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...)

[BeatleloverKT]

”Oh, we get together, but separate’s always 

better when there’s feelings involved,

If what they say is nothing is forever”

Hey ya!  Outkast

[Raynyky]

I Shot the Sheriff-Eric Clapton 

They say they want to bring me in guilty

[1968Hoya46]

Can't You See That She's Mine:  Dave Clark Five  (But we don't care what they say, we're gonna keep on lovin' this way).

[Raynyky]

Worst That Could Happen-Brooklyn Bridge 

And this is the end, they say you really mean it

[1968Hoya46]

Rebel Rebel:  David Bowie  (They put you down, they say I'm wrong. you tacky thing you put them on).

[1968Hoya46]

The Ballad of Frankie Lee & Judas Priest:  Dylan  (And they say his name is Priest).

[Raynyky]

Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away-Stevie Wonder

They say that heaven is 10 zillion light years away

[BeatleloverKT]

”They say that falling in love is wonderful,

It’s wonderful, so they say”

They say it’s wonderful, Bonnie Raitt

[MaVolta]

Englishman In New York - Sting

Be yourself no matter what they say

[Raynyky]

Heart of Rock and Roll-Huey Lewis & The News

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating

[1968Hoya46]

High Blood Pressure:  Gene Vincent  (Well they say that you one to blame).

[BeatleloverKT]

“Furthermore we laugh and we draw more

attention everyday, so they say”

Bet she’s not your girlfriend, Pet Shop Boys

[1968Hoya46]

Sweetheart Like You:  Dylan  (They say that vanity got the best of him, but he sure left here in style).

[BeatleloverKT]

”Here’s a story how it goes, or so they say”

Undercover Man, BB King

[1968Hoya46]

The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream:  James Taylor  (They say them blues is just a bad dream/They say it lives outside your head).

[Vexed]

"That Day is Done" - written by Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello

"That's Why She Walks, Or So They Say.
She Always Knew Just What I Needed"

Here are 2 videos of the song by each McCartney and Costello separately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEJG_rv93Y   - Paul McCartney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-RShWwA-gQ   - Elvis Costello

[1968Hoya46]

Love To Love:  Neil Diamond; The Monkees  (They say you need love to love).

[BeatleloverKT]

”And to climb above the tree line is for the 

fools so they say, so they say”

The warmer side of cool, Wang Chung

[Vexed]

"Everyone Says Hi" - David Bowie

"Said you'd took a big trip
They said you moved away
Happened oh so quietly, they say"

[Raynyky]

Into the Old Man's Shoes-Elton John

And all they say is you ain't half the man he used to be.

[1968Hoya46]

Nature Boy:  Nat King Cole  (There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy; they say he wandered very far, very far over land and sea)

[Vexed]

That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be) - The Everly Brothers

"We hold hands in the movie show
So they say that we're old fashioned"

[1968Hoya46]

Put The Blame On Me:  Elvis  (If they say we were doing wrong, if they say we were out too long.....)

[BeatleloverKT]

”While I been sleepin’ all my life away,

You been steppin’ so they say”

I’m gonna sleep with one eye open

Dolly Parton

[1968Hoya46]

Talkin' Candy Bar Blues:  PP&M  (They say "Which one done it?" He points at me).

[Raynyky]

I Dig Rock and Roll Music-Peter, Paul and Mary

And when the Beatles tell you
They've got a word "love" to sell you
They mean exactly what they say

[1968Hoya46]

Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love: The Ronettes; Sonny & Cher (Why do they say we're too young to go steady).

[BeatleloverKT]

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[Vexed]

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[BobH07]

They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful:  Johnny Mathis