Song Selection Advice

How 'bout that song performed by Kenny Rogers, "Through the Years"? We had it in a slideshow presentation for my dad's retirement party.

I am a singer and sang Leanne Womacks song "I hope you dance", for my grandmothers 80th Birthday. She loved it. Their generation also seems to love anything by Celine Dion. Oh and the Beaches soundtrack comes to mind, Bette Midler sings most of the songs on it. They are very emotionally moving songs.

Good Luck
Anything that has memories of their life or family is always a big hit.

Some great old standards would be wonderful! Look for anything and everything from Billie Holiday, Rosemary Clooney, Etta James, Lena Horne. Other standard artists, too. Some of my favorites songs from the '40's are "I Cover the Waterfront", "At Last", "You Made Me Love You", "It Had to be You", "Our Love is Here to Stay"
Good luck and hope that helps!

Chariots a fire, At the hop, Still of the night

wind beneath my wings...bette midler.

That song "wind beneath my wings" by Bette Midler. Love that song, it is a tribute to someone who has had a special impact on your life

you have probably gotten a ton of responses BUT...

young at heart (frank sinatra)

AND

what a wonderful world (louis armstrong)

are 2 great old songs that evoke a lot of emotion :)

what a wonderful world, would be my favorite

Hello K.,
Here are some songs that I think are good. I have all of them in Mp3 format and can e-mail them to you if you want to use any of them. My e-mail is ____@____.com
I hope this helps I really like the one by Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole I think it would be perfect

Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole - Some Where Over The Rainbow
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
Barry Manalow - Memories
Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
The Andrews Sisters- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

K.,
I've got 20 years on you and my mom just turned 80, so I looked at a Tony Bennett CD that she borrowed from the library and wants me to copy, Here's to the Ladies. It has some great stuff on it: People, Sentimental Journey (probably from the 40s or 50s), Tenderly (another old one) and Somewhere over the Rainbow. Also, I have the CD the Best of James Taylor and that has 60s songs on it: Something in the Way She Moves (the old Beatles song), Your Smiling Face, Shower the People (you love with love. Anything by Tony Bennett is good. Also the old Burt Bacharach tune Close to You made famous by the Carpenters would be interesting. Anyway, just a couple of thoughts. What a really nice idea to do for her!

BTW, because I'm a writer and teach women's writing classes, the first thing I think of is "put it in writing!" I suggest that to go along with your video, you write something for her. You mentioned all the great advice you got from her--tell her that in a letter! D.

Saturday, 4/7/07

Hymns are my all time favorite. I am a Norwegian Lutheran from Minnesota and grew up being active in all of the departments of our church, music being one. I LOVE sacred gothic choral music such as Handel's Messiah. The large pipe organs with symphony, brass, percussion especially timpany, cannot be beat. I love the pomp and circumstance. Have sung with many choirs and out here in Phoenix, (or Mexico), in the Scottsdale Symphony Choral.

There are soooo many hymns that are absolutely beautiful that I know your mother would enjoy! "His Eye Is On The Sparrow", sung by George Beverly Shea from the Billy Graham team - totally beautiful! "Beautiful Savior" sung by the Concordia College Concert Choir, put to a slide show, Power Point Presentation or video with photos of your mother would be awesome. Either of these would be a very moving and 'tear jerking' segment of your presentation. Way too many to mention! My mother will be 84 this August.

Right now though, I would like to mention two secular songs that are really beautiful and fun! They are two of my all time faaavorites that I play on my radio show. Would you be using original soundtracks, or your own vocal or instrumental version?

I have included links here. They work on my computer. Hope they will work for you. They may need to be copied and pasted into your browser.

Don't know if I should put my phone number in this response, so if you would like to e-mail me, we could connect up further.

"What A Wonderful World"
Words and music by: Louis Armstrong

http://www.eflclub.com/2songs/wonderfulworld/wonderfulwor...

"Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life"
Words and music by: Eric Idle
From: Monty Python

http://www.soundclick.com/util/bandradios/streamMP3.cfm?q...

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J. Syverson
51st Avenue & Thomas
Phoenix, AZ

"I sing because I'm happy. I sing because I'm free. And His eye is on the sparrow, so I know He watches me."

If you'd like a nice older song appropriate for wedding pics, romance, etc... Etta James's "At Last" is great! Another great oldie is "What a Wonderful World". For Christmas or winter pictures, "Baby it's Cold Outside" is always a good song. Hope this helps!