 Genius Lyrics
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Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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“(They Long to Be) Close to You” was the first Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition the Carpenters covered. The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties, but didn’t
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Glee Cast (Ft. Chord Overstreet) – They Long to Be Close to You
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“They Long to Be Close to You” by The Carpenters is featured in What the World Needs Now, the sixth episode of Season Six. It is sung by Sam (Chord Overstreet). The song marks Sam’
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The Cranberries – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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[Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / [Chorus] / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / [Verse 2] / Why do stars fall off from the sky
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Barry Manilow – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by? / Just like
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Richard Chamberlain – They Long to Be Close to You
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This song was originally recorded by the actor in 1963, but while the single’s other side (“Blue Guitar”) became a hit for him, this song did not. It languished in obscurity until
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Dami Im – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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[Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me they long to be / Close to you / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by
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Stevie Wonder – Talkbox Medley (Close To You / Never Can Say Goodbye)
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[Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear? / Every time that you are near to me baby? / Just like me they long to be / Close to you / On the day that you were born / The angels got
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Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You Samples
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See all of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by Carpenters’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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potsu – Close to You
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Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me / They long to be / Close to you, you / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by? / Just
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Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You Samples
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See all of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by Carpenters’s samples
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Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You Covers
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See all of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by Carpenters’s covers
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Frank Ocean – Close to You
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“Close To You” is a cover of Stevie Wonder’s cover of “Close To You” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. You can read more about Stevie’s cover here.
This brief track follows the “
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Carpenters – (They Long to Be) Close to You Interpolations
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See all of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by Carpenters’s interpolations
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Isaac Hayes – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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Let me get close to you / Close, let me get close to you / Closer, closer, closer / Close, let me get close to you / Closer, closer, closer / Close, let me get close to you
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G374 – Close to You
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[Verse 1: Carpenters] / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are
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Frank Ocean – Close to You Samples
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See all of “Close to You” by Frank Ocean’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Andy Williams – They Long to Be Close to You
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Why do birds suddenly appear? / Every time you are near / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / Why do stars fall down from the sky? / Every time you walk by / Just like
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Richard Chamberlain – They Long to Be Close to You Covers
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See all of “They Long to Be Close to You” by Richard Chamberlain’s covers
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Johnny Mathis – They Long to Be Close to You
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[Intro] / Ah, close to you / Ah, close to you / [Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / [Verse 2] / Why
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Michael Ball – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by? / Just like
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Every Little Thing – (They Long To Be) Close To You
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Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by? / Just like
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Harry Connick, Jr. (Ft. Leroy Jones) – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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[Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / [Verse 2] / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time
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Isaac Hayes – (They Long to Be) Close to You Samples
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See all of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by Isaac Hayes’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Burt Bacharach – (They Long to Be) Close to You Samples
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See all of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by Burt Bacharach’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Shoto – close to you
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[Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / [Verse 2] / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time
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Paul Weller – Close to You
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[Verse 1] / Why do Birds, suddenly appear / Everytime you are near? / Just like me / They long to be / Close to you / [Verse 2] / Why do stars / Fall out of the sky? / Everytime
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Nancy Wilson – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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[Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / [Verse 2] / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time
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細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono) – Close To You
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Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by? / Just like
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The Ventures – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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[Instrumental]
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Matt Monro – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by? / Just like
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Frank Ocean – Close To You / Never Can Say Goodbye Medley
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[Part I: Close To You] / I’ll be honest / I wasn’t devastated / But you could’ve / Held my hands through it baby / Let my mind / Run underneath warms jets, jet-jets / I run my
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Sondre Lerche – Close To You
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Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you / Why do stars fall down from the sky / Every time you walk by? / Just like
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Vance Gilbert – (They Long to Be) Close to You
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[Verse 1] / Why do birds suddenly appear / Every time you are near? / Just like me, they long to be / Close to you (Yes we do) / [Verse 2] / Why do stars fall down from the sky
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