Colin Hay 'Love Is Everywhere' (Official Music Video)

I thought I could get away with not writing any text to accompany this video, but apparently not. The song is called “ Love Is Everywhere”, and I didn’t know what kind of video to make. So we asked for the help of one Chad Fischer, my friend and best man, whose talent knows no bounds.

My involvement was to go down to Chad’s place and shoot me singing and playing the song a few times, in different clothes, in front of a green screen. He did the rest. He did all the heavy lifting.

May I say he did a beautiful job. Still, I knew he would, he was my best man. Did I mention that already?

Colin Song Notes:

Michael G came round to the house with this idea pretty fully formed. Firstly, let me speak a little of the relationship between myself and my oftentimes writing partner, Michael Georgiades. Nothing gives me more joy than to experience Michael, excitedly coming through the door with his latest idea. An idea that he’s been playing around with over and over, at his place up the road and round the bend. More often than not, I can immediately hear the song, just sitting there in front of me, or suddenly darting round the corner, wanting to be followed, discovered, to be written down. That’s a rare thing.

Back to this tune. He had the guitar parts in a cool C tuning, and he played it on a blond Gibson J200. An old one – quite an old one. He had the line “Love Is Everywhere”. And it is. You may have to look at simple things for a bit longer to feel it, but it’s there. Of course there are heinous acts of oppression and cruelty being committed all the time, all over the world, by all kinds of people. I think what this song is attempting to counter, by at least some measure, is the end result of the continued tragic global catastrophe of separation. The colossal calamity of believing yourself to be separate from everything and everybody else. Refusing to consider the possibility that we all are part of this planet’s structural fabric. Every day I feel love, and I’m happy that I do. I feel it in the indifference of nature, especially in the early morning, when I’m walking the dog. I see it when considering the amazing molecular structure of a California oak. I hear it every time I listen to “Love Me Do”. I try and recognize it with all my senses, as much and as often as I can. You see that way, I feel better, my skin even tingles. It’s good when that happens. Michael G and I wrote the words together, in our beautiful bickering way. But we got it done love.

-- Colin

Video by Chad Fischer

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LYRICS

Ain’t nobody going to bum my high
Ain’t nobody going to bleed me dry
Love is everywhere
Ain’t nobody going to take me down
Ain’t nobody going to steal my crown
Love is everywhere

Everybody going to hear my song
Ain’t nobody gonna prove me wrong
Love is everywhere

You can taste it in the water of a fast-flowing stream
Smell it in the forest where the rains have been
There’s never been a day where the sun don’t shine
Love is everywhere
Ain’t nobody gonna bend my will
Can’t stand still or stop until
Love is everywhere
Ain’t nobody gonna stop this train
The tracks laid bare and will remain
Love is everywhere
Ain’t nobody gonna make me hide
You can’t kill what I feel inside
Love is everywhere

You can hear it in the sound of the love we make
See it in the colors of a new daybreak
Everything I touch is the way I feel
Love is everywhere (love)
Is everywhere

Love is every
(Love) is everywhere
You can taste it (love)
You can feel it
You can smell it
Alright

Love is everywhere
Love is everywhere

You can taste it in the water of a fast-flowing stream
Smell it in the forest where the rains have been
There’s never been a day where the sun don’t shine
Love is everywhere
(Love) is every
Love is everywhere

Colin Hay – vocals, electric guitars
Michael Georgiades – acoustic guitar
San Miguel Pérez – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Fred Kron – electric piano, Hammond organ, glockenspiel,
Mellotron, string arrangement
Cecilia Noël – harmony and backing vocals
Jimmy Earl – bass guitar
Gregg Bissonette – drums and percussion
Karen Winkelmann – violin
David Davidson – violin
David Angell – violin
Elizabeth Lamb – viola
Sari Reist – cello

Written by Colin Hay, Michael Georgiades, Colin Hay Music/Administered by Sony Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd (APRA/ASCAP), Old Canyon Music (ASCAP)

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[LadyLegz]

I love how his wife is always with him!! When I took my daughter to see him in Santa Cruz some years ago, his wife was there singing along. They definitely have LOVE! <3
Great song!

[sixstringedthing]

This is the kind of positivity we all need in 2022.
Thanks Col. Rock on mate.
PS. Cupid on her unicorn with a Nerf bow and arrow got a genuine LOL out of me. Tip of the hat to Chad. :)

[Pfr]

Awesome. I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard “Who Can It Be Now”. All the best….

[landriver]

Getting a Ringo vibe. Nice job, Colin ✌️

[downatheel]

Another catchy tune from the great man that will have audiences clapping and stomping. Great to have a new album on the way. It's been a long wait for new material but looks like Colin will reward us for our patience.

[dcrewmomma]

♥️♥️♥️So great! Can't wait for D.C!!♥️♥️♥️

[tonyschacher]

@colinhay your killing me man! You went and made my eyes and cheeks damp again!!

[StormsongK]

What a great song! The Beatles influence is palpable and I know they would be proud of this.

[oharasha]

Warm and joyful, just like all the music you have given the world Colin. Happy days. Love it :) Thank you.

[captainslow]

your music helped me so much in school. i got great grades while listening to your albums and got into my dream college all the while whistling "No Sign of Yesterday". cheers!

[richardhawkes]

Love the song and video Colin. I love your music.

[Terrance]

Wonderful Colin, as always! Thank you 🙏

[guntherbeckman]

Colin can you play a show in 🇨🇦 please

[bearbait]

My husband loves me like you love your wife—-a moth to the flame—forever grateful for such an extraordinary love.