Gilbert O'Sullivan: Quotes about the world

“When the world you live in
really gets you down,
when you feel a pain inside you
starting to pound,
and the girl you love,
she doesn't want to know,
let an old friend, as a godsend,
lead you to where peaceful waters flow”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Where Peaceful Waters Flow" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FnSi2UtNYU (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Pain , Girl , Water , World

“It's the same the whole world over.
Every year we get a little bit older.
No matter what you say, no matter what you do
Rich or poor, you know it's gonna happen to you.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"The Same the Whole World Over" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "The Same the Whole World Over" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoBdc1uUxiA (song on YouTube)

World

“When the evening is over,
put your head upon my shoulder
and I'll tell you something I believe is true:
happiness is me and you.
In a world so distorted,
where the worst is best reported
love may be something that will see us through
Happiness is me and you.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Happiness is Me and You" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Happiness is Me and You" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otmtVnf_aGk (song on YouTube)

Happiness , World , Love

“It seems to me that
there are more hearts broken in the world
that can't be mended,
left unattended.
What do we do?
What do we do?”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Alone Again (Naturally)" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Alone Again (Naturally)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ZjRO4s9IA (song on YouTube)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, Live performance with orchestra, February 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_s7EsSY3Lw (on YouTube)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, Live street performance outside Rough Trade West, April 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZWDnbkQmI8 (on YouTube)
(+ Cover version by Brush Arbor on YouTube) (banjo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5H-reXHkhg
(+ Cover version by Shirley Bassey on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9BFD-fpeUA
(+ Cover version by David Bayu, Vega Antares, Erikson Jayanto on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFlLQGPSQKw
(+ Acoustic cover version by Sammy Copley on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPPEb7SX7rk
(+ Cover version by Neil Diamond on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soS7NmkzXns
(+ Jazz cover version by Gautier Geoffroy, Khalil Chahine and others on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLpXePYe9EI
(+ Cover version by Fujii Kaze on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Gcoto1wWI
(+ Cover version by Ryan Lerman, Larry Goldings, Aaron Sterling on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SbVcxtZyo
(+ Cover version by Laura Oakes on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ml6ot1RaM
(+ Cover version by the Pet Shop Boys (feat. Elton John) on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pasSfvAjbn8 / (Alternative version (longer)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zppTcVbC_sk
(+ Cover version by Esther Phillips on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPHdKP1Q7es
(+ Cover version by Ardhito Pramono on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsqKZmmA56U
(+ Cover version by Vonda Shepard on YouTube (with pictures and lyrics)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH4zYVQyyCI
(+ Cover version by Soffee on YouTube (includes lyrics)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwu668d-6yk
(+ Cover version by Suthipongse Thatphithakkul on YouTube (includes lyrics and guitar chords)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMxdjJUfeDM
(+ Cover version by Trang Tooc, Duy Khang, Khoa Le on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4QYST0lDDk
(+ Cover version by Diane Trask on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zatx-iJUdXI
(+ Cover version by Joe Turone on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWnCIZCW9bo
(+ Cover version by Sarah Vaughan on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlqV0oo9Wqw
(+ Cover version by Andy Williams on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xNgnk66kE
(+ A substituted version by Nina Simone on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMRGH0SzF64
(+ Piano instrumental by Ed Baum (on State Street, Oct. 2017) on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7i561paKbM / (Oct. 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfgjQVRM5nk
(+ Trumpet instrumental by Don Ellis on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU3MW8yKmmk
(+ Guitar instrumental by Daniel Estrem on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzPlmpjrm0A
(+ Guitar instrumental by Sungha Jung on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFo3NI9re00
(+ Orchestral instrumental, David Rose & Orchestra on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytgJzgsuhEU
Song lyrics

World , Heart

“Sat for hours in front of a screen
Mouse will tell you what you are seeing
When you get home, how to relax
Another screen for you to look at
Welcome to the world of work
It's a kind of living
where you give more than you'll ever receive
Welcome to the world of work
Only place a loyal servant can be
kicked in the teeth”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"World of Work" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "World of Work" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBK6HUpxw0 (song on YouTube)

Home , World

“When I'm alone with you it seems all my dreams come true
It makes me feel so good I just can't help loving you
Cos you're everything I could hope for:
that's why I love you
Sometimes I tell myself this girl don't love you no more
and that some day with someone new she'll walk from your door
But if you did, my world would break in two,
that's why I love you
And any time I see your face
something very unusual takes place:
all my inhibitions disappear
now that you are here”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"That's Why I Love You" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "That's Why I Love You" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zpN5iej40E (song on YouTube)

Girl , World , Time , Dreams

“There's nothing in the world that I'd like more
than to be left standing outside your door,
where perhaps I might be asked to come in.
There I could very easily demonstrate
of what now appears to be my fate,
you see I'm hooked on something
and it's not heroin.
Oh, I just can't get enough of you.
No, I can't get enough. What am I gonna do?
I've tried every trick in the book that's going,
now I've decided that they're not worth knowing,
my predicament is as simple as this:
I'm not satisfied, and the reason is
I just can't get enough of you.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Can't Get Enough of You" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Can't Get Enough of You" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S51SnVzay3Y (song on YouTube)

Fate , Appearance , Books , World