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: [Petula Clark]
Downtown
Petula Clark
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go
Downtown
When you've got worries all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help I know
Downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk
Where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles
Forget all your cares
So go
Downtown
Things will be great when you're
Downtown
No finer place for sure
Downtown
Every thing's waiting for you
Downtown
Downtown
Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows
Downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go
To where they never close
Downtown
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
happy again
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles
Forget all your cares
So go
Downtown
Where all the lights are bright
Downtown
Waiting for you tonight
Downtown
Uou're gonna be alright now
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
And you may find somebody kind to help and understand
you
Someone who is just like you
And needs a gentle hand
To guide them along
So maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles
Forget all our cares
So go
Downtown
Things will be great when you're
Downtown
Don't wait a minute more
Downtown
Everything is waiting for you
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown…
Link: [Bread]
Mother Freedom
Bread
Freedom
Deep walkin'
Keep on your toes
And Don't stop talkin' 'bout
Freedom
Get goin'
Lots to be learned
And lots to be knowin' 'bout
People
Gotta reach 'em
Sit 'em right down
And then you gotta teach 'em 'bout
Freedom
Gotta win it
Gotta put yourself smack dab in it
Hey
Tomorrow
Now don't you go away
'Cause
Freedom
Just might come your way
Freedom
Keep tryin'
People stay alive
And people keep dyin' for
Freedom
So don't lose it
You gotta understand
You just can't abuse it
Freedom
Get movin'
Never gonna stop
‘Til everybody's groovin' on
Love for
One another
Callin' some friend
And callin' some brother
Hey
Tomorrow
You're not so far away
Mother
Freedom
We'll know you well someday
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Didn't realise downtown was that old. Good one. Don't know the second one but love the beat and the lyrics
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Marja!!! I can remember being in the car (with my mom and little brother) following dad as we traveled to another pipelining jobsite and Downtown coming on the radio in 1964-65. Oh yeah, we all sang along. I think I wore out a 45 of Bread's Mother Freedom on our big Magnavox stereo console-cabinet system later on at home in the early '70s.
DeleteHow about this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Martin!!! I made it a full six seconds! What did I win?
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