Category: My Musical Life

My Musical Life 4-10-26

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April 10th, 2026

#94 Think (Aretha Franklin) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
You better think (think)
Think about what you’re trying to do to me
Think (think, think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free🪄
Let’s go back, let’s go back
Let’s go way on, way back when
I didn’t even know you
You couldn’t have been too much more than ten (just a child)
I ain’t no psychiatrist, I ain’t no doctor with degrees
But, it don’t take too much high IQ’s
To see what you’re doing to me🪄
You better think (think)
Think about what you’re trying to do to me
Yeah, think (think, think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free🪄
Oh, freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom)
Oh, freedom, yeah, freedom
Freedom (freedom), oh, oh freedom (freedom)
Freedom, oh freedom🪄
Hey, think about it, think about it🪄
There ain’t nothing you could ask
I could answer you but I won’t (I won’t)
But I was gonna change, but I’m not
If you keep doing things I don’t🪄
You better think (think)
Think about what you’re trying to do to me
Oh Lord, think (think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free🪄
People walking around everyday
Playing games, taking scores
Trying to make other people lose their minds
Ah, be careful you don’t lose yours, oh🪄
Think (think)
Think about what you’re trying to do to me, ooh
Think (think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free🪄
You need me (need me)
And I need you (don’t you know)
Without each other there ain’t nothing people can do, oh🪄
Oh, hey, think about it, baby (What are you trying to do me)
Yeah, oh baby, think about it now, yeah
(Think about forgiveness, dream about forgiveness)
Think about forgiveness
Think about it, baby, baby
Think about forgiveness
Think about forgiveness
Think about forgiveness

My Musical Life 4-9-26

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April 9th, 2026

#93 I Say A Little Prayer (Aretha Franklin) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup
I say a little prayer for you
While combing my hair, now,
And wondering what dress to wear, now,
I say a little prayer for you🪄
Forever, and ever,
(you’ll stay in my heart and I will love you)
(Forever) Forever, and ever,
(we never will part Oh, how I love you)
(Together) Together, forever,
(that’s how it must be to live without you)
Would only mean heartbreak for me, ooh🪄
I run for the bus, dear,
While riding I think of us, dear,
I say a little prayer for you
At work I just take time
And all through my coffee break-time,
I say a little prayer for you🪄
Forever, and ever,
(you’ll stay in my heart and I will love you)
(Forever) Forever, and ever,
(we never will part Oh, how I love you)
(Together) Together, forever,
(that’s how it must be To live without you)
Would only mean heartbreak for me🪄
My darling, believe me
For me there is no one but you
Please love me too
Answer my prayer
Answer my prayer now babe, oh-oh🪄
Forever, and ever, ever
(you’ll stay in my heart and I will love you)
(Forever) Forever, and ever,
(we never will part Oh, how I love you)
(Together) Together, forever,
(that’s how it must be to live without you)
Would only mean heartbreak for me, nobody but me🪄
My darling, believe me
For me there is no one but you
Please love me too
Answer my prayer
Answer my prayer now babe
Say you love me too
Answer it right now babe
Answer my prayer

My Musical Life 4-8-26

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April 8th, 2026

#92 Here Comes The Judge (Shorty Long) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Hear ye, hear ye
The court’s in session
The court’s in session, now🪄
Stop eatin’ that fudge
Cause here comes the judge
Don’t nobody buzz
Cause here comes the judge
Judge Shorty is presidin’ today
And he don’t take no stuff from nobody
No kind of way🪄
Hey boy, take off that hat
Where do you think you’re at
I know where you gon’ be
If you don’t heed my plea
I’m here to tell you
Court’s in session
Order in the court now
Court’s in session
Can’t nobody smoke now🪄
Here come the judge,
y’all here comes the judge
Order, order
What’s the first case on the docket
Judge I got a boy here who can’t dance
Can’t dance? Ah
Ninety days, thirty days for boogaloo
Thirty days to learn how to shing-a-ling
And thirty more for the Afro twist
Can’t dance, what is this
Court’s in session everybody quiet now
Court’s in session, here comes the judge🪄
Is that the man?
No, your honor
Does he look like the man?
No, your Honor
Well, I’m sorry you got to go now
Ah ha you can’t recognize the man
You got to stand guilty
Ah yes, here comes the judge
They caught him stompin’ down the aisle
Yes here comes the judge
I’d rather be lost in the jungle of Brazil
Than to face the judge
This morning the way he feels
Here comes the judge boy

My Musical Life 4-7-26

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April 7th, 2026

#91 The Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn🪄
Everybody’s building ships and boats
Some are building monuments
Others jotting down notes
Everybody’s in despair
Every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody’s gonna jump for joy🪄
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn🪄
I like to go just like the west, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and making haste
Just ain’t my cup of meat
Everyone’s beneath the trees feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
All the pigeons gonna run to him🪄
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn🪄
Let me do what I wanna do, I can’t decide at all
Just tell me where to put it
And I’ll tell you who to call
Nobody can get no sleep, there’s someone on everyone’s toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody’s gonna want to doze🪄
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn

My Musical Life 4-6-26

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April 6th, 2026

#90 Say It Loud, I’m Black & I’m Proud (James Brown) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Uh, with your bad self
Say it louder (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it louder (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
Looky here
Some people say we got a lot of malice
Some say it’s a lotta nerve
But I say we won’t quit moving
Until we get what we deserve
We’ve been ‘buked and we’ve been scorned
We’ve been treated bad, talked about
As sure as you’re born
But just as sure as it take two eyes to make a pair, huh
Brother, we can’t quit until we get our share🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
One more time, say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
I’ve worked on jobs with my feet and my hands
But all the work I did was for the other man
And now we demands a chance
To do things for ourselves
We’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
Ow!
Ooh-wee, you’re killing me
Alright, uh, you’re out of sight
Alright, so tough, you’re tough enough
Ooh-wee, uh, you’re killing me, ow🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it louder (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else
Look here, there’s one thing more I got to say right here
Now, we’re people, we like the birds and the bees
And we’d rather die on our feet than keep living on our knees🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Ow!🪄
Uh, alright now
Lordy
You know we can do the boogaloo
Now we can say we do the Funky Broadway
Now we do
Ha, sometimes we dance, we sing, and we talk
You know I do like, I do the Camel Walk
Alright now, ha, alright
Alright now, ha🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Let me hear ya, say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else, huh
You know, we are people, too
We like the birds and the bees
But we’d rather die on our feet
Than keep living on our knees🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Let me hear ya, ha
Say it loud, h (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Ow!🪄
ooh-wee, you’re killing me
Alright, uh, outta sight, alright, you’re outta sight
Ooh-wee, oh Lord
Ooh-wee, you’re killing me
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wee, OW🪄
Say it loud, huh (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
God, I feel it, say it loud, uh (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)

My Musical Life 4-5-26

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April 5th, 2026

#89 Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Simon & Garfunkel) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine🪄
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
(On the side of a hill, in the deep forest green)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested ground)
Without no seams nor needle work
(Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain)
Then she’ll be a true love of mine
(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call)🪄
Tell her to find me an acre of land
(On the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(Washes the grave with silvery tears)
Between the salt water and the sea strands
(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun)
Then she’ll be a true love of mine🪄
Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather
(War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
And gather it all in a bunch of heather
(And to fight for a cause they’ve long ago forgotten)
Then she’ll be a true love of mine🪄
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

My Musical Life 4-4-26

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April 4th, 2026

#88 Do You Know the Way to San Jose (Dionne Warwick) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Do you know the way to San Jose?
I’ve been away so long
I may go wrong and lose my way
Do you know the way to San Jose?
I’m going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose🪄
LA is a great big freeway
Put a hundred down and buy a car
In a week, maybe two, they’ll make you a star
Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas🪄
You can really breathe in San Jose
They’ve got a lot of space
There’ll be a place where I can stay
I was born and raised in San Jose
I’m going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose🪄
Fame and fortune is a magnet
It can pull you far away from home
With a dream in your heart you’re never alone
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
And there you are without a friend
You park your car and ride away🪄
I’ve got lots of friends in San Jose
Do you know the way to San Jose?🪄
Oh, LA is a great big freeway
Put a hundred down and buy a car
In a week, maybe two, they’ll make you a star
Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas🪄
I’ve got lots of friends in San Jose
Oh, do you know the way to San Jose?
Can’t wait to get back to San Jose

My Musical Life 4-3-26

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April 3rd, 2026

#87 Time Has Come Today (The Chambers Brothers) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Time has come today
Young hearts can go their way
Can’t put it off another day
I don’t care what others say
They say we don’t listen anyway
Time has come today
(Hey)🪄
Oh
The rules have changed today (Hey)
I have no place to stay (Hey)
I’m thinking about the subway (Hey)
My love has flown away (Hey)
My tears have come and gone (Hey)
Oh my Lord, I have to roam (Hey)
I have no home (Hey)
I have no home (Hey)🪄
Now the time has come (Time)
There’s no place to run (Time)
I might get burned up by the sun (Time)
But I had my fun (Time)
I’ve been loved and put aside (Time)
I’ve been crushed by the tumbling tide (Time)
And my soul has been psychedelicized (Time)🪄
Now the time has come (Time)
There are things to realize (Time)
Time has come today (Time)
Time has come today (Time)🪄
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time🪄
Oh
Now the time has come (Time)
There’s no place to run (Time)
I might get burned up by the sun (Time)
But I had my fun (Time)
I’ve been loved and put aside (Time)
I’ve been crushed by tumbling tide (Time)
And my soul has been psychedelicized (Time)🪄
Now the time has come (Time)
There are things to realize (Time)
Time has come today (Time)
Time has come today (Time)🪄
Time
Time
Time
Time

My Musical Life 4-2-26

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April 2nd, 2026

#86 Cab Driver (The Mills Brothers) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Cab driver, drive by Mary’s place
I just wanna chance to see her face
Don’t stop the meter let it race
Cab driver, drive by Mary’s place🪄
Cab driver, once more ’round the block
Never mind the ticket or the clock
I only wish we could have a talk
Cab driver, once more ’round the block🪄
Cab driver, once more down the street
There’s a little place we used to eat
That’s where I laid my future at her feet
Cab driver, once more down the street🪄
Cab driver, wait here by the door
Perhaps I’ll hold her in my arms once more
Then things will be just like they were before
Cab driver, wait here by her door🪄
Cab driver, you’d better take me home
I guess that I was meant to be alone
I hope God sends me a love one of my own
Cab driver, better take me home
Cab driver, better take me home
Cab driver, better take me home

My Musical Life 4-1-26

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April 1st, 2026

#85 If You Can Want (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Oh
Oh, you may not love me now but I’m stayin’ around
‘Cause you want my company
Just like push can turn to shove, like can turn to love
And it’s my philosophy that
If you can want, you can need
And if you can need, you can care
If you can care, you can love
When you want me I’ll be there
Whenever you want me, I’ll be there
Oh, now this may take some time, but if time was money
I would be a millionaire
So whenever you want me call, any time at all
And for sure I’ll be right there, ’cause
If you can want, you can need
And if you can need, baby, you can care
If you can care, you can love
So when you want me I’ll be there
(I’ll be there) when ever you want me, oh yeah
I’ll be standin’ by, not far way
Let your mind give me a sign
‘Cause I’m prepared to wait until that future date
When you’ll want me all the time, ’cause
If you can want, you can need
And if you can need, you can care
If you can care, you can love
So when you want me I’ll be there
(I’ll be there) when ever you want me
You can want, you can need
You can need, you can care
You can care, you can love
So when you want me I’ll be there
I’ll be there, whenever you want me (you can want)