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Write Like Shakespeare
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Love's labo(u)r lost
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Original jangly guitar pop. Sometimes gets a little bluesy or jazzy.
Welcome to my Soundclick page! I am a singer-songwriter from Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. The sound files linked on this page are my compositions. I recorded them myself on a digital workstation in my house. I am interested in soliciting feedback from the people who stumble upon them. Thanks for stopping by.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Vocals
Charts
#806 in subgenre Peak #11
Charts
Peak #171
Author
Michael Menege
Rights
yes
Uploaded
May 27, 2008
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.2 MB • 128 kbps • 4:35
Story behind the song
I found the title phrase in Roger Kahn’s book ‘The Boys of Summer’ and filed it away as a good song title. One spring evening in 1991, I was playing guitar in the backyard of a house I was renting a room in. I was broke, depressed, and didn’t know how to get out of my situation. I finished the song in under an hour and wrote the chords and lyrics down by moonlight.
Lyrics
If I could write like Shakespeare I’d write all about you I’d start by describing your lovely face And that would take up most of Volume One and Two Then I’d write about your beautiful spirit Untamed and free But if I could write like Shakespeare I still couldn’t tell What you mean to me If I could sing like the angels I’d sing a song about you From the top of the highest mountain So it could be heard in Timbuktu My song would be long My song would be strong It would sound out straight and true But if I could sing like the angels I couldn’t come close to the beauty of you Well, I can’t write like Shakespeare I can’t sing like the angels Hell, I can’t even dance But I could love you like no other Given half a chance If I could write like Shakespeare If I could sing like the angels If I could love you I would, yes I would
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