World's Greatest Love Songs


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This comprehensive collection of love songs includes selections by the finest composers and songwriters from the worlds of movies, pop, Broadway and jazz. The titles also span more than 80 years with hits from the 1920s all the way through 2007. This collection includes chord symbols and lyrics, and most of the pieces are in vocal ranges appropriate for singing along. Titles: * Almost Like Being in Love * Angel Eyes * As Time Goes By * At Last * Beautiful (As You) * Beauty and the Beast * Because You Loved Me * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Can You Read My Mind? * Dream a Little Dream of Me * Embraceable You * Emily * Endless Love * Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue * The Gift * Hero * How Could I Ever Know? * How Deep Is Your Love * How Do I Live * I Believe In You and Me * I Could Write a Book * I Don't Want To Miss A Thing * I Get a Kick Out of You * I Only Have Eyes for You * I've Got You Under My Skin * I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face * Killing Me Softly With His Song * Kiss The Girl * Laura * Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) * Love Is a Many Splendored Thing * Love is Here to Stay * Misty * My Funny Valentine * Reflection * Send in the Clowns * Somewhere, My Love * Take My Breath Away * Taking a Chance on Love * Teach Me Tonight * The Morning After * The Rose * Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love) * This I Promise You * This Kiss * This Magic Moment * Three Coins in the Fountain * Up Where We Belong * Wedding Song (There is Love) * When A Man Loves a Woman * When I Fall in Love * Wind Beneath My Wings * You Light Up My Life * You Raise Me Up * You'll Be In My Heart * You'll Never Know * (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher




World's Greatest Songs


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The World's Best Funny Songs


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Presents 60 of the funniest, grossest, and most ridiculous songs in the world.




Life of a Song


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Who knew that Paul McCartney originally referred to Yesterday as 'Scrambled Eggs' because he couldn't think of any lyrics for his heart-breaking tune? Or that Patti LaBelle didn't know what 'Voulez-vous couches avec moi ce soir?' actually meant? These and countless other fascinating back stories of some of our best-known and best-loved songs fill this book, a collection of the highly successful weekly The Life of a Song columns that appear in the FT Weekend every Saturday. Each 600-word piece gives a mini-biography of a single song, from its earliest form (often a spiritual, or a jazz number), through the various covers and changes, often morphing from one genre to another, always focusing on the 'biography' of the song itself while including the many famous artists who have performed or recorded it. The selection covers a wide spectrum of the songs we all know and love - rock, pop, folk, jazz and more. Each piece is pithy, sparkily written, knowledgeable, entertaining, full of anecdotes and surprises. They combine deep musical knowledge with the vivid background of the performers and musicians, and of course the often intriguing social and political background against which the songs were created.




World's Greatest Hits: Songs That Rock The Ages


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Songs are reflections of the writers' emotions, culture and ideas too. You would notice that each genre evolved from a specific period of time. Lyrics and melodies also change through the years. This book details some of the best songs the world has ever heard. If you look closely, you will see patterns that will make you understand and appreciate music more. Reserve your copy today!




World's Greatest Gospel Songs


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World's Greatest Gospel Songs contains some of the most uplifting, powerful and emotionally charged songs of all time. Each piece has been carefully arranged with a very accessible approach and features: a vocal line for solo or group singing; an appropriately selected key to accommodate a comfortable vocal range; up to three verses of lyrics; first and second endings with a "turnaround" plus a final ending; guitar chords; dynamics; a piano accompaniment that is complete in itself for solo performance.




Love Me Tender


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Some of the world’s best-loved songs have had remarkable origins. Had Robert Burns not heard an old man sing a quavering version of an ancient Scottish country song, we would never have had ‘Auld Lang Syne’. Miss Jane Ross wrote down the tune she heard played by a piper at an Irish village fair in 1855. Had she not done so, the rest of the world would not have heard ‘Danny Boy’. Marie Antoinette heard a peasant nurse sing an obscure lullaby to her princely son. The empress’s unexpected promotion of the song resulted in its now being listed by The Guinness Book of Records as one of the three most familiar songs in the world.Love Me Tender tells the remarkable stories behind 40 popular and traditional songs. Some evolved from folksongs, some are from musical theatre, while others hit the mark because a particular recording appeared at just the right time. In some cases, one word made all the difference: Paul McCartney composed a tune but could only think of the words ‘scrambled eggs’ to fit it, but fortunately he later came up with the perfect solution – ‘Yesterday’. In a book full of surprises and curiosities, Max Cryer reveals stories from all around the world, and from artists as diverse as Marlene Dietrich, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Elton John. This truly fascinating book makes enthralling reading.




World's Greatest Christmas Songs


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This comprehensive collection includes hymns, carols and other Christmas music from a variety of cultures including African-American, Welsh, French, German and more. Many composers are represented, from Bach to Handel, on to Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and even Victor Herbert. A must-have for every lover of sing-alongs! Chord symbols and lyrics included.




World's Greatest Children's Songs


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World's Greatest Children's Songs includes both traditional and modern folk songs, along with amusing parodies, teaching songs, and more. It also features a large number of more recent hits that children love, including songs that originated on popular television shows (such as Sesame Street, The Muppets, The Wiggles) and tunes from unforgettable movies. The arrangements are easy enough to be played by children at the early intermediate level, yet musical enough for adults to enjoy performing them as well. Lyrics and chord symbols are provided. Titles: A-Tisket, A-Tasket * The Alphabet Song * The Ants Came Marching * Baby Beluga * The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle * Bananaphone * The Bear Went over the Mountain * Bill Grogan's Goat * B-i-n-g-o * Camptown Races * The Chicken Dance (Dance Little Bird) * Chim Chim Che-ree * Did You Ever See a Lassie? * Do Your Ears Hang Low? * The Dreidel Song * The Eensy-Weensy Spider * Found a Peanut * Frère Jacques * Fruit Salad * Get Ready to Wiggle * Go In and Out the Window * Going to the Zoo * Happy Birthday to You * Heigh Ho (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) * Henry the Octopus * Here We Go Looby Loo * He's Got the Whole World in His Hands * The Hokey-Pokey * Hot Potato * Hush Little Baby * If I Only Had a Brain (from The Wizard of Oz) * If You're Happy and You Know It * It's a Small World * It's Raining, It's Pouring * Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree * Kum Ba Yah * Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Mail Myself to You * The Marvelous Toy * (Meet) The Flintstones * Merrily We Roll Along * The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore * Mickey Mouse March * Monster Mash * The Muppet Show Theme * The Noble Duke of York * Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow * Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? * Old MacDonald * On Top of Spaghetti * Over the Rainbow *A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track * Peter Cottontail * Polly Wolly Doodle * Pop! Goes the Weasel * Puff (The Magic Dragon) * The Purple People Eater * Put Your Finger in the Air * Rainbow Connection (from The Muppet Movie) * Riding in My Car (Car Car Song) * Ring Around the Rosy * Rock-a-Bye Baby * Rock-a-Bye Your Bear * Row, Row, Row Your Boat * Shake My Sillies Out * She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain * Skidamarink * Splish Splash * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Swinging on a Star * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * There Were Ten in a Bed * This Land Is Your Land * This Old Man * Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid) * The Unicorn * We're Off to See the Wizard (from The Wizard of Oz) * The Wheels on the Bus * When the Saints Go Marching In * When You Wish Upon a Star * Whistle While You Work * Who Built the Ark * Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf? * Winnie the Pooh * Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah. 144 pages.




World's Greatest Christmas Songs


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The 65 arrangements in this collection span multiple decades and styles, making this a must-have for those who love Christmas music and the holiday season. Timeless carols, lyrical pop hits, and playful children's songs are all included, guaranteeing hours of enjoyment for the entire family! Lyrics and chord symbols are provided. Titles: A Marshmallow World * All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth * All Through the Night * Angels We Have Heard on High * Arabian Dance * Auld Lang Syne * Away in a Manger * Believe (from The Polar Express) * C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S * Christmas in Killarney * The Christmas Waltz * Deck the Hall * Feliz Navidad * The First Noel * The Friendly Beasts * Frosty the Snowman * Gesù Bambino * The Gift * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good King Wenceslaus * Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here We Come A-Caroling * Holly Jolly Christmas * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * I Saw Three Ships * I'll Be Home for Christmas * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Jingle Bell Rock * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old St. Nicholas * Joy to the World * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * The Little Drummer Boy * Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming * The Merry Christmas Polka * Nuttin' for Christmas * O Christmas Tree * O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel * O Holy Night * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Sleigh Ride * Suzy Snowflake * The Twelve Days of Christmas * The Ukrainian Bell Carol * (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays * There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas * Toyland * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Welcome Christmas * What Child Is This? * Where Are You Christmas * Winter Wonderland. 144 pages.