Renditions of Good songs

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is a singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason", "The Promise" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist AUAWN0107112

The fact I cannot sing does mean I will not. I messed up the first verse. One take === "Over There" is a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and public during both world wars. It is a patriotic song designed to galvanize American young men to enlist and fight the "Hun". The song is best remembered for a line in its chorus: "The Yanks are coming." Verse 1 Johnny,[3] get your gun, get your gun, get your gun. Take it on the run, on the run, on the run. Hear them calling you and me, Every Son of Liberty. Hurry right away, no delay, go today. Make your Daddy glad to have had such a lad. Tell your sweetheart not to pine, To be proud her boy's in line. Verse 2 Johnny, get your gun, get your gun, get your gun. Johnny, show the "Hun"[4] you're a son-of-a-gun. Hoist the flag and let her fly Yankee Doodle[5] do or die. Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit. Yankee[6] to the ranks from the towns and the tanks.[7] Make your Mother proud of you And the old red-white-and-blue[8] Chorus Over there, over there, Send the word, send the word over there That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming The drums rum-tumming everywhere. So prepare, say a prayer, Send the word, send the word to beware – We'll be over, we're coming over, And we won't come back till it's over, over there. === AUAWN1230321

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not === "Yankee Doodle" is a well-known American song and a nursery rhyme, the early versions of which predate the Seven Years' War and American Revolution. It is often sung patriotically in the United States today and is the state anthem of Connecticut. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501. The melody is thought to be much older than both the lyrics and the subject, going back to folk songs of Medieval Europe. === I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam's Born on the Fourth of July I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She's my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy I'm the kid that's all the candy I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy I'm glad I am So's Uncle Sam I'm a real live Yankee Doodle Made my name and fame and boodle Just like Mister Doodle did By riding on a pony I love to listen to the Dixey strain "I long to see the girl I left behind me" And that ain't a josh She's a Yankee, by gosh Oh, say can you see Anything about a Yankee that's a phoney? I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam's Born on the Fourth of July I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She's my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy Father's name was Hezikiah Mother's name was Ann Maria Yanks through and through Red, white and blue Father was so Yankee hearted When the Spanish War was started He slipped upon his uniform And hopped up on a pony My mother's mother was a Yankee true My father's father was a Yankee too And that's going some For the Yankees, by gum Oh, say can you see Anything about my pedigree that's phoney? I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam's Born on the Fourth of July I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart She's my Yankee Doodle joy Yankee Doodle came to London, Just to ride the ponies I am a Yankee Doodle boy AUAWN1230121

Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 -- October 3, 1967) is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. His best-known song is "This Land Is Your Land", which is regularly sung in American schools. Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress. Such songwriters as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton have acknowledged their debt to Guthrie as an influence. AUAWN1127112

"I'm Born Again" was based on an Irish folksong 'Buachaill Ón Éirne', the lyrics reflecting lead singer Liz Mitchell's growing religious belief. The single featured a different and slightly longer mix than the album version. AUAWN1129112

My friends tell me not to do things like this. The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not. === Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actor. He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: "Cracklin' Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I've Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean", "Desirée", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", and "Heartlight". Thirty-eight songs by Diamond have been featured in the Top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. He also played in movies such as The Jazz Singer, a musical drama film. Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. In 2019, his 1969 signature song "Sweet Caroline" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". === AUAWN1116321 === What a beautiful noise Comin' up from the street It's got a beautiful sound It's got a beautiful beat It's a beautiful noise Goin' on ev'rywhere Like the clickety-clack Of a train on a track It's got rhythm to spare It's a beautiful noise And it's a sound that I love And it fits me as well As a hand in a glove Yes it does, yes it does What a beautiful noise Comin' up from the park It's the song of the kids And it plays until dark It's the song of the cars On their furious flights But there's even romance In the way that they dance To the beat of the lights It's a beautiful noise And it's a sound that I love And it makes me feel good Like a hand in a glove Yes it does, yes it does What a beautiful noise It's a beautiful noise Made of joy and of strife Like a symphony played By the passing parade It's the music of life It's a beautiful noise And it's a sound that I love And it makes me feel good Just like a hand in a glove Yes it does, yes it does What a beautiful noise Comin' into my room And it's beggin' for me Just to give it a tune

Thine Be the Glory, Risen Conquering Son (French: À toi la glory O Ressuscité ), also titled Thine Is the Glory , is a Christian hymn for Easter , written by the Swiss Protestant minister, Edmond Budry (1854–1932) , and set to the tune of the chorus "See, the Conqu'ring hero comes" from the third section of Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabaeus . The hymn is sometimes sung at weddings or funerals, and in Ireland is associated with Christmas as well as Easter. An English translation was made in 1923 by Richard Birch Hoyle (1875–1939). The German Advent hymn Tochter Zion, freue dich uses the same tune. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thine_Be_the_Glory === Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; endless is the victory, thou o'er death hast won; angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away, kept the folded grave clothes where thy body lay. Refrain: Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son, Endless is the vict'ry, thou o'er death hast won. Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb; Lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom; let the Church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing; for her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting. Refrain: Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son, Endless is the vict'ry, thou o'er death hast won. No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life; life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife; make us more than conquerors, through thy deathless love: bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above. Refrain: Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son, Endless is the vict'ry, thou o'er death hast won. © 1925. World Student Christian Federation. All rights reserved. Used with permission. === AUAWN1110421

"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not === AUAWN1020112

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not John Williamson's song is evocative of the Australian Spirit for me. There are others I may yet choose to address this issue. The Queensland floods of 2011 are devastating, and affect all of Australia. Many places, such as banks and sporting teams and the usual people are collecting donations on behalf of those affected. Please give generously. AUAWN1013112

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not === This song has been used to promote some evil acts .. I'd rather it wasn't. This is me singing .. === From Wikipedia - "Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both Mad World and its B-side, Ideas As Opiates, would turn up on the band's debut LP The Hurting the following year. The song would eventually become Tears for Fears' first international hit, reaching the Top 40 in several countries between 1982 and 1983. Two decades later, the song made a popular resurgence when it was covered in a much slower, minimalist style by composers Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the soundtrack to the movie Donnie Darko in 2001, and then again in the hit 2006 video game Gears of War. This version reached #1 in the UK in December 2003, and also became an international hit. === I was raised as an Atheist. I learned, after reading the Bible, that God loves me, and you. This is his song for you too. He loves you, and wants to be with you. All the elements are me and mine. ARIA ISRC number AUAWN0909112

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not === "Can't Help Falling in Love", by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, is a pop song based on "Plaisir d'amour" by Jean Paul Egide Martini. It was adapted for inclusion in the 1961 film Blue Hawaii, starring Elvis Presley. During the following four decades, it went on to be covered by numerous artists, most notably by the British reggae group UB40, whose 1993 version topped the U.S. and UK Singles charts. To this day it remains the anthem of many football and Rugby League clubs, Including Hull City FC Sunderland A.F.C and Huddersfield Giants. AUAWN0901112

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not "I've Never Been to Me" is a sleeper hit single performed by American singer Charlene Oliver née D'Angelo. A beautiful song .. yet I still thought I'd cover it. Girls sing it better. === Charlene was signed to Motown Records, but this has been her only hit save for a late 1982 duet with Stevie Wonder, "Used to Be (Featuring Stevie Wonder)", which charted but failed to make the top 40. Charlene did two versions of the song. The version which was initially released was actually the second version which Charlene recorded. Her original version (which became more popular) has an expanded bridge, over which the singer makes an impassioned comparison between the non-committal "fantasy about people and places as we'd like them to be," versus the committed real love of a family. In 1982, Tampa, Florida disc jockey Scott Shannon, then at WRBQ (Q105), started playing it, by which time Charlene had moved to England and was working in a sweet shop in Ilford, east London. Audience reaction was impressive, and spread quickly, resulting in the song's re-issuance by Charlene's label, the version WITH the original spoken bridge. The re-release became a huge hit in the UK. The use of the line "I've been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete", refers to a woman who is at a point in her life that she wished she had taken the time to have children. However, this was deemed too close to "feminist" issues and when Charlene's song was first released in 1976, the version used was the one without that portion (which is not part of the spoken bridge). Another line is written "I've been undressed by kings and I've seen somethings that a woman ain't supposed to see", it tells of the event that resulted to downfall of her life after she moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo (Harlow here is Jean Harlow, an American actress and sex symbol) while taking time with pleasures. Originally written from a male point of view, the song was rewritten by Ron Miller for Charlene. The male version (made popular by actor/singer Howard Keel) is sung from the perspective of an old man begging for a dime for a cup of coffee, addressing a younger man who is "raising hell" the way the old man used to do. The female version is sung to a housewife who wishes that she could trade her everyday life for the exciting, fantastic life led by the singer. The singer tells of some of the highlights of her life, but the tone is bittersweet and she wishes that someone had told her what she is telling the listener. She has learned what is important, but now it is too late. At her downfall, she finds her life hollow and without purpose, having lost her real self years before — the "me" she has never been to, is the life that she would have led if she had not been lured away by false ideas. When this song was first released in the US, in 1976, Charlene's full name was Charlene Duncan through her marriage to record producer Larry Duncan, but when the song was released for a second time in 1982, the name she had taken was Charlene Oliver because of her marriage to Englishman Jeff Oliver. It soon rose to the top of the Pop charts and Adult Contemporary charts that year. Her LP album I've Never Been to Me, released in 1982 proved to also be successful for Charlene. Her song was one of the biggest hits of the year and became a standard in pop music. Charlene has not yet been able to follow-up the success of her one big hit "I've Never Been to Me", but has continued to record and release songs to the public. She released another album in 1983, but was not so successful. Because of her one big hit, Charlene became a one-hit-wonder in music. Charlene and her big hit "I've Never Been to Me" were featured on VH1's 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders show, hosted by William Shatner in 2002. Her position on that list was at #75. Charlene re-released the song in the form of a dance remix via download music in 2008 === AUAWN0917112 http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/ive-never-been-to-me.html

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not === Single released April 22, 1972 Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a prime example of what later was labeled soft rock. Baby I'm-a Want You was the fourth album by Bread, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut (which reached #3 on the Billboard Top 100), "Everything I Own",(#5), "Mother Freedom" (#37),and "Diary" (#15). This was the first Bread album to feature keyboards player Larry Knechtel. AUAWN0922112 http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/bread-diary.html === I found her diary underneath a tree. And started reading about me The words she's written took me by surpise You'd never read them in her eyes. They said that she had found the love she waited for. Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it. [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bread/diary_20023948.html ] When she confronted with the writing there, Simply pretended not to care. I passed it off as just in keeping with Her total disconcerting air And though she tried to hide The love that she denied, Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it. And as I go through my life, I will give to her my wife All the sweet things that I can find. I found her diary underneath a tree. And started reading about me. The words began stick and tears to flow. Her meaning now was clear to see. The love she'd waited for was someone else not me Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it. And as I go through my life, I will wish for her his wife All the sweet things that she can find All the sweet things they can find === Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a prime example of what later was labeled soft rock. The band consisted of David Gates (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion), Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion), Robb Royer (bass, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals), Mike Botts (drums; joined in 1970), and Larry Knechtel (bass, guitar, keyboards, harmonica; replaced Royer in 1971). Baby I'm-a Want You was the fourth album by Bread, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut (which reached #3 on the Billboard Top 100), "Everything I Own",(#5), "Mother Freedom" (#37),and "Diary" (#15). This was the first Bread album to feature keyboards player Larry Knechtel.

A proud club with a proud history. I am a Swans supporter, but wish to acknowledge Hawthorn before the Grand Final 2012. After, I might not have the strength. AUAWN0923112 http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/hawthorn-football-club.html

For her in my past An 'N' is an unknown in Math, and I'm a Mathematics teacher .. My friends ask me not to do things like this. But they haven't spoken to me in a while .. this is old school. I love TMN but we haven't spoken in years. Except she is very eloquent while not speaking. I have to respect her decision. Yet my heart hears 'hope.' In some ways I welcome the end of hope as I fear it. === Three times a Lady is a Commodores number written by Lionel Richie. The Gospel is from Romans 8 16-17. === I was raised as an Atheist. I learned, after reading the Bible, that God loves me, and you. This is his song for you too. He loves you, and wants to be with you. All the elements are me and mine. ARIA ISRC number AUAWN0114113

Pamela Frances Ball died on 14th Feb, 1978. She was 13 years old. Valentines Day. I love her, and miss her. I promised TMN that my memory of her would be shared in the knowledge God loves. Pam was born crippled from a faulty kidney and died from renal failure after rejecting a transplant. I only recently got these pictures to share of her. Mainly from a Sydney visit circa 1975. Many thanks to family friend Raymond Debus for the treasure. The song Bright Eyes was released soon after. "Bright Eyes" is a song written by British songwriter Mike Batt and performed by Art Garfunkel. It was written for the soundtrack of the 1978 British animated adventure drama film Watership Down. Rearranged as a pop song from its original form in the film, the track appears on British and European versions of Garfunkel's 1979 Fate for Breakfast and on the US versions of his 1981 album Scissors Cut. "Bright Eyes" topped the UK Singles Chart for six weeks and became Britain's biggest-selling single of 1979, selling over a million copies. Richard Adams, author of the original novel is reported to have hated the song. A cover of the song was later used in the television series of the same name explicitly as its theme song. http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/bright-eyes-4-pfb.html I was raised as an Atheist. I learned, after reading the Bible, that God loves me, and you. This is his song for you too. He loves you, and wants to be with you. All the elements are me and mine. ARIA ISRC number AUAWN0214113

"Crying" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson for Orbison's third studio album of the same name (1962). Released in 1961, it was a number 2 hit in the US for Orbison and was covered in 1980 by Don McLean, whose version went to number 1 in the UK. I sang the piece and Particle Dots made a gift to me some years ago on iCompositions. Alannah wanted to add her magnificent voice to it. Bryn reminded me of this piece recently, and because my earlier posts on this had weakly included the music file I decided to redo it in HD. I am in love, and she doesn't love me. This is ok, if a blow to my pride. I have some homework to do. It is my job to let her see how she seems through my eyes. It is also my job to listen to her. I am sure I will cross lines in pursuing my agenda. Not to harm her, but to find a way to include her as my friend. Maybe I cannot. Maybe my dream is merely a phantasm. And so I include these pictures which are real. To get these pictures, I needed to forgive my rapist. I did that, because I believe that God wants me to. === I was raised as an Atheist. I learned, after reading the Bible, that God loves me, and you. This is his song for you too. He loves you, and wants to be with you. All the elements are me and mine. ARIA ISRC number AUAWN0325113

In loving memory of the Baroness Thatcher. She gave much and asked for nothing that wasn't earned or deserved. I remember the terrible, infantile attacks on her, finishing with the Wizard of Oz song, repeated lies about her (she didn't support apartheid, she wasn't a war monger). She liberated peoples of the UK from the depredations of socialism. === "The Carnival Is Over" is a Russian folk song (1883) with lyrics written by Tom Springfield in 1965 for the Australian group The Seekers, who customarily close their concerts with it. At its peak, the song was selling 93,000 copies per day and is No 30 in the chart of the biggest selling singles of all time in the United Kingdom, and has sold 1.41 million copies in the UK alone. I chose it in tribute for the Australian connection and out of contempt for those who abused the Wizard of Oz. http://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/margaret-thatcher-tribute.html === I was raised as an Atheist. I learned, after reading the Bible, that God loves me, and you. This is his song for you too. He loves you, and wants to be with you. All the elements are me and mine. ARIA ISRC number AUAWN0413117

"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America", is an American patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody is that of the British national anthem, God Save the Queen, although Smith encountered it by way of a German adaptation. The song served as a de facto national anthem of the United States before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official anthem AUAWN0818311

"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottishborn composer, Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984. Until then, the song was sung in Australia as a patriotic song. In order for the song to become the anthem, it had to face a vote between the Royal anthem God Save the Queen, the "unofficial anthem" Waltzing Matilda and Song of Australia. Other songs and marches have been influenced from Advance Australia Fair, such as the Australian Vice-Regal salute. AUAWN0816110

The original Hugh Martin lyric which was overturned when a very wise Judy Garland said she could not sing that to a child who would have to cry, and the audience would blame her. I'm fat and old and my singing is so bad that the audience will think I've carried it off. AUAWN0811321 === Have yourself a merry little Christmas. It may be your last. Next year we may all be living in the past. Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Pop that champagne cork. Next year we may all be living in New York. No good times like the olden days. Happy golden days of yore. Faithful friends who were dear to us. Will be near to us no more. But at least we all will be together. If the Lord allows. From now on, we'll have to muddle through somehow. So have yourself a merry little Christmas now. https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/occasions/christmas/original-lyrics-have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas-judy-garland/

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut album by folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released October 19, 1964. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. It initially flopped, but was re-released in January 1966 to capitalize on their newfound radio success and reached #30 on the Billboard pop charts. It is perhaps best known for the acoustic version of "The Sound of Silence". In several concerts, Art Garfunkel related that during the photo sessions for the album cover, several hundred pictures were taken that were unusable due to the "all-familiar suggestion" on the wall in the background, which inspired the song "A Poem on the Underground Wall". AUAWN0702112 Seriously awful lyric writing must be celebrated I can hear the soft breathing Of the girl that I love As she lies here beside me Asleep with the night And her hair, in a fine mist Floats on my pillow Reflecting the glow Of the winter moonlight She is soft, she is warm But my heart remains heavy And I watch as her breasts Gently rise, gently fall For I know with the first light of dawn I'll be leaving And tonight will be All I have left to recall Oh, what have I done, Why have I done it? I've committed a crime, I have broken the law For twenty-five dollars And pieces of silver I held up and robbed A hard liquor store My life seems unreal, My crime an illusion A scene badly written In which I must play Yet I know as I gaze At my young love beside me The morning is just a few hours away

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not sing === "She's Always a Woman" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger. It is a love song about a modern woman, whom he falls in love with for her quirks as well as her flaws. The single peaked at #17 in the U.S. and in 1986 peaked at #53 in the UK when released as a double A-side single with Just the Way You Are. On May 2, 2010 the song re-entered the UK chart at #29. AUAWN0527112 https://conservativeweasel.blogspot.com/2018/05/mon-may-28th-todays-news.html

The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not === John Wesley Harding is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's eighth studio album, released by Columbia Records in December 1967. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to acoustic music and traditional roots, after three albums of electric rock music. John Wesley Harding was recorded around the same time as (and shares many stylistic threads with) a prolific series of home recording sessions with The Band, finally released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes. AUAWN0524112 === I pity the poor immigrant Who wishes he would've stayed home Who uses all his power to do evil But in the end is always left so alone That man whom with his fingers cheats And whom lies with every breath Who passionately hates his life And likewise fears his death I pity the poor immigrant Whose strength is spent in vain Whose heaven is like Ironsides Whose tears are like rain Who eats, but is not satisfied Who hears, but does not see Who falls in love with wealth itself And turns his back on me I pity the poor immigrant Who tramples through the mud Who fills his mouth with laughing And who builds his town with blood Whose visions in the final end Must shatter like the glass I pity the poor immigrant When his gladness comes to pass

From the Irregulars season 1 episode 5 the sailor's love waits by the moon the silver moon, the silver moon waiting for the sailor to come home soon come home soon, come home soon The creek of a bow on the midnight air the midnight air the midnight air And no more waiting for that maiden fair === Possibly written and arranged by Paul Haslinger who is music producer for the episode. I see no record of it as a song elsewhere. === The fact I cannot sing, does not mean I will not. AUAWN0328221