Songs From The Street
Murray McLauchlan (born June 30, 1948 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Canadian … Read Full Bio ↴Murray McLauchlan (born June 30, 1948 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player. He is best known in Canada, for his smash hit "Down by the Henry Moore", which was about a sculpture in front of Toronto's city hall, where students met in the 60s and early 70s. McLauchlan has had success in the pop, adult contemporary, country, and folk-music fields, with songs such as the Juno Award-winning "Farmer's Song" (1973), "Hurricane of Change" (also 1973), "Do You Dream of Being Somebody" (1975), and "Whispering Rain" (1979). He holds 11 Juno Awards, is a pilot, a painter and a Member of the Order of Canada, and also plays with Lunch At Allens.
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Songs From The Street
Murray McLauchlan Lyrics


As Lonely As You I think of your room I think of you there I think…
Burned Out Car Live out of a suitcase in the back Wash in the…
Carmelita Zevon I hear Mariachi static on my radio And the tubes…
Do You Dream Of Being Somebody Lost in the crowd today No on with nothin' to say You've…
Down by the Henry Moore I walked down to Kensington Market Bought me a fish to…
Farmer's Song Dusty old farmer out working your fields Hanging down over y…
Hard Rock Town You're born in debt And you're never free You work all you…
Harder To Get Along Snow is fallin' on the corner As my honey comes home…
Honky Red I ain't got no back porch I ain't got a rocking…
If The Wind Could Blow My Troubles Away If the wind could blow my troubles away I would stand…
Little Dreamer Come they told me Pa rum pum pum pum A new born…
Maybe Tonight The miles roll by and your back is wet And the…
No Change In Me You could shoot off a cannon Down the middle of Bond And…
Old Man's Song McLauchlan Dusty old farmer out working your fields Hang…
On The Boulevard When you work all day Don't you want to get rid…
Shoeshine Workin' Song A kid came up while I was Walkin' down the street…
Sixteen Lanes Of Highway 16 Lanes of Highway I once had a swamp when I…
Sweeping The Spotlight Away Here's a plain simple song, without much to say For times…
Train Song I saw the sky fill up with engine Heard the world…
Try Walkin' Away Hey girl' what you gonna do? If you get too sentimental He…
Whispering Rain Whispering rain, careless emotion Rising and falling waves …
You Need A New Lover Now Nothin' much to say It's windy today You sit lookin' out …


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on Out Past The Timberline

A really insightful and soulful piece on the rural heart - make that soul - of the Canadian character.