Celluloid Heroes-Ray Davies

[ti:Celluloid Heroes] [ar:Ray Davies] [al:The Kinks Choral Collection By Ray Davies and The Crouch End Festival Chorus] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Celluloid Heroes - Ray Davies [00:15.59]Everybody is a dreamer and everybody is a star [00:21.18] [00:22.97]And everybody is in movies [00:25.25] [00:26.39]It doesn't matter who you are [00:28.76] [00:30.19]There are stars in every city [00:32.57] [00:34.02]In every house and on every street [00:36.17] [00:37.85]And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard [00:40.65] [00:41.89]Their names are written in concrete [00:43.42] [00:52.40]Don't step on Greta Garbo [00:53.95] [00:55.45]As you walk down the Boulevard [00:57.09] [00:59.54]She looks so weak and fragile [01:01.61] [01:02.95]That's why she tried to be so hard [01:05.15] [01:06.94]But they turned her into a princess [01:09.47] [01:10.79]And they sat her on a throne [01:12.94] [01:14.58]But she turned her back on stardom [01:16.74] [01:18.28]Because she wanted to be alone [01:20.29] [01:24.05]You can see all the stars [01:26.16]As you walk down Hollywood Boulevard [01:27.93] [01:32.09]Some that you recognize [01:34.00]Some that you've hardly even heard of [01:36.70] [01:40.00]People who worked suffered and struggled for fame [01:43.89] [01:47.29]Some who succeeded some who suffered in vain [01:51.30] [01:55.15]Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive [02:00.05] [02:02.43]And he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by [02:08.83] [02:09.71]Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi [02:11.73] [02:13.26]Because he's liable to turn and bite [02:15.54] [02:16.96]But stand close by Bette Davis [02:19.36] [02:20.92]Because hers was such a lonely life [02:23.77] [02:26.74]You can see all the stars [02:28.75]As you walk down Hollywood Boulevard [02:31.12] [02:34.64]Some that you recognize [02:36.02] [02:36.86]Some that you've hardly even heard of [02:39.51] [02:42.45]People who worked suffered and struggled for fame [02:46.64] [02:49.90]Some who succeeded some who suffered in vain [02:53.88] [02:58.14]Everybody is a dreamer and everybody is a star [03:03.53] [03:05.55]Everybody is in showbiz [03:07.37] [03:08.79]It doesn't matter who you are [03:11.21] [03:13.28]But those who are successful be always on your guard [03:18.90] [03:20.36]Success walks hand in hand [03:22.26] [03:22.89]With failure along the Hollywood Boulevard [03:26.41] [03:30.42]You can see all the stars [03:32.33]As you walk along Hollywood Boulevard [03:34.67] [03:38.28]Some that you recognize [03:39.44] [03:40.31]Some that you've hardly even heard of [03:43.02] [03:45.87]People who worked suffered and struggled for fame [03:50.09] [03:53.18]Some who succeeded some who suffered in vain [03:57.49] [04:30.48]Celluloid heroes never feel any pain [04:34.22] [04:37.81]I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show [04:42.48] [04:45.30]A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes [04:49.30] [04:52.30]Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain [04:56.48] [04:59.83]And celluloid heroes never really die