Celluloid Heroes (Live at Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland, November 1979) (Live)

Celluloid Heroes (Live) - The Kinks

Written by：Raymond Douglas Davies

Producer：Raymond Douglas Davies

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star

And everybody's in movies it doesn't matter who you are

There are starts in every city

In every house and on every street

And if you walk down Hollywood boulevard

Their names are written in concrete

Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the boulevard

She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard

But they turned her into a princess

And they sat her on a throne

But she turned her back on stardom

Because she wanted to be alone

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood boulevard

Some that you recognize some that you've hardly even heard of

People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame

Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive

And he looks up ladies dresses as they sadly pass him by

Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi

'Cause he's liable to turn and bite

But stand close by Bette Davis

Because hers was such a lonely life

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood boulevard

Some that you recognize some that you've hardly even heard of

People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame

Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star

And everybody's in show biz it doesn't matter who you are

And those who are successful

Be always on your guard

Success walks hand in hand with failure

Along Hollywood boulevard

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood boulevard

Some that you recognize some that you've hardly even heard of

People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame

Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

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I wish my life was non-stop Hollywood movie show

A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes

Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain

And celluloid heroes never really die