Celluloid Heroes-The Kinks

[00:26.62]Everybody's a dreamer [00:30.57]And everybody's a star [00:34.52]And everybody's in movies [00:38.13]It doesn't matter who you are [00:41.83]There are stars in every city [00:45.83]In every house and on every street [00:49.64]And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard [00:53.53]Their names are written in concrete [00:58.40] [00:58.78]Don't step on Greta Garbo [01:01.58]As you walk down the boulevard [01:05.82]She looks so weak and fragile [01:09.36]That's why she tried to be so hard [01:13.49]But they turned her into a princess [01:17.17]And they sat her on a throne [01:21.57]But she turned her back on stardom [01:25.02]Because she wanted to be alone [01:29.95] [01:31.08]You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard [01:39.28]Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of [01:47.46]People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame [01:54.98]Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain [02:03.60]Rudolph Valentino [02:06.71]Looks very much alive [02:10.67]And he looks up ladies' dresses [02:14.12]As they sadly pass him by [02:17.97]Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi [02:21.90]'Cause he's liable to turn and bite [02:25.77]But stand close by Bette Davis [02:29.72]Because hers was such a lonely life [02:34.32] [02:34.67]If you covered him with garbage [02:37.62]George Sanders would still have style [02:41.47]And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney [02:45.26]He would still turn 'round and smile [02:49.14]But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn [02:53.03]'Cause she's not very tough [02:57.47]She should have been made of iron or steel [03:01.02]But she was only made of flesh and blood [03:05.86] [03:06.83]You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard [03:14.84]Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of [03:22.48]People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame [03:30.23]Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain [03:38.21]Everybody's a dreamer [03:42.44]And everybody's a star [03:45.91]And everybody's in show-biz [03:49.23]It doesn't matter who you are [03:53.20]And those who are successful [03:57.11]Be always on your guard [04:00.88]Success walks hand in hand with failure [04:04.68]Along Hollywood Boulevard [04:11.09]I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show [04:18.86]A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes [04:26.35]'Cause celluloid heroes never feel any pain [04:33.98]And celluloid heroes never really die [04:41.21]You can see all the stars as you walk along Hollywood Boulevard [04:49.02]Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of [04:56.75]People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame [05:04.09]Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain [05:11.45]La la la la, la la la la la la la la la [05:18.70]La la la la, la la la la la la la la la [05:24.78] [05:26.28]Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain [05:33.74]Oh, celluloid heroes never really die [05:41.43]I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show [05:48.70]A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes [05:55.90]Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain [06:03.97]And celluloid heroes never really die [06:13.61] [06:14.20]