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Jim O'Rourke – Close to You (2010) | Track profile | Dork

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Jim O'Rourke
All Kinds of People ~ Love Burt Bacharach ~
Close to You

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Close to You

Release date: 7th April 2010

From All Kinds of People ~ Love Burt Bacharach ~

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About This Track

"Close to You" is a track by Jim O'Rourke, from the album All Kinds of People ~ Love Burt Bacharach ~, released 7th April 2010. Full lyrics are available below.

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Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke

Lyrics

Close to You

Why do birds suddenly appear

Every time I am near?

Just like me, they long to be

Close to me

Why do stars fall down from the sky

Every time I walk by?

Just like me, they long to be

Close to me

On the day that I was born

The angels got together

And decided to create a dream come true

So they sprinkled moondust in my hair of gold

And starlight in my eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town

Follow me all around

Just like me, they long to be

Close to me

On the day that I was born

The angels got together

And decided to create a dream come true

So they sprinkled moondust in my hair of gold

And starlight in my eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town

Follow me all around

Just like me, they long to be

Close to me

Ah, close to you

Ah, close to you

Ah, close to you

Ah, close to you

Ah, close to you

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From All Kinds of People ~ Love Burt Bacharach ~

2010

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All Kinds of People ~ Love Burt Bacharach ~

Release year

2010

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Bacharach & David, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Producer: Jim O’Rourke
Bass: Jim O’Rourke
Drums: Glenn Kotche
Vocals: 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono)
Flute: 石橋英子 (Eiko Ishibashi)
Piano: Kyoko Kuroda
Recording Engineer: Hiroshi Haraguchi, 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono)
Viola: Mikiko Narui
Violin: Mikiko Narui, Yuji Katsui