Sunset Strip Lyrics
Roger Waters
Lyrics
I like staying with my Uncle Dave
And I like playing with his great dane
But I don't fit
I feel alien and strange
Kinda outta range
I like riding in my Uncle's car
Down to the beach where the pretty girls all parade
And movie stars and paparazzi play
The Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face game
And I sit in the canyon with my back to the sea
There's a blood red dragon on a field of green
Calling me back
Back to the Black Hills again
(Ooh, ooh, Billy come home)
Billy is searching for his native land
Flicking through the stations with the dial in his head
Picking up (background: static)
And a male voice choir on the short wave band
Billy taps out Jim's number on the phone
Sits shaking as he waits for Jim's answering tone
Come on my friend, speak to me please
The land of my fathers is calling to me
And I sit in the canyon with my back to the sea
There's a blood red dragon on a field of green
Calling me back
Back to the Black Hills again
(Ooh, ooh) Billy come home
Come on home
He sits in the canyon with his back to the sea
Sees a blood red dragon on a field of green
He hears a male voice choir singing
Billy come home
(Billy, Billy, come home)
Come on home
"I don't like fish."
"I don't like fish."
"You are listening to KAOS here in Los Angeles."
"I don't like fish."
"Yes, we've established that.
Ah! Do you have a request?"
"Shell fish, guppy
Shrimp and crab and lobster, flounder
I hate fish, but I think most of all
I hate fresh fish like trout
I hate fresh trout
My least-hated, favourite fish would be sole
That way you don't have to see the eyes
Sole has no eyes."
"Oh no!"
"I'd like to be home with my monkey and my dog."
"Thank you."
"I'd like to be home with my monkey and my dog
I'd like to be home with my monkey and my dog
I'd like to be home with my monkey and my dog
I'd like to be home with my monkey..."
"I don't care. Shut up. Play the record."
Song & Lyrics Facts
Roger Waters' "Sunset Strip" is a song from his 1992 album, Amused to Death. The song was written by Roger Waters and co-written with Eric Clapton.
It was released on July 10th, 1992 as the fourth single from the album. The track features backing vocals from Don Henley of the Eagles and Jeff Beck on guitar. The lyrics of "Sunset Strip" tell the story of a man who is trying to make it in Hollywood, but instead finds himself stuck in an unfulfilling job at the Sunset Strip. The song reflects the struggles of life in Los Angeles and how hard it can be to make it big in Tinseltown.