Happy Music :-) Gift

[Aphrodite]

Greetings ALL!

Today I would like to share the gift of happiness. ;D
Please help me out!

I was thinking the other day about Ariesmoon and her new happier music. As I was thinking a happy tune popped into my head. I have not heard this song in years, but it seemed to fit the moment - a moment that must be shared!

Here's my song to be happy by. Everyone think of a happy tune to share with the group. Pretty soon we will have a collection! Image an entire day filled with happy music. What a gift that would be to share with our loved ones and to keep for ourselves!

SONG SUNG BLUE

Written by Neil Diamond

Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one

Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
You sing them out again
Sing them out again

Song sung blue
Weeping like a willow
Song sung blue
Sleeping on my pillow

Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know, start to feeling good
You simply got no choice

Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one

1972 Prophet Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Love and happiness to Everyone,

Aphrodite

P.S. If your song is not in English, please share the translation.

[pam]

Okay Aphrodite,

Here's my contribution:

Three Little Birds
by Bob Marley

Dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin: dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right!

Rise up this mornin,
Smiled with the risin sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin, (this is my message to you-ou-ou:)

Singin: dont worry bout a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin: dont worry (dont worry) bout a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right!

Rise up this mornin,
Smiled with the risin sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin, this is my message to you-ou-ou:

Singin: dont worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh!
Every little thing gonna be all right. dont worry!
Singin: dont worry about a thing - I wont worry!
cause every little thing gonna be all right.

Singin: dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right - I wont worry!
Singin: dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin: dont worry about a thing, oh no!
cause every little thing gonna be all right!

[Aphrodite]

OMG! I was just listening to the Dave Matthews Band on YouTube playing Marley's song as tribute at Virginia Tech. DMB was playing a concert after the shooting incident. The crowd was singing along. It was healing moment for the college. He mostly just let them sing the song themselves for eight minutes.

Coincidence? I think not!!!!

Of course, no one can play it like Marley can. Thanks so much for the post.

Here's the link...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j95u-V2f89g

And here is Bob Marley...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY_NQZyBc3g
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RntL-2uwt_g

and this wonderful little girl, Connie Talbot (who I have never heard of before)...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cmffLlkwxc

[ariesmoon]

OK so here's one of mine! Delighted this has inspired a post!

"Accentuate the Positive"

written by Johnny Mercer

You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to a minimum
Have faith, or pandemonium
Is liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate my last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the Ark
What did they do when everything looked so dark?

They said we've got to
Accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
And don't mess with Mr In-Between

No, don't mess with Mr In-Between!

[ariesmoon]

And not forgetting this from "Hair" ..


"Good Morning Starshine" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermott)

Good morning starshine
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below

Good morning starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we sing
Our early morning singing song

Gliddy glub gloopy
Nibby nabby noopy
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song

Good morning starshine
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below

Good morning starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we sing
Our early morning singing song

Gliddy glub gloopy
Nibby nabby noopy
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song

Singing a song
Humming a song
Singing a song
Loving a song
Laughing a song
Singing a song
Sing the song
Song song song sing
Sing sing sing sing song

My version is sung by Serena Ryder and it's fabulous! I just have to join in! It's such good fun to sing, especially the made-up words.

I detect a strong Aquarian influence in the writing!

[airedale]

Great idea Aphrodite! All these songs have got me humming! Here's another.

India Arie - There's Hope

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd0VuYkWf7g&feature=related

"There's Hope"

[Verse 1:]
Back when I had a little
I thought that I needed a lot
A little was over rated,
but a lot was a little too complicated
You see-Zero didn't satisfy me
A million didn't make me happy
That's when I learned a lesson
That it's all about your perception
Hey-are you a pauper or a superstar
So you act, so you feel, so you are
It ain't about the size of your car
It's about the size of the faith in your heart

[Chorus:]
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
[repeat]

There's hope

[Verse 2:]
Off in the back country of Brazil
A met a young brother that made me feel
That I could accomplish anything.
You see just like me he wanted to sing
He had no windows and no doors
He lived a simple life and was extremely poor
On top of all of that he had no eye sight,
but that didn't keep him from seein' the light
He said, what's it like in the USA,
and all I did was complain
He said-livin' here is paradise
He taught me paradise is in your mind
You know that

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
Every time I turn on the T.V. (There's Hope)
Somebody's acting crazy (There's Hope)
If you let it, it will drive you crazy (There's Hope)
but I'm takin' back my power today (There's Hope)
Gas prices they just keep on rising (There's Hope)
The government they keep on lying
but we gotta keep on surviving
Keep living our truth and do the best we can do

[Chorus]

Stand up for your rights [echo]
Keep shining your light [echo]
And show the world your smile [echo]

[Chorus]

[pam]

Something So Right
Words & music by paul simon

Youve got the cool water
When the fever runs high
Youve got the look of lovelight in your eyes
And I was in crazy motion
til you calmed me down
It took a little time
But you calmed me down

When something goes wrong
Im the first to admit it
Im the first to admit it
And the last one to know

When something goes right
Well its likely to lose me, mm
Its apt to confuse me
Its such an unusual sight
Oh, I cant, I cant get used to something so right
Something so right

They've got a wall in China
Its a thousand miles long
To keep out the foreigners they made it strong
And Ive got a wall around me
That you cant even see
It took a little time
To get next to me

When something goes wrong
Im the first to admit it
Im the first to admit it
And the last one to know
When something goes right
Well its likely to lose me, mm
Its apt to confuse me
Because its such an unusual sight
Oh, I cant, I cant get used to something so right
Something so right

Some people never say the words I love you
Its not their style
To be so bold
Some people never say the words I love you
But like a child theyre longing to be told, mm

When something goes wrong
Im the first to admit it
Im the first to admit it
And the last one to know
When something goes right
Well its likely to lose me, mm
Its apt to confuse me
Because its such an unusual sight
I swear, I cant, I cant get used to something so right
Something so right