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Waats · 11-23-2004, 10:33 AM

This is my first post here. I usually don't have to post because the information I need has already been posted. I love this place!

I'm creating a video for my Grandfather for Christmas and I need a background song for it. I've searched Google high and low but I still haven't found a good song.

The song has to be sweet sounding ... slow prefably. The kids call him Grandpa or Paw-Paw (in the south)

Any type of music will do.

Thank you in advance for any help!

monkeydriven · 11-23-2004, 11:04 AM

Louis Armstrongs- What a Wonderful World....the most beautiful song ever written....

Waats · 11-23-2004, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeydriven

Louis Armstrongs- What a Wonderful World....the most beautiful song ever written....

Yea ... the thing is, I've already made a video for another Aunt with that song already in it. (great minds think alike)

warrrreagl · 11-23-2004, 12:35 PM

Many of you may or may not agree with this, but research has shown that the *approximate* age at which people form their first strong emotional bond with music is age 14. Therefore, I would figure out which year your grandfather was 14 and pick music from that era. For example, if he was born in 1932, then put some Tommy Dorsey in there.

braisler · 11-23-2004, 12:43 PM

I would suggest Stephen Lynch:Grandfather Die , but then I would truly burn in hell.

Just kidding. Don't hurt me. The song title is clicky if you want to read the lyrics for a good laugh.

quadro2000 · 11-23-2004, 02:48 PM

How about "Secret o' Life" by James Taylor?

Seek out the studio version (it's the most beautiful) but if you want to hear how it goes, you can hear a live (wobbly) version here, last song on the page.

MahlerIsGod · 11-23-2004, 03:19 PM

Might I suggest Trans-Siberian Orchestras Old City Bar. First, it has a Christmas theme. Second, it is heartbreakingly beautiful in both melody and lyric. Definitely give it a listen.

Booray · 11-23-2004, 06:03 PM

If instrumental songs are okay, Bill Frisell's rendition of "Shenandoah" on his Good Dog Happy Man album might be a good pick. You can listen to a clip on the Amazon page for it here:
Good Dog Happy Man on Amazon

Mephisto2 · 11-23-2004, 08:30 PM

Mrs Mephisto and I were watching TV yesterday and she switched channels to Oprah. I actually quite enjoy her shows usually, unless they git a bit too moist, but this one was a bit OTT. It was some "World's Largest Baby Shower" thing they hosted in a Southern Army base.

Anyway, my point is that they had some song on it about a guy who is pissed off at having a baby, then learns to love it. It was called "There goes my life" and, whilst I don't really like C&W at all, I thought it was rather sweet.

There goes my life by Kenny Chesney

Quote:

All he could think about was:
"I'm too young for this.
"Got my whole life ahead.
"Hell, I'm just a kid myself:
"How 'm I gonna raise one?"
All he could see were his dreams,
Going up in smoke.
So much for ditchin' this town,
An' hangin' out on the coast.
Oh well, those plans are long gone.

And he said: "There goes my life.
"There goes my future, my everything.
"Might as well kiss it all good-bye:
"There goes my life."

A couple years of up all night,
An' a few thousand diapers later.
That mistake he thought he made,
Covers up the refrigerator:
Oh yeah, he loves that little girl.

An' Momma's waiting to tuck her in,
As she fumbles up those stairs.
She smiles back at him,
Dragging that teddy bear:
"Sleep tight." Blue eyes and bouncing curls.

An' he smiles: "There goes my life
"There goes my future, my everything."
"I love you, Daddy, goodnight."
"There goes my life."

She had that Honda loaded down,
With Abercrombie clothes,
An' and fifteen pairs of shoes,
An' his American Express.
He checked the oil and slammed the hood,
Said: "You're good to go."
She hugged them both,
An'd headed off to the west coast.

An' he cried: "There goes my life.
"There goes my future, my everything.
"I love you, baby, good-bye.
"There goes my life.
"There goes my life.
"Baby, good-bye."

I guess it's more of a father/daughter song, but still...

Mr Mephisto

Derwood · 11-24-2004, 05:41 AM

"When I'm 64" or "In My Life" by the Beatles

CinnamonGirl · 11-24-2004, 06:02 PM

How about "Grandpa (Tell Me `Bout the Goold ol' Days)" by the Judds?

silent_jay · 11-24-2004, 06:23 PM

What about Moon River by Johnny Mathis?

jonjon42 · 11-24-2004, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by braisler

I would suggest Stephen Lynch:Grandfather Die , but then I would truly burn in hell.

Just kidding. Don't hurt me. The song title is clicky if you want to read the lyrics for a good laugh.

I was going to suggest the same exact thing....great song

pedro padilla · 11-25-2004, 04:47 PM

squirrel nut zippers. "If it´s good enough for Granddad, it´s good enough for me"
20s jazz stylee.

11-23-2004, 10:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Waats Upright	Need a Song - Grandfather Related This is my first post here. I usually don't have to post because the information I need has already been posted. I love this place! I'm creating a video for my Grandfather for Christmas and I need a background song for it. I've searched Google high and low but I still haven't found a good song. The song has to be sweet sounding ... slow prefably. The kids call him Grandpa or Paw-Paw (in the south) Any type of music will do. Thank you in advance for any help!

11-23-2004, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
monkeydriven Addict Location: Boston	Louis Armstrongs- What a Wonderful World....the most beautiful song ever written.... __________________ you think i got my eyes closed but i've been lookin' at you the whole f&ckin' time... ------------------------------------------------ Posting from the home of the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox

11-23-2004, 12:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	Many of you may or may not agree with this, but research has shown that the approximate age at which people form their first strong emotional bond with music is age 14. Therefore, I would figure out which year your grandfather was 14 and pick music from that era. For example, if he was born in 1932, then put some Tommy Dorsey in there. __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.

11-23-2004, 12:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
braisler Addict Location: Midway, KY	I would suggest Stephen Lynch:Grandfather Die , but then I would truly burn in hell. Just kidding. Don't hurt me. The song title is clicky if you want to read the lyrics for a good laugh. __________________ --- You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. - Albert Einstein ---

11-23-2004, 02:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
quadro2000 All Possibility, Made Of Custard Location: New York, NY	How about "Secret o' Life" by James Taylor? Seek out the studio version (it's the most beautiful) but if you want to hear how it goes, you can hear a live (wobbly) version here, last song on the page. __________________ You have to laugh at yourself...because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't. - Emily Saliers

11-23-2004, 03:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Might I suggest Trans-Siberian Orchestras Old City Bar. First, it has a Christmas theme. Second, it is heartbreakingly beautiful in both melody and lyric. Definitely give it a listen. __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

11-23-2004, 06:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Booray Stumbling to the end Location: Atlanta, GA	If instrumental songs are okay, Bill Frisell's rendition of "Shenandoah" on his Good Dog Happy Man album might be a good pick. You can listen to a clip on the Amazon page for it here: Good Dog Happy Man on Amazon __________________ Persuaded, paraded, inebriated, and down Still aware of everything life carries on without

11-24-2004, 05:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	"When I'm 64" or "In My Life" by the Beatles __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

11-24-2004, 06:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
CinnamonGirl She's Actual Size Location: Central Republic of Where-in-the-Hell	How about "Grandpa (Tell Me `Bout the Goold ol' Days)" by the Judds? __________________ "...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice these other qualities, which is so often the way of the world." "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

11-24-2004, 06:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	What about Moon River by Johnny Mathis? __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

11-25-2004, 04:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
pedro padilla Insane	squirrel nut zippers. "If it´s good enough for Granddad, it´s good enough for me" 20s jazz stylee.