Celluloid Heroes (In Concert at the Hippodrome Theatre, 1974) - The Kinks

Everybody's a dreamer

And everybody's a star

And everybody's in movies

It doesn't matter who you are

There are stars in every city

In every house and on every street

And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard

Their names are written in concrete

Don't step on Greta Garbo

As you walk down the boulevard

She looks so weak and fragile

That's why she tried to be so hard

But they turned her into a princess

And they sat her on a throne

But she turned her back on stardom

Because she wanted to be alone

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard

Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of

People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame

Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Rudolph Valentino

Looks very much alive

And he looks up ladies' dresses

As they sadly pass him by

Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi

'Cause he's liable to turn and bite

But stand close by Bette Davis

Because hers was such a lonely life

If you covered him with garbage

George Sanders would still have style

And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney

He would still turn 'round and smile

But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn

'Cause she's not very tough

She should have been made of iron or steel

But she was only made of flesh and blood

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard

Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of

People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame

Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Everybody's a dreamer

And everybody's a star

And everybody's in show-biz

It doesn't matter who you are

And those who are successful

Be always on your guard

Success walks hand in hand with failure

Along Hollywood Boulevard

I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show

A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes

'Cause celluloid heroes never feel any pain

And celluloid heroes never really die

You can see all the stars as you walk along Hollywood Boulevard

Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of

People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame

Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

La la la la, la la la la la la la la la

La la la la, la la la la la la la la la

Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain

Oh, celluloid heroes never really die

I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show

A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes

Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain

And celluloid heroes never really die