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For the loser now will be later to win, For the times they are a-changin'. — Bob Dylan · 1964 Come mothers and fathers, Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand. — Bob Dylan · 1964 How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home A complete unknown Like a rolling stone? — Bob Dylan · 1965 The order is rapidly fadin' And the first one now will later be last For the times they are a-changin'. — Bob Dylan · 1965 How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man?... The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. — Bob Dylan · 1963 How many times can a man turn his head, And pretend that he just doesn't see? — Bob Dylan · 1962 All 12 quotes →

The Beatles8 quotes

All you need is love. — The Beatles · 1967 Yesterday, All my troubles seemed so far away, Now it looks as though they're here to stay, Oh, I believe in yesterday. — The Beatles · 1965 You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all wanna change the world. — The Beatles · 1968 And in the end The love you take Is equal to the love you make. — The Beatles · 1969 Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I'm sixty four? — The Beatles · 1967 Cause I don't care too much for money Money can't buy me love. — The Beatles · 1964 All 8 quotes →

The Rolling Stones7 quotes

I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no girl reaction. — The Rolling Stones · 1965 You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes You just might find You get what you need. — The Rolling Stones · 1969 No sweeping exits or offstage lines Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind Wild horses couldn't drag me away — The Rolling Stones · 1970 Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste. — The Rolling Stones · 1968 Get off of my cloud. — The Rolling Stones · 1965 Mother needs something today to calm her down, And though she's not really ill, There's a little yellow pill She goes running for the shelter Of her mother's little helper And it helps her on her way, Gets her through her busy day. — The Rolling Stones · 1966 All 7 quotes →

Ira Gershwin6 quotes

It ain't necessarily so- The things that you're liable To read in the Bible- It ain't necessarily so. — Ira Gershwin · 1935 In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble, They're only made of clay, But our love is here to stay. — Ira Gershwin · 1938 They all laughed at Christopher Columbus When he said the world was round They all laughed when Edison recorded sound They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother When they said that man could fly; They told Marconi Wireless was a phony- It's the same old cry! — Ira Gershwin · 1937 Summer time and the livin' is easy, Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high. Oh, yo' daddy's rich and yo' ma' is good-lookin', So hush, little baby, don' yo' cry. — Ira Gershwin · 1935 A foggy day in London Town Had me low and had me down. I viewed the morning with alarm. The British Museum had lost its charm. — Ira Gershwin · 1937 Holding hands at midnight 'Neath a starry sky, Nice work if you can get it, And you can get it if you try. — Ira Gershwin · 1937

Irving Berlin5 quotes

There's no business like show business. — Irving Berlin · 1946 God bless America, Land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with a light from above. From the mountains to the prairies, To the oceans white with foam, God bless America, My home sweet home. — Irving Berlin · 1938 Anything you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you. — Irving Berlin · 1946 A pretty girl is like a melody That haunts you night and day. — Irving Berlin · 1919 Heaven,-I'm in heaven-And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek. — Irving Berlin · 1935

Bob Marley4 quotes

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your right. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight. — Bob Marley · 1973 Don't gain the world and lose your soul, Wisdom is better than silver and gold. — Bob Marley · 1980 Get up, stand up Stand up for your rights Get up, stand up Don't give up the fight. — Bob Marley · 1973 One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain. — Bob Marley · 1971

Cole Porter4 quotes

Birds do it, bees do it, Even educated fleas do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love. — Cole Porter · 1928 It was great fun, But it was just one of those things. — Cole Porter · 1935 In olden days, a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking, But now, God knows, Anything goes. — Cole Porter · 1934 Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, Don't fence me in. Let me ride through the wide open country that I love, Don't fence me in. — Cole Porter · 1944

John Lennon4 quotes

Imagine there's no heaven, It's easy if you try, No hell below us, Above us only sky. — John Lennon · 1971 All we are saying is give peace a chance. — John Lennon · 1969 Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. — John Lennon · 1980 Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV And you think you're so clever and classless and free But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see. — John Lennon · 1970

The Who4 quotes

I hope I die before I get old. — The Who · 1965 Meet the new boss Same as the old boss. — The Who · 1971 I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again — The Who · 1971 No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes. — The Who · 1971

Bruce Springsteen3 quotes

So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man Born in the U. S. A. — Bruce Springsteen · 1984 We gotta get out while we're young 'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run. — Bruce Springsteen · 1975 Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, Or is it something worse? — Bruce Springsteen · 1980

Eliza Doolittle3 quotes

I could have danced all night. — Eliza Doolittle · 1964 I could have danced all night And still have begged for more. I could have spread my wings And done a thousand things I've never done before. — Eliza Doolittle · 1956 The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain! — Eliza Doolittle · 1964

Elvis Presley3 quotes

Wise men say Only fools rush in But I can't help Falling in love with you — Elvis Presley · 1961 A little less conversation, a little more action please. — Elvis Presley · 1968 Well since my baby left me Well I found a new place to dwell Well it's down at the end of lonely street At Heartbreak Hotel. — Elvis Presley · 1956

Eminem3 quotes

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment Would you capture it, or just let it slip? — Eminem · 2002 You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime — Eminem · 2002 His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth but the words won't come out He's choking, how? Everybody's joking now The clock's run out, time's up, over, blaow! — Eminem · 2002

Isaac Watts3 quotes

Joy to the world! the lord is come; Let earth receive her King. Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room, And heav'n and nature sing. — Isaac Watts · 1719 When I survey the wondrous cross On which the prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. — Isaac Watts · 1707 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. — Isaac Watts · 1719

Johnny Cash3 quotes

I fell into a burnin' ring of fire I went down, down, down And the flames went higher. — Johnny Cash · 1963 It was a real slow walk in a real sad rain. — Johnny Cash · 1994 The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet. — Johnny Cash · 1963

Joni Mitchell3 quotes

I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly — Joni Mitchell · 1971 They paved paradise And put up a parking lot, With a pink hotel, A boutique, and a swinging hot spot. — Joni Mitchell · 1970 We are stardust, We are golden, And we've got to get ourselves Back to the garden. — Joni Mitchell · 1969

Leonard Cohen3 quotes

There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in — Leonard Cohen · 1992 Now, maybe there's a God above As for me all I've ever learned from love Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you But it's not a cry that you're hear tonight It's not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the light No, it's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah — Leonard Cohen · 1984 Everybody knows the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That's how it goes Everybody knows. — Leonard Cohen · 1988

Professor Henry Higgins3 quotes

Women are irrational, that's all there is to that! Their heads are full of cotton, hay, and rags. They're nothing but exasperating, irritating, vacillating, calculating, agitating, maddening and infuriating hags! — Professor Henry Higgins · 1964 Why can't a woman be more like a man? Men are so honest, so thoroughly square; Eternally noble, historically fair; Who, when you win, will always give your back a pat. Why can't a woman be like that? — Professor Henry Higgins · 1964 Pickering, why can't a woman be more like a man? — Professor Henry Higgins · 1964

Rodgers and Hammerstein3 quotes

Oh, what a beautiful mornin' Oh, what a beautiful day. I got a beautiful feelin' Everything's going my way. — Rodgers and Hammerstein · 1943 Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things. — Rodgers and Hammerstein · 1959 You've got to be taught Before it's too late Before you are six, or seven, or eight To hate all the people your relatives hate You've got to be carefully taught. — Rodgers and Hammerstein · 1949

Simon & Garfunkel3 quotes

Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down. — Simon & Garfunkel · 1970 Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again. — Simon & Garfunkel · 1964 A man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest. — Simon & Garfunkel · 1970

The Notorious B.I.G.3 quotes

Birthdays was the worst days Now we sip champagne when we thirsty. — The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994 If you don't know, now you know. — The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994 We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us No heat. Wonder why Christmas missed us Birthdays was the worst days Now we sip champagne when we thirsty. — The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994

Billy Joel2 quotes

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints The sinners are much more fun — Billy Joel · 1977 But you know that when the truth is told, that you can get what you want, or you can just get old. — Billy Joel · 1977

Charles Wesley2 quotes

Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th' angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem. — Charles Wesley · 1739 Amazing love! How can it be That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? — Charles Wesley · 1738

Creedence Clearwater Revival2 quotes

Some folks are born made to wave the flag, Ooh, that red, white, and blue. And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief," Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord, It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no senator's son, no. It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one. — Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1969 Still the rain kept pouring, falling on my ears, And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain. — Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1970

Eponine2 quotes

A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now. — Eponine · 2012 Without him The world around me changes The trees are bare and everywhere The streets are full of strangers. — Eponine · 2012

Fleetwood Mac2 quotes

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow, Don't stop, it'll soon be here. It'll be here better than before, Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone. — Fleetwood Mac · 1977 Well, I've been afraid of changing 'Cause I've built my life around you But time makes you bolder Even children get older And I'm getting older too. — Fleetwood Mac · 1975

Hank Williams2 quotes

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill? He sounds too blue to fly. The midnight train is whinin' low, I'm so lonesome I could cry. — Hank Williams · 1949 I can settle down and be doin' just fine Till I hear an old freight rollin' down the line, Then I hurry straight home and pack And if I didn't go, I believe I'd blow my stack I love you baby, but you gotta understand When the Lord made me he made a ramblin' man. — Hank Williams · 1951

Jimi Hendrix2 quotes

I'm gonna wave my freak flag high. — Jimi Hendrix · 1967 Purple haze all in my brain Lately things don't seem the same. — Jimi Hendrix · 1967

Lorenz Hart2 quotes

I'm wild again, Beguiled again, A simpering, whimpering child again- Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I. — Lorenz Hart · 1940 My funny valentine, Sweet comic valentine, You make me smile with my heart. Your looks are laughable, Unphotographable, Yet you're my fav'rite work of art. — Lorenz Hart · 1937

Nas2 quotes

I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death. — Nas · 1994 Life's a bitch and then you die That's why we get high Cause you never know When you're gonna go. — Nas · 1994

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