Lyr Add: New Year's Toast

Subject: Lyr Add: NEW YEAR'S TOAST
From: Jeri
Date: 20 Dec 01 - 07:02 PM

I posted some of this for some previous year. I added a tune and a bit more to the lyric.

Here's the tune (MIDI). [Link updated] (I know, I know...I got a bit carried away the third time through, but I had fun.)

NEW YEAR'S TOAST

Here's to the bridges we've burned
Here's to the corners we've turned
Here's to the pain we've survived
Here's to just staying alive

Here's to the wrongs we forgave
Here's to the works we have made
Here's to the battles we fought
And the victories won, dearly bought

Here's to the success of our daughters and sons
Here's to the health of less fortunate ones
Here's to the friends we've been lucky to find
The shoulders we lean on, the arms warm and kind

May we love, may we hope, may we dream, may we dare
May we look in our own souls and find our strength there
May we all live with laughter and love without fear
May we all have a Happy New Year

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri
Date: 20 Dec 01 - 07:03 PM

Oh, and if you have one of your own you'd like to share...

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario
Date: 20 Dec 01 - 07:13 PM

beautiful jeri.

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Áine
Date: 20 Dec 01 - 07:18 PM

I second that, MMario. Jeri -- there's so much in your song that has applied to myself and my family this year. Thanks for putting into words so many of the emotions that I just couldn't put my pen around. Well and beatifully done, indeed.

Happy New Year, Áine

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri
Date: 20 Dec 01 - 07:24 PM

Thanks MMario and Áine. (If you wanna stick it in the Mudcat Songbook, please do.)

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 20 Dec 01 - 08:03 PM

Jeri, that's wonderful. I wonder if I'll be able to learn it in time for tomorrow's solstice party??

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Áine
Date: 20 Dec 01 - 09:23 PM

Dear Jeri,

Into the Songbook it goes -- and I'm honoured to put it in there, I'll tell ya that for free! ;-)

-- Áine

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario
Date: 21 Dec 01 - 11:06 AM

AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH! I went to pull the midi up and they've BLOCKED JERI'S SITE!!!!!! I KNEW I shoulda done this last night!

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Giac
Date: 21 Dec 01 - 11:19 AM

Ahh, a good song shared on this first day of Winter. Thanks, Jeri.

Mary

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri
Date: 21 Dec 01 - 01:07 PM

Oh my - I've been blacklisted. MMario, you want an e-mail attachment of it?

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario
Date: 21 Dec 01 - 01:19 PM

please jeri.

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario
Date: 21 Dec 01 - 04:00 PM

well - I've already been asked for the words - and the sheet music.

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri
Date: 21 Dec 01 - 09:22 PM

MMario, sheet music made from that MIDI would be a real mess, and I don't have time at the moment to do a proper job. Anybody else wants to have a play at it, please do.

I'm honored that someone asked! Tell me, did they learn about the song because you were sitting in your office singing it?

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario
Date: 21 Dec 01 - 10:21 PM

uh-huh. couldn't help it. had to sing it.

BTW - the midi sounds kinda neat with chorused piano, strings ensemble and french horn for parts one two and three respectively.

With any luck I will be singing this on the streets of Skaneatlas tomorrow - tho I can't garuntee it will sound like what you wrote. My brain seems to "folk-process" automatically. Will send you a tape after the weekend.

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Dec 01 - 10:40 PM

Well, the MIDI worked fine for me. You just don't have the right touch, MMario.
[grin]
Nice song, Jeri. You're so damn talented, it makes me jealous.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 06:27 AM

How does one download a midi?
(Never got to sing it last night- but there's another singing party tonight! I love this time of year!)

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Michael in Swansea
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 06:44 AM

Jeri, that's lovely.

Mike

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri
Date: 22 Dec 01 - 08:47 AM

Animaterra, right click your mouse button on the link above.
Select "Save target as..."
Put it somewhere on your hard drive where you can find it later.

After you click on the link and listen to the MIDI, you can click on the MIDI player's "File" and "Save as..."

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Genie
Date: 29 Dec 01 - 11:30 PM

Refresh (for New Year's Eve)

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Áine
Date: 01 Jan 02 - 12:27 AM

Refreshin' for New Year's Day! And another big thank you to Jeri for a lovely start to 2002.

All the best to you all, Áine

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario
Date: 03 Dec 02 - 08:45 AM

refreshing for the 2003 season.

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 04 Dec 02 - 08:23 AM

Jeri-

Be nice to hear this one live this Friday at the Press Room.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Genie
Date: 04 Dec 02 - 02:30 PM

Thanks, Jeri. We need more New Year's songs. Sorry I didn't find this last year.

Genie

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Genie
Date: 04 Dec 02 - 04:45 PM

Actually, I DID find it last year (but I wasn't doing a New Year's gig!).

Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario
Date: 02 Jan 09 - 02:32 PM

Had this requested at a New Year's Eve party.