Jackie DeShannon

Jackie DeShannon is the stage name of Sharon Lee Myers (born 21 August 1941), an American singer-songwriter.

Quotes



 * I can feel a something pounding in my brain Just any time that someone speaks your name Trumpets sound and I hear thunder boom Every time that you walk in the room.
 * "When You Walk In The Room" (1962)


 * Another day goes by Still the children cry Put a little love in your heart.
 * "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" (1968); written with Jimmy Holiday and Randy Myers


 * If you want the world to know We won't let hatred grow Put a little love in your heart.
 * "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" (1968); written with Jimmy Holiday and Randy Myers


 * There can be a new tomorrow There can be a brighter day There can be a new tomorrow Love will find a way 
 * "Love Will Find A Way" (1968); written with Jimmy Holiday and Randy Myers


 * Her hair is Harlow gold Her lips a sweet surprise Her hands are never cold She's got Bette Davis eyes
 * "Bette Davis Eyes" (1975); written with Donna Weiss


 * She'll turn her music on you You won't have to think twice She's pure as New York snow She's got Bette Davis eyes
 * "Bette Davis Eyes" (1975); written with Donna Weiss


 * Most of the time I sit down with my guitar or at the piano, and I play for awhile until I get a new riff or groove that I like a lot. Then I'll concentrate on building around that line of thought by adding words and textures. At first I'm only trying to please myself, and hopefully what I like will appeal to others.
 * Swingin' Chicks of the 60s (September 2000)


 * I've always been careful to put out the very best work I can. One of the things I value the most is the love and faith that people have given me over the years, so I try to live up to their expectations and my own standards of what I'm capable of.
 * Swingin' Chicks of the 60s (September 2000)


 * When I was writing songs or performing or producing or dabbling in movies or even putting my career on hold to go to art school, I was just following my muse. A woman who did that then was criticized for having no direction. Today they call it versatility.
 * Biography magazine (April 2002)

Misattributed

 * What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It's the only thing that there's just too little of. What the world needs now is love, sweet love, No not just for some but for everyone.
 * "What the World Needs Now is Love" (1965); this song was actually written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and offered to other singers who initially passed it up. It became DeShannon's first number one hit.