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In reply to the discussion: Name a song with a girl's name in the title [View all]Clair
Gilbert O'Sullivan
[Verse 1]
Clair, the moment I met you, I swear
I felt as if something, somewhere
Had happened to me, which I couldn't see
And then, the moment I met you, again
I knew in my heart that we were friends
It had to be so, it couldn't be, No
But try as hard as I might do, I don't know why
You get to me in a way I can't describe
Words mean so little when you look up and smile
I don't care what people say
To me, you're more than a child
[Chorus]
Oh, Clair
Clair
[Verse 2]
Clair, if ever a moment so rare
Was captured for all to compare
That moment is you in all that you do
But why in spite of our age difference do I cry
Each time I leave you I feel I could die
Nothing means more to me than hearing you say
"I'm going to marry you
Will you marry me, Uncle Ray"
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Clair, I've told you before "Don't you dare"
"Get back into bed"
"Can't you see that it's late"
"No you can't have a drink"
"Oh, alright then, but wait just a minute"
While I, in an effort to babysit, catch up my breath
What there is left of it
You can be murderer at this hour of the day
But in the morning this hour will seem a lifetime away
[Chorus]
Written By
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Release Date
January 1, 1975
Gilbert O'Sullivan
[Verse 1]
Clair, the moment I met you, I swear
I felt as if something, somewhere
Had happened to me, which I couldn't see
And then, the moment I met you, again
I knew in my heart that we were friends
It had to be so, it couldn't be, No
But try as hard as I might do, I don't know why
You get to me in a way I can't describe
Words mean so little when you look up and smile
I don't care what people say
To me, you're more than a child
[Chorus]
Oh, Clair
Clair
[Verse 2]
Clair, if ever a moment so rare
Was captured for all to compare
That moment is you in all that you do
But why in spite of our age difference do I cry
Each time I leave you I feel I could die
Nothing means more to me than hearing you say
"I'm going to marry you
Will you marry me, Uncle Ray"
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Clair, I've told you before "Don't you dare"
"Get back into bed"
"Can't you see that it's late"
"No you can't have a drink"
"Oh, alright then, but wait just a minute"
While I, in an effort to babysit, catch up my breath
What there is left of it
You can be murderer at this hour of the day
But in the morning this hour will seem a lifetime away
[Chorus]
Written By
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Release Date
January 1, 1975
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The Left Banke often used what the music press referred to as "baroque" string arrangements,
red dog 1
Jan 2018
#173
That was Ready for the World, not Prince. They did a good knock-off sound of him, though.
Efilroft Sul
Jan 2018
#162
The song is based on a real-life experience Ronnie Van Zant had at a biker bar in Jacksonville
red dog 1
Jan 2018
#171