SONGS CONTAINING THE PHRASE "THEY SAY" IN TITLE OR LYRICS

[1968Hoya46]

When someone says "they say", we are never told who "they" are. Many songs use this phrase. It'll probably mean combing through the thousands of songs in our memory banks. Might be useful to include the portion of the lyric containing the phrase "they say".

For example:

Young Love: Sonny James (They say for every boy and girl...)

I Got You Babe: Sonny & Cher (They say we're young and we don't know...)

[BobH07]

Sad Songs (Say So Much): .Elton

Sad Songs They Say So Much

[1968Hoya46]

Red River Valley: everyone from Gene Autry to Marty Robbins to Connie Francis (From this valley they say you are leaving…)

[Raynyky]

I Shall be Released-Bob Dylan 

They say every man must needs protection
They say every man must fall

[Vexed]

"Money" - Pink Floyd

"Money
So they say
Is the root of all evil today"

[1968Hoya46]

I Can’t Stop LovingYou: Ray Charles. (They say that time heals a broken heart…)

[Raynyky]

Ruby-Ray Charles

They say, Ruby you're like a dream

[BeatleloverKT]

”Life’s not always fair or so they say”

Misunderstood, Motley Crue

[1968Hoya46]

Too Young: Nat King Cole  (They say that love's a word, a word we've only heard).

[Tonster521]

On Brodway - The Drifters

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway.

[1968Hoya46]

Tell Me That It Isn't True:  Dylan  (They say you're planning to put me down; They say you've been seen with some other man).

[Raynyky]

Birthday-Beatles 

They say it's your birthday.

[MaVolta]

Hello - Adele

They say that time's supposed to heal ya

[1968Hoya46]

Ruby: Ray Charles (They say Ruby that you're like a dream; they say Ruby that you're like a song; they say Ruby that you're like a flame).

[BeatleloverKT]

”They say our love was never meant to be”

All the King’s Horses, The Firm

[1968Hoya46]

A Million To One:  Jimmy Charles  (They say that our love will fade like yesterday's flowers...They say we're too young to know the meaning of love).

[BeatleloverKT]

”And I don’t care what they say”

Being with you, Smokey Robinson

[postman29]

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do- Neil Sedaka

They say that breaking up is hard to do......

[Vexed]

"The More You Live The More You Love" - Flock of Seagulls

The more you live the more you love
Or so they say
The more you love the more you throw away
They say that nothing lasts forever
And even true love turns to pain
Don't trust your feelings to a stranger
Don't want to go through this again

[1968Hoya46]

Only The Good Die Young:  Billy Joel  (And they say there's a heaven for those who will wait. Some say it's better but I say it ain't).

[Vexed]

"I Think We're Alone Now" - Tommy James and the Shondells

"Children, behave
That's what they say when we're together"

[Raynyky]

Baby It’s You-Smith

Is it true what they say about you?
They say you'll never, ever, never be true
It doesn't matter what they say

[1968Hoya46]

Idiot Wind:  Bob Dylan  (They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy). (probably the angriest rock song ever written; love it)

[MaVolta]

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

Never cared for what they say

[Raynyky]

That’s What They Say-Buddy Holly

[1968Hoya46]

Wolverton Mountain:  Claude King  (They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain if you're looking for a wife).

[WebWiseWoman]

Here's one not as old but pretty relevant to "celeb" news today:

Common, Kanye West - "They Say" 

I hope Kanye comes out okay...

#StaySafe

[BeatleloverKT]

”Never meaning what they say now”

Games people play, Joe South

[1968Hoya46]

He's a Rebel:  The Crystals  (My baby's always the one to try the things they've never done, and just because of that they say he's a rebel...)

[1968Hoya46]

A Summer Song: Chad & Jeremy  (They say that all good things must end someday...)

[MaVolta]

Baby It’s You - The Beatles 

They say, they say, you never, never, ever been true

(Cheat, Cheat)
Uh oh, It doesn’t matter what they say,

I know I’m gonna love you any old way