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As we celebrate our 1-yr quaranniversaries, I invite you to sing!

When I began this series last March, I titled the first mail later on this song… even though the song I performed was Gloria Gaynor'due south "I Volition Survive." Past the third Plague Vocal, I began using a lyric from each song every bit the title. But, at the beginning, well, what better way to start than with Joe Raposo's generous invitation to sing?

Raposo (1937-1989) wrote the song for a 1971 episode of Sesame Street. I don't see that start version on YouTube, but hither's a operation from 1974.

From the very outset, the song included Spanish lyrics. I apply the lyrics from the Spanish version on the record Sesame Street: Fiesta Songs! (1998), which doesn't interpret the "Don't worry…" line. Discovering this version, I see that Luis has translated information technology! Had I heard his before recording mine, I would have used his version. (In the spirit of the lyric, I volition not worry that my version is non proficient plenty!)

Past the time Bob, Luis, Susan and the Kids sang the version above, "Sing" had already been a major hit for the Carpenters (1973) and a minor hit for Barbara Streisand (1972). The song has also been recorded past Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, Shirley Bassey, the Ventures, Ivy, Pink Martini, Kristin Chenoweth, Jane Monheit, and the Chicks (with Muppet chickens!).

Here'southward a playlist of 23 different versions, including 1 in German – "Singt ein Lied."

Every bit I arroyo a yr of doing these Plague Songs (once a calendar week for the first 22 weeks, roughly once a month afterward that), I am struck past the fact that three were written for children: this 1, "Rainbow Connection" (written by Paul Williams & Kenny Ascher for The Muppet Movie, 1977), and "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (written by Fred Rogers for Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, 1967).

Besides, all iii of these songs engagement to my early-1970s childhood. Though I am not nostalgic for my youth, songs of the era do offer comfort – and a bit of melancholy. When rehearsing "Rainbow Connection," I arrived at the verge of tears more than once. When learning "Sing," I had a like experience at the "la la" chorus: the melody is cheerful, merely the Chiliad –> Chiliad maj 7 –> C maj vii chord progression has a kind of wistfulness to it. Are 7th chords more likely to create this emotional response? Or is it just that this detail vocal calls me back 5 decades in time?

I don't know, but I do recollect a song with emotional tension between music and lyrics can "stick" more powerfully. Robyn's "Dancing on My Own" (likewise 1 I performed) is one such song: broken-hearted lyrics set against a bouncy pop tune.

As we await access to the vaccine and a gradual move to some less fraught "normal," I hope you are finding the songs that sustain you. And I promise you are singing.

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Indeed, why not perform a vocal? Singing will lift your spirits. Trust me. Demand ideas? The playlist beneath offers many places to start.

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• Plague Songs
  • Sing. Sing a Song. #PlagueSongs, no. 1 (17 Mar. 2020). Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive."
  • Do Not Touch on Your Face. #PlagueSongs, no. 2 (24 Mar. 2020). The Weeknd'south "I Can't Experience My Face."
  • The Brilliant Side. #PlagueSongs, no. 3 (31 Mar. 2020). Monty Python's "Always Await on the Bright Side of Life." Also the first postal service where I began my practice of using a lyric as the title.
  • It'due south later on than you think. #PlagueSongs, no. four (vii Apr. 2020). Prince Buster's "Savor Yourself." (As well: the discovery that I cannot play ska.)
  • There doesn't seem to be anyone effectually. #PlagueSongs, no. 5 (xiv April. 2020). Tommy James and the Shondells' "I Remember Nosotros're Alone Now."
  • Be an optimist instead. #PlagueSongs, no. 6 (21 Apr. 2020). The Kinks' "Improve Things."
  • Kick at the darkness. #PlagueSongs, no. seven (28 Apr. 2020). Bruce Cockburn'southward "Lovers in a Dangerous Fourth dimension."
  • So far away, merely even so and then well-nigh. #PlagueSongs, no. viii (5 May 2020). Robyn's "Dancing on My Own."
  • If you lot just call me. #PlagueSongs, no. 9 (12 May 2020). Bill Withers' "Lean on Me."
  • In the end, they'll be the simply ones there. #PlagueSongs, no. 10 (nineteen May 2020). Hanson'south "MMMBop," and a few chords from Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
  • No matter how I struggle and strive. #PlagueSongs, no. 11 (25 May 2020). Hank Williams' "I'll Never Leave of This World Live."
  • Beloved. #PlagueSongs, no. 12 (1 June 2020). Medley of Nick Lowe'due south "(What's so Funny 'Tour) Peace Love, and Understanding" and the O'Jays' "Honey Train," with brief snippets of the Staple Singers' "This Railroad train" and the Beatles' "All You Demand Is Love."
  • This is the fourth dimension. #PlagueSongs, no. 13 (nine June 2020). Lou Reed's "At that place Is No Fourth dimension."
  • My neighbor and my friend. #PlagueSongs, no. 14 (16 June 2020). Fred Rogers' "Won't You Exist My Neighbor."
  • If you're lost, I'm right behind. #PlagueSongs, no. 15 (23 June 2020). Everything Simply the Girl's "We Walk the Aforementioned Line."
  • Live to meet another solar day. #PlagueSongs, no. 16 (30 June 2020). The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive."
  • Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives, and I decline. #PlagueSongs, no. 17 (7 July 2020). R.East.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Experience Fine)."
  • Someday we'll notice it. #PlagueSongs, no. xviii (14 July 2020). Kermit the Frog's "Rainbow Connection."
  • Can't control my encephalon. #PlagueSongs, no. 19 (21 July 2020). Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated."
  • 4'33" #PlagueSongs, no. 20. AND 43 notes on silence, time, and the corona era (28 July 2020). John Cage's 4'33", plus an essay inspired by the piece.
  • Isle of man, wer hätte das gedacht, dass es einmal soweit kommt #PlagueSongs, no. 21 (four Aug. 2020). Nena's "99 Luftballons."
  • Banish sadness and strife. #PlagueSongs, no. 22 (11 Aug. 2020). "Wait for the Silvery Lining," composed by Jerome Kern and Buddy DeSylva. My version is based on the Chet Baker recording.
  • Don't write yourself off yet. #PlagueSongs, no. 23 (27 Oct. 2020). Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle."
  • What's that sound? #PlagueSongs, no. 24 (3 November. 2020). The Buffalo Springfield's "For What It'south Worth."
  • Get tell that long-tongued liar. #PlagueSongs, no. 25 (17 Nov. 2020). A vocal known variously as "Run on for a Long Fourth dimension" and "God's Gonna Cutting Yous Downwards."
  • I got the medicine. And so, you should keep your eyes on the ball. #PlagueSongs, no. 26 (21 Dec. 2020). BTS' "Dynamite."
  • I'grand lucky to exist here. #PlagueSongs, no. 27 (5 Jan. 2021). Warren Zevon's "Don't Let Us Get Ill."
  • Don't run. #PlagueSongs, no. 28 (ix Feb. 2021). The Ventures' "Walk – Don't Run."
• What Is Your COVID-19 Routine?
  • What Is Your COVID-xix Routine? (22 Mar. 2020)
  • What Is Your COVID-19 Routine? Part 2 (5 April. 2020)
  • What Is Your COVID-19 Routine? Part 3 (nineteen Apr. 2020)
  • What Is Your COVID-xix Routine? Part 4 (xvi May 2020)
  • What Is Your COVID-xix Routine? Part five (29 June 2020)

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Source: https://philnel.com/2021/03/01/plaguesongs29/