Todd Rundgren - The Want Of A Nail (Lyrics Below) (HQ)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
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    LYRICS:
    I've been wrong
    I had plans so big
    But the devil's in the details
    I left out one thing
    No one to love me
    No one to love me
    No one to love
    For the want of a nail, the world was lost
    For the want of a nail, the world was lost
    For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost
    For the want of a shoe, the horse was lost
    For the want of a horse, the rider was lost
    For the want of a rider, the message was lost
    For the want of a rider, the message was lost
    For the want of a message, the battle was lost
    For the want of a battle, the war was lost
    For the want of a war, the kingdom was lost
    (Such a tiny thing)
    You're askin'
    What's all this talk about horses and war?
    Put yourself in the place of the man at the forge
    And day after day you live a life without love
    'Til the morning you can't take it anymore
    And you don't get up
    Multiply it a billion times
    Spread it all 'round the world
    Put the curse of loneliness on every boy and every girl
    Until everybody's kicking, everybody's scratching
    Everything seems to fail
    And it was all for the want of a nail
    Tell me what else could the answer be
    Don't hold back now
    Give me all your love
    Just a little more love
    A little tiny bit of love

Комментарии • 63

  • @toddfan3263
    @toddfan3263 4 года назад +42

    Never understood why this wasn't a smash hit! I heard it on Toronto radio station Q107 a bit but that's it.

    • @MisterNiles
      @MisterNiles 4 года назад +3

      Ha! We had a Q107 in DC and in the late 70s I won a copy of the soundtrack to Rock & Roll High School which aside from the Ramones, introduced me to Todd, Nick Lowe, Devo and, a big one for me, Brian Eno.
      Yeah. this should have been a smash hit.

    • @iansmith8263
      @iansmith8263 3 года назад

      i could give u 8 reasons why this wasnt a hit

    • @toddfan3263
      @toddfan3263 3 года назад

      ​@@iansmith8263 OK. I'd be interested to hear them....

    • @caribouwho
      @caribouwho 3 года назад +2

      Summer of ‘89 a crew of hard case newfies were working in TO. This was an anthem for me through the heat and humidity.

    • @deborahbigham8689
      @deborahbigham8689 Год назад +1

      Me either. It's a great song. He has an amazing voice

  • @joejackson8513
    @joejackson8513 3 года назад +7

    30 yo. Getting married in 2022. This tune shall definitely be rocked. One of the best ever. Got bless!

  • @neilthistle8639
    @neilthistle8639 Год назад +11

    One of the greatest songs ever written!

  • @keithparker1346
    @keithparker1346 26 дней назад

    One of the few songs I like from this album

  • @bckesler
    @bckesler 3 года назад +5

    Fun fact: The lyrics of the chorus are a proverb that has variants going back to the 13th century. Benjamin Franklin has a version in his Poor Man’s Almanac. It’s also included in many nursery rhyme books, though no one knows the exact origins. Love this song, one of my favorites. Also though, the six-fingered hand in the cover is unsettling lol.

  • @hojo70
    @hojo70 2 года назад +9

    Hands down his best album he made

  • @TheCenteroftheUniverse
    @TheCenteroftheUniverse 4 года назад +21

    If it's too loud, you're too...old.
    Born in 1954. You feel me?

  • @mike65ie
    @mike65ie 4 года назад +20

    One thumbs down is one too many.

    • @joecesarano4301
      @joecesarano4301 Год назад

      Affirmative. So much talent often is slow to appreciate. Rundgren has been an innovator for decades. His visit to
      Daryl's house was edifying, adding to🎼 what music is all about.

  • @JoshFreilich
    @JoshFreilich 3 года назад +5

    I say what's all this talk about horses and war
    Put yourself at the place of the man at the forge
    And day after day, you live a life without love
    Till the morning you can't take it anymore, and you don't get up
    Multiply it a billion times, spread it around the world
    Put the curse of loneliness on every boy and every girl
    Until everybody's kickin', everybody's scratchin', everything seems to fail
    And it was all for the want of a nail

  • @whateva8964
    @whateva8964 Год назад +2

    Love this song! Guess the cover art of a hand with 6 fingers was nearly human! Lol

    • @neilvn
      @neilvn 6 месяцев назад

      Created by an AI human?

  • @masayasui19670105
    @masayasui19670105 5 месяцев назад

    トッドラングレンに目覚めたアルバム❤彼こそ真の天才❤天才ボストンのトムシュルツと共に❤最高のマルチプレイヤー❤プロデューサー❤

  • @artvandelay1967
    @artvandelay1967 4 года назад +17

    great song, great album. shouldve gotten more recognition.

  • @caswallonandflur692
    @caswallonandflur692 5 лет назад +22

    Top 10 TODD songs list !!!

  • @jamespriest9658
    @jamespriest9658 5 лет назад +35

    Another ripple in the tidal wave of the very best inspirational music anyone, and i mean anyone has ever shared with the world. Thanks again TR.. u never ceases to amaze

  • @darrellminx5459
    @darrellminx5459 11 месяцев назад +2

    Another Todd masterpiece album

  • @old-manparker6153
    @old-manparker6153 5 лет назад +12

    Epic magical heart pounding & heart breaking emotional mythical music from the Gandalf of rock and roll middle earth... Todd Rundgren the grey.
    No one to love me
    No one to love
    For the want of a nail, the world was lost

  • @jerryhoward8133
    @jerryhoward8133 3 года назад +7

    Love this song
    The words are totally awesome
    Why is this genius not in the R&RHofF??? So Dicked Up.

    • @MisterNiles
      @MisterNiles Год назад +1

      he probably doesn't care. He's beyond all that.

    • @craftingwithshirley4829
      @craftingwithshirley4829 9 месяцев назад

      He finally got on last year! He never attended. Nominated many times and yes , he doesnt care. He is a Wizard, a true star!

  • @samuelglass6805
    @samuelglass6805 4 года назад +12

    If you're ass ain't movin' in your chair while this is in your headphones...you are officially DEAD.

  • @jamescarey5415
    @jamescarey5415 4 года назад +3

    Todd at his best saw him jam this one out.cool piano. The want of a nail.

  • @johnryan2772
    @johnryan2772 3 года назад +1

    posiibly my favoite song

  • @LochEden
    @LochEden 3 года назад +3

    Great song....love it!!

  • @kimberlyj.sullivan9304
    @kimberlyj.sullivan9304 5 лет назад +12

    Excellence!

  • @charlesdaniel4830
    @charlesdaniel4830 4 года назад +4

    Sublime!!!!!!!!

  • @bobouzala
    @bobouzala 4 года назад +7

    Tawd is Gawd!

  • @tyroneepps3018
    @tyroneepps3018 3 года назад +2

    Excellent !

  • @cntower1997
    @cntower1997 4 года назад +4

    CAMP!!!!!!!!!!

  • @rausheancolgan5104
    @rausheancolgan5104 3 года назад

    I know tooo amazing should be on the boards were we are passionate about art music ,,Todds songs can and should be vitrual.. songs are plays that connect.

  • @gabeaze
    @gabeaze 5 лет назад +4

    total banger

  • @rythumntruths5969
    @rythumntruths5969 3 года назад +3

    I'm pretty sure I hear some Darryl Hall influence.

  • @death2pc
    @death2pc 5 лет назад +2

    King!

  • @Meehowski
    @Meehowski 4 года назад +3

    Epic.....

  • @jamesdana1273
    @jamesdana1273 3 года назад +1

    Try singing this

  • @MisterNiles
    @MisterNiles Год назад

    I'm an atheist. Todd gets me close to feeling the thing people must feel when they are enraptured by what they call God. I mean... like ... 5 grams of mushrooms close. How can a song do that?

  • @watereewolfe
    @watereewolfe 4 года назад +4

    I smoked way too much weed to remember why Todd has six fingers. This music is obvious Damon Albarn influenced Oh wait.

  • @tainbey
    @tainbey 4 года назад +1

    ahhhhhhhhh...

  • @rausheancolgan5104
    @rausheancolgan5104 3 года назад

    needeand want to talk to him

  • @RexKarrs
    @RexKarrs 5 лет назад +4

    The "Writers" list is incomplete...title and verse by Benjamin Franklin.

  • @MattMangels
    @MattMangels 3 года назад

    I bet he subconsciously based the music on "Louie, Louie".

  • @kenburkham5483
    @kenburkham5483 4 года назад +2

    dit moi,
    is this not a statement of the chaos theory embedded in our culture, like the mirror neuron and 'monkey see, monkey do? OM and quantum mechanics?

  • @franksigwart9777
    @franksigwart9777 4 года назад

    For want of a screw the still liquor was lost. I'm a star crowned delusional man. I'm lost. Happy now?