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The Big Four-Oh
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I wrote this song for my older brother, Tommy, when he turned Forty. Thanks, Tommy, for everything that you've taught me!
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
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Pop Indie Pop
Author
words and music by Larry Whitler
Rights
1991 Larry Whitler
Uploaded
January 09, 2006
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MP3 5.4 MB 192 kbps 3:56
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Hey, Tommy Many, many years ago in 1951 A doctor in New York announced, “You have a son, the very first one” And Mom and Dad’s family had begun Ooh-ooh Hey, Tommy At times it doesn’t really seem to feel that long ago When you taught me the virtues of yellow snow You were right, you know It really did help to make me grow And grow And now You’ve reached the big four-oh Four-oh And now, now, now, now, now You’re the big four-oh Hey, Tommy Tell us how it really feels to be over the hill Does life begin at forty or does it make you ill? Are there more doctor bills? If anyone will clue us in I know you will Hmm-mmm And now You’ve reached the big four-oh Four-oh Yeah now, now, now, now, now You’re the big four-oh Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Fortieth Birthday Dear Tommy Happy Birthday to you The big four-oh, yeah The big four-oh The big four-oh, yeah The big four-oh Hey, Tommy Many, many years ago in 1951 A doctor in New York announced, “You have a son, the very first one” And Mom and Dad’s family had begun Ooh-ooh And now You’ve reached the big four-oh Four-oh Yeah now, now, now, now, now You’re the big four-oh And now You’ve reached the big four-oh Four-oh Yeah now, now, now, now, now You’re the big four-oh Four-oh Four-oh
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