Lovely song, two beautiful voices – vocal harmony.
And also the version from Glen Campbell -What a Beautiful voice… So gifted in his vocal range and flexibility.
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I haven’t been wasted in a long time But tonight it feels just fine Riding home with the windows up Alone with a plastic cup of real good wine
When I get out of this hole I’m goin’ to Tupelo There’s a girl out there that’ll treat me fair You get about a week of spring and the summer is blistering There ain’t no one from here that’ll follow me there No, there ain’t no one from here that’ll follow me there
She said there’s nothing left to talk about At my age I should’ve figured out Which drawer to put the good knives in And the wars between the weekend store and the playhouse town
I kept her close, but way too close to me She never lived up to my memory Driving fast with the windows down A past I don’t belong to now, a mystery
I get out of this hole I’m goin’ to Tupelo There’s a girl out there that will treat me fair You get about a week of spring and then Summer is blistering So there ain’t no one from here that’ll follow me there No, there ain’t no one from here that’ll follow me there
When I get out of this hole I’m goin’ to Tupelo There’s a girl out there that will treat me fair Get about a week of spring and the summer is blistering There ain’t no one from here that’ll follow me there Well, there ain’t no one from here that’ll follow me there
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It’s summertime… we are happy! Summer rain, my grandkids were having so much fun running in the warm summer rain – thus the reason for this song. Happy weekend no matter what the weather.
… Raindrops are falling on my head And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed Nothing seems to fit Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
… So I just did me some talking to the sun And I said I didn’t like the way he got things done Sleeping on the job Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
… But there’s one thing I know The blues they send to meet me Won’t defeat me, it won’t be long Till happiness steps up to greet me
… Raindrops keep falling on my head But that doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turning red Crying’s not for me ‘Cause I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining Because I’m free Nothing’s worrying me
… It won’t be long till happiness steps up to greet me
… Raindrops keep falling on my head But that doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turning red Crying’s not for me ‘Cause I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining Because I’m free Nothing’s worrying me
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I say an old friend this week and she said she always thought of Depeche Mode when she sees me as I took her to their gig in Helsinki. The reason for this weeks choice.
Their original name was Composition Of Sound. “Depeche Mode” was the title of a French magazine (translated, it means “fast fashion”) that went out of print in 2001. It was chosen because it sounded cool.
In this song, the singer is in a relationship where thoughts and feelings are all that matter. He feels words are unnecessary and can even be harmful, so he prefers to enjoy the relationship in silence. The song was written by the group’s primary songwriter, Martin Gore, with lead vocals by Dave Gahan.
At first, this was a ballad played on an organ. Alan Wilder got the idea to speed up the song. The other members didn’t like the idea, but after some time became convinced. Martin Gore recalled to Mojo magazine September 2012: “The original demo of Enjoy the Silence was very slow and minimal, just me and a harmonium, and Alan (Wilder) had this idea of putting a beat to it. We added the choir chords and (producer) Flood and Alan said, ‘Why don’t you play some guitar over the top?’ That’s when I came up with the riff. I think that’s the only time in our history when we all looked at each other and said, ‘I think this might be a hit.'” (Song Facts)
What I like very much about the song is the lyrics, They are quite dark, but they’re made stronger because, nowadays, noise is everywhere. We need silence. Silence is healing.”
Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in Into my little world Painful to me Pierce right through me Can’t you understand? Oh, my little girl
All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm
Vows are spoken To be broken Feelings are intense Words are trivial Pleasures remain So does the pain Words are meaningless And forgettable
All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm
All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm
All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm
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Just because,, Celebrating our 35 the anniversary tomorrow and being together 43 years. I life time of love. Love your curves and all your edges , All your perfect imperfections.. my husband remembered this line… Imperfections being the thing.
What would I do without your smart mouth? Drawing me in, and you kicking me out You’ve got my head spinning, no kidding, I can’t pin you down What’s going on in that beautiful mind? I’m on your magical mystery ride And I’m so dizzy, don’t know what hit me, but I’ll be alright
My head’s under water But I’m breathing fine You’re crazy and I’m out of my mind
‘Cause all of me Loves all of you Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections Give your all to me I’ll give my all to you You’re my end and my beginning Even when I lose, I’m winning ‘Cause I give you all of me And you give me all of you, oh-oh
How many times do I have to tell you? Even when you’re crying, you’re beautiful too The world is beating you down, I’m around through every mood You’re my downfall, you’re my muse My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues I can’t stop singing, it’s ringing in my head for you
My head’s under water But I’m breathing fine You’re crazy and I’m out of my mind
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Something light and positive for this weekend, I am sitting on the patio at my summer house, and enjoying the sun and listening to the sing, sing, sing from the birds. I could not find a photo of an singer , but here is a bird.
Songfacts®: Travis’s frontman Fran Healy told Yahoo! the story of this song: “It was written while watching MTV with the sound down. There was a thing on about swing beat. So I started singing this song – I was writing at the time, I was watching the telly and playing the guitar and humming along – and I got this cool little melody, and when it naturally got to a sort of chorus-y part, I started singing, ‘Swing… If you swing, swing, swing, swing.’ And I was imagining someone pushing someone on a swing. It was just that feeling when you’re a child on a swing – it’s the coolest feeling! And so, I played to the guys the next in the studio and everyone played along, and we recorded it as a little out take, just to get the idea down. During that, it changed from ‘swing, swing, swing’ to ‘sing, sing, sing’ halfway through the chorus. It was half and half.” When Healy arrived back home that night and listened to it in his house, he realized the song had switched from the joy of children playing in the playground to the recuperative powers of singing. He told Yahoo: “I thought it was really cute, kinda charming. So the words in the verse I kind of directed at Nora, my fiancée.”
This song went on to become the band’s biggest hit to date and a favorite with buskers. Healy told Yahoo!: “‘Sing’ – You could replace that word with ‘Dance’ or ‘Cry’ or ‘Laugh’ or just ‘Let Go.’ ‘Cause as an expression, when you’re a child, you sing all the time. And then when you get older, you don’t – you just go, ‘I don’t want to, my voice is crap.’ But when you’re a kid, you don’t care! And I think that’s what you should always have – a little bit of that still in you. People look at people in the street that sing like they’re mad, like, ‘What are you singing for?’ But it’s about having fun and feeling good and all that stuff.”
The Invisible Band is Travis’ third studio album. The title refers to the band’s status after the success of its predecessor, The Man Who, as – says Healy – “having famous songs, but not being famous themselves.” The release quickly went to #1 in the UK and peaked at #39 in the US, making the band more visible than ever.
Baby, you’ve been going so crazy Lately, nothing seems to be going right So low, why’d you have to get so low? You’re so You’ve been waiting in the sun too long
But if you sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing For the love you bring won’t mean a thing Unless you sing, sing, sing, sing
Colder, crying over your shoulder Hold her, and tell her everything’s gonna be fine Surely, you’ve been going too early Hurry, ’cause no one’s gonna be stopped Now, now, now, now, now
But if you sing, sing, sing, sing, sing For the love you bring won’t mean a thing Unless you sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing
Baby, there’s something going on today But I say nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing So, now, now, now, now, now
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‘All Around The World’ Lisa Stansfield, barry white
This week this popped to my mind, and the addition of Barry White is a a sweet addition… that voice.
This song about searching for a lost love is the biggest hit for Lisa Stansfield, a white soul singer from England. It was the first ever US R&B #1 hit by a white UK female, and topped the charts in about a dozen countries.
The spoken intro came about when Stansfield, her boyfriend Ian Devaney, and other band member Andy Morris were sitting around the piano. Andy played some chords and Lisa began talking in a low voice, in a Barry White way. They liked the way it sounded and put it on the record. Stansfield, Devaney and Morris are the writers on the track.
The “ya ya ya ya”s in the chorus were put in as a placeholder until Lisa could come up with real lyrics. The nonsense placeholder worked so well, however, that they left it in.
Ian Devaney recalled in 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, “We booked this little studio and started a really rough demo on an eight-track machine with Lisa’s voice being done in one take. When we came to the proper recording, we transferred the original vocals to 24-track, added some strings and transferred it back to eight-track which we later mixed at home.” (songfacts)
I don’t know where my baby is But I’ll find him, somewhere, somehow I’ve got to let him know how much I care I’ll never give up looking for my baby
Been around the world and I, I, I I can’t find my baby I don’t know when, I don’t know why Why he’s gone away And I don’t know where he can be, my baby But I’m gonna find him
We had a quarrel and I let myself go I said so many things, things he didn’t know And I was oh, oh so bad I don’t think he’s comin’ back, mm-mm He gave the reason, the reasons he should go And he said things he hadn’t said before And he was oh, oh so mad And I don’t think he’s comin’ back, comin’ back
I did too much lyin’, wasted too much time Now I’m here a’cryin’, I, I, I
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John Lester Nash Jr. was an American singer-songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit “I Can See Clearly Now”.Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists to record reggae music in Kingston.
Nash found his groove in Jamaica and recorded his biggest hits “I Can See Clearly Now” and “Stir It Up” with the reggae influence he picked up from local musicians like Bob Marley. Nash signed Marley and his group, The Wailers, but Marley would have his first taste of success outside of Jamaica when Nash included a cover of Marley’s “Stir It Up” on his own 1972 albumI Can See Clearly Now
We all have someone who influence us, these are his “There are three artists who’ve really influenced me in my singing career,” Nash told Melody Maker in 1969. “They are the late Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin and Harry Belafonte. They all have something I wish I had.”
Hold Me Tight” is a song written and performed by Johnny Nash. It was featured on his 1968 album Hold Me Tight,
I don’t want to hear it, No more fussin’ and fightin’ baby, Hold me tight. Let’s let bygones be bygones, Let’s think about tomorrow girl, Our future’s bright. Well, I know I was wrong, But, I was just a fool, Too blind to see You were the only girl for me. Ah but now I see the light, And everything’s gonna be all right, Baby, hold me tight. Well, I know I was wrong, But, I was just a fool, Too blind to see You were the only girl for me. Ah but now I see the light, And everything’s gonna be all right, Baby, hold me tight.
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In a 1975 interview published in Rock Lives: Profiles and Interviews, Simon told the story of this song: “I woke up one morning in my apartment on Central Park and the opening words just popped into my mind: ‘The problem is all inside your head, she said to me…’ That was the first thing I thought of. So I just started building on that line. It was the last song I wrote for the album, and I wrote it with a Rhythm Ace, one of those electronic drum machines so maybe that’s how it got that sing-song ‘make a new plan Stan, don’t need to be coy Roy’ quality. It’s basically a nonsense song.”
According to Simon’s younger brother Eddie , Paul made this song up while teaching his son how to rhyme. Even though he didn’t take the lyrics too seriously, it’s an interesting song, particularly for those who feel trapped in bad relationships.( songfacts)
Here is the original and Miley Cyrus version. Both work for me…
Paul Simon may have sung that there were 50 ways to leave your lover, but he listed only five, which are:
1) Slip out the back, Jack 2) Make a new plan, Stan 3) You don’t need to be coy, Roy, just set yourself free 4) Hop on the bus, Gus 5) Drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free
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Just a nice mood piece- I like singing to it. My voice range is abled me to sing along with it 🙂
This love song is the title track to Norah Jones’ debut album, released in 2002 when she was just 22. A patient, peaceful song, it finds Jones singing about a romantic escape where the only thing that matters is that they’re together. At the time, Jones was dating her bass player, Lee Alexander.
The music video was directed by James Frost, whose work includes Radiohead’s “House of Cards” and Coldplay’s “Yellow.” It shows Jones driving what appears to be the 1971 Cadillac DeVille that played a very important role in her life (we’re not sure if it’s the real one or a replica, but it has Texas plates). Jones’ mother bought her the oversized vehicle when they were living in Texas and Norah needed to commute for work. The car was pretty much indestructible, so it was a safe choice.(songfacts)
Come away with me in the night Come away with me And I will write you a song
Come away with me on a bus Come away where they can’t tempt us with their lies
And I want to walk with you On a cloudy day In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high So won’t you try to come
Come away with me and we’ll kiss On a mountaintop Come away with me And I’ll never stop loving you
And I want to wake up with the rain Falling on a tin roof While I’m safe there in your arms So all I ask is for you To come away with me in the night Come away with me
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“The second single to be taken from 1991’s Stars album and one of the most memorable hits of the 90s.
The most-logical explanation of Simply Red’s “Stars” would be that the vocalist is singing to his romantic interest. The first verse is symbolic of his strong feelings for her. And the second verse is apparently indicative of them having some serious issues relationship. In the bridge especially it is revealed that the addressee has done something which has “hurt” the singer significantly.
I read that , Throughout the years, Hucknall has given many interviews offering another angle behind the inspiration for Stars. “There’s a theme of being famous and what that means and how do you keep yourself normal,” the singer has said. “I had this fixation with stardom and what that does to a person.” Given that he was already one of the biggest pop stars in the world at the time, Hucknall used the song to explore his views on stardom by reflecting on love as a means of bringing him back down to earth (“I wanna fall from the stars/Straight into your arms”). Speaking of its lyrics and his relationship with fame, Hucknall admits that Stars is really “just all about sort of escaping from that”.
Anyone who ever held you Would tell you the way I’m feeling Anyone who ever wanted you Would try to tell you what I feel inside The only thing I ever wanted Was the feeling that you ain’t faking The only one you ever thought about Wait a minute, can’t you see that I
Wanna fall from the stars Straight into your arms, I I feel you, I hope you comprehend
For the man who tried to hurt you He’s explaining the way I’m feeling For all the jealousy I caused you States the reason why I’m trying to hide As for all the things you taught me It sends my future into clearer dimensions You’ll never know how much you hurt me Stay a minute, can’t you see that I
chorus
Too many hearts are broken A lover’s promise never came with a maybe So many words are left unspoken The silent voices are driving me crazy After all the pain you caused me Making up could never be your intention You’ll never know how much you hurt me Stay, can’t you see that I
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Bee Gees How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Live At The MGM Grand)
Released in 1971, “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” was the lead single on the Bee Gees album Trafalgar. Primarily written by Barry and Robin, this song was the band’s first U.S. number one hit!
Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees wrote this in the style of Andy Williams, who was a popular recording artist and television presenter at the time. It became the first #1 US hit for the group, topping the chart for four weeks. Later in 1971, Andy Williams identified it as a song in his wheelhouse and recorded his own version for his covers album You’ve Got a Friend.
Despite the affected tale of heartache, this song was very easy to write, as Robin Gibb claims they wrote it in about an hour and without struggle or hardship.
Al Green recorded this in 1972 for his album Let’s Stay Together. His version was used in the 1999 movie Notting Hill. Green drew out his epic interpretation to nearly six and a half minutes. According to Mojo magazine, producer Willie Mitchell instructed the band to imagine “they were sitting by a river, a forest across the water, with all this music coming out of the forest and floating across the river, kind of delayed.” I had to include this here too.
I can think of younger days when living for my life Was everything a man could want to do I could never see tomorrow I was never told about the sorrow
And how can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from falling down? Tell me, how can you stop the sun from shining? What makes the world go ’round?
How can you mend a this broken man? Yeah How can a loser ever win? Somebody please help me mend my broken heart And let me live again, la-la, la-la, la
I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees And misty memories of days gone by But we could never see tomorrow Would you believe that no one, no one ever told us about the sorrow?
So how can you mend a broken heart? And mine is How can you stop the rain from falling down? Baby How can you stop that old sun from shining? What makes the world go ’round? And sometime I have to say, yeah, say
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“Misty Blue” is a song written by Bob Montgomery that has been recorded and made commercially successful by several music artists. Although Montgomery wrote the song for a different artist in mind, it was brought first to the attention of Wilma Burgess in 1966.
The song reached a bigger audience after it was covered by Ella Fitzgerald the following year. Joe Simon recorded the original R&B version in 1972.
In 1976 Etta James recorded Misty Blue on her album Dreamer, a blues version of the song. It was one of the songs she almost always sang at her performances.
Oh, it’s been a long, long time Looks like to get you off my mind but I can’t Just the thought of you, ooh, oh babe, just the thought of you Turns my whole world a misty blue
Just the mention, just the mention of your name, yeah Turns a flicker to a flame, listen to me good I think of the things, oh, I think of the things we used to do And that’s when my whole world Oh, my whole world turns misty blue, yeah
I should forget you, heaven knows I’ve tried But when I say I’m glad we’re through My heart, my heart knows I’ve lied, I’ve lied Oh, I’m glad we’re through Yes, but my heart knows, my heart knows I’ve lied, yes
Just the mention, just the mention of, of your name, yeah Turns a flicker to a flame, listen to me good I think of the things, I think of the things we used to do, yeah That’s when my whole world, my whole world turns misty blue Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah And I, I should forget you, heaven knows, heaven knows I’ve tried But when I say I’m glad we’re through That’s when my heart knows That’s when my heart knows that I’ve lied and I’ve lied and I lied
Oh, oh, it’s been such a long, long, long, long time, babe Looks like I can’t get you I’m gonna get you off my mind but I can’t, oh no Just the thought of you, just the thought of you Turns my whole world, it turns my whole world Just the thought of you, just to think of you Just the thought of you Turns my whole world misty, misty blue
One of the most important things that set Cray apart from his peers on the blues scene in the ’80s and ’90s was his focus on songwriting rather than guitar heroics. While he was an impressively strong player, his soloing was clean and concise for the most part, without excessive showboating, and his songs were more closely related to vintage Southern soul in their storytelling and sense of character than in the typical 12-bar paeans to whiskey and women favored by most blues acts of the era. 1983’s Bad Influence was the album that first earned Cray a major buzz among blues enthusiasts, while 1986’s Strong Persuader was a near flawless set of songs that made him a star and allowed him to cross over to the mainstream on his own terms. ( All Music)
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Crowded House lead singer Neil Finn wrote this song. He explained in an interview with Goldmine: “I wrote that on my brother’s piano. I’m not sure if I remember what the context was, exactly, but it was just about on the one hand feeling kind of lost, and on the other hand sort of urging myself on: Don’t dream it’s over. That one actually fell out literally, without me thinking about it too much.”
Finn considers this a song of unity. When he performed it in Hartford, Connecticut with Fleetwood Mac on March 15, 2019, he dedicated the song to the victims of the shootings in Christchurch, where earlier in the day a gunman opened fire on two mosques.
It is such a beautiful song that has been an anthem of hope and unity during various global events.
There is freedom within There is freedom without Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup There’s a battle ahead Many battles are lost But you’ll never see the end of the road While you’re travelling with me
Hey now, hey now Don’t dream it’s over Hey now, hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us We know they won’t win
Now I’m towing my car There’s a hole in the roof My possessions are causing me suspicion But there’s no proof In the paper today Tales of war and of waste But you turn right over to the TV page
Chorus
Now I’m walking again To the beat of a drum And I’m counting the steps to the door of your heart Only shadows ahead Barely clearing the roof Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
One of the most important things that set Cray apart from his peers on the blues scene in the ’80s and ’90s was his focus on songwriting rather than guitar heroics. While he was an impressively strong player, his soloing was clean and concise for the most part, without excessive showboating, and his songs were more closely related to vintage Southern soul in their storytelling and sense of character than in the typical 12-bar paeans to whiskey and women favored by most blues acts of the era. 1983’s Bad Influence was the album that first earned Cray a major buzz among blues enthusiasts, while 1986’s Strong Persuader was a near flawless set of songs that made him a star and allowed him to cross over to the mainstream on his own terms. ( All Music)
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I discoved his music, all by myself way back in late 1980’s, while stopping to a record shop to buy something different, I went to buy Robert Gray album, after hearing some songs at a friends place. the mood, the voice spoke to me.
The Robert Cray Band performing Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, from the album named the same.
The most commercially and critically successful blues artist of his generation, Robert Cray took his music to the upper reaches of the pop and rock charts when many major blues acts were counting their sales in the tens of thousands. On the strength of his breakthrough album, 1986’s StrongThe most commercially and critically successful blues artist of his generation, Robert Cray took his music to the upper reaches of the pop and rock charts when many major blues acts were counting their sales in the tens of thousands
Dead of the night baby We’re finally alone I’ll pull up the shades If you’ll unplug the phone
Put on some music Marvin Gaye’s real nice Once we get settled I’ll turn off the lights
Don’t be afraid of the dark Don’t be afraid of the dark I’ll be there to hold you Don’t be afraid of the dark
It might be scary Til your eyes adjust Don’t fear the shadows Me you can trust
I’m at my best In a pitch black room Hold on tight baby You’ll feel the power soon
Don’t be afraid of the dark Don’t be afraid of the dark I’ll be there to hold you
You might tremble You might shake Scream out loud You may even pray
I know which moves Suit you right You’ll beg for more You’ll forget about the night
One of the most important things that set Cray apart from his peers on the blues scene in the ’80s and ’90s was his focus on songwriting rather than guitar heroics. While he was an impressively strong player, his soloing was clean and concise for the most part, without excessive showboating, and his songs were more closely related to vintage Southern soul in their storytelling and sense of character than in the typical 12-bar paeans to whiskey and women favored by most blues acts of the era. 1983’s Bad Influence was the album that first earned Cray a major buzz among blues enthusiasts, while 1986’s Strong Persuader was a near flawless set of songs that made him a star and allowed him to cross over to the mainstream on his own terms. ( All Music)
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I discoved his music, all by myself way back in late 1980’s, while stopping to a record shop to buy something different, I went to buy Robert Gray album, instead of buying only that album I also bought this album, Bring the family, I did not regret it.
This song isn’t the most recognized, that would be ”Have A Little Faith In Me”, I’m sure.
John Hiatt is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Award and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry.
He has said this: I call myself a singer-songwriter, but I’m a pretty good rhythm guitar player and there’s something to be said for that. Bob Dylan is also a pretty good rhythm guitar player – Edward Van Halen couldn’t do what Dylan does as a rhythm player.
There’s a lipstick sunset Smeared across the August sky There’s a bitter sweet perfume Hanging in the fields The creek is running high
And I left my lover waiting In the dawn somewhere to wonder why By the end of the day All her sweet dreams would fade To a lipstick sunset
Well, a radio was playing And that ol’ summer heat was on the rise I just had to get away Before some sad old song Brought tears to my eyes
And Lord I couldn’t tell her That her love was only killing me By the end of the day All her sweet dreams would fade To a lipstick sunset
Well it’s pretty as a picture baby Red and blushing just before the night Maybe love’s like that for me Maybe I can only see As you take away the light
So hold me in the darkness We can dream about the cool twilight ‘Til the dawning of the day When I make my getaway To a lipstick sunset
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She is one of my all time favorites, I used to listen to her often in the 80’s , my sister introduced me to her music.
Anticipation by Carly Simon
Carly Simon wrote “Anticipation” while waiting for Cat Stevens to come over for their first date (she was making chicken with a béarnaise sauce). She was his opening act for a concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on April 6, 1971, and they were set to play again at Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 5. Simon lived in the City, so she invited Stevens over for the date a few days before that show.He was late, so Simon burned off some nervous energy by sitting down with her guitar. She imitated Stevens’ style (he was her favorite artist) from his song “Hard Headed Woman,” where he keeps it mellow but then ramps it up for a section when he sings, “I know many fine feathered friends.” Simon played loud, singing the word that came into her mind because she was waiting for Stevens: “Anticipation.””I was anticipating his arrival,” she said in the book Anthems We Love. “So I just started the song and I wrote the whole song, words and music, before he got there that night. So in about 15 minutes I wrote the whole song. Three verses and the choruses and the outro. That’s only one of three times that that’s ever happened to me. That I just sat down and wrote the whole song in just one stretch. It was only about 20 minutes that he was late.”
This song is very much about living in the moment. Simon isn’t sure this relationship is going to last, but she decides to just enjoy it while they’re together. “These are the good old days,” goes the refrain at the end. (Song facts)
We can never know about the days to come But we think about them anyway And I wonder if I’m really with you now Or just chasin’ after some finer day
Anticipation, anticipation Is makin’ me late Is keepin’ me waitin’
And I tell you how easy it feels to be with you And how right your arms feel around me But I, I rehearsed those words just late last night When I was thinkin’ about how right tonight might be
Anticipation, anticipation Is makin’ me late Is keepin’ me waitin’
And tomorrow we might not be together I’m no prophet and I don’t know nature’s ways So I’ll try and see into your eyes right now And stay right here ’cause these are the good old days
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Was released in 1967 as part of the Moody Blues classic concept album Days of Future Passed.
Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward.
Nights in white satin, never reaching the end, Letters I’ve written, never meaning to send. Beauty I’d always missed with these eyes before. Just what the truth is, I can’t say anymore.
Cause I love you, yes I love you, oh how I love you.
Gazing at people, some hand in hand, Just what I’m going through they can’t understand. Some try to tell me, thoughts they cannot defend, Just what you want to be, you will be in the end.
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Carol King and “You’ve Got a Friend”. This is appropriate for the week of Valentine’s Day!
It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide.
It received four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year. In 2003, “Tapestry” was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
King wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, several of which had already been hits for other artists such as Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and The Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (in 1960). James Taylor, who encouraged King to sing her own songs and who also played on “Tapestry”, would later have a number one hit with “You’ve Got a Friend”.
When you’re down and troubled And you need some lovin’ care And nothin’, nothin’ is goin’ right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name And you know, wherever I am I’ll come runnin’ To see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I’ll be there You’ve got a friend
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This Guy’s In Love With You,” by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. The song became the first #1 hit single for the performer (Alpert), the writers (Burt Bacharach and Hal David), and the label (A&M Records).This video first appeared as a segment of the 1968 television special The Beat of the Brass.
You see this guy, this guy’s in love with you Yes I’m in love who looks at you the way I do When you smile I can tell we know each other very
Well How can I show you I’m glad I got to know you ’cause I’ve heard some talk they say you think I’m fine
This guy’s in love and what I’d do to make you mine Tell me now is it so don’t let me be the last to Know
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This weeks choice was selecteg because of my recent trip to Georgia.
Otis Redding, (born September 9, 1941, Dawson, Georgia, U.S.—died December 10, 1967, near Madison, Wisconsin), American singer-songwriter, one of the great soul stylists of the 1960s.
Redding’s open-throated singing became the measure of the decade’s great soul artists. Unabashedly emotional, he sang with overwhelming power and irresistible sincerity. “Otis wore his heart on his sleeve,” said Jerry Wexler
Ironically, the across-the-board success Redding had sought was realized only after his death. His most-haunting composition, cowritten with Cropper, shot to the top of the charts and became his only number one hit: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” (1968), a bittersweet lament of indolence and love.
Watch the official video for (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding. The video features video clips and photos of Otis Redding in the prime of his musical career. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay was released posthumously on Stax Records’ Volt label in 1968 becoming the first posthumous single to be #1 on the charts in the US.
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This weeks choice is a classic to me at least, it was part of our wedding ceremony.
Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting. The award-winning singer-songwriter is esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions.
Judy Collins’ first few albums consisted entirely of traditional tunes and contemporary folk songs. By 1966’s In My Life, she was branching out, bringing attention to songs written by The Beatles, Donovan and Leonard Cohen.With her 1967 album Wildflowers, Collins started laying down her own compositions. “Since You’ve Asked” was the first song she recorded that she wrote herself.
Judy Collins explained the story of the song to Mojo magazine.”When Leonard (Cohen) asked me why I didn’t write songs, I kind of didn’t have a clue. I didn’t know how you even started writing a song. So I called Bruce Langhorne, who played guitar and tambourine on Carolyn Hester records and Bob Dylan records and was living up in White Plains (north of the Bronx) and I said, ‘Can I come and see you?’ I had all these notebooks of depression and darkness and desperation, really random, nothing finished. I’d been writing my dreams down for years because I’d been in therapy already, three years I guess.He read my dreary little notebook and said, ‘OK, you’re going to go home and you’re going to write five songs about a relationship, the beginning, the middle and so on end-to-end.’ I said, ‘Oh good, that’s simple.’ ‘Since You’ve Asked’ was the first. It took me about 40 minutes.”
What I’ll give you since you asked is all my time together Take the rugged sunny days, the warm and rocky weather Take the roads that I have walked along Looking for tomorrow’s time, peace of mind
As my life spills into yours changing with the hours Filling up the world with time, turning time to flowers I can show you all the songs That I never sang to one man before
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This weeks choice is a classic… if it makes you happy….
“If It Makes You Happy” is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released as the lead single from her 1996 eponymous album in September 1996.
This song describes a person who seems depressed or upset no matter what happens. According to Crow, the inspiration for the song was her feelings after the massive success of her first album, as her record label and the media put pressure on her to follow it up.
Sheryl Crow (b. 1962) has won nine Grammys and sold more than 50 million albums, but success has not come easily. Crow has had to fight sexism in the music industry as well as her own depression and perfectionism, and she has had breast cancer. His private life has also been exposed in public, so this part of the lyrics make sence
You get down, real low down You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train Well, who hasn’t been there before? I come ’round, around the hard way Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread And serve you French toast again
If it makes you happy It can’t be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad?
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Almost hits? Classic . Elvis Costello and the attractions , Everyday I write the book from 1983. This is one of his most beloved songs.
The song contains lyrics using writing as a metaphor for sustaining relationships;
Costello’s clever lyrics are the best, He describes himself as “a man with a mission in two or three editions,” then proceeds to summarize a tumultuous relationship
Chapter One we didn’t really get along Chapter Two I think I fell in love with you You said you’d stand by me in the middle of Chapter Three But you were up to your old tricks in Chapters Four, Five and Six
Then he chronicles the highs and lows of their relationship:
The way you talk, and try to kiss me, and laugh In four or five paragraphs All your compliments and your cutting remarks Are captured here in my quotation marks
he ends the song on a bitter but humorous note:
“With my pen and my electric typewriter / Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal / I’d still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.”
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