I recently read that someone disliked this song. I love it. It’s
about old friends, separated, longing to be together again. How great to start
a new year with such a great song….friends remembering good times and planning
to return to each other again.
It’s quite an old song. Written by Robert Burns in Scotland, it
dates back to 1788, long before Guy Lombardo introduced it to us with His Royal Canadians. It must reach the heart of the people to have been so
popular for so long. Every midnight on the first day of the year, this song is
sung worldwide. Seven billion strong now, the global population has this much
in common.
No matter how you sing it….“No man is a failure who has
friends.” It’s a Wonderful Life
Happy New Year
Cathy
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It’s a Wonderful Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXyC7z1b8w
Straight No Chaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpVX1UnG78g&feature=fvsr
Bruce Springsteen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2deQgkciOB4
Red Hot Chili Pipers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhz24gDn7B4&feature=related
1 comment:
I like the old song, too! Have sung it many times at New Year's.
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