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Music Therapy
Seems to me we need to come up with some uplifting songs as therapy. Some of you have found great ones for your profile pages, but there isn't one place to collect them all. I wonder if we can list some of the songs that saved us, gave us hope, reassured us, etc. and see if rj and Cheryl can come up with a way to click on them as we do with photos and videos. If not, we can always Google the You-Tube videos or recordings.
I'll start with six:
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
(Hey, my AA showed up even before this song was on the radios in the USA!)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel, Clay Aiken)
Don't Rain on My Parade (Barbra Streisand, Lea Michelle from Glee)
A Whole New World (from Aladdin)
Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel. Love the sax as well as the words!)
Foo Foo (Santana. Makes me want to dance! Click on Shaman album cover or Athens concert in 2009 for best sound.)
Your turn. What did you listen to THAT HELPED when alopecia first showed up or was at its strongest?
Leave out the sad stuff...I am thinking of fun, hopeful or loving songs. Reassuring songs.
I'll start with six:
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
(Hey, my AA showed up even before this song was on the radios in the USA!)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel, Clay Aiken)
Don't Rain on My Parade (Barbra Streisand, Lea Michelle from Glee)
A Whole New World (from Aladdin)
Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel. Love the sax as well as the words!)
Foo Foo (Santana. Makes me want to dance! Click on Shaman album cover or Athens concert in 2009 for best sound.)
Your turn. What did you listen to THAT HELPED when alopecia first showed up or was at its strongest?
Leave out the sad stuff...I am thinking of fun, hopeful or loving songs. Reassuring songs.
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Comment by Petra on August 14, 2010 at 3:09pm
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I like the lyrics. I'll have to find it on u-tube or somewhere and listen to it. Even though I don't know you that well I think the words would be very fitting.
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Comment by Tallgirl on August 14, 2010 at 8:27pm
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Listen to Barbra Streisand sing it. They will be remaking Funny Girl, and Lea Michelle from GLEE, who sang it at the Tony Awards, is trying out for the part.
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Just the Way You Are
(By Billy Joel)
Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are
Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care
I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.
I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.
I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.
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Pretend (by Gerry and the Pacemakers) sound like parts of the Beer Barrel Polka, but what the hey. This is good for those who wear wigs and just move on with life.
Pretend you’re happy when you’re blue
It isn’t very hard to do
And you will find happiness without an end if you’ll pretend
Remember, anyone can dream
And nothing’s bad as it may seem
The little things you haven’t got could be a lot if you’ll pretend
Bridge:
You’ll find the love you can share
One you can call your own
Just close your eyes, you’ll be there
You’ll never be alone
And if you sing this melody
You’ll be pretending just like me
Well, what’s mine, it can be yours, my friend
So why don’t you pretend?
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Randy Travis, Forever and Ever Amen
You may think that I'm talkin' foolish
You've heard that I'm wild and I'm free
You may wonder how, I can promise you now
This love that I feel for you always will be
But you're not just time that I'm killin'
I'm no longer one of those guys
As sure as I live, this love that I give
Is gonna be yours until the day that I die
Oh, baby! I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever, Amen!
As long as old men sit n' talk about the weather
As long as old women sit n' talk about old men
If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
I'll be happy to tell you again
I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, Amen!
They say that time takes it's toll on a body
Makes a young girl's brown hair turn gray
But, honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway
They say time can play tricks on a memory
Make people forget things they knew
Well, it's easy to see, it's happenin' to me
I've already forgotten every woman but you
Oh, darlin'! I'm gonna love you forever, forever and ever, Amen!
As long as old men sit n' talk about the weather
As long as old women sit n' talk about old men
If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
Well, just listen to how this song ends
I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, Amen!
I'm gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever
Forever and ever, forever and ever, Amen!
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How dear...how delightful...when someone sends me a gift of music from one of my favorite guitar players. The chords and beautiful sounds fill my car as I fly down the highway, listening to both new and familiar songs a sneaky week earlier than my birthday. (Mental note: Sit without working for an entire afternoon, soon, with a goblet of wine, and write every impression of each of the artist's creations.)
How could someone know so well what I would enjoy? How, indeed...
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Song's name: You've Got A Friend
Song info: Lyrics and Music: Carole King
When you're down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
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Whenever I Feel Afraid
(from The King and I)
Whenever I feel afraid
I hold my head erect
And whistle a happy tune
So no one will suspect
I'm afraid.
While shivering in my shoes
I strike a careless pose
And whistle a happy tune
And no one ever knows
I'm afraid.
The result of this deception
Is very strange to tell
For when I fool the people
I fear I fool myself as well!
I whistle a happy tune
And ev'ry single time
The happiness in the tune
Convinces me that I'm not afraid.
Make believe you're brave
And the trick will take you far.
You may be as brave
As you make believe you are
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Comment by Diana Carter on November 12, 2010 at 3:20am
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You are so awesome!!! You already had that song on your list...You've Got a Friend...amazing words. You definitely have the gift of encouragement girlfriend!!! Hugs n love to you Tallgirl!!
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Hakuna Matata
Don't Worry. Be Happy!
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again!
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