Blackmore's Night - Celluloid Heroes

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star,
And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are.
There are stars in every city,
In every house and on every street,
And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Their names are written in concrete!

Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard,
She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard
But they turned her into a princess
And they sat her on a throne,
But she turned her back on stardom,
Because she wanted to be alone.

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of,
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.
Rudolph Valentino, looks very much alive,
And he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by.
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi
'Cos he's liable to turn and bite,
But stand close by Bette Davis
Because hers was such a lonely life.
If you covered him with garbage,
George Sanders would still have style,
And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney
He would still turn round and smile,
But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn
'Cos she's not very tough,
She should have been made of iron or steel,
But she was only made of flesh and blood.

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard,
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of.
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are.

And those who are successful,
Be always on your guard,
Success walks hand in hand with failure
Along Hollywood Boulevard.

I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show,
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die.

You can see all the stars as you walk along Hollywood Boulevard,
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of,
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

Oh celluloid heroes never feel any pain
Oh celluloid heroes never really die.

I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show,
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die.

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• blackmore's night
• autumn sky
• celluloid heroes

[DruidRobur]

@jonybeam I think you're missing the point of the song. You have to remember that this album is dedicated to their daughter. It is supposed to be giving her some wisdom in her life. The whole album is sort of like that. The songs on in seem to be giving advice to young women. I think people misinterpret the album as Blackmore's Night becoming more commercial when it is really about the appreciation of their daughter and helping her with lifelong struggles she will probably encounter

[zanatural]

thumbs up for this song

[Wingle23]

You know what...her voice is SO much better than it used to be! I love Under a Violet Moon but the vocals are pretty flat in places. This is brilliantly-sung!

[fretkillrlives]

A really nice production of a classic Kinks song.

[52musicfan]

Ye this song is Kink"s cover,but Ritchie is first! Plaay,Ritchie,play forever!

[metacosmos]

@silat13 Thank you to all that have taught us on this song, which fits very well into Candice Night current state of mind.

[silat13]

@metacosmos she is singing a Kinks song. Written by Ray Davies.. It is a cover..

[h34th3n]

I am really surprised that very few of you know that this is a 'The Kinks' song from their 1972 album 'Everybody's in Show-Biz'..

Regards from Spain

[wordsmi999]

I just listened to this again, and this time I almost cried. I have to buy this album now!

[wordsmi999]

Beautiful song. Thanks for sharing the lyrics, too.

[44buckwheat]

@oldnewbie47.....I concur 100%.

[metacosmos]

Yes Candice, your life is like a movie, and you are so fragile as Garbo was, but you forgot Lon Chaney and Errol Flynn and John Barrymore.