Nov 132009
After a marathon REM CD-A-Thon last weekend (aka many hours working in the garden w/my iPod boom box) The song “I Believe” from Lifes Rich Pageant jumped to the front of the pack. (I never considered this song one of their best or one of my favorites until now.)
I especially like the line “I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract”
and later … “I believe my throat hurts”
So my Last Man Standing Challenge is: Songs with “I Believe” in the title or a line in the song.
Buzzcocks, “I Believe”
I’m pretty sure no one’s gonna top me now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7neQ0zGPsY
I Believe In You – Bob Dylan
I Believe I Can Fly by R “You Over 18 Yet?” Kelly
I Believe – Reed/Cale from Songs for Drella
I Believe in You- Neil Young
The Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston
Do negatives count (as in Dylan´s I Don´t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have met)?
I believe in miracles – ramones
(I Believe) Love’s A Prima Donna – Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel.
“…I do believe” from I Ain’t The One by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Speaking of miracles — Jefferson Starship. “If only you believe like I believe….”
“You Sexy Thing” — Hot Chocolate
…and Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing (I Believe in Miracles)
Great minds, sonny…
NICE, BigSteve!
Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
jungleland2, we need some rulings:
1) Can a negative be included, or must the phrase “I believe” be strung together in that sequence? I would think entries need to be exactly in the form of “I believe,” not “I don’t believe” or any other variation.
2) Similarly, doesn’t each entry need to be both words together, in that order? Further suggestions of songs that merely have the word “believe” in them need to be stricken from the record. I’ll be happy to do so if that, in fact, is how you anticipate this game being played.
Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter!
That said, Lou Reed, “I Believe in Love”…I am…LAST MAN STANDING!
You are the last man standing…aside
I Believe She’s Lying by Jon Brion
Badlands – Bruce Springsteen
I Believe in the love that you gave me, I believe in the faith that can save me
“Too late to turn back now, I believe I believe I believe I’m falling in love”
Cornelius Brothers
I Believe in You & Me – Four Tops
Yess… I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly.
I believe in Father Christmas – ELP
“I believe in Music” Mac Davis.
I feel dirty.
A sentimental favorite: I Believe in You, by Don Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xbqe_GajtQ
Big Steve,
As much as I don’t want your trousers to fall down, hand it over.
Robert Johnson – Crossroads
“I believe I’m sinking down”
Tears For Fears-I Believe
Songs From The Big Chair
I don’t know if this song has been mentioned by a different artist but the version bubbling up from my brain is..
“I believe” by the Young Rascals.
Another one:
“Mr. Grieves” by The Pixies.
“I believe in Mr. Grieves”
Tis the season:
“I Believe In Father Christmas”
Greg Lake
The Lovin’ Spoonful, Do You Believe in Magic? In the outro they sing “Do you believe like I believe?”
In the outro of People Get Ready by the Housemartins, they sing “I believe” over and over.
“I believe in this and it’s been tested by research – he who fucks nuns will later join the church.”
Death or Glory by the The Clash.
Words to live by.
“I Believe” by Chris Issak, off of “Forever Blue.”
“I believe it’s raining pleasure”
The Triffids
“I know I’m not an orphan, but I believe in love.”
The Go-Betweens
(Yes, an Australian song for every occasion!)
I Believe In A Thing Called Love – The Darkness
I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever), Steve Wonder
“I Do Believe We’re Naked” by Funky See, Funky Do