What We Sang at the Sing-along at Anza Public Library

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Here's what we sang at the sing-along at the Anza branch of the SF Public Library.

Beatles:  "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963) and "When I'm 64" written by Paul McCartney when he was 16!?

 I wonder where my brother David first heard the Beatles and became a big Beatles fan before he lost his mind and had no recollection of them at all and didn't respond to their songs.

"Close to You" by the Carpenters (1963)  ending in four "Wa, close to you" lines.  We crossed out the extraneous "wa, close to you."  There are only three, and our song sheet had four. 

"Singing in the Rain" (1929) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969 from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)

I thought of Javier when we turned the page that had "Country Roads (1971) on it.  He used to sing that as he was driving us to Point Reyes.

We sang "Moon River" on page 5, and then went to "Days of Wine and Roses" and "Charade"--all by Henri Mancinni.

"Edelweiss" (The date given for that is 1965, but of course it was written much earlier!)

"Sing" by Joe Raposo (1971)

"Que sera sera" (1956?)

"Love Me Tender" & "Yesterday," which Cliff said was the most recorded record in the world.

We tried to sing "All I Ask of You"

"Side by Side" but not the Stephen Sondheim one, the one from 1927

"Three Coins in the Fountain"

"When You Wish Upon a Star"  (1940?)

"Always" from 1925

My second husband told the story of  his brother's calling their mother when he was in the service.  He'd sing that song--or play it for her?--and then he'd say, "Please send money."  George pointed out that in the service, you're not supposed to be getting financial support from home, but she would send it.  After all, he'd be seeing here--always.

"What a Wonderful World"  (1967)

"Imagine" 1971

"Heart and Soul"  1938

"Blue Moon"  1934

"You'll Never Walk Alone"  1945

 No music for "Downtown" and "Don't Sleep i the Subway" 

"Smile" (by Charlie Chaplin & others in 1949?)

"If I Had a Hammer"1962 date given because that's when Peter, Paul, and Mary made it popular.  But it was written by Pete Seeger and Weaver in 1949 as part of the Progressive Movement.

We tried to sing "Wichita Lineman" from 1968