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California by Savage Garden MY RATING - 9.4/10  I got a cottage with a sea view I got a regular summer tan I been working up the courage to call you all year (Ooh) But there are nothing i can say and there are no good words left anyway Besides people are cruel and the world still moves without you (Ooh) Welcome to my Californian home, you don't have to call me you can leave when you want There's a picture above my bed and there's a light in your eyes I don't know Well I don't know whether you still feel alone And we were dying from the get go I was dreaming but you never believe I was trying to fit myself into spaces between (Ooh) And you were kind and sometimes cruel You said all the worlds love couldn't satisfy you And nothing coulda hurt me as much as the truth (Ooh, darlin) Welcome to my Californian home, you don't have to call me you can leave when you want There's a picture above my bed and there's a light in your

  I'll bet he was cool SAVAGE GARDEN Truly Madly Completely MY RATING - 8.1/10 "I'll Bet He was Cool" You know every once in a while I shoot the breeze I spend my time I talk about silly things I like to talk about Jesus Christ Cos I wonder what would happen if He passed you by Would you be scared? Would you believe in Him? Would you bust your asses to get him institutionalised? Well, I bet he'd be cool I bet He be damn good looking I bet that He smelt divine I'm not talking about Calvin Klein's Obsession Just one of those people smell good all the time There's no reason why What would He wear Would He wear Tommy Hilfiger? Or prefer Urban Outfitted? I don't think so Well, I bet He liked Gaultier But you'd never find him in it I bet He liked Gaultier Lord I need your protection spend some time in my direction I need your protection spend some time in my direction I need your protection spend some time in

"So Beautiful" is a pop song written by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes and Robert Conley. In 2005, the song was released as a single as a part of the promotion of the greatest hits album Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden by the pop duo Savage Garden that Hayes was part of until the split in 2001. Hayes was credited on the release as "Darren Hayes (of Savage Garden)". The song was written for Hayes's boyfriend Richard Cullen, whom he married in a civil partnership ceremony in London on 19 June 2006. The song peaked at number 27 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart.[1] It reached number 8 in Darren Hayes' native Australia. The single itself features a different version of the song that did not feature on the album, produced by Robert Conley. This version resembles Hayes's solo work more than the album version does, which sounds more like Savage Garden's work. The single version of the song contains a different introductio

The Animal Song Savage Garden Affirmation/Truly Madly Completely-The best of Savage Garden/The Other Sister-OST My Rating - 9.4/10   This is one of those racy tracks which could be easily understood by anyone because of the clarity in its lyrics & music....The very mood set by the song is enough to make a day GET GOING! "The Animal Song" is a song by Savage Garden, released in 1999. It was written for The Other Sister soundtrack, but also appeared on their Affirmation album as well as their Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden. The video for this single was directed by Jim Gable. It features Hayes walking through a parade with intercut scenes from The Other Sister with Juliette Lewis."The Animal Song" became the group's third Canadian number-one single, topping the singles chart for three weeks, from March 27, 1999. It hit number 3 in Australia and 19 in the US. It also peaked at #16 in the UK Singles Chart in summer 1999 THE ANIMA