This is really a Happy Birthday to me! thread -- I missed out on the all-Septmeber one, having been preoccupied.

As I have done previously, I invite all my women and men friends, some met in the flesh, some not, to a virtual sing.

I have a thing for the singer-songwriter songs which describe a situation, place, or event where you're having a singaround with all your best buddies and it's one of those magical times. How many can we think of? (How many new ones can you lead me to ...)

I'll start off with Janis Carper's "Couldn't hide out hearts," off the Camp Coho tape (Cascadia Music, 1990) (BMI registered) There you were with eyes of blue
Looking for a friend
(oops, drawing a blank: jump to chorus:)

We had lost all track of time,
Nothing mattered but the rhyme
Of words and music ringing true
We couldn't hide our hearts.

This tape commemorated several singer-songwriter friends camping together at Kerrville.

Nic Jones' Long the night, and long til day; do not bid us further stray

is another.

or Brown's "Ring around the Moon" which I learned off of a Cindy Mangsen album.

I've really gotta go and do some other stuff; today actually is my birthday, and I'm actually getting together with music buddies tonight, but they won't know these kinds of songs. I look forward to seeing what y'all have come up with.

Cheers, Mary Ann