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Friday, April 6, 2012

F: For a friend

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Lyrics here
For Lee. May they have Ford Capris in Heaven.

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  1. Very mellow somehow, happy Easter my dear!

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  2. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend!

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    1. You're welcome. I hope you had a peaceful Easter :-)

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  3. What a great choice of song/video, Sarah! That's excellent!

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  4. Very nice song (love the sax solo too).
    The vocals sound very familiar, but I can't quite place them ...


    Jamie
    Fellow A-Z bloggy buddy
    Mithril Wisdom

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    1. He was in Bronski Beat before the Communards - they did Smalltown Boy, which was huge in the 80's.

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  5. This is a beautiful song. Thx for sharing and I hope you have a wonderful Easter holiday. :)

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    1. You're very welcome, and I hope your holiday was great too :-)

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  6. Loved the song. Also a good F post.

    Yvonner.

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  7. I'd never heard this song before - I have a tear in my eye.

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  8. Good song. I'v never heard of this group before. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. You're welcome. I don't even know if he still sings :-)

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  9. A song I've not heard for a long time. Beautiful.

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    1. I bet Jimmy's voice took you straight back to the 80's :-)

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  10. I hadn't heard this song before. Thanks for sharing it!

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  11. This is a new song for me. Nice. Have a wonderful week-end.

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    1. I'm glad you liked it. Hope you had a great Easter :-)

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  12. Perfect song to start the weekend! Thanks for sharing and happy Friday :)

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    1. You're welcome. Hope your weekend was great :-)

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  13. Fantastic! Love it. Thanks for this. I hope you have the best weekend ever. Great F post. :-)

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  14. Communards are great. Goood choice :O)

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    1. Thanks Madeleine, hope you had a peaceful Easter :-)

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  15. See, now you've gone and taught ME something new. I'd not heard this song before. Haunting, isn't it? Yours is the second blog I've visited this morning doing an F-post for "Friend". And both made me cry.

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  16. This is not a favourite track of mine. I prefer their Don't Leave me This Way. My favourite friend track is Carole King's You've Got a Friend sung by James Taylor. And there's also the Dionne Warwick charity record for AIDS sufferers That's What Friends Are For.
    Have a great Easter weekend.

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    1. I love both the friends songs you've mentioned. Hope your Easter was peaceful and happy. :-)

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  17. Hmmm. "This video is currently not available". I'm sure it's good though.

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    1. That's a real shame, I think this song is beautiful, and very moving.

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  18. Such a sweet sentiment, tho I don't care for his voice. I do like the lyrics.:)

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    1. He has a rather marmite voice - you tend to love him or hate him :-)

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  19. Yay, something new for me to download and listen too while I'm futzing around in the kitchen!

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    1. I hope you like it - and why does blogger keep treating you like a spammer? :-(

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  20. I don't like his voice either.

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  21. Makes me want to call a friend. Happy Good Friday, Sarah, and Happy Easter:)

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  22. I honestly don't think I've ever heard that song before - but it's beautiful.

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  23. What a really nice song. I had never heard it before.

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  24. Thanks for sharing this song. I love hearing new music.

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    1. You're very welcome. I hope you enjoyed it :-)

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  25. I know the guy in specs became a priest, wonder what happened to Jimmy?

    mood
    Moody Writing
    @mooderino
    The Funnily Enough

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    1. I think he's still floating about in the music industry.

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  26. saxophone is really my favorite instrument (that's why i play it!) what a sad song! sweet, but sad!
    here's my favorite friend song (it's a bit different than this):
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVoCJJFuS60

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    1. That is just awesome! Thanks for the link :-)

      I've always wanted to be able to play the sax - that and the drums :-)I didn't know you played, that's brilliant.

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  27. Beautiful music that made me sad. Guess we all have someone we miss.

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  28. Cool! Hadn't heard that song before. He's got quiet a falsetto voice!
    Have a great weekend!

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  29. Big smiles and hugs. :) Loved this song.

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  30. I love the contrast between the videos of the 80's and today. Amazing difference. Thanks for the great blast from the past on today's F post.

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    1. You're very welcome. I definitely think today's videos have lost something - clothes usually ;-)

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  31. What a perfect choice for F day :)

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  32. I hadn't heard this song before. Thanks for sharing. And happy Easter!

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    1. You're very welcome. I hope you had a lovely day.

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  33. Great song but definitely not so sure about the voice, talented but still. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)

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    1. He's definitely an acquired taste! How was Easter?

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  34. Thanks for sharing this song.

    Stacey~

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  35. This is a new one to me. Thanks for sharing!

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  36. Cool. Looked around! Read The Giver and The Book Thief and check out shelfari.com! It's your very own bookshelf and you can put it right on your blog :)

    Kelly Stilwell
    www.kellystilwell.com

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    1. I'm starting The Book Thief next, when I get a chance! I'll check out shelfari. com, thanks :-)

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  37. Thanks for sharing Sarah--I had not heard/seen this one before. Which is no surprise since my knowledge of entertainment right now is limited to Disney stuff.

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    1. Ah yes, the precious time in a parent's life where you hear no songs that don't come out of the mouth of an animal, a hero or a princess :-)

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  38. I haven't heard this one either. What a beautifully sad song.

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  39. Beautiful song, I enjoyed it!
    Hope you're enjoying the challenge,
    Monica, Older Mommy Still Yummy

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    1. Welcome to you, glad you liked it.
      The challenge is fun, but hectic!

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  40. Thanks for sharing, I'd never heard that song. Very touching.

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  41. I can't listen, right now; I'll try to remember to come back later.

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    1. It's okay if you don't, there won't be a test :-)

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  42. Oh, *that's* what happened to Jimmy Somerville? Huh.

    A-Z @ Elizabeth Twist

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  43. Thanks for sharing the song. I don't think I've heard this before.

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  44. What a beautiful song. I've never heard it before. Thanks for posting it.

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    1. You're very welcome. I'm so glad you liked it.

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  45. Don't think I've heard this one before... thanks!
    A good "friend" song is also - You've Got A Friend by Carole King...

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    1. Oh yes, I love that song. I featured it on one of my early IWSG posts :-)

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  46. I've never heard this song before, either--lovely lyrics.

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