On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, didigirl12000 wrote:
> I was asked to sing for my Dad's retirement party. The crowd does not > go for classical music. If anyone has suggestions- I'm all for them. > I'm having a hard time coming up with a song.
Given it's your dad, why not sing Cole Porter's "My heart belongs to Daddy"? Or the German song "O mein Papa".
There's always "My way" by Paul Anka (Frank Sinatra's signature tune).
Cole Porter's "Friendship" is another possibility.
Depending on what generation your dad is from, he might get a kick out of Billy Joel's song "Keeping the Faith" (if you feel comfortable singing it).
Another possibility is "Move on" from Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. There's a solo arrangement of this duet in the Barbra Streisand Back to Broadway songbook.
There's also the Burke/Monaco song "A pocket full of dreams" that might be appropriate. Or if you want to be somewhat more "inspirational", how about "Climb ev'ry mountain" from THE SOUND OF MUSIC?
You might also do a (slightly modified) version of Sarah McLaghlan's "I will remember you (will you remember me?)".
There's also "I'll see you again" from Noel Coward's BITTER SWEET, or Sammy Fain's "I'll be seeing you", or Cole Porter's "Ev'ry time we say goodbye", or Harold Arlen's "This Shining Hour" or (slightly modified) his "Don't like goodbyes".
Depending on what your dad's planning to do after retirement, you might do a song like Kramer/Whitney "Faraway places", or Cole Porter's "Don't fence me in," or Jerome Kern's "There's a hill beyond a hill", or more humorously, Rodgers & Hart's "Hallelujia, I'm a bum" (if he's going to travel), or Gershwin's "The Simple Life" (if he's not).
You might also do "Before the parade passes by" from Jerry Herman's HELLO DOLLY!
Then there are the songs I strongly urge you NOT to sing: Charles Aznavour's "Yesterday when I was young" and Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle".
Karen Mercedes http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html *************************************** In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. - Proverbs 3:6
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