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Jackie DeShannon Quotes

born 1944 United States

Jackie DeShannon is the stage name of Sharon Lee Myers (born 21 August 1941), an American singer-songwriter.

United States
Musicians
Singer-songwriters
Singers

Also known as: DeShannon, Jackie

Random Jackie DeShannon quote

10 quotes

If you want the world to know
We won't let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart.

Put A Little Love In Your Heart (1968)

Another day goes by
Still the children cry
Put a little love in your heart.

Put A Little Love In Your Heart (1968)

I can feel a something pounding in my brain
Just any time that someone speaks your name
Trumpets sound and I hear thunder boom
Every time that you walk in the room.

When You Walk In The Room (1962)

There can be a new tomorrow
There can be a brighter day
There can be a new tomorrow
Love will find a way

Love Will Find A Way (1968)

I've always been careful to put out the very best work I can. One of the things I value the most is the love and faith that people have given me over the years, so I try to live up to their expectations and my own standards of what I'm capable of.

Most of the time I sit down with my guitar or at the piano, and I play for awhile until I get a new riff or groove that I like a lot. Then I'll concentrate on building around that line of thought by adding words and textures. At first I'm only trying to please myself, and hopefully what I like will appeal to others.

Her hair is Harlow gold
Her lips a sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She's got Bette Davis eyes

Bette Davis Eyes (1975)

When I was writing songs or performing or producing or dabbling in movies or even putting my career on hold to go to art school, I was just following my muse. A woman who did that then was criticized for having no direction. Today they call it versatility.

She'll turn her music on you
You won't have to think twice
She's pure as New York snow
She's got Bette Davis eyes

Bette Davis Eyes (1975)

What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
It's the only thing that there's just too little of.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
No not just for some but for everyone.

Misattributed What the World Needs Now is Love (1965)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jackie DeShannon (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.