While I have opted out of the Spontaneous Poems thread, at least for now, there are some good verses getting posted there.
Check these.
Good morning, WA2K folks. The cold awakened me this morning. It's 42 degrees F here.
Hey, edgar, it doesn't matter that a verse was omitted as we always get the feel of Harry Belafonte's "name" message.
Just took a look at the poetry of act, and I found it to be really different with one exception. He referenced Poe and Dylan Thomas, and that was quite clever, Texas.
Today is the birthday of Roger Miller, so let's play this one by him.
Lady America
love your Mississippi, I love the way she flows
I love your Rocky Mountains for your gentle winds and snows
I love you California for your beauty girls and wine
Lady America, I love you cos you're mine
I love old New York city, she's been good to me at times
Like the time I couldn't call my mama cos I didn't have a dime
Lord I love I love I love you and I want to tell you one more time
Lady America, I love you cos you're mine
My mind keeps going back to Oklahoma
It's my home and where I come from
Life is living and I've done some
Love I love you and I want to tell you one more time
Lady America, I love you cos you're mine
My mind keeps going back to Oklahoma
It's my home and where I come from
Life is living and I've done some
Love I love you and I want to tell you one more time
Lady America, I love you cos you're mine.
And, folks, in the words of Langston Huges, "Let America be America again."
Julius La Rosa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born January 2, 1930 (1930-01-02) (age 78), Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre(s) Traditional Pop
Years active 1951-1972
Label(s) Cadence
Website Official Julius La Rosa Web site
Julius La Rosa (born January 2, 1930) is an American pop singer, whose reputation as a respectful and crafty interpreter of traditional pop music is still overshadowed by his controversial on-the-air firing from Arthur Godfrey's television show in 1953.
Early years and big break
La Rosa was born in Brooklyn, New York. He joined the United States Navy after finishing high school, becoming a radioman who sang informally. The young sailor's Navy buddies managed to promote him to Godfrey---at the time one of America's leading radio and television personalities, and himself a Naval Reserve officer, whom the Navy often accommodated as a nod to the good publicity he gave the service. Godfrey, for his part, was impressed by La Rosa's singing and had him flown to New York to appear on his television show, with Godfrey ending the spot by saying, "When Julie gets out of the Navy he'll come back to see us." It was, as La Rosa discovered soon enough, a bona-fide job offer.
Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
Discharged from the Navy on a Friday, La Rosa went to Godfrey on the following Monday, and a week later he appeared on Godfrey's variety show. He was a regular on both the morning Arthur Godfrey Time and the Wednesday night variety show Arthur Godfrey and His Friends. La Rosa's tenure lasted from November 19, 1951 to October 19, 1953. He was one of a number of regulars on the show, including Frank Parker, announcer Tony Marvin, Haleloke, The McGuire Sisters, The Mariners, Marion Marlowe and Godfrey's bandleader, Archie Bleyer. He also worked on other Godfrey shows during the week, and other engagements on weekends. Like the other "Little Godfreys," as the cast members were known, Godfrey discouraged La Rosa from hiring a manager or booking agent, preferring to have his staff coordinate and negotiate on La Rosa's behalf.
When Bleyer formed Cadence Records in 1952, the first performer signed was La Rosa. Cadence's first single, which was also La Rosa's first recording, was "Anywhere I Wander." It reached the top 30 on the charts, and his next recording, "My Lady Loves To Dance," was a moderate success, but La Rosa would hit gold with his third recording, "Eh, Cumpari" in 1953. It hit #1 on the Cash Box chart and #2 on the Billboard chart, and La Rosa got an award as the best new male vocalist of 1953. He became the beloved "son" in the Godfrey family---for the time being, anyway.
"That was Julie's swan song"
La Rosa's popularity grew exponentially, and his ego grew to some extent as well. At one point, La Rosa's fan mail eclipsed Godfrey's. Godfrey, too, underwent changes. In mid-1953 he underwent an early form of hip replacement surgery. When he returned to the show, he began to exhibit some erratic behavior. Though he could be truculent, this side of him began to dominate his management of the shows. He also noticed a sense of laziness and egotism among his cast members. This behavior carried on into his Talent Scouts broadcast. He canceled one show because he felt the talent on the show that night was not up to his standards.
Like other "Little Godfreys," La Rosa was required by Godfrey to take ballet lessons, supposedly so they could move with more polish onstage, particularly on the Arthur Godfrey and His Friends variety show, where dance numbers were common. A family emergency forced La Rosa to miss a lesson. Godfrey responded by posting a memo informing La Rosa he wouldn't be needed on the show since he missed the ballet class. La Rosa, upset, tried to talk to Godfrey who ignored him. He then hired his own agent and manager: Tommy Rockwell, considered one of the best in show business. Since Godfrey refused to deal with agents or managers, insisting he would never get his shows broadcast if he had to deal with a multitude of handlers, La Rosa had painted himself into a corner.
When Godfrey received a notification letter from Rockwell regarding La Rosa's representation, he became enraged at what he felt was disloyalty. During a consultation with CBS President Frank Stanton, he suggested Godfrey release La Rosa on the air, though it remains unclear whether Stanton intended Godfrey to do so without first advising La Rosa. On the morning of October 19, after La Rosa had finished singing "Manhattan" on Arthur Godfrey Time, Godfrey fired him on the air, announcing, "that was Julie's swan song with us." Unaware the firing was coming (or even what the phrase "swan song" meant), La Rosa tearfully met with Godfrey after the broadcast and thanked him for giving him his "break." La Rosa was then met at Godfrey's offices by his lawyer, manager and some reporters. The singer claimed he was "bewildered" by the events (Godfrey was quoted as saying, "Somebody must have told Julie to say that---he wouldn't know the meaning of a word that big"), but Rockwell was highly critical of Godfrey's behavior, angrily citing La Rosa's public humiliation.
The following day, Godfrey, amazed by the angry public response to La Rosa's firing, held his own press conference in rebuttal, alleging that La Rosa had lost the "humility" he had when he first hired him and in fact had requested he be released, a detail that would become a bone of contention between the two. A few days later, Godfrey, featured on an episode of the CBS interview show Person to Person hosted by Edward R. Murrow, was questioned by Murrow about the way he fired La Rosa. In response, Godfrey rambled through a monologue that made little sense.
Godfrey claimed La Rosa had requested release from his contract, the reason he'd consulted Stanton about him in the first place. La Rosa flatly denied this. Some, however, say Godfrey simply called Stanton to angrily report La Rosa's apostasy in hiring a manager and agent. Stanton, for his part, never substantiated Godfrey's claims that La Rosa wanted to leave, claims which came from Godfrey alone. The CBS executive said at the time that Godfrey contacted him, that Stanton suggested announcing La Rosa's departure on the air, a far cry from suggesting he be "dismissed on the air" per se. Stanton also declared that "maybe (the entire strategy) was a mistake." Rumors also circulated La Rosa had incurred Godfrey's wrath because of jealousy for dating Dorothy McGuire of the McGuire Sisters; Godfrey was said in this rumor to be particularly fond of her.
Given the blend of aw-shucks earthiness and ego Godfrey regularly showed on his broadcasts, traits audiences considered part of his appeal, the La Rosa firing forever altered the public perception of Godfrey, making his declarations the singer had "lost his humility" seem disingenuous and hypocritical given Godfrey's undeniable ego. Over time, the more Godfrey addressed the subject, even though he was careful to praise La Rosa, the more the host damaged his beloved public image. The matter might have faded sooner had Godfrey simply quit discussing it. Comedians began working the phrase "no humility" into their routines, essentially holding Godfrey up to public ridicule for the first time in his career, while La Rosa appeared the wronged, righteous victim. Singer Ruth Wallis, known for her raunchy double entendre novelties, recorded "Dear Mr. Godfrey," a biting satire on the matter, which made it to #25 on the Billboard charts in November of 1953. Days after firing La Rosa, Godfrey also fired bandleader Archie Bleyer, owner of La Rosa's label Cadence Records.
Firing haunts career
The firing did not hurt La Rosa's career in the short run, however. Immediately afterwards, "Eh, Cumpari" became a major hit, followed by "Domani." Ed Sullivan immediately signed La Rosa for appearances on his CBS Toast of the Town TV variety show, which sparked a nasty feud between him and Godfrey. La Rosa's first appearance on Toast of the Town following the firing got a 47.9 Trendex rating, and La Rosa would appear 12 more times on Sullivan's show that year. Sullivan compounded the animosity by signing other "Little Godfreys" who'd been fired, declaring that if Godfrey were fired, Sullivan would try to sign him as well. The ongoing controversies and subsequent firings of other "Little Godfreys," as well as some of Godfrey's controversial antics while piloting his airplanes, damaged Godfrey's public reputation though he remained a regular TV personality until 1959 and on radio until 1972. Only his successful 1959 battle with lung cancer softened his negative image.
La Rosa, who worked in musical comedy and nightclubs, was incessantly questioned about the firing through the remainder of his career. He eventually moved on to a long-time disk jockey position at New York's WNEW and continued to sing and occasionally record. The Godfrey affair always remained close by, though in later years, as Godfrey was all but forgotten except by nostalgia and vintage broadcasting buffs, a mature, seasoned La Rosa established himself as a fine singer of American popular tunes in the mold of Tony Bennett.
In 1980 Godfrey's advisors, aware that Godfrey had wanted to return to television, tried to organize a reunion show of the old Godfrey cast that would feature as its high point, Godfrey's public reconciliation with La Rosa. La Rosa, who had met Godfrey cordially on the streets of Manhattan some years earlier, agreed to the idea. But at a preliminary meeting Godfrey, unable to let go of the past, foolishly revisited his claim La Rosa had requested to be released from the show. When La Rosa again denied that and reminded Godfrey of the events as he recalled them, Godfrey exploded. La Rosa walked out of the office, ending the meeting. The reunion never took place. Godfrey died in 1983.
After Godfrey
La Rosa had a three times a week television series, The Julius La Rosa Show, during the summer of 1955, featuring Russ Case and his Orchestra. The short-lived series lasted only 13 weeks.
In the 1980s, Julius La Rosa had something of a return when he appeared in a non-contract, recurring role in the NBC soap opera Another World. He has also been a frequent contributor to comedian Jerry Lewis's marathon annual Labor Day telethon programs for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, often hosting the New York outpost of the shows.
La Rosa today
La Rosa has tired of revisiting the Godfrey affair, in part because it's been rehashed so many times, but he's been known to declare publicly that Godfrey was indeed his discoverer and the individual who made his career, but always adding, "he wasn't a very nice man." The Godfrey affair may shadow him, but the acclaim his singing has engendered in recent years prove that the talent Godfrey originally saw indeed was real. La Rosa, superbly profiled by Gene Lees some years ago, has continued to work clubs and record albums that show his greater maturity and skills as a jazz vocalist, talents honed over half a century.
Roger Miller
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 - October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known for his 1965 hits King of the Road and "Dang Me."
Life and work
Roger Miller, the youngest of three boys, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Laudene Holt Miller (mother) and father Jean Miller. Jean died when Roger was only a year old, and he was subsequently sent to live with his aunt and uncle, Elmer and Armelia Miller, in Erick, Oklahoma.
Miller had a lonely and unhappy childhood. Heavily influenced by the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights and the Light Crust Doughboys on Fort Worth radio, he desperately wanted to be a singer-songwriter. When he was 17 he stole a guitar, but turned himself in and chose to join the Army rather than go to jail. He later quipped, "My education was Korea, Clash of '52." Upon leaving the army, he went to Nashville to work on his music career. In 1959 he wrote his first number-one song, "Billy Bayou" recorded by Jim Reeves.
Although usually grouped with country music singers, Miller's unique style defies easy classification. He had a string of pop hits in the 1960s, and also his own TV show in 1966. Many of his recordings were humorous novelty songs with whimsical lyrics, coupled with scat singing or vocalese riffs filled with nonsense syllables. Others were sincere ballads, which also caught the public's fancy, none more so than his signature song, "King of the Road", a major 1965 hit, about a presumed hobo who relishes his life and freedom, riding the rails.
Miller wrote and performed three songs in the 1973 animated Robin Hood film as the rooster/minstrel Alan-a-Dale. (One of these songs was later sampled and sped up to form the basis of the Hampster Dance.) In the 1970s, Miller appeared in ads for Monroe shock absorbers, backed by a re-recording of "King of the Road".
Miller was married to Mary Arnold, who herself was a musician, a member of Kenny Rogers' backing band, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. Band leader Kenny Rogers introduced the two. Arnold now manages Miller's estate.
His eldest son, Dean Miller, is a singer-songwriter in his own right. Roger's Christmas song "Old Toy Trains" was written about his son who was only 2 years old when the song came out in 1967.
Miller provided the voice of Speiltoe, the equine narrator of the Rankin-Bass holiday special Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977).
A lifelong cigarette smoker, Miller died of lung and throat cancer in 1992. In a TV interview, he once explained that he composed his songs from "bits and pieces" of ideas he wrote on scraps of paper. When asked what he did with the unused bits and pieces, he half-joked, "I smoke 'em!" One of his songs, "A Man Can't Quit", centered on the subject of addiction to cigarettes.
In addition to 11 Grammy Awards, Roger Miller won Broadway's Tony award for writing the music and lyrics for Big River, which won a total of 7 Tonys including best musical in 1985.
He was voted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1995. In Erick, Oklahoma where he grew up, a thoroughfare was renamed "Roger Miller Boulevard."
A high-pitched sample of his song Whistle Stop was used as the musical accompaniment for the internet phenomenon the hampsterdance.
The chorus of one of his songs, "England Swings", was used for the 1998 BBC radio program, 15 Minutes of Misery. The song was also featured in the 2003 movie Shanghai Knights.
In his 1997 autobiography Johnny Cash compared Miller's bass vocal range favorably with his own, saying it was the closest to his own that he had heard.
Miller ranked #23 in CMT's 40 Greatest Men in Country Music in 2003.
In early 2006, Roger Miller's 1967 single "Walkin' In The Sunshine" was featured in a Mastercard commercial.
In Sean Penn's 2007 critically acclaimed Golden Globe nominated film Into The Wild, The true story of Christopher Mccandless, Roger Miller's song King Of The Road can be heard, and is also mentioned in a letter from the main character.
Hey Letty,
More apologies from Copenhagen.
The "update" bit got totally screwed due to a huge communal relocation of our studio (16 artists with over 10 years of accumulated junk), then Christmas away from wood and now influenza.
Sheesh, it´s the worst New Year I´ve ever had.
Quarteto em Cy cheer me up though. Those harmonies lift me out of my chair.
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born January 2, 1968 (1968-01-02) (age 40)
The Bronx, New York
Spouse(s) Sara Kapfer (1994-present)
[show]Awards
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
1996 Jerry Maguire
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1996 Jerry Maguire
Cuba Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award-winning American actor.
Personal life
Gooding was born in The Bronx, New York, the son of Shirley, a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient.[1] He has a brother, fellow actor, Omar Gooding. His family moved to Los Angeles after Gooding, Sr.'s music group had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972; the elder Gooding abandoned his family two years later. He became a born-again Christian at age 13.[2] Gooding was raised by his mother and attended four different high schools (including North Hollywood High School, Tustin High School, Apple Valley High School, and John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills in Los Angeles). He served as class president in three of them. During his appearance on the The Howard Stern Show, Gooding, Jr. revealed that after his father had left, his family lived in hotels throughout Los Angeles.
Gooding has been married to Sara Kapfer since 1994; the two have known each other since 1986. Together, they have three children: sons Spencer Gooding, born in 1994 and Mason Gooding, born in 1996; and a daughter, Piper Gooding, born in 2005.
Career
Gooding first appeared in a commercial for the clothing line Bugle Boy during the 1980's. His first major film role was in director John Singleton's 1991 film, Boyz N The Hood, a well-reviewed film about inner city youths. Prior to this, he had appeared in many TV shows, including a recurring role on MacGyver. He also had a very minor part in the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America.
Following the success of Boyz N The Hood, he was cast in a series of roles, both leading and supporting, including the 1996 film, Jerry Maguire, for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Gooding Produced The murder mystery A Murder of Crows with longtime friend and partner Derek Broes and the movie has gained cult status among murder mystery buffs. Gooding's subsequent career has included box office successes like Men of Honor (2000), Snow Dogs (2002), and a supporting role as Navy Cross awardee Dorie Miller in the 2001 film, Pearl Harbor.
In 2006, Gooding appeared in the crime drama Dirty, which received a limited theatrical release, as well as the direct-to-DVD, 24-esque political drama End Game playing a Secret Service agent who uncovers a conspiracy after a presidential assassination. He hosted the 37th Annual NAACP Image Awards.[3] After a string of comedies that were mostly disliked by critics, Gooding has vowed to never appear in another comedy, saying that he "thought people wanted me to make them laugh, but I was wrong on so many levels. I try to take all my energy and take it into comedy, and that's when I'm terrible".[4] Since that statement in March 2006, Gooding appeared in two comedy films in 2007: Norbit and Daddy Day Camp. He also currently appears in advertisements for Hanes underwear with former NBA star Michael Jordan.
Pilot Checklist
After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a gripe sheet which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some maintenance complaints submitted by pilots and the solutions recorded by maintenance engineers. By the way, the airline these came from is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.
Pilot: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
Engineers: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
Pilot: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
Engineers: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
Pilot: Something loose in cockpit.
Engineers: Something tightened in cockpit.
Pilot: Dead bugs on windshield.
Engineers: Live bugs on back-order.
Pilot: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
Engineers: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
Pilot: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
Engineers: Evidence removed.
Pilot: DME volume unbelievably loud.
Engineers: DME volume set to more believable level.
Pilot: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
Engineers: That's what friction locks are for.
Pilot: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
Engineers: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
Pilot: Suspected crack in windshield.
Engineers: Suspect you're right.
Pilot: Number 3 engine missing.
Engineers: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
Pilot: Aircraft handles funny.
Engineers: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
Pilot: Target radar hums.
Engineers: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
Pilot: Mouse in cockpit.
Engineers: Cat installed.
Pilot: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
Engineers: Took hammer away from midget
Well, listeners, in order of their appearance, let me first thank our Raggedy for the great songs from Roger's Big River. Fantastic, PA, and I had no idea that he did a show based on Mark Twain's Huck Finn. Loved both the songs, puppy.
My goodness, hebba, I am so very sorry that you were laid up for the holidays. Hope you are somewhat better now and that your sculptures will continue to bring us delight. Welcome back, honey. Here's your "Quartet in C" which is fantastic, Denmark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUvTXxZSfKE
Well, BioBob, as usual we appreciate your celeb background info and the discourse between the pilots and the engineers. Thanks, Boston.
I had no idea, folks, that La Rosa did the following song, but I love it.
Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari
Chi si sona? U friscalettu
E comu si sona u friscalettu?
U friscalette, tipiti tipiti tam
E cumpari, ci vo sunari
Chi si sona? U saxofona
E comu si sona u saxofona?
Tu tu tu tu u saxofona
U friscalette, tipiti tipiti tam
E cumpari, ci vo sunari
Chi si sona? U mandolinu
E comu si sona u mandolinu?
A pling a pling, u mandulin
Tu tu tu tu u saxofona
U friscalette, tipiti tipiti tam
E cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Chi si sona? u viulinu
E comu si sona u viulinu?
A zing a zing, u viulin
A pling a pling, u mandulin
Tu tu tu tu u saxofona
U friscalette, tipiti tipiti tam
E cumpari, ci vo sunari?
Chi si sona? A la trumbetta
Ma comu si sona a la trumbetta?
Papapapa a la trumbetta
A zing a zing, u viulin
A pling a pling, u mandulin
Tu tu tu tu u saxofona
U friscalette, tipiti tipiti tam
E compari, ci vo sunari?
Chi si sona? A la trombona
Ma comu si sona a la trombona
A fumma a fumma a la trombona
Pa-pa pa-pa pa la trumbetta
A zing a zing, u viulin
A pling a pling, u mandulin
Tu tu tu tu u saxofona
U friscalette, tipiti tipiti tam
Tipiti tipiti
Tipiti tipiti tam
As least we can recognize the instruments.
Ah, Raggedy, what a lovely trio of notables. We love the things that you put in our picture gallery here at WA2K. Thanks, again.
Well, folks, we have heard Italian and Portuguese, so how about another song by Cuba (no, not Spanish)in English.
If Hope Dies-RIP
It's amazing that five lives have.
Revolved around this thing we've made.
More amazing still that we continue on today.
It's grown to be more than we could ever have hope.d
This thing's bigger than the lot of us.
There's so much more to this road.
I want to see it all with you.
This passion still burns.
I don't want to sever these ties.
These are the times of our lives.
This is the time that binds.
This is our lifeline.
This is something that I'll always hold dear to my heart.
That I'll always remember.
Dear to my heart.
This is something that I'll always hold dear to my heart.
There's no mistaking.
What we have is worth saving.
Some of my greatest memories have come out of this.
There's no mistaking.
What we have is worth saving.
To think that it all could have been cast aside.
There's so much more to that road.
It stretches on for miles.
I want to see it all with you.
This passion, it still burns.
I don't want to sever these ties.
These are the times of our lives.
This is the tie that binds.
This is our lifeline.
This is something that I'll always hold dear to my heart.
This is something that I'll never forget.
This is something that I'll always hold dear to my heart.
There's so much more to that road
It stretches on for miles.
We've got much longer to go.
Because this passion still burns.
good evening listeners !
i still have the SPIKE JONES cd's sitting on the player - so let's make some NOISE !
hbg
Quote:That old black magic has me in its spell
The old black magic that you weave so well.
Those icy fingers up and down my spine.
That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.
That same old tingle that I feel inside
And then that elevator starts its ride.
Down and down I go.
Round and round I go.
Like a leaf that's caught in the tide.
I stay away. Oh what can I do?
I hear your name and I'm aflame.
A flame with such a burning desire
That only your kiss can put out the fire.
For you're the lover I've been waiting for.
The mate that fate had me created for.
And every time your lips meet mine
Darling down and down I go.
Round and round I go.
In a spin, loving the spin I'm in,
Under that old black magic called love.
Love that song, hbg. Did you know that Johnny Mercer wrote it? Clint Eastwood and Kevin Spacey also sang it.
Here's one of my very favorites from James Taylor, y'all, but this version is by someone else
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now
Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEGWbab4CZk&NR=1
Who is that guy? He is great!
Can't Buy Me Love
[Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
Can't buy me lo-ove, lo-ove
Can't buy me lo-ove
I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend
If it makes you feel all right
I'll get you anything my friend
If it makes you feel all right
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love
I'll give you all I've got to give
If you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give
What I've got I'll give to you
I don't care too much for money
money can't buy me love
Can't buy me lo-ove
Everybody tells me so
Can't buy me lo-ove
No, no , no, no
Say you don't need no diamond ring
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love
Can't buy me lo-ove
Everybody tells me so
Can't buy me lo-ove
No, no , no, no
Say you don't need no diamond ring
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love
Can't buy me lo-ove, lo-ove
Can't buy me lo-o-ove
Hey, edgar. Know that one, Texas. Thanks for two of the Fab Four.
Well, folks, I found out that someone, an Oriental I think, did that version of Fire and Rain. He calls himself Fargenbastich. UhOh! I think I just got it.
Well here is my goodnight song by the real James Taylor, all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mhfAO0aYMg
A perfecut lullabye.
From Letty with love
<sigh> that was lovely. Good night to you too, Letty.
Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.
It is 32 degrees here in my little corner of the world. The South is really in trouble via crops and citrus, etc. All I have to be concerned with is my hibiscus plant.
Tai, it is great to see you back with us, and tell your bro not to be such a stranger.
Dear James Taylor, folks. It is amazing that he is still performing. What a talent.
Somehow, I have really enjoyed listening to John Coltrane, so the song for the morning is "My One and Only Love". If I'm not mistaken, that was originally called Music from Beyond the Moon.
In the hush of night
While you're in my arms
I feel your lips so warm and tender
My one and only love
The touch of your hand is like heaven
A heaven that I've never known
The blush on your cheek
Whenever I speak
Tells me that you are my own
You fill my eager heart with
Such desire
Every kiss you give
Sets my soul on fire
I give myself in sweet surrender
My one and only love
The blush on your cheek
Whenever I speak
Tells me that you are my own
You fill my eager heart with
Such desire
Every kiss you give
Sets my soul on fire
I give myself in sweet surrender
My one and only love.
And from THE TRANE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecrE80rnjhw&feature=related
Get Off Of My Cloud
[Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards]
I live in an apartment
On the ninety-ninth floor of my block
And I sit at home looking out the window
Imagining the world has stopped
Then in flies a guy
Who's all dressed up like a Union Jack
And says, I've won five pounds
If I have his kind of detergent pack
I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd
On my cloud, baby
The telephone is ringing
I say, "Hi, it's me. Who is there on the line"
A voice says, "Hi, hello, how are you"
Well, I guess I'm doin' fine
He says, "It's three a.m.
There's too much noise
Don't you people ever wanna go to bed
Just 'cause you feel so good
Do you have to drive me out of my head"
I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd
On my cloud, baby
I was sick and tired
Fed up with this
And decided to take a drive downtown
It was so very queit and peaceful
There was nobody
Not a soul around
I laid myself out
I was so tired
And I started to dream
In the morning the parking tickets
Were just like a flag stuck on my window screen
I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd
On my cloud, baby
I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Hey! You! Get off of my cloud
Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd
Morning, edgar. Had to research the meaning of your song by The Stones, and found that it was a reaction to folks wanting them to stick with the following song.
Rolling Stones
Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm drivin' in my car
And that man comes on the radio
He's tellin' me more and more
About some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination
I can't get no, oh no no no
Hey hey hey, that's what I say
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm watchin' my TV
And that man comes on to tell me
How white my shirts can be
But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarrettes as me
I can't get no, oh no no no
Hey hey hey, that's what I say
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no girl reaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm ridin' round the world
And I'm doin' this and I'm signing that
And I'm tryin' to make some girl
Who tells me baby better come back later next week
'Cause you see I'm on losing streak
I can't get no, oh no no no
Hey hey hey, that's what I say
I can't get no, I can't get no
I can't get no satisfaction
No satisfaction, no satisfaction, no satisfaction
Hmmm. There was an attempt, I think, to ban that one.
