Quotes about song
song kids
My songs are like my kids. Billy Joel
song men piano
Sing us a song you're the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we're all in the mood for a melody, And you've got us feeling all right.
song speak-your-mind my-time
You can speak your mind But not on my time.
song writing asking
I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.
song years here-i-am
Here I am starting a franchise and I'm gonna be 65 years old. I should've started this in 1978... I wrote like 300 songs and I'm gonna have to re-learn some of them!
song memories play
They say that no one's gonna play this on the radio. They said the melancholy blues were dead and gone. But only songs like these played in minor keys, keep those memories holding on.
song fun laughing
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun.
song play waste
I don't do filler songs. I don't get them. They don't make any sense to me. Why would I literally waste my time on a song that doesn't hold up to the same standards as the other songs on the album? I won't play it live. Betty Who
song philosophy music-is
My intent for EPs - and, really, my philosophy on my music - is that every single song has to be worth it.
song cat thinking
The Pink Panther is legendary, but a lot of people my age haven't ever seen the original. So, I think it's great to bring it back for my generation, and to expose them to where that theme song which still sounds so modern and that legendary image of a pink cat came from. It's great to be a part of that, because it's history. Beyonce Knowles
song children writing
When I was writing the Destiny's Child songs, it was a big thing to be that young and taking control. And the label at the time didn't know that we were going to be that successful, so they gave us all control. And I got used to it.
song two weight
I'll put on a song that I really like and do bicep curls with two kilo weights the whole song.
song empowering stronger
I know I'm stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to hear those empowering songs to remind us.
song thinking proof
And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs. Bernice Johnson Reagon
song commercial-music rights
At the same time all this was happening, there was a folk song revival movement goingon, so the commercial music industry was actually changed by the Civil Rights Movement.
song thinking people
I learned that if you bring black people together, you bring them together with a song. To this day, I don't understand how people think they can bring anybody together without a song.
song feelings one-day
I've always wanted to sing, just as I've always known that one day I would have my own niche in the annals of song. It was a feeling I had. Edith Piaf
song children eye
I always thought my days spent in darkness [as a child she had cataracts and was unable to see for nearly four years] gave me a very special sensitivity. Much later, when I really wanted to hear, really 'see' a song, I'd close my eyes, and when I wanted to bring it out of the very depths of myself, out of my guts, out of my belly, when the song had to come from far away, I'd close my eyes.
song men want
I'm not a song and dance man, so you're not going to see me on 'Glee' anytime soon. If you want that show to continue, keep me far away from it. Dean Cain
song moving people
We don't have a particular plan. We just do what we do. This is the only way we know how to do it. We make the music that moves us. We use it as therapy. The songs are cathartic. They're ways of dealing with life experiences and the world around you. It's meant to be as a release for us as it is for other people. David Draiman
song character play
I love Doctor Who and I remember the first one, which was wonderful in its low-tech quality. I also loved the theme song, which sounded like The Cure to me. Which character would I like to play in Doctor Who? Who's the bad guy? The Dalek? OK, I'll play him. David Duchovny
song heart opportunity
I've been given an opportunity to greatly impact people's lives through music. I want people to truly experience my heart, to connect with them on an emotional level and sing songs that bring meaning to their lives. Ben Utecht
song family-and-friends hearing
And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs. Beau Bridges
song duos
I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing. Derek Bailey
song comedian use
The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and would use that money to pay the writers. None of them paid very much for their comedy material, but it all added up. Denis Norden
song believe play
For us as writers, it's really important to have songs we believe in - even before sometimes we shoot a scene. If we have a song that's so perfectly designed for a scene on 'Rescue Me,' we'll play it on loud speakers during the shooting. It helps the cameraman and it helps the director, and it helps the actors know what the feel is. Denis Leary
song eye keys
The key thing is to get that one splash - that one song or that one video for a song - that catches people's eyes. Because it's all digital content now.
song hate liz
Liz [Gillies] doesn't really listen to anything new, besides Adele, Ariana Grande, and stuff like that. She loves '70s music and old '60s songs. She loves songwriters from the '70s that I hate, like Jim Croce and James Taylor, and she loves Stevie Nicks and old jazz classics.
song believe fighting
But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in. Dee Snider
song band use
I emphatically denounce Paul Ryan's use of my song 'We're Not Gonna Take It' as recorded by my band Twisted Sister. There is almost nothing on which I agree with Paul Ryan, except perhaps the use of the P90X.
song drinking coffee
Initially, I was very much concerned with having absolute control. But as time has gone by, I'm not. I mean, the whole first record was really just how I spent my free time: stoned and drinking coffee in my house, spending three hours on a song. Dee Dee Ramone
song play issues
The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of new material, but I knew that people would rather hear the Ramones songs.
song mean significant
I get really affected by songs as a music listener - they mean so much and they feel so significant.