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Post by smudger on Nov 15, 2005 10:09:05 GMT 10
Songs which helped to make life better .
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Post by smudger on Nov 15, 2005 10:15:27 GMT 10
Through The Barricades ..Spandau Ballet for example was a song i could relate to as i was getting divorced .
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Post by andi on Nov 17, 2005 20:28:33 GMT 10
The Corrs Unplugged Album, when I fell in love with you. #love#
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Post by dreamy on Nov 17, 2005 23:55:01 GMT 10
One song always gave me relief when I have been listening to it during the time I was divorced, when my children got that sick and the following very hard and painful years. It's "You've got a friend" by James Taylor; and I was and still am blessed with two so very true and precious friends who really deserve it to be called by that name...it's Claudia next door and Elly...this song is for you, especially...  "When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten up even your darkest nights. You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am I'll come running, oh yeah baby to see you again. Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend. If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds and that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together and call my name out loud now and soon I'll be knocking upon your door. You just call out my name and you know where ever I am I'll come running to see you again. Winter, spring, summer or fall all you got to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend? People can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you. Well they'll take your soul if you let them. Oh yeah, but don't you let them. You just call out my name and you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again. Oh babe, don't you know that, Winter spring summer or fall, Hey now, all you've got to do is call. Lord, I'll be there, yes I will. You've got a friend. You've got a friend. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend. You've got a friend." |
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Post by dreamy on Nov 18, 2005 3:19:27 GMT 10
And another one, "It's my life" by Bon Jovi:
This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
A silent prayer for the faith-departed
I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout it out loud
Chorus:
It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life
This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks
Chorus:
It's my life
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life
Better stand tall when they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down
Chorus:
It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
Chorus:
It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life!
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Post by LLady on Nov 18, 2005 5:02:02 GMT 10
IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blessed assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
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Post by LLady on Nov 18, 2005 5:07:24 GMT 10
The Story behind the lyrics.
In November 1873, Anna Spafford and her four small daughters set sail for Europe from America on the Ville du Havre. In mid ocean, on a beautiful night, a sailing ship rammed the Havre amidships and split her in two. Anna and her children rushed on deck, but as they huddled together in the chaos, the sea rushed over the afterdeck and fifteen minutes later the Ville du Havre sank.
Of the hundreds on board, Anna was one of only 57 who were rescued, kept afloat by a piece of debris.
Back in Chicago, her husband, Horatio, had been planning to join his family for a holiday in Europe. Instead, he received a tragic cable from his wife: "Saved Alone." Setting off to bring her home, he crossed the Atlantic, the watery grave of his four daughters, and he wrote a hymn, "IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL", which expressed his faith. The first verse is the only allusion to the shipwreck.
Later a son, Horatio, and a daughter, Bertha, were born to them. When little Horatio died of scarlet fever at the age of three, it was a crushing blow, as deeply felt as the shipwreck. The Spaffords then decided to go to Jerusalem. In a letter to a friend, Horatio explained: "Jerusalem is where my Lord lived, suffered and conquered, and I, too, wish to learn how to live, suffer and, especially, to conquer."
In September 1881, the Spaffords and a few friends arrived in Jerusalem. The group, which came to be known as the "American Colony," settled in a house in the Old City (partially built into the medieval city wall) and for many years, lived among and worked for the people there. This house, now known as Spafford Children's Center, is where the work of the American Colony continues.
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Post by LLady on Nov 18, 2005 7:02:49 GMT 10
Word is that he wrote the song only a few days after losing his 4 little girls at sea.
This song has help me find hope when there should not have been any. #grouphugG#
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Post by Elly on Nov 19, 2005 8:41:40 GMT 10
One song always gave me relief when I have been listening to it during the time I was divorced, when my children got that sick and the following very hard and painful years. It's "You've got a friend" by James Taylor; and I was and still am blessed with two so very true and precious friends who really deserve it to be called by that name...it's Claudia next door and Elly...this song is for you, especially... "When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten up even your darkest nights. You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am I'll come running, oh yeah baby to see you again. Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend. If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds and that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together and call my name out loud now and soon I'll be knocking upon your door. You just call out my name and you know where ever I am I'll come running to see you again. Winter, spring, summer or fall all you got to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend? People can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you. Well they'll take your soul if you let them. Oh yeah, but don't you let them. You just call out my name and you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again. Oh babe, don't you know that, Winter spring summer or fall, Hey now, all you've got to do is call. Lord, I'll be there, yes I will. You've got a friend. You've got a friend. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend. You've got a friend." I love that one too  |
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Post by Elly on Nov 19, 2005 8:45:00 GMT 10
Word is that he wrote the song only a few days after losing his 4 little girls at sea. This song has help me find hope when there should not have been any. #grouphugG# It`s a beautiful song Llady, with a tragic story behind it, thank you for sharing it with us |
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Post by Elly on Nov 19, 2005 8:48:22 GMT 10
One of mine that comes to mind is "You'll Never Walk Alone'
You'll Never Walk Alone
When you walk through a storm,
Hold your head up high,
And don't be afraid of the dark,
At the end of the storm is a golden sky.
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown,
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone.
You'll never walk alone
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone.
You'll never walk alone
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Post by smudger on Nov 19, 2005 8:56:50 GMT 10
Lol Elly this must be the mother of all songs which people in all sorts of danger , pain , despair and grief , hold onto and let themselves be comforted and driven on to going through life #grouphugG#
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