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Saint Raymond - I Want You

Saint Raymond - I Want You Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Young Blood
Released: 2014

I Want You Lyrics

I Want You

Callum Burrows is an English singer-songwriter who performs under the name of Saint Raymond. He hails from Nottingham, the same home town as Jake Bugg, and has been compared a lot to the "Lightning Bolt" singer.

Burrows explained the inspiration behind this song to MTV UK: "Like a lot of my songs, this one was written as an upbeat festival tune," he said. "I like doing that when writing, not only thinking about the actual meaning of the song, but also thinking about the reaction of a crowd to it. I think that's really important."

The music video, directed by Niall O'Brien, was shot in California, about 50 miles from Death Valley, where the promo's frustrated characters throw themselves off enormous sand dunes. O'Brien also directed videos for Breton's "15 Minutes" in 2014 and King Midas Sound's "Lost" in 2010.

The Rascals - People Got to Be Free

The Rascals - People Got to Be Free Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Freedom Suite
Released: 1969

People Got to Be Free Lyrics

All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free
Listen, please listen, that's the way it should be
There's peace in the valley, People Got to Be Free

You should see
What a lovely, lovely world this'd be
Everyone learned to live together, ah hah
Seems to me
Such an itty bitty thing should be
Why can't you and me learn to love one another?

All the world over, so easy to see
People everywhere just wanna be free (wanna be free)
I can't understand it, so simple to me
People everywhere just got to be free

If there's a man
Who is down and needs a helpin' hand
All it takes is you to understand and
To pull him through, ah hah
Seems to me
We got to solve it individually, ah ah
And I'll do unto you what you do to me
Said, no

Hear the shoutin' from the mountains on out to the sea
No two ways about it, people have to be free (they gotta be free)
Ask me my opinion, my opinion will be
Natural situation for a man to be free

Get right on board now, huh, huh

Yeah oh, what a feelin's just come over me
Love can move a mountain, make a blind man see
Everybody sing it now come on let's go see
Peace in the valley now, we all can be free

See that train over there?
Now that's the train of freedom
It's about to 'rrive any minute, now
You know it's been'a long, long overdue
Look out 'cause it's a'comin' right on through
Ha, ha, yeah, ha, ha, yeah

Writer/s: BRIGATI, EDWARD J/CAVALIERE, FELIX
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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People Got to Be Free

This was written in reaction to the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. The song obtained a double meaning when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated before the single was released.

Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records briefly blocked the single's release as he thought the Rascals' career would be hurt by a political record. He was partly right: although "People Got to Be Free" was the group's biggest hit (#1 for five weeks), it was also their last Top Ten single.

This was the third #1 hit for the group (after "Good Lovin'" and "Groovin'"), but the first under their original name. In 1966-67 all their singles were credited to the "Young Rascals," a name imposed upon them by Atlantic Records to avoid confusion with the Harmonica Rascals.

Their followup single, the #24 "A Ray of Hope," was written for the Kennedy family after RFK's death and prompted a thank-you letter from the fallen senator's little brother, Ted. (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL, for all above)

Amelia Lily - California

Amelia Lily - California Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Yet to be Titled
Released: 2014

California Lyrics

California

This song finds Amelia Lily recalling a relationship she had with a Los Angeles-based guy, which foundered because of their conflicting schedules. "It's actually about an ex of mine, but I thought the story was great because obviously I want people to relate to it," the singer told Digital Spy .

"It's a fun, summery song," the English singer added, "and I want people to have a great feeling when they listen to it."

The song's music video was filmed in Los Angeles, as we see Lily she take on her beau in a tennis match as well as the pair hanging out at Santa Monica pier.

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: I Can See Clearly Now
Released: 1972

I Can See Clearly Now Lyrics

I Can See Clearly Now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.

Look all around, there's nothin' but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothin' but blue skies

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.

Writer/s: GAMBLE, KENNY / HUFF, LEON
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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I Can See Clearly Now

This is not a song about suicide, as has been hypothesized. It is a song of hope and courage for individuals who have experienced adversity in their lives but have overcome it. (thanks, Robert - Trumbull, CT)

Johnny Nash is a Texas singer/songwriter who recorded reggae-influenced music. In 1967 he went to Jamaica and recorded his song "Hold Me Tight" and a cover of Sam Cooke's "Cupid" with a local rhythm section. Both songs became hits in Jamaica, and over the next two years also charted in England and the United States. By 1972, "Cecilia" and "Mother And Child Reunion" found some success in the States incorporating reggae rhythms, and Nash followed that trend with "I Can See Clearly Now."

Nash had legitimate reggae credentials: Bob Marley (before he became crazy famous) was an assistant producer and session player on the album, and also wrote three of the songs, including "Stir It Up," which became Nash's next - and final - hit.

A cover version by Jimmy Cliff (for a time, a bigger reggae star than Bob Marley) went to #18 in the US in 1994. His version was used in the John Candy movie Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsled team.

Nash wrote this song himself. He recorded it in London with members of The Average White Band, who in 1974 had a hit of their own with "Pick Up The Pieces."

This was #1 in the US for four weeks late in 1972.

This was featured in the opening sequence of the 1997 John Cusack film Grosse Pointe Blank. It was also used in the movie Themla And Louise. (thanks, Kristy - La Porte City, IA)

According to the official biography of Barclay James Harvest, "I Can See Clearly Now" sold seven million copies, and arranger Martyn Ford received the princely sum of £35 for his services. (thanks, Alexander Baron - London, England)

On November 12, 1977, Ray Charles performed this song when he was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

Ca$h Out - She Twerkin

Ca$h Out - She Twerkin Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Let's Get It
Released: 2014

She Twerkin Lyrics

See me grabbin' on my tooly
She told me smack her on the booty
She say I got too many hoes
She say I got too many shows

But She Twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking

What's up, baby? I see you, you watching
Versace like Biggie, my watch is Rolly
This ho say holly molly, you stole it
Oh, no, no, pay for it, be foreign, go touring
A nigga so burry, drop her out when hes snoring
He kiki for the free-free took lil kiki to Waikiki
Put Louis, with Gucci, put a hoochie with a hoochie
We do the oochie coochie but Im still grabbing on my tooly

See me grabbin' on my tooly
She told me smack her on the booty
She say I got too many hoes
She say I got too many shows

But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking

Ferrari, retarded, no brain, retarded
These hoes, they tardy, they missing, Im sorry
Ferragamo for freak-o, I seize this cappuccino
Baby, Im beating nino, that your boyfriend, I bet you he know
Got your girl saying I want to do foo-foo
Got your girl at my front door in a tutu
Yeah, she got that million dollar mouth, ooh, ooh
Spinz and Dun on the beat, say ooh, ooh

See me grabbin' on my tooly
She told me smack her on the booty
She say I got too many hoes
She say I got too many shows

But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking
But she twerking

Writer/s: HILL, GARY / CUNNINGHAM, DAVID / GIBSON, JOHN MICHAEL HAKEEM
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., THE ADMINISTRATION MP, INC.
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She Twerkin

This song was a result of a random night in the studio after Ca$h Out and producer Dunn Deal had just completed his Ya Feel Me? mixtape. "Everyone in the studio was like, 'Hey, let's give these folks a 'girl,' 'club,' record…'" the rapper recalled to The Boombox . "So they're cooking up the beat and I'm playing in the booth, but the microphone was on, I'm like, 'She be grabbin' on my toolie…' But they were like, 'Ay! Keep that.'"

"I went all the way through," Ca$h Out continued. "The next couple bars were, 'And she twerkin',' the girls in the studio got to dancing and it was on from that. As we finished it, Dunn was like, 'This is another one that we've created.' Then we pressed play a couple months later, that's when the labels got to calling."

Styx - Suite Madame Blue

Styx - Suite Madame Blue Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Equinox
Released: 1975

Suite Madame Blue Lyrics

Time after time I sit and I wait for your call
I know I'm a fool but why can I say
Whatever the price I'll pay for you, Madame Blue
Once long ago, a word from your lips and the world turned around
But somehow you've changed, you're so far away
I long for the past and dream of the days with you, Madame Blue

Suite Madame Blue, gaze in your looking glass
You're not a child anymore
Suite Madame Blue, the future is all but past
Dressed in your jewels, you made your own rules
You conquered the world and more heaven's door

America, America, America, America
America, America, America, America
America, America, America, America

Red white and blue, gaze in your looking glass
You're not a child anymore
Red, white, and blue, the future is all but past
So lift up your heart, make a new start
And lead us away from here

Writer/s: DE YOUNG, DENNIS
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Suite Madame Blue

Dennis DeYoung wrote this in 1975 to honor the American Bi-Centennial celebration. (thanks, Wes - New Orleans, LA)

This was their final album with guitarist John Curulewski. Tommy Shaw joined the band on their next release. (thanks, Jeff - Haltom City, TX)

FKA Twigs - Video Girl

FKA Twigs - Video Girl Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: LP1
Released: 2014

Video Girl Lyrics

Was she the girl that’s from the video?
You lie, you lie, you lie

Nineteen, too keen
Looking at the game, though
Trying to make a stand for the main squeeze
Please, you don’t stand a chance
Stop acting like you can

The camera on you ain’t enough?
You’re looking for the all round good love
So nothing’s gonna get in your way
You’re gonna get yourself broke one day

Was she the girl that’s from the video?
Stop, stop lying to me
Was she the girl that’s from the video?
You lie, you lie, you lie

Nineteen, I see
A body that can move, the hardest in the room
With a quick switch, kiss
Got all eyes on you now
What you gonna do?

The camera loves you, ain’t that enough?
You’re craving for the whole universe
So nothing’s gonna get in your way
You’re gonna get yourself broke one day

Was she the girl that’s from the video?
Stop, stop lying to me
Was she the girl that’s from the video?
You lie, you lie, you lie

Got something to say?
I don’t want to hear about it
So you feeling the fame
I hate, the things you’re going through now
What you gonna do?

Was she the girl that’s from the video?
Stop, stop lying to me
Was she the girl that’s from the video?
You lie, you lie, you lie

You lie, you lie, you lie
I can’t recognize me

Writer/s: HAYNIE, EMILE / BARNETT, TAHLIAH DEBRETT
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Video Girl

This song finds Tahliah Barnett, aka FKA Twigs, reflecting on her past as a background dancer in big-budget music videos for artists like Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran and Taio Cruz. She was also in a couple of Jessie J's clips ("Do It Like A Dude" and "Price Tag"), the latter in which she can be seen dressed like a marionette. Barnett told Pitchfork , "I wrote that very shortly after I stopped being a video girl."

"When I got signed," she continued, "I stopped dancing - I'd given up that part of my life. I would go out, and somebody would be like, 'Oh, I recognize you!' I'd hope it was because they'd heard my music, but they'd say, 'Are you that girl from the Jessie J video?' I'd always say 'no,' and they'd be like, 'You're lying!' I'd say, 'No! It's not me.' They'd say, 'You look just like her.' And I'd be like, 'I know. So many people say that! It's weird!"

The black-and-white video was directed by LA based Filmmaker Kahlil Joseph, who previously helmed the clip for Aloe Blacc's "I Need A Dollar." The visual takes place on Death Row as we see Twigs dancing around a prison inmate who is laid out on a gurney. The promo also features a bloody cameo from rapper Travis Scott.

Kate Smith - God Bless America

Kate Smith - God Bless America Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: The Best Of Kate Smith
Released: 1938

God Bless America Lyrics

God Bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above

From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home

From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
God bless America, my home sweet home

Writer/s: IRVING BERLIN
Publisher: IMAGEM U.S. LLC
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God Bless America

Irving Berlin wrote this in 1918 for the musical Yip, Yip, Yaphank. After writing it, Berlin felt it didn't fit the tone of the musical, which was a comedy, and decided not to use it. In 1938, with war looming in Europe, Berlin updated the lyrics for the purpose of writing a "peace" song.

Smith introduced this on her radio show on Armistice Day in 1938 (November 11). It was an immediate hit.

Berlin donated the royalties from this song, which were considerable, to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America. He established the God Bless America Fund for this purpose.

Berlin was not born in America. His family immigrated from Siberia when he was 5.

A few years after this song was released, Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" as a parody.

Jenny Lewis - Head Underwater

Jenny Lewis - Head Underwater Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: The Voyager
Released: 2014

Head Underwater Lyrics

God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above

From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home

From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
God bless America, my home sweet home

Writer/s: IRVING BERLIN
Publisher: IMAGEM U.S. LLC
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Head Underwater

Jenny Lewis wrote this song about a bout of insomnia that brought her to breaking point. "I had a meltdown, It's true," she told The Sun. "I couldn't speak and after two days lost my mind from sleep deprivation and then I spiraled about."

"It was hard. I wasn't myself," she continued. "I was hypnotized as sleeping pills had the opposite effect on me and kept me awake at night. And I had counseling, but I didn't want any drugs. Now I'm older, I believe you have to deal with things, and not take pills."

"'Head Underwater' is a song where I'm talking about this," Lewis concluded. "It's for any people who go through the same struggle with sleep."

Traditional - The Star-Spangled Banner

Traditional - The Star-Spangled Banner Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Celebrate America
Released: 1814

The Star-Spangled Banner Lyrics

The Star-Spangled Banner

This song is the national anthem of the United States. The poem that formed the basis of the lyrics was penned in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old lawyer who was sent to negotiate with the British in an attempt to gain the release of an American prisoner they were holding. On September 7, Key reached the British fleet and after a few days of negotiations, secured the release of the prisoner. However, the British planned to attack Baltimore and would not release the Americans until after the battle. On September 13, the British launched a fierce bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore that lasted throughout the night, an event Key witnessed from the deck of a US truce ship. The next morning (in the "dawn's early light") Key saw the Americans take down the battle-torn US flag at the fort and replace it with a larger one. This inspired him to write down notes for his famous poem, which he finished upon his return to Baltimore the evening of the 16th. Key later described the event: "Through the clouds of the warthe stars of that banner still shone in my view, and I saw the discomfited host of its assailants driven back in ignominy to their ships. Then, in he hour of deliverance, and joyful triumph, my heart spoke; and 'Does not such a country and such defenders of their country deserve a song?' was its question." (Thanks to the folks at the Fort McHenry national monument for providing this information. Check out the Fort in Song Images.)

Key's poem was published on September 17, 1814, the day after he returned to Baltimore. The poem was sung to the music of a popular British drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven" (also known as "The Anacreontic Song"), which has been attributed to John Stafford Smith.

Before 1931, the US National Anthem was "My Country 'Tis Of Thee."

"The Star Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889 and the White House in 1916. It got more attention when it was played during the seventh-inning stretch at Game 1 of the 1918 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. World War I was raging on, and when the band at the ballpark played the song, the players faced the flag and stood at attention. The fans did likewise, and this ritual was repeated for the rest of the Series. In ensuing years, the song was often played at baseball games as a show of patriotism. The song gained supporters, and on March 3, 1931 it was made the US National Anthem by a Congressional resolution.

The flag that was raised over Fort McKenry on September 16, 1814 is considered the Star Spangled Banner. It measures 42 by 30 feet and was made by Mary Pickersgill. The American officers wanted a huge flag so that the British would have no trouble seeing it in the distance and know that the Americans were not defeated. The flag is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History in Washington, DC.

The song is hard for amateurs to sing, because of its extended vocal-range requirements. And among the professional singers who have the vocal finesse and range to "nail" all of the high notes, many often forget or stumble over the lyrics - one reason why the song is frequently prerecorded and lip-synched for public performances.

The song consists of four verses, but it is very rare to hear any but the first performed. One poll showed that 61% of Americans don't know all of the words to the song. Of those who claim to know all the words, only 39 percent know what comes after "Whose broad stripes and bright stars."

Like the British national anthem "God Save The Queen," the song is one of the few national anthems of the world without a country's name mentioned in the lyrics.

In the US, this is played before most professional sporting events. Many famous and not-so-famous musicians have performed it before football, basketball, hockey and baseball games. Sometimes kids sing it, and celebrities are occasionally asked to sing it with disastrous results. Sprinter Carl Lewis did a painfully bad version, but perhaps no version of the song has generated more ill-will than comedian Roseanne Barr's version sung at a San Diego Padres-Cincinnati Reds doubleheader in July of 1990. It launched more than patriotic fireworks... it generated a veritable firestorm of truculent criticism. Barr's version was called "disgraceful" by then-President George Bush and dubbed "The Barr-Strangled Banner" by the press. More than 25,000 fans heard her attempted belt out of the song transformed into a screeching, horrible performance. When they booed and jeered, Roseanne added insult to comedic injury by grabbing her crotch and spitting onto the field in a misguided attempt to imitate what ballplayers do. The fans didn't think it was funny at all. The San Diego Padres switchboard lit up with more than 1,000 angry calls, and Roseanne reportedly received multiple death threats owing to her disastrous rendition.

At the original Woodstock in 1969, Jimi Hendrix did a famous performance of this song. He was the last act of the festival and was scheduled to close the show on Sunday night, but he didn't take the stage until 8 am Monday morning. Of about 500,000 people who were there over the weekend, only about 30,000 were left, and many of them remember waking up to this song. Jimi did an extended version on his guitar which was very unorthodox and caused some controversy among people who felt he was desecrating the song. He had been playing this version for about a year, beginning as part of a guitar solo he played during "Purple Haze." When he played southern states in the US, he was often warned not to play it because the locals made threats against him, but Jimi always played it anyway. He tried to record his version for an album, but was never happy with the results in the studio. After he died, engineer Eddie Kramer mixed a version from Jimi's studio takes which was released on the album Rainbow Bridge, but his Woodstock performance is by far his most famous version of the song.

Hendrix' version can be seen as an anti-war song about the situation in Vietnam. Halfway through the song, Hendrix imitates the sounds of bombs dropping, machine gun fire and people singing. His version was the first song played when a propaganda radio station called "Radio Hanoi" went on the air broadcasting to American troops serving in Vietnam in an effort to destroy their morale and convince them to desert. (thanks, Euan - Lanark, Scotland)

A controversial Spanish-language version, "Nuestro Himno," was released on 28 April 2006, just days before nationwide immigration-law reform demonstrations on May 1, 2006. Public reaction was divided. "I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English," said President George W. Bush.

"Nuestro Himno" is not the first Spanish-language version of the The Star-Spangled Banner to have been published. The United States Department of State's website shows other Spanish-language versions of it, including "Himno nacional - La Bandera de Estrellas," copyrighted in 1919. Another multilingual version was released on May 16, 2006: performing as Voices United for America, 10 singers performed the song in Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Bulgarian, German, Arabic, Japanese, Tagalog, Korean, and English. The song was recorded to raise awareness of House Resolution 793, which states that the National Anthem should be sung only in English.

Other notable moments in Star Spangled Banner history:

Jose Feliciano sings a slow, Jazzy version at Tiger Stadium before Game 5 of the 1968 World Series. It was the first time artistic liberties were taken with the song preceding a major sporting event, and it created a huge controversy. Many Americans felt he defiled the song, and by extension, America, but Feliciano - a native of Puerto Rico - explained that he was simply expressing his love for the United States with feeling. His performance was released as a single and reached #50.

Marvin Gaye's soulful rendition at the 1983 NBA All-Star game the year before his death. Back in 1968, Gaye sang the National Anthem at Game 4 of the World Series - the game before Feliciano. Gaye was asked to keep the "Motown Influence" to a minimum, and sang that one straight, but at the All-Star Game, held at the Los Angeles Forum (where the Lakers played), Gaye walked out to a beat - a major departure from tradition. Gaye put the arrangement together with his musical director Gordon Banks that weekend, and showed up at the Forum shortly before the performance. Lakers management feared for the backlash, but the fans in attendance cheered wildly. This version was the first song played on VH1 when the network went on the air on January 1, 1985.

Whitney Houston's performance at the 1991 Super Bowl when the US was battling the first Gulf War. Her performance was lip-synched, but was released as a single and sold about 750,000 copies.

Steven Tyler changes the words from "Home of the brave" to "Home of the Indianapolis 500" at the 2001 race. The ad-lib didn't go over well and Tyler apologized.

In the Disney/Pixar movie Cars, a funny scene recurs when an an army jeep raises a flag in the morning to this tune, while next door a hippy micro-bus plays the Jimi Hendrix version. (thanks, Mike - Mountlake Terrace, WA)

A 2008 Harris Interactive survey revealed that 67% of Americans know all the words to this song, up from 61% in 2004. Folks in the Midwest and Northeast were more likely to know the words. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)

The song has charted three times, all from performances at sporting events. Jose Feliciano's version checked in at #50 in 1968, Whitney Houston's made #20 in 1991, and Jennifer Hudson's performance at the Super Bowl in 2009 nicked the charts at #98. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)

Billy Joel sang this at the 1989 Super Bowl, and when asked about the experience in a 1998 interview with Uncut, he said: "It was OK. Between you and me, it's not a very good song, nobody can hit the high notes. They asked me to do it, and I thought it was a good way of getting Super Bowl tickets."

Surprisingly, Joel sang it again for the 2007 game.

La Toya Jackson - Feels Like Love

La Toya Jackson - Feels Like Love Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Single Release Only
Released: 2014

Feels Like Love Lyrics

Feels Like Love

La Toya Jackson wrote this uptempo dance number about a night spent dancing with her manager and fiancé Jeffré Phillips. The singer recorded the tune while she was planning their wedding.

The first single released by Jackson since 2009's "Home," this was made available as a digital download by online music retailers on July 21, 2014.

The Alan Parsons Project - Breakdown

The Alan Parsons Project - Breakdown Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: I Robot
Released: 1977

Breakdown Lyrics

I break down in the middle and lose my thread
No one can understand a word that I say
When I break down just a little and lose my head
Nothing I try to do can work the same way

Any time it happens I'd get over it
With a little help from all my friends
Anybody else could see what's wrong with me
But they walk away and just pretend

When I break down

I break down in the middle and lose my thread
No one can understand a word that I say
When I break down just a little and lose my head
Nothing I try to do can work the same way

Where are all the friends who used to talk to me
All they ever told me was good news
People that I've never seen are kind to me
Is it any wonder I'm confused

When I break down
When I break down

Freedom, freedom, we will not obey
Freedom, freedom, take the wall away
Freedom, freedom, we will not obey
Freedom, freedom, take them all away

Where are all of my friends
My so called friends
Take the wall away
Take them all away
Will somebody here me?

Writer/s: PARSONS, ALAN / WOOLFSON, ERIC
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Breakdown

Having engineered the Hollies, Parsons used their lead singer, Allan Clarke, on lead vocals for this. He also used Hollies harmony vocalist/guitarist Terry Sylvester on the first Alan Parsons Project album. (thanks, Neil - Skokie, IL)