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An idea is a powerful thing. It's a metaphor
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Love, Tom

An idea is a powerful thing.It's a metaphor

An idea is a powerful thing.
It's a metaphor

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An idea is a powerful thing. It's a metaphor.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:08
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sandbox Productions,Sony Music Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Based on Douglas' acceptance speech given at the 2014 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he shares personal anecdotes as the backstory for his most famous songs.
It's our details and our memories, - Love, Tom 00:09
It's our details and our memories,
You wanna slap somebody that starts a sentence with, - Love, Tom 00:14
You wanna slap somebody that starts a sentence with,
I begged Allen not to utter those five words - Love, Tom 00:09
I begged Allen not to utter those five words
And true to his word, we got back, - Love, Tom 00:07
And true to his word, we got back,
We put our first draft together. It was epic. - Love, Tom 00:05
We put our first draft together. It was epic.
It was 10 minutes long. We demoed it, - Love, Tom 00:25
It was 10 minutes long. We demoed it,
In 2009, we dusted off the lyrics - Love, Tom 00:07
In 2009, we dusted off the lyrics
We printed them off, which by this time were - Love, Tom 00:07
We printed them off, which by this time were
We spread it out on my coffee table, - Love, Tom 00:08
We spread it out on my coffee table,
Finally got down to the absolute essence, - Love, Tom 00:08
Finally got down to the absolute essence,
We didn't have, "If I can just come in - Love, Tom 00:06
We didn't have, "If I can just come in
"Won't take nothing but a memory," - Love, Tom 00:06
"Won't take nothing but a memory,"
The sirens screamed, the lights flashed, - Love, Tom 00:08
The sirens screamed, the lights flashed,
♪ I know they say You can't go home again - Love, Tom 00:07
♪ I know they say You can't go home again
♪ I just had to come back one last time - Love, Tom 00:36
♪ I just had to come back one last time
♪ And I bet you didn't know in the shade of that live oak - Love, Tom 00:14
♪ And I bet you didn't know in the shade of that live o...
♪ I thought if I could touch this place or feel it - Love, Tom 00:14
♪ I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
♪ Out here it's like I'm someone else - Love, Tom 00:10
♪ Out here it's like I'm someone else
♪ Mama cut out pictures of houses for years - Love, Tom 00:07
♪ Mama cut out pictures of houses for years
♪ From Better Homes and Garden magazine - Love, Tom 00:20
♪ From Better Homes and Garden magazine