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The war had been over for a few years already yet many remembered a visit to Paris and the following song helped them bring back memories, hopefully, all good ones. Edith Piaf was the darling of Paris then and when she sang that song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house! Won't you join her?
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Sous le ciel de Paris
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Granted, the following song did not exist in the forties but we are in cyberspace where all's possible. I'm certain the folks would have liked to sing along with.... On Your Shore.......
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The following I believe is one of the nicest songs ever written.... 'I have a dream'. Try singing along....
I have a dream
The music we heard in those days was the music as intended by the band director. There were no 1000 Watt boom boxes throwing the distorted sound to all venues.... Even the singers had to rely on their built-in boom boxes. Which explains why the real music lovers were closely congragated around the bandstand.
Some nights, it was quite windy and the musicians would go chasing their music score all over the stand, and beyond. But there was always a pianoman who would launch into a medley of songs, just to keep the people in the mood... Numbers like these....
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Granted... in those days, one would not perform 'Ave Maria' in public. But this one was too good to pass. Thanks to cyberspace magic we can now enjoy Schubert's Ave Maria.
Violin lovers felt the following number, Mendelslsohn's violin concerto No 1 was too short. Violin haters, on the other hand, were gratified to discover it lasted only 55 seconds. Go figure!
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Mendelslsohn's Violin concerto No 1
A sweetener...
At one point during the concert the band would launch into a medley of assorted numbers. One never knew for sure what they'd come out with: it could be classical, jazz, bluegrass... one never knew. One thing we knew for sure... there was something for every taste. It went something like this:
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Un Canadien Errant
Your Cheating Heart
There was a girl back then.... could she sing!. When she sang `I left my heart in San Francisco', all eligible bachelors were ready to move to the city of angels, just in case they could help her find it there! Ah, sweet innocence.
Unchained Melody
Fuir le Bonheur
When we heard the first notes of that number, we realized all good things must come to an end. It was an 'Au Revoir'..... till next week!
Auld Lang Syne
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Next Concert Un Canadien Errant, The Derry Hornpipe and Heart of Oak courtesy of Barry Taylor
