Lyrics Sampler
Pamela Phillips Oland is known first and foremost as a Lyricist. Here are some of her favorites that she's written over the years...
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- If Ever A Love There Was (Aretha/Four Tops/Kenny G) (w/Todd Cerney)
- I'll Be Your Eyes (Paul Janz) (w/Paul Janz)
- In A Restaurant (w/Freddie Heineken-Herbie Hancock)
- Twenty Thousand Leagues, Under The Sea (Crayola Kids Adventures) (w/Tom Harriman)
- Monday Morning Quarterback (Frank Sinatra) (music and lyrics)
- Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (Whitney Houston-Jermaine Jackson) (w/James Patrick Dunne)
- War And Peace (Xena, Warrior Princess) (w/Joseph LoDuca)
- Fools Follow Angels (The Sopranos) (w/Tom Harriman)
- Digga Digga Dog (102 Dalmatians) (w/Mark Brymer)
- Is It The Beat? (Selena) (w/A.B. Quintanilla III)
If Ever A Love There Was
Lyrics/Pamela Phillips Oland Music / Todd Cerney
As recorded by Aretha Franklin, the Four Tops featuring Levi Stubbs, and Kenny G
He:
I saw your face as I hurried past the cafe, and the rain
Fell like long lost tears
As it trickled down the window pane
And in a moment all the years were simply washed away
Cause when our eyes met,
She: When our eyes met
He: There was nothing left to say
She:
I caught my breath...I fell out of touch with time, Cause it was you
With a part of me I'd forgotten that I ever knew
I stood to greet you and you held me
Just a little bit too long
Oh we've come so far
He: We've come so far
She: But the feeling's still so strong
CHORUS (both):
If ever a love there was
If ever two stars were crossed
If ever a dream was lost,
Then it was yours and mine
If ever a touch was right
Or a future looked bright
If ever a love there was....
He:
That same perfume carries such a lot of mem'ries of a time
When we dreamed sweet dreams,
Never knowing they'd be left behind
She: Love is a mem'ry like a picture,
And it never seems to fade
And I still believe
He: And I still believe
Both: All the promises we made
CHORUS (both):
If ever a love there was
If ever two stars were crossed
If ever a dream was lost,
Then it was yours and mine
If ever a touch was right
Or a future looked bright
If ever a love there was....
That was the the time
I'll Be Your Eyes
Lyrics/Pamela Phillips Oland Music/Paul Janz
As recorded by Paul Janz (pop), also Anne Murray (country)
You close your eyes
The sky falls
I watch you build invisible walls
When you believe that the world has lost its heart
No-one can blame you for falling apart
Have faith
CHORUS:
I'll be your eyes
When you can't see the light
When your tears blind your sight
Like a candle...I will show the way
I'll be your eyes
When the truth's hard to find
When your heart cheats your mind
When the dream dies
I'll be your eyes
After all..you're flesh and blood
When you fall...hold on to love
All of your life you've been strong you've been proud
A lonely island apart from the crowd
Have faith...
(REPEAT CHORUS)
In A Restaurant
Music - Freddy Heineken - Herbie Hancock
Lyrics - Pamela Phillips Oland
She took a table on the center aisle
She threw the band a Mona Lisa smile
And there she sat alone for quite a while
In silence
And as the night wore on the music played
She held a glass of wine and gently swayed
She watched the door, her smile began to fade away
CHORUS:
I saw a face in a restaurant
Fate was a place in a restaurant
Love was a face in a restaurant...a stranger
She couldn't see what was in my eyes
How could she see through the tears she cried
I saw my dreams in a restaurant...in danger
When he came in she saw him right away
They shared some angry words, he didn't stay
She drained her glass and rose as if to pay
And walk out
And then she glanced at me and stopped my heart
I thought she's read my mind, she can't depart
And when she left I thought I'd fall apart, no doubt
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Tag:
And I got up...and left the stand
I left the room...and left the band
I followed her...into the street
I knew it then...we had to meet
(REPEAT CHORUS)
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
Lyrics/Pamela Phillips Oland Music/Cory Lerios and Tom Harriman
for CBS’ Crayola Kids Adventures
When you travel Twenty Thousand Leagues, Under the Sea
All of your food is of the oceanic variety
When you travel Twenty Thousand Leagues, Under the Sea
Succulent fishes will be as delicious as a feast can be
Now for your first course, pate of sea horse -- belly button lint
flambé of toe jam from a Tokyo clam
Earwax of sea snake, puffer booger milkshake
Fricassee of whale warts in a stew of snail snorts
Who can resist grilled eyeballs of a starfish pie? Not I!
Aren't you glad you're on board the Nautilus?
Underwater, completely waterless
So many fabulous, scabulous things to see
Trav'lin' Twenty Thousand Leagues, Under the Sea
When you travel Twenty Thousand Leagues, Under the Sea
Champion chow is catfish meow to go with barnacle tea
When you travel Twenty Thousand Leagues, Under the Sea
Greasy 'n gross sea urchin toes are quite a delicacy
And at all the best Inns, mackerel intestines d-- own your gullet slide
If you want a standout, try fresh terrine of shark snout
Pimples of monkfish, squeeze 'em for a fun dish
Slimy little larvae, you could never starve, Say!....
How would you like chopped fingernails of manta ray? (kids: No Way!)
Aren't you glad you're on board the Nautilus?
Just like home, we're so glad you thought of us
So many slimulous, tongulous things to see
Trav'lin' Twenty Thousand Leagues, Under the Sea
Trav'lin' Twenty Thousand Leagues, Under the Sea
Under the Sea!
Monday Morning Quarterback
Lyrics/Pamela Phillips Oland Music/Pamela Phillips Oland and Don Costa
As recorded by Frank Sinatra
I know there were a hundred ways to tell her I loved her
It's funny how they're all so clear today
And when her face was burning with sadness and yearning
I don't know why I turned my eyes away
CHORUS:
But it's so easy
Looking at the game the morning after
Adding up the kisses and the laughter
Knowing how you'd play it
If the chance to play it over ever came
But then...
A Monday Morning Quarterback
Never lost a game.
The room was so alive with all her feelings and longings
I saw a spark of danger in her eyes
Well how would it have hurt me to have turned back and held her...
A moment passes, something lovely dies
CHORUS:
But it's so easy
Looking at the game the morning after
Adding up the kisses and the laughter
Knowing how you'd play it
If the chance to play it over ever came
But then...
A Monday Morning Quarterback
Never lost a game.
Yes it's easier to win it
When you know you'd never play it quite the same;
But then...this Monday Morning Quarterback
Never lost a game.
Property of Sergeant Music Company (ASCAP)
Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
Lyrics/Pamela Phillips Oland Music/James Patrick Dunne
As recorded by Anne Murray & Dave Loggins (#1 Country Song)
As recorded by Whitney Houston & Jermaine Jackson
Like a candle burning bright
Love is glowing in your eyes
A flame to light our way
That burns brighter every day
Now I have you
And Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
Like a leaf upon the wind
I could find no place to land
I’d dream the hours away
And wondered ev’ry day
Do dreams come true?
And Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
CHORUS:
What if I’d never met you?
Where would I be right now?
Funny how life just falls in place somehow
You touch my heart in places that I never even knew
Cause Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
I was words without a tune
I was a song still unsung
A poem with no rhyme
A dancer out of time
But now there’s you
And Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
CHORUS:
What if I’d never met you?
Where would I be right now?
Funny how life just falls in place somehow
You touch my heart in places that I never even knew
"War and Peace"
From Xena, Warrior Princess: “The Bitter Suite” – A Musical
Lyrics/Pamela Phillips Oland Music/Joseph LoDuca
(At the Besieged Village:)
All Warriors:
(chant) Xe-Nah!. . .Xe-Nah!. . .
Praise the winds of chance that blew
Xena back where friends are true
We would fight to death for you, Brave Xena!
When your mighty chakram arcs
Throwing fierce magnetic sparks
No-one ever hits her marks like Xena
Famed for prowess with a sword
Who's as feared and as adored
You've not lived till you've been gored by Xena
Warrior #1:
You're the warrior princess who's as strong as an oak
Warrior #2:
You've got eyes that can tear out the heart of a bloke
Warrior #3:
With one look you can wilt a flower
Warrior #4:
Curdle milk or make men cower
All Warriors:
Welcome Home....Xena, Welcome Home!
XENA:
Ares. I should've known. But why the big production? What's the point?
Ares:
(kissing his fingers)
You are the most divine delicious warrior
A man can't help saluting your return
And if you start my heart, it's just the way you slash and burn!
Bewitching woman straining at the armor plate
You singe me with the ardor you inflame
And in my carnal heart there's not a sorry shred of shame!
All:
You and me love War!
Doesn't matter what it's for
Pandemonium reigns, and we're bludgeoning brains
Give us War War War!
Keep it down to a roar
Warrior #1:
Words of wisdom Ares said:
(Scene shifts to the Farming Village)
Gabrielle:
I know this place...that shop... these
people... It's home. It's Poteidaia!
All Villagers:
(chant) Gab-rielle!. . .Gab-rielle!
All Villagers:
O'er the bridge of tears she's crossed
And she's paid a fearful cost
Her blood innocence is lost, Gabrielle
Now the past has set her free
And she's traveled home to be
With her old friends you and me, Gabrielle
V#1:
You've been plucked out from the heart of our lives for so long
V#2:
Now we're grateful you've come back to the place you belong
V#3:
For what ails, the panacea
V#4:
Surely waits in Po-tei-daia
All Villagers:
Welcome Home, Gabrielle, Welcome Home!
Gabrielle:
Lila?! I can't believe it! Where's
Mom and Dad? What're you doing here?
Lila:
Villains, fools and kings have made their mark on you
All Villagers:
You and me love peace
With the ducks and goats and geese
Nothing changes but the time
(Scene Shifts to the Pillaged Village)
Ares:
Pulverizing foes requires strategy
There's no mortal born who meets your skill
All Warriors:
You and Me Love War!
Doesn't matter what it's for
All Warriors: Warriors love War! War! War!
(Scene shifts to the Farming Village)
Lila:
Xena was no friend, she worked to twist your mind
Though you tried to change her deadly ways
Take the scythe, it's just a case of killing to be kind
All Villagers:
You and me love Peace
With the ducks and goats and geese
Villagers love Peace! Peace! Peace!
(Now the two songs overlap each other with countermelodies:)
Warriors:
We Love War
Peace is such a Lovely state...War can kill you so can hate Fear! Lies! Smite and smote and pulverize Villagers: Here the simple life's a de-lite Gore
Villagers:
Just you put your hand in mine, sure your future's on the line
(The gold keys are turned in the lock,)
(Xena and Gabrielle see each other and freeze:)
All Voices:
Ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah ---
Ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah ---
(As Xena drives the sword home, one final harmonized:)
All Voices:
Ah!!
Fools Follow Angels
Lyrics/Pamela Phillips Oland Music/Tom Harriman
For "The Sopranos"
Foo-ools follow angels
Met a little girl who taught my heart to beat
Sure as I'm livin'
I'm 'a gonna get to hea-e-even
Fools fall for teasin' eyes
She's a walkin' talkin’ heart-bre-eak
She tells such sweet lies
I'm su-u-u-uch a fool
Friends say I'm crazy
She's gonna make-a-me cry-iy
But none of 'em know the way we
Steal a little kiss and - oh-my!
Fools follow angels
Wanna believe she's mine all mine alone
Why am I su-u-uch a fool
(instrumental break)
I’m such a fool…a fool in love
She’s an angel…
Why am I such a fool?
Digga Digga Dog
Opening Title Lyrics to “102 Dalmatians”
Lyrics and Music -
Pamela Phillips Oland and Mark Brymer
CHORUS:
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Dog – Dog – You Dawg, You!
Ain’t that the man in the moon dancing over our heads
While all good dogs are asleep in their beds
Smilin’ in their dreams at the crazy things people do
When you think you’ve fooled them, who’ll make a fool out of who?
You Dawg, You!
CHORUS:
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Dog – Dog – You Dawg, You!
OVERLAID WITH:
Don’t be believin’~~Looks are deceivin’~~
Ya think you’re on top of the game – you’ve got a lot to learn
When life hangs tough, take a dog-legged turn
People, they think they’re so cool if they throw you a bone
Wait till they discover – you’ve got some tricks of your own
You Dawg, You!
CHORUS:
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Dog – Dog – You Dawg, You!
OVERLAID WITH:
Don’t be believin’~~Looks are deceivin’~~
MUSICAL BREAKDOWN
BRIDGE:
Spotted Dog, Spotted Dog
Where have you been?
I’ve been to London to look at the Queen
Can you tell a spotted story? Yes I can!
I saw a dog who was walkin’ a man!
(You Dawg, You!)
CHORUS:
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Digga Digga Dog, Digga Digga Dog
Dog – Dog – You Dawg, You!
OVERLAID WITH:
Don’t be believin’~~Looks are deceivin’~~
Don’t be believin’~~Looks are deceivin’~~
You Dawg, You!
IS IT THE BEAT?
Words and Music by: Pamela Phillips-Oland (ascap) A.B. Quintanilla III (bmi)
(As recorded by Selena)
I know...you’ve taken my lead
Am I...so easy to read?
My eyes...must be speaking your name
My touch...must burn like a flame
I believe that love doesn't come when you plan
Here I am caught up in these feelings I don’t understand
CHORUS
Is It The Beat or the beat of your heart
Is it the music, is it body talk
How did you move me and when did it start
Is It The Beat or the beat of your heart?
Night falls...and I seem to change
Near you...I’m acting so strange
I know...we’ve only just met
But dreaming...has gone to my head
You and I see nobody else in the place
Let your smile answer this question you read on my face
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Going with the feeling and the magic of the motion
Thinking that I'm falling and loving this emotion
Moving syncopated...we're perfectly in tune
The dance that we've created is what I'm born to do
Rap (In Spanish on Selena Record)
I could feel the rhythm and I knew I had to dance
I was doin’ solo till I met a change of plans
The music was exciting and you held me very tight
So intoxicating; I lost my head tonight
(REPEAT CHORUS) (X2)
(FADE)
Is It The Beat of your heart
Is It The Beat of your heart
Is it the music or is it body talk
Is it the music or is it body talk
Is it the music or is it body talk
©Copyright 2006 Pamela Phillips Oland. All Right Reserved.
