One Alone (From "The Desert Song") (Remastered 2014)



Hugh

Ken. 'Wonderful' in German is 'Wunderbar'. So the musical must be Kiss Me Kate.

Wunderbar - Kiss Me Kate (Howard Keel & Kathryn Grayson)



Hugh

Very good Ken! I think these musicals are very difficult to name from the descriptions. Sweet Charity seems to be a series of 'dance routines'. I only knew one of the songs from it, and that was because it was sung by Shirley Bassey. I went to see her perform in Cardiff (many years ago!) and this wa...

Nope! If it had been Mary Poppins I would have known the musical. It's a bit more obscure than that! Hugh

"Sickly" in this instance means "very sugary"; and "handouts" is what they do in the strict sense of the word in that you don't have to pay for them. There are loads of these shops in Weston. They don't have to pay for what's in their shops .. but you do when you want s...

Thanks Ken. Glad someone is still following this quiz! Yes .. it's Me and My Girl . Me and My Girl at New York City Center Aw9adLXmhV4 Broadway's Lost Treasures - Lambeth Walk from Me and My Girl "Lambeth Walk" from Me and My Girl. The show first opened in London all the way back in 1937! ...

Exploring an organ where D# and Eb are different notes!

In this video, we get an introduction to an organ with 15-keys per octave, in a tuning system from a time when D# and Eb were different things.

Bobbo, Well done her! I can cat egorically say she's right! The one we probably all know best from this show is Memory . 'Memory' Elaine Paige | Cats The Musical mdBVJbzkoqo I went to see the show in London but don't really remember any of the other ones. Songs From Cats That Make You Feel Majestic ...

Ron, The reason why I said "How sensible" was because if you learn a song using the "Letters" you can only play it in that one key, playing the notes that are written. If you learn a song using tonic sol-fa (what Julie Andrews was doing to teach the children to sing in The Sound ...

And I Love You So. Played on my AR80 organ. 1790264419972099 And I love you so The people ask me how How I've lived till now I tell them I don't know I guess they understand How lonely life has been But life began again The day you took my hand And I Love You So - Perry Como SKp1HKM_4TY Hugh

Ken, Perfect voicing for this song .. and you had all those harmonies spot on. Very definitely a song for Valentine's Day. Suntanned, windblown Honeymooners at last alone Feeling far above par Oh, how lucky we are While I give to you and you give to me True love, true love So on and on, it'll always...

Jon,

Don't know this song, but in your usual way you have put your own interpretation on it and played an arrangement that is a real pleasure to listen to.

Hugh

Ken, You had some very obscure harmonies in there .. interesting to listen to to say the least! Now, as far as those words you plucked out are concerned (And I Love You So), you have to read them in context. This story tells of an aging, loving father, close to death, who has already lost two of his...

Can't Help Falling In Love With You. Take my hand Take my whole life too For I can't help falling in love with you. Played on my Tyros 4. Note the 'arpeggio' backing at the start, followed by a 'repeating piano'. My reference to a 'repeating piano' is always to do with the rhythm section. You would...

Jon,

Really enjoyed your version of that. You seem to be able to make any song fit any rhythm and come up with some most unusual arrangements. What you have done with this one makes one want to get up and dance!

Hugh

Most countries don't use ABCDEFG for note names



How sensible!

Hugh

Nice one Ken, but the answer I've got is Den's suggestion .. Phantom of the Opera . The Phantom of the Opera - Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler | The Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack pgz6PnHkmpY The Music of the Night - Gerard Butler | Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack 77umP7IRxD4 A...

Den, Nice Theatre Organ sounds. Must be difficult for you to post these tracks at a time like this. But thanks for doing so, as we enjoy listening to them. Looking on YouTube I reckoned that 1937 was probably the era for this song .. although I did find a later version sung by Perry Como. Girl Of My...

Another version of this I love is the one by Robson and Jerome. Again, they put in all those counter melodies that seem to 'complete' the piece of music.

TRUE LOVE WAYS - ROBSON AND JEROME

Hugh

True Love Ways. A Buddy Holly number. Played on my AR80 organ. The advantage of an organ over a keyboard is that you have two manuals (an 'upper' and a 'lower') and these can be set to two different Voices. Then while you are playing you can 'jump' from one manual to the other to get a 'counter mel...

Another Quiz from the lady who runs our Weston-super-Mare Organ Club .. Jo Lucas. Can you name the MUSICAL from the 'clues' below? Click on POSTREPLY and give us your answer. When I get a correct answer I'll put up the next clue. 1. Singing Spirit. Which musical does that conjure up?

Den,

There are two songs with this title. Van Morrison sings the latest version (not so keen on that!) and you have to go back a few years to find the version you have played.

Jim Reeves - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

Hugh

Den, Romance in the air! You really do have to read the words to fully appreciate this song. I'll always remember the song they were playin' The first time we danced and I knew As we swayed to the music and held to each other I fell in love with you Could I have this dance for the rest of my life? W...

John, What a romantic song! You really have got to read the words to fully appreciate the song. If I had my life to live over I'd do the same things again I'd still want to roam Near that place we called home Where my happiness never would end I'd meet you when school days were over And we'd walk th...

The January Challenge has CLOSED .. but ... When a Challenge CLOSES at the end of the month .. this just means that you can't post another entry. But feel free to post REPLIES to any of the songs that are already up there. If you find something interesting that you think other Members would like to ...

Ken,

Your performance of that was just wonderful! Lovely sound you got from your EL700!

Hugh

I know that other artistes have sung this song .. Elvis Presley for one. But looking through YouTube, all these other versions are sung sooo slooowly! Can't relate to that!

But here's one I did like. Have a listen.

Jajai Singsit - I love you because



Hugh

Den,

That's a great piano version. Liked it!

Hugh

I Love You Because

Played on my Tyros 4.



I Love You Because /Jim Reeves (with Lyrics)



Hugh

Brian, Loved the strange sound of the wind (?) in the INTRO and ENDING of this song. There are some lovely harmonies in it, and I got hooked on it as my son bought the CD of it and was constantly playing it from his bedroom. The Neverending Story • Theme Song • Limahl lHytjEj7B9g Comments from under...

Rob, Really enjoyed your playing of this as an instrumental. Loved the harmony from the 'voices' you had playing with the chord. Sounded very much like an allocated Left Hand Voice .. but may have just been the sound created from the PAD Part in the Style. Thing about listening to something as a 'in...

Creepy!

Hugh

PS. Not at all 'realistic'!

Den,

Loved that! Nice music to go with your nice companion! And your lyrics were very fitting.

Did you take your nice AI doll with you to celebrate your birthday? A visit to the Chinese maybe?

Hugh

JT, I too wear hearing aids .. which I wear from the moment I get up to when I go to bed. When they carried out my hearing test they drew a graph showing me where my hearing loss was greatest. Basically, I had no problem hearing lower frequencies, but as the frequencies got higher, this is where my ...

Ron, Now .. how did you do that? Loved the piano INTRO, and having the piano playing the melody really suited the song. The STYLE backing also created some lovely counter melody notes which fitted in so well. Then when you switched the melody instrument you still had the piano accompanying the song....