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23 Jan 11 - 07:51 PM (#3081060) Subject: Lyr Add: CIRCLE OF LIGHT (Mari Anderson) From: Haruo I've been listening to Tom Rawson's "Where the Coho Flash Silver" a lot of late, and there are some songs on it I hadn't heard before and that I really really like. "Passing through" is one, and "Take a Box, an Ordinary Box" another, and maybe best of all "Circle of Light"... which the wife wanted the lyrics to so I wrote 'em down and then thought I'd better share with the Cat... CIRCLE OF LIGHT by Mari Anderson on her CD Visible by Night as sung by Tom Rawson on his CD Where the Coho Flash Silver In a circle of fire, in a circle of light, Come together, come to sing, come to this night Come on sisters, come on brothers, Climb on board and hang on tight, We're taking flight in a circle of light In a circle of light, in a circle of peace, You can lay your burdens down and be released Every heart is hungry, come on, welcome to the feast Of harmony in a circle of peace In a circle of peace, in a circle of friends Leave your troubles at the door and start again No more whispering in the shadows, come on, join the angel band And lend a hand in a circle of friends In a circle of friends, in a circle of song Every frog and every sparrow, sing along! If they told you to be silent you could show them they were wrong It'll make you strong in a circle of song In a circle of song, in a circle of fire Catch the spark, 'twill set you blazing with desire Every voice can move a mountain, every breath can be a choir And we'll conspire in a circle of fire In a circle of fire, in a circle of light Come together, come to sing, come to this night Let it echo in the valley, Let it ring from the mountain height We're taking flight in a circle of light Gonna set things right in a circle of light Gonna sing all night in a circle of light. |
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23 Jan 11 - 09:56 PM (#3081130) Subject: Lyr Add: TAKE A BOX (Anonymous/Tom Rawson) From: Haruo TAKE A BOX (Robert Lopresti) as sung by Tom Rawson on his CD Where the Coho Flash Silver Take a box, an ordinary box, listen, listen, Take a box, an ordinary box, listen to what I say, Take a shadow, put it in the box, close the lid and buy some locks, That'll be one less shadow blockin' out the light of day, That'll be one less shadow blockin' out the light of day. Take a tune, an ordinary tune, listen, listen, Take a tune, an ordinary tune, listen to what I say, Take a sorrow, hang it on the tune, step outside and sing it to the moon, That'll be one less sorrow turnin' all your colors gray, That'll be one less sorrow turnin' all your colors gray. Take a friend, an ordinary friend, listen, listen, Take a friend, an ordinary friend, listen to what I say take a worry, share it with a friend, stretch it out between you, it'll break in the end. That'll be one less worry tryin' to get in your way, That'll be one less worry tryin' to get in your way. Take a box, an ordinary box, listen, listen, Take a box, an ordinary box, listen to what I say, Take a shadow, put it in the box, close the lid and buy some locks, That'll be one less shadow blockin' out the light of day, That'll be one less shadow blockin' out the light of day, That'll be one less shadow blockin' out the light of day, (That'll be one less shadow blockin' out the light of day). colour? grey? Note from Joe Offer: Tom Rawson says this song was written by Robert Lopresti from Bellingham, Washington. |
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23 Jan 11 - 10:21 PM (#3081143) Subject: Lyrics link for "Somewhere to Begin" From: Haruo Another good one is "Somewhere to Begin", which says "Unknown Artist" on Tom Rawson's CD, but may be by TR Ritchie, on whose website you can find the lyrics: here. (All the songs on Where the Coho Flash Silver say "Unknown Artist" except for "Circle of Life", which credits Mari Anderson...) |
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24 Jan 11 - 08:11 PM (#3081801) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Circle of Light (Mari Anderson) From: GUEST,Tom Rawson Hello Friends--I stumbled upon this thread and am curious to know where "Unknown Artist" is listed as the composer of the songs on "Where the Coho Flash Silver". The CD clearly lists the composers, and I pay royalties to those who are still living. Please be sure to credit these wonderful songwriters whenever sharing these lyrics. Here are the songwriters: Circle of Light--Betsy Rose Take a Box--Rob Lopresti Big Bend Boulevard--Paul Tinkerhess Well May the World Go--Pete Seeger Christmas in the Trenches--John McCutcheon I Believe--Linda Allen Old Settler Song--Francis Henry If You Miss Me--lyrics by Charles Neblett and others Passing Through--Dick Blakeslee (I added some verses) Willamette River Song--Becky Bernson Where the Coho Flash Silver--Lloyd Arntzen Key of R--Libbie Anthony Somewhere to Begin--T.R. Ritchie Up Above My Head--Sister Rosetta Tharpe I Bid You Goodnight (Sometimes attributed to Joseph Spence) Please see my web site www.tomrawson.com if you would like to order a copy of the CD. Many thanks! --Tom Rawson, Seattle WA |
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24 Jan 11 - 08:51 PM (#3081818) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Circle of Light (Mari Anderson) From: Haruo My mistake. Or Microsoft's? I didn't look at the CD jacket insert when I posted that, I just went by what Windows Media Player showed as the artist, namely Mari Anderson for "Circle of Light" and "Unknown Artist" for all the others. I'm terribly sorry, Tom, that I didn't wait to post until the morning when I would have been clear-headed enough to look at the jewel case! (In a few cases I knew who wrote/composed them and if I hadn't been asleep at the keyboard I'd have done right by you and them.) I'm a big fan of you and this music, and would not knowingly or intentionally fail to give credit. Haruo aka Leland Bryant Ross, Seattle, WA |
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24 Jan 11 - 09:21 PM (#3081835) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Circle of Light (Mari Anderson) From: GUEST,Tom Rawson Hi Leland! No problem. So apparently the Windows Media Player has a field for songwriter and either leaves it blank or makes it up. But no harm done--the songwriters have been properly credited on this thread. Thanks for your kind words about my music. I'm doing a benefit for the local Fellowship of Reconciliation chapter on February 26. Info on my web site tomrawson.com I hope you can make it. Please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested. --Tom |