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robomurphyThe following are songs I associate with Murphy. Enjoy!
(1) SHADES OF GREY by Billy Joel (Murphy's main theme)
Some things were perfectly clear,
seen with the vision of youth
No doubts and nothing to fear,
I claimed the corner on truth
These days it's harder to say
I know what I'm fighting for
My faith is falling away
I'm not that sure anymore
Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
Black and white is how it should be
But shades of grey are the colors I see
Once there were trenches and walls
and one point of every view
Fight 'til the other man falls
Kill him before he kills you
These days the edges are blurred,
I'm old and tired of war
I hear the other man's words
I'm not that sure anymore
Shades of grey are all that I find
When I look to the enemy line
Black and white was so easy for me
But shades of grey are the colors I see
Now with the wisdom of years
I try to reason things out
And the only people I fear
are those who never have doubts
Save us all from arrogant men,
and all the causes they're for
I won't be righteous again
I'm not that sure anymore
Shades of grey are all that I find
when I look to the enemy line
There ain't no rainbows shining on me
Shades of grey are the colors I see
Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
There ain't no rainbows shining on me
Shades of grey are the colors I see
(2) NO MAN'S LAND by Billy Joel (OmniConsumer Products - OCP - theme)
I've seen those big machines come rolling through the quiet pines
Blue suits and bankers with their Volvos and their Ballantines
Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise
Raise up a multiplex and we will make a sacrifice
Now we're gonna get the big business
Now we're gonna get the real thing
Everybody's all excited about it
Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
Before they passed the master plan
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land
There ain't much work out here in our consumer power base
No major industry, just miles and miles of parking space
This morning's paper says our neighbor's in a cocaine bust
Lots more to read about Lolita and suburban lust
Now we're gonna get the whole story
Now we're gonna be in prime time
Everybody's all excited about it
Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
We've just begun to understand
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land
I see these children with their boredom and their vacant stares
God help us all if we're to blame for their unanswered prayers
They roll the sidewalks up at night, this place goes underground
Thanks to the condo kings there's cable now in Zombietown
Now we're gonna get the closed circuit
Now we're gonna get the Top 40
Now we're gonna get the sports franchise
Now we're gonna get the major attractions
Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
Before the whole world was in our hands
Out here in no man's land
Before the banners and the marching bands
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land
(3) LULLABYE (GOODNIGHT, MY ANGEL) by Billy Joel (Murphy to Ellen and Jimmy)
Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me
Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on...
They never die
That's how you
And I
Will be
(4) DON'T FOLLOW by Alice In Chains (Murphy's death and re-birth as RoboCop)
Hey, I ain't never coming
Home
Hey, I'll just wander my
Own road
Hey, I can't meet you here tomorrow
Say goodbye don't follow
Misery so hollow
Hey you, you're livin'
Life full throttle
Hey you, pass me down that
Bottle, yeah
Hey you, you can't shake
Me round now
I get so lost and don't
Know how
And it hurts to care, so I won't now
Forgot my woman, lost my
Friends
Things I'd done and where
I've been
Sleep in sweat the mirrors
Cold
See my face it's growin'
Old
Scared to death no reason
Why
Do whatever to get me by
Think about the things I
Said
Read the page it's cold
And dead
(5) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Stevie Nicks (Lewis and, the reincarnated, Murphy's theme)
I think it's kinda obvious from the start of Lewis and Murphy's partnership that Lewis appreciates him - his honor, his loyalty, his gentle nature, and his goofiness. When she is forced to watch him being slaughtered, unable to save him, she is devastated. She was the one who made the decision to go into the steel mill without back-up and she feels responsible for Murphy's death. Making matters worse is that he died to protect her - he refused to reveal where she was to Clearance Boddicker and his gang and, in doing so, ensured a brutal fate for himself.
When Lewis comes to realize that ROBOCOP is, in fact, Murphy reincarnated, she fights to re-connect him with his humanity and saves his life many times over. Even though he is now more machine than man she feels a strong connection to him - to be his friend, his defender, and his companion. As pointed out in the commentary from ROBOCOP, Lewis is the Beauty and Murphy is the Beast.
You're not a stranger to me
And you are something to see
You don't even know how to please
You say a lot... but you're unaware how to leave
My darling lives in a world that is not mine
An old child misunderstood... out of time
Timeless is the creature who is wise
And timeless is the prisoner in disguise
Oh who is the beauty... who the beast
Would you die of grieving when I leave
Two children too blind to see
I would fall in your shadow... I believe
My love is a man who's not been tamed
Oh... my love lives in a world of false pleasure and pain
We come from difference worlds... we are the same (my love)
I never doubted your beauty... I've changed
I never doubted your beauty... I've changed
Changed... who is the beauty
Where is my beast (my love)
There is no beauty
Without my beast (my love)
Who is the beauty
Who... (my love)
Ahhh...
Oh... la bete... la bete
Where is my beast
My beauty... my beauty
My beautiful... beautiful... beautiful
Beautiful beast
(1) SHADES OF GREY by Billy Joel (Murphy's main theme)
Some things were perfectly clear,
seen with the vision of youth
No doubts and nothing to fear,
I claimed the corner on truth
These days it's harder to say
I know what I'm fighting for
My faith is falling away
I'm not that sure anymore
Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
Black and white is how it should be
But shades of grey are the colors I see
Once there were trenches and walls
and one point of every view
Fight 'til the other man falls
Kill him before he kills you
These days the edges are blurred,
I'm old and tired of war
I hear the other man's words
I'm not that sure anymore
Shades of grey are all that I find
When I look to the enemy line
Black and white was so easy for me
But shades of grey are the colors I see
Now with the wisdom of years
I try to reason things out
And the only people I fear
are those who never have doubts
Save us all from arrogant men,
and all the causes they're for
I won't be righteous again
I'm not that sure anymore
Shades of grey are all that I find
when I look to the enemy line
There ain't no rainbows shining on me
Shades of grey are the colors I see
Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
There ain't no rainbows shining on me
Shades of grey are the colors I see
(2) NO MAN'S LAND by Billy Joel (OmniConsumer Products - OCP - theme)
I've seen those big machines come rolling through the quiet pines
Blue suits and bankers with their Volvos and their Ballantines
Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise
Raise up a multiplex and we will make a sacrifice
Now we're gonna get the big business
Now we're gonna get the real thing
Everybody's all excited about it
Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
Before they passed the master plan
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land
There ain't much work out here in our consumer power base
No major industry, just miles and miles of parking space
This morning's paper says our neighbor's in a cocaine bust
Lots more to read about Lolita and suburban lust
Now we're gonna get the whole story
Now we're gonna be in prime time
Everybody's all excited about it
Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
We've just begun to understand
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land
I see these children with their boredom and their vacant stares
God help us all if we're to blame for their unanswered prayers
They roll the sidewalks up at night, this place goes underground
Thanks to the condo kings there's cable now in Zombietown
Now we're gonna get the closed circuit
Now we're gonna get the Top 40
Now we're gonna get the sports franchise
Now we're gonna get the major attractions
Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land
Before the whole world was in our hands
Out here in no man's land
Before the banners and the marching bands
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land
(3) LULLABYE (GOODNIGHT, MY ANGEL) by Billy Joel (Murphy to Ellen and Jimmy)
Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me
Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on...
They never die
That's how you
And I
Will be
(4) DON'T FOLLOW by Alice In Chains (Murphy's death and re-birth as RoboCop)
Hey, I ain't never coming
Home
Hey, I'll just wander my
Own road
Hey, I can't meet you here tomorrow
Say goodbye don't follow
Misery so hollow
Hey you, you're livin'
Life full throttle
Hey you, pass me down that
Bottle, yeah
Hey you, you can't shake
Me round now
I get so lost and don't
Know how
And it hurts to care, so I won't now
Forgot my woman, lost my
Friends
Things I'd done and where
I've been
Sleep in sweat the mirrors
Cold
See my face it's growin'
Old
Scared to death no reason
Why
Do whatever to get me by
Think about the things I
Said
Read the page it's cold
And dead
(5) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Stevie Nicks (Lewis and, the reincarnated, Murphy's theme)
I think it's kinda obvious from the start of Lewis and Murphy's partnership that Lewis appreciates him - his honor, his loyalty, his gentle nature, and his goofiness. When she is forced to watch him being slaughtered, unable to save him, she is devastated. She was the one who made the decision to go into the steel mill without back-up and she feels responsible for Murphy's death. Making matters worse is that he died to protect her - he refused to reveal where she was to Clearance Boddicker and his gang and, in doing so, ensured a brutal fate for himself.
When Lewis comes to realize that ROBOCOP is, in fact, Murphy reincarnated, she fights to re-connect him with his humanity and saves his life many times over. Even though he is now more machine than man she feels a strong connection to him - to be his friend, his defender, and his companion. As pointed out in the commentary from ROBOCOP, Lewis is the Beauty and Murphy is the Beast.
You're not a stranger to me
And you are something to see
You don't even know how to please
You say a lot... but you're unaware how to leave
My darling lives in a world that is not mine
An old child misunderstood... out of time
Timeless is the creature who is wise
And timeless is the prisoner in disguise
Oh who is the beauty... who the beast
Would you die of grieving when I leave
Two children too blind to see
I would fall in your shadow... I believe
My love is a man who's not been tamed
Oh... my love lives in a world of false pleasure and pain
We come from difference worlds... we are the same (my love)
I never doubted your beauty... I've changed
I never doubted your beauty... I've changed
Changed... who is the beauty
Where is my beast (my love)
There is no beauty
Without my beast (my love)
Who is the beauty
Who... (my love)
Ahhh...
Oh... la bete... la bete
Where is my beast
My beauty... my beauty
My beautiful... beautiful... beautiful
Beautiful beast
