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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

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Words & Music: Ewan McColl
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies my love
To the dark and the empty skies

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hands
Like a trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command

Hoa hoa hoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Woh oh oh oh hoa hoa hoa
Oh hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hands
Like a trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command

Hoa hoa hoa oh oh oh oh oh oh
Woh oh oh oh hoa hoa hoa
Oh hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command
Recorded: 1971/03/15, first released on single

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Deano1 (profile/ contact) wrote on Mar 5, 2010report abuse
A beautiful rendition of a song Robert Flack made famous. RCA really goofed on this one. Elvis recorded it in 1971 and it was held for a year before it was released. In that time Ms Flack's version was released and hit #1 for 6 wekkes (Spring of 72). If they had released it as a single instead of "It's Only Love" and properly promoted it, Elvis would have had a big hit. This song should have been on the LP "Elvis Now" instead of songs like "Sylvia", "Hey Jude" and "I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago".
Stevekimb1 (profile/ contact) wrote on May 31, 2008report abuse
Probably the best of the Big Bombastic Ballads of the 70's ranking up there with My Way, It's Impossible, The Impossible Dream and Bridge Over Troubled Water. Seldom heard but worth finding.

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