And all the world is biscuit-shaped Its just for me to feed my face And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste And Ive got 1 2 3 4 5 Senses working overtime
I can hear the bells well don't you hear them chime? Can't you feel my heart beat keeping perfect time and all because he touched me he looked at me and stared
"I can hear the bells" (Yet another one) from Hairspray
I've got two eyes So I can see I've got two ears to listen to what you say to me ... I have a nose So I can smell I've got a chin but what a chin does I just can't tell
Devo - Freedom of Choice "Then you got it, you don't want it, Seems to be the rule of thumb Dont be tricked by what you see You've got two ways to go" (ok, sort of metaphoric, but it's a Devo reference)...
Let's try:
"See Me, Feel Me" - Tommy - The Who "See me, feel me, touch me, heal me".
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung, Would you hear my voice come thru the music, Would you hold it near as it were your own
This morning I read that Fred Savage sings his baby to sleep with "Ripple." It's on my MySpace page. It has a reference to hearing.
Today while the blossom still clings to the vine I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine A million tomorrows will all pass away E'er I forget all the joy that is mine today
(Common song in the 60's and I haven't heard it for many, many years.)
They'll tell you that the darkness is a blessing in disguise For you'll never have to notice if you're sighted or you're blind And they'll do their best to keep you from the light
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I feel it in my fingers
I feel it in my toes
The Troggs, "Love is All Around"
The taste of honey,
Honey, sweeter thaan wine.
Don't know the title or the artist
Can you hear the sound of the wind
in the eucalyptus trees ?
Don Spencer "Can you hear"
Way up in the sky, shepherd boy
Do you see what I see?
(There are other verses that have "Do you see what I see" and I'm not sure what all else--a Christmas song I don't know very well.)
And all the world is biscuit-shaped
Its just for me to feed my face
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
And Ive got 1 2 3 4 5
Senses working overtime
Senses Working Overtime
XTC
When I see you smile
I see a ray of light, oh oh,
I see it shining right through the rain
When I See You Smile ~ Bad English
Marvin Gaye - Heard it through the grapevine
"Well I heard it through the grapevine,
not much longer will you be mine"
In a car or walking down the highway
Baby, baby, can't you hear my heartbeat
Herman's Hermit's
I can hear the bells
well don't you hear them chime?
Can't you feel my heart beat keeping perfect time
and all because he touched me
he looked at me and stared
"I can hear the bells"
(Yet another one) from Hairspray
Baby, baby,
I hear a symphony
A [something] melody...
Something by The Supremes
"Cherry Pie" - Sade
You were sweet as cherry pie
Wild as friday night
I've got two eyes
So I can see
I've got two ears to listen to what you say to me
...
I have a nose
So I can smell
I've got a chin but what a chin does I just can't tell
Bert and Elmo, Sesame Street's "One Fine Face"
Touch Me - The Doors
"Yeah! Come on, come on, come on, come on
Now touch me, baby
Can't you see that I am not afraid?"
There were bells on a hill
but I never heard them ringing...
There were birds in the sky
but I never saw them winging...
"'Til There Was You," which the Beatles did, but is from The Music Man
i can see clearly now that the rain is gone
Tell that you've heard every sound there is
And your bird can swing
But you can't hear me
The Beatles, "And Your Bird can Sing" (which also has a "seeing" verse)
I can see clearly now - Johnny Nash
___________________________
Devo - Freedom of Choice
"Then you got it, you don't want it,
Seems to be the rule of thumb
Dont be tricked by what you see
You've got two ways to go"
(ok, sort of metaphoric, but it's a Devo reference)...
Let's try:
"See Me, Feel Me" - Tommy - The Who
"See me, feel me, touch me, heal me".
Oh wow---That "Tommy" quote is a blue-ribbon entry. (And Holly's from Hairspray was pretty impressive too.)
I can make you mine
Taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Everley Brothers, "Dream"
All day I face the barren waste
Without a taste of water
Cool
Water
Cool Water
Marty Robbins (and others)
We take a walk
the sun is shining down
Burns my feet as they touch the ground
(sense of touch)
The Beatles, "Good Day Sunshine"
The longer I thought I might find her
The shorter my vision became
That Girl Could Sing
Jackson Browne
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I've been...
(Holly suggested this one.)
The candyman can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good
as sung in the movie WIlly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she's gone
The Beatles, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Smell those shrimp they're beginning to boil
Wastin away again in Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett
But the angels are older
They can see that the sun's setting fast
Farther On
Jackson Browne
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
Sounds Of Silence
SImon and Garfunkel
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,
Would you hear my voice come thru the music,
Would you hold it near as it were your own
This morning I read that Fred Savage sings his baby to sleep with "Ripple." It's on my MySpace page. It has a reference to hearing.
I'd love to see a miracle, once before I die
~somewhere in new mexico
Open up your eyes now
Tell me what you see
It is no surprise now
What you see is me.
The Beatles, "Tell Me What You See"
Today while the blossom still clings to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows will all pass away
E'er I forget all the joy that is mine today
(Common song in the 60's and I haven't heard it for many, many years.)
They'll tell you that the darkness is a blessing in disguise
For you'll never have to notice if you're sighted or you're blind
And they'll do their best to keep you from the light
From Me to You
Janis Ian
And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
The Beatles, "For No One"
I've just seen a face
I can't forget the time or place
Where we just met...
The Beatles, "I've Just Seen a Face"
And when at last I find you
Your song will fill the air
Sing it loud so I can hear you
I Will
Beatles
One of my most favorite Beatles songs!
They spoke with their hands and they heard with their eyes. They were rough and silly and gentle and wise...
They Spoke With Their Hands
by Echo's Children
Jen H.
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the songs of angry men.
"Do you hear the People Sing" from Les Miserables
When you look with your eyes
everything seems nice
but if you look twice
you can see it's all lies
"LDN"
Lily Allen
we drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry cola.
Lola
Unown artist
Patrick :-7
There's no time to lose, I heard her say
Ruby Tuesday
The Rolling Stones
Oh it looks like Daniel
Must be the clouds in my eyes
Elton John
Take a good look around
And if you're lookin' down
Put a little love in your heart
Dusty Springfield
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
"Carry On My Wayward Son," Kansas
I once was lost but now am found
Was blind but now I see
Amazing Grace
The fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
"Fool on the Hill," the Beatles
I'll let you lick the spoon
Because it tastes so good
"Big, Blonde and Beautiful"
Hairspray
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