Carry On Tuesday Plus # 202

Chopin's Prelude number 20 in C minor was one of 24 he wrote for the piano in 1839. 

Around 150 later Barry Manilow borrowed it for his song Could it be Magic.

 Could it be Magic   -   Barry Manilow

 Spirits move me, every time I'm near you

 Whirling like a cyclone in my mind

 Your my lifeline, angel of my lifetime

 Answers to all answers I can find

 Baby I want you

 Come, come, come into my arms

 Let me feel the wonder of all of you

 Could it be magic, now, now, now and hold on fast

 Could this be the magic at last

 Baby take me high upon a hillside

 High up where the stallion meets the sun

 I could love you, build my world around you

 Never leave you till my life is done

 Baby I want you

 Come, come, come into my arms

 Let me feel the wonder of all of you

 Could it be magic, now, now, now and hold on fast

 Could this be the magic at last

Carry On Tuesday Plus # 201

Picture: beatlebiu.deviantart.com

The Show Must Go On        Queen

Empty spaces - what are we living for?

Abandoned places - I guess we know the score..

On and on!

Does anybody know what we are looking for?

Another hero - another mindless crime.

Behind the curtain, in the pantomime.

Hold the line!

Does anybody want to take it anymore?

The Show must go on!

The Show must go on!Yeah!

Inside my heart is breaking,

My make-up may be flaking,

But my smile, still, stays on!

Whatever happens, I'll leave it all to chance.

Another heartache - another failed romance.

On and on...

Does anybody know what we are living for?

I guess i'm learning

I must be warmer now..

I'll soon be turning, round the corner now.

Outside the dawn is breaking,

But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free!

The Show must go on!

The Show must go on! Yeah,yeah!

Ooh! Inside my heart is breaking!

My make-up may be flaking...

But my smile, still, stays on!

Yeah! oh oh oh

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies,

Fairy tales of yesterday, will grow but never die,

I can fly, my friends!

The Show must go on! Yeah!

The Show must go on!

I'll face it with a grin!

I'm never giving in!

On with the show!

I'll top the bill!

I'll overkill!

I have to find the will to carry on!

On with the,

On with the show!

The Show must go on.

Carry On Tuesday Plus # 200

Probably the best known line from a movie is the one said by Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind – “Frankly my dear ..I dont give a damn!"

However the last words from the movie and book probably come a close second when Scarlett O'Hara says “Tara! Home. I'll go home. And I'll think of some way to get him back. After all... tomorrow is another day”

Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of love and war won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to give rise to two authorized sequels and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time.

Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None take us into the burning fields and cities of the American South as Gone With the Wind does, creating haunting scenes and thrilling portraits of characters so vivid that we remember their words and feel their fear and hunger for the rest of our lives.

In the two main characters, the white-shouldered, irresistible Scarlett and the flashy, contemptuous Rhett, Margaret Mitchell not only conveyed a timeless story of survival under the harshest of circumstances, she also created two of the most famous lovers in the English-speaking world since Romeo and Juliet.

Prepare to shed a tear!

Carry On Tuesday Plus # 199

Roy Bean - a saloon keeper and adventurer, Bean's claim to fame rested on the often humorous and sometimes bizarre rulings he meted out as a justice of the peace in western Texas during the late 19th century. Here are a few of his quotes :-

Hang 'em first, try 'em later.

I know the law... I am it's greatest transgressor.

Gentlemen, I find the law very explicit on murdering your fellow man, but there's nothing here about killing a Chinaman. Case dismissed.

And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin' sun.

And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow.

Carry On Tuesday Plus # 198

Here, There and Everywhere  -  The Beatles  -  1966

Here, making each day of the year

Changing my life with a wave of her hand

Nobody can deny that there's something there

There, running my hands through her hair

Both of us thinking how good it can be

Someone is speaking but she doesn't know he's there

I want her everywhere and if she's beside me

I know I need never care

But to love her is to need her everywhere

Knowing that love is to share

Each one believing that love never dies

Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there

I want her everywhere and if she's beside me

I know I need never care

But to love her is to need her everywhere

Knowing that love is to share

Each one believing that love never dies

Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there

To be there and everywhere

Here, there and everywhere

Carry On Tuesday # 197

Ten amusing quotes about age!

Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.

George Burns

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.

Luis Bunuel

To me - old age is always ten years older than I am

John Burroughs

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Mark Twain

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.

Agatha Christie

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

Bette Midler

Old age is a shipwreck

Charles de Gaulle

Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.

Joan Collins

I must confess, I was born at a very early age.

Groucho Marx

I can't hit on women in public any more. I didn't decide this; it just doesn't feel right at my age.

Jack Nicholson

Carry On Tuesday Plus # 196

Let it Grow - Eric Clapton

Standing at the crossroads, trying to read the signs
To tell me which way I should go to find the answer,
And all the time I know,
Plant your love and let it grow.

Let it grow, let it grow,
Let it blossom, let it flow.
In the sun, the rain, the snow,
Love is lovely, let it grow.

Looking for a reason to check out of my mind,
Trying hard to get a friend that I can count on,
But there's nothing left to show,
Plant your love and let it grow.

Let it grow, let it grow,
Let it blossom, let it flow.
In the sun, the rain, the snow,
Love is lovely, let it grow.

Time is getting shorter and there's much for you to do.
Only ask and you will get what you are needing,
The rest is up to you.
Plant your love and let it grow.

Let it grow, let it grow,
Let it blossom, let it flow.
In the sun, the rain, the snow,
Love is lovely, let it grow.