Subject: Life Ain't Like the Movies (Shel Silverstein) From: GUEST Date: 03 Apr 24 - 04:26 PM Hi everybody - I'm looking for some info on a song written by Shel Silverstein (maybe co-written with Bob Gibson), called "Life Ain't Like the Movies". It's a parody spoofing classical movies (in particular, iirc, 'Psycho' and 'Casablanca'). Can't find any information about the song on Google; had been trying but came up empty-handed. Can't find lyrics, recordings, nothing. Hit me up if you've got any deets or if you've heard of this song before. Really appreciate it! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Life Ain't Like the Movies (Silverstein) From: GerryM Date: 03 Apr 24 - 04:58 PM You're not thinking of "More Like the Movies", recorded by Dr Hook, https://youtu.be/cnviamrQOck?si=DMPDg9OJSYfS5nOV, are you? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Life Ain't Like the Movies (Silverstein) From: GUEST Date: 03 Apr 24 - 05:09 PM No. Pretty sure it was written by Shel Silverstein and mentions Norman Bates and the pianist in Casablanca. I thought Bob Gibson made a recording of it but seems I was wrong. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Life Ain't Like the Movies (Silverstein) From: GUEST Date: 03 Apr 24 - 05:22 PM Cannot find anything about the song except a Chicago Tribune article saying that Gibson and Camp did the song at their 1990 reunion concert. |
Subject: ADD: More Like the Movies (Silverstein) From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Apr 24 - 05:44 PM Well, here's "More Like the Movies," written by Shel Silverstein and recorded by Dr. Hook. MORE LIKE THE MOVIES (Shel Silverstein) I guess the dance is over now So you just curtsey and I'll bow And ask the band to play us Auld Lang Syne Then I'll just take what's left of me Right back to where it used to be And you'll go sail your magic carpet, far across the sky I wish I could have made it More like the movies for you Some pretty Technicolor way it's never been I'm sorry when I kissed you You only heard me whisper You never got to hear those violins Did you girl? No, you never got to hear those violins, no The castles that you built so high Were just too steep for me to climb And I guess these dirty streets of mine Were just too rough for you I wish I could've helped you see Just one of your sweet childhood dreams But though I tried, I could not make not one of them come true And I wish I could have made it More like the movies for you Some pretty Technicolor way it's never been I'm sorry when I kissed you You only heard me whisper You never got to hear those violins Did you girl? No, you never got to hear those violins Oh, I'm sorry when I kissed you You only heard me whisper You never got to hear those violins No, you never got to hear those violins Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Shel Silverstein |
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