Song within a Song
 

As promised, here is the new thread. The idea is to name a song whose lyrics contain the title of another song. (I had one in mind when I came up with the idea.) So far, I think there have been three responses:

Song: Approaching Lavender

Lyric:

The colors that surround you there will be the shade of Lavender
"SHADOWS" dancing everywhere, like flowers in the rain.

- Jesse Joe

Song: All I'm After

Lyric: All I'm after is to be the flame in your "TATTOO"

- Char

Song: Rosanna

Lyric: the fire glows "SOFTLY"

- JJ

Hope you have fun with the idea! :headbang:

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Song : Broken Dreams,

Lyric : There's an ocean in my mind
I'd give the world "If I could" find
A sailing ship and leave the past behind


The song "If I Could" from Album : "Back Here On Earth"

http://www.lightfoot.ca/backlist.htm

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Song : Affair On 8th Avenue,

Lyric: Her long flowing hair came "SOFTLY" undone
And it lay all around.


The song "Softly" from Album : "The Way I Feel"


http://www.lightfoot.ca/twiflst.htm

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another 'softy' here.....SFAWN - I hear your voice Softly calling

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oh, that is a good one...we'll wait for mandoann for official word

but "my name is jj and i approve of this answer"

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Keep politics out of this. (Vote No on Proposition 203)

Sponsored by the Unicorns for Unity

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Song: Brave Mountaineers

Lyric: When the world gets too heavy and the "SHADOWS" cross my mind.

And...

Song: Seven Island Suite

Lyric:There's a new wave that is breaking
In the wake of "A PASSING SHIP"

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Song: Rosanna

Lyric: Rosanna knows the ways of a man
But not The Way I feel


Lyric: Rosanna knows the times I keep
A fire Softly glows
And the Shadows lick the wall

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Wow, this is fun! :) Thanks to all for responding with some great examples!

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Finally......I think I thought of one.......

Song : Dreamland

Lyrics :

"So If You Need Me near you now
You can do it if you choose"

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THIS IS THREAD NUMBER 5000 !
woo-hoo..

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Are there prizes for the participants ?

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no

moderator gets a hefty raise tho..
;)

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Song: Now and Then
Here inside these walls that seem to move
A little closer every day ...

Walls

I think I hurt something trying to think of that one.....

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MEDIC !!!!!

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Hey, good job everyone, but please don't hurt yourselves!

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Another submission :

Song : Ordinary Man

Lyrics :

"It's that lonesome, Restless, feeling
That you feel under the gun"

MEDIC !!!!! ( maybe we should set up a triage )

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song: CRT

lyric: the railroad men grew Restless for to hear the hammers ring

those phrased titled answers you guys came up with are clever

rm, i was ignorant to prop#203...so i looked it up..if it flies, hope it won't mean they'll be taking Dora the Xplorer off the air

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Somebody with nothing to live up to
Who will mend my broken dreams

From Someone To Believe In.

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Here's my favourite, from Did She Mention my Name:

. . . and LOOKING AT THE RAIN do you remember if she dropped a name or two . . .

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Oh....that's excellent ! Are you ok ? That had to hurt.

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Oh I cried inside but I couldn't tell if it was for her or for me
So I grabbed my axe and we sang a song in two part HARMONY

from I Used To Be A Country Singer

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If there's is a reason you might try and forget
I'd like to find it cause I like to relive it

from Why I Should Feel Blue.

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Congratulations, Buzzard! You did it! You found the "SWAS" that started me on the idea. I'd like to say for your prize you get a free ticket to a GL concert plus a backstage pass :); I'd like to, but I can't! ;)

Maybe another raise for Char?

Now I have to find another SWAS....

Good job, everyone!

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Thanks Ann. Please take all of my prize money and use it to double, no triple, Char's salary as moderator.

Here's another SWAS for you - which Lightfoot tune contains the first five words of the Star Spangled Banner (in order)? Hands on buzzers.

And yes Ron, it did hurt!

Brian