Gilbert O'Sullivan: Tell

“Say it is. Say it isn't.
Say it's someone else instead.
Say it's good when you don't like fishing.
You just knock it on the head.
You just knock it on the head.
Say goodbye. Say good morning.
Say good evening and good noon.
Say "Hello, tell me how you're feeling."”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Very well thanks and how are you?"
"Say Goodbye" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Say Goodbye" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCLuE28J-WU (song on YouTube)

Fish , Feeling

“So where did you go to, who did you see?
How did you know I’d be there?
Oh, and did you remember not to forget?
Tell me cos I don’t...
Tell me cos I don’t care
Don’t care.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Where Did You Go To?" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Where Did You Go To?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhJOUQXBOCw (song on YouTube. As audio.)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Where Did You Go To?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj2FCeCwhcM (Official video, on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Forgetting

“What's in a kiss?
Have you ever wondered just what it is?
More perhaps than just a moment of bliss?
Tell me what's in a kiss.
What's in a dream?
Is it all the things you'd like to have been?
All the places that you haven't yet seen?
Tell me what's in a dream.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"What's in a Kiss?" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "What's in a Kiss?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouajeMalTcw (song on YouTube)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "What's in a Kiss?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-C3LsISY6Q (A 1981 live performance, with other material. On YouTube)
Song lyrics

Dreams , Kiss

“From the looks you're giving me
I can tell, as well see
if I've done something you think's wrong:
no words need be conveyed.
Then again, when we embrace,
from the look that's on your face
if heaven is a place on earth
right here is where it's been.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"No Way" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "No Way" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mPUlZ4vRE (song on YouTube)

Thinking

“Miss my love today
as I miss the stars that shine above
telling me one day my love
will come to me again.
Miss my love, I'd say,
is the only thing that I can do.
I just can't live with someone new
reminding me of her.”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Miss My Love Today" (song)
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Miss My Love Today" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Sq7JLYWIE (song on YouTube)
Song lyrics

Star , Love

“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

“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

“Who was it that came to see you
when there was no one else in sight?
And who was it that stayed over an hour
(and not as I'd expected, overnight)?
It was me, and I'll tell you why:
Oh, I did it because of my
pure unabashed devotion to loving
(pure unabashed devotion to loving)
you, you, you, you.
Who was it that caught you falling?”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Who Was It?" (song)
(+ Cover version by Davy Jones on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzt6NntvrE
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Who Was It?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FDzXcD1mDg (song on YouTube)

Love

“There is too much attention
paid to him who shot at he
and to how he got away
but didn't quite.
Yes there's too much attention
So much so that we'll believe
he's not guilty of the crime which he's being tried
So forgive me when I tell you
I ain't got no place to go
I ain't got no one to talk to
got no one left to say hello”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Too Much Attention" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Too Much Attention" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR47R4uWdDo (song on YouTube)

Forgiveness

“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

“Once upon a time I drank a little wine,
was as happy as could be, happy as could be,
Now I'm just like a cat on a hot tin roof,
Baby, what do you think you're doing to me?
Told you once before
and I won't tell you no more,
so get down, get down, get down
You're a bad dog, Baby
but I still want you around, around
I still want you around
Hey hey hey”

Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Get Down" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Get Down" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXl5P2xO9-o (song on YouTube)
Source: (+ Duet with Lulu. On YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlqoiBV6ETs

Baby , Happiness , Cats , Wine