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Always on my mind - History

Just wanted to wish you all a happy easter. Take care my friends.

Enclosing the song "Georgia on my mind" as a little easter present.

Wikipedia say: "Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael. However, the song has been most often associated with soul singer Ray Charles, who was a native of the link. state of Georgia and recorded it for his 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road.
In 1979, the State of Georgia designated Ray Charles' version the official state song.[2][3] The song has become part of the Great American Songbook tradition.[4][5]

Wikipedia let us know: "Tears in Heaven" is a song by English guitarist, singer, and songwriter Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, written about the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor. On 20 March 1991, Clapton's four-year-old son Conor, whom he had with Lory Del Santo, died after falling from the 53rd-floor window of a New York City apartment belonging to a friend of Conor’s mother.[2][3] After isolating himself for a period, Clapton began working again, writing music for the film Rush (1991). He dealt with the grief of his son's death by cowriting "Tears in Heaven" for the soundtrack with Will Jennings.[4]
Jennings said:It appeared on the 1991 Rush film soundtrack. In January 1992, Clapton performed the song in front of an audience at Bray Studios, Berkshire, England for MTV Unplugged, with the recording appearing on his Unplugged album.
The song was Clapton's best-selling single in the United States and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, where Clapton is from, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, and also charted in the top 10 in more than twenty nations around the world. It won three Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked "Tears in Heaven" 362nd on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Hello my music friends, today I have uploaded 5 new cover songs: "Always on my mind", "Cry to me", "Unchain my heart", "Tears in Heaven" and "Georgia on my mind". Hope you will enjoy it.

I will like to thank you for responding to my letter of witch songs to remove from the song list. Today I have deleted "What a wonderful world", "I left my heart in San Fransisco", "I love you because", "The Thrill is gone" and "Got to move". If one of these songs were among your favorites you have to send me a note and I will see to that you will be getting it personally. Once again thank you for the cooperation.

Dear music friend, I would greatly appreciate some help from you today. During the month of February I have planned to upload five new tunes. But that also means that I have to remove five of the songs that are already there. So, I need your help to find the five songs to remove. This will be democratic. I remove the five songs that get the most votes from the subscribers. If you have problems with which five should be removed, I would be happy to receive information about which five songs you absolutely want to continue to have in the playlist. Sorry to give you some work now, but I hope this will make for a better song selection.

"Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, who used the pseudonym John Davenport. It was originally recorded by American R&B singer Little Willie John for his debut album, Fever (1956), and released as a single in April of the same year. The song topped the Billboard R&B Best Sellers in the US and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard pop chart.[1] It was received positively by music critics and included on several lists of the best songs during the time it was released.
It has been covered by numerous artists from various musical genres, most notably by Peggy Lee, whose 1958 rendition became the most widely known version of "Fever" and the singer's signature song. Lee's version contained rewritten lyrics different from the original and an altered music arrangement. It became a top-five hit on the music charts in the UK and Australia in addition to entering the top ten in the US and the Netherlands. "Fever" was nominated in three categories at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Other notable cover versions of "Fever" include those by Elvis Presley, Boney M., Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Michael Bublé, The McCoys, La Lupe and Beyoncé. Madonna released it as a single from her fifth studio album, Erotica (1992), in March 1993 through Warner Bros. It topped the charts in Finland and the Hot Dance Club Songs in the US in addition to charting in the top 50 in many other countries. Madonna promoted "Fever" by filming and releasing a music video directed by Stéphane Sednaoui and performing the song on several television shows as well as her 1993 The Girlie Show World Tour. Various versions of "Fever" have been used in many films, plays and television shows.

Wishing you a happy new year full of peace, love, friendship, good health, success and beautiful music. Take care my friend.

Today I have uploaded 4 new cover songs: «Mustang Sally», «Misty», «Just the way you are» and «I love you because». Hope you will enjoy them.

Love and respect
Grandpa_Erik

I wish my musical friends a truly peaceful and merry Christmas with my cover version of "White Christmas».

From Wikipedia: »White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in 1942 and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944. His version would return to the top 40 a dozen times in subsequent years.
Since its release, "White Christmas" has been covered by many artists. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the world's best-selling single (in terms of sales of physical media), with estimated sales in excess of 50 million physical copies worldwide.[3] When the figures for other versions of the song are added to Crosby's, sales of the song exceed 100 million.[4][5][6]

Dear friends, in this crazy world, is it important to slow down and relax your soul. Among some tools you will find music. Today I have uploaded 4 songs: "I left my heart in San Fransisco", "Streets of London", "Autumn leaves" and "What a wonderful world". I wish you a great pre-christmas-time and hope you will enjoy the new songs. Love and respect. Grandpa_Erik

"Make You Feel My Love", also known as "To Make You Feel My Love", is a song written by Bob Dylan for his album Time Out of Mind, released in September 1997. It was first released commercially in August 1997 by Billy Joel for his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III.
It is one of the few songs to have achieved the status of becoming a "standard" in the 21st century, having been covered by more than 450 different artists.[2] Cover versions have been recorded by Elkie Brooks, Adele, Michael Bolton,[2] Neil Diamond,[2] Boy George,[2] Bryan Ferry,[2] Joan Osborne,[2] Teddy Swims, Garth Brooks, Shane Filan,[3] Kelly Clarkson,[2] Ane Brun, Michael Bublé,[4] Clare Dunn, Sleeping at Last,[5][6] Nick Knowles,[7] and Pink.[8]

"Make You Feel My Love", also known as "To Make You Feel My Love", is a song written by Bob Dylan for his album Time Out of Mind, released in September 1997. It was first released commercially in August 1997 by Billy Joel for his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III.
It is one of the few songs to have achieved the status of becoming a "standard" in the 21st century, having been covered by more than 450 different artists.[2] Cover versions have been recorded by Elkie Brooks, Adele, Michael Bolton,[2] Neil Diamond,[2] Boy George,[2] Bryan Ferry,[2] Joan Osborne,[2] Teddy Swims, Garth Brooks, Shane Filan,[3] Kelly Clarkson,[2] Ane Brun, Michael Bublé,[4] Clare Dunn, Sleeping at Last,[5][6] Nick Knowles,[7] and Pink.[8]