Corinne bailey rae put your records on

Three little birds sat on my window
And they told me I don't need to worry
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete

Maybe sometimes we've got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely
Sipping tea in a bar by the roadside
(Just relax, just relax)
Don't you let those other boys fool you
Got to love that afro hair do

Maybe sometimes we feel afraid, but it's alright
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change
Don't you think it's strange?

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer?
Do what you want to

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down

Oh, you're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

Thanks to Eduardo Contreras, Karen Ferrari for correcting these lyrics.

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Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on February 8, 2011

Didn't realize I was buying a "single" record album, but that's OK, it was worth it. The artist is new to me, and now I'm a fan, intend to purchase the entire album. If you like female vocalists, there is no doubt you will enjoy this one. She doesn't remind me of anyone, her voice and style are unique, pleasant, easy to listen to. The music captures you and won't let go. The recording quality is definitely high end audiophile sound. Highly recommended!

Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on February 28, 2007

When I first played the CD...I thought my CD player was broken...or that there was something wrong with this new CD! However, in checking the case a little closer, it said: QUOTE "2 track single, EXPECT TO PAY NO MORE THAN $2.00." Unquote

I paid three times that amount without being told I was getting 2 songs.

That's not truthful advertising or honest pricing! I'm NOT disappointed in the singer, Ms. Corinne Bailey Rae, but I surely didn't realize I was paying that much for 2 teeny songs!! signed..."disappointed in the marketing!"

Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on January 30, 2007

I love her music. However, I didn't realize until I got the CD that there are only two tracks on it. It was like getting an old 45 record or a demo tape.

Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on November 26, 2012

Nice easy listening tune, puts a combination of Natalie Cole and Etta James with a dash of Mariah thrown in.

Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on October 21, 2014

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Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on April 18, 2006

Corinne Bailey Rae is a rising star who I predict will go very far. Her sultry bluesy voice is extraordinary. Put Your Records On is an upbeat carefree type of song that sounds better each time I hear it.

Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on April 26, 2006

This is the type of music I can meditate to, put in my office for my employees to mello out to. i really love it. i play it everyday while i am working and it creates a non stress atmosphere. norah jones got nothing on this lady.

Top reviews from other countries

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Song By Miles from the Occasionally Contented Songstress

Reviewed in the United Kingdom πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ on July 23, 2009

With the benefit of hindsight, and having lived with these recordings for a few years now, "Put Your Records On" is the best song from Corinne's self-titled 2006 album. Helped along by a video that looked as if it had been commissioned by an advertising agency ("Buy this record, and *you* could be cycling down a country lane on a summer's day with this beautiful woman", it seemed to say), the song benefits from a superbly nuanced and soulful vocal performance from Corinne Bailey Rae, plus an understated backing from her band. I recall at the time several magazine features and interviews in which she came across as an uncharacteristically well-balanced and contented individual, happily married, grounded in real life etc. Since then lurid tabloid stories have cast doubt on some of that, but transport yourself back to the pre-Amy Winehouse days of wholesome, healthy Corinne's peak with this wondrous CD single and get the highlight of her 2006 album.

Perhaps prophetically, the B-side is called "Another Rainy Day", but for now forget the rain, wheel out that bicycle and cycle down some summer country lanes in search of the spirit of this superb singer.

4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ on July 13, 2015

5.0 out of 5 stars 21st century classic.

Reviewed in Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ on February 21, 2015

Songs like this give me some hope for music in the 21st century when there seems to be very few songs each year that qualify as future classics. I think this one will hold the test of time.

What happened to the singer Corinne Bailey Rae?

In December 2008, Leeds Coroner's Court gave a verdict of death by misadventure, and stated that Rae had died of an accidental overdose of methadone and alcohol. The methadone had been prescribed to a friend who was recovering from an addiction to heroin.

Who originally wrote Put Your Records On?

Put Your Records On.

When did Put Your Records On come out Ritt Momney?

2022Put Your Records On / Releasednull

What movie was Put Your Records On in?

"Put Your Records On" is a song originally by Corinne Bailey Rae that is covered by The Chipettes in the second CGI/live-action film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. An extended version is also included in the Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.