Let me sing a funny song
With crazy words that roll along
And if my song can start you laughing,
I'm happy, happy;
Let me sing a sad refrain
Of broken hearts who love in vain
And if my song can start you crying,
I'm happy


I like comic songs; I'm told I put them over well. It stops me taking the mickey out of serious songs, too. I like a good parody, as long as it's good, i.e. well thought out and funny; but I think it's important to keep the originals alive too (unless they are too awful to sing but not awful enough to self-parody). I like to alternate serious and not-so-serious songs, and trad and "contemporary".

A lot of the songs I like are simply old favorites from way, way back when I guess I was just impressionable. I used to find that some of the ones I liked (like The Gypsy's Warning were actually very unpopular! I dont do them now ... I don't think there's any particular kind of song I like better than another; but I'm not a brilliant musician, so I enjoy a song where I can have a good sing.

BTW, I cry every time Bambi's mother gets shot, which is a bit over the top at 51!

Steve