Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

Islands In The Stream - Timeless Hit for Oldies Music Lovers (1983)

Islands In The Stream is a popular song by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released in 1983 as a duet and became a major hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was written by the Bee Gees and was originally intended to be recorded by Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross. The lyrics describe a strong and enduring love between two people, using the metaphor of islands in the stream. The song has since become a classic and is often considered one of the greatest duets in music history.


Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton



Did You Know

  • The song Islands in the Stream was written by the Bee Gees as a duet for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
  • It was released in August 1983 and became a huge success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
  • Islands in the Stream has been covered by numerous artists since its release, including Barry Manilow and Robson & Jerome.


Lyrics

Baby, when I met you
There was peace unknown
I set out to get you
With a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside
There was something going on

You do something to me
That I can't explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on

Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel
Needs no conversation
We ride it together, ah-ha
Making love with each other, ah-ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ha
From one lover to another, ah-ha

I can't live without you
If the love was gone
Everything is nothing
If you got no one
And you just walk in the night
Slowly losing sight of the real thing

But that won't happen to us
And we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing

No more will you cry
Baby, I will hurt you never

We start and end as one
In love forever
We can ride it together, ah-ha
Making love with each other, ah-ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ha
From one lover to another, ah-ha

Sail away

[Instrumental Interlude]

Ooooh, come sail away with me

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ha
From one lover to another, ah-ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ha
From one lover to another, ah-ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between

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