March 19th – Elvis makes down payment on Graceland – “Green, green grass of home”

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In 1957, #Elvis put a down payment of $1000 on #Graceland (which cost $102k). #Singing #Feelgood

Green, green grass of home

The old home town looks the same,
As I step down from the train,
And there to meet me is my mama and papa
Down the road I look and there runs Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It’s good to touch the green, green grass of homeYes, they’ll all be there to meet me,
All creatures smiling sweetly
It’s good to touch the green, green grass of home

The old house is still standing,
Though the paint is cracked and dry
And there’s an old oak tree that I used to play on
Down the lane I’ll walk with my sweet Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It’s good to touch the green, green grass of home

Then I awake and look around me
Cold gray walls surround me
And I realize that I was only dreamin’
There’s a guard and there’s a sad old padre
Arm and arm we’ll walk at daybreak
Again I’ll touch the green, green grass of home

Yes, they’ll all be there to meet me
In the shadow of that old oak tree
As they lay me beneath the green, green grass of home

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March 18th – The BIGGEST hit of the early C20 – “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”

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In 1911, #IrvingBerlin copyrighted Alexander’s Ragtime Band, a giant hit for the next 20+ years. See the YouTube link for a #PlayerPiano version!

Alexander’s Ragtime Band

Come on and hear, come on and hear
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Come on and hear, come on and hear
The best band in the landThey can play a bugle call
Like you never heard before
So natural that you want to go to war
It’s just the bestest band whatever Honey Lamb

Come on along, come on along
Let me take you by the hand
To the man, to meet the man
Who’s the leader of the band
And if you want to hear that Swanee River
Played in a ragtime

Come on and hear, come on and hear
Come on and hear, come on and hear
Come on and hear that
Alexander’s Ragtime Band

Come on along, come on along
Let me take you by the hand
To the man, to meet the man
Who’s the leader of the band
And if you want to hear that Swanee River
Played in a ragtime

Come on and hear, come on and hear
Come on and hear, come on and hear
Come on and hear that
Alexander’s Ragtime Band

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March 17th – St Patricks Day – “Love will save the day”

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In AD461 #StPatrick died. Here is a song by the Irish band #Boyzone, just for him

Love will save the day

Cheers to the broken hearts
To the ones that loved, the ones that helped the losing cards
Here’s to the sweet unknown
To the tales untold that the night unfold in the stars abovePass around the bottle and tell me your troubles
And la la la la la la love will save the day
Yeah, pass around the bottle, and I’ll share your troubles
And la la la la la la love will save the day

(Ohh…) With the undecided
With the ones to try to find a way
(Ohh…) Gonna burn the brightest
Gonna watch the night go up in flames
Pass around the bottle, and we’ll share your troubles
Sing la la la la la la love will save the day

Friends, come and gather ’round
Throw your hands up high to the silent sky where the answers found
Let laughter fill the air
Forget your worries, carry on without a care

Pass around the bottle, and I’ll share your troubles
And la la la la la la love will save the day

(Ohh…) With the undecided
With the ones to try to find a way
(Ohh…) Gonna burn the brightest
Gonna watch the night go up in flames

Let me ease your heavy heart and fill it up with gold
Let the stormy seas depart and let me guide you home

Pass around the bottle, and we’ll share our troubles
And la la la la la la love will save the day

(Ohh…) With the undecided
With the ones to try to find a way
(Ohh…) Gonna burn the brightest
Gonna watch the night go up in flames

Pass around the bottle, and we’ll share your troubles
Sing la la la la la la love will save the day
Pass around the bottle, and we’ll share our troubles
Sing la la la la la la love will save the day

Sing la la la la la la love will save the day

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March 16th – Its spring :-) – “Oh what a beautiful morning”

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Today’s forecast is great. Dust off your #Oklahoma DVD and sing! #feelgood #singing

Oh, what a beautiful morning

There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow
There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow
The corn is as high as an elaphant’s eye
And it looks like it’s climbing clear up to the skyOh what a beautiful mornin’
Oh what a beautiful day
I’ve got a beautiful feelin’
Everything’s going my way

All the cattle are standing like statues
All the cattle are standing like statues
They don’t turn their heads as they see me ride by
But a little brown maverick is winkin’ her eye

Oh what a beautiful mornin’
Oh what a beautiful day
I’ve got a beautiful feeling
Everything’s going my way

All the sounds of the earth are like music
All the sounds of the earth are like music
The breeze is so busy it don’t miss a tree
And an old weepin’ willer is laughin’ at me!

Oh what a beautiful mornin’
Oh what a beautiful day
I’ve got a beautiful feeling
Everything’s going my way
Oh what a beautiful day

16-3 Oklahoma Oh what a beautiful morning

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March 15th – Ides of March – Julius Caesar stabbed – “Hail Caesar”

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In 44BC, Julius #Caesar was stabbed on the #IdesOfMarch. This is not a typical Today I’m Singing band, but the title was too good to ignore!

Hail Caesar

He be the count of Monte Cristo
Could be a quake any day
Maybe somebody from siam
Begin the era of a new rage
Keeps lickin’ all the honey
Chewin’ up the fat he rakes
Instead of sending to the lions
They cover him with praiseAll hail Caesar
Hail! hail!

Down at the epicenter
Things started heatin’ up
Rockin’ up the richter scale
Swingin’ in the chariot
Around and around we go
The senators rehearse the tale
Starring in the Coliseum
Tied upon the rack
Up comes the thumb of Caesar
To stab you in the back

All hail Caesar
Hail! hail!

Down at the epicenter
Things started heatin’ up
Rockin’ up the richter scale
Swingin’ in the chariot
Around and around we go
The senators rehearse the tale

Watch out Caesar

I said hail

Hail! hail!

All hail Caesar
Hail! hail!

You need eyes in the back of your head boy,
Or you’re dead.

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March 14th – Einstein born – “Quantum of Solace” theme song

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In 1879, Albert #Einstein was born. An expert in quantum physics, here is the theme tune from the Bond film

Another way to die

Another ringer with the slick trigger finger
For Her Majesty
Another one with the golden tongue
Poisoning your fantasy
Another bill from a killer turned a thriller
To a tragedy[Chorus:]
Yeah
A door left open
A woman walking by
A drop in the water
A look in your eye
A phone on the table
A man on your side
Or someone that you think that you can trust
It’s just
Another way to die

Another tricky little gun giving solace to the one
That’ll never see the sun shine
Another inch of your life sacrificed for your brother
In the nick of time
Another dirty money heaven sent honey
Turning on a dime

[Chorus]

(It’s just another)
Hey!
(It’s just another)
You’re nothing to me die
(It’s just another)
Shoot ’em up bang bang

Another girl with her finger on the world
Singing to you what you wanna hear
Another gun thrown down in surrender
Took away your fear
Another man there he stands right behind you
Looking in the mirror

[Chorus]

It’s just another
It’s just another
It’s just another way
Shoot ’em up, bang bang
Hey Hey
It’s just another
Yeah Yeah

It’s just another
It’s just another
It’s just another
It’s just another day

Bang bang bang bang

14-3 Quantum of Solace Another way to die

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November 14th – Moby Dick published – “Men of Harlech!”

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In 1851, #MobyDick by Herman Melville was published. It is a novel about a #whale – and here is a song from #Wales ! #singing;#feelgood

Men of Harlech

Wele goelcerth wen yn fflamio
A thafodau tân yn bloeddio
Ar i’r dewrion ddod i daro,
Unwaith eto’n un:
Gan fanllefau’r tywysogion,
Llais gelynion, trwst arfogion,
A charlamiad y marchogion,
Craig ar graig a gryn
Arfon byth ni orfydd,
Cenir yn dragywydd;
Cymru fydd fel Cymru fu,
Yn glodfawr ymysg gwledydd;
‘Ngwyn oleuni’r goelcerth acw,
Tros wefusau Cymro’n marw,
Annibyniaeth sydd yn galw,
Am ei dewraf ddyn.Ni chaiff gelyn ladd ac ymlid
Harlech! Harlech! cwyd i’w herlid
Y mae Rhoddwr mawr ein Rhyddid
Yn rhoi nerth i ni.
Wele Gymru a’i byddinoedd
Yn ymdywallt o’r mynyddoedd!
Rhuthrant fel rhaeadrau dyfroedd,
Llamant fel y lli!
Llwyddiant i’n marchogion
Rwystro gledd yr estron!
Gwybod yn ei galon gaiff,
Fel bratha cleddyf Brython;
Y cledd yn erbyn cledd a chwery,
Dur yn erbyn dur a dery,
Wele faner Gwalia’i fyny,
Rhyddid aiff â hi!

Harlech, raise thy banners o’er us
See the foe array’d before us
Men of Meirion shout the chorus
Cambria live for aye!
Should until the cry is sounding
To our land’s remotest bounding
And Eryri is resounding
Cambria live for aye!
Heroes, soldiers, rally
On the foe we’ll sally
We will chase the hostile race
From stream and hill and valley
Conquest’s banner proudly bearing
We’ll exult in their despairing
Victory the shout declaring
Cambria live for aye!

Swords are reddening, life-blood poureth
Loud the din of battle roareth
Louder still the war-cry soareth
Cambria live for aye!
Spears and arrows swift are glancing
Trumpets sounding, charges prancing
Serried ranks with shouts advancing
Cambria live for aye!
Fierce his spirit rages
Who with foe engages
Hand to hand for Fatherland
With honour held for ages.
Wild the conflict, see they’re reeling
Vengeance now the sword is dealing
Victory is thunder pealing
Cambria live for aye!

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March 13th – Songs from the musicals – High Society – “Who wants to be a millionaire”

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Nothing inspirational in the anniversaries section today. So here is a song from #HighSociety #singing;#feelgood

Who wants to be a millionaire?

MIKE:
Who has an itch
To be filthy rich?LIZ:
Who gives a hoot
For a lot of loot?

MIKE:
who longs to live
A life of perfect ease?

LIZ:
And be swamped by necessary luxuries?

MIKE:
Who wants to be a millionaire?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
Have flashy flunkeys ev’rywhere?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
Who wants the bother of a country estate?

LIZ:
A country estate is something I’d hate!

MIKE:
Who wants to wallow in champagne?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
Who wants a supersonic plane?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
Who wants a marble swimming pool too?

LIZ:
I don’t.

BOTH:
And I don’t
‘Cause all I want is you.

MIKE:
Who wants to be a millionaire?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
And have uranium to spare?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
Who wants to journey on a gigantic yacht?

LIZ:
Do I want a yacht?
Oh, how I do not!
Who wants a fancy foreign car?

MIKE:
I don’t.

LIZ:
Who wants to tire of caviar?

MIKE:
I don’t.

LIZ:
Who wants a private landing field too?

MIKE:
I don’t.

BOTH:
And I don’t.
‘Cause all I want is you.

MIKE:
Who wants to be a millionaire?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
And go to every swell affair?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
Who wants to ride behind a liv’ried chauffeur?

LIZ:
A liv’ried chauffeur
Do I want? No sir!

MIKE:
Who wants an opera box, I’ll bet?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
And sleep through Wagner at the Met?

LIZ:
I don’t.

MIKE:
Who wants to corner Cartier’s too?

LIZ:
I don’t.

BOTH:
And I don’t,
‘Cause all I want is you.

13-3 High Society Who wants to be a millionaire

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March 12th – Its spring :-) – “It’s getting better every day”

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Let’s celebrate the wonderful longer days again, birds tweeting and bulbs sprouting that is #spring! #feelgood #singing

It’s getting better every day

Once I believed that when love came to me
It would come with rockets, bells and poetry
But with me and you it just started quietly and grew
And believe it or not
Now there’s something groovy and good
Bout whatever we got
And it’s getting better
Growing stronger warm and wilder
Getting better everyday, better everyday
I don’t feel all turned on and starry eyed
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside
Holding you at night just seems kind of natural and right
And it’s not hard to see
That it isn’t half of what it’s going to turn out to be
Cause it’s getting better
Growing stronger, warm and wilder
Getting better everyday, better everyday
And just like a flower that takes time to bloom
This love of ours is taking time to grow
Ba da da da da da da da da da da da
And I don’t mind waitin’, don’t mind waitin’
Cause no matter how long it takes
The two of us know
That it’s getting better
Growing stronger, warm and wilder
Getting better everyday, better everyday

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March 10th – Diana Ross- “Chain Reaction”

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In 1986 #DianaRoss was at No.1 in the UK with #ChainReaction. Sing this as you walk along and start one yourself #singing;#feelgood

Chain Reaction

You took a mystery and made me want it
You got a pedestal and put me on it
You made me love you out of feeling nothing
Something that you do
And I was there and not dancing with anyone
You took a little, then you took me over
You set your mark on stealing my heart away
Crying, trying, anything for youI’m in the middle of a chain reaction
You give me all the after midnight action
(don’t pass me by) {background same time as above}
I wanna get you where I can let you make all that love to me
I’m on a journey for the inspiration
To anywhere and there ain’t no salvation
(don’t make me cry) {background same time as above}
I need you to get me nearer to you
So you can set me free
We talk about love, love, love
We talk about love
We talk about love, love, love
We talk about love

You make me tremble when your hand moves lower
You taste a little then you swollow slower
Nature has a way of yielding treasure
Pleasure made for you, oh
You gotta plan, your future is on the run
Shine a light for the whole world over
You never find your love if you hide away
Crying, dying, all you gotta do is

Get in the middle of a chain reaction
You get a medal when you’re lost in action
(don’t pass me by) {background same time as above}
I wanna get your love all ready for the sweet sensation
Instant radiation
You let me hold you for the first explosion
We get a picture of our love in motion
(don’t make me cry) {background same time as above}
My arms will cover, my lips will smother you
With no more left to say
We talk about love, love, love
We talk about love
You let me hold you for the first explosion
Arms will cover you

All you gotta do is get in the middle of a chain reaction
You get a medal when you’re lost in action
Don’t pass me by
I wanna get your love all ready for the chain reaction…

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