If only I could sing
I would be the next great big thing!
If only I could sing
I mean belt out those lyrics like nobody's business
Sound a Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Baritone or Bass
I would glide across that stage like Michael Jackson
Swing my sexy hips like Elvis
Pull at your heart strings like Whitney
Make you swoon like Celine
Go "Singing in the rain" with Gene Kelly
I'm singing in the rain
Yes, singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
And I'm happy again
"Wake up and live", with Bob Marley
Have my "Natural mystic flowing through the air", or stage a righteous gosh darn "Uprising"
I would be the biggest rebel
Raging against the system
Although that has already been done so many times
Yet, it needs a new revival
"The system, the system is a fraud" one writer says
I would walk barefoot and write and sing like the Jamaican talent
of Mutabaruka and his Books of Poetry
Poet, musician, actor, educator, talk show host, lecturer
Books of Poetry
Outcry (1973)
Sun and Moon (1976) - with Faybiene
The Book: First Poems (1980)
The Next Poems (2005)
I would sing the lyrics to the Jamaican Patois poems of our famous national treasure Louise Bennett
Poem in Patois by our affectionately named "Miss Lou".
Translation:
You are so grudgeful. I may not be a cook
But I did get a good education, and I am very intelligent
You illiterate fool, I am sorry for the man who loves you
The poor thing will probably starve, when you half cook his salted fish
And undercook his yam~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I want to sing like all the famous black women...Gladys Knight...Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Diana Ross. The list goes on.
Or just go crazy with some random lyrics.
Lost Frequencies & Zonderling song - Crazy
Here are some poems about singing: Didn't write them but they are cool. Not sure who did write em
Singing is something, I constantly do, Even when, I'm tying my shoe. Listening to music, is so fun and sweet, When I hear my songs, they wake both my feet.
Everyone suddenly burst out singing; And I was filled with such delight, As prisoned birds must find in freedom, Winging wildly across the white Orchards and dark-green fields; on - on - and out of sight. Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted.
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Here’s a poem about singing by Denise Larkin and Vidar Nordli-Mathisen:
"Singing is bliss Singing is joyous Singing gives the soul A happy glow.
The lilting of the voice Like a blossoming flower To a higher power.
The sound of the voice A calming release A resounding experience
To feel a blissful elation A joyous gratification.
So, if you need, Sing a happy song, The trueness of your heart"
Lyrics to carpenter's Sing
Sing
Sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things
Not bad
Sing of happy
Not sad
Sing
Sing a song
Make it simple
To last your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing
Sing a song
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sing (sing)
Sing a song (sing)
Let the world
Sing along
Sing of love there
Could be
Sing for you and
For me
Sing
Sing a song
Make it simple
To last your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing
Sing a song
(Just sing)
(Sing a song)
Just sing
Sing a song
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Comments (11)
Beautiful work Novel! I loved this!
Hahahahahahahha I loved that Jamaican poem that had the illeterate fool in it! I enjoyed reading this!
Great Job, I Got a kick out of This Saga😁📝❤️❗
I'd be a singer too to bad I can't hold a tune or a note in my hand so it would have to be in another life.
I’m sure you would make a wonderful singer and crank out some sick beats!! 😁 How good was Tina Turner, but so many great artists references here. I’ve been on the down-low on Vocal this week.. probably missed a lot of your stories. Looking forward to reading more soon.
You can definitely sing! Bravo.
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Very well done. I loved the poetry you included in this.
What a great poem. Love it from beginning to end. I have a feeling you can sing . 🥰💃🏽
Absolutely Loved it!! Beautiful piece of art. You spoke for me!! Being a aspiring artist/vocalist. Thank You ❤️Love Ya!!❤️
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