Lyrics to
Joanne

This version of Joanne was released by Status Quo in 1973.

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Sitting here, and all alone
Like a cold and broken stone
I’m dreaming of touching you
Silent now, an empty page
Colder than the age
Above now is where we’ll be
Oh Joanne, you’re not with me

Through the turning of a wheel
Turning more and more until
You realise it’s come too soon
Surely there is still a way
If we believe in yesterday
Oh Joanne, if you would try
Oh Joanne, don’t pass me by

Think of all the friends we had
No-one heard when they were sad
To lose us as I lost you
If you ever change your mind
I’ll be here, don’t look behind
Oh Joanne, I love you still
Oh Joanne, I love you still

Think of all the friends we had
No-one heard when they were sad
To lose us as I lost you
If you ever change your mind
I’ll be here, don’t look behind
Oh Joanne, I love you still
Oh Joanne, I love you still

Sitting here, and all alone
Like a cold and broken stone
I’m dreaming of touching you
Oh Joanne, I love you still.

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Status Quo has released many songs over the years besides Joanne. Status Quo released songs from 1968 to 2007 spanning across albums like Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo, Spare Parts, Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon, Dog Of Two Head, Piledriver, Hello!, Quo, On The Level, Blue For You, Rockin' All Over The World, If You Can't Stand The Heat, Whatever You Want, Just Supposin', Never Too Late, 1+9+8+2, Back To Back, In The Army Now, Ain't Complaining, Perfect Remedy, Rock 'Til You Drop, Thirsty Work, Don't Stop, Under The Influence, Famous In The Last Century, Heavy Traffic, The Party Ain't Over Yet, and In Search Of The Fourth Chord. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Status Quo.

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About Lyrics and Joanne by Status Quo

When you decide to study the lyrics to Joanne, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Status Quo. Some of the lyrics to Joanne have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Status Quo and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Joanne if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Joanne" means the words set to the music of Joanne, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Status Quo. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Joanne and the lyrics to Joanne are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Status Quo who came here looking just for the lyrics to Joanne, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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