Dedicate A Song

[Bella]

After listening to Apolo's interview, I want to dedicate this old Cat Steven's song to him and let him know that the sky's the limit.

Well, if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
'Cause there's a million things to be
You know that there are

And if you want to live high, live high
And if you want to live low, live low
'Cause there's a million ways to go
You know that there are

Chorus:
You can do what you want
The opportunity's on
And if you can find a new way
You can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
you see ah ah ah
its easy ah ah ah
You only need to know

Well if you want to say yes, say yes
And if you want to say no, say no
'Cause there's a million ways to go
You know that there are

And if you want to be me, be me
And if you want to be you, be you
'Cause there's a million things to do
You know that there are

Chorus

Well, if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
'Cause there's a million things to be
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are

[amyurban]

Good song, Bella. That is in one of my favorite all-time movies "Harold and Maude" with Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort. That whole movie has most of Cat Steven's album "Mona Bone Jakon" in it and that song is just a highlight. Also, a few songs from "Tea For The Tillerman" is in it, as well. Poor Cat ( now known by his Muslim name, Yussif Islam...got arrested just for being a Muslim at a New York airport last year. They were probably afraid he'd break out singing "Peace Train" in the lobby and cause a ruckus or something... )

A Joe Jackson song...I got to see him Live for only the second time last Tuesday and I still LOVE this man and think he is one of the biggest musicial geniuses from the 80's to the present. This guy can play just about ANY kind of music and Good God, makes me want a baby Grand piano in the middle of my living room so frickin' BADLY, it HURTS I tell ya!

Anyhow, from his 1982 masterpiece "Big World" this song is called Soul Kiss:


Soul Kiss

Every time I turn on the TV it's always the same old tease
See everything you ever dreamed that you could want
But nothing that you need
And every gorgeous girl in Hollywood could soon be mine
I got the money and from time to time I have the time
Get the image right
Party through the night
But as it's getting light
I'm still waiting for a soul kiss
Do I have to say please
And it's always just a near miss
Always just a big tease
Is it always gonna be like this
When you're lookin' for a soul kiss

And all the record stores
Are filled with pretty boys and their material girls
And even students vote for actors
Then they tell you it's a safer world
And all the hippies work for IBM or take control
Of faster ways to sell you food that isn't really whole
I like to wine and dine
You sure are lookin' fine
And we could kill some time
But I'm looking for a soul kiss
I've even said please
But it's always just a near miss
Always just a big tease
Is it always gonna be like this
When you're lookin' for a soul kiss

[laura6]

does Joe Jackson sing..".Is she really going put with him??"

"Into the night" Benny Mardones

[amyurban]

Yes he does, Laura. He started out doing THAT kind of music ( which I ALSO love, by the way ) but man...the guy is so versatile it's INSANE. None of his CD's are alike, he has changed styles EVERY SINGLE TIME.

He's a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, you know....he wrote a very interesting book about his musical life called "A Cure For Gravity." Look for it in your library. A very good read, if you are into musicians and just a very interesting story, in general.

[laura6]

Tanks for the recommendation Amy..I will definitly check it out...I finally joined the library here...and I am always looking to expand mt horizons!!!

[laura6]

laura6 said:

Tanks for the recommendation Amy..I will definitly check it out...I finally joined the library here...and I am always looking to expand mt horizons!!!

Tanks??? I haven't even been drinking!!!

Yowza!!! I meant Thanks!!

[amyurban]

ROTFLMAO!

Well I HAVE been drinking! Frickin' over 100 degrees here today, went swimming in "Hagg Lake" up the street a bit here and got frickin' BURNT to a CRISP and well....al-chee-hol takes off the EDGE of the d**ned PAIN! *hiccup* Doing my best "Jack Sparrow" impersonation and drinking the RUM!

[amyurban]

Nice by Duran Duran off the CD"Astronaut"

Nice

Take the beautiful sting of a Scorpio
A careless smile and it begins to snow
And it hurts me to think
That you might never know
That I've got this thing about you

In case you don't understand
There's something else I meant to tell you

There is nothing better
Than being with you
And I'm feeling so nice
There is nowhere better
Than here with you
And it's feeling so nice

Staying up with the moon
And walking home in the rain
Mixed with your perfume
And never twice the same
I got a lot to lose
But everything to gain
When I really think about it

You haven't got a clue
It's all that I can do to hide it

There is nothing better
Than being with you
And I'm feeling so nice
There is nowhere better
Than here with you
And it's feeling so nice

Did I already say
'Cause you make me forget
I might as well be brave and tell 'ya

And it hurts me to think that
You might never know
Will it hurt as much being true?
I might as well be brave and tell 'ya

Yeah I'm feeling
And it's feeling so nice

[sara]

On My Own
from Les Miserables

And now I'm all alone again
Nowhere to go no one to turn to,
Did not want your money sir
I came out here coz i was told to
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here.

Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head.

www.afcsat.com/mid/onmyown3.mid

On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone, I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me

In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me for ever and forever

And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us

I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone, the river's just a river
Without him the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers

I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life I've only been pretending
Without me his world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known!

I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own.

[Lindsey]

What a beautiful song, Sara. Or perhaps, I should say, what beautiful lyrics. I haven't heard the song myself - maybe I should watch Les Miserables.

[peggy]

This song is called Beautiful Disaster by Kelly Clarkson

He drowns in his dream/an exquisite extreme I know
He's as d**ned as he seems/more heaven than a heart could hold/and if I tried to save him/my whole world could cave in
just ain't right/just ain't right/oh and don't know
I don't know what he's after/but he's so beautiful
such a beautiful disaster/if I could hold on
through the tears and the laughter/would it be beautiful
or just a beautiful disater/he's magic and myth
as strong as what I believe/a tradegy with/more damage
than a soul should see/and do I try to change him/
so hard not to blame him/hold on tight/hold on tight
i'm longing for love and the logical/but he's only happy hysterical
i'm waitng for some kind of miracle/waiting so long
he's soft to the touch/but frayed at the ends he breaks
he's never enough/and still he's more than I can take

[sara]

admin said:

What a beautiful song, Sara. Or perhaps, I should say, what beautiful lyrics. I haven't heard the song myself - maybe I should watch Les Miserables.

I went back and put a link to a midi. Your post made me realize that quite a few of the members and guests might not be as familiar with musical theatre as some other types of music and therefore, not know what the song even sounds like.

Where I put the link to the midi is where the music and the song really begins. The part before the link is like a recitative in an opera; that is, sort of like talking, but to music. It lead up to the song. LOL...Do you feel like you have been sitting through Music Appreciation 101 class at university.

I'll also put the link here incase you don't want to go back to the other post.
www.afcsat.com/mid/onmyown3.mid

[Lindsey]

Thanks, Sara! I can't listen to it here at work (blushing) but I will definitely download it and listen at home and I will tell you what I think! I've done a tad of singing in choirs, and my high school choir had a tradition of doing the Messiah for Christmas, which has its fair share of the recitatives. So I should love it! Thanks again.

[apolosgal]

How Do I Live (Trisha Yearwood)

How do I
Get through one night without you
If I had to live without you
What kind of life would that be?
Oh I, I need you in my arms
Need you to hold
Your my world my heart my soul
If you ever leave
Baby you would take away everything good in my Life.

Without you
There'd be no sun in my sky
There would be no love in my life
There would be no world left for me
And I
Baby I don't know what I would do
I'd be lost if I lost you
If you ever leave
Baby you would take away everything real in My life

And tell me now
How do I live without you
I want to know
How do I breathe without you
If you ever go
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I
How do I
Oh how do I live?...

If you ever leave
Baby you would take away everything
Need you with me
Baby cuz you know your everything good in My life

And tell me now
How do I live without you
I want to know
How do I breathe without you
If you ever go
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I
How do I
Oh how do I live

How do I live without you
How do I live without you baby.......
How do I live....

[amyurban]

"I Want a Lover"-The Pet Shop Boys

At this time of night, when the crowds have passed
We're the last to leave, we need some company
No need to look so shy, don't even wonder why
You know the reason that we need this company
I've been sitting here, looking out for you
Someone just like me, who's maybe had a drink or two

I don't want another drink or fight
I want a lover
I don't care whether it's wrong or right
I want a lover tonight
Tonight

Outside the dawn is breaking, looks like it's started raining
We'll catch a cab, and soon be driving home
No need to look so shy, don't even wonder why
You'll know the reason just as soon as we get home
You've been sitting there, wondering what to do
I've been standing here, waiting to make the first move
Ahaha

I don't want another drink or fight
I want a lover
I don't care whether it's wrong or right
I want a lover tonight (Tonight)
I don't want another drink or fight
I want a lover
I don't care whether it's wrong or right
I want a lover tonight
Tonight

This anticipation is a stimulation
No need for conversation as we're driving home
Put your arms around me, it doesn't mean you love me
Just that you want me and you need my company
Driving through the night, it's so exciting
Turning off the light without another thought tonight
Ahaha

I don't want another drink or fight
I want a lover
I don't care whether it's wrong or right
I want a lover tonight (I want a lover tonight)
I don't want another drink or fight
I want a lover
I don't care whether it's wrong or right
I want a lover tonight
Tonight

(I want you, I want your love) - I want a lover
(I want you, I want your love) - I want a lover
(I want you, I want your love) - I want a lover (I want your love tonight)
Oooh