"All great song, from the first day when human lips contrived syllables, has been sincere song."
Read quote
3 likes
Song quotes
Song
10.7K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Topics related to Song
Browse quotes that often appear alongside song — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Song quotes (page 120 of 536)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone. Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!"
Read quote
3 likes
"Sweet are the pleasures that to verse belong, And doubly sweet a brotherhood in song."
Read quote
3 likes
"Where are the songs of Spring? Aye, where are they? Think not of them; thou has thy music too."
Read quote
3 likes
"O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet my song comes native with the warmth. O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet the Evening listens."
Read quote
3 likes
"I laughed and pointed out that "Hash Browns Mean Nothing Without You" was a pretty good name for a band. "Or a song," the Duke said, and then she started singing all glam rock, a glove up to her face holding an imaginary mic as she rocked out an a cappella power ballad. "Oh, I deep fried for you / But now I weep 'n' cry for you / Oh, babe, this meal was made for two / And these hash browns mean nothing, oh these hash browns mean nothing, yeah these HASH BROWNS MEAN NOTHIN' without you."
Read quote
3 likes
"In truth we know by experience that song has great force and vigour to move and inflame the hearts of men to invoke and praise God with a more vehement and ardent zeal."
Read quote
3 likes
"When you first start a band all you think about and spend your time doing is writing songs, play shows, in the simplest way and the simplest formation of the band. It's about the gear, and that guitar that one day you will buy. It's a beautiful time. I'm grateful for having that time. Then life flips upside down, all of a sudden you are strapped to a rocket ship, you get a hit, then it is tough to keep grounded."
Read quote
3 likes
"Happened to be the first time we played the song live, but I absolutely for the life of me could not find the key singing and had to stop the band to find it."
Read quote
3 likes
"I'd got married and wanted to have kids, so had kids, brought them up, did other things, and slowly got back into music. And it feels great, having one foot in the present, writing and covering interesting songs, and having one foot in the past."
Read quote
3 likes
"My whole career was launched in such sort of poptastic style with 'Kids In America', and I liked - and like - being poptastic. Songs big on melody, high on energy, lots of attitude... what's wrong with that?"
Read quote
3 likes
"I have some stuff that I've been working on the past year or two, but I haven't put anything together into songs or anything like that. Maybe it'll turn into letters to the president, I don't really know what it'll turn into."
Read quote
3 likes
"I guess I've written enough songs now. I've been doing this for so many years, that it's kinda cool just to be able to pull something out of the bag."
Read quote
3 likes
"It is always the latest song that an audience applauds the most."
Read quote
3 likes
"That is the gods' work, spinning threads of death through the lives of mortal men, an all to make a song for those to come."
Read quote
3 likes
"You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has given deeds of war, and to another the dance, to another lyre and song, and in another wide-sounding Zeus puts a good mind."
Read quote
3 likes
"One man is a splendid fighter -- a god has made him so -- one's a dancer, another skilled at lyre and song, and deep in the next man's chest farseeing Zeus plants the gift of judgment, good clear sense. And many reap the benefits of that treasure."
Read quote
3 likes
"I didn't write songs for a very long time."
Read quote
3 likes
"People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song."
Read quote
3 likes
"The song still remains which names the land over which it sings."
Read quote
3 likes