Ghostbusters Original Soundtrack Album, Copyright 1984 Sony BMG Magic Entertainment, 2005 Collectables Records Corp.

GHOSTBUSTERS -- ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

Ghostbusters, directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis and Sigourney Weaver, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis

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I AGREE, take me to Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr., P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I AGREE, take me to Cleanin' Up the Town, by the Bus Boys, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I AGREE, take me to Savin' The Day, by Alessi Brothers, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I AGREE, take me to In the Name of Love, by Thompson Twins, P 1982 BMG Eurodisc Ltd., Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I AGREE, take me to I Can Wait Forever, by Air Supply, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I AGREE, take me to Hot Night, by Laura Branigan, P 1984 Atlantic Recording Corp., Produced under License from Atlantic Recording Corp.
I AGREE, take me to Magic, by Mick Smile, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I AGREE, take me to Main Title Theme (Ghostbusters), by Elmer Bernstein, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I AGREE, take me to Dana's Theme, by Elmer Bernstein, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
I AGREE, take me to Ghostbusters (Instrumental), by Ray Parker Jr., P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

SONG LYRICS

Ghostbusters, by Ray Parker Jr., P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

Ghostbusters!
If there's something strange in your neighborhood
Who you gonna call? - Ghostbusters!
If there's something weird and it don't look good
Who you gonna call? - Ghostbusters!

I ain't afraid of no ghost
I ain't afraid of no ghost

If you're seeing things running through your head
Who can you call? - Ghostbusters!
An invisible man sleeping in your bed
Oh, who can you call? - Ghostbusters!

I ain't afraid of no ghost
I ain't afraid of no ghost

Who you gonna call? - Ghostbusters!
If you're all alone, pick up the phone
And call - Ghostbusters!

I ain't afraid of no ghost
I hear it likes the girls
I ain't afraid of no ghost
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Who you gonna call? - Ghostbusters!
If you've had a dose of a freaky ghost
You'd better call - Ghostbusters!

Let me tell you something
Bustin' makes me feel good

I ain't afraid of no ghost
I ain't afraid of no ghost

Don't get caught alone, oh no
Ghostbusters!
When it comes through your door
Unless you just want some more
I think you better call - Ghostbusters!
Ow!

Who you gonna call - Ghostbusters!
(Repeat to fade)

Cleanin' Up the Town, by the Bus Boys, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

Gonna tell you a story about a little town I know
They had a real big problem with some big mean local ghost
Those spooks were making the whole city lose control

Well the mayor was frantic, the town was panicked
'Cause they had no sense of fear
'Cause they knew that they were missing those boys with a mission
So they called them up I cheer

They went boxing and trapping and shooting through the joint
Stepped right in and got down to the point
Those Ghostbusters came in cleanin' up the town

Oh yeah

About five o'clock those boys came up
And they could see those spooks were real
And they knew they'd better get right to work
So they revved up the Ectomobile
Yeah the boys were ready
Their aim was steady
And their hearts were made of steel

Well the mayor he started ranting around
And the whole town started to roar
And they're seeing this town that rocked
Those slimers dropped down to the floor

They went boxing and trapping and shooting through the joint
Stepped right in and got down to the point
Those Ghostbusters came in cleanin' up the town

They went boxing and trapping and shooting through the joint
Stepped right in and got down to the point
You shoulda seen those specters in the trap saying
"Those boys make 'em dance!"

Well New York, New York's so happy now
They rocked that building, boy
But if the boys hadn't come to the rescue
The spooks might have still been making noise

They went boxing and trapping and shooting through the joint
Stepped right in and got down to the point
Those Ghostbusters came in cleanin' up the town!

Savin' The Day, by Alessi Brothers, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

Ooh, see the danger signs
Sneaking up from behind
Sort of like it's telling you what to say
Looks like you've lost control
Something growing on your soul
See it coming from a mile away

Savin' the day
Savin' the day
When you're getting to the point where it's driving you insane
Savin' the day
Savin' the day

You seem a little strange
Something about you not the same
Nowhere to hide from the feeling running through my veins
It was the frightening truth
That way just ain't no youth
Baby, you got the will, you got the way

Savin' the day
Savin' the day
Speak of the past, they slip in the back way
Savin' the day
Savin' the day
When it's getting to the point where it's driving you insane
Savin' the day
Savin' the day
When you're getting to the point where it's driving you insane

When it starts to pour and the whole thing's out of control
And you can't run away if you don't know where to go
Don't know, don't know
You can't leave it till tomorrow
You can't leave it till tomorrow
Don't know, don't know
In the dance with Stay-Puft you gotta have it 'fore you're surrendering

Savin' the day
Savin' the day
Speak of the past, they slip in the back way
Savin' the day
Savin' the day
Ooh, when it's getting to the point where it's driving you insane
Savin' the day
You can't wait, you can't wait until tomorrow
Savin' the day
You can't wait, you can't wait until tomorrow
Savin' the day
You can't wait
Savin' the day
You can't wait, you can't wait until tomorrow

In the Name of Love, by Thompson Twins, P 1982 BMG Eurodisc Ltd., Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

In the name of...
In the name of...
In the name of...

Hey you,
I've seen your face before
It's you in the picture which hangs on my bedroom wall
Is it true? All of those things that they say about you
So tell me, tell me, tell me what am I supposed to do

(chorus)
In the name of love, yeah
In the name of love
In the name of love, yeah
In the name of love

Well it's fun to think that I'm having the time of my life
And it's true if all this around us is paradise, paradise, paradise, paradise
But now I want to be left here with nothing at all
Even the picture has fallen away from the bedroom wall

(REPEAT CHORUS x 2)

In the name of...
In the name of...
In the name of...

(REPEAT CHORUS x 2)
In the name of love

(REPEAT CHORUS x 2)

I Can Wait Forever, by Air Supply, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

When you say, I miss the things you do,
I just wanna get back close again to you.
But for now, your voice is near enough,
How I miss you, when I miss you, love.
And though,
All the days that pass me by so slow
All the emptiness inside me flows, all around,
And there's no way out
I'm just thinkin' so much of you,
There was never any doubt...

CHORUS
I can wait forever, if you say you'll be there, too
I can wait forever, if you will, I know it's worth it all
To spend my life alone with you.

When it looked, as though my life was wrong,
You took my love and gave it somewhere to belong
I'll be here, when hope is out of sight,
I just wish that I was next to you tonight, and oh
I'll be reachin' for you even though,
You'll be somewhere else, my love will go
like a bird, on it's way back home
I could never let you go, and I just want you to know...

CHORUS

Where are you know?
Alone, with the thoughts we share
Keep them strong somehow,
And you know, I'll always be there...

I can wait forever, if you say you'll be there, too
I can wait, forever if you will, I know it's worth it all
To spend my life alone...
I can wait forever, if you say you'll be there, too,
I can wait, forever if you will, I can wait forever or more...
I can wait forever...

Hot Night, by Laura Branigan, P 1984 Atlantic Recording Corp., Produced under License from Atlantic Recording Corp.

Here in the night
There's a perfume in the air
An overtone of danger
Pressed in the crowd
You can feel the heat and love
In the touch of every stranger
We're out on the prowl
And it's action ever after
Keep adding the pain
Just a little faster

It's gonna be a hot night
We're gonna have a hot night tonight
It's gonna be a hot night
We won't get to sleep tonight
Too hot, it's too hot

The need in your eyes
Hits me to the heart
With the strongest immolation
A mark on the wind
In a moment I will see
The burning fascination
No stopping it now
We got to stay in motion
We're cooking on fire
Cooking on emotion

No stopping it now
We got to stay in motion
We're cooking on fire
Cooking on emotion

It's gonna be a hot night
We're gonna have a hot night tonight
It's gonna be a hot night
We won't get to sleep tonight
Too hot, it's too hot
It's gonna be a hot night
We're gonna have a hot night tonight
It's gonna be a hot night
We won't get to sleep tonight
Too hot, it's too hot
It's gonna be a hot night
We're gonna have a hot night tonight
It's gonna be a hot night
We won't get to sleep tonight
Too hot, it's too hot
It's gonna be a hot night
We're gonna have a hot night tonight
It's gonna be a hot night
We won't get to sleep tonight
Too hot, it's too hot

Magic, by Mick Smile, P 1984 Arista Records, Inc. Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

Empty woods, endless tunes
You see me, I see you
In a crowd, see my face
I love you
Take my hand and walk with me
Love you do will always be
Anything can come true
If you believe belive it will
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic - magic - magic
I'm here for you, that's what you said
I never felt like this with woman, any woman
Strangers meet, strangers dream
Some call it love, I call it magic
Now I'm in you and it feels so right
So hold on, hold on tight
Yes its true
I believe, believe in you
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic, magic, magic
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic, magic, magic

My baby told me once
My baby told me twice
My baby told me three times
Three times nice
"Please - please - please - let's make some"
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic, magic
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic, magic
Magic, magic
Turned my hand and walked with me
She said "I'll tell you Mickey, I do believe
In the power of love, your magic wand's
The thing that makes me sing this song"
Please - please - please
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic
I believe it's magic
Magic
Magic, magic

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