I'm a Believer - Neil Diamond. Original lyrics and lyrics I'm a believer
American musician Neil Diamond had a hard time at the beginning of his career. Due to lack of money, he even had to sell songs to other bands that he was going to perform himself. One of these compositions was the famous I'm a Believer.
Many believe that he wrote I'm a Believer specifically for The Monkees, but this is a delusion. He composed it for his first album and even managed to record it, but it was The Monkees who made I'm a Believer a hit.
The history of creation and the meaning of I'm a Believer.
In 2008, Neil Diamond gave an interview to Mojo magazine. The reporter asked how it happened that not he, but The Monkees achieved such huge success with this song, and if he regretted it.
Neil replied:
I was very pleased, because at heart I was still a songwriter and wanted my songs to hit the charts. It was one of the songs that was supposed to be on my first album, but Donny Kirshner, who was their music expert, heard Cherry, Cherry on the radio and said, “Wow, I want something like this for The Monkees! ” He was given a few things that I recorded for the next album. He chose I'm a Believer, A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You and Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) and they had some big hits.
But the head of my record company almost lost his mind. He was furious because he felt that I gave another group records that could top the charts. I didn't care, because I had to pay the rent, and everyone didn't pay me for my records, and The Monkees were selling records.
Release and achievements
As a result, The Monkees' cover of I'm a came out before the original and became very popular due to heavy rotation on television. It was released as a single, topped the Billboard Hot 100 and was the best-selling record of 1967.
Neil Diamond included his versions of the song I'm a Believer, which are significantly different from each other, on the albums Just for Life (1967), September Morn (1979), In My Lifetime (1996) and Dreams (2010).
I'm a Believer has also been recorded by many other bands. She is better known to the younger generation thanks to the rock band Smash Mouth and actor Eddie Murphy, who performed separate versions of the song for the Shrek cartoon.
- Drummer Mickey Dolenz provided the vocals for The Monkees' version.
- For the recording of I'm a Believer, The Monkees producers brought in session musicians. They doubted that the band members themselves would be able to play well.
- Michael Nesmith, guitarist for The Monkees, didn't believe the song would succeed and tried hard to convince Jeff Barry that it wouldn't be a hit.
LyricsI'm a Believer - Neil Diamond
I thought love was only true in fairy tales,
Meant for someone else, but not for me
Oh love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
chorus:
Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
I thought love was more or less a giving thing,
Seems the more I gave, the less I got
Oh, what's the use in trying,
All you get is pain
When I needed sunshine, I got rain
Translation of the songI'm a Believer - Neil Diamond
I thought love only exists in fairy tales
That she is for others, not for me
Oh, love decided to get me
That's how it seemed to me
And all my dreams ended in disappointment
Chorus:
Then I saw her face
And now I believe
Not a trace of doubt
Not left on my mind
I'm in love,
I believe,
I couldn't leave her even if I tried.
I thought in love you have to give something
It seemed like the more I gave, the less I got
Oh what's the point of trying
If all you get is pain
When I needed the sun, it rained
Original lyrics and lyrics I'm a believer:
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
What's the use in tryin'?
All you get is pain.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
I couldn't leave her if I tried.
Love lived on the sidelines
Was a stranger to me
So why love
If there is pain?
But when I met her eyes, I immediately believed
There was no trace of doubt left in my heart.
I immediately fell in love, I immediately believed.
And I can't part with her anymore.
Lyrics translation I'm a believer performer Smash Mouth:
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me.
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed.
Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
I couldn't leave her if I tried.
I thought love was more or less a given thing,
Seems the more I gave the less I got.
What's the use in tryin'?
All you get is pain.
When I needed sunshine I got rain.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
I couldn't leave her if I tried.
I thought love was only possible in fairy tales
For some it is, but not for me.
Love lived on the sidelines
Was a stranger to me
Longing in my dreams is always chasing.
But when I met her eyes, I immediately believed
There was no trace of doubt left in my heart.
I immediately fell in love, I immediately believed.
And I can't part with her anymore.
Thought love was something
In which he gave more than received,
So why love
If there is pain?
If you waited for the sun, but it started to rain?
But when I met her eyes, I immediately believed
There was no trace of doubt left in my heart.
I immediately fell in love, I immediately believed.
And I can't part with her anymore.
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I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I thought love was more or less a giving thing
Seems the more I gave, the less I got
What's the use in trying
All you get is pain
When I needed sunshine, I got rain
Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Smash Mouth Lyrics
And then I believed
I used to think true love was only in fairy tales
Designed for anyone but me
Love bypassed me, so it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
And then I saw her face
And then I believed
Not a trace left
I have doubts.
I love,
(oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Even if I tried.
I used to think love was some kind of collaboration
The more you give, the less you get, oh yeah!
There's no point in even trying
When I wanted to see the sun, I got rain.
And then I saw her face
And then I believed
Not a trace left
I have doubts.
I love,
(oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And then I believed, I could not leave her,
Even if I tried.
There's no point in even trying
You hurt yourself anyway
When I wanted to see the sun, I got rain!
And then I saw her face
And then I believed
Not a trace left
I have doubts.
I love,
(oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
And then I believed, I could not leave her,
Even if I tried.
And then I saw her face
And then I believed
Not a trace left
I have doubts.
I believed, yes-yes-yes-yes!
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me Love was out to get me, that's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
I'm in love, I'm a believer
I thought love was more or less a given thing
The more I gave, the less I got, oh yeah
And then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
And not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love, I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
What's the use in tryin'? All you get is pain
When I wanted sunshine, I got rain
And then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
And not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm in love, I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
And not a trace of doubt in my mind
And now I'm a believer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now I'm a believer
Now I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I'm a believer
Translation of the song
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Destined for someone else, but not for me. Love wasn't for me, that's the way it was.
Frustration haunted all my dreams
I'm in love, I'm a supporter
I thought love was more or less a certain thing
The more I gave, the less I got, oh yeah
And then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
And I don't doubt my mind
I'm in love, I'm a supporter
I couldn't leave her if I tried
What's the use of tryin'? All you get is pain
When I need sunshine, I have rain
And then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
And I don't doubt my mind
I'm in love, I'm a supporter
I couldn't leave her if I tried
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
And I don't doubt my mind
And now I'm a supporter
Yes yes yes yes yes yes
Now I'm a supporter
Now I've seen her face, now I'm a believer
No doubt left in my mind
I am a believer
