“You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.”

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Irish writer and poet 1854–1900

L.J. Smith (1965) American author

“You don't love a girl because of beauty. You love her because she sings a song only you can understand.”

L.J. Smith (1965) American author

Source: Secret Vampire

“When you hear an instrumental song someone is singing over, you know right away it's wrong.”

Joe Satriani (1956) American guitar player

As quoted in BAM Magazine (6 April 1990).

“She said, "I wanna learn a love song full of happy things."
She said, "I wanna learn a love song; won't you let me hear you sing?"
She said, "I wanna learn a love song, I wanna hear you play."
She said, "I wanna learn a love song before you go away."”

Harry Chapin (1942–1981) American musician

I Wanna Learn a Love Song
Song lyrics, Verities & Balderdash (1974)

“But in such a place as this, I can only tell you
by singing this song.”

Ayumi Hamasaki (1978) Japanese recording artist, lyricist, model, and actress

A Song Is Born
Lyrics, I am...

“It was the kind of love you can only feel toward someone you don't actually know.”

Chuck Klosterman book Downtown Owl

Source: Downtown Owl

“You don't bring me flowers.
You don't sing me love songs.
You hardly talk to me anymore.
When you come through the door
At the end of the day.”

Neil Diamond (1941) American singer-songwriter

You Don't Bring Me Flowers, co-written with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Song lyrics, I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (1977)

“I don't sing my mother tongue
No, this is not a love song”

Till Lindemann (1963) German industrial metal musician

"Amerika"
Reise, Reise (2004)

“He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar,
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do.”

Taylor Swift (1989) American singer-songwriter

Teardrops on My Guitar, written by Taylor Swift and Liz Rose.
Song lyrics, Taylor Swift (2006)

“When you sing in English and Spanish, it's two completely different forms of expression and... even the people who don't speak Spanish love to hear me sing in Spanish.”

Gloria Estefan (1957) Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and divorciada

iTunes interview (released June 2, 2007)
2007, 2008

“You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.”

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