"I Can Hear Music" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phi… Read Full Bio ↴"I Can Hear Music" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector for American girl group The Ronettes in 1966; see I Can Hear Music. Three years later, American band The Beach Boys released a cover version as a single from their 1969 album "20/20" that peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

I Can Hear Music
The Beach Boys Lyrics

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Ah, ooh

This is the way
I always dreamed it would be
The way that it is, oh oh
When you are holding me
I never had a love of my own
Maybe that's why when we're all alone

I can hear music
I can hear music
The sound of the city, baby, seems to disappear
I can hear music
Sweet, sweet music
Whenever you touch me, baby
Whenever you're near

Lovin' you
It keeps me satisfied
And I can't explain, oh no
The way I'm feeling inside
You look at me we kiss and then
I close my eyes and here it comes again

I can hear music
I can hear music
The sound of the city, baby, seems to disappear
I can hear music
Sweet, sweet music
Whenever you touch me, baby
Whenever you're near

I hear the music all the time, yeah
I hear the music, hold me tight now, baby
I hear the music all the time
I hear the music
I hear the music (baby)

Ah

I can hear music
I can hear music
The sound of the city, baby, seems to disappear
I can hear music

Sweet, sweet music
Whenever you touch me, baby

Overall Meaning

The Beach Boys’s song “I Can Hear Music” is a romantic track with a catchy melody and heartfelt lyrics. The song talks about how love and being with the right person can fill our life with music and joy. The opening verse establishes the tone of the song and describes the singer’s dream of a love that is fulfilling and complete. He talks about the way his love feels when they are together, and how he has never experienced anything like it before. The lines “When you are holding me, I never had a love of my own, maybe that’s why when we’re all alone, I can hear music” describes how his love completes him and how he feels like he’s finally found true love.

The song then goes on to describe how the sound of the city disappears when he’s with his love, signifying that being with the right person can make everything else feel irrelevant. The chorus “I can hear music, sweet, sweet music, whenever you touch me baby” underlines the power of love and connection. The second verse continues with a similar theme. The singer says that he can’t explain the way he feels inside when he’s with his love, but he knows that being with them is the only thing that satisfies him.

Overall, “I Can Hear Music” is a beautiful ode to love and its transformative power. The song portrays love as something that elevates us and fills our lives with music and joy. The idea that love can make everything else disappear and make us feel complete is a powerful one, and this song portrays it beautifully.

Line by Line Meaning

This is the way
This is the way I always wanted it to be.

I always dreamed it would be
I always dreamt of being in a relationship like this.

The way that it is, oh oh
The way our relationship is right now makes me happy.

When you are holding me
When we are together, and you are holding me, it's a beautiful feeling.

I never had a love of my own
I never had a love that belongs to me only.

Maybe that's why when we're all alone
That's why, when we are by ourselves, I feel something different.

I can hear music
I feel a sense of joy that music brings me.

The sound of the city baby seems to disappear
The noise of the city vanishes when we are together.

Sweet sweet music
I feel something special when I am with you, like sweet music.

Whenever you touch me baby
Whenever you hold me and touch me, I am overwhelmed with happiness.

Lovin' you
Being with you and loving you is enough for me to sustain.

It keeps me satisfied
Being with you keeps me happy and satisfied.

And I can't explain, oh no
I don't know how to explain the feeling, but it's amazing.

The way I'm feeling inside
The emotions and feelings that I have inside me being with you are priceless.

You look at me we kiss and then
When I look at you and we kiss, I forget about everything else around me.

I close my eyes and here it comes again
I get lost in the moment and feel that same musical joy again.

I hear the music all the time, yeah
I feel this musical joy throughout the day, all the time.

I hear the music, hold me tight now baby
Hold me tight, and I can experience that same musical feeling once again.

I hear the music all the time
I can't get enough of this feeling that fills me like music.

I hear the music baby
All the time I'm with you, I feel a sense of joy like music.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector

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