Here is my favorite Sunday morning sound. This is from the Stiftskirche in Herrenberg, about half an hour away from Balingen. They do concerts with the church bells. I was there with my parents last year in November. It is absolutely wonderful.
Hi Urs, good to see you. In New Haven, Yale University has a carillon that will play a huge variety. It is one of my favorite things and church bells are right up there with it.
I saw Letty on another thread and realized that I hadn't dropped in for a visit in a long time. So tonight, while thinking about Billie Holiday, I will post the lyrics to three of her songs:
Billie Holiday » Darn That Dream
Jimmy van heusen / edgar de lange
Darn that dream
I dream each night
You say you love me and hold me tight
But when I awake and youre out of sight
Oh, darn that dream
Darn your lips and darn your eyes
They lift me high above the moonlit sky
Then I tumble out of paradise
Oh, darn that dream
Darn that one track mind of mine
It cant understand that you dont care
Just to change the mood Im in
Id welcome a nice old nightmare
Darn that dream
And bless it too
Without that dream I never have you
But it haunts me and it wont come true
Oh, darn that dream
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Billie Holiday » A Sailboat In The Moonlight
A sailboat in the moonlight
And you
Wouldnt that be heaven
A heaven just for two
A soft breeze on a june night and you
What a perfect setting
For letting dreams come true
A chance to sail away
To sweetheart bay
Beneath the stars that shine
A chance to drift
For you to lift
Your tender lips to mine
Some things dear
That I long for are few
Just give me a sailboat in the moonlight and you
A chance to sail away
To sweetheart bay
Beneath the stars that shine
A chance to drift
For you to lift
Your tender lips to mine
Some things dear
That I long for are few
Just give me a sailboat in the moonlight and you
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Billie Holiday » (I'M AFFRAID) THE MASQUERADE IS OVER
My blue horizon is turning gray
And my dreams are drifting away
Your eyes don't shine like they used to shine
And the thrill is gone when your lips meet mine
I'm affraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
Your love and so is love
I guess I'll have to play Pagliacci and get myself a clown's disguise
And learn to laugh like Pagliacci with tears in my eyes
You look the same
You're a lot the same
But my heart says "No, no, you're not the same"
I'm affraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
Your words don't mean what they used to me
They were once inspired, now they're just routine
I'm affraid the masquerade is over
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 05:05 am
Good morning Letty and Diane! You're up early!
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 05:05 am
Diane, Welcome back, honey. Love Lady Day, and I made a big mistake with the bells thing. I hope this is the correct one.
What an interesting story. It reads like a "who's who" of modern Jazz. Stan Getz's brand of Jazz is the Jazz that is classic and the kind I love! Born and raised on Dixieland Jazz, in New Orleans, I really came to resent it in the turbulent 60's, got away from it, but now, I'm enjoying both, especially pieces, that are upbeat, (not too slow and draggy).
I also remember a period, called the "beat" decade of the 50's, when adults wore sunglasses and black berets, snapped thier fingers, while someone read poetry! Now THEY, were hip and cool, to a 10 year old, like me, back in '54! I was very impressionable and loved a piece called "That old Black Magic", sung by a husband and wife team. Can't remember thier names. I thought she was stunning, with her jet black page boy. She was soooo coool! I could mimic almost any voice back then. Missed my calling by not going into show business, so when I married and had kids, they became my audience!
To this day, my kids, think I'm a brilliant, talented, but nutty mother! My son, likens me to the group, "Arrested Development's" song, "Mama's always on stage"! Th elyrics are really funny and so me! Thanks, so much for publishing Stan Getz's life. It conjured up beautiful memories, for me.
Now, since I live in the NY/NJ area, you know who I'm rooting for today; the NY Giants! Win or lose, what's a good "loser's" song? "We are the Champions", seem to be every "winner's song! :wink:
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 11:58 am
Robert Earl Jones
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Birth name Robert Earl Henry Jones
Born February 3, 1904(1904-02-03)
Senatobia, Mississippi, U.S.
Died September 7, 2006 (aged 102)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Other name(s) Earl Jones
Years active 1955 - 1993
Spouse(s) Ruth Williams
Ruth Connolly
Children James Earl Jones
Robert Earl Jones (February 3, 1904 - September 7, 2006) was an American actor and the father of actor James Earl Jones. While born in Mississippi, the actual location of Jones's birth is unclear as some sources indicate Senatobia,[1] while others suggest nearby Coldwater.[2] Additionally, his date of his birth has been reported by different sources as anywhere from 1900 to 1911. Although the United States Social Security Administration lists Jones's birth as 1910, according to the family bible the actual birthdate was 1904, and the discrepancy occurred while promoting Jone's boxing career in an attempt to make him appear younger.[3]
Roots in the Harlem Renaissance
Jones was a grade-school dropout and a sharecropper before making his way, via Chicago, to New York City and a career on stage and in film. Altogether Jones appeared in more than twenty films, including The Cotton Club (1984) and The Sting (1973). Jones was a living link with the Harlem renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, having worked with Langston Hughes early in his career. After moving to New York in the 1930s (after a short career as a prize fighter in Chicago where champion Joe Louis used him as a sparring partner), Jones worked with young people on the Works Progress Administration, the largest New Deal agency, through which he met Langston Hughes, who cast him in his 1938 play, Don't You Want to Be Free?
Jones told the New York Times in 1974:
"It was kind of natural. Langston Hughes' aunt, Toy Harper, taught me how to read my first poem: 'I am a Negro black as the night is black/ Black like the depth of my Africa' and several other poems. It was poetic drama, put together by several of his poems. We linked them together by a narrative, and I was that narrator.
Stage and screen career
Jones' career started in 1939 with a small role as a detective Lying Lips (1939). Jones acted mostly in crime movies and dramas after that, with such highlights as Cold River and One Potato, Two Potato. Jones also appeared in several other noted films over the span of his career : Witness, Trading Places, and The Cotton Club. In 1973, Jones appeared in the Best-Picture-Winner The Sting, as an aging grifter ("Luther Coleman"), whose con on an unsuspecting griftee (played by James Sloyan) is requited with murder and leads to "the sting" by fellow con-men and grifters in the film. Although he never achieved the fame enjoyed by his son, James, Jones found a comfortable niche in Hollywood with steady work from the 1960s through the early 1990s.
Toward the end of his life, Jones was noted for his stage portrayal of Creon in a 1988 musical version of the Oedipus legend, The Gospel at Colonus. He also made appearances in the long-running TV shows Lou Grant and Kojak. His last film was in the 1992 drama Rain Without Thunder. One of his last stage roles was, a 1991 adaptation by another figure from the Harlem renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston of Mule Bone.
Though blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s, he was ultimately honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the U.S. National Black Theatre Festival.
Personal life
Jones was a boxer and ran in marathons in addition to his acting. The Amsterdam News reported that Jones ran several marathons including the 1996 New York City Marathon at the age of 92.
Jones died at his home in 2006, in Englewood, New Jersey of natural causes
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 12:00 pm
Joey Bishop
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birth name Joseph Abraham Gottlieb
Born February 3, 1918(1918-02-03)
Bronx, New York, United States
Died October 17, 2007 (aged 89)
Newport Beach, California, United States
Spouse(s) Sylvia Ruzga (1941 - 1999; 1 son)
Joey Bishop (February 3, 1918 - October 17, 2007) was an American entertainer who was perhaps best known for being a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin. Bishop appeared on television as early as 1948 and was a frequent guest on television talk shows, game shows, and comedy shows. He is listed as #96 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time.
Biography
Personal life
Bishop, the youngest of five children, was born as Joseph Abraham Gottlieb in the Bronx, New York, the son of Anna and Jacob Gottlieb, Jewish immigrants from central Europe.[1][2] His father was a bicycle repairman.[3] Bishop was raised in South Philadelphia.[3] In 1941, Bishop married Sylvia Ruzga, who died in 1999 from lung cancer; they had one son, Larry Bishop.
Career
Bishop began his career as part of a standup comedy act with his elder brother, Maury. He guest-hosted on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson more times than anyone else, and frequently appeared on Steve Allen and Jack Paar's previous versions of the show. He had his own television talk show, The Joey Bishop Show (1967-1969), a 90-minute late-night talk show on ABC. His co-host for this show was then-newcomer Regis Philbin. The Joey Bishop Show ran from 1961 until 1965 on both NBC and CBS; Bishop played a talk show host and Abby Dalton portrayed his wife. Bishop was portrayed in the 1998 TV movie The Rat Pack by comedian Bobby Slayton.
Death
Bishop died on October 17, 2007 at his home in Newport Beach, California. He was 89 years old. Bishop was the last living member of The Rat Pack and was also the longest-lived member.
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 12:02 pm
Shelley Berman
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Sheldon "Shelley" Berman (born February 3, 1926) is an American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Berman's early years were filled with dreams of the stage. After numerous failed serious plays, Berman found himself with The Compass Players, an improv comedy troupe, where he found his first success. This troupe would later become The Second City.
He left the group in 1957 and created his own comedy style. Contrasting with the frenetic, ad libbed style popular at the time, Berman's act was perfectly timed and poignant, while remaining improvised. This would be expected, given his theater background.
His preferred mode of delivery was seated on a high stool at center stage, as opposed to his contemporaries, who tended to stalk the stage or prop themselves up on a piano or microphone stand. His honest, biting, satiric comedy style soon found its niche.
His 1959 debut album, Inside Shelley Berman, won the first non-music Grammy Award ever, and the cover of that album cemented his image as a skinny guy sitting on a high chair, cigarette in one hand and a microphone in the other. He was the first standup comedian to appear in Carnegie Hall, and went on to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show over 20 times, The Jack Paar Show, and numerous other variety and TV specials throughout the 1960s.
Berman's Broadway theatre credits include The Girls Against the Boys and A Family Affair.
In 1963, Berman allowed NBC cameras to film him for months for a documentary. During this time, Berman, known as meticulous performer, handled it like a pro when during his act a phone rang backstage. He did, however, chide his road manager that the backstage phones should be off the hook while he was performing.
A few nights later, the backstage phone rang again at the emotional finale of a piece about his father. Again he dealt with it like a trouper, but upon getting backstage he lost his temper and the camera caught his outburst. The documentary Comedian Backstage was edited to play up the outburst. The documentary had been screened by Berman and his people and there was no disapproval of the content on their part.
When it aired in March 1963, however, the public reaction to the distorted picture the documentary drew put his career into a tailspin. For decades he had trouble getting work and when he did the pay was nothing like what he had previously achieved. In 1975, news of his son's brain tumor (which caused the boy's death within 18 months) put a further strain on Berman's personal and professional life.
By 1989, he had returned to comedy by taking small roles. In 1995, Berman released a new live comedy album called Live Again! At the Improv. Since then, he has been part of numerous projects, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Boston Legal, Friends, Arli$$, King of Queens, The Bernie Mac Show and Meet the Fockers.
Since 1982, Berman has been teaching in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California, in the subject of Writing Humor, Literary and Dramatic. He has written three books, and continues to write and act. In 2006, he hosted the annual Chabad Telethon broadcast in several cities.
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 12:06 pm
Blythe Danner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birth name Blythe Katharine Danner
Born February 3, 1943 (1943-02-03) (age 65)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse(s) Bruce Paltrow (1969-2002) Widowed
[show]Awards
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series
2005, 2006 Huff
Tony Awards
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
1970 Butterflies Are Free
Blythe Katharine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an Emmy- and Tony Award-winning American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Biography
Early life
Danner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Katharine and Harry Earl Danner, a bank executive.[1] She has two brothers: opera singer/actor Harry Danner and violin maker William Moennig (half-brother). Danner, of part Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, attended George School, a private Quaker secondary school in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Bard College, where she graduated in 1965.[2]
Career
Danner first appeared on stage with the Theater Company of Boston and the Trinity Square Repertory Company (now Trinity Repertory Company) in Providence, Rhode Island. She first gained national attention at age 25 by winning the Theatre World Award for her performance in the Lincoln Center Rep's production of The Miser. In 1970, she appeared in her first film role, in a television production of Dr. Cook's Garden. Danner was a close friend of actor Christopher Reeve and appeared with him in several plays.
With her WASPy appearance and husky voice, Danner has most frequently been cast as a middle class or upper class wife, or more lately, matriarch; although in 1986 in Brighton Beach Memoirs, she portrayed a middle-aged Jewish woman, and in the 1982 TV movie Inside the Third Reich, she played the wife of Albert Speer. Her earliest starring film roles were opposite Alan Alda in To Kill a Clown (1972)[3] and in the title role of Lovin' Molly (1974), directed by Sidney Lumet. She has appeared in two films based on the novels of Pat Conroy, The Great Santini (1979) and The Prince of Tides (1991), as well as two television movies adapted from books by Anne Tyler, Saint Maybe and Back When We Were Grownups, both for the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
Danner is more recently known for her roles opposite Robert De Niro in the 2000 comedy hit Meet the Parents and its 2004 sequel, Meet the Fockers (with Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman). From 2004 to 2006 she starred in the TV series Huff.
From 2001 to 2006, she regularly appeared on Will & Grace as Will's mother Marilyn. In 2005, she was nominated for three Emmy Awards, for her work on Will & Grace, Huff and Back When We Were Grownups. Emmy host Ellen DeGeneres poked fun at Blythe Danner during the award ceremony, saying that Danner should not be nervous because she was almost certain to win at least one Emmy. She did, for Huff. In July 2006, she won a second consecutive Emmy award for Huff. For 25 years, she has been a regular performer at the Williamstown Summer Theater Festival, where she also serves on the Board of Directors.
In 2006, Danner was awarded an inaugural Katharine Hepburn Medal, alongside fellow honoree Lauren Bacall, which recognizes "women whose lives, work and contributions embody the intelligence, drive and independence of the four-time-Oscar-winning actress," by Bryn Mawr College's Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center.[4]
Environmental activism
In addition to her acting work, Blythe Danner has been involved in environmental issues such as recycling and conservation for over 30 years, having seen firsthand the contrast between her rural youth and her later residence in Los Angeles and New York. She has been active with INFORM Inc., is on the Board of Environmental Activists and the Board of Directors of the Environmental Media Association, and won the 2002 EMA Board of Directors Ongoing Commitment Award. She was instrumental in implementing curbside recycling in Santa Monica and in retaining the New York City recycling program despite threatened budget cuts in 1991, has driven an electric car since the first General Motors EV1 was available, and has installed solar panels at her house. In 2002 Danner, her husband Bruce Paltrow, and her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow worked together on a series of public service announcements encouraging use of alternative energy sources and alternative fuel vehicles.
Health care activism
After the passing of her husband Bruce Paltrow to oral cancer, she became involved with the Oral Cancer Foundation, ([1]) a national 501(c)3 non profit charity. In 2005 she filmed a public service announcement that played on TV stations around the country about the risks associated with oral cancer, and through that shared the personal pain associated with the loss of her husband publicly to further awareness of the disease and the need for early detection. She continues to donate her time to the foundation, and has appeared on morning talk shows, and has done interviews in high profile magazines such as People to further public awareness of the disease and its risk factors. Through The Bruce Paltrow Oral Cancer Fund, administered by the Oral Cancer Foundation, she continues to raise awareness and funding for oral cancer issues, particularly those involving communities in which disparities in health care exist.
Personal life
Danner is the widow of late producer Bruce Paltrow, who died from complications of pneumonia while losing his battle with oral cancer in 2002, and the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow. Danner first co-starred with her daughter in 1992 in the TV movie Cruel Doubt and then again in the 2003 film Sylvia, playing mother to Gwyneth Paltrow's titular character.
She is also the aunt of actresses Hillary Danner and Katherine Moennig and is sister-in-law (through brother Harry) of opera director Dorothy Danner.
Although she has worked frequently on TV and on stage, Danner put her film career on hold for a number of years to raise her children. Danner often said the proudest night of her life was when Gwyneth won an Academy Award for Best Actress (for Shakespeare in Love) and Danner was the first person Paltrow thanked, tearfully, followed by her father and grandfather.
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 12:09 pm
Morgan Fairchild
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born February 3, 1950 (1950-02-03) (age 57)
Dallas , Texas, United States
Occupation Actress, Television personality
Years active 1967 - present
Spouse(s) Jack Calmes (1967 - 1973) (divorced)
Morgan Fairchild (born February 3, 1950) is an American actress.
Biography
Early life
Fairchild was born Patsy Ann McClenny in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Martha Jane (née Hartt), a high school English teacher, and Edward Milton McClenny.[1] Her first job was as a stand-in for Faye Dunaway during location filming for the movie Bonnie and Clyde (1967). She took her new first name, Morgan, from the 1966 David Warner film, Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment. Moving to New York City, she secured her first on-screen role, appearing as maniacal Jennifer Pace in the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow from 1973 until 1977. As a child, she suffered a bout with scarlet fever, which left her partially deaf.
Career
Fairchild moved to Los Angeles and was cast as Jenna Wade in the television series Dallas in 1978, appearing in one episode (the role was later played by Priscilla Presley). Penthouse magazine had an article on Fairchild in the '70s in which her interest and prowess in martial arts was featured; the article stated "Watch out for Morgan Fairchild, she'll rip your face off." In the late-1970s, she had a stint on Mork & Mindy and then shot to stardom as the resident vixen, Constance Weldon Carlyle, on the primetime soap opera Flamingo Road. Though the series had an impressive beginning, the ratings soon went down and it was canceled after two seasons. Nevertheless, Fairchild was now a household name and was nominated for a Golden Globe. She was in The Concrete Cowboys, a 1979 TV movie.
In 1982, she played Jamie Douglas, a newscaster, in the sexy thriller The Seduction, where her riveting nude scene cemented her position as one of Hollywood's bad girls. In 1984 she headlined another series, Paper Dolls, where critics considered her the only bright spot, but poor ratings doomed the series. By this time she was established as a leading television actress and appeared in the series Falcon Crest, playing a season long character named Jordan Roberts, her name appeared in the closing credits through the series' 5th season (1985-1986). In the early 1980s she appeared in off-Broadway plays such as Geniuses and garnered rave reviews from Time magazine and The New York Times. Tommy Flanagan, Jon Lovitz's popular recurring character on Saturday Night Live in the mid-1980s, was a pathological liar (catchphrase: "Yeah, that's the ticket") who often claimed to be married to Fairchild ("....with my wife, Morgan Fairchild, whom I've seen naked.")
Fairchild garnered an Emmy Award nomination for her role in a Murphy Brown episode, and in the early- 1990s Roseanne producers capitalized on her name value and cast her in a small role as Sandra Bernhard's bisexual girlfriend. This proved that Fairchild is as adept at comedy as she is at drama.
In 1995, Fairchild returned to soaps as catty Sydney Chase on The City, for a year. She also made guest appearances on Friends (as Chandler Bing's mother) and was a recurring guest star on Cybill as Andrea, the rival of Cybill Shepherd's character. Through the years, she also maintained a career in independent films and theater productions. More recently, Fairchild has starred in the role of Mrs. Robinson in the play adaptation of the film The Graduate. This role drew media attention, as it includes a scene in which Fairchild appeared nude on stage. In 2005, Fairchild appeared in the competition reality show, But Can They Sing? on the VH1 network.
In the fall of 2006, she was a charter cast member of the My Network TV series Fashion House, playing Sophia Blakely, a rival to Bo Derek's character, Maria Gianni.[2] In addition to her work as an actress Fairchild has long maintained a strong role within the Screen Actors Guild. Currently Fairchild is a three year board member of the Guild and has served on several diverse committees, including co-chair Legislative Committee, National Executive Committee, SAG-AFTRA Relations Committee, Commercials Contracts Committee, Honors and Tributes Committee (HATS), and Guild Governance and Rules Committee. In recognition of her political work Esquire magazine said of Fairchild: "She looks like a centerfold but sounds like a senator".[citation needed]
Personal life
Fairchild's personal life has been more low-key, but she was married to Jack Calmes (1967-1973) and dated US Senator and Presidential candidate-to-be John Kerry in the early '90s. In an interview for the September 25, 2006, edition of People magazine, Fairchild said she has been in a relationship with film company executive Mark Seiler for 20 years, although they have no plans to marry.
Fairchild continues to appear regularly on television, and is active in raising awareness of AIDS-related issues and environmental protection. Fairchild is unique in the sense that she has never had a starring role in a successful film or television series. She cultivated an image through her glamour as well as her extremely professional and courteous personality (a contrast from the "divas" she tends to portray). Fairchild scored her biggest recognition in some time by starring in TV ads for the Old Navy clothing store for several years, essentially playing herself.
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 12:11 pm
There was this man who won a contest and got one free ticket to the
Superbowl. He was so happy, but when he got to the stadium and found
his seat he was somewhat disappointed. His ticket was for the last row,
and it was WAY up there. He couldn't see the game, so he began looking
around. Close to the field he saw an empty seat, so he decided to go
down there.
He reached the seat and asked the man next to the unoccupied seat if
anyone was seating there.
The man replied, "No." So the guy sat down and struck up a
conversation.
"Who would have a seat right next to the field and not come?!?"
The man answers, "Oh, that was my wife's seat."
"Where is she?" the guy replied.
"She died."
"Oh I'm sorry...don't you have anyone else to come with you, a brother,
or friend?"
"No, they couldn't come."
"Why?"
"Because they are at her funeral."
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 12:45 pm
Hey, hawkman. Thanks for the great celeb bio's, and your superbowl funny is SOOOOOO true.
Joey Bishop, the last of the Rat Pack, made me think of the Brat Pack. Know who this is, folks
and here are the lyrics from one of the songs of the sound track of his TV show.
Ron Sexsmith - Tomorrow In Her Eyes Lyrics
I see tomorrow in her eyes
And where my future lies
So I don't need a crystal ball
At all because I've seen tomorrow
In her eyes
Whenever life tears us away
I'll hold on to the words we say
And if I have to wait awhile
Then I'll be dreaming of tomorrow
And her smile
Someday soon love
Someday soon love
There'll be time for you and I love
And time shall hold no sad surprise
More hellos than goodbyes
So I don't need my fortune told
I know because I've seen tomorrow
In her eyes
No, I don't need a crystal ball
At all because I've seen tomorrow
In her eyes
I've seen tomorrow in her eyes
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Sun 3 Feb, 2008 12:48 pm
These chords for "Girl Talk" were very good, and later I got the same information here:
good afternoon , all !
it's almost 5 pm but the sun is still up . it's been a wonderful day in eastern ontario - sunshine - mild , just above freezing - must be a sign of spring comin' !
here are three great ladies and one of them sings beautifully !
