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Thread #33807 Message #455940
Posted By: CRANKY YANKEE
04-May-01 - 03:19 PM
Thread Name: Req: Sing-along songs from the 20's & 30's
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sing-a-long songs from the '20's &
There are other "pop" 20''s, 30's &40's songs that my dad used to sing. When I get the time, probably this evening, I'll send some more. From the middle 30's on, I remember them as "Popula songs" AND I KNOW A LOT OF SONGS.So, over the next couple of weeks I'll either scan and send the sheet music, or put together a tape (or CD) of sure fire "The old folks will love them" songs. After all, I'm now IN the (Chronological) old folks category, and I know what I'd like to hear if I were in a nursing home, which I'm not.here are a whole lot of songs that the "present generation" people know the chorus to and none of the verses. For instance, "The Bowery" "The Band Played on". etc. When I was younger, we had a longer attention span, I guess, and the verses to a lot of the old "pop" or "traditional" songs are dynamite.
If you have the time, find a printed copy of "Home on the range" with all 5 verses. There's some beautiful poetry there. Excuse me a minute while I look in the Digitrad, I'll be right back.
Jody