shot

»The last shot shoul­d’­ve kil­led me / Pour ano­ther drink / Let’s drink to the last shot«
Lou Reed, »The Last Shot«
Lou Reed © 1983

»Drunk and high, drin­kin’ shots of tequil­lia, / Cha­sin’ it with genui­ne draft.«
Acey­alo­ne, »Annal­il­lia«
??? © ???

Bei John­ny Mer­cer geht’s aus­nahms­wei­se mal um Kaf­fee – auf den er frei­lich süch­tig ist:

»Shoot me the pot and I’ll pour me a shot, / A cup­pa cup­pa cup­pa cup­pa cup, boy!«
John­ny Mer­cer, »Java Jive«
Mil­ton Dra­ke / Ben Oak­land © 19??

»There’s gon­na be a fight
Shot glass, shot glass
It’s me and you and shots enough for two I drink«
»Dic­ta­ted Aggression«
M.O.D., 1996
«

»Andre’s at the pia­no behind the Ivar in the sewers / With a buck a shot for pop tunes«
Tom Waits, »The One That Got Away«
Tom Waits © 1976

»»His wits are dim / Hide that limb / His ner­ves are shot«
»Tempt Me Not«
Richard Rogers / Lorenz Hart © 1939

»We fell asleep, out goo­se is coo­ked, out repu­ta­ti­on is shot«
The Ever­ly Brot­hers, »Wake Up, Litt­le Susie«
Boud­leaux Bryant / Feli­ce Bryant © 1957

»What about your fami­ly? / It’s defec­ti­ve! / All the bat­te­ries are shot«
Meat Loaf, »Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back«
Jim Stein­man © 1993

»I took a shot on the chin«
Aer­o­s­mith, »Com­bi­na­ti­on«
Joe Per­ry © 1976

»Girl – Why don’t we give it a shot and get it rea­dy to go?«
Meat Loaf, »Dead Rin­ger for love«
Jim Stein­man © 1981

»We’­ve got each other and that’s a lot. / For love we’ll give it a shot.«
Bon Jovi, »Livin’ On A Prayer«
?? © 1986

»Just give it a shot / Fan­ta­size every moment / And ima­gi­ne every inch of your dreams«
Meat Loaf, »Good Girls Go To Hea­ven (But Bad Girls Go Everywhere)«
Jim Stein­man © 1993

 

»»You got bad blood, mama, and I belie­ve you need a shot / […] Now turn over here, mama, let me see what else you got«
Wal­ter Davis, »I Think You Need A Shot«
Wal­ter Davis © 1936

»Cory, huh? Throw a shot into her, too?«
Bruce Wil­lis in
The Last Boy Scout 1991