Crimson flames tied through my ears rolling high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads using ideas as my maps
"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I, proud 'neath heated brow.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
When I was a teenager, I liked this song just for the sound of it.
Now that I'm in my thirties, I like it because I can relate to it.
Another of my favorites was "Chimes of Freedom", which I didn't discover until Bruce Springsteen released a live cover of it in '88.
And then there's always "Mr. Tambourine Man". The best Grateful Dead tune that the Dead didn't actually write.
William Shatner recorded a so-awful-it-was-funny version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" back in the late 60's/early 70's, which was the model for all those songs he performed on the Priceline commercials. I was surprised how many people weren't aware of this -- I caught the reference as soon as I heard the commercials, but everyone around me was saying "Why is Shatner trying to sing those songs? He's terrible!" Ah, but that was the point...