I Can’t Help but Wonder Where I’m Bound written by Tom Paxton But oh my goodness, is it transformative. Comment by a fans: When Tom Paxton sang “I Can’t HelpContinue readingI Can’t Help but Wonder Where I’m Bound
Over the Rainbow
“Over the Rainbow” is a ballad composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and was sung byContinue readingOver the Rainbow
I Will Never Marry
“I Will Never Marry” seems to have appeared in England as “The Lover’s Lament for Her Sailor.” Most versions end by the woman drowning herself. Several copies in the BodleianContinue readingI Will Never Marry
HARD, AIN’T IT HARD
HARD, AIN’T IT HARD (trad./WOODY GUTHRIE) (1941). The folksinger Arlo Guthrie likes to tell a story about his father, the legendary Woody Guthrie, who died in 1967, at the ageContinue readingHARD, AIN’T IT HARD
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms is a hymn published in 1887 with music by Anthony J. Showalter and lyrics by Showalter and Elisha Hoffman. Professor Showalter was a music professorContinue readingLeaning on the Everlasting Arms
Younger Than Springtime
“Younger Than Springtime.”- Written: 1949 Music by: Richard Rodgers – Words by: Oscar Hammerstein II- Written for: South Pacific (show). “Younger Than Springtime” is a show tune from the 1949Continue readingYounger Than Springtime
Some Enchanted Evening
Nellie Forbush, an optimistic and naive young American navy nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas. The two have known each other for only a few weeks, and each worries that theContinue readingSome Enchanted Evening
I’m Getting Married in the Morning
My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concernsContinue readingI’m Getting Married in the Morning
On the Street Where You Live
“On the Street Where You Live” is a song with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner from the 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady. It isContinue readingOn the Street Where You Live
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
A young man mourns his friends killed during a revolution. “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” is a song from the musical “Les Miserables” based on the book of the sameContinue readingEmpty Chairs at Empty Tables