Bandhug - Music Collaboration

C est La Vie-The Wren(Cover)

Sat, 23 May 2026 23:59:31 +0000

Meaning of “C’est la vie” (and “C’est la wren”)
The phrase “c’est la vie” is a classic French expression that literally means “that’s life” or “such is life” FrenchLearner.com+1. It’s used when someone accepts a situation — often disappointing or unfortunate — as simply the way things are, with a tone of resignation or mild acceptance. In English, it can be translated as “that’s how it is,” “that’s how things go,” or “it is what it is”
The group began in 1950 with neighborhood friends Waldo Champen (“Champ Rollow”), Francis “Frenchie” Concepcion (tenor/baritone lead), Archangel “Archie” Oropeza (baritone), and Raoul McLeod (bass) Wikipedia. By 1952, Concepcion recruited George Magnezid (tenor) and James “Archie” Archer (bass), and in 1953 added Bobby Mansfield (tenor) to form a quartet. They sang at P.S. 99 community center before winning a local talent contest in 1954, which brought them to the attention of arranger/pianist Freddy Johnson, who became their manager Wikipedia+1.

George Goldner of Rama Records arranged a session on November 21, 1954, producing four tracks: Love’s Something That’s Made for Two, Beggin’ For Love, Come Back My Love, and Eleven Roses. The Wrens were known for smooth, elegant harmony singing with a mature ballad and jump‑number style, influenced by groups like the Moonglows doo-wop-groups. Their first released single was Love’s Something That’s Made for Two / Beggin’ For Love (Rama 53), followed by Come Back My Love / Beggin’ For Love (Rama 65), which gained local popularity.

I Won't Hold You Back (Toto)

Wed, 13 May 2026 02:34:18 +0000

"I Won't Hold You Back" is a song by American rock band Toto, written and sung by Steve Lukather for their fourth album, Toto IV (1982), and first released as a single in The Netherlands in October 1982, backed with "Waiting for Your Love". It was released in March 1983 in the United States with "Afraid of Love" as the B-side. The song features the Eagles' bassist Timothy B. Schmit on backing vocals during the choruses.

YOU and I (Original by Georgi and Hank)

Sun, 03 May 2026 09:26:26 +0000

YOU and I
You are the rhythm to my rhyme,
You are the notes to my melody,
And when our music intertwine,
We play our lovers' symphony,

You are the meaning of my life
You are the answer to my dreams
You make this crazy world around us
not feel as bad as it all seems
When you hold me close to you
When I hold you close to me
I understand what heaven can be

I needed you then,
I need you now,
And I will need you forever
Every time I look into your eyes
I see we will always be together

I loved you then,
I love you now,
And I will love you forever

Every time I see your smile

When you hold me close to you
When I hold you close to me
I understand what heaven can be
I loved you then,
I love you now,
And I will love you forever

You Can't buy a Rainbow by Henry A. Victor

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:53:24 +0000

Original song of mine...about feelings...

You can't buy a rainbow

You can't buy a rainbow today,
You can't sing those songs you used to play,
Don't think about yesterday,
It's gone,

There are no more shortcuts to take,
There is no more heart left to break,
Was it all one big mistake?
Anyway,

Here we are, you and I, two separate people,
Where have we been, you and I, since then

You can't buy a rainbow today,
You can't sing those songs you used to play,
Don't think about yesterday,
It's gone,

Words and music copyright by Henry A. Victor 2026

Elvis Presley - My Way

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:02:22 +0000

From Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973...

If I Fell

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:51:32 +0000

"If I Fell" appeared on the 1964 album A Hard Day's Night and, on the North American album, Something New. It was written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. "That's my first attempt at a ballad proper.... It shows that I wrote sentimental love ballads way back when", Lennon said in a 1980 interview with Playboy. Paul McCartney stated: "We wrote 'If I Fell' together."

" Come on up to the House " - Tom Waits

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:45:45 +0000

Bak-trk lyrics & drums Needs: Piano, Bass, Guitar, Harmonica. Vocals. Thanks. Jump on in.

Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits is a tribute album of Tom Waits songs performed by established female singers. The album was released in late 2019 by Dualtone Records, a couple weeks in advance of Waits' 70th birthday.[3] Among the individual artists and groups featured are Rosanne Cash, Phoebe Bridgers, Iris DeMent, Patty Griffin, Joseph (group), Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer, Aimee Mann and The Wild Reeds.[4]

Devoted to You (Carly Simon/JamesTaylor)

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:20:55 +0000

The song was also recorded by American singer-songwriters Carly Simon and James Taylor, appearing on Simon's 1978 album, Boys in the Trees. Following the smash success of the album's first single "You Belong to Me", Devoted to You was released as the second single, and it also became a Top 40 hit. Charting on both the Billboard Pop singles chart and Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, as well as the Hot Country Songs chart. The song also charted in Canada, peaking at No. 50.

Skyfall (Adele)

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:17:13 +0000

xxx

Honesty (Billy Joel)

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:49:57 +0000

Honesty" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released by Columbia Records as the third US single from his sixth studio album 52nd Street (1978) in 1979. "Honesty" was solely written by Joel, while production was handled by Phil Ramone. The song appears on the Dutch and Japanese editions of Greatest Hits Volume 2, replacing "Don't Ask Me Why" (1980).

Vienna (Billy Joel)

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:55:51 +0000

Lyrically, Joel was inspired by visiting the city of Vienna and his father, who left the family when Joel was a child. Joel has stated that "Vienna" is a metaphor for old age, but also may have been subconsciously about his father. Speaking more broadly about the song's message, he said in a 2008 interview that it conveys "you don't have to squeeze your whole life into your 20s and 30s trying to make it, trying to achieve that American dream, getting in the rat race and killing yourself. You have a whole life to live. I kind of used 'Vienna' as a metaphor, there is a reason for being old, a purpose". He also said: "We treat old people in this country pretty badly. We put them in rest homes, we kinda kick them under the rug and make believe they don’t exist. They [the people in Vienna] don’t feel like that. In a lot of these older places in the world, they value their older people and their older people feel they can still be a part of the community and I thought 'This is a terrific idea' – that old people are useful – and that means I don’t have to worry so much about getting old because I can still have a use in this world in my old age. I thought 'Vienna waits for you…

Simon and Garfunkel - Kathy's Song

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:27:33 +0000

Inspiration drawn from this beautiful interpretation by Laura Eliza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyrc1b7vSLg

Long Long Time Linda Ronstadt

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:32:24 +0000

"Long Long Time" is a song written by Gary White[1] which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1970. "Long Long Time" is about a lasting love for someone who did not last as a lover.

Golden Slumbers (Beatles)

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:44:19 +0000

"Golden Slumbers" is based on the poem "Cradle Song" from the play Patient Grissel, a lullaby by the dramatist Thomas Dekker, first published in 1603. McCartney saw sheet music for "Cradle Song" at his father's home in Liverpool, left on a piano by his stepsister Ruth. Unable to read music, he created his own music. McCartney uses the first stanza of the original poem, with minor word changes,[ adding to it a single lyric line repeated with minor variation.

Nostalgic (original by Georgi & Hank)

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:40:37 +0000

This is a song that Georgi wrote the music for, and Hank wrote the words and melody...

I can still remember doesn't seem that long ago

When life was so much slower

And the world still had a glow

of innocence all around you

As it shone like the morning sun

The worries of today

We're like a million miles away

(Chorus) Where did it go? How I wish I'd know

Where, oh where, did it go

If I close my eyes

I still can see

The freshly fallen snow

Upon a winter scene

And all the smiling faces

Made it feel like a happy dream

The worries of today

We're like a million miles away

(Chorus) Where did it go? How I wish I'd know

Where, oh where, did it go

Every now and then

I think of my past lives

When the Earth was younger than it is now, if I had another chance

to go back to my youth

What would I do? What would I do?

I can still remember

Copyright 2016 music by Georgi...Copyright 2016 Words by Henry A. Victor...

leonard cohen - dance me to the end of love

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:40:26 +0000

Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O"Connor)

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:31:29 +0000

"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written by the American musician Prince for his band the Family. It first appeared on their only album, The Family (1985). Its lyrics express the feelings of longing expressed by an abandoned lover.

O'Connor's version was a worldwide hit, topping charts in O'Connor's native Ireland, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States (plus top five in France). It was certified platinum in Austria and in the United Kingdom, and gold in Germany and in Sweden

Foolish Games (Jewel)

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 06:02:09 +0000

"Foolish Games" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jewel from her debut studio album, Pieces of You (1995). It was also the third single to be lifted from the Batman & Robin motion-picture soundtrack. Jewel re-recorded the single for the soundtrack to produce a more radio-friendly version, similar to her other singles "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant for Me". This version is shorter than the album version by one verse. The song details the frustration and agony of knowing that the intensity of one's love is not reciprocated by one's lover.

Wishing You Were Here (Chicago/Beach Boys)

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 07:48:42 +0000

"Wishing You Were Here" was included in Chicago's 1991 four-CD compilation of music from the group's first twelve years, Group Portrait. In a review published by the Chicago Reader, rock music critic Bill Wyman was generally dismissive of Group Portrait, calling it "an altogether fitting testament to Chicago's hippie self-absorption and dopey excesses." He did single out "Wishing You Were Here", however, saying it "stood out creatively from the band's usual unsubtle approach", that it was "to [his] mind Chicago's most notable performance", and that its songwriter, Cetera, "stands out as the most interesting person in the group." Cash Box said of it "a moving ballad the abounding harmonies with the Beach Boys helping out are superb and the musicianship augments the beautifully lyrical picture the group paints

I Can't Make You Love Me

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:04:53 +0000

Great cover of this classic song