I cut down trees, I eat my lunch,

(solo singer) I go to the lavatory.

(solo singer) On Wednesdays I go shopping

(solo singer) And have buttered scones for tea.

(group singing) He cuts down trees, he eats his lunch,

(group singing) He goes to the lavatory.

(group singing) On Wednesdays he goes shopping

(group singing) And has buttered scones for tea.

(group singing) He's a lumberjack and he's okay,

(group singing) He sleeps all night and he works all day.

(solo singer) I cut down trees, I skip and jump,

(solo singer) I like to press wild flowers.

(solo singer) I put on women's clothing,

(solo singer) And hang around in bars.

(group singing) He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps,

(group singing) He likes to press wild flowers.

(group singing) He puts on women's clothing,

(group singing) And hangs around in bars?

(group singing) He's a lumberjack and he's okay,

(group singing) He sleeps all night and he works all day.

(solo singer) I cut down trees, I wear high heels,

(solo singer) Suspendies and a bra.

(solo singer) I wish I'd been a girlie,

(solo singer) Just like my dear pappa.

(group singing) He cuts down trees, he wears high heels,

(group singing) Suspendies and a bra?

(the singing and music pauses and you hear walking sounds)

(group singing) He's a lumberjack and he's okay,

(group singing) He sleeps all night and he works all day.

(group singing) He's a lumberjack and he's OKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYY.

(group singing) He sleeps all night and he works all day.

[Steve B]

They don't even finish the song on the original TV show. The singers walk off the set when they get to, "and a bra". Interestingly, Michael Palin sings it on the TV version while Eric Idle does the honors during live performances.

[sendra45]

I am sure Debbie harry wanted a pair of pink high heels in 'I want that Man' and Prince wanted a GF to wear a pair of shoes that were so high she was scared.

[Guest]

"You're trying my shoes on for a change..." - Sunday Morning by No Doubt. I've seen a couple of pairs of Gwen Stefani's shoes that I'd like to try on...

Chris

I was gonna say this one!

[Stormie]

not shoes, but relates to parts of this site "I don't really care if you wanna dress in women's underwear There's nothing wrong with pink so you shouldn't really care what I think" [spunge] - Kiss My Face