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That's... very vague. Anything else to go on? Snippet of a half-remembered lyric?
Want to rename a trope? Step one: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.This is a long shot because it's a hip hop song and not remotely folksy, but "Magic"
by B.O.B. and Rivers Cuomo? It is a recent hit where the vocalist keeps comparing himself to a magician.
Abracadabra, by the Steve Miller Band?
“Atlantis
” by Donovan mentions a magician and is definitely a folksy ballad though I doubt it’s what you’re looking for.
Possibly also “The Wizard
” by Uriah Heep.
could be the song Magician by Lou Reed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weO_oqMpDc0
What about "You can do Magic, you can have anything that you desire. Magic"
You Can Do Magic by America?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4cVSqVm468
Garsh, I just love guessing games.
If you can read this, please tell me to get OFF tv tropes and do my homework.Still not it. Again, singer was a man. I remember some vague lyrics that might have been about how the narrator is either a magician, or he can do magic, and something about using magic to keep his girl's heart. That might have been only one lyric, and the rest of the song might have had nothing to do with magic. I don't know why I can't remember the lyric, I remember writing it down, but I don't have the paper anymore.
Well, at least I've got some good song links out of this :)
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Erm...maybe Muddy Waters' "Got My Mojo Workin'"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hEYwk0bypY
David Bowie's "Magic Dance" from the movie Labyrinth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fMN00X3tzk&feature=related
Is it a male or female vocalist? Was there an unusual instrument used or a notable solo? Was it an old song or one from the last 15 years or so?
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A song that was about...a magician, I think? Or the narrator compared himself to a magician? It was kind of a folksy song. I heard it on the radio while riding on the bus once. Anybody got any idea?