Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly - #5 1966 - HD Stereo!

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Stereo re-issue 45 (original was mono)
United Artists 10861

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Bob Lind (born Robert Neale Lind, in Baltimore, Ohio, November 25, 1942) was a folk music singer/songwriter in the 1960s, who released one transatlantic chart hit single. That song was entitled "Elusive Butterfly", which was a #5 hit in 1966.

Over 200 artists -- including Cher, Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton, Nancy Sinatra, The Four Tops, Richie Havens, Hoyt Axton, and Petula Clark -- have covered songs written by Bob Lind, but as a recording artist, he remains a one-hit wonder.

Lind retired from the music business in 1969 to pursue other interests. In more recent years he has resided in Florida and works as a writer. He is the author of five novels, and has written for such supermarket tabloids as the Weekly World News and the Sun.

Lyrics:

You might wake up some mornin'
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
You'll catch a fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow
Out on the new horizon
You may see the floating motion of a distant pair of wings
And if the sleep has left your ears
You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

You might have heard my footsteps
Echo softly in the distance through the canyons of your mind
I might have even called your name
As I ran searching after something to believe in
You might have seen me runnin'
Through the long-abandoned ruins of the dreams you left behind
If you remember something there
That glided past you followed close by heavy breathin'

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

----- instrumental interlude -----

Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

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[LucasToast]

What kind of turntable is used in the video?

[garfieldcat5]

@LucasToast Sony PS-LX500 linear tracker

[taxman14072]

I've heard a kazillion songs in my lifetime. If I had to pick 5 favorite songs - this one would be one of them!!! 

[ThePurpleHarpoon]

this is one of the best songs ever written.Never get tired of listening to it.

[Olive2me]

garfieldcat5! Thanks SO much for uploading one of my all time favourite songs...takes me back to when I was 11 years old!! fond,fond memories!

[windymeadows2]

@kennykenny5 thank you so much. no the other post did not get to me. i can't believe i finally have this song, i have searched for years....this song just smooth me right out when i'm mad or upset. again thank, thank, thank you

[kennykenny5]

@windymeadows2 Here's your answer: youtube, Paul Revere and the Raiders, "Melody for an Unknown Girl".

I've tried other posts and messages but I don't know if any made their way to you.

[windymeadows2]

greatsong. your showing your .age if you remember this one. i thought i hit gold when i found this one. dolly parton covered this did not do a bad job. i m still looking for one that evades me. it was played on a horn with some guy at the beginning saying" this song was written for someone i don't even know yet and then something about a melody for a girl..searched and searched

[123456789333444]

this is my favorite song of all time.pete uk

[gaiasmith]

OMG! I haven't heard this in DECADES--but I still know the lyrics verbatim--what memories went flitting through my mind as I sang along! Funny, isn't it; how music (and scent) can transport you back in time? We were so idealistic and so innocent...

[wideout3989]

Some of the best lyrics ever written. Astonishing. Then and now.

[123456789333444]

this song is one of the greatest songs of all time.

pete uk

[12161euclid]

i'll always remember hearing songs of this era played on that wonderous japanese invention my older sister had: the transistor radio. it was the space age,but now it seems so long ago.

[arpomni2]

its such a shame ,, im too young to remember this tune ,,,, i was a baby ,,, but i come on here cause i hate modern music ,, and truly love this haunting beautiful tune ,, only to put up with a modern techno advert before it ,, come on youtube ,, dont spoil it ??? if i wanted crap ? i wouldnt be on this side of youtube ,, i love jim reeves ,, del shannon ,, billy fury ,, please stop these adverts ,,, if not , put adverts that suite the music ?? wouldnt mind dream coats or similar