The Royal Song of the Day for Thursday, September 1st is “I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier” by Leo Feist. You can find the lyrics to this song in the Rise Up Singing songbook, on page 160.
Continue reading I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier: Royal Song of the Day 9/1/2011
(Yes, it is 9/1, and we are posting the Royal Song for 8/31. We like each day to have its song, even if we don’t get to it on time!)
“Calypso” by John Denver is The Royal Song of The Day for 8/31/2011. John Denver wrote it in tribute of ecologist and explorer, Jacques Cousteau. The Duke and Duchess of Peace would put John Denver and Jacques Couseau in the category of royalty for their contributions to “life and the living”…
The Duke and Duchess thought of this song, because yesterday, they took a whale and dolphin watching cruise in the Atlantic Ocean.
Continue reading Enjoy the waters: Royal Song of the Day for 8/31/2011
The Royal Song of the Day is “Forty Hour Work Week” by Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz, & Lea Silver. You can find the lyrics to this song in Rise Up Singing on page 255. There are two video versions of this song below.
The Duke and Duchess of Peace would like to dedicate the Royal Song of the Day today to the LIPA workers, and other workers up and down the East Coast, who are cleaning up after Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene. A lot of people are pitching in and working together to help friends, family, and neighbors recuperate from Irene. Consider making music part of the your labors.
Continue reading Lots Of Work: Royal Song Of The Day 8/30/2011
“Goodnight, Irene” is The Royal Song of the Day for Sunday, August 28th. You can find the lyrics to this song at Rise Up Singing on page 132. The Duke and Duchess of Peace are dedicating this song to the hurricane (and tropical storm) named Irene, and to the folks she affected. A lot of other folks on social media have sung this song in the past few days, as well.
More about this song, and why the Duke and Duchess picked it… Continue reading Goodnight Irene: Royal Song of the Day 08/28/2011
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing by Johnny Mathis is the Royal Peace Song of the Day for Friday, August 26, 2011. It was the wedding song of both the Duke and the Duchess’ parents. The song was also played at the Duke and Duchess’ own wedding. Between earthquakes and hurricanes, it is good to take a moment to celebrate love.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIOJVekgUg4] Continue reading Old Fashioned Love: Peace Song for 8/26/2011
The Royal Peace Song of the Day for Thursday, August 25th is “Magic Penny” by Malvina Reynolds. You can find the lyrics to this song in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 240.
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More about why we chose this song for today: Continue reading Peace Song of the Day: 8/25/2011 – Spiritual preparation for Hurricane Irene
Eek! The Duchess truly was shaken up by the earthquake. The first song she picked was already chosen as The Peace Song of the Day by The Duke in July. Hope you enjoy the Duchess’s video choice and comments on “Let’s Get Together”, but…
The new, revised, actual Royal Song of the Day for Wednesday, August 24th, is: “Turning of the World” by Ruth Pelham. Video and post: here.
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“Let’s Get Together” by Chet Powers, popularized by The Youngbloods, is The Royal Song of the Day for Wednesday, August 24th. “Let Get Together” was one of the songs performed at the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Peace (many years ago, before they received their royal titles).
The Duchess of Peace chose this song as a point of reflection after the earthquake, which struck in Virginia yesterday, and shook Duchess Susanna’s world a bit, here on Long Island.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4fWN6VvgKQ] Continue reading (was) Royal Peace Song of the Day: Wednesday 8/24/2011