November 17th – First Elizabethan age begins – “Don’t stop me now”

In 1558, #QueenElizabeth 1st came to the throne.  Here is a song by #Queen, Don’t stop me now, because of the drive she bought to #England at that time #singing;#feelgood

17-11 Elizabeth 1 portrait

Don’t stop me now

Tonight I’m gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world it’s turning inside out Yeah!
I’m floating around in ecstasy
So don’t stop me now don’t stop me
‘Cause I’m having a good time having a good timeI’m a shooting star leaping through the skies
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I’m a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I’m gonna go go go
There’s no stopping meI’m burning through the sky yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I’m trav’ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you

Don’t stop me now
I’m having such a good time
I’m having a ball
Don’t stop me now
If you wanna have a good time
Just give me a call

Don’t stop me now (’cause I’m having a good time)
Don’t stop me now (yes I’m having a good time)
I don’t want to stop at all… yeah!

I’m a rocket ship on my way to Mars
On a collision course
I am a satellite I’m out of control
I am a sex machine ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to
Oh oh oh oh oh explode

I’m burning through the sky Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I’m trav’ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you

Don’t stop me
Don’t stop me
Don’t stop me
Hey hey hey!

Don’t stop me
Don’t stop me
Ooh ooh ooh (I like it)

Don’t stop me
Don’t stop me
Have a good time, good time

Don’t stop me
Don’t stop me

Ooh ooh alright

Ooh I’m burning through the sky yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I’m trav’ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you

Don’t stop me now
I’m having such a good time
I’m having a ball
Don’t stop me now
If you wanna have a good time
Just give me a call

Don’t stop me now (’cause I’m having a good time)
Don’t stop me now (yes I’m having a good time)
I don’t wanna stop at all

La la la la laaaa
La la la la
La la laa laa laa laaa
La la laa la la la la la laaa hey!!….

17-11 Queen Dont stop me now

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November 16th – Sound of Music premieres – “Do, re, mi”

In 1959, the #SoundOfMusic premiered on #Broadway.  So Lets start at the very beginning with Doe a deer#singing;#feelgood

Do, re, mi

Let’s start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A B C
When you sing you begin with Do Re Mi
Do Re Mi, Do Re Mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do Re Mi, Do Re Mi
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti
Let’s see if I can make it easier

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh oh oh

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow so
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow so
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do, So Do

Now children, Do Re Mi Fa So and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Once you have these notes in your heads
You can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up
Like this

So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
Can you do that?
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Now, put it all together

So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Good
But it doesn’t mean anything
So we put in words
One word for every note, like this

When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti
Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti

When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to

So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
So Do La Fa
La So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do
So Do

16-11 Sound of Music Do re mi

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November 15th – Elvis’ movie debut – “Love me tender”

In 1956, #Elvis made his movie debut with Love me Tender #singing;#feelgood

Love me tender

Love me tender,
love me sweet,
never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
and I love you so.Love me tender,
love me true,
all my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin’ I love you,
and I always will.

Love me tender,
love me long,
take me to your heart.
For it’s there that I belong,
and we’ll never part.

Love me tender,
love me dear,
tell me you are mine.
I’ll be yours through all the years,
till the end of time.

(When at last my dreams come true
Darling this I know
Happiness will follow you
Everywhere you go).Then you and I would simply fly away

15-11 Elvis Love me tender

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

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!

14-11 Welsh trad Men of Harlech

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November 13th – Robert Louis Stevenson – “By the sleepy lagoon”

In 1850, #RobertLouisStevenson was born, the author of #TreasureIsland.  Here is the theme tune to #DesertIslandDiscs for you to hum along to. #singing;#feelgood

By the sleepy lagoon

13-11 Coates By the sleepy lagoon

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November 12th – Founder of Readers Digest born – “For whom the bell tolls”

In 1889, the founder of #ReadersDigest was born.  He published hundreds of abridged books and I bet one of them was this one by #Hemingway#singing;#feelgood

For whom the bell tolls

I stumble in the night
Never really knew what it would’ve been like
You’re no longer there to
Break my fall
The heartache over you
I gave it everything but I couldn’t get through
I never saw the signs
You’re the last to know when love is blindAll the tears and the turbulent years
When I would not wait for no one
I didn’t stop, take a look at myself
And see me losing you

[CHORUS]
When the lonely heart breaks
It’s the one that forsakes
It’s the dream that we stole
And I’m missing you more
And the fire that will roar
There’s a hole in my soul
For you it’s goodbye
And for me it’s to cry
For whom the bell tolls

Seen you in a magazine
A picture at a party
Where you shouldn’t have been
Hangin’ on the arm of someone else
I’m still in love with you
Won’t you come back to your little boy blue
I’ve come to feel inside
This precious love was never mine
Now I know but a little too late
That I could not live without you
In the dark of the broad daylight
I promise I’ll be there

[CHORUS]

I never knew there’d be times like this
When I couldn’t reach out to no one
Am I never gonna find someone
That knows me like you do
Are you leaving me a helpless child
When it took so long to save me
Fight the devil and the deep blue sea
I’ll follow you anywhere
I promise I’ll be there

[REPEAT CHORUS/FADE]

12-11 Bee Gees For whom the bell tolls

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November 11th – WW1 ends – “I feel for you”

In 1918, #WW1 ended with the signing of the #armistice.  As suggested by a follower of Today I’m Singing, the title of #ChakaKhan s #1 from 1984 seems appropriate#singing;#feelgood

I feel for you

Chaka, Chaka, Chaka
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka KhanChaka Khan
Let me rock you
Let me rock you
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
That’s all I wanna do
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
Let me rock you
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
‘Cause I feel for you
Chaka Khan
Won’t you tell me
What you wanna do
Do you feel for me
The way I feel for you
Chaka Khan
Let me tell you what I wanna do
I wanna love you
Wanna hug you
Wanna squeeze you too
Let me take you in my arms
Let me fill you with my charms
Chaka
‘Cause you know that I’m the one
To keep you warm, Chaka
I’ll make it more than just a physical dream
I wanna rock you, Chaka, baby
‘Cuz you make me wanna scream
Let me rock you
Rock you

Baby, baby when I look at you
I get a warm feelin’ inside
There’s something ’bout the things you do
That keeps me satisfied

I wouldn’t lie to you, baby
It’s mainly a physical thing
This feeling that I got for you, baby
Makes me wanna sing

I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you

Chaka Khan,
Let me rock you
Let me rock you
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
That’s all I wanna do
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
‘Cause I feel for you
Feel for you

Baby, baby when I lay with you
There’s no place I’d rather be
Can’t believe, can’t believe it’s true
The things that you do to me

I wouldn’t lie to you, baby
I’m physically attracted to you
This feeling that I got for you, baby
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do

I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you

I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I,I, I think I love you

Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
Let me rock you
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
That’s all I wanna do
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
Let me rock you
Chaka Khan
Let me rock you
‘Cause I feel for you
Chaka Khan
Feel for you

I feel it too
(Feel for you)
I, I feel for you
(Feel for you)

I feel for you
‘Cause I love you

11-11 Chaka Khan I feel for you

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November 10th – Windscreen wiper patented – “It’s raining men”

In 1903, the #WindscreenWiper was patented in the US.  It wouldn’t do much good if it was raining men though!  Here are the #WeatherGirls #singing;#feelgood

It’s raining men

Humidity is rising
Barometer’s getting low
According to our sources
The street’s the place to goCause’ tonight for the first time
Just about half past ten
For the first time in history
It’s gonna start raining men

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
Amen

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
Amen

Humidity is rising
Barometer’s getting low
According to our sources
The street’s the place to go

Cause’ tonight for the first time
Just about half past ten
For the first time in history
It’s gonna start rainin men

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
Amen

I’m gonna go out
I’m gonna let myself get
Absolutley soaking wet

It’s rainin men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
Every special men

Tall blonde dark and lean
Rough and tough and strong and mean

God bless Mother Nature
She’s a single woman too
She took over heaven
And she did what she had to do

She fought every Angel
To rearranged the sky
So that each and every woman
Could find the perfect guy

It’s raining men

Don’t get yourself Weather Girls
I know you want to

I feel stormy wheather moving in
About to begin
Hear the thunder
Don’t you loose your head
Rip off the roof and stay in bed
(Rip off the roof and stay)

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
Amen

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
Amen

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
Amen

It’s raining men
Hallejulah
It’s raining men
Amen

It’s raining men
It’s raining men
It’s raining men

10-11 Weather Girls Its raining men

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November 9th – Author Stieg Larsson dies – “Millennium”

In 2004, #StiegLarsson, author of the #Millennium trilogy died.  Here is #RobbieWilliams with his take on the same theme  #singing;#feelgood

Millennium

We’ve got stars directing our fate
and we’re praying it’s not too late
MillenniumSome say that we are players
some say that we are pawns
but we’ve been making money since the day that we were born
Got to slow down,
cause we’ll low down.

Round and round in circles
live a life of solitude
’till we find ourselves a partner someone to relate to
Then we slow down,
before we fall down.
We’ve got stars directing our fate
and we’re praying it’s not too late
’cause we know we’re falling from grace
Millennium

Live for liposuction
detax for your ‘rents
overdose for Christmas and give it up for Lent
My friends are all so cynical refuse to keep the faith
We all enjoy the madness ’cause we know we’re gonna fade away.

We’ve got stars directing our fate
and we’re praying it’s not too late
’cause we know we’re falling from grace
Millennium

Come and have a go if you think you are hard enough
Come and have a go if you think you are hard enough
Millennium
Millennium

We’ve got stars directing our fate
and we’re praying it’s not too late
’cause we know we’re falling from grace
Millennium

(Sometimes you know)

And when we come we always come too late
I often think that we were born to hate
get up and see the sarcasm in my eyes.
And when we come we always come too late
I often think that we were born to hate
get up and see the sarcasm in my eyes.

We’ve got stars directing our fate (Millennium)
and we’re praying it’s not too late (Millennium)
’cause we know we’re falling from grace (Millennium)

(And we won’t stop)

We’ve got stars directing our fate
and we’re praying it’s not too late
’cause we know we’re falling from grace
Millennium [fades]

9-11 Robbie Williams Millennium

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November 8th – X-rays discovered – “Dry Bones”

In 1895, #Xrays were discovered by the German physicist Roentgen.  Here’s a song about what he saw! #singing;#feelgood

Dry Bones

Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
Now I hear the word of the LordWell, your toe bone connected to your foot bone
Your foot bone connected to your heel bone
Your heel bone connected to your ankle bone
Your ankle bone connected to your leg bone
Your leg bone connected to your knee bone
Your knee bone connected to your thigh bone
Your thigh bone connected to your hip bone
Your hip bone connected to your back bone
Your back bone connected to your shoulder bone
Your shoulder bone connected to your neck bone
Your neck bone connected to your head bone
I hear the word of the Lord!A dem bones, dem bones gonna walk around
A dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
A dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
I hear the word of the Lord!

Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones
Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones
Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones
An’ I hear the word of the Lord!

Well, your head bone connected from your neck bone
Your neck bone connected from your shoulder bone
Your shoulder bone connected from your back bone
Your back bone connected from your hip bone
Your hip bone connected from your thigh bone
Your thigh bone connected from your knee bone
Your knee bone connected from your leg bone
Your leg bone connected from your ankle bone
Your ankle bone connected from your heel bone
Your heel bone connected from your foot bone
Your foot bone connected from your toe bone
An’ I hear the word of the Lord! Oh well

A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
An’ I hear the word of the Lord! Mmmh

A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones
An’ I hear the word of the Lord!

8-11 Delta Rythmn Boys Dry Bones

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