You Only Live Twice

Album: The Hit Years (1967)
Charted: 11 44
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  • You Only Live Twice or so it seems,
    One life for yourself and one for your dreams.
    You drift through the years and life seems tame,
    Till one dream appears and love is its name.

    And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on,
    Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone.

    This dream is for you, so pay the price.
    Make one dream come true, you only live twice.

    And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on,
    Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone.

    This dream is for you, so pay the price.
    Make one dream come true, you only live twice. Writer/s: John Barry, Leslie Bricusse
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Capitol CMG Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Gary Degard from TexasVery simply the most beautifully enchanting song ever. It carries me away to lush islands in soft seas harboring glowing orange sunsets. Mysterious, oriental and dreamlike.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 13th 1967, the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice" had its world premier in London, England...
    The next day it opened in theaters across the U.S.A. and Canada...
    Four days later on June 18th the title song by Nancy Sinatra entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 charted at position #82; and on July 23rd it peaked at #44 (for 2 weeks) and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100...
    The same week that "You Only Live Twice" entered the chart her duet with Lee Hazelwood, "Jackson", also entered the Top 100, at position #79...
    In 1967 alone she appeared on the Top 100 nine times; as a soloist with "Sugar Town" (#5), "Love Eyes" (#15), this one, "Lightning's Girl" (#24), and "Tony Rome" (#83)...
    Duets with Lee Hazelwood; "Summer Wine" (#49), "Jackson" (#14), and "Lady Bird" (#20)...
    Her biggest hit for the year 1967 was a duet with her father, "Somethin' Stupid", it reached #1 (for 4 weeks) on April 9th, 1967.
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