This song is nice and cute and all, but it's much more about the scene than the song. The story: Babe the pig is sick and wont drink his medicine. the farmer is usually very serious and never shows much emotion, but he loses himself for a moment. The result: HILARIOUS!!!!
The song is called If I had Words and is an Irish tune (big surprise coming from me, huh?) . If you want to hear the full song, Dana Winner does a great version.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Dare You To Move
Dare You To Move isn't really a song that nobody has heard. Anybody who saw A Walk To Remember has heard it, but I'm posting it today in honor of my new kid. He was born on Monday night and I love him to death. So: Welcome to the planet, Jefrey Peter Whitmore. I dare you to live!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
CLOUDBURST!!!
You know what the trouble is with songs that nobody has heard? They're really hard to find!
My brother, David, upon graduation high school, went on a cross-country road trip and brought me back a CD called 'The Gents of Jazz" and it had a lot of really great songs on it It was the summer of my Junior year and we wore that CD out. My best friend AJ LOVED cloudburst. Now that things are warming up here in Utah, I had that summer on my mind. , but I've never been able to find any of the same versions of those songs again, except for "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" with Louis Armstrong. Anyway, after browsing Youtube for a significant portion of my morning, I found this version of Cloudburst and I think it's the best. It's awesome because the lyrics are insanely fast!
My brother, David, upon graduation high school, went on a cross-country road trip and brought me back a CD called 'The Gents of Jazz" and it had a lot of really great songs on it It was the summer of my Junior year and we wore that CD out. My best friend AJ LOVED cloudburst. Now that things are warming up here in Utah, I had that summer on my mind. , but I've never been able to find any of the same versions of those songs again, except for "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" with Louis Armstrong. Anyway, after browsing Youtube for a significant portion of my morning, I found this version of Cloudburst and I think it's the best. It's awesome because the lyrics are insanely fast!
I was blue and I was always wearing a frown, because my gal had turned me down
then we met and you can bet I knew from the first,
you were my love
cause thats when the old gray cloud burst!
My heart really flew the day you caught my eye
cause thats when the old gray cloud burst!
My heart really flew the day you caught my eye
I hope that we two will never
say goodbye-
Clouds of gray have silver linings when they're reversed; I found your love, and
that's when the old gray cloud burst!
Hey, baby! I'm gonna tell you 'bout your lovin' and your kissin' and your
huggin' and your sweet turtle dovin' pretty baby; I won't be satisfied 'til I
hear 'em play "Here comes the Bride"; Listen to me baby and I don't mean maybe,
listen to my story it's terrifically true! I wanna find a way to tell you that I
really go for you--I hope you really believe me baby 'cause I certainly do!
'Cause you're thrillin' me, you're really, really thrillin' when you tell me
that you prob'ly got a kind of crush on me, that moves me, grooves me,
how devine can one woman be? Oh little darlin' I'm really fallin'; you got me
goofy and gay, I'm bound to get carried away! Just think, you're gonna be mine
someday!
Oh, let's spin a little, spark a little, stop a little, park a little, live
a little, love a little, maybe turtle dove a little; baby; every time you hold me
so near, nobody loves me like you, dear! Let's stop a little, tease a little,
prob'ly maybe squeeze a little, try a little, sigh a little, maybe i can lie a
little bit, gonna tell you the truth I'm gonna love you and that's it!
'Cause I love you baby, love you baby, love you baby, love you baby, love you
baby with all my heart! Ooh, listen to me when I tell you that a lot of little
ladies got away but I know, I know pretty baby I know, I know pretty baby, I
know you're the one, yes you're the one, I knew it when I met ya what a break
to get ya!
When it's cloudy and gray and that's the worst, how do you get that
cloud to burst?
Ya gotta find a lover, find a lover, find a lover, find a lover!
When it's silvery under clouds of gray, how ya gonna chase the gray
away?
You gotta find a little girl and make her love you a lot; don't ever
leave--
em sittin, are you're really gonna ruin the plot!
(Sounds easy, does it?)
Light as a breeze through the trees, boy...
(How pleasant was it?)
Pleasant as one summer breeze, boy!
(it's wonderful what a love can do--look at what love has done for you!)
Weell I'm a lucky lover, a lucky lover, I've got the love you should discover!
(I was blue and I was always wearing a frown, because my gal had turned me down;
then we met and you can bet I knew from the first, you were my love cause that's
when the old gray cloud burst!)
Take a look at me, boy, take another look, take another look, take another look,
take another good long look at me, love opened my eyes and now I see!
(Clouds of gray have silver linings when they reversed; I found your love and
that's when the old gray cloud burst!
say goodbye-
Clouds of gray have silver linings when they're reversed; I found your love, and
that's when the old gray cloud burst!
Hey, baby! I'm gonna tell you 'bout your lovin' and your kissin' and your
huggin' and your sweet turtle dovin' pretty baby; I won't be satisfied 'til I
hear 'em play "Here comes the Bride"; Listen to me baby and I don't mean maybe,
listen to my story it's terrifically true! I wanna find a way to tell you that I
really go for you--I hope you really believe me baby 'cause I certainly do!
'Cause you're thrillin' me, you're really, really thrillin' when you tell me
that you prob'ly got a kind of crush on me, that moves me, grooves me,
how devine can one woman be? Oh little darlin' I'm really fallin'; you got me
goofy and gay, I'm bound to get carried away! Just think, you're gonna be mine
someday!
Oh, let's spin a little, spark a little, stop a little, park a little, live
a little, love a little, maybe turtle dove a little; baby; every time you hold me
so near, nobody loves me like you, dear! Let's stop a little, tease a little,
prob'ly maybe squeeze a little, try a little, sigh a little, maybe i can lie a
little bit, gonna tell you the truth I'm gonna love you and that's it!
'Cause I love you baby, love you baby, love you baby, love you baby, love you
baby with all my heart! Ooh, listen to me when I tell you that a lot of little
ladies got away but I know, I know pretty baby I know, I know pretty baby, I
know you're the one, yes you're the one, I knew it when I met ya what a break
to get ya!
When it's cloudy and gray and that's the worst, how do you get that
cloud to burst?
Ya gotta find a lover, find a lover, find a lover, find a lover!
When it's silvery under clouds of gray, how ya gonna chase the gray
away?
You gotta find a little girl and make her love you a lot; don't ever
leave--
em sittin, are you're really gonna ruin the plot!
(Sounds easy, does it?)
Light as a breeze through the trees, boy...
(How pleasant was it?)
Pleasant as one summer breeze, boy!
(it's wonderful what a love can do--look at what love has done for you!)
Weell I'm a lucky lover, a lucky lover, I've got the love you should discover!
(I was blue and I was always wearing a frown, because my gal had turned me down;
then we met and you can bet I knew from the first, you were my love cause that's
when the old gray cloud burst!)
Take a look at me, boy, take another look, take another look, take another look,
take another good long look at me, love opened my eyes and now I see!
(Clouds of gray have silver linings when they reversed; I found your love and
that's when the old gray cloud burst!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
As Time Goes By
I had a terribly difficult time choosing which song to blog about today, but I settled upon this one. I have been amazed over the last few days at how many people have never seen Casablanca!!! Seriously, if you're reading this and you haven't seen it, get it RIGHT NOW!! Borrow it from your local library, steal it from your mom, or get it at Amazon, (it's less than ten bucks!!) and I PROMISE you'll love it! This clip is from one of my favorite parts:
GAAAAAH!H!H!H!H!H!H!!!! FINE!! I GIVE UP!!!!!! THERE'S NOT A SINGLE CLIP OF THE SONG THAT WILL LET ME EMBED IT IN MY BLOG!!!!!!!! Stupid copyright laws! can't they see I'm endorsing here! bah!
ok. I'm done now. CLICK HERE to see the video. Enjoy!
GAAAAAH!H!H!H!H!H!H!!!! FINE!! I GIVE UP!!!!!! THERE'S NOT A SINGLE CLIP OF THE SONG THAT WILL LET ME EMBED IT IN MY BLOG!!!!!!!! Stupid copyright laws! can't they see I'm endorsing here! bah!
ok. I'm done now. CLICK HERE to see the video. Enjoy!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
What'll I Do?
No, What'll YOU do??? hehe. Just kidding. Written in 1923 by America's Minstrel (Irving Berlin), this masterpiece has been covered by 34 notable artists like Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, and many others. It's one that everybody must have known in my parents time, but seems to have been forgotten by Generation X, or whatever we call ourselves. I learned a few lines of this song for a choral variety show, along with many other war-related songs like 'Over There', 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home' and the classic 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy' (GO ANDREWS SISTERS!!!!). We performed that show for several audiences in Washington DC, which I think is pretty spiffy. I cant decide which version I like most, but I think I'll go with the Nat King Cole Trio's version from the late 1940's :
Enjoy!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Mi Mancherai
This is one of those songs that attracted me just because of the sheer awesomeness of the vocals. It may also have something to do with my obsession with Italian :) Its a fun one to sing :) It's not until you see the translation that the tragedy of it hits you.
"I’ll miss you, if you go away
I’ll miss your serenity
Your words like songs in the wind
And Love, that you take away.
I’ll miss you, if you go away
Now and forever I don’know how to live
And joy, my friend, goes away with you
I’ll miss you, I’ll miss you, because you go away
Because the love in you is dead
Because, because...
Nothing it’s gonna change, I know
And inside of me I feel you
I’ll miss you, I’ll miss you, because you go away
Because the love in you is dead
Because, because...
Nothing it’s gonna change, I know
And inside of me I feel you
I’ll miss the immensity
Of our days and nights,us together
Your smiles when it’s getting dark
Your being naive like a little girl
I’ll miss you, my love
I look at myself and I find emptiness inside of me
And joy, my friend, goes away with you"
I love it!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Bus Stop
I'm noticing patterns in the songs I post about: Either it's old, or its Irish. and sometimes its old AND Irish. Anyway, here's another one that I don't know how I heard or where or why, but it's got a nice love story and a funky beat. Let's hear it for the Hollies!
The Hollies are an English band. They started in Manchester back in the early sixties and as you can tell they have a very unique harmony style :) A cool tidbit is this: The Hollies have never actually broken up! They still play! I found a video of them playing a live concert in 2007! cazy huh? that would make some of them like 70! I hope I'm that active at 70...
Da Lyrics:
"Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows
Under my umbrella
All that summer we enjoyed it
Wind and rain and shine
That umbrella, we employed it
By August, she was mine
Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop
Sometimes she'd shopped and she would show me what she bought
Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same
That's the way the whole thing started
Silly but it's true
Thinkin' of a sweet romance
Beginning in a queue
Came the sun the ice was melting
No more sheltering now
Nice to think that that umbrella
Led me to a vow
Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop
Sometimes she'd shopped and she would show me what she bought
Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same
Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows
Under my umbrella
All that summer we enjoyed it
Wind and rain and shine
That umbrella, we employed it
By August, she was mine."
Sweet Huh?
The Hollies are an English band. They started in Manchester back in the early sixties and as you can tell they have a very unique harmony style :) A cool tidbit is this: The Hollies have never actually broken up! They still play! I found a video of them playing a live concert in 2007! cazy huh? that would make some of them like 70! I hope I'm that active at 70...
Da Lyrics:
"Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows
Under my umbrella
All that summer we enjoyed it
Wind and rain and shine
That umbrella, we employed it
By August, she was mine
Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop
Sometimes she'd shopped and she would show me what she bought
Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same
That's the way the whole thing started
Silly but it's true
Thinkin' of a sweet romance
Beginning in a queue
Came the sun the ice was melting
No more sheltering now
Nice to think that that umbrella
Led me to a vow
Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop
Sometimes she'd shopped and she would show me what she bought
Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same
Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows
Under my umbrella
All that summer we enjoyed it
Wind and rain and shine
That umbrella, we employed it
By August, she was mine."
Sweet Huh?
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