Songs about playing a musical instrument

[LuvOrlando]

 

[LuvOrlando]

 

[mmouse37]

How Do You Like Me Now?!
Toby Keith
Yeah, I was always the crazy one broke into the stadium
And I wrote your number on the 50 yard line
You were always the perfect one and a valedictorian
So under your number I wrote "Call for a good time"
I only wanted to get your attention
But you over looked me somehow
Besides you had too many boyfriends to mention
And I played my guitar too loud
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Now that I'm on my way
Do you still think I'm crazy
Standing here today?
I couldn't make you love me
But I always dreamed about livin' in your radio
How do you like me now?
When I took off to Tennessee
I heard that you made fun of me
Never imagined I'd make it this far
Then you married into the money girl
Ain't it a cruel and funny world?
He took your dreams, and he tore them apart
He never comes home, and you're always alone
And your kids hear you cry down the hall
Alarm clock starts ringin' who could that be singin'
It's me baby, with your wake up call
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Now that I'm on my way
Do you still think I'm crazy
Standing here today?
I couldn't make you love me
But I always dreamed about living in your radio
How do like me now? Yeah
How do you like me now?
Now that I'm on my way
Do you still think I'm crazy
Standing here today?
I couldn't make you love me
But I always dreamed about living in your radio
How do you like me now?
Tell me, baby
I will preach on

 

[mmouse37]

Piano Man
Billy Joel
It's nine o'clock on a saturday
Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
He says son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes
La-la-la de-de da
La-la de-de da da-da
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone
Sing us the song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
It's a pretty good crowd for a saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man what are you doin' here?"
Oh, la-la-la de-de da
La-la de-de da da-da
Sing us the song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright

 

[lovesmurfs]

Another Billy Joel: Christie Lee

Let me tell you a story
About a woman and a man
Maybe you will find familiar
Maybe you won't understand
The man's name I don't remember
He was always Joe to me
But I can't forget the woman
She was always Christie Lee
He was working in a night club
That's where he played the saxophone
He used to fake to stock arrangements
He left the customers alone
But one night before the last song
About a quarter after three
He saw her standing at the coat check
And made his move on Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie Lee
She was a nice piece of music
She had a rhythm all her own
He blew a solo like a blind man
She really dug his saxophone
She wanted more than just an encore
And he could play in every key
He left the stage and packed his alto
And he took it home with Christie Lee
Oh I heard the man knew "the Bird" like the bible
You know the man could blow an educated axe
He couldn't see that Christie Lee was a woman
Who didn't need another lover
All she wanted was the sax
It took a while for him to notice
It took a while for him to see
He was never in control here
It was always Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie Lee
Oh the man took a calculated gamble
Yes the man had the power to perform
But Christie Lee was more than he knew how to handle
She didn't need him as a man
All she wanted was the horn
They say that Joe became a wino
They say he always drinks alone
They say he stumbles like a blind man
They say he sold his saxophone
Even the band must face the music
That's what the moral is to me
The only time you hit the high note
Is when you play for Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie Lee

 

[SarahM1987]

Alan Jackson - Chasing That Neon Rainbow

Cause all I've ever wanted, is to pick this guitar and sing

 

[PollyannaMom]

The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band

When he came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot…

 

[Pea-n-Me]

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol' fiddle

 

[brittlh]

Miranda Lambert- Little Red Wagon
And I play guitar, and I go on the road

 

[Pea-n-Me]

 

[AppleDumpling]

Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who

Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray...
We don't get fooled again

 

[AppleDumpling]

Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
(Written by Bob Dylan)

 

[Dan Murphy]

Johnny B. Goode--Chuck Berry with Springsteen and E Street

Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar just like a-ringin' a bell

Early Beatles

 

[Dan Murphy]

Lucille--BB King

The sound that you're listening to
Is from my guitar that's named Lucille
I'm very crazy about Lucille
Lucille took me from the plantation
Oh you might say
Brought me fame
I don't think I could just talk enough about Lucille

 

[Dan Murphy]

Run Rudolph Run--Chuck Berry

Said Santa to a boy child, "What have you been longin' for?"
"All I want for Christmas is a rock 'n' roll 'lectric guitar"
And then away went Rudolph whizzin' like a shootin' star

 

[Dan Murphy]

Walking In Memphis--Marc Cohn

Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
She said
"Tell me are you a Christian child?"
And I said "Ma'am, I am tonight"

 

[JLong06]

“Just get you a guitar and learn how to play. Cut up some jeans, come up with a name. When you’re living in a world that you don’t understand: find a few good buddies and start a band”

 

[Sinder]

 

[Sinder]