WEDNESDAY WISDOM No 8

There is certainly much wisdom here:

Sounds about right!!

MONDAY MIRTH No 9

Hope this bring a smile to your face, as it did to mine, and starts the week off well for you.

Come to think of it, I too am fluffy.  (*:*)

FRIDAY FAVOURITES No 10

I have always enjoyed songs sung by Cliff Richard (particularly his earlier ones) and many years ago Karen and I went to a concert and thoroughly enjoyed hearing him sing live.  When my children were young we often went to see his movies.

Recently I discovered this song he shared with Sarah Brightman which I enjoyed very much,  I've seen comments that the beach setting is ridiculous but when watching and listening to them both I tend forget the setting but just sit back and enjoy their performance together.

I hope you will listen to it and enjoy it with me.  Would love to see what comments you have to make with regard to this particular rendition of this wonderful song.  When Phil watched it and listened to it with me he made the comment that he hadn't realised that Cliff Richard had such a good singing voice.

Incidentally "Phantom" is my very favourite musical and Michael Crawford the my favourite phantom although when I saw it on stage in Perth our Australian Anthony Warlow as the phantom was magnficent. 

FRIDAY FAVOURITES No 9

I think I have a fairly wide, if old fashioned, taste in music as you may have already discovered and this is a song that I have always loved and it is also one of Phil's favourites.    "O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my beloved father") is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Guacomo Puccini to a libretto by Giovancchino Forzano.  The area was first performed at the premier of Gianni Schicchi on 14th December, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York by Florence Easton,  It has since been sung by many sopranos. 

Dame Joan Hammond won a gold record in 1969 for 1 million copies sold of this aria.  Joan was born in Christchurch New Zealand on 24th May, 1912 but grew up in Australia where she moved with her family at six months of age.   She studied both singing and violin at the NSW Conservatorium of Music in Sydney.  She was also a champion golfer and sport journalist.  Here she sings the English version of this beautiful song.

In case you have never seen this. here is 9 year old Amira Willighagen who sang the above song on Holland's Got Talent.  It is difficult to listen to this rendition without it bringing tears to your eyes.  This little girl has amazed everyone that has ever listened to her.  She won the final singing Nessun Dorma.

FRIDAY FAVOURITES No 8

I have always enjoyed the singing of Sammy Davis Junior and this would be one of my favourites.  I hope you will enjoy it too.  It is of course from YouTube and was performed in Germany on 9th October, 1985:

WEDNESDAY WISDOM No 7

This really says it all so nothing for me to add :

MONDAY MIRTH No 8

Hopefully this will bring a smile to your face and begin the week happily for you.  Has anyone discovered the reason we call them bears?