February 13th – “Take That” split – “Greatest Day”

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In 1996, super group #TakeThat” split.  Was it their #GreatestDay ? #singing;#feelgood

Greatest Day

13-2 Take That

Today this could be, the greatest day of our lives
Before it all ends, before we run out of time
Stay close to me,
Stay close to me
Watch the world come alive tonight
Stay close to me.Tonight this could be the greatest night of our lives
Let’s make a new start,
The future is ours to find
Can you see it, can you see it in my eyes
Can you feel it now, can you hold it in your arms tonight
Hold on
Hold on,
Hold on
Hold on (Tonight)
Hold on
Hold on

Oh stay close to me (Hold On)
Stay close to me
Watch the world come alive tonight
Stay closes me

Ooooooh
Hold your head high, (Hold On)
Arms open wide
Yea the world starts to come alive when you stay close it me

Today this could be the greatest day of our lives
Today this could be the greatest day of our lives

Oooooh
And the world comes alive
And the world comes alive
And the would comes alive
Oh oh oooooh
Stay close to me (and the world comes alive) hold on
Stay close to me (and the world comes alive)
Watch the world come alive tonight
Stay close to me (Hold on)
Oh stay close to me and the world comes alive
Stay close to me and the world comes alive

Watch the world come alive tonight
(stay close to me) oh oh ohoooo

13-2 Take That Greatest Day

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February 12th – Gershwin “Rhapsody in Blue” debuts – “I’ve got rhythm”

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In 1924. #Gershwin premiered his orchestral / piano piece #RhapsodyInBlue.  Here is a classic song of his #singing;#feelgood

I’ve got rhythm

12-2 Gershwin

Days can be sunny with never a sigh
Don’t need what money can buy
Birds in the trees sing their dayful of songs
Why shouldn’t we sing along?
I’m chipper all the day
Happy with my life
How do I get that way?
Look at what I’ve got:

I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man
Who could ask for anything more?
I’ve got daisies in green pastures
I’ve got my man
Who could ask for anything more?

Old man trouble I don’t mind him
You won’t find him ’round my door
I’ve got starlight
I’ve got sweet dreams
I’ve got my man
Who could ask for anything more?

Old man trouble, I don’t mind him
You won’t find him ’round my door
I’ve got starlight
I’ve got sweet dreams
I’ve got my man
Who could ask for anything more?

Oh, I’ve got rhythm
I’ve got music
I’ve got daisies in green pastures
I’ve got starlight
I’ve got sweet dreams
I’ve got my man
Who could ask for anything more?

I’ve got rhythm, I’ve got rhythm …

12-2 Bing Crosby Ive got rhythm

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February 11th – Whitney Houston dies – “I will always love you”

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In 2012, #WhitneyHouston died.  Here is a great song she sang “I will always love you” #singing;#feelgood

I will always love you

11-2 Whitney Houston

If I should stay
I would only be in your way
So I’ll go but I know
I’ll think of you every step of the wayAnd I… will always love you, ooh
Will always love you
You
My darling, you…
Mmm-mm

Bittersweet memories –
That is all I’m taking with me.
So good-bye.
Please don’t cry:
We both know I’m not what you, you need

And I… will always love you
I… will always love you
You, ooh

[Instrumental / Sax solo]

I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you’ve dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But above all this I wish you love

And I… will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you

I will always love you
I, I will always love you.

You.
Darling, I love you.
I’ll always…
I’ll always love you.
Ooh
Ooh

11-2 Whitney Houston I will always love you

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February 10th – Deep Blue beats Kasparov at Chess – “One night in Bankok”

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In 1996, #DeepBlue, a #computer, beat #Kasparov at #chess.  Here is a song from the musical of that name #singing;#feelgood

One night in Bankok

10-1 Chess board

Bangkok!
Oriental setting
And the city don’t know what the city is getting
The créme de la créme of the chess world in a
Show with everything but Yul BrynnerTime flies doesn’t seem a minute
Since the Tyrolean spa has the chess boys in it
All change dom’t you know that when you
Play at this level there’s no ordianry venue

It’s Iceland or the Philippines or Hastings or this place

One night in Bankok and the worlds’s your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain’t free
You’ll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you’re lucky then the god’s a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me

One town is very like another
When you head’s down over your pieces brother

Tea girls warm and sweet (warm sweet)
Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite
Get Thai’d you’re talking to a tourist
Whose every move’s among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline sunshine

One night in Bankok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bankok an the tough guys tumble
Can’t bee to careful with your comapny
I can feel the devil walking next to me

Siam’s gotta be the witness
To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
This grips me more than would a
Muddy old river or reclining Buddha

And thank god I’m only watching the game
Controlling it

I don’t see you guys rating
The kind of mate I’m contemplating
I’d let you watch I would invite you
But the queens wee use would not excite you

So you’d better go back to your bars
your temples
your massage parlours

One night in Bankok and the worlds’s your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain’t free
You’ll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me

One night in Bankok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bankok an the tough guys tumble
Can’t bee to careful with your comapny
I can feel a devil walking next to me

10-2 Chess soundtrack

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February 9th – Madonna at No. 1 – “Like a virgin”

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In 1988, #Madonna got to No.1 in the US with #LikeAVirgin #singing;#feelgood

Like a Virgin

9-2 Madonna

I made it through the wilderness
Somehow I made it through
Didn’t know how lost I was
Until I found youI was beat incomplete
I’d been had, I was sad and blue
But you made me feel
Yeah, you made me feel
Shiny and new[Chorus:]

Like a virgin
Touched for the very first time
Like a virgin
When your heart beats [after first time, “With your heartbeat”]
Next to mine

Gonna give you all my love, boy
My fear is fading fast
Been saving it all for you
‘Cause only love can last

You’re so fine and you’re mine
Make me strong, yeah you make me bold
Oh your love thawed out
Yeah, your love thawed out
What was scared and cold

[chorus]

Oooh, oooh, oooh

You’re so fine and you’re mine
I’ll be yours ’till the end of time
‘Cause you made me feel
Yeah, you made me feel
I’ve nothing to hide

[chorus]

Like a virgin, ooh, ooh
Like a virgin
Feels so good inside
When you hold me, and your heart beats, and you love me

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, baby
Can’t you hear my heart beat
For the very first time?

9-2 Madonna Like a Virgin

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February 7th – The Who record – “Pinball Wizard”

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In 1969, #TheWho recorded their classic #PinballWizard #singing;#feelgood

Pinball Wizard

7-2 Pinball machine

Ever since I was a young boy,
I’ve played the silver ball.
From Soho down to Brighton
I must have played them all.
But I ain’t seen nothing like him
In any amusement hall…
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball !He stands like a statue,
Becomes part of the machine.
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean.
He plays by intuition,
The digit counters fall.
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball !

He’s a pin ball wizard
There has got to be a twist.
A pin ball wizard,
S’got such a supple wrist.

‘How do you think he does it? I don’t know!
What makes him so good?’

He ain’t got no distractions
Can’t hear those buzzers and bells,
Don’t see lights a flashin’
Plays by sense of smell.
Always has a replay,
‘n’ never tilts at all…
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball.

I thought I was
The Bally table king.
But I just handed
My pin ball crown to him.

Even on my favorite table
He can beat my best.
His disciples lead him in
And he just does the rest.
He’s got crazy flipper fingers
Never seen him fall…
That deaf dumb and blind kind
Sure plays a mean pin ball.!!!!!

7-2 The Who Pinball Wizard

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February 6th – Righteous Brothers at No. 1 – “You’ve lost that loving feeling”

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In 1965, #RighteousBrothers got to No.1 with You’ve lost that loving feeling #singing;#feelgood

You’ve lost that loving feeling

6-2

You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips
And there’s no tenderness like before in your fingertips
You’re trying hard not to show it, (baby)
But baby, baby I know itYou’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’
Whoa, that lovin’ feelin’
You’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’
Now it’s gone…gone…gone…woahNow there’s no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you
And now you’re starting to criticize the things I do
It makes me just feel like crying (baby)
‘Cause baby, something beautiful’s dying

You lost that lovin’ feelin’
Whoa, that lovin’ feelin’
You’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’
Now it’s gone…gone…gone…woah

Baby baby, I get down on my knees for you
If you would only love me like you used to do, yeah
We had a love, a love, a love you don’t find everyday
So don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t let it slip away

Baby (baby), baby (baby)
I beg of you please…please,
I need your love (I need your love),
I need your love (I need your love),
Well, bring it on back (So bring it on back),
Bring it on back (so bring it on back).

Bring back that lovin’ feelin’
Whoa, that lovin’ feelin’
Bring back that lovin’ feelin’
‘Cause it’s gone…gone…gone
And I can’t go on, woah

Bring back that lovin’ feelin’
Whoa, that lovin’ feelin’
Bring back that lovin’ feelin’
‘Cause it’s gone…gone…

6-2 Righteous Bros Youve lost that loving feeling

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February 5th – Toto at No. 1 – “Africa”

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In 1983, #Toto got to No.1 with #Africa #singing;#feelgood

Africa

5-2 Africa

I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She’s coming in twelve-thirty flight
Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say: “Hurry boy, it’s waiting there for you”[Chorus:]
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what’s right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what’s deep inside, frightened of this thing that I’ve become

[Repeat chorus]

[Instrumental break]

Hurry boy, she’s waiting there for you

[Repeat chorus]

5-2 Toto Africa

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February 4th – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves released – “Hi Ho”

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In 1938, the #Disney film #SnowWhite was seen for the first time.  Off to work! #singing;#feelgood

Hi Ho

4-2 Dwarves

Well, we dig dig dig
Well, we dig in our mine the whole day through
Dig dig dig, that is what we like to do
And it ain’t no trick to get rich quick
If you dig dig dig, with a shovel and a pick
Dig dig dig, the whole day through
Got to dig dig dig, it’s what we like to do in our mine, in our mine
Where a million diamonds shine
We got to dig dig dig, from the morning till the night
Dig dig dig up everything in sight
We got to dig dig dig, in our mine, in our mine
Dig up diamonds by the score
A thousand rubies, sometimes more
But we don’t know what we are diggin’ for, yeahHeigh-ho, heigh-ho
It’s off to work we go
We keep on singing all day long
Heigh-ho

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho
Got to make your troubles go
Well, you keep on singing all day long
Heigh-ho

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho

4-2 Hi Ho Hi Ho

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February 3rd – Buddy Holly killed – “That’ll be the day”

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In 1959, #BuddyHolly was killed in a plane crash. Here is one of his greatest hits #singing;#feelgood

That’ll be the day

3-2 Buddy Holly

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
‘Cause that’ll be the day when I dieWell, you give me all your lovin’ and your turtle dovin’
All your hugs and kisses and your money too
Well, you know you love me baby
Until you tell me, maybe
That some day, well I’ll be through

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

[Instrumental Interlude]

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

Well, when Cupid shot his dart
He shot it at your heart
So if we ever part and I leave you
You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly
That some day, well I’ll be blue

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

Well, that’ll be the day, hoo-hoo
That’ll be the day, hoo-hoo
That’ll be the day, hoo-hoo
That’ll be the day

3-2 Buddy Holly Thatll be the day

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