If today was not a crooked highway,
If tonight was not a crooked trail,
If tomorrow wasn't such a long time,
Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all.
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin',
And if I could only hear her heart a-softly poundin',
Yes and only if she was lyin' by me,
Then I'd lie in my bed once again.
I can't see my reflection in the water(s),
I can't speak the sounds that show no pain,
I can't hear the echo of my footsteps,
Or can't remember the sound of my own name.
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin',
And if I could only hear her heart a-softly poundin',
Yes and only if she was lyin' by me,
Then I'd lie in my bed once again.
There's beauty in the silver, singin' river,
There's beauty in the rainbow in the sky,
But no one and nothing else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true love's eyes.
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin',
And if I could only hear her heart a-softly poundin',
Yes and only if she was lyin' by me,
Then I'd lie in my bed once again.
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For myself I will be adding to this post some other music I like.
Simon & Garfunkel- Kathy's Song
Eva Cassidy - Kathy´s song
I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls.
And from the shelter of my mind
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies.
My mind's distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
And kiss you when you start your day.
And a song I was writing is left undone
I don't know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can't believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme.
And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I.
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Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings, op.11
Leonard Slatkin Conducts the BBC Orchestra on September 15 2001 in honor of those who lost their lives a few days prior. Visuals from BBC's 'Last Night of the Proms' and ABC's 'Report from ground zero'.
3,000 innocent people were murdered by Muslim scum. The cowardly idiotic heaven fantasy which most American morons believe is what made this atrocity possible. There are many good reasons why all religions must be eradicated from this planet. This terrible religious violence is perhaps the best reason. Enough is enough. If you're a theist, grow up or get off my planet.
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Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye - live in Las Vegas
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Galveston -- Jimmy Webb recently performed it himself, in the way he intended it, slow and reflective.
Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin'
I still see her dark eyes glowin'
She was 21 when I left Galveston
Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea waves crashing
While I watch the cannons flashing
I clean my gun and dream of Galveston
I still see her standing by the water
Standing there lookin' out to sea
And is she waiting there for me?
On the beach where we used to run
Galveston, oh Galveston, I am so afraid of dying
Before I dry the tears she's crying
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
At Galveston, at Galveston
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Barbara Bonney "Come again, sweet love doth now invite" John Dowland
Also see Paul Agnew come again youtube
The Radiant Voice of Barbara Bonney
"Come again, sweet love doth now invite"
John Dowland
Come again! Sweet love doth now invite
Thy graces that refrain
To do me due delight,
To see, to hear, to touch, to kiss, to die,
With thee again in sweetest sympathy.
Come again! That I may cease to mourn
Through thy unkind disdain;
For now left and forlorn
I sit, I sigh, I weep, I faint, I die
In deadly pain and endless misery.
Gentle Love, draw forth thy wounding dart,
Thou canst not pierce her heart;
For I, that do approve
By sighs and tears more hot than are thy shafts
Do tempt while she for triumphs laughs.
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Antonín Dvořák - Largo
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Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
If you could read my mind love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie
About a ghost from a wishing well.
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet.
You know that ghost is me
And I will never be set free
As long as I'm a ghost that you can see.
If I could read your mind love,
What a tale your thoughts could tell.
Just like a paperback novel,
The kind the drugstore sells.
When you reach the part where the heartaches come,
The hero would be me.
But the heroes often fail.
And you won't read that book again
Because the endings just to hard to take.
I walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three way script.
Enter number two, a movie queen
To play the scene of bringing all the good things out in me,
But for now love lets be real.
I never knew I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong
But the feelings gone and I just can't get it back.
If you could read my mind love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie about a ghost from a wishing well.
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
But the story always ends.
And if you read between the lines
You'll know that I'm just trying to understand
The feeling that you left.
I never knew I could feel this way
And I got to say that I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong
But the feelings gone
And I just can't get it back.
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Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot
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I'm from Chicago and this song is very important to me.
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Song by Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah
Duo-piano intro.
Verse 1:
There’s a road I’d like to tell you 'bout,
Lives in my hometown.
Lake Shore Drive the road is called,
And it’ll take you up or down.
From Rat's on up to riches,{1}
Fifteen minutes you can fly.
Pretty blue lights along the way{2},
Help you ride on by.
And the blue light’s shinin' with a heavenly grace,
Help you ride on by.
Chorus:
And there ain’t no road just like it,
Anywhere I’ve found.
Runnin' south on Lake Shore Drive,
Headin' into town.
Just slippin' on by on LSD,{3}
Friday night trouble bound.
Short instrumental break featuring pianos.
Verse 2:
It starts up north from Hollywood{4},
Water on the drivin' side.
Concrete mountains rearin' up{5},
Throwin' shadows just about five.
Sometimes you can smell the green,
If your mind is feelin' fine.
There ain’t no finer place to be,
Then runnin' Lake Shore Drive.
And there’s no piece of mind or place, you see,
Ridin' on Lake Shore Drive.
Chorus:
And there ain’t no road just like it,
Anywhere I’ve found.
Runnin' south on Lake Shore Drive,
Headin' into town.
Just slippin' on by on LSD,
Friday night trouble bound.
Short instrumental break featuring pianos.
Verse 3:
It’s Friday night and you’re lookin' clean.
Too early to start the rounds.
A ten-minute drive from the Gold Coast back{6},
Makes you sure you’re pleasure bound.
And it’s four o’clock in the mornin',
And all the people have gone away.
Just you and your mind and Lake Shore Drive,
Tomorrow is another day.
And the sun shines fine in the mornin' time.
Tomorrow is another day.
Short instrumental break featuring pianos.
(whoo!)
Chorus, slightly altered:
And there ain’t no road just like it,
Anywhere I’ve found.
Runnin' south on Lake Shore Drive,
Headin' into town.
Just snakin'{7} on by on LSD,
Friday night trouble bound.
Pianos to end.
[LAKE SHORE DRIVE]{8} Words & Music by: Skip Haynes Produced by: Scott Gibbs Engineered by: Barry Mraz Stings arranged by: Bob Schiff Performed by: Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah{9}{10} First released:{11} Single: 1971 Album: 1971
{1}The name of the club was actually Ratso's Restaurant & Lounge, located at 3415 North Broadway, Chicago, Illinois. In the song, they call the restaurant, "Rat's" as a shortened version of the name and to make a play on words: As you drove south on Lake Shore Drive the neighborhoods change and go from a low- to middle-income bracket to a very wealthy demographic. Thus "rat's to riches." Ratso's started out as a restaurant/tavern on Chicago's near-north side in the early '70s. There was an open mic almost every night, and after performing, artists passed the hat through the audience. That's when I first saw Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah. Eventually, Ratzo's got all ritzy, and began serving dinner with linen tablecloths, higher prices and paid entertainment. It was never the same.
{2}"Pretty blue lights" refers to the mercury vapor, street lamps that were used in Chicago in the 1970s. Heated mercury vapor inside the lamp was used to produce light in a relatively efficient way. When they are first turned on, the mercry vapor lamps produce a dark blue glow because only a small amount of the mercury is ionized and the gas pressure in the arc tube is very low, so much of the light is produced in the ultraviolet band. As the gas heats up and increases in pressure, the light shifts into the visible range and the high gas pressure causes the mercury emission bands to broaden somewhat, producing a light that appears more-white to the human eye, although it is still not a continuous spectrum. Even at full intensity, the light from a mercury vapor lamp is distinctly bluish in color, hence the lyrics about pretty blue lights.
{3}The double entendre refers to both the physicality of driving on Lake Shore Drive, often called LSD by Chicagoans, which winds along the Lake Michigan waterfront on the North Side of Chicago and the drug culture influenced slippin' (or trippin') on the drug LSD.
{4}"It starts up north from Hollywood," refers to West Hollywood Avenue, which initially runs eastbound but then turns south and becomes Lake Shore Drive.
{5}"Concrete mountains rearing up, throwing shadows just about five," refers to the high-rise housing along the waterfront, on the west side of Lake Shore Drive, casting their shadows across the Drive as the sun sets in the late afternoon.
{6}The Gold Coast is a strip of expensive, high-rise, residential waterfront properties, that are close to the downtown area of Chicago and to exclusive shopping, that runs along Lake Shore Drive for several blocks.
{7}Up until the mid 1980's there was a spot on Lake Shore drive that was a big S-shaped curve. During rush hours, traffic would slow and it was always a problem area for commuters. In the late '90s the S-Curve got straightened out to alleviate the traffic jams, but back in 1970, when this song was written, the curve was still there, and this reference to "snakin' on by," is a nod at the love/hate relationship Chicagoans had/have with the S-Curve.
{8}While not receiving much air play anywhere but locally, "Lake Shore Drive" is the epitome of a youthful anthem for the Baby-Boomers of the Chicagoland area. Peppy, with local and drug related references and 2 jammin' pianos on the track, the song seemed to lift the listener to a near eurphoric state anytime it was played. Ask anyone who was a young adult in Chicago during the '70s and they will tell you how much this song still means to them.
- {9}Personnel on this track:
- Mitch Aliotta (vocals, guitar)
- Skip Haynes (vocals, guitar)
- John Jeremiah (vocals, keyboard)
- Eugene von Heitlinger (bass)
- Tom Radke (drums)
- Joe Golan (violin)
{10}Covered by: Mitch Aliotta (solo), Skip Haynes (solo).
{11}Appears on:{*} SINGLE(s): (1)Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah: A-side: "Lake Shore Drive" B-side: "Snow Queen" (a) Homemade Label, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #None, US-1971.
ALBUM(s): (A)Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah: [Lake Shore Drive] (1) Big Foot, 9-Track, Mono LP, #BF-714, US-1971. (2) Quicksilver, 13-Track, Stereo CD, Alternate Cover, #QSCD-1019-2, US-1995{12}. (3) Quicksilver, 13-Track, Stereo Cassette, Alternate Cover, #QSCD-1019-4, US-1995.
(B)Aliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah: [Lake Shore Drive at Twenty-Five] (1) Quicksilver, 33-Track, 2-CD Set, Anniversary Edition, #QSCD-1033, US-1996.
(C) Various Artists: [Virgin Megamusic-Chicago] (1) EMI, 12-Track, Stereo CD, #30073, US-2001.
{*}The album(s) and record(s) listed here may have different versions of the song than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.
{12}Transcribed from the track on this album.
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This music was played in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off at Chicago's Art Institute. An excellent movie, an excellent art museum, and equally excellent music.
Also, Chicago is a fantastic beautiful city. It's too bad about their winters. Five years ago I moved to south Florida but I often get homesick for my Chicago.
Ferris Bueller Art Museum Song - UNCUT & STEREO!
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Museum Scene
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Miserere Mei Deus
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Once again many thanks to PZ for an excellent video. This one is an American Country and Western song that brilliantly ridicules our countless millions of Bible thumping theocratic Christian imbeciles who believe people and dinosaurs were magically created to live at the same time a few thousand years ago.
Wings of a Dragon~Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman
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Breakaway
Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I’d just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I’d end up happy
I would pray
I could break away
I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly
I’ll do what it takes, till I touch the sky
I gotta
Take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And break away
Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get on board a fast train
Travel on a jet plane far away
And break away
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won’t forget the place I come from
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You Raise Me Up
Celtic Woman - You Raise Me Up
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
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I have never been there but I love Australians.
Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".
Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".
Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred,
Down came the troopers, one, two, three,
"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?"
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?",
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".
Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong,
"You'll never take me alive", said he,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me."
Plot and details
The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker making a crude cup of tea at a bush camp and capturing a sheep to eat. When the sheep's ostensible owner arrives with three policemen to arrest the worker, he drowns himself in a small lake and goes on to haunt the site. The lyrics contain many distinctively Australian English words, some now rarely used outside this song. These include:
- waltzing
- derived from the German term auf der Walz, which means to travel while working as a craftsman and learn new techniques from other masters before returning home after three years and one day, a custom which is still in use today among carpenters.[14]
- Matilda
- a romantic term for a swagman's bundle. See below, "Waltzing Matilda."
- Waltzing Matilda
- from the above terms, "to waltz Matilda" is to travel with a swag, that is, with all one's belongings on one's back wrapped in a blanket or cloth. The exact origins of the term "Matilda" are disputed; one fanciful derivation states that when swagmen met each other at their gatherings, there were rarely women to dance with. Nonetheless, they enjoyed a dance, and so they danced with their swags, which was given a woman's name. However, this appears to be influenced by the word "waltz", hence the introduction of dancing. It seems more likely that, as a swagman's only companion, the swag came to be personified as a woman.
- Another explanation is that the term also derives from German immigrants. German soldiers commonly referred to their greatcoats as "Matilda", supposedly because the coat kept them as warm as a woman would. Early German immigrants who "went on the waltz" would wrap their belongings in their coat, and took to calling it by the same name their soldiers had used.[citation needed]
- The National Library of Australia states:
- Matilda is an old Teutonic female name meaning ‘mighty battle maid’. This may have informed the use of ‘Matilda’ as a slang term to mean a de facto wife who accompanied a wanderer. In the Australian bush a man's swag was regarded as a sleeping partner, hence his ‘Matilda’. (Letter to Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill, KG from Harry Hastings Pearce, 19 February 1958. Harry Pearce Papers, NLA Manuscript Collection, MS2765)[15]
- swagman
- a man who travelled the country looking for work. The swagman's "swag" was a bed roll that bundled his belongings.
- billabong
- an oxbow lake (a cut-off river bend) found alongside a meandering river.
- coolibah tree
- a kind of eucalyptus tree which grows near billabongs.
- jumbuck
- a sheep. [16]
- billy
- a can for boiling water in, usually 2–3 pints.
- Tucker bag
- a bag for carrying food ("tucker").
- troopers
- policemen.
- squatter
- Australian squatters started as early farmers who raised livestock on land which they did not legally have the right to use; in many cases they later gained legal use of the land even though they did not have full possession, and became wealthy thanks to these large land holdings. The squatter's claim to the land may be as uncertain as the swagman's claim to the jumbuck.
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