Lyr Req: Songs about Sacrifices

Subject: Lyr Req: Sacrifices
From: Azizi
Date: 23 May 06 - 07:18 AM

For some reason or the other, I woke up this morning with my mind on sacrifices. Not the gory, ritualistic types that happened in days of yore, but the "its a far far better thing that I do, then I have ever done before" actions that have been expressed in songs.

What examples of these kind of songs can you think?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sacrifices
From: Azizi
Date: 23 May 06 - 07:21 AM

Love Alone

cho: It's love and love alone
    That caused King Edward to leave his throne
    It's love, it's love, it's love alone
    That caused King Edward to leave his throne.

I know King Edward was noble and great
But It's love what caused him to abdicate.

I know my mama she gonna grieve
He said "I cannot help it but I'm bound to leave."

And he got the money and he got the talk
And the fancy walk just to suit New York.

You can take me throne, you can take me crown,
But leave me Miss SDimpson to renown.

Come a reel come a roll upon my mind
I cannot leave Mrs. Simpson behind

If a plane and a ship don't carry me free
I'll walk with Miss Simpson across the sea.

On the tenth of December you heard the talk
When he gave the throne to the Duke of York.

Then Baldwin want to break down his stand
He said,"I'm giving up with my government!"

Now he's the victim of circumstance
Now they live in the south of France.

If you see Mrs. Simpson across the street
You can guarantee she is a busy bee.

Let the organ roll, let the church bell ring
He said, "Good luck" to our second bachelor King.

Recorded by Blind Blake, Lord Invader [date?]

-snip-

from the DigiTrad; also a musical score is found at the Digital Tradition Mirror

Subject: Lyr Add: WHAT I DID FOR LOVE (Hamlisch, Kleban)
From: Azizi
Date: 23 May 06 - 07:23 AM

ARTIST: Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban
TITLE: What I Did for Love
Lyrics and Chords


[Chorus Line]

Kiss today goodbye
The sweetness and the sorrow
Wish me luck, the same to you
But I can't regret what I did for love
What I did for love

/ C - A7sus A7 / Dm7 - Fm - / C G D9 - - - /
    / Fm - - - / G - G7 - /

Look my eyes are dry
The gift was ours to borrow
It's as if we always knew
But I won't forget what I did for love
What I did for love

   Gone
   Love is never gone
   As we travel on
   Love's what we'll remember

   / Am Am7 Fmaj7 E7 / Am Am7 B7 - / Em - G A7 / Fm - G7 - /

Kiss today goodbye
And point me to tomorrow
We did what we had to do
Won't forget, can't regret
What I did for love
What I did for love
What I did for

/ C - A7sus A7 / Dm7 - Fm - / C G Am Am7 D7 - /
    / F C Dm7 G7 / C C7 Fm - / /

   Love
   Love is never gone
   As we travel on
   Love's what we'll remember

Kiss today goodbye
And point me toward tomorrow
We did what we had to do
Won't forget, can't regret
What I did for love
What I did for love
What I did for love

... / C - - - /

source: http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/whatidid.htm

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sacrifices
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 24 May 06 - 03:39 AM

Flowers of Bermuda, by Stan Rogers.