"Guitar Hero"?

[A Needle Pulling Veins]

Here are two other mp3s of Guitar Hero. I did not record them.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5fjrna
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4e1uw9

weee thank you

[Amanda Palmer]

here you go.

I can’t get them up
I can’t get them up
I can’t get them up At all
Hey ho let go

good morning killer king you’re a star
that’s gorgeous hold it right where you are
the weathers kinda lousy today
so what oh what oh what’ll we play?

stratcaster strapped to your back
I’ts semi-automatic like dads
he taught you how to pause and reset
but that’s about as far as you get...

so what’s the use of going outside?
it's so depressing when people die in real life
I’d rather pick up right where we left
Making out to faces of death
Making out to faces of death

And i could save you baby But it isn’t worth my time
And i could make you chase me for a little price is right

It’s a hit but are you actually sure?
the targets in the crowd are a blur
people screaming just like they should
but you don't even know if you're good
you don't even know if you're good

so tie them up and feed them the sand
Ha! nigga! try hard to tell us using your hands
A pictures worth a million words
And that way nobody gets hurt
And that way nobody gets hurt

and I could save you baby but it isn’t worth my time
and I could make you chase me for a little price is right....

Woo-ah-oo
Woo-ooh-ah-oo
Woo-ah –ooh ah ohh ah oo

you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero

x marks the box in the hole in the ground that goes off at a breath
so careful don’t make a sound
x marks the box in the hole in your head that you dug for yourself
now lie in it

shut up about all of that negative shit
you wanted to make it and now that you’re in
you’re obviously not gonna to die
so why not take your chances and try....
why not take your chances and try...

do you turn this thing off
this isn’t at all like the ones back at home
you shut your eyes and flip the cassette
and that’s about the time that they hit
and that’s about the time that they hit

what the fuck is up with this shit?
It’s certainly not worth getting upset
His hands are gone and most of his head
And just when he was getting so good...
just when he was getting so good...

and I could save you baby but it isn’t worth my time
cos even if I saved you there’s a million more in line

Woo-ah-oo
Woo-ooh-ah-oo
Woo-ah –ooh ah ohh ah oo
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero







the recorded album version (which ben cut because of the orchestration), is like this:
(it was a hard, edit, i'm tellin you):

I can’t get them up
I can’t get them up
I can’t get them up At all
Hey ho let go

good morning killer king you’re a star
that’s gorgeous hold it right where you are
the weathers kinda lousy today
so what oh what oh what’ll we play?

stratcaster strapped to your back
I’ts semi-automatic like dads
he taught you how to pause and reset
but that’s about as far as you get...

so what’s the use of going outside?
it's so depressing when people die in real life
I’d rather pick up right where we left
Making out to faces of death
Making out to faces of death

And i could save you baby But it isn’t worth my time
And i could make you chase me for a little price is right

It’s a hit but are you actually sure?
the targets in the crowd are a blur
people screaming just like they should
but you don't even know if you're good
you don't even know if you're good

so tie them up and feed them the sand
Ha! nigga! try hard to tell us using your hands
A pictures worth a million words
And that way nobody gets hurt
And that way nobody gets hurt

and I could save you baby but it isn’t worth my time
and I could make you chase me for a little price is right....

Woo-ah-oo
Woo-ooh-ah-oo
Woo-ah –ooh ah ohh ah oo

you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero

x marks the box in the hole in the ground that goes off at a breath
so careful don’t make a sound
x marks the box in the hole in your head that you dug for yourself
now lie in it

shut up about all of that negative shit
you wanted to make it and now that you’re in
you’re obviously not gonna to die
you shut your eyes and flip the cassette
and that’s about the time that they hit
and that’s about the time that they hit

what the fuck is up with this shit?
It’s certainly not worth getting upset
His hands are gone and most of his head
And just when he was getting so good...
just when he was getting so good...

and I could save you baby but it isn’t worth my time
cos even if I saved you there’s a million more in line

Woo-ah-oo
Woo-ooh-ah-oo
Woo-ah –ooh ah ohh ah oo
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero
you’re my guitar hero



i'll probably play both live and see which one ends up feeling like its working better.

[zeller.press]

wow!
thank you!

I've seriously never been a fan of any musician or artist who took the time to give lyrics, meanings or even respond much.
that's awesome, for lack of a better word. 

[Jesse]

I love you so much Amanda.

What's the difference between the two sets of lyrics?

Edit: I see it now, 'why not take your chances and try?' As long as the intense part (How are you going to turn this thing off!?) is there, I'm cool. That's my favorite part of the song.

[Musings]

Difference I caught was:

this verse is missing from the recorded:


do you turn this thing off
this isn’t at all like the ones back at home
you shut your eyes and flip the cassette
and that’s about the time that they hit
and that’s about the time that they hit


That's... too bad, because I really like the desperation there.  But I'm sure the orchestration will more than make up for it.

And there are lines in the lyrics that I love more that stayed. 

Edit: Oh I see it, it's not the entire verse at all.  Tricky, Amanda, tricky.

[matt james]

Yay, official lyrics.


Why is sendspace such a bitch?   "Sorry, the free service is at full capacity."

I'm so glad this song is now sharable, it will definitely be a stand-out song for WKAP. Can't wait.

[a2z1-9]

Here are two other mp3s of Guitar Hero. I did not record them.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5fjrna
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4e1uw9

will these expire? please don't let them expire because I don't have iTunes (which I normally use, and will ONLY use) at the moment because there's not enough memory on my new computer, so if you kindly let it not expire. I'll love you like a fat kid loves cake.

ill just hack into sendspace and make them permanent.

ok, thanks yo.

[Jesse]

Here are two other mp3s of Guitar Hero. I did not record them.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5fjrna
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4e1uw9

will these expire? please don't let them expire because I don't have iTunes (which I normally use, and will ONLY use) at the moment because there's not enough memory on my new computer, so if you kindly let it not expire. I'll love you like a fat kid loves cake.

ill just hack into sendspace and make them permanent.

ok, thanks yo.

rofl, if they're not still there by the time you can download them i'll reupload. : )

[Emaline]

I completely forgot that I started this thread back in the day...

Thanks for the lyrics, Amanda!

[Goodbye-Umbrella]

ah so she does say "ha nigga!"

i didnt notice it till i was listning and my brother goes "did she just say nigger!?"
i replied im sure she said something else  opps!

[gargantuan]

itunes is shit. not the shit. just shit.

winamp for life, g.

[doritojoe89]

amanda, will this song still be called "guitar hero" on the album?

i was wondering about copyrighting problems with the actual game..

[Holmes]

i love the video amanda put up of this.

[Elphaba Thropp]

Here are two other mp3s of Guitar Hero. I did not record them.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5fjrna
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4e1uw9

I can take credit for the first one!!!
It is a riped audio from the video i took at bush hall.
It was on you tube but i was asked to take it down =(
SO yea... thats mine =)

i love the video amanda put up of this.

I second this.
Amanda looks like the star she is, in it.
And the mic drop at then end is so adorabely funny  =)

[blindeffigy]

I have a question.


What's with the "nigga" part?
I'm just wondering what use it has for the whole song.

:]

It made me smile..
So it works for me.