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Bye Bye Blackbird
03:27
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Pack up all my cares and woe, here I go, singing low,
Bye-bye Blackbird.
Where somebody waits for me, sugar's sweet, so is she,
Bye-bye Blackbird.
No one here can love and understand me.
Oh, what hard-luck stories they all hand me.
Make my bed and light the light
I'll arrive late tonight,
Blackbird, Bye-bye.
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Sing a song of sad young men, glasses full of rye
All the news is bad again, kiss your dreams goodbye
All the sad young men, sitting in the bars
Knowing neon nights, and missing all the stars
All the sad young men, drifting through the town
Drinking up the night, trying not to drown
All the sad young men, singing in the cold
Trying to forget, that they're growing old
All the sad young men, choking on their youth
Trying to be brave, running from the truth
Autumn turns the leaves to gold, slowly dies the heart
Sad young men are growing old, that's the cruellest part
All the sad young men, seek a certain smile
Someone they can hold, for just a little while
Tired little girl, does the best she can
Trying to be gay, for a sad young men
While a grimy moon, watches from above
All the sad young men, who play at making love
Misbegotten moon shine for sad young men
Let your gentle light guide them home again
All the sad, sad, sad, young men
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The Face I Love
05:10
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Just think of things
Like a daffodils
And peaceful sheep
On clovered hills
The morning song
Of whip-poor-wills
And you'll see the face that I love
Think of any old sky
Getting ready to cry
Down comes the rain but it's raining confetti
Then think of things
Like far off isles
And blue-green eyes
And sunlit smiles
And in your hand
A wishing star
The one you thought too far above
Every lovely view introduces you
To the face I love
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4. |
The Face of Love
07:19
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I hold the light in your eyes, and glimpse summer skies,
and their brilliance entrances me, I wonder what your eyes see.
Faint caress, a touch of your dress, and my mind is lost
in an ocean, churning endlessly.
All your sighs, the waves fall and rise, tasting your lips, spinning through time, dissolving in your arms, eternally.
Now I see a face in my heart, so tender and true,
It is you.
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Prelude to a Dream
05:03
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Drifting leaves, whispered sighs, smiling lips, closing lips, a faint melody I have know, comes to me, All settle gently in my mind, my heart, as I drift from then to there and find myself
Here, 'neath the moon, by a stream, holding fast a million dreams gathered from the stars that float above an endless ocean of souls, that dream in the night and
wake, yet a fleeting memory lingers on and hope is nourished by the rays of approaching light, to emerge, like the Springor the heart of a child that will
gaze at the sky, who will love, soaring high above the green, raining down upon the sea of souls that ebb and flow far below and move through the day seeking love, fleeting smiles as they dream forever more.
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6. |
The Jets Song
04:20
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When you're a Jet
You're a Jet all the way
From your first cigarette
To your last dyin' day
When you're a Jet
If the spit hits the fan
You got brothers around
You're a family man!
You're never alone
You're never disconnected!
You're home with your own:
When company's expected
You're well protected!
Then you are set
With a capital J
Which you'll never forget
Till they cart you away
When you're a Jet
You stay a Jet!
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7. |
Autumn Rambler
04:24
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Drove the family to the farm on Sunday,
Sweet corn flying down the chute,
Just wandering around, where the shoppers abound
And the kids, they looked real cute.
Colored leaves are drifting down from the maples,
Bought my wife an apple tart.
Glad to be here, with the ones, that are dear to my heart.
Out in the rambler, off for the day, just want to ramble away.
Fresh tomatoes and some mums for the garden,
And a pumpkin, just for fun.
Mustard and Mike, and we can't forget Ike,
Now let's run.
Out in the rambler, off for the day, just want to ramble away.
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8. |
Kuzushi
05:50
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Kuzushi, that's a Japanese word that means you're off balance,
Oops, don't push, I'm fallin' down, oh woe is me,
The floor's gettin' closer than I want it to be.
I was standin' tall, as noble as a tree, now they all say "kuzushi"
And I'm just a tumblin' down just like a leaf
But I'm not givin' up yet,
Old man gravity is playing one of his games,
But that guy ain't got nothin' on me
I'm gonna spin, until I find my center, then begin again
Now we can see if he can get me.
Rooted firm, I'm planted like a might oak, nobody's gonna tip me.
You won't see me doin' do Kuzushi.
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Bossa De Santo
06:56
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People I'll Never Know
06:23
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Through the foggy night, the people pass by
Faces full of questions and shadows.
Drifting past my window, I head a muted sigh,
A quiet place, a friendly face, a happiness they wish to know,
These are the longing of people I'll never know.
Reaching through the night-tide, the moon bends down low,
Offering it's glow to the meadow.
Touching too these people, it sees their secret woe,
They smile, oh these people that I'll never know.
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To lead a better life, I need my love to be here
Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there
There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
Someone is speaking
But she doesn't know he's there
I want her everywhere
And if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching their eyes
And hoping I'm always there
I want her everywhere
And if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching their eyes
And hoping I'm always there
I will be there, and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere
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Twilight Thoughts
07:04
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(Intro) Far above the drifting clouds float silent in the endless sky.
On the water shimmer stars, like a crowd of peering, twinkling eyes.
(A Night in Tunesia)
The moon is the same moon above you
Aglow with it's cool evening light
But shining at night, in Tunisia
Never does it shine so bright
The stars are aglow in the heavens
But only the wise understand
That shining at night in Tunisia
They guide you through the desert sand
Words fail, to tell a tale
Too exotic to be told
Each night's a deeper night
In a world, ages old
The cares of the day seem to vanish
The ending of day brings release
Each wonderful night in Tunisia
Where the nights are filled with peace
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Blame if On My Youth
04:27
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If I expected love when first we kissed
Blame it on my youth
If only just for you I did exist
Blame it on my youth
I believed in everything
Like a child at three
You meant more than everything
All the world to me
If you were on my mind all night and day
Blame it on my youth
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray
Blame it on my youth
If I cried a little bit
When first I learned the truth
Don't blame it on my heart
Blame it on my youth
If you were on my mind all night and day
Blame it on my youth
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray
Blame it on my youth
If I cried a little bit
When first I learned the truth
Don't blame it on my heart
Blame it on my youth
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14. |
Spiderman Theme
05:41
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Spiderman, Spiderman!
Does whatever a spider he can.
Spins a web any size,
Catches thieves, just like flies.
Look out! Here comes the Spiderman!
Is he strong? Listen, Bud!
He's got radioactive blood.
Can he swing from a thread?
Take a look overhead.
Hey there, there goes the Spiderman!
In the chill of night,
At the scene of the crime
Like a streak of light
He arrives just in time
Spiderman, Spiderman
Friendly neighborhood Spiderman
Wealth and fame he's ignored
Action is his reward
To him, life is a great big bang-up
Wherever there's a hang-up
You'll find the Spiderman!
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Planet Flippo Chicago, Illinois
A Chicago-based contemporary jazz ensemble that has journey through many styles and phases since it's birth in 1993. It features the compositions and arrangements of pianist/vocalist and explores ethnic-jazz fusion, a vocal setting of the Tao Te Ching, unique jazz arrangements of popular and rock music and originals that play with altered harmonies, rhythm and form. ... more
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Love the music of Rabih Abou Khalil - knew (and possess) his earlier stuff, but it's fun to come back and see what he's doing now. Love the rhythms, meters and melodies.
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