Subject: looking for song about Friendship From: KT Date: 15 May 10 - 01:07 AM Have been asked to sing a song at a funeral which speaks of gratitude for friendship. Any ideas for a good one? If not, I'm hoping for a visit from the muse... KT |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Joe Offer Date: 15 May 10 - 02:26 AM Hi, KT- Well, I always link It's a Pleasure to Know You. And when my best friend died and left me to care for his wife, I sang Thanksgiving Eve at his memorial service....and married his widow a year later. And it's not about friendship, but I've wanted to sing The Good in Living at a funeral. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Bert Date: 15 May 10 - 02:32 AM Ramblin' boy? |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: mg Date: 15 May 10 - 03:42 AM Here is a song for all the good people... |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Emma B Date: 15 May 10 - 05:49 AM This song has been on my mind recently after losing 3 old friends this year. |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Bettynh Date: 15 May 10 - 12:06 PM How about Arlo Guthrie's My Old Friend |
Subject: Lyf Add: BEYOND THE DISTANT HILLS (Lawrence Dean) From: Commander Crabbe Date: 15 May 10 - 07:33 PM How about this one Beyond The Distant Hills (Lawrence Dean) The wheel of fate rolls ever on It takes us where it will Some must stay and some must go Beyond the distant hills You always were a friend to me We've been through thick and thin These parting words I'm bound to say But where do I begin Chorus For I don't know the road you'll travel Nor what lies in wait for you But my heart is with you always Now adieu, dear friend, adieu. As I recall in days gone by Of friendship and of cheer I can't forsee much joy for me Now you're no longer here And far across the ocean wide Wherever you may be As oft as I shall think of you I hope you'll think of me And so I come to wish you well Forever from this day May fortune shine its light on you And guide you on your way For I don't know the road you'll travel Nor what lies in wait for you But my heart is with you always Now adieu, dear friend, adieu. http://www.rhapsody.com/martyn-wyndham-read/oceans-in-the-sky/beyond-the-distant-hills CC |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Tug the Cox Date: 15 May 10 - 07:57 PM Bobby Mcgee |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Tug the Cox Date: 15 May 10 - 08:01 PM Remember this from the early 70's, Catford folk club. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MkKxypC5fU |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Tug the Cox Date: 15 May 10 - 08:11 PM And a greatSonf from jenny beeching, also early 70's Catford foljk club ' I'm gladd to say, you are a friend of mine Always there at the right time To comfort me with company. And, though you never really understood me, you were all you ever could be to me My Tuesday ( Thursday?) Man. |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: open mike Date: 15 May 10 - 08:42 PM Old Friend by Laurie Lewis Lilac Bush and Apple Tree by Kate Wolf Bridge Over Troubled Water....Simon and Garfunkel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYKJuDxYr3I No tears in Heaven....Eric Clapton (i sang this at a friend's funeral) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWNKNbZ1g0g |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 15 May 10 - 11:38 PM Old Friends GfS |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: deepdoc1 Date: 16 May 10 - 07:30 AM Guy Clark - Old Friends Old Friends (Guy Clark/Susanna Clark/Richard Dobson) It's like when you're making conversation And you're trying not to scream And you're trying not to tell 'em You don't care what they mean And you're really feeling fragile And you really can't get home And you really feel abandoned But you want to be alone ----Old Friends they shine like diamonds ----Old Friends you can always call ----Old Friends Lord you can't buy 'em ----You know it's Old Friends after all And when the house is empty And the lights begin to fade And there's nothing to protect you Except the window shade And it's hard to put your finger On the thing that scares you most And you can't tell the difference Between an angel and a ghost ----Old Friends they shine like diamonds ----Old Friends you can always call ----Old Friends Lord you can't buy 'em ----You know it's Old Friends after all |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Joe_F Date: 16 May 10 - 05:51 PM I second mg's nomination of All the Good People. Gene Raskin's "Time, Gentlemen, Time" contains Here's to our friends, our steady old friends, The ones that are tried and true. They are the best, And to hell with the rest. There is only one test that'll do: And that's Time, gentlemen, time, Time, gentlemen, time. Raise your glass To the pleasures that pass. Time, gentlemen, time. |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Bert Date: 16 May 10 - 05:53 PM Old Pal by Jimmie Rodgers. |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Joe Offer Date: 17 May 10 - 12:54 AM I can't quite figure out why this thread had been closed. The "close thread" link is in an inconvenient place, and I'm guessing it was closed by accident. I reopened it. Sorry for the confusion. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: KT Date: 17 May 10 - 01:51 AM Thanks everyone, for these suggestions. They are all great, and more fitting than what I've been asked to sing. I'll see about learning some of them to run by the family. Thanks, Joe, for reopening. I actually didn't know it had been closed and do appreciate everyone's good suggestions. Keep 'em coming if you have more. KT |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: GUEST,Guest - Lin Date: 17 May 10 - 02:05 AM There is a beautiful song by Nanci Griffith, called, "There's a light beyond these woods." It is about friendship. If you go on Youtube there is a concert video of Nanci singing this song. Before she starts to sing the song she talks about going out to find yourself a friend. The posting I listened to was posted by someone named benbruch. It is truely a lovely song about friendship. I hope you like it too. |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Rog Peek Date: 17 May 10 - 02:22 AM You've Got a Friend - James Taylor Rog |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Zhenya Date: 17 May 10 - 03:29 AM Love Call Me Home - Peggy Seeger, from her album by the same name. Love Call Me Home - lyrics - Scroll down to No. 12 I can't find a video, but there's a short song sample on her website: Song Sample - scroll down again |
Subject: Lyr Add: HAPPY WE ARE A' THEGITHER From: Jack Campin Date: 17 May 10 - 04:56 AM HAPPY WE ARE A' THEGITHER Here around the ingle bleezin', Wha see happy and sae free? Tho' the northern wind blaws freezin', Freenship warms baith you and me. CHORUS: Happy we are a' thegither, Happy we'll be, ane an' a'; Time shall see us a' the blyther Ere we rise to gang awa'. See the miser o'er his treasure Gloatin' wi' a greedy ee! Can he feel the glow o pleasure That around us here we see? Thus then let us a' be tassin' Aff our stoups o gen'rous flame; And while roun' the board 'tis passin', Raise a sang in frien'ship's name. Freenship maks us a' mair happy' Freenship gies us a' delight; Freenship consecrates the drappie, Freenship brings us here the night. That's more or less as it was sung by Willie Scott - I got the text off the web and fixed a couple of typos. |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: open mike Date: 17 May 10 - 05:58 AM here is another song Old Friend by Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, and Ray Price http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCM8sI1RRDI&NR=1&feature=fvwp |
Subject: RE: looking for song about Friendship From: Tannywheeler Date: 18 May 10 - 01:38 PM Joe, maybe it got closed because too many folks were tearing up?? Ed Miller, the Scot in Austin, TX, does 1 called "Tak' a Dram Afore Ya Go" that wipes me out. & there's always "The Parting Glass". Actually, those are prob just Goodbye songs... Tw |
Subject: ADD: Friendship (Kath Reade) From: Paul Reade Date: 18 May 10 - 02:18 PM One of the most requested songs from singer / songwriter Kath Reade (see http://www.kathreade.co.uk/ / http://www.myspace.com/kathreade ) is "Friendship". There's an mp3 of Kath singing it at http://www.gradelydesigns.co.uk/friendship.mp3. FRIENDSHIP (Kath Reade) CHORUS:- Friendship matters the most Friendship matters the most It's your holy spirit It's your holy ghost Friendship matters the most When you come to mark up your life And you re-evaluate all the strife You forget all the nonsense Of who's first past the post Friendship matters the most I try to be a better friend Like a gardener to a flower I tend With the water of kindness With the food of a loving host Friendship matters the most A few I had to leave For their presence in my life caused me to grieve Some I did not know I had Until they had been lost Friendship matters the most. © Kath Reade 2005 |
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