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{{Infobox song
  
{{Infobox song
 
|image = Image:The_Bravest_Man_in_the_Universe_cover.jpg
  
|image = Image:The_Bravest_Man_in_the_Universe_cover.jpg
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|artist = [[Bobby Womack]]
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|artist = Bobby Womack<br><small>featuring Lana Del Rey</small>
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|written = [[Damon Albarn]], Bobby Womack, [[Sam Cooke]], [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Harold Payne]], [[Richard Russell]]
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|written = Damon Albarn<br>Bobby Womack<br>Sam Cooke<br>[[Lana Del Rey]]<br>Harold Payne<br>Richard Russell
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|producer = Damon Albarn, Richard Russell
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|producer = Damon Albarn<br>Richard Russell
 
|recorded = 2012
  
|recorded = 2012
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|time = 4:31
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|time = 4:18<br>{{OfficialVersions}}
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|released = June 11, 2012}}"'''Dayglo Reflection'''" (also known as "'''Love Will Light the Way'''") is a song by Bobby Womack featuring [[Lana Del Rey]] that appears on his twenty-seventh and final studio album ''The Bravest Man in the Universe'', which was officially released worldwide on June 11, 2012.
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"'''Dayglo Reflection'''" is a song by [[Bobby Womack]] featuring [[Lana Del Rey]] that appears on his album 27th album ''The Bravest Man In The Universe''. The song was written by Womack, Del Rey, Damon Albarn, Sam Cooke, Harold Payne and Richard Russell.
  
   
 
==Background==
  
==Background==
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Womack began working on his album with Dan Albarn after Albarn contacted him in 2009 during the recording sessions of the Gorillaz album ''Plastic Beach''. Womack later began work on his first album since 2000, inviting Albarn back. Albarn later convinced Richard Russell to join in the production. In an interview, Del Rey revealed it was her who approached Womack to collaborate on a song.
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Womack began working on his album with Damon Albarn after Albarn contacted him in 2009 during the recording sessions of the Gorillaz album ''Plastic Beach''. Womack later began work on his first album since 2000, inviting Albarn back. Albarn later convinced Richard Russell to join in the production. In an interview, Del Rey revealed it was her who approached Womack to collaborate on a song.
   
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The song samples Sam Cooke during an interview on The Ed Sullivan Show and "Moonlight on Vermont" by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. An unofficial edit of the song featuring Del Rey's vocals only surfaced August 16, 2012.
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The song samples Sam Cooke during an interview on The Ed Sullivan Show and "Moonlight on Vermont" by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. An unofficial edit of the song featuring Del Rey's vocals only surfaced August 16, 2012.
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An orchestral version of the song was officially released worldwide on June 10, 2022.
   
 
==Live performances==
  
==Live performances==
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Womack, Del Rey and Albarn performed the song live on the French TV show Le Grand Journal along with "The Bravest Man in the Universe". The performance also included an interview with all three performers.
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[[File:Performances of "The Bravest Man in the Universe" and "Dayglo Reflection"|thumb|left|335 px|Live performances of "The Bravest Man in the Universe" featuring Damon Albarn and "Dayglo Reflection" featuring Lana Del Rey and Damon Alburn by Bobby Womack on La Grand Journal.]]
  
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Womack, Del Rey and Albarn performed the song live on the French TV show La Grand Journal along with "The Bravest Man in the Universe". The performance also included an interview with all three performers.
  
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==Official versions==
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*Album version — 4:18
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**Instrumental version — 4:16
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*Orchestral version — 3:52
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*Radio edit — 3:13
   
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== Lyrics ==
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{{Brclear}}
  
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==Lyrics==
  
 
{{Scroll box
  
{{Scroll box
 
|content=<poem>
  
|content=<poem>
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'''[Sam Cooke]:'''
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''"As the singer grows older, his conception goes a little deeper, because he lives life and he understands who he's trying to say a little more."''
  
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As a singer grows older
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His conception goes a little deeper
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Because he lives life and
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He understands what he's trying to say a little more
   
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'''Bobby Womack:'''
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'''[Bobby Womack]:'''
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The earth is but a dayglo reflection
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The earth is but a Dayglo reflection
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A turn that will bring you only light
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A turn that will bring you only life
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I'm forming to myself, but I'm not going
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I'm forming to myself, but I'm not broken
 
Waiting for the day to bring me light
  
Waiting for the day to bring me light
   
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'''Lana Del Rey:'''
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'''[Lana Del Rey]:'''
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If heaven thinks that everything is everything
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If everything said everything is everything
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The only thing I ever dreamed is you and me
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The only thing I ever dreamed, is you and me
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'Cause I break down, I take you down
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'Cos I break down, I take you down and
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And I love it every step of the way
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I love it every step of the way
   
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'''[Sam Cooke]:'''
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''"As the singer grows older, his conception goes a little deeper, because he lives life and he understands who he's trying to say a little more. If the singer tries to find out what's happening in life, it gives him a better insight on telling the story of the song he's trying to sing."''
  
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As a singer grows older
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His conception goes a little deeper
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Because he lives life and
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He understands what he's trying to say a little more
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As the singer tries to find out what's happening in life
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It gives him a better insight
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On telling the story of the song he's trying to sing
   
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'''Lana Del Rey:'''
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'''[Lana Del Rey]:'''
 
Watching from a distant constellation
  
Watching from a distant constellation
 
Eyes that can see the world in changing hues
  
Eyes that can see the world in changing hues
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Visions still unfolding, sweet imagining
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Visions still unfold in sweet imagining
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Time reveals that love's the only truth
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Time reveals that love is the only truth
   
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If heaven thinks that everything is everything
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If everything said that everything is everything
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The only thing I ever dreamed is you and me
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The only thing I ever dreamed, is you and me
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'Cause I break down, I take you down
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'Cos I break down, I take you down and
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And I love it every step of the way
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I love it every step of the way
 
</poem>
  
</poem>
 
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==Promotional releases==
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===''Dayglo Reflection'' CD by ''XL Recordings'' in UK===
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Latest revision as of 23:34, 19 January 2024

"Dayglo Reflection" (also known as "Love Will Light the Way") is a song by Bobby Womack featuring Lana Del Rey that appears on his twenty-seventh and final studio album The Bravest Man in the Universe, which was officially released worldwide on June 11, 2012.

Background[]

Womack began working on his album with Damon Albarn after Albarn contacted him in 2009 during the recording sessions of the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach. Womack later began work on his first album since 2000, inviting Albarn back. Albarn later convinced Richard Russell to join in the production. In an interview, Del Rey revealed it was her who approached Womack to collaborate on a song.

The song samples Sam Cooke during an interview on The Ed Sullivan Show and "Moonlight on Vermont" by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. An unofficial edit of the song featuring Del Rey's vocals only surfaced August 16, 2012.

An orchestral version of the song was officially released worldwide on June 10, 2022.

Live performances[]

Womack, Del Rey and Albarn performed the song live on the French TV show Le Grand Journal along with "The Bravest Man in the Universe". The performance also included an interview with all three performers.

Official versions[]

  • Album version — 4:18
    • Instrumental version — 4:16
  • Orchestral version — 3:52
  • Radio edit — 3:13

Lyrics[]

[Sam Cooke]:
As a singer grows older
His conception goes a little deeper
Because he lives life and
He understands what he's trying to say a little more

[Bobby Womack]:
The earth is but a Dayglo reflection
A turn that will bring you only life
I'm forming to myself, but I'm not broken
Waiting for the day to bring me light

[Lana Del Rey]:
If everything said everything is everything
The only thing I ever dreamed, is you and me
'Cos I break down, I take you down and
I love it every step of the way

[Sam Cooke]:
As a singer grows older
His conception goes a little deeper
Because he lives life and
He understands what he's trying to say a little more
As the singer tries to find out what's happening in life
It gives him a better insight
On telling the story of the song he's trying to sing

[Lana Del Rey]:
Watching from a distant constellation
Eyes that can see the world in changing hues
Visions still unfold in sweet imagining
Time reveals that love is the only truth

If everything said that everything is everything
The only thing I ever dreamed, is you and me
'Cos I break down, I take you down and
I love it every step of the way

Promotional releases[]

Dayglo Reflection CD by XL Recordings in UK[]

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