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Good morning, hawkman. We all love your misplaced modifiers, buddy, and they happen all too frequently, methinks.

Thanks once again for the celeb background, and, as usual, will await that PA puppy to provides us with the glitter of the dome. <smile>

Until then, folks, how about this song that helps us remember Lost Horizon.

Bobby Vinton

Your kisses take me to Shangri-La
Each kiss is magic
That makes my little world a shangri-la

A land of bluebirds and fountains
And nothing to do
But cling to an angel that looks like you

And when you hold me, how warm you are
Be mine, my darling
And spend your life with me in Shangri-La

Be mine, my darling
And spend your life with me in Shangri-La
For anywhere you are is Shangri-La

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Good afternoon WA2. Very Happy

Jane Wyatt; Cantinflas; John Derek; Porter Wagoner; Buck Owens; George Hamilton
and Deborah Walley

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There's our peppy pup, folks. Hey PA, great photo's today. Thanks again, gal.

Let's do one from Around the World in Eighty Days in memory of Cantinflaus, shall we. Then we shall recognize the other celebs.

Around the world I've searched for you,
I traveled on when hope was gone to keep a rendezvous.

I knew somewhere, sometime, somehow,
you'd look at me and I would see the smile you're smiling now.

It might have been in County Down,
or in New York, in Gay Paree, or even London Town.

No more will I go all around the world,
for I have found my world in you.

Some of you here may not remember Stoat, but I just spotted him and now he's lost.

Hope he makes it to our wee cyber station, y'all.

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Re: WA2K Radio is now on the air

Letty wrote:

With up to date news of the world and a variety of features including your favorite DJ's; Public service announcements; special features, and commercials brought to you by our sponsors.

Auditions are now being held for newscasters
Disc Jockeys
Fashion experts
Research specialists
Continuity writers
and any other areas of interest.

Please apply here and present your resumes.

Thank you.

Hmmmm....I'm definitely not a fashion expert, as the combo of scruffy fur and fleas are rarely regarded as haute couture. My small, black beady eyes would need to be covered up by giant "Italian Movie Star" sunglasses as well if I were to venture forth into the glare of the fashion world.

Continuity writer? That would presuppose that I would be able to hold a continuous train of thought. No chance.

Disc Jockey? Now we're getting somewhere, although my musical tastes of vintage punk, 1970's German acid rock, Baroque classical and Italian pop may not only cause listeners to tune out but to sue the Station for "emotional damages"

Since I'm unable to zero in on a viable job slot, perhaps I should just listen to the station for awhile and try to develop a more coherent focus :-)

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STOAT. Thank goodness you made an appearance. We have missed you, buddy.

How about requesting a song. That's doesn't require any special skill. We can accommodate all types of music.

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Buck Owens
Salty Dog

(banjo intro of song's verse)

Standing on the corner with the low down blues
a great big hole in the bottom of my shoe
honey let me be your salty dog

Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog

(banjo instrumental of the verse)

well looky here sall' I know you
a run down slipper and a blow'd out shoe
honey let me be your salty dog

Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog

(Fiddle instrumental of the verse)

Down in the wilds by the sycamore log
a singing a song call'd salty dog
honey let me be your salty dog

Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog

(Honky tonk piano instrumental of the verses )

pulled the trigger the gun let go
the shot fell over in mexico
honey let me be your salty dog

Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog

(Mandolin instrumental of the verse)

Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog
Let me your salty dog or I wont be your man at all
honey let me be your salty dog

(banjo finish of da dit da da daaaaa )

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Letty wrote:

STOAT. Thank goodness you made an appearance. We have missed you, buddy.

How about requesting a song. That's doesn't require any special skill. We can accommodate all types of music.

(((BlUSHING)))) Thank you Letty for your kind and gracious words as well as your PM (which I'm not allowed to respond to.....harrumph!) I have also missed you as well as many other old friends that I am seeing on these threads.

As to a song request, anything sung in Italian by a lady will do......sadly, I don't speak Italian but find the language to be magical and musical sounding on it's own, and when it's sung by a Lady, well, it's as if the Heavens have opened and I can hear the Angels singing "sigh"

As mentioned earlier, I love Italian pop but want to hear more by female artists....groups like IPooh and solo artists like Riccardo Cocciante, Umberto Balsano and Claudio Baglioni are all great but they are all men and so they don't send me over the moon like a lady would. :-)

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First, allow me to thank our edgar for Buck and his Salty Dog. I recall that one, Texas.

Stoat, will this one do until I can locate others?

Volare, oh oh, e contare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu, dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassu
E volavo, volavo felice piu in alto del sole ed ancora piu su
Mentre il mondo pian piano spariva lontano laggiu
Una musica dolce suonava soltanto per me
Volare, oh oh, e cantare, oh oh oh oh
No wonder my happy heart sings, your love has given me wings
Nel blu, dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassu

(This is the English Version)
Sometimes the world is a valley of heartaches and tears,
And in the hustle and bustle, no sunshine appears,
But you and I have our love always there to remind us
There is a way we can leave all the shadows behind us
.
Volare, oh, oh! Cantare, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Let's fly way up in the clouds,away from the maddening crowds
We can sing in the glow of a star that I know of
Where lovers enjoy peace of mind
Let us leave the confusion and all disillusion behind
Just like birds of a feather, a rainbow together we'll find
Volare, oh, oh! Cantare, oh, oh, oh, oh!
No wonder my happy heart sings, your love has given me wings
Your love has given me wings, your love has given me wings

I wanted to do O Solo Mio by Caruso, but had no luck with our search engine. Razz

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Letty wrote:

First, allow me to thank our edgar for Buck and his Salty Dog. I recall that one, Texas.

Stoat, will this one do until I can locate others?

Volare, oh oh, e contare, oh oh oh oh
Nel blu, dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassu
E volavo, volavo felice piu in alto del sole ed ancora piu su
Mentre il mondo pian piano spariva lontano laggiu
Una musica dolce suonava soltanto per me
Volare, oh oh, e cantare, oh oh oh oh
No wonder my happy heart sings, your love has given me wings
Nel blu, dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassu

(This is the English Version)
Sometimes the world is a valley of heartaches and tears,
And in the hustle and bustle, no sunshine appears,
But you and I have our love always there to remind us
There is a way we can leave all the shadows behind us
.
Volare, oh, oh! Cantare, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Let's fly way up in the clouds,away from the maddening crowds
We can sing in the glow of a star that I know of
Where lovers enjoy peace of mind
Let us leave the confusion and all disillusion behind
Just like birds of a feather, a rainbow together we'll find
Volare, oh, oh! Cantare, oh, oh, oh, oh!
No wonder my happy heart sings, your love has given me wings
Your love has given me wings, your love has given me wings

I wanted to do O Solo Mio by Caruso, but had no luck with our search engine.

Letty that was delightful, and thank you so very much! You have a beautiful singing voice and A2K is truly Blessed to have you as a resident Songstress / Siren :-)

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My turn to thank you, Stoat. Heh! Heh!

We have a man from Paris on our site that is a marvel at translations of all Romance languages. I wanted to play Riccardo Cocciante's, "A New Friend", buddy, but the translation on the web was terrible .

Instead, Thanks to Francis, here is a song from Andrea Bocelli that is lovely.

Con te partirò - Time to say goodbye.

When Im alone
I dream on the horizon
And words fail;
Yes, I know there is no light
In a room
Where the sun is not there
If you are not with me.
At the windows
Show everyone my heart
Which you set alight;
Enclose within me
The light you
Encountered on the street.

Time to say goodbye,
To countries I never
Saw and shared with you,
Now, yes, I shall experience them,
Ill go with you
On ships across seas
Which, I know,
No, no, exist no longer;
With you I shall experience them.

When you are far away
I dream on the horizon
And words fail,
And yes, I know
That you are with me;
You, my moon, are here with me,
My sun, you are here with me.
With me, with me, with me,

Time to say goodbye,
To countries I never
Saw and shared with you,
Now, yes, I shall experience them,
Ill go with you
On ships across seas
Which, I know,
No, no, exist no longer;
With you I shall re-experience them.
Ill go with you
On ships across seas
Which, I know,
No, no, exist no longer;
With you I shall re-experience them.
Ill go with you,
I with you.

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good afternoon , listeners !
another great ethel waters song - glad i'm not the poor man Laughing

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WOW !

Quote:

Get Up Off Your Knees

This vaudeville-type song was written by Clarence Williams who accompanied Ethel Waters on the piano when she recorded it in New York in 1928. It was included on the CD "The Blues 1923 to 1933" in the "Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo" series from BBC Records.

A trifling man came home one night
And tiptoed to his door
To his despair, his little wifie was there
Waitin' to lay down the law

Said she, "I'm thru, I'm really sick of you
Get out, stay out, and be on your way"
Well he dropped down on his knees
Cried "oh, please",
But this is all she had to say:

Get up, get up, off your knees papa
You can't win me back that way
Turn in, turn in all your keys papa
You really goin' this time to stay
I discovered that you're the worst man in this town
Looks like you're fond of keepin' on going lower down
Get up, get up, off your knees papa
You can't win me back that way

Get right up off your knees papa
I'm tellin' you, you can't win me back that way
Turn in all your keys papa
Cause I put you out this time to stay
You're so blamed crooked, here are blades
Looks like it's a hard matter for you to keep your head up straight
So get up off your knees papa
You can't win me back that way

Anyhow. Stand up when you're makin' your pleas
No use you wearin' out your knees
I heard someone say right next door
Look mighty strange down there on all fours
Stop it, down like that
What in the devil anyhow can you be drivin' at?
So get up and stay up off your knees papa
You can't win me back that way
- Besides it looks suspicious -
And you can't win me back that way.

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Thank you Letty, and another lovely song made perfect by your lovely singing voice. :-)

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hbg, you and I are really Ethel Waters fans, Canada. Love that song, and you're right. I don't think that I would want to be that man either.

I meant to do this background yesterday, but on our wee radio station it's never too late, right folks? What a surprise to know that Frankie was Italian.

Frankie Laine

Biography

Early years
Frankie Laine was born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913 to Giovanni and Cresenzia LoVecchio (nee Salerno). His parents had emigrated from Monreale, Sicily to Chicago's "Little Italy", where his father worked at one time as the personal barber for gangster Al Capone. His family appears to have had several Mafia connections, and young Francesco was living with his grandfather when the latter was hit by some members of a rival faction.

The eldest of eight children, he got his first taste of singing as a member of the choir in the Church of the Immaculate Conception's elementary school. He next attended Lane Technical High School, where he helped to develop his lung power and breath control by joining the track and field and basketball teams. He realized he wanted to be a singer when he cut school to see Al Jolson's current talking picture, "The Singing Fool." Jolson would later visit Laine when both were filming pictures in 1949, and around this same time Jolson remarked that the talented Laine was going to put them all (all the other singers) out of business.

Even in the 1920s, his vocal abilities were remarkable enough to get him noticed by a slightly older "in crowd" at his school, who began inviting him to parties and to local dance clubs, including Chicago's Merry Garden Ballroom. At 17 he sang before a crowd of 5,000 at The Merry Garden Ballroom to such enthusiastic applause that he ended up performing five encores on his first night. But success as a singer was another 17 years away.

Some of his other early influences during this period included Enrico Caruso, Carlo Buti, and, especially, Bessie Smith -- a record of whose somehow wound up in his parents' collection

Stoat, I truly did sing this song, and not so very long ago. At the time, it was a version that was done by the Four Freshmen, and I had no idea that Frankie Laine had written and sung it.

We'll Be Together Again

No tears
No fears
Remember there's always tomorrow
So what if we have to part
We'll be together again

Your kiss
Your smile
Are memories I'll treasure forever
So try thinking with your heart
We'll be together again

Times when I know you'll be lonesome
Times when I know you'll be sad
Don't let temptation surround you
Don't let the blues make you bad

Some day
Some way
We both have a lifetime before us
For parting is never goodbye
We'll be together again.

Times when I know you'll be lonesome
Times when I know you'll be sad
Don't let temptation surround you
Don't let the blues make you bad

Some day
Some way
We both have a lifetime before us
For parting is not goodbye
We'll be together again.

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and here is MARVIN GAYE closing out the day for me !
hbg

GOT TO GIVE IT UP !
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Quote:

I used to go out to parties
and stand around
'cause I was too nervous
to really get down
but my body yearned to be free
I got up on the floor and thought
somebody could choose me
No more standin' there beside the walls
I done got myself together baby
and now I'm havin' a ball
As long as you're groovin'
there's always a chance
somebody watches
might wanna make romance
Move your body, ooo baby, you dance all night
to the groove and feel alright
Everybody's groovin' on like a fool
But if you see me spread out and let me in
Baby just party high and low
Let me step into your erotic zone
Move it up
Turn it 'round
ooo Shake it down
OOWWWW
You can love me when you want to babe
This is such a groovy party baby
We're here face to face
Everybody's swingin'
This is such a groovy place
All the young ladies are so fine!
You're movin your body easy with no doubts
I know what you thinkin' baby
you wanna turn me out
Think I'm gonna let you do it babe

Keep on dancin'
You got to get it
Got to give it up
(repeat until end)

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Pleasures of the Harbor
By Phil Ochs

E - A B7
And the ship sets the sail
G#m
They've lived the tale
C#m F#m
To carry to the shore
A6 E
Straining at the oars
G#7 C#m
Or staring from the rail
E -A B7
And the sea bids farewell
G#m
She waves in swells
C#m F#m
And sends them on their way
A6 E
Time has been her pay
G#7 C#m
And time will have to tell
A G#m
Soon your sailing will be over
D E B C#m
Come and take the pleasures of the har - bor

And the anchor hits the sand
The hungry hands
Have tied them to the port
The hour will be short
For leisure on the land
And the girls scent the air
They seem so fair
With paint on their face
Soft is their embrace
to lead them up the stairs
Soon your sailing will be over
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor

In the room dark and dim
Touch of skin
He asks her of her name
She answers with no shame
And not a sense of sin
Until the fingers draw the blinds
Sip of wine
The cigarette of doubt
The candle is blown out
The darkness is so kind
Soon your sailing will be over
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor

And the shadows frame the light
Same old sight
Thrill has blown away
Now all alone they lay
Two strangers in the night
Till his heart skips a beat
He's on his feet
To shipmates he must join
She's counting up the coins
He's swallowed by the street
Soon your sailing will be over
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor

In the bar hangs a cloud
The whiskey's loud
There's laughter in their eyes
The lonely in disguse
Are clinging to the crowd
And the bottle fills the glass
The haze is fast
He's trembling for the taste
Of passion gone to waste
In memories of the past
Soon your sailing will be over
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor

In the alley, red with rain
Cry of pain
For love was but a smile
Teasing all the while
Now dancing down the drain
'Till the boys reach the dock
They gently mock
Lift him on their backs
Lay him on his rack
And leave beneath the light
Soon your sailing will be over
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor

And the ship sets the sail
They've lived the tale
To carry from the shore
Straining at the oars
Or staring from the rail
And the sea bids farewell
She waves in swells
And sends them on their way
Time has been her pay
And time will have to tell
Soon your sailing will be over
Come and take the pleasures of the harbor

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Love Marvin Gaye, hbg, especially "I Heard it Through the Grapevine."

Goodnight, Canada.

edgar, Some lines from Phil och songs just leap out at you, right?

"...the hungry hands have tied them to the port..." Thanks, Texas.

Well, all, like hamburger, it's time for me to say goodnight, and in memory of Merv Griffin who once did this song, I will make it my
song for the evening.

(Nacio H. Brown, Gus Kahn)

You
Stepped out of a dream,
You are too wonderful
To be what you seem.

Could there be eyes like yours?
Could there be lips like yours?
Could there be smiles like yours,
Honest and truly?

You
Stepped out of a cloud,
I want to take you away
Away from the crowd,
And have you all to myself,
Alone and apart.
Out of a dream
Safe into my heart.

~interlude~

You
Stepped out of a cloud,
I want to take you away
Away from the crowd,
And have you all to myself,
Alone and apart.
Out of a dream,
Safe into my heart...
Wa-dee-la-la
Out of a dream!

I know that I will see you all tomorrow.

From Letty with love

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Been 30 yrs since Elvis died.

Elvis Presley
If I Can Dream

(words & music by brown)

There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
If I can dream of a better land
Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true

There must be peace and understanding sometime
Strong winds of promise that will blow away
All the doubt and fear
If I can dream of a warmer sun
Where hope keeps shining on everyone
Tell me why, oh why, oh why wont that sun appear

Were lost in a cloud
With too much rain
Were trapped in a world
That's troubled with pain
But as long as a man
Has the strength to dream
He can redeem his soul and fly

Deep in my heart there's a trembling question
Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow
Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle
And while I can think, while I can talk
While I can stand, while I can walk
While I can dream, please let my dream
Come true, right now
Let it come true right now
Oh yeah

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Good morning, WA2K Radio fans and contributors

Well, edgar, it's hard to believe that Elvis had such a short life and yet lives on through his music and impersonators. (where's Stray Cat?)

Somehow, folks, I knew that the following song had the same melody as O Sole Mio, so let's listen to Mr. Presley sing it, shall we?

(Based on the tune "O Sole Mio")

It's now or never, come hold me tight,
kiss me my darling, be mine tonight.
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never, my love won't wait.

When I first saw you with your smile so tender,
my heart was captured, my soul surrendered.
I'd spend a lifetime waiting for the right time,
now that you `re near the time is here at last.

It's now or never, come hold me tight,
kiss me my darling, be mine tonight.
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never, my love won't wait.

Just like a willow, we would cry an ocean,
if we lost true love and sweet devotion.
Your lips excite me, let your arms invite me,
for who knows when we'll meet again this way.

It's now or never, come hold me tight,
kiss me my darling, be mine tonight.
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never, my love won't wait.

it's now or never, my love won't wait,
it's now or never, my love won't wait,
it's now or never, my love won't wait.

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Good Morning WA2K. Smile

Remembering August 13 celebrities: Bert Lahr, Alfred Hitchcock and Don Ho:

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and wishing a Happy 56th to Dan Fogelberg:

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Probably my favorite Fogelberg song because my daughter, a friend and his son and I had so much fun recording it on tape - and, it's a beautiful song.

Born in the valley
And raised in the trees
Of Western Kentucky
On wobbly knees
With mama beside you
To help you along
You'll soon be a growing up strong.

All the long, lazy mornings
In pastures of green
The sun on your withers
The wind in your mane
Could never prepare you
For what lies ahead
The run for the roses so red --

And it's run for the roses
As fast as you can
Your fate is delivered
Your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime
In a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined
In the dance
It's high time you joined
In the dance --

From sire to sire
It's born in the blood
The fire of a mare
And the strength of a stud
It's breeding and it's training
And it's something unknown
That drives you and carries
You home.

And it's run for the roses
As fast as you can
Your fate is delivered
Your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime
In a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined
In the dance
It's high time you joined
In the dance --

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