Ray Davies & The Crouch End Festival Chorus Celluloid Heroes lyrics

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are
There are stars in every city in every house and on every street
And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Their names are written in concrete

Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard
She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard
But they turned her into a princess and they sat her on a throne
But she turned her back on stardom because she wanted to be alone

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of
People who worked, suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded, some who suffered in vain

Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive
And he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi because he's liable to turn and bite
But stand close by Bette Davis because hers was such a lonely life

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard

Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of
People who worked, suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded, some who suffered in vain

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
Everybody's in showbiz, it doesn't matter who you are
But those who are successful be always on your guard
Success walks hand in hand with failure along the Hollywood Boulevard

You can see all the stars as you walk along Hollywood Boulevard
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of
People who worked, suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded, some who suffered in vain

Celluloid heroes never feel any pain
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die