Monday, March 14, 2011

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES (MANNEQUIN ON THE MOVE, 1991)

Perhaps best known by Air Supply's version, the song I Can't Believe My Eyes was also sang by an other artist, Gene Miller. Miller's version was used in the sequel to the '80s hit flick, Mannequin. In Mannequin On The Move, a lovely peasant girl (Kristy Swanson) was cursed to become a wooden dummy and only through a magical necklace can she become human again.


CAN’T BELIEVE MY EYES
sung by: Gene Miller


I’ve dance alone a thousand times
To songs that no one else could even hear
I’ve reached into the flame of love
I couldn’t hold it and it disappeared

I’ve lived to learn to hate the blues
I’ve lived with ev’rything but you

I can’t believe my eyes
I see you here
Lookin’ just the way you should
Ooh, so good, it’s too good to be true
I’ve lived my life to be lyin’ here with you
Ooh, I can’t believe my eyes

I’ve felt the empty hands of time
As they were stealin’ all my life away
I’ve heard the silence deep inside
Waiting for words that lovers could not say

You turn a little into stone
With ev’ry day you live alone

I can’t believe my eyes
I see you here
Lookin’ just the way you should
Ooh, so good, it’s too good to be true
I’ve lived my life to be lyin’ here with you
Ooh, still, when I see you I can’t believe my eyes

I see you here
Lookin’ just the way you should
Ooh, so good, it’s too good to be true
I’ve lived my life to be lyin’ here with you
Ooh, still, when I see you I can’t believe my eyes

I see you here
Lookin’ just the way you should
Ooh, so good, it’s too good to be true
I’ve lived my life to be lyin’ here with you
Ooh, still, when I see you
I can’t believe my eyes

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10 comments:

  1. jennymacashJune 14, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Where can I get his full version of this song. Have been looking for years

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  2. DennisJune 14, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Hi jennymacash, thanks for the interest however, I only have the lyrics of the song. I've been looking for the full Gene Miller version as well. Hopefully, in the future it will be available. :-)

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  3. TeriJuly 3, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Hi, I happened to see your site when I was looking for the full version of the song by Gene. I have found an mp3 of the song but its only a minute, the part that was played in Mannequin 2. For 20 years I have been listening to Air Supply's version but then I watched the movie again last night and realized that nothing beats the original. If you have facebook account you can like the page of Gene Miller's Music. I have posted a request for the song but unfortunately, its not available :(

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  4. DennisJuly 4, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Hi Teri, Yes the one that's online were ripped from the said movie itself, hence the short version. Hopefully, in the future a full Gene Miller version will be available. Thanks for the interest and a FB link on Gene Miller, too!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Recollected my childhood memory :-)
    ... kunal

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  6. DennisSeptember 27, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Nice to know that :-)

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  7. jose rizalJanuary 3, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    gad deneb! i like the gene miller version better

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  8. maimaiFebruary 21, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    ive been wanting to have a full versin too.i had an air supply copy but i want to have a gene miller one., i rily lyk that song since i first heard it

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  9. AnonymousJuly 18, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    Was the original soundtrack to the movie ever released? If so, where can I buy it? I too am looking for Gene Miller version of "Can't believe my eyes".

    Sat

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  10. DennisAugust 24, 2013 at 6:26 AM

    I believe it was only recorded for the movie, sadly no studio released.

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