HOME (THE WIZ, 1978)

"The Motown remake of 'The Wizard of Oz'!" - tagline

Diana Ross dons the Dorothy character and made one of the most unique version of the beloved children's book. It's either a hit-or-miss effort but one thing is for sure, the songs presented are very catchy and memorable particularly the theme sung by Ms. Diana Ross herself, Home.

HOME

sung by: Diana Ross

When I think of home

I think of a place where there's love overflowing

I wish I was home

I wish I was back there with the things

I've been knowing

Wind that makes the tall trees bend into leaning

Suddenly the snowflakes that fall have a meaning

Sprinklin' the scene, makes it all clean

Maybe there's a chance for me to go back

Now that I have some direction

It would be sure nice to be back home

Where there's love and affection

And just maybe I can convince time to slow up

Giving me enough time in my life to grow up

Time, be my friend

Let me start again

Suddenly my world's gone and changed it's face

But I still know where I'm going

I have had my mind spun around in space

And yet I've watched it growing

Oh, If you're list'ning God

Please don't make it hard to know

If we should believe in things that we see

Tell us, should we run away should we try and stay

Or would it be better just to let things be?

Living here, in this brand new world

Might be a fantasy

But it taught me to love

So it's real, real to me

And I've learned

That we must look inside our hearts

To find a world full of love

Like yours

Like mine

Like home...