The Singer Not the Song

Track 5 on December’s Children (And Everybody’s)

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Released as the B-side of the British single “Get Off of My Cloud”. The title was borrowed from the 1961 feature film directed by Roy Ward Baker. The film was… Read More

Oct. 22, 19651 viewer

The Singer Not the Song Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Everywhere you want, I always go
I always give in because, baby, you know
You just say so because you give me that feeling inside
That I know I must be right
It's the singer not the song

[Verse 2]
It's not the way you give in willingly
Others do it without thrilling me
Giving me that same old feeling inside
That I know I must be right
It's the singer not the song

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
The same old places and the same old songs
We've been going there for much too long
There's something wrong and it gives me that feeling inside
That I know I must be right
It's the singer not the song
It's the singer not the song
It's the singer not the song

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Released as the B-side of the British single “Get Off of My Cloud”. The title was borrowed from the 1961 feature film directed by Roy Ward Baker.

The film was controversial upon its release because it deals with the love of a seductive young woman for a Catholic priest, and the ambiguous relationship between the priest and a criminal. The latter is an atheist and although he accepts the priest (the singer), he does not accept his religion (the song).