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07 May 03 - 06:02 PM (#948130) Subject: Tune Req: if my lips could only speak From: GUEST,James H. Silver Looking for real audio, midi or sheet music for a song I believe entitled If my lips could only speak. Have also heard this song referred to as The Beautiful Picture. Thanks. |
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07 May 03 - 06:12 PM (#948137) Subject: If those lips could only speak From: Joe Offer Hi - the lyrics are here (click). We'll see what we can do about finding a recording or sheet music. -Joe Offer- |
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08 May 03 - 04:19 AM (#948424) Subject: RE: Tune Req: if my lips could only speak From: Nigel Parsons According to Mustrad.org "The words and tune were written by Charles Ridgewell and Will Godwin; Godwin is also noted as having sung it. See Sixty Old Time Variety Songs, Francis Day and Hunter, London, c.1950, pp. 74-76. " Nigel |
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08 May 03 - 05:00 AM (#948452) Subject: RE: Tune Req: if my lips could only speak From: Nigel Parsons MP3 of half of first verse available in a Jazz version Here item No1 at top of page Nigel |
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08 May 03 - 05:16 AM (#948460) Subject: RE: Tune Req: if my lips could only speak From: Jim McLean It's also copyright 1989 by Dorsey brothers Music Ltd 8/9 Frith Street London W1 and appears in a book for piano 'It's easy to Play Music Hall' Jim McLean |
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09 May 03 - 03:51 AM (#949184) Subject: RE: Tune Req: if my lips could only speak From: Nigel Parsons Jim: of course the 'copyright' claimed there is only of: 1,The arrangement (if a new arrangement) and/or 2,The page layout in that edition (publisher's copyright which lasts 25 years) Nigel |
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31 May 03 - 07:58 PM (#962664) Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: IF THOSE LIPS COULD ONLY SPEAK From: GUEST,James H. Silver can anyone with a good musical knowledge clean up these abc's and assign the proper note values and measures to them so that they will play smoothly in 3/4 time for the following lyrics: This is the best version I have come up with too date. Seems to be quite accurate, but I am unable to get it to write so that it plays smoothly in 3/4 time T:IF THOSE LIPS COULD ONLY SPEAK M:3/4 L:1/4 Q:60 R:WALTZ Z:BRIAN TIPERT K:D d e f2 f g b a4 def3 f a ^g =g4| e f g g g g f e g c3 a a a b a g f4|! def3 f g b a4 def3 f f a ^g =g4|! e f g g g g f e g c3 a a a b a g f e d4||! d e f f f g a b a f3 f a a a a g f g4 |! e f g g g g f e g c2 a a a b a g f4| ! d e f f f g a b a f f a a a a g f g4| ! e f g f e g f e g c2 a a a b a3 c d4| % ABC2Win Version 2.1 5/31/2003 IF THOSE LIPS COULD ONLY SPEAK Chorus If those lips could only speak,if those eyes could only see It those beautiful golden tresses,were here in reality Could I only take your hand,as I did when you took my name But it's only a beautiful picture,in a beautiful golden frame He stood in a beautiful mansion Surrounded by riches untold As he gazed at a beautiful picture That hung in a frame of gold Was a picture of a lady So beautiful young and fair To this beautiful lifelike picture He murmured in sad despair Repeat Chorus He stood there and gazed on that picture And slumbering forgetting all pain For there in that mansion of fancy She stood by his side again His lips then softly murmured The name of his once sweet bride With his eye fixed on that picture He awoke from his sleep and he cried |
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05 Jun 03 - 09:05 AM (#962747) Subject: RE: Tune Req: if my lips could only speak From: Snuffy I'm sure I've got an abc at home - try to post it over the weekend |
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05 Jun 03 - 11:25 AM (#962787) Subject: RE: Tune Re: If Those Lips could only speak From: GUEST |
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06 Jun 03 - 11:20 AM (#963254) Subject: RE: Tune Req: if those lips could only speak From: Schantieman I think I've got it on a book - with dots & stuff. Interested? Steve |
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06 Jun 03 - 06:41 PM (#963461) Subject: Tune Add: IF THOSE LIPS COULD ONLY SPEAK From: Snuffy X: 9 T:In a Beautiful Mansion T:If those Lips Could Only Speak T:Only a Beautiful Picture in a Beautiful Golden Frame M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=150 C:Charles Ridgewell & Will Godwin S:Gordon Syrett A:Suffolk P:ABABAB N:Recorded at Mendlesham Green 1982 D:Many a Good Horseman VTVS01/0 K:G P:A B2| d2^c2 e2|d2B2G2|D2G4-|G2z2d2| d2^c2 e2|d2B2G2|c6- |c2z2cc| c2 B2 A2|c2B2A2|c2F4-|F2z2d2| d2 c2 B2|B4 A2|G6- |G2D2G2| B4 B2|e4 d2|B2B4-|B2z2B2| c2 c2 c2|G4 A2|B6- |B2B2B2| c2^c2^c2|B4 ^c2|d2A4-|A2z2A2| A2^G2 A2|B4 ^c2|d6- |d2|| P:B "Chorus" D2G2| B4 B2|^A4 B2|d6- |d2B2c2| d4 B2|d4 ^c2|c6- |c2A2B2| c2 B2 A2|c4 B2|c2F4-|F2z2d2| d2 c2 B2|A4 ^A2|B6- |B2D2G2| B4 B2|^A4 B2|d6- |d2B2c2| d2 c2 B2|d4 ^c2|c6- |c2A2B2| c2 B2 A2|c2B2A2|c2F4-|F2d2d2| d2 c2 B2|B4 A2|G6|| |
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06 Jun 03 - 08:31 PM (#963505) Subject: RE: Tune Req: if those lips could only speak From: GUEST,James H. Silver Thanks Snuffy: ABC's look real good. Thanks to all who assisted in any way with this thread. |