By Heart
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Lyrics
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BY HEART
Patterson, Parvin & Hall
Copyright 1999
Saw your girl down in Monterey
On the beach in a mist of gray
She didn't hear the waves
She couldn't feel the spray
Swirling round and round her footsteps by the bay
CHORUS:
And I thought I heard her singing softly to someone far away
Just another case of love misplaced you know it happens every day
And I don't need to know which sad songs are tearing her apart
Some things you just know by heart
Hard to say when it slipped off the track
Such a waste of time when it's love that we lack
She waits for his return
You'd think that we would learn
With time and love there's just no turning back
CHORUS:
And I thought I heard her singing softly to someone far away
Just another case of love misplaced you know it happens every day
And I don't need to know which sad songs are tearing her apart
Some things you just know by heart
Saw your girl down in Monterey
On the shore of a sapphire bay
The sea had been so kind
And she had left behind
The trail of tears the tide had washed away...
(CHORUS)
You know it by heart
(REPEAT)
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Credits
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Lyrics Credits: Mark Patterson
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Music Credits: Lee Parvin, Mark Patterson, Nancy Hall
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Producer Credits: Lee Parvin & Mark Patterson
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Performance Credits: Nancy Hall: Vocals, guitar, Lee Parvin: Vocals, piano, organ, Mike Tyler: Slide guitar, Jon Blaufarb: Guitar, Danny Montgomery: Drums
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Description
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Short Song Description: Medium tempo acoustic-rock tune about love, loss, sad songs, and the ability of the heart to recognize sorrow in those around us.
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Long Song Description: "By Heart" showcases artist Nancy Hall (Neil Young) singing a medium tempo ballad about love and heartache along the foggy California coast. Lost in thought, a young girl is singing quietly to herself those songs that we all know "by heart". In the final
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Metadata
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Song Length: 5:25
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Primary Genre: Pop-Classic
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Secondary Genre: Pop-General
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Tempo: Medium (111 - 130)
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Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
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Subject Matter 1: Heartbreak
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Subject Matter 2: Lost Love
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Mood 1: Peaceful
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Mood 2: Poignant
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Similar Artist 1: Sheryl Crow
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Similar Artist 2: Sarah Mclachlan
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Language: English
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Era: 2000 and later
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