Song challenge: Cinderella story

Subject: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: Pinetop Slim
Date: 16 May 00 - 07:14 PM

A 17-year-old girl showed up at 4:30 p.m. last Thursday for her job as a waitress at the Hose Co. No. 6 restaurant in Pawtucket, R.I. It comes out that this is the night of her senior prom for Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, MA., but she and her boyfriend couldn't afford to go. As word of this gets around, customers and restaurant staff decide to rewrite the story. The barmaid has a gown, just the right size, and happens also to be a hairdresser. The cook has a tux, right size for the boyfriend. Customers chip in to pay for the tickets and rent a stretch limo. By 7:30, she's coiffed and gowned, he's in a tux and they're both in a limo on the way to Luciano's on Lake Pearl, Wrentham, MA, for what has to be an unforgettable prom night.
I know it lacks the bite of most challenge material, but there must be a song there somewhere.

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: GreatGoo
Date: 17 May 00 - 01:00 AM

Tphhhththts!!! It reads to much like a county western church song. Still the chorus ain't bad.

Is it only in the stories miracles happen

Is it only in the stories miracles happen
As the magic of the evening comes to play
Are the happy endings only
In our hearts, and so it seems
Or can we bring our fondest dreams into the day


A young woman found herself
At a crossroads in her life
Torn apart by a vanishing hope
And another passing day
With no choices left to pick from
She turned back to what she must
Hid her tears inside her heart
And went along her way


Is it only in the stories miracles happen
As the magic of the evening comes to play
Are the happy endings only
In our hearts, and so it seems
Or can we bring our fondest dreams into the day


Others too have been here
Where the rough edge makes you cry
Where our fantasy's are tattered
As the world goes swiftly by
But we can change the ending
Out of kindness, out of love
And mend a shattered dream
In a very simple way


Is it only in the stories miracles happen
As the magic of the evening comes to play
Are the happy endings only
In our hearts, and so it seems
Or can we bring our fondest dreams into the day


It's the little bits that each of us
Can add that make the whole
The little things we do
To push the hurt away
As each gives to the dream
We regain what we have lost
And prove
It doesn't have to end that way


Is it only in the stories miracles happen
As the magic of the evening comes to play
Are the happy endings only
In our hearts, and so it seems
Or can we bring our fondest dreams into the day

Mediocre Goo

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: MMario
Date: 17 May 00 - 11:06 PM

refresh...I've got one coming, but it's not ready yet.

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: MMario
Date: 18 May 00 - 08:54 AM

MODERN MAGIC
(to the tune: who is at my window weeping)

Who is in the breakroom weeping
Weeping there, so bitterly
'Tis I, 'Tis I, the waitress Cindy
Tonite's the Prom, and I've not the fee

Cindy, go and ask the bar-maid
If she's a gown to lend to thee
If it's not right, we'll find another
And to the Prom, tonite go ye

Cindy went and asked the bar-maid
the gown it fit her to a tee
her hair was combed, and quickly styled
To the Prom, will go our fair Cindy

Cindy, Go, and call your boyfriend
The cook a tux to loan has he
But do it now, and do it quickly
or else it's late, that you shall be

Cindy went and called her boyfriend
The tux it fit him properly
With cummerbund and velvet lapels
To the Prom he goes, with the fair Cindy

The boss then called his brother Vinnie
who owed to him, a favour or three
"Bring the limo round, and do it promptly
To the Prom, you're driving our Cindy"

From wallet, purse, and pocket deeply
Friend and patron then drew free
Payment for the door and dinner
And dancing for the Fair Cindy

A magic night, for two young lovers
Made not with wand, or cast of spell
But magic wrought by hearts so tender
And friends that loved their Cindy well

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: GreatGoo
Date: 19 May 00 - 12:06 AM

Ha, well done MMario. I like it much better than mine own.

GreatGoo

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: MMario
Date: 19 May 00 - 08:30 AM

GGoo - thanks. I like yours, it's much more general and applicable to more situations...*grin*

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: Pinetop Slim
Date: 19 May 00 - 05:25 PM

I like both songs; particularly the line "...magic wrought by hearts so tender."

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: Áine
Date: 19 May 00 - 07:48 PM

Alrightey then . . . who wants their song in the Mudcat Songbook? Mmmmmm????

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: MMario
Date: 19 May 00 - 11:13 PM

shucks, you don't have to ask *me*....

Subject: RE: Song challenge: Cinderella story
From: GreatGoo
Date: 19 May 00 - 11:36 PM

Sure, not my best work though. Gotta run, gotta nother push job.

GreatGoo