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Lyr Add: New Year's Toast

20 Dec 01 - 07:02 PM (#613920)
Subject: Lyr Add: NEW YEAR'S TOAST
From: Jeri

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

20 Dec 01 - 07:03 PM (#613923)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri

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

20 Dec 01 - 07:13 PM (#613931)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario

beautiful jeri.

20 Dec 01 - 07:18 PM (#613933)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Áine

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

20 Dec 01 - 07:24 PM (#613937)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri

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

20 Dec 01 - 08:03 PM (#613962)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)

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

20 Dec 01 - 09:23 PM (#613981)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Áine

Dear Jeri,

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

-- Áine

21 Dec 01 - 11:06 AM (#614206)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario

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

21 Dec 01 - 11:19 AM (#614212)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Giac

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

Mary

21 Dec 01 - 01:07 PM (#614257)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri

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

21 Dec 01 - 01:19 PM (#614263)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario

please jeri.

21 Dec 01 - 04:00 PM (#614350)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario

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

21 Dec 01 - 09:22 PM (#614506)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri

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?

21 Dec 01 - 10:21 PM (#614534)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario

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.

21 Dec 01 - 10:40 PM (#614540)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Joe Offer

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-

22 Dec 01 - 06:27 AM (#614675)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)

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!)

22 Dec 01 - 06:44 AM (#614678)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Michael in Swansea

Jeri, that's lovely.

Mike

22 Dec 01 - 08:47 AM (#614703)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Jeri

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..."

29 Dec 01 - 11:30 PM (#618399)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Genie

Refresh (for New Year's Eve)

01 Jan 02 - 12:27 AM (#619313)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Áine

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

03 Dec 02 - 08:45 AM (#839518)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario

refreshing for the 2003 season.

04 Dec 02 - 08:23 AM (#840287)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Charley Noble

Jeri-

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

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

04 Dec 02 - 02:30 PM (#840636)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Genie

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

Genie

04 Dec 02 - 04:45 PM (#840760)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: Genie

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

02 Jan 09 - 02:32 PM (#2529828)
Subject: RE: New Year (New Song)
From: MMario

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