music is probably the most important thing in our lives, at least in mine. i wake each morning with a song playing in my head. i connect songs to things that happen, people i meet, and events that occur. a song can bring back a memory - good or bad. i connect music to every part of my life.
Sweet Georgia Brown Ella Fitzgerald written by kenneth casey & maceo pinkard
No gal made has got a shade on sweet Georgia Brown Two left feet but oh so neat, has sweet Georgia Brown They all sigh and wanna die for sweet Georgia Brown I'll tell you why, you know I don't lie... much
It's been said she knocks 'em dead when she lands in town Since she came why it's a shame how she coos 'em down Fellers she can't get are fellers she ain't met Georgia claimed her, Georgia named her Sweet Georgia Brown
what a voice! she is the quintessential queen of jazz and scat. it was difficult deciding what song to choose, but this one really shows her enthusiasm and range. incredible...
after the last entry, i decided to post my favorite song from the musical Hair. the phrase dirty little war i used in the previous post is from the lyric.
it's quite the anti-war song...
and anti-racist, if you listen carefully to the meaning behind it...
Three-Five-Zero-Zero from Hair the film version by James Rado and Gerome Ragni
Ripped open by metal explosion Caught in barbed wire Fireball Bullet shock Bayonet Electricity Shrapnel Throbbing meat Electronic data processing Black uniforms Bare feet, carbines Mail-order rifles Shoot the muscles 256 Viet Cong captured 256 Viet Cong captured
Prisoners in Niggertown It's a dirty little war Three Five Zero Zero Take weapons up and begin to kill Watch the long long armies drifting home
i want to believe that the hope and dreams we carried and believed during the 1960's have a chance to be reignited next Tuesday.
the kids today, though they don't realize it and would probably deny it, are actually influenced in their hope for a better and brighter future by the ground that was laid with the battles of the 1968 Democratic Convention and the protestations against a dirty little war in Southeast Asia.
i want to believe. i hear the words in the change that Barack Obama wants to bring about. it has been a recurring dream for centuries of many men and women - the Martin Luthers, the Martin Luther Kings, the John XXII's, the Abraham Lincolns, the Susan B. Anthony's - only to be dashed by those afraid of loosing control and, most important, power. sadly, the power they fear loosing, they really don't have. no one really does...
Age of Aquarius from the movie version - Hair
When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius The age of Aquarius Aquarius! Aquarius!
Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions Golden living dreams of visions Mystic crystal revalation And the mind's true liberation Aquarius! Aquarius!
When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius The age of Aquarius Aquarius! Aquarius!
what exactly is the Age of Aquarius? check it out at Wikipedia - HERE.
I'll Stand by You sung by - Patti LaBelle Songwriters: Billy Steinberg; Tom Kellt; and Chrissie Hynde
Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now Don't be ashamed to cry Let me see you through 'cause I've seen the dark side too When the night falls on you You don't know what to do Nothing you confess Could make me love you less
I'll stand by you I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you
So if you're mad, get mad Don't hold it all inside Come on and talk to me now Hey, what you got to hide? I get angry too Well I'm a lot like you When you're standing at the crossroads And don't know which path to choose Let me come along 'cause even if you're wrong
I'll stand by you I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you Take me in, into your darkest hour And I'll never desert you I'll stand by you
And when... When the night falls on you, baby You're feeling all alone You won't be on your own
I'll stand by you I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you Take me in, into your darkest hour And I'll never desert you I'll stand by you I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you
man, she's just wonderful. the voice... the technique... makes ya melt like honey...
Take a Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed - lyric & vocal
Holly came from miami f.l.a. Hitch-hiked her way across the u.s.a.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way Shaved her leg and then he was a she She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
Candy came from out on the island In the backroom she was everybodys darling
But she never lost her head Even when she was given head She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side Said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side And the coloured girls go
Little joe never once gave it away Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there New york city is the place where they said Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side I said hey joe, take a walk on the wild side
Sugar plum fairy came and hit the streets Lookin for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the apollo You should have seen him go go go They said, hey sugar, take a walk on the wild side I said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side All right, huh
Jackie is just speeding away Thought she was james dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that dash She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side And the coloured girls say
the story has been that the song is about drag queens. i'm not sure, but it could be with some of the DQ's i've known. what i do know is musically the song is a great mix of different styles, including jazz. the sax at the very end is great.
oh, and i've been accused by African-American friends that i looovvvve my coloured girl singers just like the song says... Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Holiday, The Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner... And the coloured girls go Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
okay, you're next gettin' a slew of my girls. i'm in the mood...
VALJEAN One day more! Another day, another destiny. This never-ending road to Calvary; These men who seem to know my crime Will surely come a second time. One day more!
MARIUS I did not live until today. How can I live when we are parted?
VALJEAN One day more.
MARIUS & COSETTE Tomorrow you'll be worlds away And yet with you, my world has started!
EPONINE One more day all on my own. MARIUS & COSETTE Will we ever meet again?
EPONINE One more day with him not caring. MARIUS & COSETTE I was born to be with you.
EPONINE What a life I might have known. MARIUS & COSETTE And I swear I will be true!
EPONINE But he never saw me there!
ENJOLRAS One more day before the storm!
MARIUS Do I follow where she goes?
ENJOLRAS At the barricades of freedom.
MARIUS Shall I join my brothers there?
ENJOLRAS When our ranks begin to form
MARIUS Do I stay; and do I dare?
ENJOLRAS Will you take your place with me?
ALL The time is now, the day is here
VALJEAN One day more!
JAVERT One more day to revolution, We will nip it in the bud! I will join these little schoolboys, They will wet themselves with blood!
VALJEAN One day more!
M. & MME. THENARDIER Watch 'em run amuck, Catch 'em as they fall, Never know your luck When there's a free for all, Here a little `dip' There a little `touch' Most of them are goners So they won't miss much! Students (2 Groups) 1: One day to a new beginning
2: Raise the flag of freedom high!
1: Every man will be a king
2: Every man will be a king
1: There's a new world for the winning
2: There's a new world to be won
ALL Do you hear the people sing?
MARIUS My place is here, I fight with you!
VALJEAN One day more!
MARIUS & COSETTE I did not live until today.
EPONINE One more day all on my own!
MARIUS & COSETTE How can I live when we are parted?
JAVERT(overlapping) I will join these people's heros I will follow where they go I will learn their little Secrets, I will know the things they know.
VALJEAN One day more!
MARIUS & COSETTE Tomorrow you'll be worlds away
EPONINE What a life I might have known!
MARIUS & COSETTE And yet with you my world has started
JAVERT(overlapping) One more day to revolution We will nip it in the bud We'll be ready for these
Schoolboys
THENARDIERS(overlapping) Watch 'em run amok Catch 'em as they fall Never know your luck When there's a free-for-all!
VALJEAN Tomorrow we'll be far away, Tomorrow is the judgement day
ALL Tomorrow we'll discover What our God in Heaven has in store! One more dawn One more day One day more!
