How Do You Keep the Music Playing
Céline Dion Lyrics


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How do you keep the music playing?
How do you make it last?
How do you keep the song from fading too fast?
How do you lose yourself to someone?
And never lose your ways
How do you not run out of new things to say?
And since we're always changing
How can it be the same?
And tell me how year after year
You're sure your heart will fall apart
Each time you hear his name
I know the way I feel for you
It's now or never
The more I love the more that L'm afraid
That in your eyes I may not see forever
Forever

If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better as it grows
With any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends

I know the way I feel for you
It's now or never!
(How do you keep the music playing?)
The more I love the more that I'm afraid
(How do you make it last)
That in your eyes I may not see forever
Forever
(How do you keep the song from fading, keep the song from fading too fast)
If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better as it grows




With any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends

Overall Meaning

Celine Dion's "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" is an emotional track that poses some critical questions about a long-lasting relationship. The lyrics revolve around the central theme of how two people keep their relationship alive for an extended period. The song suggests that keeping the love alive requires constant effort and dedication from both parties involved. The first lines of the lyrics, "How do you keep the music playing? How do you make it last?" emphasize this theme.


The next few lines talk about the challenges of maintaining a relationship. The song acknowledges that it's easy for the love to be short-lived and fade away quickly. Therefore, the track urges everyone to figure out a way to keep the love growing continually. The lyrics suggest that to maintain a successful relationship, people should not run out of new things to say and always try to make it better every day.


The last few lines emphasize the importance of being friends with your partner. If two people can be best friends and lovers, they can keep things moving forward by giving the love an extra layer of understanding and compassion. If they can manage to do that, the music never stops, and the love remains eternal.


Line by Line Meaning

How do you keep the music playing?
How do you maintain the passion and energy in a relationship?


How do you make it last?
How do you ensure that love endures the test of time?


How do you keep the song from fading too fast?
How do you avoid losing the spark and connection in a relationship?


How do you lose yourself to someone?
How do you surrender completely to love without losing your sense of self?


And never lose your ways
And still remain true to who you are as an individual.


How do you not run out of new things to say?
How do you keep the conversation fresh and exciting over time?


And since we're always changing
And given that people and circumstances evolve constantly,


How can it be the same?
How can love stay the same through all the changes?


And tell me how year after year
And explain to me how, over the years,


You're sure your heart will fall apart
You're certain that your heart won't break


Each time you hear his name
Every time you think or hear of your partner.


I know the way I feel for you
I recognize my feelings for you


It's now or never
It's the perfect time to express my love


The more I love the more that L'm afraid
The deeper I fall in love, the more scared I get


That in your eyes I may not see forever
That my partner may not feel the same way in the long run.


If we can be the best of lovers
If we can be the ideal couple in love,


Yet be the best of friends
While still being the best of friends,


If we can try with everyday to make it better as it grows
If we can put in effort every day to improve our relationship as it matures and evolves,


With any luck, then I suppose
Then hopefully, things will work out


The music never ends
Love continuously thrives and remains fresh and exciting over time.




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Reemka

Un peu d'ouverture d'esprit l'ami perso fut une époque pour moi c'était le rap fr ou rien. Puis avec le temps on s'ouvre à d'autres genre. Grâce à des collaborations les rappeurs quand ils font des ft avec des personnes qui ne viennent pas du tt de leurs univers Calogero Passi ou Yannick Noah Disiz,Gims/Vianney pr ne citer qu'eux.

J'ai 23 ans et je me fais la discographie de Celine cela ne m'empêche pas d'aimer également le rap, le r'n'b, le rock etc...

Je ne sais pas si tu savais mais Celine a fait appel plusieurs fois à des artistes de r'n'b et pop urbaines Zaho et Grand corps Malade ont écrit pr Celine Dion tt comme Ne Yo ce ne sont pas des rappeurs à proprement parlé mais ils sont dans un univers proche et ces artistes collaborent souvent avec des rappeurs GCM est slammeur 😉

Le rap d'aujourd'hui a bcp évolué comparer à celui de nos grands frères-soeurs à leurs époques il y avait qq groupe/rappeurs (IAM,NTM,Solaar) qui etaient précurseur. Perso j'ai surtout était bercé par ce que j'appellerai l'âge d'or du rap c'est à dire les années 2000 avec la démocratisation du rap grâce à Skyrock du coup pleins de nvelles têtes d'affiches (Sniper,mafia K'1 Fry,Rohff, Booba,La Fouine,Sinik etc) si tu fais l'effort d'écouter un album à Booba de ses débuts qu'on est vraiment à 1000 lieu de ce qu'il propose aujourd'hui.

Aujourd'hui le rap s'est tellement démocratisé qu'il n'y a + un rap mais des raps il y en a vraiment pr tous au niveau des sonorité il y a les rappeurs variété qui aime chanter (Soprano/Gims/La Fouine...), il y a le bling bling (Kaaris,Booba...), le gangsta rap (Niro,Lacrim,Rohff...), l'egotrio (Fianso...), Le hardcore (Kalash Criminel...)



All comments from YouTube:

Goon Hoong Tatt

Celine turns every song into pure gold.

Victoria Tang

Fabulous song, she has a voice of an angel, very emotional !! Love this version of this classic love song !!

Dilla 4711

She makes the song hers..amazing 🤩🤩🤩

Paula Gama

Love it 😍

RONALDO

Linda música!

Elisa Claes

I’m 15 years old and I love this type of music, I’m not like the teenager of today who listen to rap music, I’m french, and french rap is a crap... I much prefer this type of music ! Moreover, this is my favorite album !
(Sorry for English mistakes)

patr barb

Rap sucks

Naomie Thepault

Moi aussi j'ai 15 Ans aujourd'hui et j'écoute beaucoup de musique classique et d'anciennes musique ducoup tt le monde me trouve différente et bizarre

Maria Albano

When I was your age, and now I am old, I listened to beautiful music like this. Have you listened to Ella Fitzgerald and Dusty Springfield? If not, allow me to bring magic to your life.

Nina Gayduchik

Вы не одиноки!

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