— Pete Seeger American folk singer 1919 - 2014
Context: One blue sky above us
One ocean lapping all our shore
One earth so green and round
Who could ask for more
And because I love you
I'll give it one more try
To show my rainbow race
It's too soon to die.
"My Rainbow Race" (1967)
— Laura Nyro American musician and songwriter 1947 - 1997
Lyrics, "And When I Die"
— Kate Bush British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer 1958
Song lyrics, Hounds of Love (1985), The Ninth Wave
— F. Scott Fitzgerald American novelist and screenwriter 1896 - 1940
— Billie Holiday American jazz singer and songwriter 1915 - 1959
Billie's Blues
— Haruki Murakami, buch Sputnik Sweetheart
— Leonard Cohen Canadian poet and singer-songwriter 1934 - 2016
I'm Your Man (1988), Context: My friends are gone and
My hair is grey.
I ache in the places where I used to play.
And I'm crazy for love but
I'm not coming on.
I'm just paying my rent everyday
In the Tower Of Song.
"Tower Of Song"
— Leonard Cohen Canadian poet and singer-songwriter 1934 - 2016
Ten New Songs (2001), "Love Itself"
— David Bowie British musician, actor, record producer and arranger 1947 - 2016
Song lyrics, Let's Dance (1983), China Girl, written with Iggy Pop — Video at YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A34kCOtegQ
— Jonathan Davis Heavy metal singer, frontman for Korn 1971
— Frank Sinatra American singer and film actor 1915 - 1998
Playboy interview (1963), Context: I'm for decency — period. I'm for anything and everything that bodes love and consideration for my fellow man. But when lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday — cash me out.
— Fanny Fern, Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time
— Billie Holiday American jazz singer and songwriter 1915 - 1959
Billie's Blues
— Mike Tyson American boxer 1966
On himself, As quoted in USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-12-tyson-retire-talk_x.htm (2005).
Reported in The New Yorker as: “At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. Life is totally about losing everything.” http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/06/27/050627ta_talk_remnick
— Van Morrison Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician 1945
Song lyrics, Beautiful Vision (1982), Cleaning Windows
