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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brian Wilson
Vocals
Van Dyke Parks
Performer
Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals
Bob Joyce
Background Vocals
Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals
Danny Hutton
Background Vocals
David Joyce
Background Vocals
Donny Gerrard
Background Vocals
Doug Lacy
Background Vocals
Johnny Britt
Background Vocals
Jules Greene
Background Vocals
Mona Lisa Young
Background Vocals
Carl Sealove
Bass Guitar
Leland Sklar
Bass Guitar
Bruce Dukov
Conductor
Sid Page
Conductor
Bernie Dresel
Drums
Chili (Darryl Francis) Charles
Percussion
Brian Otto
Guitar
Dennis Budimir
Guitar
Fred Tackett
Guitar
Grant Geissman
Guitar
Ira Ingber
Guitar
David McKelvy
Harmonica
Tommy Morgan
Harmonica
Bruce Donnelly
Programming
Marvin Saunders
Programming
Mike Watts
Programming
Dan Savant
Trumpet
RICHARDGreene
Violin
Robert Odin Greenidge
Steel Drum
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Van Dyke Parks
Arranger
Fredric Myrow
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Van Dyke Parks
Producer
Ronnie Rivera
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Leonard Waronker
Executive Producer
Wally Traugott
Mastering Engineer
Ed Cherney
Mixing Engineer
Michael Frondelli
Mixing Engineer
Andy Waterman
Recording Engineer
Brian Soucy
Recording Engineer
BRITT BACON
Recording Engineer
Clark Germain
Recording Engineer
David Appelt
Recording Engineer
Jon Baker
Recording Engineer
Ken Deranteriasian
Recording Engineer
Murray McFadden
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Van dyke parks
She slid on her dress under that melancholy moon
Somethin' to impress him hopin' he would be there soon
She gonna run away
He got a chevrolet
She wanted nat king cole
He got a jelly roll
Whole lotta heart and soul
Saphron(?) and a river rat are rappin' at her door
Take her to a picture show she sure ain't seen before
She was a debutant
Give it just what she want
You tell her just where to go
Down to the drive in show
You be my riverboat
Movies is magic
Real life is tragic
Fundamental though it seems
When you're livin' in your dream
And you wake up it's over
Movies is magic
Real life is tragic
I regret I gotta say
It is time we get away
To the movies and magic
Cowboy dressed like injun popped right off that silver screen
Scarlet up like a jukebox for a dreamboat delta queen
Raindroppin' all around
Put up the top you clown
And turn on the nat king cole
Off with the rock and roll
To the movies and magic
Movies is (movies is) magic (magic)
Movies is magic
Real life is tragic
And as time goes by and by
You will often wonder why
To the day that you die
'cause movies is magic
Movies is magic
Writer(s): Van Dyke Parks
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