--- title: "10 Somebody Song Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Somebody Song quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Somebody Song sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/guy-garvey-38208_ifs_i-usually-tell-somebody-if-a-song-s-for_229433.jpg" --- > [I usually tell somebody if a song’s for them. I don’t always tell them if it’s about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/i-usually-tell-somebody-if-a-song-s-for-them-i-don-t-always-tell-them/) [Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/guy-garvey-38208_ifs_i-usually-tell-somebody-if-a-song-s-for_229433.jpg) > [I really don't believe in going too far out of your way to hunt down somebody to do a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-really-don-t-believe-in-going-too-far-out-of-your-way-to-hunt-down/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/el-p-2359_believe_i-really-don-t-believe-in-going-too-far_73272.png) > [I'm not interested in being the producer of somebody else's song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-menken/i-m-not-interested-in-being-the-producer-of-somebody-else-s-song/) [Alan Menken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-menken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/alan-menken-8351_being_i-m-not-interested-in-being-the-producer_39195.jpg) > [The best thing is when you hear somebody take your song and make something great of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/the-best-thing-is-when-you-hear-somebody-take-your-song-and-make/) [James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/james-taylor-2045_best_the-best-thing-is-when-you-hear-somebody_2706459.jpg) > [All Patsy Cline had to do was sing somebody else’s song and her version would outsell theirs because it would be so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-jones/all-patsy-cline-had-to-do-was-sing-somebody-else-s-song-and-her/) [George Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27e/george-jones-8646_country_all-patsy-cline-had-to-do-was-sing-someb_541602.png) > [Every day, somebody has a song they want you to hear, and you're stupid if you don't listen to it because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-shelton/every-day-somebody-has-a-song-they-want-you-to-hear-and-you-re-stupid/) [Blake Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-shelton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/blake-shelton-2265_because_every-day-somebody-has-a-song-they-want_2579840.jpg) > [When I record somebody else's song, I have to make it my own or it doesn't feel right. I'll say to myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/when-i-record-somebody-else-s-song-i-have-to-make-it-my-own-or-it/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/johnny-cash-1517_feels_when-i-record-somebody-else-s-song-i-hav_2598634.jpg) > [So pretty much, to sum it up, if you can freak someone out and bring that kind of emotion out of somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-lambert/so-pretty-much-to-sum-it-up-if-you-can-freak-someone-out-and-bring/) [Adam Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-lambert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e57/adam-lambert-2417_emotion_so-pretty-much-to-sum-it-up-if-you-can-f_1039928.jpg) > [Any lineup of Mot�rhead could play anything. You can witness it on the covers we've done: We even got a Grammy for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/motorhead/any-lineup-of-mot-rhead-could-play-anything-you-can-witness-it-on-the/) [Motorhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/motorhead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/motorhead-17753_covers_any-lineup-of-mot-rhead-could-play-anyth_3204110.jpg) > [The older I get, the more I think it's this listening. You listen for it, and you have a bit of patience.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-lowe/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-think-it-s-this-listening-you-listen-for/) [Nick Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/nick-lowe-9853_bits_the-older-i-get-the-more-i-think-it-s-th_1051584.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/somebody-song/#itemlist", "name": "Somebody Song Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I usually tell somebody if a song’s for them. 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