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Sing (Sing-A-Song Storybook)
Words and Music by Joe Raposo
Illustrated by Kenn Backhaus
Through Sesame Street and the recording by The Carpenters, the song ”Sing” by Joe Raposo feels like it is part of my DNA!
Find a sing-along karaoke track for “Sing” here:
http://www.amazon.com/Style-Carpenters-Karaoke-Version-Instrumental/dp/B003CPJ9AM/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1273925094&sr=8-1-fkmr0
Read an informative wiki article about SING, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_(The_Carpenters_song)
Anther here:
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sing
Hear Karen Carpenter’s gorgeous voice (and her brother Richard’s fantastic arrangements) here:
Bob (Bob McGrath), Luis (Emilio Delgado) and Susan (Loretta Long) sing SING on Sesame Street in 1971 (and Luis sings the second time in spanish!)
I LOVE the instrumentation behind the vocals of this one by Pink Martini, which features Emilio Delgado (who plays Luis on Sesame Street, singing the reprise in spanish:
SING
Words and Music by Joe Raposo;
Lyrics as performed by the Carpenters
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.
Sing, sing a song
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.
Find the lyrics above with a sing-along midi player here:
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/singasong.htm
Finding this book, part of the “Sing-A-Song Storybook” collection, published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, is a revelation!
Other titles in this collection include:
“Bein’ Green” (Words and Music by Joe Raposo, Illustrated by Mario Macari),
“What a Wonderful World” (Words and Music by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, Illustrated by Renee Graef),
“Everything is Beautiful” (Words and Music by Ray Stevens, Illustrated by John Eric Karpinski),
“Splish Splash” (Words and Music by Bobby Darin and Jean Murray, Illustrated by Bryan Peterson)
“Yellow Submarine” (Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Illustrated by Cathy Chojnacki).
WOW!! I REALLY look forward to tracking down these Singable Picture Books!
