I want to learn a song to sing to Edith. I need suggestions.
It needs to be somewhat easy to learn as I am terrible with remembering lyrics and it needs to be easy to sing as well as I am not gifted with a lovely singing voice.
My recommendation is Que Sera Sera. Seems pretty simple. Not too hard to sing. Kind of sexist. What's not to love. I have thoughtfully included the lyrices:
When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be pretty, will I be rich Here's what she said to me.
Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours, to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be.
When I was young, I fell in love I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead Will we have rainbows, day after day Here's what my sweetheart said.
Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours, to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be.
Now I have children of my own They ask their mother, what will I be Will I be handsome, will I be rich I tell them tenderly.
Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours, to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be.
Like Chuck said, simple and not too hard to sing. Kind of sad though. But Louisiana! (this is Leslie.)
The other night dear As I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you In my arms When I awoke dear I was mistaken and I hung my head and cried
You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me happy When skies are grey You'll never know dear How much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away
I'll always love you and make you happy If you will only Stay the same but if you leave me To love another You'll regret it all someday
You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me happy When skies are grey You'll never know dear How much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away
You told me once dear You really loved me and no one else could come between but now you've left me and Iove another You have shattered all of my dreams
You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me happy When skies are grey You'll never know dear how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away
Now that it's time Now that the hour hand has landed at the end Now that it's real Now that the dreams have given all they had to lend I want to know do I stay or do I go And maybe try another time And do I really have a hand in my forgetting ?
Now that I've tried Now that I've finally found that this is not the way, Now that I turn Now that I feel it's time to spend the night away I want to know do I stay or do I go And maybe finally split the rhyme And do I really understand the undernetting ?
Yes and the morning has me Looking in your eyes And seeing mine warning me To read the signs carefully.
Now that it's light Now that the candle's falling smaller in my mind Now that it's here Now that I'm almost not so very far behind I want to know do I stay or do I go And maybe follow another sign And do I really have a song that I can ride on ?
Now that I can Now that it's easy, ever easy all around. Now that I'm here Now that I'm falling to the sunlights and a song I want to know do I stay or do I go And do I have to do just one And can I choose again if I should lose the reason ?
Yes, and the morning Has me looking in your eyes And seeing mine warning me To read the signs more carefully.
Now that I smile, Now that I'm laughing even deeper inside. Now that I see, Now that I finally found the one thing I denied It's now I know do I stay or do I go And it is finally I decide That I'll be leaving In the fairest of the seasons.
My recommendation is Que Sera Sera. Seems pretty simple. Not too hard to sing. Kind of sexist. What's not to love. I have thoughtfully included the lyrices:
ReplyDeleteWhen I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
I recommend Three Little Birds for these purposes. I really like the Elizabeth Mitchell version, but I've been a mom longer than you have.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBeNx5qiTL8&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL81AC6AFBF38E2673
Simple, sweet, cheerful.
You Are My Sunshine
ReplyDeleteLike Chuck said, simple and not too hard to sing. Kind of sad though. But Louisiana! (this is Leslie.)
The other night dear
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you
In my arms
When I awoke dear
I was mistaken
and I hung my head and cried
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are grey
You'll never know dear
How much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
I'll always love you
and make you happy
If you will only
Stay the same
but if you leave me
To love another
You'll regret it all someday
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are grey
You'll never know dear
How much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
You told me once dear
You really loved me
and no one else could come between
but now you've left me and Iove another
You have shattered all of my dreams
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are grey
You'll never know dear how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away
For the record, Elizabeth Mitchell sings You Are My Sunshine too. :)
ReplyDeleteIn fact she has a whole album titled You Are My Sunshine, but my favorite of hers is You Are My Little Bird. It's really lovely.
http://youaremyflower.org/?page_id=488
When I was searching for the lyrics I came across her name but wasn't sure who she was. I did like her version though.
ReplyDeleteI only want you to sing in your Nico voice.
ReplyDeleteFairest of the Season?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiX0--ABX2w
The lyrics are impossible
Now that it's time
Now that the hour hand has landed at the end
Now that it's real
Now that the dreams have given all they had to lend
I want to know do I stay or do I go
And maybe try another time
And do I really have a hand in my forgetting ?
Now that I've tried
Now that I've finally found that this is not the way,
Now that I turn
Now that I feel it's time to spend the night away
I want to know do I stay or do I go
And maybe finally split the rhyme
And do I really understand the undernetting ?
Yes and the morning has me
Looking in your eyes
And seeing mine warning me
To read the signs carefully.
Now that it's light
Now that the candle's falling smaller in my mind
Now that it's here
Now that I'm almost not so very far behind
I want to know do I stay or do I go
And maybe follow another sign
And do I really have a song that I can ride on ?
Now that I can
Now that it's easy, ever easy all around.
Now that I'm here
Now that I'm falling to the sunlights and a song
I want to know do I stay or do I go
And do I have to do just one
And can I choose again if I should lose the reason ?
Yes, and the morning
Has me looking in your eyes
And seeing mine warning me
To read the signs more carefully.
Now that I smile,
Now that I'm laughing even deeper inside.
Now that I see,
Now that I finally found the one thing I denied
It's now I know do I stay or do I go
And it is finally I decide
That I'll be leaving
In the fairest of the seasons.
Oh! And Leslie - welcome to the blog!
ReplyDeleteAny Silver Jews song requires no singing talent.
ReplyDeleteThank you Floyd!
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