Hi everybody - Joe and I are wanting to put together a sing-along book that we can use at gatherings. We had a great time in Kentucky the night that Joe and Brew jammed at Jimi's house. The hard part was coming up with ideas for songs. So my request-challenge to you all is name a song that would be good for a sing along. Think campfire songs! 

Let's see how many we can get in a list!

Anything with harmony. Harmony sounds great when you have many singing. Such as anything Everly Brothers, Peter, Paul and Mary, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkle, Crosby, Stills, Nash and even Young etc etc.

Jimi wrote on May 12^th, 2010 at 11:24am:

Anything with harmony. Harmony sounds great when you have many singing. Such as anything Everly Brothers, Peter, Paul and Mary, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkle, Crosby, Stills, Nash and even Young etc etc.

Can you put some song titles to that? :)

The Sound of Silence,  Bridge Over Troubled Water to name a couple of Simon and Garfunkel.

Jerry

One song that is on my list is "Take me home country roads."    Even if there are some who don't like John Denver, almost everyone knows the lyrics to this one and I thought we all harmonized so great when Joe played it.

My other two are John Prines "Paradise"  and "blowing in the wind by Peter, Paul and Mary.

This one has a catchy tune.....  ;)
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One of my CH fight songs....

Oh Linda.....you are NOT getting credit for coming up with suggesting that song. Have you forgotten the whole reason we had to drive all the way to Muehlenburg County....down by The Green River where paradise lays.......well I'm sorry my son but you're too late in askin......Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away....but I regress..

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Guiseppi wrote on May 12^th, 2010 at 1:43pm:

Oh Linda.....you are NOT getting credit for coming up with suggesting that song. Have you forgotten the whole reason we had to drive all the way to Muehlenburg County....down by The Green River where paradise lays.......well I'm sorry my son but you're too late in askin......Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away....but I regress..

LOL - and you would have gotten a photo of the REAL Muhlenberg County sign if you hadn't been jabberin' away with Jimi . . . . ;D

. . . And I thought we drove there for Catfish??

Oh, I wasn't trying to get credit Joe..it's just that you nailed that song and I want to hear it again.  ;)

Four Strong Winds.

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Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote on May 12^th, 2010 at 4:08pm:

Four Strong Winds.

i love that song
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Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote on May 12^th, 2010 at 4:08pm:

Four Strong Winds.

Only if you come this year Carol!!  We miss you!

"Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz"
Janis Joplin

"Summertime"
Gershwins

"Stormy Weather"
Arlen, Harold;Koehler, Ted

"Sunny Side of the Street"
Fields, Dorothy;Mchugh, Jimmy

"Glow Worm"
Johnny Mercer

"Me and My Shadow"
Jolson, Al;Dreyer, Dave;Rose, Billy

"Yellow Submarine"
John and Paul

"Garden Song or Grandmas Feather Bed or Thank God I'm a Country Boy"... or ...or...or
John Denver


OK...I'll stop now :D

Dear Hearts and Gentle People

Candy Kisses

And then - of course - there's any one of thousands of country music songs that both Linda and I would love - but our good friend Brew - not so much!  ;)

I'll have you know I'm sitting in with a country/rockabilly band on Saturday, missy.

Brew wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 7:47am:

I'll have you know I'm sitting in with a country/rockabilly band on Saturday, missy.

And just let me tell ya - I'm damned proud of ya! ;D  'Bout time you switched over to the good stuff!

Where have all the flowers gone

Tom Dooley

If I had a hammer

Puff the magic dragon

He got the whole world in his hands

The Wayward Wind

Koomba ya my Lord

Peaceful, easy feeling

Michael, row the boat ashore

And don't forget the classic....Get your tongue out of my mouth, I'm kissing you goodbye.

PLAY The Dead!!!!

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Jimi wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 9:18am:

And don't forget the classic....Get your tongue out of my mouth, I'm kissing you goodbye.

Jimi.....you are not well......the rest of you...those are some awesome suggestions! And it was Jimi's fault we missed the actual Mehlenburg County sign! ;D ;D

Joe

Quote:

Jimi.....you are not well......

I've been telling people that for 10 yrs. now.   ;D ;D

Sunday Morning coming down.
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Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 8:17am:

And just let me tell ya - I'm damned proud of ya! ;D  'Bout time you switched over to the good stuff!

You're a musician, you know the score: On the bass, it's all the same. Country, rockabilly, rock and roll, blues.

I-IV-V-I. Throw in the occasional vi.

There's nothing new under the sun.

Yep - I know, Brew.  The guy that plays bass guitar in our band - is actually a very accomplished musician who plays the best jazz guitar I've heard in a long time.  He often will sit and play that other guitar during our breaks.  I could listen to him for hours!

I like that "It's a Small Small World" from Disney. ::)

Oh yikes Bob.  NO NO NO, a thousands times no!

Linda...I have friends from the "Old Country." Bob....he gonna disappear....it's not personal....it's business.

Oh BS with It's a small world it's personal!!! ;D

Joe

I hear ya Joe.  I suppose that Bob's next suggestion might be the big, purple "Barney" song.   ;D

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Linda_Howell wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 1:02pm:

I hear ya Joe.  I suppose that Bob's next suggestion might be the big, purple "Barney" song.   ;D

Gee.  Thanks for the brain worm.   :P

Best,

George

BobG wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 12:36pm:

I like that "It's a Small Small World" from Disney. ::)

And now I must have you removed from your earthly body.  Thanks for the ear worm! Damn! ;)

It's Hard to Kiss The Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long!

BobG wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 12:36pm:

I like that "It's a Small Small World" from Disney. ::)

Have a Magical Day! >:(

Oh Lord...just to get our mind offf of that and for those of us who were at the New York convention and remember Rany singing this on the porch...

Plastic Jesus.

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CCR
Lodi
Suzy Q
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Proud Mary

Bob Marley
One Love
I Shot The Sheriff

Otis Redding
Sitting On The Dock Of the Bay

If you choose to go with anything Australian we'll happily help with translations.

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wasn't blowin' in the wind by bob dylan ?

How about some Rolf Harris ?
tie me kangaroo down
the Cort of king caractacus

;D  :D

And to think no one had commented on my "On Top of Spaghetti". ::)

Melissa wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 8:22pm:

And to think no one had commented on my "On Top of Spaghetti". ::)

I was going to, Melissa. But isn't that the one about your balls rolling out the door? Ouch!  :'(

BobG wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 8:50pm:

Melissa wrote on May 13th, 2010 at 8:22pm: And to think no one had commented on my "On Top of Spaghetti". ::) I was going to, Melissa. But isn't that the one about your balls rolling out the door? Ouch!  :'(

If you call your balls "meatballs", then yeah. [smiley=grin2.gif]



On Top of Spaghetti by Tom Glazer

On top of Spaghetti, all covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table, and onto the floor,
And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.

It rolled down the garden, and under a bush,
And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush!

The mush was as tasty, as tasty could be,
And then the next summer it grew into a tree.

The tree was all covered, all covered with moss,
And on it grew meatballs, all covered with sauce.

So if you have spaghetti, all covered with cheese,
Hold onto your meatball, 'cause someone might sneeze.

deltadarlin wrote on May 13^th, 2010 at 7:17pm:

CCR Lodi Suzy Q I Heard It Through the Grapevine Proud Mary

Wait - what about "There's a bathroom on the right?"

You mean CCR's Bad Moon Rising lyrics for old people?

I am having trouble driving,
Hotel is fifteen miles away.
I feel my bladder is a-tightenin',
I wish the urge would go away.

CHORUS:
Just sit and hold tight,
I won't unzip my fly,
There's a bathroom on the right.

I feel that the pain is growing,
I know I'm gonna let flow soon.
All I can think about is oceans,
My upholstery's about to be ruined.

CHORUS
Hold tight!

Wish I could hold it in forever,
But my willpower's starting to slide.
Looks like I'm gonna taint the leather,
But I'll hold until my kidneys fry.

CHORUS
CHORUS

Jimi, will you sing that song to me someday? :)

Yes.....if I can look into your eyes when I sing it.

P.S. I usually get $2.00.

Was thinking in honor of Ruthie - Roller Derby Queen!

What else should we sing when we gather in Atlanta?

California Dreamin' by the Mama's & the Papa's. One of my favorites!

Yep that's a good one too!

Hey, who's coming to OUCH Convention? We're putting together songs for a sing-along. Won't be fun if we don't have many singers...

A bit off topic but...
Reading all about it makes me want to come to one of those gatherings... Too bad it's on the other side of the planet :P

I love country rednex style or 60ies rock 'n roll.
But Amy mcdonald, enya, corrs and roxette are my absolute favorites.

Singalongs are great on those events.
Songs like sweet home alabama.
Seems you have wonderful suggestions here :)

The Carpenters Intermission Song comes to mind to follow up on Jimi's.

Jerry

Also off topic, but does anyone else think that Lady Gaga - minus the hairdo, makeup, etc. - look like Millie Helper?

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good resemblence.

I was just coming from the store and heard "Dream bythe Everly Brothers. Add that one. Also "Crying" by Roy Orbison.

Dream would be a great song to do but Crying - man that takes a whole 'nother set of pipes!  That man could really cover a range.

Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote on Jun 14^th, 2010 at 8:52pm:

Dream would be a great song to do but Crying - man that takes a whole 'nother set of pipes!  That man could really cover a range.

That's going to be Jimi's solo.

I can do it.   8-)

Jimi wrote on Jun 14^th, 2010 at 11:20pm:

I can do it.   8-)

Now it's on the internet.

You're on. I'll learn the bass part.

We WERE talking about Crying by Aerosmith right?

Ok Ok.....I'll sing the KD Lang part. She couldn't hit the high notes either and ol Roy had to do that part when they sang it as a duet a few years later.

Here ya go Jimi.  You've got a month to practice.

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One last call for the names of "sing-along-songs" folks. We're not talking concert here - songs that people know and can sing along with the music. Rather than wait til we're all together to try to think of songs, we're trying to put a list of stuff that people know.

What songs have you:
Sung around the campfire
Sung at camp
Sung while driving
Sung while cleaning house

You get my drift?  :)

I wish I was coming just for the sing along, sounds like it will be a lot of fun,  ;)

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You don't have to sing, Bill.

RuVa wrote on Jun 10^th, 2010 at 5:33am:

I love country rednex style or 60ies rock 'n roll.

Now you're talking!

Brew wrote on Jul 5^th, 2010 at 9:30pm:

You don't have to sing, Bill.

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Who is that guy in your little animation? Almost looks like a young Tim Curry.

I have no clue who that is......it was humorous to me so I saved it.

Racer1_NC wrote on Jul 5^th, 2010 at 8:56pm:

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I want to say LOCO MOTION...  ;D ;D ;D

... but that just ain't right!!!


Edited to add link

QnHeartMM wrote on Jul 5^th, 2010 at 1:18pm:

One last call for the names of "sing-along-songs" folks. We're not talking concert here - songs that people know and can sing along with the music. Rather than wait til we're all together to try to think of songs, we're trying to put a list of stuff that people know. What songs have you: Sung around the campfire Sung at camp Sung while driving Sung while cleaning house You get my drift?  :)

Well.. it's a little short, but fun.  Definitely.
Tom Green, The Salmon Song

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