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Malo - Suavecito

Malo - Suavecito Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Malo
Released: 1972

Suavecito Lyrics

Laaaa-ah-ah, la-la, laaaa-ah-ah
Laaaa-ah-ah, la-la, laaaa-ah-ah

Never, I never meet a girl like you in my life
I never, no, no, yeah
I never meet a girl like you in my life

The way that you hold me in the night
The way that you make things go right
Whenever you're in my arms
Girl, you're filling me with all your charms

Suavecito, mi linda
Suavecito
The feelin' I have inside for you
Suavecito, mi linda
Suavecito

The feelin', the feelin' that I have inside for you
'cause ever since the day I met you
I knew you that you were my dream come true
But I think I've found that day
Gonna make you mine in every way

Suavecito, mi linda
(baby now)
Suavecito
That we've got the kind of love
Suavecito
I can't believe that it's really true
Suavecito
'cause you know that, girl, I love you
I need you
Love you
You
You
You

All I want is you
If I can't have you
I don't know what to do

La-la, laaaa-ah-ah
La-la, laaaa-ah-ah
Laaaa-ah-ah
La-la, laaaa-ah-ah

Never, I never meet a girl like you in my life
I never, no, no, yeah
I never met a girl like you in my life
'cause I know we'll always be
Together just you and me
From here on you're gonna see
You'll be mine until eternity

Suavecito, mi linda
(baby, now)
Suavecito
That we've got the kind of love
Suavecito, mi linda
I can't believe that it's really true
(suavecito)
'cause you know, girl, that I love you
(suavecito, mi linda)
(suavecito)
I need you
Suavecito
I love you

Writer/s: RICHARD BEAN, PABLO TELLEZ, ABEL ZARATE
Publisher: THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY, MAXIMO AGUIRRE MUSIC PUB
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Suavecito

Malo was formed by Carlos Santana's brother Jorge. This was their only hit. Most members of the band were from the San Francisco music scene. (thanks, Charles - Charlotte, NC)

Malo is Spanish for "bad," but is also Mayan for good. There is a large Mayan community in San Francisco. (thanks, brian - san francisco, CA)

Michael W. Smith - You Won't Let Go

Michael W. Smith - You Won't Let Go Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Sovereign
Released: 2014

You Won't Let Go Lyrics

No shadow comes without the light making a way
No raging storm can ever defy one word of faith
My heart remains sure in the wind, sure in the waves

You are the anchor for my soul
You Won't Let Go
You won't let go
No matter what may come I know
You won't let go

No valley low, changes the truth
So I'm not afraid
You hold me close
You lead me through, light up the way

You are the anchor for my soul
You won't let go
You won't let go
No matter what may come I know
You won't let go
You won't let go

Neither life, neither death,
The highest high, the deepest depth
Nothing can
Nothing can separate
Neither tears, neither trials
Certain as the sun will rise
Nothing can
Nothing can separate

Neither life, neither death,
The highest high, the deepest depth
Nothing can separate
Nothing can separate
Neither tears, neither trials
Certain as the sun will rise
Nothing can
Nothing can separate

You are the anchor for my soul
You won't let go
You won't let go
No matter what may come I know
You won't let go

My heart remains sure in the wind
Sure in the waves, always

Writer/s: FIELDES, MIA / SMITH, MICHAEL W. / MOSLEY, SETH
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, MUSIC SERVICES, INC.
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You Won't Let Go

This song was co-written by Seth Moseley, the lead vocalist of Christian rock band Me in Motion. Moseley also co-penned another of Sovereign's tracks, "Miracle." Michael recalled to us : "We were working on another song called 'Miracle,' which is Cut No. 3 on the album. And just before I left, I said, 'Hey, you got anything? You're a writer. You got anything on your computer?' And he pulled up this track , which is 'You Won't Let Go,' and he did that melody and I sort of pulled this acoustic guitar off it, off his wall and Seth and just started writing this melody on the guitar over that track."

"And then I ended up writing the thing in 10 minutes or whatever, and I looked at him. I said, 'Bro'" I said, 'I think we have something here.'"

The lyrics were inspired by Romans 8 v 35, where the Apostle Paul writes:

"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky or in the earth below – indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Michael told us when he started to write the song with Seth, the only words he had was a bridge, ("nothing can separate us, nothing can separate us"). "I just knew that the song needed to be about that Romans passage in the scripture that said, Nothing can separate us from the love of God,'" he added. So the pair ended up writing the song around that scripture verse.

Michael writes most of his songs on the piano but in this instance he penned it on a guitar. He told us: "I actually like to write on the guitar. I'm not as versatile as I am on the piano, but sometimes having an instrument that you don't know all these chords, sometimes it sort of forces you to be simple and to not be so complicated. And it sort of throws me into another corner, which sometimes is not very comfortable."

Lulu - To Sir With Love

Lulu - To Sir With Love Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: To Sir With Love
Released: 1967

To Sir With Love Lyrics

Those schoolgirl days of telling tales and biting nails are gone
But in my mind I know they will still live on and on
But how do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume?
It isn't easy, but I'll try

If you wanted the sky I would write across the sky in letters
That would soar a thousand feet high 'To Sir, With Love'

The time has come for closing books and long last looks must end
And as I leave I know that I am leaving my best friend
A friend who taught me right from wrong and weak from strong
That's a lot to learn, but what can I give you in return?

If you wanted the moon I would try to make a star
But I would rather you let me give my heart 'To Sir, With Love'

Writer/s: Black, Don / London, Mark
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
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To Sir With Love

This is the title song to the 1967 movie of the same name. Lulu was in the film with Sidney Poitier - she got the gig after director James Clavell saw her open a show for The Beach Boys. At first she had just a small role in the movie, but Clavell was so impressed with her that he expanded her role and had her sing the theme. The film stars Poitier as a high school teacher who has a big impact on his unruly students. Lulu plays one of his students, and sings this song to him at the end of the film as the students show their appreciation for the teacher.

Lulu is a charismatic Scottish singer known for her moving rendition of this song. She was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Laurie (one source cites "Lawrie" as the spelling). She also sang the title song for the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. From 1969 to 1973, Lulu was married to pop star Maurice Gibb. (thanks, Mike - Mountlake Terrace, WA, for above 2)

This was Billboard's single of the year for 1967, having been #1 for five weeks in the USA. However in Lulu's native UK it was only ever a B-side to her #11 hit "Let's Pretend."

Don Black wrote the lyrics and Mark London composed the music. Black revealed to the Sunday Times August 10, 2008: "It's one of the very, very few songs that I've worked on where I've written the words first. Normally, I may give the composer a title or suggest a couple of lines, but I don't like to write the whole lyric first. If you write the lyric first, you tend to ramble. You want the structure there to work against it."

Lulu performed this song on The Ed Sullivan Show on October 22, 1967, which was the day after hit #1 in America.

The version used in the movie has three verses. For the single release, the third verse ("Those awkward years, have hurried by...") was edited out.

This was produced by Mickie Most, and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame was the musical director. At the time, Most was the, er, most successful producer in the UK, a consistent hitmaker whose CV includes "I'm Into Something Good" for Herman's Hermits and "Sunshine Superman" for Donovan. Most set up his own record company, RAK, in 1970, and signed Hot Chocolate, Suzie Quatro and Racey to the label.

Mike Posner - My Light

Mike Posner - My Light Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Pages
Released: 2014

My Light Lyrics

My Light

This song comes from a personal place as Posner reflects on his career to date. "I think a lot of people [are] scared to tell the truth in songs," he told The Boombox . "Especially when it's something that's not … flattering about themselves. I was one of those artists when I first started. I would always pretend I was perfect. That s— is so corny. Imperfect is the new perfect, you know? I just try to keep it real in my lyrics [now] — I have to tell the truth."

Posner sings here of still feeling unfilled even after getting a record deal and achieving some success in his recording career. "I think a lot of people in their late teens and early 20s [think], 'If I just get a dream job or money, that [will] fill the hole that I have in my heart,'" he told The Boombox. "My parents always told me money doesn't buy happiness, but I always thought that was something that people who didn't have enough money say."

"I remember saying, 'Man, I'll just get this deal, and I'll be good.' So, I went for it and I got it, but it didn't make me happy," Posner continued. "That's almost like succeeding [in] your goals and not getting filled up is almost a bigger problem than failing. That's what I went through, and that's what I've gone through for the last two [or] three years."

Dan Fogelberg - Part of the Plan

Dan Fogelberg - Part of the Plan Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Souvenirs
Released: 1974

Part of the Plan Lyrics

I have these moments
All steady and strong
I'm feeling so holy and humble
The next thing I know
I'm all worried and weak
And I feel myself starting to crumble

The meanings get lost
And the teachings get tossed
And you don't know what
You're going to do next
You wait for the sun
But it never quite comes
Some kind of message
Comes through to you
Some kind of message comes through

And it says to you. . .

Love when you can
Cry when you have to
Be who you must
That's a Part of the Plan
Await your arrival
With simple survival
And one day we'll all understand

I had a woman
Who gave me her soul
But I wasn't ready to take it
Her heart was so fragile
And heavy to hold
And I was afraid I might break it

Your conscience awakes
And you see your mistakes
And you wish someone
Would buy your confessions
The days miss their mark
And the night gets so dark
And some kind of message
Comes through to you
Some kind of message shoots through --

Love when you can
Cry when you have to
Be who you must
That's a part of the plan
Await your arrival
With simple survival
And one day we'll all understand

There is no Eden or
Heavenly gates
That you're gonna make it to one day
But all of the answers you seek
Can be found
In the dreams that you dream on the way
Writer/s: Fogelberg, Dan
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Part of the Plan

In this song, it seems that Fogelberg was coming to grips with the consequences and responsibilities of his new celebrity, while trying to maintain balance in love and life. It sounds like he was getting over a relationship:

I had a woman who gave me her soul
But I wasn't ready to take it
Her heart was so fragile and heavy to hold
And I was afraid I might break it

In a 1997 online chat, he explained: "It's not really about anyone, it's more of a philosophical piece. I suppose it's about all of us... and none of us."

Fogelberg's first hit single, this song is from his platinum-selling second album Souvenirs, which was produced by Joe Walsh. It was a vast departure from Fogelberg's first album (Home Free, 1972), which he recorded in Nashville with Norbert Putnam producing. With that album underperforming commercially, Fogelberg's record company teamed him with Walsh and they recorded the album in Los Angeles.

Notables who contributed to the album included Dan Peek from the group America and Graham Nash from Crosby, Stills and Nash. (thanks, Charles - Charlotte, NC, for above 2)

Mötley Crüe - All Bad Things Must End

Mötley Crüe - All Bad Things Must End Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Yet to be Titled
Released: 2014

All Bad Things Must End Lyrics

All Bad Things Must End

This single was written by the band to give them something new to play and promote during their 2014 retirement tour. Tommy Lee stated: "It's definitely about this time right now with the band and what the feeling is and kind of all that wrapped up into a song. I hate to say it's like a goodbye, but it definitely references our time here."

The Assembled Multitude - Overture From Tommy

The Assembled Multitude - Overture From Tommy Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Assembled Multitude
Released: 1970

Overture From Tommy Lyrics

Overture From Tommy

The Assembled Multitude was a studio group assembled by Tom Sellers in Philadelphia. This is a version of the overture from The Who's rock opera Tommy. (thanks, Charles - Charlotte, NC)

Tom Sellers tragically died in a house fire aged 39 on September 3, 1988.

Paul McCartney - Appreciate

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Paul McCartney - Appreciate Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: New
Released: 2013

Appreciate Lyrics

Appreciate

Paul McCartney cut this track with Giles Martin (son of Beatles producer George Martin) for his New album. The former Beatle recorded tracks for the record with several producers working in a number of locations ranging from New York to London's Abbey Road and his home studio in Sussex. After a while, he became concerned how the eclectic results would fit together. "I thought, 'Uh-oh, it's not a rock album, and it's not an acoustic album,'" he told Billboard magazine. "And then I thought back to the Beatles albums: There would be something like 'Why Don't We Do It In The Road?' right next to 'Blackbird' or 'Something' right next to 'She's So Heavy.' I mean, we really ran the changes! This has turned out a little bit like that. The continuing thing throughout that pulls it all together, I think, is the fact that it's me."

The song's music video is a collaboration with Newman, the robot, who was designed by Mervyn Millar and Ed Dimbleby for Significant Object Ltd. Speaking about Newman, McCartney said: "I woke up one morning with an image in my head of me standing with a large robot. I thought it might be something that could be used for the cover of my album New but instead the idea turned out to be for my music video for 'Appreciate.' Together with the people who had done the puppetry for the worldwide hit War Horse we developed the robot who became Newman."

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The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron

The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron
Released: 1966

Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron Lyrics

Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron

This is a novelty song about the imaginary World War I antics of Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts. It spawned three sequels: "The Return of the Red Baron," "Snoopy's Christmas," and "Snoopy for President." Of the three, "The Return of the Red Baron" is the only one that hit the Hot 100 (#15), but "Snoopy's Christmas" became a seasonal favorite. Learn more about Snoopy and the real Red Baron in the Song Images .

There really was a Red Baron. His name was Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (Baron Von Richthofen), and just like the lyrics state, he had 80 confirmed kills as a fighter pilot in World War I. In the song, he meets his demise when Snoopy shoots him down in a dogfight, but in real life, he died when his plane crashed in France.

The German muttering as the beginning roughly translates to: "We will now sing together the song of a pig-headed dog, and our beloved Red Baron."

The band's singer Chris Nunley came up with this part and did the vocal. He was studying German in college at the time.

Like all of the band's Snoopy songs, this was written by their producer Phil Gernhard and Laurie Records staff songwriter Dick Holler.

Originally known as The Posmen, The Royal Guardsmen formed in Ocala, Florida, where they earned a deal with Laurie Records after developing a live following in the area.

The band was comprised of:
Barry Winslow (vocals, guitar)
Chris Nunley (vocals)
Tom Richards (guitar)
Bill Balough (bass)
Billy Taylor (organ)
John Burdett (drums)

The "Royal Guardsmen" name came from a model of amplifier made by Vox called the Royal Guardsman. They took the name because it sounded British, which gave them the illusion of being part of the British Invasion.

In 1975 Charles Schultz told author David Manning White, "We threatened to put a stop to (the record) until we were included in the success." The band never met Snoopy's creator, though Chris says, "We heard through our label (Laurie) and producer that Charles Schultz liked our songs."

This song went to #2 US the last week of 1966. It was held out of the top spot by The Monkees song "I'm A Believer."

The Royal Guardsmen didn't set out to become Snoopy troubadours. Their first single was "Baby Let's Wait" (written by Lori Burton and Pam Sawyer), but it went nowhere. When this song became an unexpected breakout hit, further Snoopy songs followed - made possible in part because while the Red Baron is shot down at the end of this song, we never see the crash.

The band did have some minor hits with non-Snoopy material. "Airplane Song (My Airplane)" (#46) and "Wednesday" (#97) charted in 1967. The following year, "I Say Love," written by band members Bill Taylor Barry Winslow, made #72. "Baby Let's Wait" became their last Hot 100 hit when it was re-released and made #35.

Lead vocals on this and the other Snoopy songs were done by Barry Winslow, who played guitar in the group. This put their singer Chris Nunley in the position of gamely acting out the songs ("look... up in the sky...") during performances. Winslow told us, "I really wanted to split the chores with Chris, but the
label said no."

This was a huge hit in Australia, where it went to #1 for five weeks in 1967. The last two weeks of that year, "Snoopy's Christmas" was the #1 song in that country.

The Royal Guardsmen reunited in 2005 to play some gigs. The following year, they released "Snoopy vs. Osama," which finds the cartoon beagle hunting down Osama bin Laden.

Barry Winslow became a Contemporary Christian artist, releasing an album called Transition in 2003.

In case they ran into copyright issues, the group recorded another version of this song called Squeaky vs. the Black Knight . It was never released, but promotional copies have appeared.

Reba McEntire - Pray for Peace

Reba McEntire - Pray for Peace Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Love Somebody
Released: 2014

Pray for Peace Lyrics

Pray for Peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace

Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace

Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace

Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace

Please pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace (pray for peace)
Pray for peace
Please pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace (pray)
Pray for peace
Please pray for peace (pray for peace)

There's power in the number of us praying here on earth
We're asking for a miracle
Let your voice be the first

To pray for peace (pray for our mother)
Pray for peace (pray for your father)
Pray for peace (pray for your children)
Please pray for peace (and pray for you)

Please pray for peace (pray for peace)
Pray for peace (you gotta pray for peace)
Pray for peace (oh you got to)
Please pray for peace (oh you got to, yeah yeah)

Pray for peace (pray for our leaders)
Pray for peace (pray for our forgiveness)
Pray for peace (we got to pray for freedom)
Please pray for peace (please pray for us)

Pray for peace (pray for our family)
Pray for peace (pray for your brothers)
Pray for peace (pray for our sisters)
Please pray for peace (please pray for me)

Pray for peace (oh pray for wisdom)
Pray for peace (and pray for knowledge)
Pray for peace (pray for understanding)
Please pray for peace (pray for the world)

Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Pray for my peace (sisters, sisters)

Writer/s: MCENTIRE, REBA
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Pray for Peace

Reba explained the background to this song. "Every time I watch the news, I'm just waiting for a story with a happy ending," she said. "Unfortunately you don't see those stories very often. I find myself praying for peace, and a better outcome for the world. 'Pray for Peace' is a song I wrote because I strongly believe in the power of prayer."

The idea for the song originally came to McEntire in 2013 as she was walking on her place in Gallatin, Tennessee. "For days I'd sing, 'Pray for Peace,' over and over," she said. "It wasn't until several months later did the other parts start to fall in place. Some, not until we got into the studio to record it."

"I feel this song is a gift from God," McEntire added. "I have never worked on a song as long as this one. It went from a bass drum, fiddle and singers to guest artist singing with me, adding more instruments and even a choir and a bagpipe!"

"It's an act of perseverance, prayer, hope, fellowship and mostly love," she concluded.

According to the singer's friend and fellow Country star Ronnie Dunn, McEntire released the video online via Facebook because "no record label knew what to do with it."

The song's music video features over 50 fan submission videos, as well as appearances by Kelly Clarkson, Ronnie Dunn and Caroline Kole.

After the clip's release, various celebrities including Amy Grant, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman and The Band Perry posted their own "Pray for Peace" visuals in support of McEntire's message.

The lyrics were divinely inspired. "My front yard is my church. That's where I talk to God and pray, and I walk and look at the beautiful things He's created, McEntire told Taste of Country . "And so 'Pray for Peace' came to my mind. So I started praying for peace. A lot of things were going on at the time around the world that were really disturbing."

"Then a month or two later, I asked, 'Lord, what do you have in mind for me? What's my next project?'" she added. "And then He said, 'Why don't you pray for peace?' And that thought came to my mind, and I said, 'I've been doing that.' So I kept praying for peace. Then later, I kept thinking, 'Pray for peace, pray for peace.' Then a month or two later, He told me I should record it."

Steely Dan - Do It Again

Steely Dan - Do It Again Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Can't Buy A Thrill
Released: 1972

Do It Again Lyrics

In the mornin' you go gunnin' for the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in but they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singin' as they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hangin' and they put you on the street

You go back, Jack, Do It Again, wheels turinin' 'round and 'round
You go back, Jack, do it again

When you know she's no high climber then you find your only friend
In a room with your two timer, and you're sure you're near the end
Then you love a little wild one, and she brings you only sorrow
All the time you know she's smilin'; you'll be on your knees tomorrow

You go back, Jack, do it again, wheels turinin' 'round and 'round
You go back, Jack, do it again

Now you swear and kick and beg us that you're not a gamblin' man;
Then you find you're back in Vegas with a handle in your hand
Your black cards can make you money so you hide them when you're able
In the land of milk and honey you must put them on the table

You go back, Jack, do it again, wheels turinin' 'round and 'round
You go back, Jack, do it again

Writer/s: BETHA, MASON/VANDERPOOL, DAVIN PAUL/ARGABRIGHT, STUART
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Do It Again

This was the breakout hit from Steely Dan's first album. Like many of their songs, it's hard to make sense of the lyrics, which seem to be about some combination of addiction, second chances and the inevitability of fate. It's an example of a Steely Dan song that doesn't make literal sense, but creates a mood.

The instrument used on the first instrumental break is an electric sitar, which was played by Steely Dan mainstay Denny Dias (who later became a computer programmer). This is followed by an organ solo, which was played by Donald Fagen. This was described in the album liner notes as "an inexpensive, imported plastic organ (an instrument which long ago fell into disuse in most rock circles)." This was later revealed to be a Yamaha YC-30 with something called a portamento ribbon, which could create the slide effect.

This was Steely Dan's first single. It became a hit in both the US and UK, earning the group a lot of press coverage. The group's sound was very unusual, and when asked to explain it, they sometimes described it as "smart rock."

In 1983, an Italian act called Club House released a mash-up of this song with Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," which was released as "Do It Again (Medley With Billie Jean)." It made #75 US and #11 UK.

On the original release of Can't Buy A Thrill, this song is credited as "Trad" (meaning "traditional," like many folk songs) in the album credits. This is a fairly typical Donald Fagen/Walter Becker prank. (thanks, Michael - Somerville, MA)

Waylon Jennings, Falco, Tori Amos and Smash Mouth have all covered this song.

Tori Amos - 16 Shades of Blue

Tori Amos - 16 Shades of Blue Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Unrepentant Geraldines
Released: 2014

16 Shades of Blue Lyrics

Are you telling me it's over disintegrating lost and there's nothing I can do
Before you drop another verbal bomb, can I arm myself
With Cezanne's 16 Shades of Blue

As my heart is slowly ripping into pieces
Disconnecting from the circuits of my mind
You'll get over it you say in time
In time?
If the clocks are black absorbing everything but
A remembering how we made it that
Clocks are black

You say get over it if 50 is the new black,
hooray this could be your lucky day
But my cables they are surging almost
overloading as you disengage

Could your heart be slowly ripping into pieces
Disconnecting from the circuits of your mind
We'll get over it you say in time
In time?
If the clocks are black absorbing everything but
A remembering how we made it that
Clocks are black

That's it you're done.
You've screwed up your life
Before it's begun
There are those who say
I am now too old to play

See over there at 33 she fears she'll lose her job
Because they hear the ticking of her clock
At only 15 I said 15, they say her future's bleak
She should have started this at 3

As her heart is slowly ripping into pieces
Disconnecting from the circuits of her mind
She'll get over it you say in time
In time? Stop Father Time
If the clocks are black absorbing everything but
A remembering how we made it that
How our clocks are black

Before you drop another verbal bomb
Can I arm myself
With Cezanne's 16 shades of blue

Writer/s: MYRA ELLEN TORI AMOS
Publisher: SWORD AND STONE PUBLISHING CO.
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16 Shades of Blue

This electronically assisted song is a meditation on aging. "I turned 50 this year – and certain people really helped me to see it in a different way and grab it with both hands," said Amos. "The song '16 Shades of Blue' talks about aging from many points of view. And as I started to dive into it, I started to learn from women of all ages that age was a difficult thing for them – whether you're talking to a 15-year-old who feels pressure to choose their career path for life or a 33-year-old who fears she won't get the promotion if it is known that she is planning a family. They all felt the pressures in the aging process."

A lifelong art lover, it was the work of French post-impressionist painter Paul Cezanne that inspired the song title. "I discovered Cezanne this past year," said Amos. "And I just never got it before. All my life I have been going to art and artists to hear. One day I was looking through a book and I started hearing when I stumbled upon Cezanne's The Black Clock. He was known to have at least 16 Shades of Blue as part of his color palette."

Amos told The Irish Times the story of the song. "Rhythms and music started happening in my head," she said. "Then I began reading that Rilke would say that he [Cezanne] would paint in at least 16 shades of blue at times. All of sudden, it just came together: a story about age, and what it means to turn different ages at different times."

"I was hearing from women about their different struggles with age, and quite frankly I wasn’t prepared for it," Amos added. "So as I was staring 50 straight in the eye, that then became the song."