Wear Your Love Like Heaven
Sarah McLachlan, Donovan
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Color in sky, prussian blue Scarlet fleece changes hue Crimson ball sinks from view Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like) Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like) Wear your love like heaven (wear your love) Lord, kiss me once more Fill me with song Allah, kiss me once more That I may, that I may Wear my love like heaven (wear my love like) Wear my love like heaven (wear my love) La-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la Color sky, havana lake Color sky, rose carmethene Alizarin crimson Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like) Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like) Wear your love like heaven (wear your love) Lord, kiss me once more Fill me with song Allah, kiss me once more That I may, that I may Wear my love like heaven (wear my love like) Wear my love like heaven (wear my love) La-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la Cannot believe what I see All I have wished for will be All our race proud and free Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like) Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like) Wear your love like heaven (wear your love) Lord, kiss me once more Fill me with song Allah, kiss me once more That I may, that I may Wear my love like heaven (wear my love like) Wear my love like heaven (wear my love) Carmine, carmine
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15 facts about this song
Song Description"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" is a single track from Donovan's 1967 double album, A Gift from a Flower to a Garden.
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Artist PopularityDonovan is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist who became widely known for a series of successful hit records in the late 1960s.
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SongwriterDonovan himself is the songwriter of this beautiful track, demonstrating his depth as an artist beyond just performing.
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Song Theme"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" is a tribute to the youth culture and flower power movement of the 1960s, with its vibrant and colourful imagery in the lyrics.
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Popular CultureThe song was chosen by Futuroscope, a French theme park, as the main theme song for one of their night shows.
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Original Album"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" comes from the Donovan's first concept double-album, 'A Gift from a Flower to a Garden' which was actually a US release.
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Visual PleasureThe original album also included a set of 12 beautiful color postcards showing children with notes from Donovan to them on the back, one of these was an image of him wearing the "sky in his pocket".
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Unique CompositionThe track beautifully fuses elements of folk, pop and psychedelia, encapsulating the spirit of its time.
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Crossover Influence"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" has been covered by many artists throughout the years, showing its influence across the pop and rock genre.
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Commercial UsageEsteé Lauder released a perfume named after and inspired by Donovan's song.
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Love SongIt is a love song, reflecting the colorful and passionate expressions of emotion that were characteristic of the late 1960s.
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Painting ReferencesThe lyrics of the song draw several references to paints and painting, such as 'Colour sky Havana lake', 'Colour sky rose carmethene', etc, aligning to the theme of color and vibrancy.
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MeaningThe song, with all its color references, signifies the idea of painting one's own world with the colors of love and positivity.
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Album SuccessThe album from which the song is taken, reached No. 14 in the UK albums chart, and No. 19 in the US Billboard 200.
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Musical StyleShowcasing a departure from Donovan's earlier folk sound, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" utilizes lush instrumental arrangements.
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