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18 Nov 02 - 11:21 AM (#828993) Subject: Who wrote;'Spread a little happiness' From: Fingerbuster Can't seem to find the music anywhere. Anyone have a copy of the (jazzy) chords? N. |
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18 Nov 02 - 11:34 AM (#829001) Subject: RE: Who wrote;'Spread a little happiness' From: Sorcha Chords, not sheet music in PDF......here, and html here. Written by Vivian Ellis. |
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18 Nov 02 - 11:34 AM (#829002) Subject: RE: Who wrote;'Spread a little happiness' From: masato sakurai Chords are HERE (pdf file). Words and music by Vivian Ellis, Richard Myers and Greatrex Newman in 1929. ~Masato |
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18 Nov 02 - 11:37 AM (#829005) Subject: RE: Who wrote;'Spread a little happiness' From: Fingerbuster Thankyou all most kindly. Nic. |
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19 Nov 02 - 02:25 AM (#829578) Subject: RE: Who wrote;'Spread a little happiness' From: masato sakurai The info above on the lyricist/composer I got is from The Great Song Thesaurus (Oxford, p. 343), but according to R. Gottleb & R. Kimbnall's Reading Lyrics (Pantheon, p. 68) Clifford Grey wrote the words and Vivian Ellis the music. ~Masato |
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20 Nov 02 - 02:49 AM (#830447) Subject: Lyr Add: SPREAD A LITTLE HAPPINESS (Grey/Ellis) From: Jim Dixon Weird. I've never seen a site that gave only chords, no lyrics. So let's rectify that: Copied from http://www.midnitesun.freeserve.co.uk/lyrics/lyrics04/wb04p102.txt SPREAD A LITTLE HAPPINESS Words by Clifford Grey, music by Vivian Ellis, from the operetta "Mister Cinders" (1928) VERSE 1: I've got a creed for every need, So easy that it must succeed. I'll set it down for you to read, So please, take heed. Keep out the gloom. Let in the sun. That's my advice for everyone. It's only once we pass this way, So day by day, CHORUS: Even when the darkest clouds are in the sky, You mustn't sigh and you mustn't cry. Spread a little happiness as you go by. Please try. What's the use of worrying and feeling blue? When days are long, keep on smiling through. Spread a little happiness till dreams come true. Surely you'll be wise to make the best of every blues day. Don't you realize you'll find next Monday or next Tuesday Will be your golden shoes day? Even when the darkest clouds are in the sky, You mustn't sigh and you mustn't cry. Spread a little happiness as you go by. VERSE 2: The rule is old, so I've been told, But still it's worth its weight in gold. It pays you back a thousand fold, So be enrolled Upon the lists of optimists And disregard the pessimists. This life is short, so try to smile, Each little while. CHORUS |
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20 Nov 02 - 05:20 AM (#830509) Subject: RE: Who wrote;'Spread a little happiness' From: GUEST Can some clever cat supply the whole tune for this, I'm determined to sing it, and only know the chorus. |
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21 Dec 10 - 01:32 AM (#3058284) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: Jim Dixon According to WorldCat.org, the sheet music says "music by Vivian Ellis & Richard Myers; book and lyrics by Clifford Grey & Greatrex Newman." From the musical comedy, "Mister Cinders," 1928. |
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12 Mar 11 - 04:33 PM (#3112562) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: GUEST,djangofandango Here are the chords - bet you wished you didn't ask! http://www.midnitesun.ukart.com/chords/chords04/pb04p102.pdf Or transposed to F Verse || F . . . | . . . . | . . . . | Am7b5 . D7 . | | Bb . . . | Ab . Bb C7 | F . . G7 | C7 . . . || || F . . . | . . . . | . . . Dm6 | E7 . Am . | | F6 . . . | Dm . Dm +5 G7 | C . . Gm | C7 . . . || Chorus ||: F . C . | Dm . Am . | Bb . . Bbm | Am7b5 . D7 . | | Bb Bbm F Ebo | Gm7 . C7 . | F . . G7 | C7 . . . || || F . C . | Dm . Am . | Bb . . Bbm | Am7b5 . D7 . | | Bb Bbm F Ebo | Gm . C7 . | F . . . | . . F7 . || || Bb . F Ebo | C7 . D Dm | C . . . | C7 . . . | | F6 Ebo C Bbo | Bb . Am Dm6 | Bb6 . . Dm | Gm7 . C9 C7 || || F . C . | Dm . Am . | Bb . . Bbm | Am7 c#5 . D7 . | | Bb Bbm F Ebo | Gm7 . C7 . |1| F . . Ebo | Gm7 . C7 . :|| |2| F . . C7 + | F . . . || |
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28 May 11 - 06:26 PM (#3161906) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: GUEST,Denisol I have found the music for you. I had to do the verse tune myself. I used the chords given above and converted them to C major to match the chorus sheet music. Here it is: http://www.4shared.com/document/sqxiOakb/Spread_a_Little_Happiness__3p_.html Regards Denis |
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24 Jun 11 - 09:02 PM (#3176009) Subject: Spread a Little Happiness - Sheet Music From: GUEST I have uploaded the music again with a correction to the third page which I transcribed to include the verse melody. Here is the new link. http://www.4shared.com/document/14vBdlkN/Spread_a_Little_Happiness__C_m.html Regards Denis |
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25 Jun 11 - 02:49 AM (#3176086) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: Joe Offer There's a YouTube video here (click) of Sting singing this song - while wearing clerical garb and dancing with a chapel full of old ladies. -Joe- |
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18 Jul 11 - 09:24 PM (#3190395) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: GUEST Thanks Joe. I like Sting's version. Cheers Denis |
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23 Dec 14 - 05:58 PM (#3688203) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: McGrath of Harlow I opened up this old thread because I've been playing this song. I found a YouTube of Kenny Watkins singing it with a ukulele, here http://youtu.be/3fGA1J9k4DM , which I rather prefer to Sting's version. There's a rather simpler set of chords, which I think he uses at http://www.doctoruke.com/spreadalittlehappiness.pdf. Simpler but challenging enough, and very pretty. Great little song. I like the way the tune is jaunty and melancholy at the same time I wish someone could put up on YouTube a better quality of Binnie Hale's version from 1929. I think both those links work. I' mot lazy to turn them into blue clickies to find out right now. I might later, if someone else doesn't. Happy Christmas everyone! |
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23 Dec 14 - 06:55 PM (#3688229) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: GUEST,# http://youtu.be/3fGA1J9k4DM There's one. |
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23 Dec 14 - 08:21 PM (#3688245) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: McGrath of Harlow And here are the ukulele chords Thanks nameless one for making Kenny's catchy version more accessible. I wonder if he's a Mudcatter? |
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24 Dec 14 - 04:22 AM (#3688288) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: Will Fly If you're interested, you can download my fingerstyle arrangement of this at: Spread A Little Happiness And you can see and hear it on YouTube at: Will Fly: Spread A Little Happiness |
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24 Dec 14 - 05:05 AM (#3688299) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: McGrath of Harlow Yes, that's pretty good stuff, Will. It really is a tune with fascinating possibilities. I'd half known it for years, because my mother used to sing it when I was young, And when I followed it up to learn it I came across the Binnie Hall version, and she looked just like my mother. |
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24 Dec 14 - 05:33 AM (#3688309) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: Will Fly I've always loved the chords and melody line of this tune - as you say, the Binnie Hale original is great. |
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16 Apr 19 - 03:34 PM (#3987735) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Spread a Little Happiness From: GUEST This is a song written by Vivyan Ellis and Clifford Gray in 1929. I have a lot of memories of this song - the name of it is Spread a little Happiness. I sung this song when I was young in the school I grew up. In 1989 I had a 1920s night that got me and the rest of the folks to get in to that 1920s music. After that night we sung this song so often my music teacher had a book that got us to know the song and the words of the song my friend Vicky said that she heard Sting sing this song in a style that that Binny Hale sung in the first version from 1929. J0ust yesterday with my helper I went to Fopp Record shop I bought a cd and it is called hits from the 1920s and 30s and it the first recording by Binny hale. I would burn this on a CD. |