songs about music

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: Amos
Date: 28 Oct 02 - 03:28 PM

Our Jeri has a really beautiful song called "Why We Sing" based on the threads of that name. If you're nice she might sing it to ya!! (Or you can wait just a tad longer to get it on the Mudcat Sampler CD Series!!) (Coming soon to a folk community near you!!!!)


A

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: gwonya
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 09:41 AM

"The Ballad of Carl Martin" by Steve Goodman.
(A must hear!)

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: Willie-O
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 09:54 AM

511 Highway my song about the Stewart Park Music Festival in Perth Ontario.

W-O

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: masato sakurai
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 09:56 AM

Tom he was a piper's son
He learnt to play when he was young
But all the tune that he could play
Was "Over the hills and far away"

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: belfast
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 10:35 AM

There's a fine song by mudcat member McGrath of Harlow "Keeping The Old Music Alive" I found it at his own website…click here

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: Genie
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 03:12 PM

The Band Played "Waltzing Matilda"
Folk Singer's Blues - Shel Silverstein
The Folksingers' Ball
The Folksong Army (Tom Lehrer)
Music, Sweet Music (in the DT)
Rock And Roll Heaven
Gaily The Troubadour
Dve Guitari (Russian folk song)
While My Guitar Softly Weeps
He Sang Real Good For Free

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: GUEST,Chicken Charlie
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 10:55 PM

"Banjo and the 'possum" is much like "Ring, Ring de Banjo," mentioned earlier.

Even "Marching thru Georgia" starts, "Bring the good old bugle, boys, we'll sing another song ...."

And "Tenting Tonight" -- "We are tenting tonight on the old camp ground; give us a song to cheer ...."

The British music hall piece, "He Played His Ukulele as the Ship Went Down."

"Wayfaring Stranger"--"I'm goin' there to see my Jesus, to sing His praise forever more ...."

"The Trading Song," sort of. "Johnny took his fiddle and he went on home."

A lot of Brit ballads have an optional switch verse for the beginning, so a singer of one gender can sing a song obviously specific to the other--involving pregnancy for example. "Katy Cruel" sung by a man could start, "When I was a-riding down to London City, a maid from her window sang this song so pretty ...." And that idea can transfer to "Jordie," "False William," etc., etc. and even etc.

What's the name of the James Taylor one ("It's All Right"?) "I don't known no love songs, I can't play the blues anymore, but I can sing this song ...."

There are undoubtedly many more, but I have to quit now. The mail man just came and I need to check my mailbox for millions from Nigeria.

CC

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: Robo
Date: 29 Oct 02 - 11:16 PM

"It's the Singer, Not the Song" -- early Stones.

Rob-o

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: MAG
Date: 30 Oct 02 - 10:09 AM

Another of my favorites: a small gem of an animated film entitled "The Devil and Daniel Mouse" -- yes, a takeoff on "The Devil and Daniel Webster" -- the hero saves himself and foolish girlfriend with the power of music and a little song called "Look where the music can take you."

Look where the music can tkae you, if you let it go, ...

composer: John Sebastian

Subject: RE: I'm looking for songs about music !
From: wlisk
Date: 30 Oct 02 - 10:31 AM

One of my favorites is Trumpet Vine, by Kate Wolf. ...If it weren't for kitchen songs, evenings (mornings) spent with friends, we all might lose those things we love the best....Bill