Live (song)
From Big Brother USA
"Live" was the theme song to Big Brother 2000, sung by Jonathan Clarke. The melody was identical to that of Big Brother's original Netherlands counterpart, with the lyrics translated to English and re-written to suit English sentence structure. An instrumental version was also produced, and a soft-jazz version was orchestrated to serve as the theme song to the season. The lyrical version was used (briefly) during the closing credits. The song was available commercially on the Dutch Big Brother soundtrack, along with the first season theme songs from the Netherlands, Germany, Argentina, and Brazil.
[edit] Lyrics
Everyone is looking for some tenderness.
No one's born to live this life alone.
Everyone is special, special in their own way.
Everyone is looking for the guiding hand
Cause we all love to stay alive.
Everyone is searching for the diamond inside.
Live, 'cause we're living today
Feel the thrill of life and don't be afraid
Live, be a part of the chain
The chain that can tie us together again
Everyone's the center of their universe
Everyone is born a lonely star
No one can be perfect
We can only be who we are
Live, 'cause we're living today
Feel the thrill of life and don't be afraid
Live, be a part of the chain
The chain that can tie us together again
We criticize each other
when we should be building bridges.
We are so judgmental
to the people on the streets
Where life is not worth living
where there's no one you can turn to
So we should be building bridges
for the sake of you and me...
Live, 'cause we're living today
Feel the thrill of life and don't be afraid
Live, be a part of the chain
The chain that can tie us together again...
Everyone is looking for some tenderness...
[edit] HouseGuests' Version
As one of the weekly challenges, the HouseGuests were given the instrumental version of the song, and asked to write their own lyrics (a task set on other international versions as well). Their version, called "Into Our Lives," was (as expected) mediocre at best. After the task, producers played the real lyrics out to them. HouseGuest Eddie declared sullenly afterwards, "I liked our version better!"
