And I Wish You All The Love In The World, But Most Of All I Wish It From Myself
I enjoy Bastille and I decided to listen to this not realizing it was a cover of my favorite band of all time Fleetwood Mac. So, here is Bastille & Fleetwood Mac's - "Dreams". (Can't put the cover without the original) AND it's impossible for me to listen to just one song... so it is followed by what are some of my favorite songs by the band... There isn't enough room for me to put them all.. it would be like me being asked to list some of my favorite bands... I have so many. I love almost every song done by them.
The song "Everywhere" was one of my Mom and I's favorites to sing... and of course she LOVED "Don't Stop" because it was Bill Clinton's campaign song. I'm so glad Christine McVie is back, because a few of my favorite songs were with her vocals. Of course, I'm a huge Stevie fan.. I even have some shoes and shirts I call my "Stevie Nicks look" lol
Their music is beautiful, dark, deep, and full of stories behind what was going on within the band's lives. For instance, one song I love is Gold Dust Woman. I didn't even put it on here, but there is a story behind every song they have written. If there was a band I had to introduce to someone, this would be it.
As they say... Lightning strikes, maybe once or twice...
The last song is one of the most beautiful songs ever written... It's called Songbird...
I think this is a beautiful love song, sung by a woman to the man she considers the love of her life. "For you, they'll be no more crying For you, the sun will be shining" She wishes that her lover experiences no pain. That he has only sunshine. Only happiness. She believes that the sun actually SHINES for him. That his presence makes glorious things occur. "I feel that when I'm with you, it's alright, I know it's right" When she is by his side she feels at peace. She thinks they were meant for each other. "To you, I'll give the world, To you, I'll never be cold" They have been through so much together. She loves him so much that she wants him to know she'd give him anything in her power. They have previously hurt each other and she realizes how awful this is for both of them. She now feels complete trust and vows never to hurt him intentionally again. "Cause I feel that when I am with you, it's alright, I know it's right" Again, she is saying that she feels so good when she is near him. Everything is "alright" when she is by his side. "And the songbirds are singing like they know the score, And I love you, I love you, I love you, Like never before" Their love was written in the stars. It was meant to happen. The songbirds are singing about it! Her love for this man just keeps growing. She loves him "like never before". She has never loved someone (other than a child) this much. "And I wish you all the love in the world, but most of all I wish it from myself" She is saying that she would give him everything. All of the love in the world, if she could. She is also trying to give him all of the love from herself because it hurts her so much to care for someone this deeply. "And the songbirds are singing like they know the score, and I love you, I love you, I love you, like never before" No matter what happens in her life, she wants him to know that she loves him "like never before". She not only loves him more and more, but she has never been through anything like this in her life. She has experienced an incredible awakening, because of this love.
Bastille - "Dreams"
"[Verse 1:] [Dan] Now there you go again You say you want your freedom Well who am I to keep you down It's only right that you should play it the way you feel it But listen carefully to the sound Of your loneliness [Gabrielle] Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of remembering What you had [Dan] And what you lost [Gabrielle] And what you had [Dan] And what you lost [Chorus:] [Gabrielle] Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing Women they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know, You'll know, you'll know Now here I go again I see a crystal vision I keep my visions to myself It's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams Have you any dreams you'd like to sell? Dreams of loneliness [Gabrielle & Dan] Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost And what you had And what you lost [Chorus:] [Dan] Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing Women they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know, You'll know [Gabriella & Dan] All we had and all we lost All we had and all we lost [Chorus:] [Gabrielle & Dan] Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing Women they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know, You'll know, you'll know (All we had and all we lost) You'll know, you'll know (All we had and all we lost) You'll know, you'll know (All we had and all we lost)"
Fleetwood Mac - "Dreams"
"Now here you go again, you say You want your freedom Well who am I to keep you down It's only right that you should Play the way you feel it But listen carefully to the sound Of your loneliness Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost, and what you had, and what you lost Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing Say women they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know, you'll know Now here I go again, I see the crystal visions I keep my visions to myself, it's only me Who wants to wrap around your dreams and, Have you any dreams you'd like to sell? Dreams of loneliness, Like a heartbeat, drives you mad In the stillness of remembering, what you had, And what you lost and what you had and what you lost Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing Women, they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing Say, women, they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know You'll know, you will know, you'll know"
Fleetwood Mac - "Everywhere"
"Can you hear me calling Out your name You know that I'm falling And I don't know what to say I'll speak a little louder I'll even shout You know that I'm proud And I can't get the words out Oh I, I want to be with you everywhere Oh I, I want to be with you everywhere (Wanna be with you everywhere) Something's happening Happening to me My friends say I'm acting peculiarly C'mon baby We better make a start You better make it soon Before you break my heart Oh I, I want to be with you everywhere Oh I, I want to be with you everywhere (Wanna be with you everywhere) Can you hear me calling Out your name You know that I'm falling And I don't know what to say Come along baby We better make a start You better make it soon Before you break my heart Oh I, I want to be with you everywhere Oh I, I want to be with you everywhere Oh I, I want to be with you everywhere Oh I, I want to be with you everywhere (Wanna be with you everywhere)"
Fleetwood Mac - "Gypsy"
"So I'm back to the velvet underground Back to the floor that I love To a room with some lace and paper flowers Back to the gypsy that I was to the gypsy that I was And it all comes down to you Well you know that it does, well Lightning strikes maybe once maybe twice Oh and it lights up the night And you see you're a gypsy You see you're a gypsy To the gypsy That remains She faces freedom With a little fear Well I have no fear I have only love And if I was a child And the child was enough Enough for me to love Enough to love She is dancing away from you now She was just a wish She was just a wish And her memory is all that is left for you now You see you're a gypsy You see you're a gypsy Lightning strikes Maybe once maybe twice And it all comes down to you Oh oh well it all comes down to you Lightning strikes Maybe once maybe twice Oh I still see your bright eyes bright eyes And I've always loved you And it all comes down to you It all comes down to you"
Fleetwood Mac - "Silver Springs"
"You could be my silver spring Blue-green colors flashing I would be your only dream Your shining autumn ocean crashing Don't say that she's pretty And did you say that she loved you Baby I don't want to know So I begin not to love you Turn 'round, see me running I say I loved you years ago But tell myself you never loved me no And don't say that she's pretty And did you say that she loved you Baby I don't want to know Oh no And can you tell me was it worth it Baby I don't want to know Time cast a spell on you But you won't forget me I know I could have loved you But you would not let me Time cast a spell on you But you won't forget me I know I could have loved you But you would not let me I follow you down 'till the sound Of my voice will haunt you (Give me just a chance) You'll never get away from the sound Of the woman who loves you (Was I just a fool) I follow you down 'till the sound Of my voice will haunt you (Give me just a chance) You'll never get away from the sound Of the woman who loves you (Was I just a fool)"
Fleetwood Mac - "Little Lies"
"If I could turn the page In time then I'd rearrange Just a day or two Close my, close my, close my eyes But I couldn't find a way So I'll settle for one day To believe in you Tell me, tell me , tell me lies Tell me lies Tell me sweet little lies (Tell me lies, tell me, tell me lies) Oh, no, no you can't disguise (You can't disguise, no you can't disguise) Tell me lies Tell me sweet little lies Although I'm not making plans I hope that you understand There's a reason why Close your, close your, close your eyes No more broken hearts We're better off apart Let's give it a try Tell me, tell me, tell me lies Tell me lies Tell me sweet little lies (Tell me lies, tell me, tell me lies) Oh, no, no you can't disguise (You can't disguise, no you can't disguise) Tell me lies Tell me sweet little lies If I could turn the page In time then I'd rearrange Just a day or two Close my, close my, close my eyes But I couldn't find a way So I'll settle for one day To believe in you Tell me, tell me, tell me lies Tell me lies Tell me sweet little lies (Tell me lies, tell me, tell me lies) Oh, no, no you can't disguise (You can't disguise, no you can't diguise) Tell me lies Tell me sweet little lies (Tell me lies, tell me, tell me lies) Oh, no, no you can't disguise (You can't disguise, no you can't disguise) Tell me lies Tell me sweet little lies (Tell me, tell me lies)"
Fleetwood Mac - "Hold Me"
"Can you understand me Baby don't you hand me a line Although it doesn't matter You and me got plenty of time There's nobody in the future So baby let me hand you my love Oh, there's no step for you to dance to So slip your hand inside of my glove [Chorus] Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me I don't want no damage But how am I gonna manage with you You hold the percentage But I'm the fool payin' the dues I'm just around the corner If you got a minute to spare I'll be waitin' for ya' If you ever want to be there Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me Hold me, hold me, hold me"
Fleetwood Mac - "Rhiannon"
"Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night and Wouldn't you love to love her? Takes to the sky like a bird in flight and Who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen A woman taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven? Will you ever win? She is like a cat in the dark and then She is the darkness She rules her life like a fine skylark and when The sky is starless All your life you've never seen A woman taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven? Will you ever win? Will you ever win? Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon She rings like a bell through the night and Wouldn't you love to love her? She rules her life like a bird in flight and Who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen A woman taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven? Will you ever win? Will you ever win? Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon Taken by Taken by the sky Taken by Taken by the sky Taken by Taken by the sky Dreams unwind Loves a state of mind Dreams unwind Loves a state of mind Dreams unwind Loves a state of mind"
Fleetwood Mac - "Big Love"
"Looking out for love In the night so still Oh I'll build you a kingdom In that house on the hill Looking out for love Big, big love You said that you love me And that you always will Oh you begged me to keep you In that house on the hill Looking out for love Big, big love I wake up alone With it all I wake up But only to fall Looking out for love Big, big love Just looking out for love Big, big love"
Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"
"Loving you Isn't the right thing to do How can I ever change things That I feel If I could Maybe I'd give you my world How can I When you won't take it from me You can go your own way Go your own way You can call it Another lonely day You can go your own way Go your own way Tell me why Everything turned around Packing up Shacking up is all you want to do If I could Baby I'd give you my world Open up Everything's waiting for you You can go your own way Go your own way You can call it Another lonely day You can go your own way Go your own way You can go your own way Go your own way You can call it Another lonely day Another lonely day You can go your own way Go your own way You can call it Another lonely day You can go your own way You can call it Another lonely day You can go your own way"
Fleetwood Mac - "Never Going Back Again"
"She broke down and let me in Made me see where I've been Been down one time Been down two times I'm never going back again You don't know what it means to win Come down and see me again Been down one time Been down two times I'm never going back again"
Fleetwood Mac - "Sara"
"Wait a minute baby Stay with me awhile Said you'd give me light But you never told me about the fire Drowning in the sea of love Where everyone would love to drown But now it's gone It doesn't matter what for When you build your house Then call me home And he was just like a great dark wing Within the wings of a storm I think I had met my match, he was singing And undoing, and undoing the laces Undoing the laces Said Sara, you're the poet in my heart Never change, never stop But now it's gone It doesn't matter what for But when you build your house Then call me home Hold on The night is coming and the starling flew for days I'd stay home at night, all the time I'd go anywhere, anywhere, anywhere Ask me and I'm there, yeah Ask me and I'm there, I care In the sea of love Where everyone would love to drown But now it's gone They say it doesn't matter anymore When you build your house Then please call me home Sara, you're the poet in my heart Never change, and don't you ever stop Now it's gone No it doesn't matter anymore When you build your house I'll come by Sara Sara"
Fleetwood Mac - "Over My Head"
"You can take me to paradise, And then again you can be as cold ice. I'm over my head, Oh but it sure feels nice. You can take me anytime you like, I'll be around if you think you might love me baby, And hold me tight. Your mood is like a circus wheel, You're changing all the time, Sometimes I can't help but feel, That I'm wasting all of my time. Your mood is like a circus wheel, You're changing all the time, Sometimes I can't help but feel, That I'm wasting all of my time. Think I'm looking on the dark side, But everyday you hurt my pride, I'm over my head, Oh but it sure feels nice, I'm over my head, But it sure feels nice. I'm over my head, But it sure feels nice."
Fleetwood Mac - "Songbird"
"For you, there'll be no more crying. For you, the sun will be shining. And I feel that when I'm with you, It's alright, I know it's right. To you, I'll give the world. To you, I'll never be cold. 'Cause I feel that when I'm with you, It's alright, I know it's right. And the songbirds are singing, like they know the score. And I love you, I love you, I love you, like never before. And I wish you all the love in the world. But most of all, I wish it from myself. And the songbirds keep singing, like they know the score And I love you, I love you, I love you Like never before, like never before, like never before."