Songs Of My Era

Carman

2010-10-20T04:57:00.000-07:00

I Can See Clearly Now

2010-10-20T04:31:00.000-07:00

Jingle Bells

2009-12-08T04:01:00.000-08:00

茉莉花

2009-11-08T23:41:00.000-08:00

This is a Chinese folk song about the elegance and fragrance of the Jasime flower
宋祖英 in New York Kennedy Center

宋祖英 in Vienna Gold Hall

梁靜茹

女子十二樂坊 Twelve Girls Band

南开大学学生合唱团

黄河大合唱 70 Anniversity

2009-10-21T05:08:00.000-07:00

The Yellow River Cantata was created 70 years ago.

Here is it piano concerto in its full glory.

The proper starts somewhere in the middle here.

黃河頌

2009-10-21T04:36:00.000-07:00

This is another movement from the Yellow River Cantata - Ode to the Yellow River

Piano by LangLang

The Central Orchestra Chorus - Mainland China

From New York

黃河船夫曲

2009-10-21T04:02:00.000-07:00

This is a master piece I like. Here are some performances for you to compare.

This is the story of the boatman living on the Yellow River from the Yellow River Cantata.

台北愛樂合唱團、台北市婦女合唱團、國防大學國防管理學院崇廉合唱團、新愛樂管弦樂團 Taipei

香港中文大學學生會學生合唱團 Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Central Orchestra Chorus, Mainland China

大會堂群聲合唱團+室內合唱團 Hong Kong

Piano concerto by LangLang

How the Yellow River Boatman compare to The Volga Boatmen?

Memory

2009-10-17T05:06:00.000-07:00

Elaine Paige

Celine Dion

Susan Boyle

Barry Manilow

Epica

Andre Rieu

I like Elaine Paige's interpretation. You?

Don't Cry For Me Argentina

2009-10-17T03:03:00.000-07:00

Zhang Liangying

Sarah Brightman

Sinead O'Connor

Madonna

Elaine Paige

André Rieu

Joan Baez

Karen Carpenter

Olivia Newton-John

I vote for Zhang Liangying. You?

I dream a dream

2009-10-17T02:39:00.000-07:00

Susan Boyle

Elaine Paige

Judy Kuhn

Aretha Franklin

Andrea McArdle

Petula Clark

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Sarah Spiegel

I like Susan Boyle's version. You?

Ave Maria

2009-10-17T02:19:00.000-07:00

Pavarotti

Andrea Bocelli

Celtic Woman

Vitas

Andre Rieu

Katherine Jenkins

I prefer Pavarotti's version. Yours?

Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft

2007-04-18T06:53:00.000-07:00

In your mind you have capacities you know

To telepath messages through the vast unknown

Please close your eyes and concentrate

With every thought you think

Upon the recitation we’re about to sing

(*) calling occupants of interplanetary craft

Calling occupants of interplanetary most extraordinary craft

Repeat (*)

You’ve been observing our earth

And we’d like to make a contact with you

We are your friends

Calling occupants of interplanetary craft

Calling occupants of interplanetary ultra-emissaries

We’ve been observing your earth

And one night we’ll make a contact with you

We are your friends

Calling occupants of interplanetary quite extraordinary craft

And please come on peace, we beseech you

Only a landing will teach them

Our earth may never survive

So do come, we beg you

Please interstellar policeman

Oh, won’t you give us a sign

Give us a sign that we’ve reached you

With your mind you have ability to form

And transmit thought energy far beyond the norm

You close your eyes, you concentrate

Together that’s the way

To send the message

We declare world contact day

Repeat (*) twice

Rachael Yamagata - Meet Me By the Water

2007-02-12T14:56:00.000-08:00

This song goes nicely with this photo by Matlde B

Would you please meet me by the water, baby?
We'll have a really good time
Would you please meet me by the water, baby?
'Cause I can't get you off of my mind

I've been thinking everyday about you
Don't fit anywhere into my life, but that's okay
'Cause I think I might be right for you
And because of that, I'm not scared at all
And everyone says I'm crazy
And everyone says I'm a fool
Would you meet me by the water tonight?
'Cause I'm ready to break all the rules

Please don't leave me standing with my heart in my hand
I can't last here
I'm breaking down, and no one understands why I got here
But I knew from the very first moment that I met you
You'd be the one

Would you meet me by the water tonight?
Would you please fall asleep holding my hand?
'Cause I've got everything in store for you, baby
If you'll be my man

Gary Wright - Dream Weaver

2007-02-09T14:43:00.000-08:00

Dream weaver
Ive just closed my eyes again
Climbed aboard the dream weaver train
Driver take away my worries of today
And leave tomorrow behind
Ooh dream weaver
I believe you can get me through the night
Ooh dream weaver
I believe we can reach the morning light

Fly me high through the starry skies
Maybe to an astral plane
Cross the highways of fantasy
Help me to forget todays pain

Ooh dream weaver
I believe you can get me through the night
Ooh dream weaver
I believe we can reach the morning light

Though the dawn may be coming soon
There still may be some time
Fly me away to the bright side of the moon
And meet me on the other side

Ooh dream weaver
I believe you can get me through the night
Ooh dream weaver
I believe we can reach the morning light
Dream weaver
Dream weaver
Dream weaver

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi

2007-02-07T09:12:00.000-08:00

They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

They took all the trees
Put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see em
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

Hey farmer farmer
Put away that d.d.t. now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please!
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

Late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Took away my old man
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

Carole King - Will You Love Me Tomorrow

2007-02-06T16:33:00.000-08:00

Tonight you're mine completely
You give you love so sweetly
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow?

Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment's pleasure?
Can I believe the magic of your sighs?
Will you still love me tomorrow?

Tonight with words unspoken
You say that I'm the only one
But will my heart be broken
When the night meets the morning sun?

I'd like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of
So tell me now, and I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?

(INSTRUMENTAL)

So tell me now, and I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Will you still love me tomorrow?

黄河大合唱

2007-02-06T14:35:00.001-08:00

[This is a very powerful song, telling the pain and anger as her husband was killed during the war.]

2007-02-04T16:58:00.000-08:00

[I like this song very much. Unfortunately, I cannot find a decent copy from Bread Cover. So this instead.]

Hey have you ever tried,
Really reaching out for the other side?
I may be climbing on rainbows
But, baby here goes.

Dreams theyre for those who sleep,
Life is for us to keep,
And if youre wondring
What this song is leading to

I want to make it with you
I really think that we can make it girl.

No, you dont know me well,
In evry little thing only time will tell,
If you believe the things that I do.
And well see it through.

Life can be short or long,
Love can be right or wrong,
And if I choose the one
Id like to help me through,

Id like to make it with you
I really think that we can make it girl.

Baby you know that
Dreams theyre for those who sleep,
Life is for us to keep
And if I choose the one
Id like to help me through,

Id like to make it with you
I really think that we can make it girl.

The Beatles - Hey Jude

2007-02-04T16:51:00.000-08:00

Hey Jude don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better

And any time you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Na na na na na
na na na na

Hey Jude don't let me down
You have found her now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

So let it out and let it in
Hey Jude begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you
Hey Jude you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder

Na na na na na
na na na na Yeah

Hey Jude don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it better
Better, better, better, better, better, Oh

Na na na na na na na
Na na na na, Hey Jude
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na, Hey Jude
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na, Hey Jude

Carole King - You've Got A Friend

2007-02-04T16:35:00.000-08:00

When you're down and troubled
And you need a loving care
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.

You just call out my name,
And you know where ever I am
Ill come running, oh yeah baby
To see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And Ill be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Youve got a friend.

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know where ever I am
Ill come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And Ill be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, aint it good to know that youve got a friend?
People can be so cold.
Theyll hurt you and desert you.
Well theyll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but dont you let them.

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
Ill come running to see you again.
Oh babe, dont you know that,
Winter spring summer or fall,
Hey now, all youve got to do is call.
Lord, Ill be there, yes I will.
Youve got a friend.
Youve got a friend.
Aint it good to know youve got a friend.
Aint it good to know youve got a friend.
Youve got a friend.

Bertie Higgins - Casablanca

2007-02-03T16:30:00.000-08:00

I fell in love with you watching Casablanca.
Back road the drive in shaw in the flickerin' light.
Pop corns and cokes beneath the stars.
Became champange and caviar.
Makin' love on a long hot summer night.
I thought you fell in love with me watching Casablanca
Holdin' hands in the Pado Fan's, in Ritz Candlei Cafe
Hidin' the shadows from the stars.
Or rockin' moonlight in your eyes
Makin' magic at the movies at my own cheverolet

Ooh, a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca.

A kiss is not a kiss without your side.
Please come back to me in Casablanca.
I love you more and more each day as time goes by.

I guess there are many broken hearts in Casablanca.
You know l've never really been there so l don't know.
I guess our love story will never be seen.
On the big white silver screen.
But the hurt is just as bad.
When l had to watch you go.

Seals and Croft - Summer Breeze

2007-02-02T16:24:00.000-08:00

Joni Mitchell - Both sides now

2007-02-01T14:06:00.000-08:00

Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, i've looked at cloud that way.
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things i would have done but clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions i recall.
I really don't know clouds at all.

Moons and junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real; i've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show. you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.

I've looked at love from both sides now,
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions i recall.
I really don't know love at all.

Tears and fears and feeling proud to say "i love you" right out loud,
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, i've looked at life that way.
But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say
I've changed.
Something's lost but something's gained in living every day.

I've looked at life from both sides now,
From win and lose, and still somehow
It's life's illusions i recall.
I really don't know life at all.

CAROLE KING - I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE

2007-01-31T16:15:00.000-08:00

I feel the earth move
Under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down
I feel my heart start to trembling
Whenever you're around

Ooh, baby
When I see your face
Mellow as the month of May
Oh, darling, I can't stand it
When you look at me that way

I feel the earth move
Under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down
I feel my heart start to trembling
Whenever you're around

Oh, darling
When you're near me
And you tenderly call my name
I know that my emotions
Are something I just can't tame
I've just got to have you, baby

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumbling down

I just lose control
Down to my very soul
I get hot and cold all over
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky
Tumbling down
Tumbling down
Tumbling down

Beatles - Yesterday

2007-01-31T10:40:00.000-08:00

Yesterday
all my trouble seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they`re here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday

Suddenly
I`m not half the man I used to be
there`s a shaddow hanging over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly

Why she had to go I don`t know
she wouldn`t say
I sad something wrong
Now I long for yesterday

Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday

Why she had to go.......

Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm............

Chinese Dance - Yellow River Piano Concerto (Mvmt 3)

2007-01-28T17:17:00.000-08:00

Billy Joel - Piano Man

2007-01-28T17:08:00.000-08:00

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes."

La la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

Chorus:
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"

Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone

Chorus
sing us a song you're the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well we're all in the mood for a melody
and you got us feeling alright

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

Chorus:
sing us a song you're the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well we're all in the mood for a melody
and you got us feeling alright

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

2007-01-27T15:42:00.000-08:00

When are you gonna come down
When are you going to land
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

What do you think you'll do then
I bet that'll shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again

Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson

2007-01-26T16:51:00.000-08:00

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair
Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids

Coo, coo, ca-choo, Mrs Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

komete la batata sen~or robinson
Going to the candidates debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo)
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
Joltin' Joe has left and gone away
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)