[stylist] Two song lyrics & link - a belated happyValentine'sDay

Tue Feb 25 13:58:14 UTC 2014

My grandma taught me to dance to big band music. She would throw on a
record and swing me about, smile.

My mom was a dancer and taught it for years. So I have a classical dance
background, though I've also learned more modern styles for both stage
and club-like dancing. But my mom used music from all eras for tap and
jazz; of course ballet was done mostly with classical music and ballets,
though she did use contemporary music for ballet from time to time.

Bridgit

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Applebutter Hill
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My father was a singer in the '30s and '40s, and even cut a couple of
78s thanks to a benefactor when he was in the army. He never did it as
anything more than a side-line, but he had a beautiful tenor voice. So
there was a lot of big band music and music from the Tinpan Alley era
when I was a kid. Also, in those days, the radio stations played
everything from Frank Sinatra and Elvis to the Miracles and Johnny Cash
all mixed in with each other. It was a wonderful introduction to the
variety of music out there, and I still refuse to pigeon-hole my tastes
by saying I'm into this or that style. I like good music from all styles
and eras. Donna

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Pollpeter
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I know them both, but I grew up influenced by older music and movies. At
a very early age, I was watching movies from the 30's, 40's and 50's and
listening to music from past generations. I will be 33 this year but am
pretty familiar with stuff like this, grin.

Bridgit

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Myrna,
Thank you! :) I think we're all showing our age: you and me with Peter,
Paul & Mary and Atty the Grassroots. The younger folks are probably
wondering who the heck those folks are. Donna

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My first concert was also Peter, Paul, and Mary.
And I have to agree .. Your voice is lovely and I do hear that Mary
Travers
vibe.))) a joy to listen to.
Myrna

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> On Feb 21, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Applebutter Hill 
> <applebutterhill at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Thanks, Bridgit. The first concert I ever went to was Peter, Paul & 
> Mary. Donna
>
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> Pollpeter
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 8:41 AM
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> Valentine'sDay
>
> Donna,
>
> You do have a lovely voice, very folksy-sounding, like Peter, Paul and

> Mary, smile.
>
> Bridgit
>
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> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Applebutter Hill
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:15 PM
> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
> Subject: [stylist] Two song lyrics & link - a belated happy 
> Valentine's Day
>
>
> Hi Friends,
> We have several songwriters on this list, myself included, and for 
> those who are new, we occasionally post lyrics. I wanted to post these

> for Valentine's Day, but I wanted to give you a link to actually hear 
> the songs, and I was having trouble with Sound Cloud.
>
> The lyrics to two songs will be below my name. The first (Love of My
> Life) is from the perspective of someone looking for love, the second 
> (That's What Love is Like) is a whimsical definition of love.
>
> Here is a link which is supposed to just automatically play "Love of 
> My Life," but for me, it continues and plays the other two tracks I 
> have uploaded to Sound Cloud, "That's What Love is Like" and a very 
> short clip of our frogs. I didn't include the lyrics of the frog songs
> *grin* So, let me know how it works for you. A friend on Twitter said 
> she got just the one song. 
> https://soundcloud.com/donna-w-hill/love-of-my-life-donna-hill-the
>
> If you don't hear the 2nd song, this is it's link (and,  again for me 
> it goes on to play the other tracks): 
> https://soundcloud.com/donna-w-hill/thats-what-love-is-like
>
> Donna
> "Love of My Life" words and music by Donna Hill,
>
>
>
> Chorus (song starts with chorus):
>
>
>
> No matter how long it takes me,
>
> I'm gonna keep right on looking for you,
>
> Yeah, you, Love of my life,
>
> No matter how far away it makes me go,
>
> I'm gonna keep right on going for you,
>
> Yeah, you, Love of my life.
>
>
>
> Verse 1:
>
> House full of strangers, street full of fools,
>
> Ignoring all the dangers and breaking all the rules,
>
> Here in the free world more and more it seems,
>
> You can go with the flow, if you want to,
>
> And drown in the mainstream.
>
>
>
> Chorus: ...
>
> Verse 2
>
> Pounding the pavement day after day,
>
> So many people with nothing much to say,
>
> Caught in a maze without any clue,
>
> If I weren't looking for you,
>
> What would I be doing?
>
>
>
> Chorus: ...
>
>
>
> Verse 3
>
> I know you're out there just like me,
>
> Searching for someone who's willing to be,
>
> Shoulder to shoulder, partners and friends,
>
> We might find each other
>
> just around the next bend.
>
> Chorus.
>
> ***
>
>
>
> "That's What Love is Like" words & music by Donna Hill
>
>
>
> 1.
>
> You may think you'll find it under
>
> Sunny skies or rain and thunder,
>
> Spend your whole life lost in wonder,
>
> And Heaven knows you might.
>
>
>
> You may think it's in the stars
>
> Or fancy clothes and brand new cars,
>
> Folks who won't know who you are
>
> Until you're out of sight.
>
>
>
> Chorus #1:
>
> Love, like the tide that ebbs and flows,
>
> Like a seed that grows and grows,
>
> Where it starts and where it goes,
>
> No one knows, no one knows,
>
> 'cause love is love and that's what love is like.
>
>
>
> 2.
>
> You may try to live without it,
>
> Tell yourself how much you doubt it,
>
> Never learn a thing about it
>
> And stumble through the night,
>
>
>
> You may try to keep it from you,
>
> Run away and hide as some do,
>
> Join the ranks of those who've come
>
> to perish in the fight.
>
>
>
> Chorus #2:
>
> Love, like the earth that turns and turns,
>
> In each empty heart it yearns,
>
> 'Round and 'round the feelings churn
>
> They burn and burn, burn and burn
>
> 'cause love is love and that's what love is like.
>
>
>
> Bridge:
>
> You don't want to miss this one this time,
>
> You don't want to be left on your own,
>
> The road of life is hard enough to climb
>
> Harder still to make it on your own.
>
>
>
> 3.
>
> When at last you've finally found it,
>
> Wrap your arms so tight around it,
>
> Wake to find yourself surrounded
>
> Everywhere in light,
>
>
>
> You may try to keep it to you,
>
> But, as it changes and renews you,
>
> Somehow, it just flows right through
>
> To everyone in sight.
>
>
>
> Chorus #3:
>
> Love is more than just the 2 of us,
>
> It always is, it always was,
>
> And, love does everything it does,
>
> Just because, just because,
>
> Love is love, and that's what love is like.
>
> ###
>
>
>
> -- The Heart of Applebutter Hill - a novel on a mission:
>
> http://DonnaWHill.com <http://donnawhill.com/>
>
>
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