Lyr Req: The Ballad of Anne Frank

Subject: Lyr Req: The Ballad of Anne Frank
From: ossonflags
Date: 16 Mar 08 - 08:55 AM

Can anyone help please with the tune of this lovely song written by Johny Mcvoy or has anyone recorded it?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ballad of Anne Frank
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 Mar 08 - 09:10 AM

You tube vid
If you put "ballad of anne frank" using the quote marks into Google, there are a number of videos.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ballad of Anne Frank
From: Ref
Date: 16 Mar 08 - 02:51 PM

Lovely song. A reminder of the horror all of us are capable of!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ballad of Anne Frank
From: MartinRyan
Date: 16 Mar 08 - 03:14 PM

Click here

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ballad of Anne Frank
From: M.Ted
Date: 16 Mar 08 - 03:23 PM

Not what you wanted, but here is a fairly new, and very compelling tribute to Anne Frank--from one of the legendary alternative rock bands--very popular with a lot of young performers--

Neutral Milk Hotel, Holland 1945

Holland, 1945
Neutral Milk Hotel

The only girl I've ever loved
Was born with roses in her eyes
But then they buried her alive
One evening 1945
With just her sister at her side
And only weeks before the guns
All came and rained on everyone
Now she's a little boy in Spain
Playing pianos filled with flames
On empty rings around the sun
All sing to say my dream has come

But now we must pack up every piece
Of the life we used to love
Just to keep ourselves
At least enough to carry on

And now we ride the circus wheel
With your dark brother wrapped in white
Says it was good to be alive
But now he rides a comet's flame
And won't be coming back again
The Earth looks better from a star
That's right above from where you are
He didn't mean to make you cry
With sparks that ring and bullets fly
On empty rings around your heart
The world just screams and falls apart

But now we must pack up every piece
Of the life we used to love
Just to keep ourselves
At least enough to carry on

And here's where your mother sleeps
And here is the room where your brothers were born
Indentions in the sheets
Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
And it's so sad to see the world agree
That they'd rather see their faces fill with flies
All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ballad of Anne Frank
From: Neil D
Date: 16 Mar 08 - 06:08 PM

"Holland, 1945" is from the 1998 album "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by interesting, inventive Alt-rock band "Neutral Milk Hotel". The entire album is inspired by the tragic beauty of "The Diary Of Anne Frank". Songwriter/Frontman Jeff Mangum is said to have had painfully vivid dreams after reading "Diary" and became compelled to write the haunting,sometimes beautiful songs for this album. Unfortunately, after its critically acclaimed release and intensive touring in suppport of it, Mr. Mangum had somewhat of a meltdown?, disillusionment?, and has since become a near recluse.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ballad of Anne Frank
From: Rabbi-Sol
Date: 16 Mar 08 - 07:10 PM

I have a free MP3 recording of McEvoy's song done by Arlene Boumel of Coral Springs, FLA. Somehow a woman's voice gives this song some extra meaning. With Arlene's permisson, I will send it to anyone who PMs me with their e-mail address requesting it.

                                                    SOL