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So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise)

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Words & Music: Joy Boyers
So close, yet so far from paradise
I hold, you in my arms, in paradise
Is mine, then you slip away
Like a child at play, and here am I
So close, yet so far from paradise

When you, are close to me, it's paradise
We kiss, oh my love, paradise
Is mine, then suddenly you're gone from me
Like a floating star, I see, and here am I
So close, yet so far from paradise

I reach out for you, but each time I do
I always find you gone
I know love is new, I'll take care of you
In my arms is where you belong

Just, a step away, are we from paradise
Take my hand, come away, to paradise
My love, I want you close to me
I need you desperately, oh here am I
Waiting for you
Here am I
Praying for you
Here am I, so close, yet so far from paradise
Recorded: 1965/02/25, first released on Harum Scarum
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Polk Salad Robert (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 26, 2011report abuse
Well I dont like it...because I love it ! For me it is one of the top 100 Elvis songs,because of its emotional feeling !!
Steve V (profile/ contact) wrote on Jun 25, 2010report abuse
I think this is the most overrated song in the Elvis catalog. Because the releases were so dismal around this time, this very average song seems to have gained unwarranted status. Listen to it. Its nothing more than an average ballad with some of the worst production work I have heard on an Elvis record. He seems to be in another apartment while the band is in another. The drums are so muffled they sound like a toy drum kit. Maybe its better than the rest of the soundtrack but not by much.
Deano1 (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 25, 2010report abuse
Persistance often pays off. Case in point the "Harum Scarum" soundtrack LP. On side A you are "treated" to three straight "two star" songs, "Harem Holiday", "My Desert Serenade" and "Go East, Young Man (maybe 2 1/2 stars for this one) and then you are put to sleep by two very poor ballads, "Mirage" and "Kismet". Now you wake up a little later and decide side two has to be better. Halfway through the first song, "Shake That Tambourine", you start to hit eject, but you decide to keep on listening. "Hey Little Girl" is slightly better, but you notice Elvis is not into it at all. Next comes "Golden Coins" and you think "Uh-Oh!". It is getting worse, not better. You are just about to turn it off when you hear the the beautiful and intriguing "So Close, Yet So Far". On this song it all works. Elvis sings it with passion, the "Middle Eastern/Asian" music doesn't sound phony and for three minute you are thoroughly entertained. A little hokey in the movie, but this song could have been a hit. They should have released this song as 45 with "Tell Me Why" on the flip-side and left the rest of the LP unavailable.

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