Upbeat song needed!

[Ditzy 10]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to come up with a few up beat songs for a competition I'm in, and need a few ideas.

 

Something from a musical will be fine, mezzo soprano range, and for a female. It can be a pop song, but preferably something a bit older (pre-90's), and well known.

 

Thanks

[Alcoblog 10]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to come up with a few up beat songs for a competition I'm in, and need a few ideas.

 

Something from a musical will be fine, mezzo soprano range, and for a female. It can be a pop song, but preferably something a bit older (pre-90's), and well known.

 

Thanks

 

Leonard Cohen would fit the bill admirably I imagine (anything by him)

Failing that ... anything by Mike Batt or even Pink Floyd ... hope this helps

[Guest]

Can't beat a bit of

. Possibly a bit recent for you though.

[NoddyHolder 10]

"Underground ,overground wombling free

The Wombles of Wimbeldon common are we

Womble by night and Womble by day

Looking for litter to trundle away"

 

Sheer class Mike

[Treatment 10]

Leonard Cohen would fit the bill admirably

 

Leonard Cohen, upbeat ? His music is music to slash your wrists to.

Edited June 9, 2010 by medusa
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[PuressenceUK 10]

You Can Call Me Al

[Alcoblog 10]

Leonard Cohen would fit the bill admirably

 

Leonard Cohen, upbeat ? His music is music to slash your wrists to.

 

Ooops! We don't want that do we! Perhaps I meant to say Leonard Nimoy - he's knocked a couple of upbeat songs out!

Edited June 9, 2010 by medusa
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[Treatment 10]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to come up with a few up beat songs for a competition I'm in, and need a few ideas.

 

Something from a musical will be fine, mezzo soprano range, and for a female. It can be a pop song, but preferably something a bit older (pre-90's), and well known.

 

Thanks

 

See the people all in line,

I'm thinking they look at me,

Can't imagine that their minds,

Are thinking the same as me,

 

I can hear the grass grow,

I can hear the grass grow,

I see rainbows in the evening.

 

My head's attracted to,

A magnetic wave of sound,

With streams of coloured circles,

Making their way around

 

Can't seem to cause allow the sign,

My senses colour my grown mind,

Get a hold of yourself now baby,

See I need you to help now baby,

Get a hold of yourself now baby.

 

Put your head down to the ground,

And listen to your mind,

If you can't spell what you found,

I know that your not my kind.

 

 

P.S You may wish to drop some acid in their beverages beforehand.

[Ms Macbeth 73]

I feel pretty - West Side Story

Happy Talk - South Pacific

 

Are these the sort of songs you're after?

[Alcoblog 10]

Here's a nice one:

 

And in the death

as the last few corpses lay rotting

on the slimy thoroughfare

The shutters lifted in inches in temperence building

high on Poachers hill

And red mutant eyes gazed down on hunger city

No more big wheels

Fleas the size of rats sucked on

rats the size of cats

And ten thousand peoploids

split into small tribes

coveting the highest of the sterile skyscrapers

Like packs of dogs assaulting the glass fronts

of Love-me-avenue

Ripping and re wrapping mink and shiny silver fox, now legwarmers

Family badge of sapphire and cracked emerald

Any day now!

 

Nice upbeat little ditty eh? ...should go down well

[Ditzy 10]

Thanks for (most of) the suggestions so far

 

I am very tempted by the Wombles suggestion

 

Any more?

[Ditzy 10]

Yes Ms Macbeth, that's the kind of stuff, thanks. I also thought of "Get Happy" by Judy Garland (also covered by Zoe Birkett)