You Are the World to Me

Cathy Benedetto

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Acapella in memory of a generous and amazing Mama-Grandmama-woman

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Cathy Benedetto

An artist with a memorable voice, Cathy celebrates and holds space for topics that cry out for the world's attention.

Cathy Benedetto is an U.S.-based Acoustic Folk artist from Aiken, SC, active on SoundClick since 2014. With a growing catalog of 6 tracks available on SoundClick, the catalog spans acoustic folk releases built for free streaming.

The catalog is rooted in a focused acoustic folk production style. Across releases, the mood is consistently love, making the catalog easy to navigate for artists seeking a specific feel.

Cathy Benedetto's catalog features several standout productions. "Time's the Greatest Gift" brings a street quality to the americana space that peaked at #2 on the SoundClick Americana chart. "All That Matters" is an americana production with a distinctly love tone that charted at #17 on the SoundClick Americana chart. "You Are the World to Me" is a love acoustic vocals production that charted at #11 on the SoundClick Acoustic Vocals chart.

With 503 streams on SoundClick and a track record of earning 2 top-50 chart positions on SoundClick, Cathy Benedetto has established a strong footprint in the independent acoustic folk space. Explore the full catalog on SoundClick.

SoundClick artist Cathy Benedetto presents "You Are the World to Me", a remarkable release in the Acoustic Vocals genre. The arrangement reflects a careful attention to detail that rewards repeated listening. This is a remarkable offering in this genre from this independent artist. "You Are the World to Me" has peaked at #11 in the Acoustic Vocals category on SoundClick. Cathy Benedetto is an independent artist on SoundClick, releasing Acoustic Vocals music directly to fans worldwide.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Vocals

Charts

#268 in subgenre Peak #11

Charts

Peak #73

Author

Cathy Benedetto

Rights

Cathy Benedetto

Uploaded

January 25, 2014

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.5 MB • 128 kbps • 2:46 minutes

Story behind the song

The most exciting formal education I experienced took place from 1994 to 1997 at what was then the Traditional Acupuncture Institute (TAI). I know that probably sounds very boring on a music page, but the poetry, spirit and philosophy associated with point selection is unbelievably beautiful and useful. In addition, Five Element acupuncturists are trained in numerous observational skills that involve the various senses that most of us take for granted. 

That being said, graduation from school and starting a private healing practice took place the year we celebrated my mom's 75th birthday. I couldn't afford to buy much of a gift, but wanted to acknowledge how important she was (and is) to me. This song was the result.

Mama ("Barry"), who was born in Mexico and was one of the first airline hostesses for PanAm Mexico, moved to the U.S. when she married an American navigator during WWII.l She spoke 6 languages, traveled the world throughout her 91 years, regularly fed and entertained a huge extended family, managed a nuclear laundry for 30 years, maintained a beautiful garden, walked 4 miles a day until she was in her mid 80s, and much, much more....
 
Mama let go of her earthly attachments in June 2013 at the age of 91. Her spirit definitely pops in supportively at important moments.

Lyrics

You Are the World to Me
(In memory of Mama)
by Cathy Benedetto

Well I've got these eyes that see
And I've got these ears that hear
And I've got a nose that knows
Much more than you ever might believe

And even if I lost 
Every one of my senses
I'd still have sense to recognize
I'd still have sense to realize
Yeah, I'd still have sense
To recognize you
You are the world to me

Well it's more than I can hold 
In the palms of hands
And it's more than I can bear
On these weary worldly shoulders
And more than I can write
And it's more than I can speak
And it's more than I can sing
But I'll sing it anyway

I did not know I'd need you so
Every step of the way
You taught me how to live and learn
And work and love and pray

And even if I lost everything that I won
And even if I could not do
The things that I have done

And even if I die
With no glory to my name
I know you'll be right there for me
Ready my soul to claim

Well it's more than I can hold 
In the palms of hands
And it's more than I can bear
On these weary worldly shoulders

And it's more than I can write
And it's more than I can speak
And it's more than I can sing
But I'll sing it anyway

You are the world to me
You are the world to me
You are my eyes, my ears, my knows
You are so much than you'll ever know

Yes
You are the world to me

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