This series will include as many of my all-time
favorite (ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak). Now, each one included in each edition will
have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination,
but they will not be numbered. For I
just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others. So, this will not be a countdown, but if you
are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter. Besides, with no countdown, this could go on
forever and ever! Oh, and despite the
fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite
as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make. For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by
nature.
Link: [Neil Diamond]
America
Neil Diamond
Far
We’ve been travelin’ far
Without a home
But not without a star
Free
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream
On the boats and on the planes
They’re comin’ to America
Never lookin’ back again
They’re comin’ to America
Home
Don’t it seem so far away
Oh we’re travelin’ light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm
Home
To a new and a shiny place
Make our bed and we’ll say our grace
Freedom’s light burnin’ warm
Freedom’s light burnin’ warm
Everywhere around the world
They’re comin’ to America
Every time that flag’s unfurled
They’re comin’ to America
Got a dream to take ‘em there
They’re comin’ to America
Got a dream they’ve got to share
They’re comin’ to America
They’re comin’ to America
They’re comin’ to America
They’re comin’ to America
They’re comin’ to America
Today
Today
Today
Today
Today
My country ‘tis of thee
Today
Sweet land of liberty
Today
Of thee I sing
Today
Of thee I Sing
Today
Today
Today
Today
Link: [Waylon Jennings]
America
Waylon Jennings
Some have said
Down through history
If you last
It’s a mystery
But I guess they don’t know
What they’re talkin’ about
From the mountains
Down to the sea
You’ve become
Such a habit with me
America
America
Well I come from
Down around Tennessee
But the people
In California
Are nice to me
America
It don’t matter
Where I may roam
Tell you people
That it’s home sweet home
America
America
And my brothers
Are all black and white
Yellow too
And the red man is right
To expect a little from you
Promise
And then follow through
America
All the men
Who fell on the plains
And lived
Through hardship and pain
America
America
And the men
Who could not fight
In a war
That didn’t seem right
You let them come home
America
And my brothers
Are all black and white
Yellow too
And the red man is right
To expect a little from you
Promise
And then follow through
America
Well I come from
Down around Tennessee
But the people
In California
Are nice to me
America
And no matter
Where I may roam
Tell you people
That it’s home sweet home
America
America
America
America
It’s home sweet home
America
America
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Now you are talking. I do like Neil...been listening to him today whilst travelling, from my phone via Bluetooth to the vehicles radio.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Whiteangel!!! I plan on including his traveling roadshow (Brother Love) song later on, but probably not before you-all make it back home.
DeleteOf course I have totally enjoyed Neil Diamond since a young age! Sweet Caroline!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Karen!!! The creepy rumors concerning the true inspiration for that song almost ruined it for me, but it will still make an appearance in this series somewhere down the line.
DeleteAhhhh....I love Neil and Waylon...in equal measure! Good stuff!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! Be assured that they will both have several more in this series before it is all over with.
DeleteI see you are starting the Independence day celebration early. Nicely done
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! I hope Gibbs doesn't stage a revolt, and the songs scheduled for next Monday won't help with that. Sorry..
DeleteI love Neal Diamond, and every time I heard Amy and Howard sing this song on Big Bang Theory I crack up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! Whoa, I had forgotten about that.
DeletePatriotism works for me! Far too little of it going around of late...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Shadow!!! I wish more Americans would want us to be the truly good guys--not bullies.
Deleteboth great ones. happy 4th to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear TWG!!! I am really glad you enjoyed this. Will your whistlers be preforming their 1812 Overture synchronized swimming routine again this year?
DeleteIndependence didn't come soon enough!
ReplyDeleteYes, but have we ever truly been completely independent of each other since?
DeleteDear Jerry, Loved both songs. Blessings, Catherine
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Catherine!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.
DeleteYou just can't beat Neil Diamond's "America." LOVE that song. He's still touring, no?
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Lin!!! Yes, I think he is still out on the road much of the time. I think it was 2-3 years ago when he came out with a new album.
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