What a song -- what a gathering of people who gave us this song to sing. And today, right this minute, this is a song that expresses what we are feeling.
This is the best song ever! Has more meaning now than ever before. When I hear it, I get chills and tears-the singing is so good....coming together so well. We should listen to it every year to remind and humble us in this ever growing and changing world. kam
It touches me too. The funny thing is I still think it was 2 or 3 Xmases ago it was regarded. Only by looking at the facial age of the participants do I realize just how long ago it has been. It only goes to show that words/songs are timeless. Like John, and you Em -- timeless and beautiful!
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HOW I GOT HERE
I'm a writer, writing things that haven't brought me fame, but continue to involve me, inspire me to find an audience.
I started out as a modern dancer, contemporary, but balletic. I didn't want to be a swan, or a barefoot dancer. I wanted to dance to the music that thrilled me as a child, and made me want to be a dancer.
I began writing in the truck my first husband, Mark Ryder and I bought, in order to carry our set, props, and costumes for a long one-night-stands tour -- eighty-eighty performances in eighty-eight cities.
We were performing "Romeo and Juliet" nightly, but our marriage was breaking up. Every day while our stage manager drove us two-hundred miles or so to the next booking, I'd type a detailed description of last night -- what we did well, what we argued about, and a travelogue about the town, and comments from the people at the nightly party.
Recovering from the trip and the divorce, I sent my "car book" to a friend who said -- "Em, it's great, but ..." And that became rewrites, and another book. Then, my marriage to actor John Cullum, and then a play that got produced, and another book, big hopes because a famous agent loved it. The title and concept changed five times -- now it's been published, finally, as "Somebody, Woman of the Century." You can buy it, or read about it and my other five novels on Emily Frankel.com
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A very good message for any morning on this planet, for this universe! Thx EM :-)Happy New Year!
The song has even more meaning to us now than when it first came out.
This is the best song ever! Has more meaning now than ever before. When I hear it, I get chills and tears-the singing is so good....coming together so well. We should listen to it every year to remind and humble us in this ever growing and changing world. kam
Some songs touch the souls of nations...
I can't say it any better.
:-)
Louise Sorensen
louise3anne twitter
Beautiful song with sooo much meaning and heartfelt feelings of all involved. Love it!
Em, it was great seeing 'Dirty Diana' and the late Michael Jackson together again. Yeah, gr8 song too. :)
It touches me too. The funny thing is I still think it was 2 or 3 Xmases ago it was regarded. Only by looking at the facial age of the participants do I realize just how long ago it has been. It only goes to show that words/songs are timeless. Like John, and you Em -- timeless and beautiful!
what a beautiful way to start 2013. Thanks for sharing...tears for sure.
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