80 great phrases from famous songs in history
Throughout history, music has accompanied us at all kinds of moments.. Both in happiness and sadness, in situations of depression or close emotional connection with another person (it is not uncommon to hear a couple talk about “our song”), there are many songs that have been in tune with our state of mind, that have made us vibrate or sink into the deepest of miseries.
And within them sometimes great phrases stand out, which we remember and sometimes surprise ourselves repeating out loud. In this article we collect some of them.
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Great phrases from historical songs
Below is a small collection of famous phrases from songs that, in one way or another, have either made history or are part of our lives.
1. "I don't wanna miss a thing"
Phrase from the Aerosmith song of the same title and which was recorded for the soundtrack of the movie Armaggedon.
2. “Show must go on”
Phrase from Freddy Mercury's song in which he talks about appearances and the need to continue with day to day regardless of what happens inside us.
3. "I'll be watching you"
Though it's often been mistaken for a love song, The Police's “Every Breath You Take” actually makes a difference to a bullying situation where the The protagonist will watch every step, sigh or action that his object of desire does every day, while wondering how it is possible that he does not realize that said person is for him.
4. “Imagine all that people, living life in peace”
Fragment of the song "Imagine" by John Lennon, in which he spoke of the search and the hope of achieving peace.
5. "Who wants to live forever?"
Who wants to live forever? Question that gives the title to one of Freddie Mercury's most iconic songs.
6. Who can it be now?
Title and chorus of the song by the group Men at Work, indicates a feeling of annoyance before unwanted intrusions while reflecting a certain level of paranoia and/or instability in the character.
7. Who cares what I do? Who cares what I say? I am like this, and I will continue like this, I will never change
Part of the Alaskan song that over time became a claim for equality and gay rights. It reflects the right to be as one is regardless of what others may think.
8. “Let it be”
Phrase and title of one of the Beatles' songs, which pushes us to let go of our sorrows and worries, accept things as they are and be willing to overcome them.
9. "All you need is love"
All you need is Love. This phrase from the well-known song, also by the Beatles, reflects the importance of love as one of the main forces that allows us to do anything.
10. “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world”
A well-known song by Louis Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World" tells us about seeing the beauty of the little things in life and knowing how to appreciate how wonderful the world in which we live is.
11. “Boig for you”
Phrase from the well-known song by Sau, reflects a deep infatuation (“crazy about you”) for a person we have lost.
12. “Dust in the wind. All they are is dust in the wind”
Phrase from the song "Dust in the wind" by Kansas, reflects the passage of time and that everything has an end.
13. “Hello, darkness my old friend”
First phrase of the song "Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel, which tells us about a gray world, isolated, individualistic and dehumanized in which attempts to change things fall on deaf ears broken. But despite this, in the intimidated times there are those who try to change things.
14. "Where is the love?"
Title and part of the chorus of a well-known song by the Black Eyed Peas that asks where love has gone in today's society.
15. “For the times they are a-changing”
Phrase from the Bob Dylan song “Times they are A-Changing”.
16. "I was made for loving you baby, you were made for loving me"
Fragment and chorus of the Kiss song "I was mother for loving you", tells us about how two people are made for each other.
17. "I'm on the highway to hell"
Mythical AC/DC song that pushes us to live carefree and without stopping to think, obeying our instincts.
18. “Congratulations and have each other by hand, I will walk far. I congratulate her, he is your innocent guardian in the midst of all the people”
Small fragment of one of Al Bano's best-known songs, “Felicità”, in which he talks about the happiness we feel when we are with who we love.
19. “It's my life, and it's now or never. I ain't gonna live forever"
This fragment of the Bon Jovi song, "It's my life", expresses our right to live our life and our now as we want and making the most of our time.
20. “With the lights out, it's less dangerous. Here we are now, entertain us”
Part of the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, this phrase seems to indicate the need to fight against conformism and apathy derived from fear and habituation
21. Let's rock, everybody let's rock. Everybody in the whole cell block was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock”
"Jailhouse Rock" is perhaps one of Elvis Presley's best-known songs. played in one of the singer's iterations in the world of acting in the film of the same name. This phrase comes from her.
22. “And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like I love you”
"Something stupid" is a well-known song by Frank Sinatra that tells us about love and trying to let the loved one know that it is. It has also been subsequently performed by other singers such as Robbie Williams (with the contribution of Nicole Kidman) or Michael Bublé.
23. "No, laugh laugh. Non, je ne regrette rien”
Part of the chorus of the well-known song "Rien de Rien" by Edith Piaf that expresses the absence of regret regarding what has been lived since it can start again.
24. “Fly me to the moon, and let me play among the stars”
Part of the song "Fly me to the moon" by Frank Sinatra, it is a song that expresses the sensations generated by being with a loved one
25. "It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside..."
Fragment of one of Elton John's best-known songs, “Your Song”, an apparently simple ballad that reflects the existence of deep feelings towards someone special.
26. “Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone”
Another well-known Elton John song, “Rocket Man”, leaves us with this phrase in its chorus that tells us about being far away home and remember the past with nostalgia, which could serve as a metaphorical critique of what job success and fame.
27. “Billie Jean is not my lover. Ella she's just a girl who claims that I am the one. But this kid is not my son”
The song "Billie Jean" is along with "Thriller" one of the most popular of Michael Jackson. In this case, she is inspired by the extreme behavior that some fans can manifest.
28. “Forever trusting who we are, and nothing else matters”
This fragment is part of Metallica's “Nothing else matters”. This song tells us the need to know who we are and have things clear and base relationships on trust in oneself and in others, regardless of what others may think.
29. "When leaving, a kiss and a flower, an I love you, a caress and a goodbye"
A well-known song by Nino Bravo in which we are told about a farewell and the longing for what and who we leave behind.
30. “Forever young, I want to be forever young, Do you really want to live forever, forever young”
The nostalgia for lost youth and innocence (as well as the exhaustion and exhaustion that the Cold War entailed at the time when it was composed, as can be seen in its first verses), are the main theme of Alphaville's “Forever Young”, from which this fragment.
31. “Summertime, and the living is easy”
This song by George Gershwin, which has subsequently been covered by numerous such important singers like Ella Fitzgerald or Louis Armstrong, provides us with an iconic image of summer as a time of peace and tranquillity.
32. “Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light. Those days are over, you don't have to sell your body to the night”
Roxanne, written by Sting from The Police, is a famous song that purports to be a representation of tango and is also widely known for being featured in Moulin Rouge. It is about a prostitute whom the protagonist tries to convince to stop practicing.
33. "And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger"
“Eye of the Tiger” is also a widely known song belonging to the group Survivor, appearing in the movie “Rocky”.
34. "I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now"
Fragment of the song Wonderwall by Oasis, expresses the doubt that the sensations that a certain person generates can be shared by someone else.
35. “Here I am, praying for this moment to last, living on the music so fine, born on the wind, making it mine”
The Bee Gees were another of the great known groups of the seventies. This phrase is part of the well-known song "Night Fever"
36. “I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give. And I'll survive, I will survive!"
One of the great successes of Gloria Gaynor is the well-known song "I will survive", in which she tells us how after from an abandonment we can become stronger and enjoy again no matter how much others may expect contrary.
37. “What can I do? ‘Cause I-I-I-I-I, I’m feeling blue”
Small fragment of the song "Black is Black", by Los Bravos. This song has the particularity of being the first great success of a Spanish group in the international market.
38. “We can be heroes, just for one day”
The recently deceased David Bowie left us a large number of remarkable and important songs throughout history. Among them you can find "Heroes", which includes this phrase that indicates that we can all be heroes at some point.
39. “But I'm a million different people from one day to the next. I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no, no, no"
Part of the song Bittersweet Symphony by "The Verve", expresses that we change our hypocrisy and that of society by trying to make ourselves go through who we are not instead of facing and accepting ourselves as we are and acting based on what we believe and what we want really.
40. “All I want for Christmas is you”
Taking advantage of the fact that Christmas is approaching, we couldn't close the list without adding a Christmas song. That is why we have added this phrase from the Mariah Carey song that also forms the title of the song and that expresses that the important thing is the company of those we love.
41. “Have a nice day”
Jon Bon Jovi wished us a good day in his 2005 self-titled single.
42. "I think I'm dumb, or maybe just happy"
All the songs on “Nirvana” are imbued with a very intense depressive feeling and this one is no exception.
43. “You really know how to make me cry. When you gimme those ocean eyes”
“Ocean eyes” was one of the first international hits for the great singer-songwriter Billie Eilish.
44. “Ground control to Major Tom”
Fragment of David Bowie's song “Space Oddity” in which the singer describes a most exciting space trip.
45. “Long live Las Vegas”
This 1964 song was one of the theme songs for the 1963 film of the same name that starred Elvis Presley at the height of his career.
46. “Something in the way. Mmm-mmm”
One of the saddest songs of the mythical band "Nirvana".
47. “Pressure. Pushing down on me. Pushing down on you, no man ask for”
This song was performed on the 1981 single of the same name by Freddy Mercury and David Bowie.
48. “Take a load off Fanny. Take a load for free”
One of the most remembered songs of the iconic group “The Band”.
49. “Take me home, country roads”
"Country Roads" by John Denver will always be one of the most remembered country songs.
50. “You light my morning sky. With burning love
Another of the great successes of the King of Rock, Elvis Presley.
51. I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
This Creedence Clearwater Revival song was published in 1970 and its meaning is still not entirely clear.
52. "Is there life on Mars?"
This was David Bowie wondering in the song “Life on Mars”, from 1973, all dressed up as his alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
53. “Shine on you crazy diamond”
One of the biggest hits of the British band “Pink Floyd”.
54. “This is the end, beautiful friend”
Jim Morrison's lyrics all had an aura of pessimism and depression that permeated the entire history of the group "The Doors".
55. “There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold”
The beginning of "Stairway to heaven", from "Led Zeppelin" is the presentation of one of the best songs in the history of rock.
56. "Hey Jude"
This song by the "Beatles" tells us about a story of overcoming and motivation to achieve success.
57. Shot through the heart. And you're to blame”
One of the most powerful beginnings in the history of rock is found in this song by Jon Bon Jovi.
58. Riders on the storm
The incomparable voice of Jim Morrison brought us one of the most iconic songs of "The Doors"
59. "Come on, baby, light my fire"
This is how the chorus of “Light my fire” begins, a well-known song from “The Doors”.
60. "I'm still standing"
Anthem of protest and survival released in 1983 by Elton John.
61. “We all live in a yellow submarine”
"The Beatles" were undoubtedly one of the most influential bands in rock history and this is one of their happiest and most festive songs.
62. “So goodbye yellow brick road. Where the dogs of society howl”
This song by Elton John presents us with a fantasy world heavily influenced by the childhood of his composer "Bernie Taupin".
63. "Love me, please love me"
The Frenchman Michel Polnareff fell in love with several generations of fans with this magnificent love song.
64. "Love of my life, you've hurt me"
One of the most heartbreaking love songs of "Queen", masterfully interpreted by Freddy Mercury.
65. Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Iconic Beatles song that quickly became one of the symbols of the hippie counterculture of the 60s.
66. “Tell me something, girl. Are you happy in this modern world?”
This is how the song "Shallow" begins, the main theme of the film "A Star Is Born" from 2018, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
67. “When the sun shines, we'll shine together. Told you I'll be here forever”
This is how the chorus of “Umbrella” begins, one of the first songs that catapulted Rihanna to international fame.
68. “Cause all I need. It is a beauty and a beat”
Justin Bieber's "Beauty and a Beat" featuring Nicky Minaj was one of the most streamed songs of 2012.
69. “When he turned me on in my bras. Il parle tout bas. Je vois la vie en rose”
This Edith Piaf song became an international hit in 1946 and remains one of the most famous songs in history.
70. "New York, New York"
Although it was originally written for the Martin Scorsese film of the same name, it was Frank Sinatra who turned this catchy song into the unofficial anthem of New York City in 1980.
72. “No woman no cry”
Possibly one of the most remembered songs of the great reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley.
73. “Please don't stop the music, music, music”
This great song by Rihanna, included in her third album, was a hit in all dance halls in 2007.
74. "I was made for loving you baby"
This Kiss song was released in 1979 and quickly became a generational anthem and one of the band's most iconic songs.
75. "This is going to start it with height"
The Spanish singer Rosalía was a true international discovery in 2018 and a breath of fresh air for Latin and Hispanic music.
76. "And I will always love you"
Although it was originally written by Dolly Parton in 1973, it was Whitney Houston who popularized this song as part of the soundtrack of "The Bodyguard" (1992).
77. “He lives in a house, a very big house in the country”
Blur's songs recounted scenes from everyday English life with witty lyrics and catchy melodies. Excerpt from “Country House”
78. “Love will tear us apart, again”
This depressing song by Joy Division is the band's most popular song and after 40 years of history since its release it continues to attract legions of fans of all ages.
79. “I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day”
One of the most sung choruses in the history of rock, belonging to the song "Rock and Roll Nite" by Kiss.
80. “Do you remember the time. When we fell in love?
Michael Jackson knew how to compose truly unforgettable love songs and "Remember de Time" is a clear example of this, with a fascinating video clip.