Merry Christmas Everyone. Blessings to you and those you love.
Lundi limerick #66
A lady from Nottingham said
I’ve a terrible pain in my head
I was shot by a sparrow
with a huge arrow
and now I’m apparently dead
Song Lyric Sunday 22/12/2019 – Christmas /Holiday /Snowman
Thank you to Jim Adams, who hosts Song Lyric Sunday and gives us the chance to share lots of familiar, and some not so familiar, songs.
If you fancy sharing one of your favourite songs you can find out how to participate, and also listen to all the great entries, here.
Of course, it’s only natural that the prompts are what they are, and there really is a lot to choose from for Christmas music. I’m not going to be giving you lots of detail about my choices this week because Christmas is all about joy, sharing, giving, children, love, and a little respite from the stress and strains of this cut and thrust life we all seem to be part of now.
I’d like to share a little bit of joy with you all, and to thank Jim, for hosting this weekly share of music for this year, Helen Vahdati who started this great weekly event, and all of the participants and readers who are part of it all. May you all have a blessed Christmas and a Happy and healthy New Year ahead.
Please enjoy the music of Trans Siberian orchestra.
Firstly with the magic of Christmas Eve for a little girl. Will she get back before her mother catches her?
There’s SNOW AND KITTENS!
and secondly, if you must have lyrics, then here we have Christmas Canon. You’re watching the official music video for Trans-Siberian Orchestra – “Christmas Canon” from the album ‘The Christmas Attic’ (1998). “Christmas Canon” is set to the tune of Pachelbel’s “Canon in D”.
and an alternative recording with lyrics on screen:
Christmas Canon
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
the joy that he brings
(Merry Christmas) the joy that he brings
(Merry Christmas) the joy that he brings
(Merry Christmas) the joy that he brings
This night
We pray
Our lives
Will show
This dream
He had
Each child
Still knows
This night
We pray
Our lives
Will show
This dream
He had
Each child
Still knows
This night
We pray
Our lives
Will show
This dream
He had
Each child
Still knows
This night
We pray
Our lives
Will show
This dream
He had
Each child
Still knows
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
On this night
On this night
On this very Christmas night
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Paul O’neill / Paul F. O’neill
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Cat astrophic omission
After reading all the terrible reviews of the Cats (2019) film, Daisy, my British Shorthair princess, would like it to be known that, although she auditioned for one of the leading roles, she was rejected for being too beautiful!
She thinks she’ll have to ponder a little and, of course, the best way to do that is to snooze.
Rapid Rhyme #19
Originally posted as a comment on Colleen’s post:
https://bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com/2019/12/18/unheard/
I wish I’d said what’s in my head
I wish I’d kissed your lips instead
I should, I ought, have voiced my thought
Instead I failed and now there’s nought!
Lundi limerick #65
A rather stiff lady from March
died slowly from falling in starch
She set in a pose
whilst holding her nose
and was used in a church as an arch
Song Lyric Sunday 15/12/2019 – Baby
Jim Adams, who hosts Song Lyric Sunday, gives us the chance to share lots of familiar, and some not so familiar, songs.
If you fancy sharing one of your favourite songs you can find out how to participate, and also listen to all the great entries, here.
My offering today is by The Hollies who are one of the few UK groups of the early 1960s, along with the Rolling Stones, that have never disbanded and continue to record and perform. They also happen to be the group that I have seen more than any other – many, many times over the years.
It is a song released in 1970 that was a number one hit in Australia and New Zealand but never released as a single in the UK.
It tells the story, familiar at the time, of a young couple who have got married in spite of their parents telling them they were too young. The girl was pregnant, a huge stigma for all the family, and normally blamed on the girl with little blame being directed at the father. However, they did get married and, despite living on the breadline and only just keeping their heads above water, they have managed to raise a family. They struggle every day but both have a dream of better times ahead!
This song, written by Tony Hicks, contains the word “baby” twice, so fits the theme admirably. I do hope you enjoy it. There are two versions to choose from, a live performance recorded in a German TV studio, and the original recording.
Too Young to Be Married
She wakes up early every morning
She get up long before the sunshine
Greets the milkman who’s still yawning
And reads the paper for a short time
Calls the kids “get out of bed”
They never hear a word she says
Husband stands to leave the table
She says “I hope you have a good day”
He thinks “one day soon as I’m able
I’ll get a job where I get good pay.”
They find it hard to make ends meet
But they don’t mention it because they have each other
And love is free while they’re supposed to be …
Too young to be married
Too young to be free
Too young to be married
But what could they do? They were going to have a baby
After the kids have had their breakfast
Now they’re off to get some schooling
She cleans the house and makes the beds
She starts to dream but knows she’s fooling
She swears one day she’ll stay in bed
But for now she knows she’s got to keep on working
’cause round and round inside her head
She hears the words her mother said …
Too young to be married
Too young to be free
Too young to be married
But what could they do? They were going to have a baby
Too young to be married
Too young to be free
Too young to be married
But what could they do?
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Tony Hicks
Too Young to Be Married lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Sunday sentiment – haiku #45
I haven’t changed
I never will
it’s too late now
I’m quiet still!
I may be quiet,
although not so much inside.
It’s always been so.
Lundi limerick #64
Looe is in Cornwall m’dear
it’s famous for nothing I fear
A small coastal town
of little renown
but isn’t its name rather queer
Song Lyric Sunday 08/12/2019 – Arms /Elbows /Knees /Legs
Thank you to Jim Adams, who hosts Song Lyric Sunday and gives us the chance to share lots of familiar, and some not so familiar, songs.
If you fancy sharing one of your favourite songs you can find out how to participate, and also listen to all the great entries, here.
I’ve been very busy this week doing a job that I’m not paid for, recruiting a new Administrator, overseeing the final stages of a building project that has been in hand for the last 6 years, and juggling volunteers and events to ensure things didn’t get out of hand. As a result, I’m sorry to say that you’ll have to do your own research this week if you want to know any more about my chosen band and song.
Obviously it’s a bit of a cheat because I chose the group Elbow, but I am including a bonus song that is called Open Arms.
I hope you enjoy this version of One Day Like This, recorded Live at British Summer Time 2017. (second video)
There seems to be a licensing issue for USA so Jade has found an alternative address to view the song:
Thanks Jade!
One Day Like This
Drinking in the morning sun
Blinking in the morning sun
Shaking off the heavy one
Heavy like a loaded gun
What made me behave that way?
Using words I never say
I can only think it must be love
Oh, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day
Someone tell me how I feel
It’s silly wrong but vivid right
Oh, kiss me like the final meal
Yeah, kiss me like we die tonight
Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see the light
Yeah, lying with me half awake
Oh, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day
When my face is chamois-creased
If you think I’ll wink, I did
Laugh politely at repeats
Yeah, kiss me when my lips are thin
Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see you like
Yeah, lying with me half awake
Stumbling over what to say
Well, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day
Throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year’d see me right
Throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year’d we’ll sing it right
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Craig Lee Potter / Guy Edward John Garvey / Mark Potter / Mark Ellis Potter / Peter James Turner / Richard Barry Jupp
One Day Like This lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc
and the bonus song Open Arms.
