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Title:HEAVY_METAL - Talent Round-Up DayDay
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Created:Thu May 05 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
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185.0. "Lyric Contest Entries" by HAZEL::STARR (You ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!) Thu Aug 04 1988 15:15

This is a note for entries in the lyric-writing contest.

Each reply will list the title and author of an entry. That way you can
keep up to date as to who has entered, how many times he/she has entered,
number of total entries so far, etc. 

No one will be able to reply to this note, except for myself and the
moderators. Please use note 178 for any discussion of the contest.

Remember that after the contest winners are picked, all entries will
be posted here in this note.

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185.1entry #1HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 15:5546
'1994'  October, 1987  Lyrics by Peter Cook


War for the economy,             
control of society.
Social instability, 
The end of privacy.            

No disease,              
if you please.           
Where you go,             (Very Fast)
they will know.                          
In your brain,
they will reign.
Get on your knees!

(Bridge)

It's 1994, 				
liberty thrown right out the door.     (Chorus)     
In 1994,
Freedom dead, it is no more.	
	                                   
All of nature you will hate,
or death will be your fate.       (Slow and Heavy)
Your family, they'll eliminate.
Your existance, they'll negate.

Big Brother he's the man.
If he doesn't know you, noone can.
Big Brother, he's got the rule,		(rap)
if you don't like it, die fool!

(bridge)

It's 1994, 				
liberty thrown right out the door.     (Chorus)
In 1994,
Freedom dead, it is no more.	
        			
All the hatred in your mind,
you strike to try to change mankind.
Seen with eyes you cannot see,
Forever in pain you shall be...

185.2entry #2HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 15:5842
untitled
by Jesse "Devil Dog" Hernandez  

Sung to the tune of "Metal Health", by Quiet Riot. 

---------------------------------------------------------------- 

Well I'm a right winger, commie stinger
Mama say to knock 'em through a ringer
Got no brains, they're insane
Regan tells me that they're one big pain

We'll use a lazer, and try to glaze her
then cut their throats with a straight edge razor
turn them to powder, for more power
And make our country feel a whole lot prouder

* So	Hang a red, stretch the neck below his head
	Hang a red, Kill a commie make him dead

They're frustrated, really hated
and chermobile was overrated
Well I'm a lover, and I'm a cruiser
I'm not a commie cuz I aint no loser

We got the toys, to kill those boys
Bring it on Russia, and we'll destroy you
Use the rack, break their back
We're gonna burn 'em til they're black

Hang a red, stretch the neck below his head
Hang a red, Kill 'em all until they're dead

Kill the commies cuz they're crazy
Kill 'em all & make them mad
We're gonna make our world free
bring democracy back

*

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185.3entry #3HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 15:5956
		

			******************************
			*        EVIL ANGEL          *
			*      By Jerry White        *
			*          1986              *
			******************************
			


		She enter's your dreams when silence screams,
		With the key to open your mind,
		Driven by fire she has the desire,
		Never looking behind,
		Once she was pure but now she endures,
		The shackles placed from within,
		Up from the ground temptation she found,
		Paying for original sin,

		         >> BRIDGE <<
		Pray for tomorrow, but live for today,
		No tears for your sorrow, with your soul you must pay,
		She's the one dark child that never found her way,

		         >> CHORUS <<
		Angel, evil angel,
		Angel, evil angel,

		Long ago when she was a child,
		The seed entered her heart,
		Inside her it grew and everyone knew,
		Her soul was ripping apart,
		Once was a vision, now it's submission,
		The wound never will heal,
		Time she is stealing removing the feeling,
		In a world where nothing is real,

			 >> BRIDGE <<

			 >> CHORUS <<

			 >> SEGWAY <<

			 >> LEAD <<

		As time passes by she begins to cry,
		For she knows her future is doom,
		All life will cease when you sleep with the beast,
		And you're born outside of the womb,

			 >> CHORUS <<

			 >> CHORUS with LEAD <<

			 >> E N D <<

185.4entry #4HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:0048
			*******************************
			*         THE WITNESS         *
			*        By Jerry White       *
			*           1986              *
			*******************************

		I can see you standing in the darkness,
		I can see you hiding from the light,
		Was it real was it just a vision,
		What's going on inside,

			>> BRIDGE <<
		Some things are never told,
		The secret's always locked away,
		And now the story's getting old,
		It's up to you to say, it's up to you to say,

			>> CHORUS <<
		You're the witness,
		You're the witness,

		You see your sad reflection in the mirror,
		With lines that trace the travel of your tears,
		Used to think that you could be forgiven,        
		You paid the price, there's nothing left to fear,

			>> BRIDGE <<

			>> CHORUS <<

		How can you hear through the cries,
		Do you believe all your lies,
		I can see through you disguise,
		Has temptation blinded your eyes,

			>> LEAD <<

		It's been ten long years, living in the shadows,
		Waiting for the storm to go away,
		Silence cost you more than just you're freedom,
		When you're to blame, you're the one that pays,

			>> BRIDGE <<

			>> CHORUS <<
			
			>> E N D <<
185.5entry #5HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:0059
			*****************************		
			*         DREAMIN'          *
			*       Jerry White	    *
			*          1988		    *
			*****************************
	


	I can't stop thinking, night after night, 
	Wonderin' about you,
	Loneliness is calling, out on my own,
	What can I do,
	You never said you loved me, why should I care,
	I'm chasing a rainbow,
	Two hearts are fallin', into the night,
	You ought to know,

	      -- chorus --    
	Dreamin', I'm sleepin' again,
	Believin', I hope it won't end,
	Dreamin', I waiting for you,
	   I'm only dreamin',

	
	They say time's a healer, it buries the pain,
	Leaves you defenseless,
	Turns you all around, but nothing you've found,
	Brings back your senses,
	Cool breezes blowing, remind me of you,
	It seems like you're near me,
	But breezes blow away, it's just a yesterday,
	I know it can't be,

		-- chorus --

		-- bridge --
	Why can't I wake up,  
	Why can't I see,  
	Why did it break up,
	I want to believe ... 
	
	
		-- soft intro --

	
	Troubled times behind us, well on our way,
	We've started a new life,
	Loving every morning it's a brand new day,
	It's my paradise,
	Finally found the one that I was lookin' for,
	It's passion and pleasure,
	I want you, this you should know,
	I'll love you forever ....


		-- chorus --

		-- pretty end --
185.6entry #6HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:0231
'Time to Die'  October 1986  Lyrics by Peter Cook   


Now it's time for me to die.
All my children sit and cry.
All they ask is why and,
they wish it was a lie!


All my senses disappear.
Please don't wisper in my ear,  (CHORUS)
no longer, can I hear.
All I can do now is fear.
Time to Die.

I will never get well.
I lay here in my hell.
My brain, turning to gell.
Am I alive? I cannot tell.

All my senses dissappear.
Please don't wisper in my ear,
no longer, can I hear.
All I can do now is fear.
Time to Die.

Why do they try to make me wake?
They all just think it's fake,
but my life He will take,
Take it now!

185.7entry #7HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:0224
'Armagedon' July 1988  Lyrics by Peter Cook



He has sent the angel of death,
to bring the evil one forth.
the strike of seven raises Him,
Satan is being torn.

He overtakes the slaves of hell.     
Satan's house is falling well.     
Devil's minion's cry in defeat,
His power, they will meet.
        
The holy torment the ghosts of sin.
Darkness infected, He will win.
"He rules supreme", 
I hear Satan scream.

Demons fall as Angel's thrive.
Satan's worshipers take their lives.
Haunting Hell, the angels prevail,
Life has come, Satan has failed.
        
185.8entry #8HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:1366
    			Cruisin'
    
    		by Greg Davis and Don Davis
    		Copyright 1988, Donald L. Davis
    		    All Rights Reserved
    
    	Cruisin' down the strip on a Saturday night
    	Bitches lookin' hot, but they're putting up a fight
    	I wink and smile and they give me a grin
    	I offer them a ride, but they never get in
    
    	She's lookin' mighty fine in her leather mini skirt
    	I pulled up next to her, I just wanted to flirt
    	She turned up her nose and went on her way
    	Hey, pretty baby... What did I say?
    
    		(Refrain)
    
    		Cruisin' all night
    		Driving in style
    		Looking for a lady
    		Who'll give me a smile
    
    		Cruisin' all night
    		Just making the scene
    		Bumper to bumper
    		Know what I mean
    
    	There's one now, she's as fine as can be
    	Come on pretty baby, have some pity on me
    	A guy walks up and she gives him a smile
    	Looks like I'll be cruisin' for quite a while
    
    		(Refrain)
    
    
    		Cruisin' all night
    		Driving in style
    		Looking for a lady
    		Who'll give me a smile
    
    		Cruisin' all night
    		Just making the scene
    		Bumper to bumper
    		Know what I mean

    	Rinnin' low on gas and the night's wearing thin
    	The only ones left are fat chicks and men
    	But I can't give up and go home alone
    	Quitting is for losers, and I can't sleep alone
    
    	So I'll make one more pass down that empty street
    	There's no one left now but the cop on the beat
    	It's so easy for women and tough for men
    	Cruisin's a bitch!  You never can win.
    
    		Cruisin' all night
    		Driving in style
    		Lookin' for a lady
    		Who'll give me a smile
    
    		Cruisin' all night
		Just lookin' for some sin
    		Cruisin's a bitch
    		You never can win!
    
185.9entry #9HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:1454
                                I'm Outta Here
                                --------------


What happened to us anyways?
The first few months were good days.
Things went sour, problems arose -
we ran into a 'love overdose'.

You never came home - always out,
seeing other guys, I haven't a doubt.
I stayed faithful, hoping you'd change -
your actions were peculiarly strange.

(chorus):

I'm sick of this, I've had enough -
can't take all that childish stuff.
If I hold out, you won't disappear, so -
(pause)
Screw this - I'm outta here!!

You'll never improve, that much is true -
no matter what you try to do.
I've accepted this, and realize
that you want me AND other guys.

(chorus):

Maybe I'll thank you in years to come -
I might be naive, but not dumb.
Your infidelity is my biggest fear, so -
(pause)
Screw this, I'm outta here!!

(instrumental solo)

(chorus):

I can't live with an unfaithful wife -
I wanna lead a happy life.
You've got my anger in high gear, so -
(pause)
Screw this, I'm outta here!!

I know it won't last for even a year, so -
Screw this, I'm outta here!!

You're not even worth shedding a tear, so -
Screw this, I'm outta heeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrre!!

                                                       Shawn GTI
                                                        8/19/88
185.10entry #10HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:1553
                                 In Your Face
                                 ------------


                Why do you always have to tell me what to do?
                I don't need guidance and surely don't need you.
                Why can't I listen to the music that I like?
                If you're not impressed then take a hike!

                Music is an expression of the inner mind -
                try it sometime - never know what you'll find.
                My taste in music doesn't affect you a bit -
                but you persist, just to pick a nit.

                (chorus):

                What the f*ck's your problem, are you on the rag?
                You're starting to sound like an old hag.
                Pretty soon I'm gonna put you in your place -
                and stuff some Metal in your face!!
            
                Our history's full of complainers galore,
                and the future promises nothing but more.
                When will you learn to live your own life?
                If I wanna be bossed I'll find a wife!
            
                (chorus):
            
                What's up your ass, must be be something painful -
                the look on your face is very strainful.
                Pretty soon I'm gonna put you in your place -
                and stuff some Metal in your face!!
            
                (Solo)
            
                (Chorus):
            
                Many came before us, still more on the way -
                if you hate this, you'd better not stay.
                'Coz for you it'll be a losing race ...
                when we stuff our Metal in your face!!

                (Chorus):
            
                Here we come, mighty Tipper and friends -
                when we're done with you you'll need some mends.
                For in the end you'll fall in disgrace -
                with shards of Metal in your face!!
            
                                                          Shawn L.
                                                          8/22/88
            
185.11entry #11HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:1627
			Runnin into the night
			---------------------
Let me take you away from here.
To a place where you won't have to fear.
The rage of progress the scream of machines.
The place of beauty I see in your dreams.

You and me we can leave today.
Break all the bonds that bar the way.
Escape our captors, evade the rest.
We can do it, we'll pass the test.
	
We must get away, far far away.
Turn this dark night into our day.
Life will be safe if we get out of this mess
if we get caught, it's our love we'll confess.


-FILL-

We may get caught, but never will we give in.
Our love is eternal there is no sin.
Love conquers all, so we can't lose
Turn on the power, we are the fuse.


185.12entry #12HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:1724
			         Galilee

Through a window I stare to glory.
Father tells the truth, my eyes are fantasy.
From a shadow, a voice keeps haunting me... 
come and sail away to Galilee.

Long ago on a place we dream of,
guarded by the sharpened edge of reality. 
Tales of glory, orchestral visions.
Oh to leave this world and cross the sea...
oh what treasures lie in Galilee?

But I can't see tomorrow.
Tales beyond my window's smoke,
they light a truth I've never known in Galilee, Galilee
I wait for the sun to shine, hoping for a ray of hope.
I'm looking for that pot of gold at the end in Galilee.

(Solo and bridge)

See the light that is shining from the corners of my mind
if you dare, I will share, my Galilee.
185.13entry #13HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:1936
			Stay With Me Tonight

Christine dances down the rainy street.
Black lace, momma's gotta walk her beat.
A child, virgin to his mother's ways.
God bless, this dirty life shall he be saved.

Summertime, a unknown face from thousand dollar days.
Crimes of passion till the sun's early light,
while a young voice in her head scream's on through the night...

Stay with me tonight, the years are passing by tonight for you.
It's you I need to feel, the tears I'm crying real tonight.

She wakes, knowing its the story's end.
Set free, reality's her only friend.
Turn one more trick, heart is busting at the seams.
No hope, escape once more to twilight's dreams.

Summertime's an unknown face from thousand dollar days.
Crimes of passion till the sun's early light,
while the young voice in her head screams on through the night...

Stay with me tonight, the years are passing by tonight for you.
It's you I need to feel, the tears I'm crying real tonight.

(Solo)

Oh so tired, so much going through her head...
never knowing when she's going home.
Crimes of passion till the sun's early light,
it's a thousand dollar day!

Stay with me tonight, the years are passing by tonight for you.
It's you I need to feel, the tears I'm crying real tonight.
185.14entry #14HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2032
       	 'Don't Panic'   by Mike Butkus


	 The shadows move
	 The winds do blow
	 The darkness crawls
	 From down below
	
	 The sweat on your brow
	 Is an invitation 
	 To the eyes in the forest
	 It's imagination

 Bridge: Your mind will reel
	 And the body will rock
	 At the sound you feel
	 The legs do lock

 Chorus: Don't panic
	 It kills Reaction
	 Don't panic 
	 There's no satisfaction

	 You feel your blood
	 You feel your heart
	 The pulse Quickens 
	 That's just a start

 Bridge:

 Chorus:
185.15entry #15HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2142
Lets Hear it !

	By Jeff Cooper  


They fought for our country
Against Ho-Chi-Minh.
The only reward that some got for it
was a body bag.
So we salute you, our warriors
for giving life and limb.

(Chorus)
So lets hear it for our veterans.
They did it all for you !
Some gave their lives, for the destiny
Of me and you.
So stand up and say to them
We love you too.


Could be and island like Granada,
Or a place like Lebanon.
When their to fight for our country,
It's what their gonna do.
They fight and die for freedom,
and the red, white and blue.

(Lead - 2 guitar Harmony)

They might be few and proud, or Navy blue. 
It's only what they do.
But listen to me friends, What would you do, 
if they call on you ?
I'd say you'd go and train, fight for them.
They did it once for you.
(Chorus)


Copyright - 1988, Jeff Cooper and Noizy Boize Productions, Inc.

185.16entry #16HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2235
185.17entry #17HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2433

                                  Wizard of...
 
                              She rode thru the dark
                              On her horse of black
                            There were senses of evil
			   There was no turning back
                          There came a light of wonder
 			     Then we could not see
                               She was the wizard
                               For you and for me
    
    
                                    (Chorus)
    
                               She was the wizard
                              Wizard of our dreams
                               She was the wizard
                               For you and for me.
    
                            Lookin thru the darkness
                              She came riding thru
                           Without turning back on us
                             Our wish will come true
                            In a spare of the moment
                             Her eyes lit with fire
                             We thought with wonder
                             We thought with desire
    
                                    (Chorus)
    
Written By Jeff Cooper - Copyright 1988 by 2EZ and Noizy Boize Prod., Inc. 
185.18entry #18HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2547
                                   'The Tears'


                             I saw them last night
                              In the combat zone
                         They live out in the streets
                            Sometimes when I think
                            Of those kids at night
                           Alone and in the streets
                               I tremble inside
                             Fearing the for them
                   Because they have no shoes on their feet


                                   (Chorus)

                                Well the tears
                              They fall for them
                                 But the tears
                             They fall for freedom

                             We contribute to this
                              and we give to that
                       Not knowing where the money goes
                            For the kids are still
                            In the streets at night
                         And the money is in the wind
                               Can we wipe away
                             Those tears of fright
                        For the children of the streets

                                   (Chorus)
                                    (Lead)
                                   (Chorus)

                             Some kids have grown
                           With their names unknown
                            and still are all alone
                           while the new kids enter
                                The combat zone
                          they get pulled further in
                              They soon find out
                             that there is no way
                        for them to ever get back home


Written by Jeff Cooper - Copyright 1987 by 2EZ and Noizy Boize Prod., Inc.
185.19entry #19HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2638
                               'Could It Ever Be'

					
                          When ever I think about you
                          I wonder what it'd be like
                        To spend my whole life with you
                           And never see anyone else
                          I wonder 'bout the distance
                         I wonder if it ever could be


                                   (Chorus)


                  Could it ever be, like we dream of, oh yeah
               Could it ever be, I wish it could, oh sweetheart


                        I think about you all day long
                              I wonder if you do
                      The stars are in the right position
                       To forecast what we'd love to do
                           You told me on the phone
                          That you really did love me

                                 (Chorus/Lead)

                        Now the years have all gone by
                         And we have both gone our way
                           We think about each other
                           And what could have been
                             But now I know better
                        Than to think of us as friends

                            (Chorus twice and fade)

Written by Jeff Cooper - Copyright 1987 by 2EZ and Noizy Boize Prod., Inc.
185.20entry #20HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2633
                               'Little Teaser Bitch'


                       So you think your something special
                           Riding on your white horse
           	    You think that life is just a big game
                  But in the end you'll have no one to blame
    
                                    (Chorus)
    
                                You little teaser
                               You play with minds
                                You little teaser
                                Your lost in time
                       
    
 
                      Well, every day keeps getting longer
                       The night time is when you explore
                        You think your life is so bigtime
                        But at times your not really sure
    
                                    (Chorus)
  
                       You think you know all the answers
                        Some of your friends may believe
                          That you are somekind of hero
                    But your thoughts I just cannot conceive
    
                           (Chorus - Lead after four)

Written by Jeff Cooper - Copyright 1987, 2EZ and Noizy Boize Prod., Inc
185.21entry #21HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2731
'Fear' Lyrics by Peter Cook  25-feb-88


I stalk the humans of your hometown.
I always know when fear is around.
So silent, you won't hear a sound.
You won't hear me, I'm part of the ground.

Fear is flowing, I can feel the chill.
It's time for me to get my fill.
One look and I will break your will.
Yes, it's time for me to kill.

I walk the paths of time and space.
I watch and laugh at the human race.
I feed on fear, see it in your face.

You're afraid, I smell it in the air.
Suddenly I grab you by the hair,
Screaming with fear, oh what a feast.
Now I'm controlled by the beast.

Before you die you can guess my name,
Everyone knows my claim to fame.
Fear is something that will never be tame,
I'm Jack the Ripper, and I feel no shame because,

I walk the paths of time and space.
I watch and laugh at the human race.
I feed on fear, see it in your face.

185.22entry #22HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2836
	'Love' 		Lyrics by Peter Cook   		August, 1988



	I am ready to leave my steady.
	Gonna pick up the phone and call Freddie.
	I'll be seeing you in your dreams.
	Sanity's back or so it seems.

	You lacked stability.
	Responsibility!
	Freedom's back!
	It's here to stay!
	I'm not gonna live my life that way!

	Love, an emotion not for me.	
	Pain and hurt is all I see.
	I'll never fall in love again,
	That's the way it's gonna be!

	Time to jam with the boys.
	More time to make some noise.
	Next time you want to be,
	with me, pay the fee!

	Love, an emotion not for me.
	Pain and hurt is all I see.
	I'll never fall in love again,
	That's the way it's gonna be!

	Go ahead, make me cry.
	I'll go ahead and make you die.
	Emotions are something not for me,
	only a weakness for all to see.
			
185.23entry #23HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2923
'Crooked Edge'  November 1987  Lyrics by Peter Cook

We're a crooked edge,
not a veg.
We do anything,
and do the job.        (Fast)
We do anything,
and surpass the mob.

Crooked edge!   (Very fast)
Crooked edge!

Hands of lightning,
brain of steel.
Our ability is frightning,
our senses reel.
We laugh at statistics,    (Fast)
straight edge can kneel.

Crooked edge!   (Very fast)
Crooked edge!

185.24entry #24HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:2956
                               Bad, Better, Good
                               -----------------

    I keep hearin' voices inside my head,
    during the day or when I'm in bed.
    Where are they coming from?  Who could they be?
    Why the hell are they pestering me?        

    It could be memories of a past love,
    or maybe a request to 'Repent!' from above.
    But I've been good, trying to improve -
    desperately attempting to exit this groove.

    >It's an uphill battle, tough to win -
    >but I'll make my life void of sin.
    >Alot harder to do than you think it would,
    >but I'm going from bad to better to good.

    I keep hearing "stop it!" and "Cut that out!"
    but of their meaning I have my doubts.
    It doesn't seem to refer to me,
    'coz I'm as good as a guy can be.

    >How can I show them that I've changed,
    >and that I'm no longer considered deranged?
    >Alot harder to do than you think it would,
    >but I'm going from bad to better to good.

    (Bass guitar lead-in for guitar solo, and then guitar solo)

    The hold on me's relaxing, I'm breaking away -
    the voices have been gone for a week and a day.
    I have confidence that they're entirely gone,
    and that my life as a puppet is finally done.

    >Starting over will be fairly hard -
    >I got a mind full 'o memories to discard.
    >Alot harder to do than you think it would,
    >but I'm going from bad to better to good.

    (Fade - guitar solo continues)

    >I'd erase the slate if I thought I could,
    >but I'm going from bad to better to good.

    >I can't change instantly, although I should -
    >but I'm going from bad to better to good.

    Bad, better, good ... bad, better, good ...
    Bad, better, good ... bad, better, good


                                                       Shawn Labounty
                                                           9/7/88

185.25entry #25HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:3148
                      It Was Meant for Me to Be with You
                      ----------------------------------

                     by Tracy Gonzales and Shawn Labounty



    Every day I come home and you're there for me,
    I don't know how much luckier I could be.
    To see that smile at the end of the day
    Makes all life's troubles seem so far away.

    Your loving touch upon my face,
    A gentle kiss, a warm embrace.
    It's things like this that prove we're right,
    and our love will reach an incredible height.

      Never thought I'd see the day
      when someone like you could make me say ...
   
    >Now my life is almost complete,
    >for a couple like us can't be beat.
    >If we were to part, don't know what I'd do -
    >'Coz it was meant for me to be with you.

    Two of a kind - a matched set,
    haven't seen anything better yet.
    It all seems to good to be true -
    How on earth did I ever find you?

    >Now my life is almost complete,
    >for a couple like us can't be beat.
    >If we were to part, don't know what I'd do -
    >'Coz it was meant for me to be with you.

    Promise me you'll be here til the end
    If my heart were to break, it would never mend.
    And then when that happens, where would we be?
    It takes 2 people to make a 'we'.

    >Now my life is almost complete
    >for a couple like us can't be beat.
    >If we were to part, don't know what I'd do -
    >'Coz it was meant for me to be with you.

    >If we were to part, don't know what I'd do -
    >'Coz it was meant for me to be with you.

185.26entry #26HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:3155
                                No Autographs!!
                                ---------------

		I know you love me, can tell right away -
		the way you hound me day after day.
		It's not that I don't like your company,
		But to tell you the truth, you're bugging me.

		Why can't you admire me from afar -
		or is this the way you treat every star?
		I need some privacy, believe it or not -
		and people like you don't allow me alot.

		Chorus:

			Over and over, things stay the same -
			as soon as people know your name.
			When I ask this favor I get sarcastic laughs:
			Oh, pretty please - NO AUTOGRAPHS!!

		After concerts I gotta hide my face,
		'coz fans chase me all over the place.
		Going to my shows is like seeing The Who -
		people get trampled and what can they do?

		Chorus:

			Over and over, things stay the same -
			as soon as people know your name.
			When I ask this favor I get sarcastic laughs:
			Oh, pretty please - NO AUTOGRAPHS!!

		Bridge:

			I wish I could fade away, into obscurity -
			sometimes 'commonplace' is what I wanna be.
			But then I remember that I drive a brand new 'vette ...
                        and think to myself, "It's not too bad ... yet."

		Chorus:

			Maybe it's worth it for a little while,
			having fame instead of a quiet lifestyle.
			But when I ask this favor I STILL get some laughs:
			oh, pretty please - NO AUTOGRAPHS!!

	(Repeat "Oh, pretty please - no autographs" a number of times)


                                                       Shawn Labounty
                                                           9/8/88

    P.S.  Thanks to Pete Cook for the title.  8^)

185.27entry #27HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:3586
                         untitled
                         --------
                         by Tracy Redick
 

                         i know u think
                           that life's just a bitch
                             & that ur doin' alright

                         but have u stopped 
                           2 take a listen
                             2 the silence in the nite?

                         where r ur dreams
                           that u once dreamt
                             of lovin' & livin' high?

                         well, alright u'r livin!
                           but take a look-see
                             cuz lovin' has done passed u by



                         **  chorus  **

                         open ur i's boy
                           before it's 2 late
                             cuz i'm gonna make u a man
 
                         don't think i'm foolin'
                           cuz i'm a serious kinda woman
                             so come on now & take my hand


                         let me show u my dreams
                           drift away w/ me
                             i promise 2 make it alright

                         when the morning comes
                           u'll c what i mean
                             & then we'll make it a nite

                         we'll b dreamin' our lives
                           & lovin' ourselves
                             & that's what i call really high

                         i can bring u there boy
                           i can make it come true
                             trust me, don't pass me on by


                         **   chorus  **

                         open ur i's boy
                           before it's 2 late
                             cuz i'm gonna make u a man

                         don't think i'm foolin'
                           cuz i'm a serious kinda woman
                             so come on now & take my hand

                         cuz i'm gonna make u a man
    
                         cuz i'm gonna make u a man

                         cuz i'm gonna make u a man

   
                         u know i can, babe
                         u know i can
                         let me show u...
    
                         make u...

                         make u a man
                         i know i can
                         take my hand now...

                         my hand...

                         boy...

                         man...



185.28not entry #28HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 16:3871
[This entry came in too late to be included in the contest, but I thought
 I would post it for your reading pleasure. Feedback from the judges who
 already read this, indicate that it would have been ranked very highly,
 had it been entered on time. - cat]


                        STEAL THE NIGHT
                       _________________
                        by Mike Collins


          The lady of the lake is the mistress of the wizard.
          She says that our time is at hand.
          An evil maiden who cannot see the daylight,
          The moon rises upon her command.

          Beware the shadows in the valley of the living.
          They rise and block out the sun.
          The lady's face appears from under water.
          Her eyes shine, you turn and run.

             All we need is light.
             A light in the night.
             Make it bright.
             Restore our sight.
             Oh we need the sun.
             And with the sun
             She will become - 
             Become undone.
             And we will have won
             When we steal the night.

                Oh steal it, steal it
                Steal the night.
                Steal it, steal it,
                Allright.

          The wind howls and she is one with nature.         
          Look around - She's everywhere.
          Frozen, in a state of mass confusion
          You find you're trapped by her stare.

             All we need is time.
             So give us a sign,
             Because in your mind
             You will find
             The feeling will remain.
             It stays the same.
             Feel the pain.
             It's just a game.
             Her kingdom we will reign
             When we steal the night.

                Oh steal it, steal it
                Steal the night.
                Steal it, steal it,
                Make it right.

           Suddenly the sun is black.
           Phantom figures now attack.
           You see the new moon on the rise.
           The terror builds inside your eyes.
           Where is the light?

           The moon turns black and the sky's on fire.
           You hear the chants of Satan's choir.
           The wind howls through the leafless trees.
           You fall in terror to your knees.
           Where is the light?
           Oh! Steal the night.

185.29HAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 20:1315
First, let me explain the scores. We had six judges altogether, each of
whom scored the entries on a scale of 1-10. That means the maximum score
of any entry would be 60. I then dropped the lowest score of each entry,
in order to create a slight curve (ya know, like in high school on math
when everyone would hve flunked if it wasn't for the curve?). Anyways,
so that means the maximum score on any entry is 50. So all the scores
are based on that number.

Second, let me thank all the judges for taking the time, the entrants 
for their response (and the incredible high quality of entries!), and
the moderators for not deleting my notes. 8^)

Congratulations to the winners, and to all entrants!

cat
185.30The WinnersHAZEL::STARRYou ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fine!Tue Sep 27 1988 20:2230
Fifth Place
-----------
Entry #5          "Dreamin'"       Jerry White          42.8 of 50


Third Place (Tie)
------------
Entry #26         "No Autographs"  Shawn Labounty       43.4 of 50


Third Place (Tie)
-----------
Entry #8          "Cruisin'"       Greg Davis           43.4 of 50


Second Place
------------
Entry #3          "Evil Angel"     Jerry White          43.5 of 50


and <drum roll please>



                            FIRST PLACE!!!
                            --------------              
                              Entry #25         
                  "It Was Meant For Me To Be With You"
                   Tracy Gonzales and Shawn LaBounty
                              44.6 of 50