WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL

RONAN KEATING

SONGWRITERS: DON SCHLITZ & PAUL OVERSTREET

COUNTRY: IRELAND

ALBUM: RONAN, NOTTING HILL AND BY REQUEST

LABEL: POLYDOR RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1999

 

              Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist who currently hosts a breakfast show on Magic Radio. He debuted in 1994 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish group Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999 and he has recorded eleven albums. He gained worldwide attention when his single "When You Say Nothing at All" was featured in the film Notting Hill and peaked at number one in several countries.

           As a solo artist, Keating has sold over 20 million records worldwide alongside the 25 million records with Boyzone, and in Australia, he is best known as a judge on All Together Now and The X Factor from 2010 until 2014 and a coach on The Voice in 2016. Keating is active in charity work and has been a charity campaigner for the Marie Keating Foundation, which raises awareness for breast cancer and is named after his mother, who died from the disease in 1998.

               "When You Say Nothing at All" was released as the debut solo single by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating. The song was recorded in 1999 for the soundtrack to the film Notting Hill and also appeared on Keating's debut solo album, Ronan. The song was released on July 26, 1999, in the United Kingdom. It peaked at number one in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. In the UK, the single was certified gold.

              In 2003, Keating re-recorded the song as a duet with Mexican singer Paulina Rubio in spanglish, which was released in Spain, Mexico and Latin America (excluding Brazil) to promote Keating's second studio album, Destination. In Brazil, Ronan chose the Brazilian singer Deborah Blando to re-record the song in English and English/Portuguese for the 10 Years Of Hits album exclusive for that country. A music video was recorded for this version with Deborah. 

                          

It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart

Without saying any word, you can light up the dark

Try as I may I can never explain

What I hear when you don't say a thing

 

The smile on your face

Lets me know that you need me

There's a truth in your eyes

Saying you'll never leave me

The touch of your hands

Says you'll catch me wherever I fall

You say it best when you say nothing at all

 

All day long I can hear people talking out loud

But when you hold me near

You drown out the crowd (drown out the crowd)

Try as they may they could never define

What's been said between your heart and mine

 

The smile on your face

Lets me know that you need me

There's a truth in your eyes

Saying you'll never leave me

The touch of your hand

Says you'll catch me wherever I fall

You say it best when you say nothing at all

 

(You say it best when you say nothing at all

You say it best when you say nothing at all)

 

The smile on your face

The truth in your eyes

The touch of your hand

Let's me know that you need me.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL

CHARLIE RICH

SONGWRITERS: BILLY SHERRILL; NORRIS WILSON & RORY MICHAEL BOURKE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 1973

 

            Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932 – July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, soul, and gospel genres.

             In the later part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname the Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl". "The Most Beautiful Girl" topped the U.S. country singles charts, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards. Rich was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015.

             "The Most Beautiful Girl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson, and Rory Bourke. The countrypolitan ballad reached number 1 in the United States in 1973 on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart (two weeks), the country chart (three weeks), and the adult contemporary chart (three weeks), as well as in Canada on three RPM charts: the RPM 100 Top Singles chart, the Country Tracks chart, and the Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard ranked it as the Nº. 23 song for 1974.

          The song is actually a merging of two songs previously recorded by co-writer Wilson, "Hey Mister" (from 1968, which forms a major part of the song), and "Mama McCluskie,” used in part in the song’s chorus.

             The B-side, his own "I Feel Like Going Home,” was later covered by Rita Coolidge and was released on her 1974 album Fall into Spring. British pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck covered "The Most Beautiful Girl" on his 1973 album Engelbert: King of Hearts.

            "The Most Beautiful Girl" was also recorded by Slim Whitman in the 1970s. Andy Williams released a version in 1974 on his album The Way We Were. In 1975 ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded a Swedish-language version called "Vill du låna en man?" (with Swedish lyrics by Stig Anderson) on her solo album Frida ensam. Sergio Franchi recorded the song on his 1976 DynaHouse album 20 Magnificent Songs. Country music boy band South 65 recorded an updated version of the song, titled "The Most Beautiful Girl (2001 Version),” on their 2001 album Dream Large.

            The song receives a very brief airing by Brenda Fricker in the film So I Married an Axe Murderer. Jason Alexander offered a rendition as his character George Costanza on the December 16, 1992 episode of the sitcom Seinfeld titled "The Pick," where he bemoaned the loss of his girlfriend, Susan. The song is featured prominently in the 2018 horror film The Ranger.

Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world?

And if you did, was she crying, crying?

Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me

Tell her I'm sorry

Tell her I need my baby

Oh, won't you tell her that I love her

 

Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world?

And if you did, was she crying, crying?

Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me

Tell her I'm sorry

Tell her I need my baby

Oh, won't you tell her that I love her

 

I woke up this morning and realized what I had done

I stood alone in the cold gray dawn

I knew I'd lost my morning sun

I lost my head and I said some things

Now come the heartaches that morning brings

I know I'm wrong and I couldn't see

I let my world slip away from me

So

 

Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in theworld?

And if you did, was she crying, crying?

Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me

Tell her I'm sorry

Tell her I need my baby

Oh, won't you tell her that I love her

 

If you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me

Tell her I'm sorry

Tell her I need my baby

Oh, won't you tell her that I love her.

JALEOUS OF THE ANGEL

DONNA TAGGART

SONGWRITERS: JIMMY FORTUNE; BARRETT NOUBAR YERETSIAN; JENNIFER CHRISTIANA BOSTIC; ZACH RUNDQUIST & ZACHARY N. RUNQUIST

COUNTRY: NOTHERN IRELAND

ALBUM: CELTIC LADY VOL. II

LABEL: CELTIC LADY PRODUCTIONS

GENRE: CELTIC MUSIC

YEAR: 2013

 

           Donna Taggart is a Celtic singer and musician. Born in Omagh in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland she first came to prominence in 2011 when her acclaimed debut album Celtic Lady Vol. 1 was picked up by highly respected BBC Radio Ulster presenter Gerry Anderson. Donna shot to fame in 2016 with over 27 million Facebook views of her video rendition of "Jealous of the Angels" which was written by Jenn Bostic in 2010. Jenn Bostic won five awards at the 2012 Independent Country Music Association, and the song reached number one on the UK iTunes Music charts.

             Donna Taggart's version of the song, 'Jealous of the Angels', is now a global online hit.

             Her album also performed well in the US and her work was noticed by famed songwriter Phil Coulter.

It was while Donna was on maternity leave that she put her recording online, but no one could have predicted what happened next.

         "I had recorded the song some time before. Mummy duties took over for a while and I wanted to give my music a push. So I gave it a very gentle nudge on social media and, you know, here we are."

          So far, the song has had 66 million views on Facebook and more than two million on Youtube.

I didn't know today would be our last

Or that I'd have to say goodbye to you so fast

I'm so numb, I can't feel anymore

Prayin' you'd just walk back through that door

 

And tell me that I was only dreamin'

You're not really gone as long as I believe

 

There will be another angel

Around the throne tonight

Your love lives on inside of me

And I will hold on tight

 

It's not my place to question

Only God knows why

I'm just jealous of the angels

Around the throne tonight

 

You always made my troubles feel so small

And you were always there to catch me when I'd fall

In a world where heroes come and go

Well God just took the only one I know

 

So I'll hold you as close as I can

Longing for the day, when I see your face again

But until then

 

God must need another angel

Around the throne tonight

Your love lives on inside of me

And I will hold on tight

 

It's not my place to question

Only God knows why

I'm just jealous of the angels

Around the throne tonight

 

Singin' hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

 

I'm just jealous of the angels

Around the throne tonight

BREAKFAST IN BIRMINGHAM

DAVID LEE MURPHY

SONGWRITERS: DAVID LEE MURPHY & KIM TRIBBLE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: GETTIN’ OUT THE GOOD STUFF

LABEL: MCA NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY MUSIC

YEAR: 1996

 

          David Lee Murphy (born January 7, 1959) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for his #1 country hits "Dust on the Bottle" and "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", as well as the hit songs "Party Crowd", "Out with a Bang", "Every Time I Get Around You", "The Road You Leave Behind", and "Loco". He has released five solo studio albums: Out with a Bang (1994), Gettin' Out the Good Stuff (1996), We Can't All Be Angels (1997), Tryin' to Get There (2004), and No Zip Code (2018). His songs "Just Once" and "We Can't All Be Angels" appeared on the soundtracks of the films 8 Seconds (1994) and Black Dog (1998), respectively.

           Murphy took a hiatus from recording in 2004, and has co-written several singles for other artists, including the hits "Living in Fast Forward" for Kenny Chesney, "Anywhere With You" for Jake Owen, "Big Green Tractor" for Jason Aldean, and "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" for Thompson Square. On April 6, 2018, Murphy and Kenny Chesney released a studio album together, No Zip Code, which features their hit song "Everything's Gonna Be Alright".

            Gettin' Out the Good Stuff is the second album released by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. The tracks "Every Time I Get Around You" and "The Road You Leave Behind" were both Top 5 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1996. "Genuine Rednecks" and "Breakfast in Birmingham" were released as well, although neither reached Top 40 on the country charts.

She was still on my mind when I crossed the state line

Walked out a little too fast

I said some things that I didn't mean

And I should have taken 'em back

And I knew when I said 'em that voice in my head whispered

Man when are you gonna learn

You told her goodbye you left with your pride

But you're gonna eat those words

 

And now I'm havin' breakfast in Birmingham

Tryin' to swallow my pride

I got a plate full of memories

And not much appetite

There ain't nothin' like a cold cup of coffee and a stale apology

I'm having breakfast in Birmingham

She's in Tennessee

 

It's a thunderin' sound silver droppin' down

In an ol' pay phone

When you're makin' that call to say you were wrong

And it's ringin' like nobody's home

She's not the kind who'll cry and remind me

That I left and broke her heart

I'm prayin' she answer 'cause I gotta tell her

This time I went too far

 

And now I'm havin' breakfast in Birmingham

Tryin' to swallow my pride

I got a plate full of memories

And not much appetite

There ain't nothin' like a cold cup of coffee and a stale apology

I'm having breakfast in Birmingham

She's in Tennessee.

IT’S FIVE O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE

ALAN JACKSON & JIMMY BUFFET

SONGWRITER: JIM MOODE BROWN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: GREATEST HITS VOL II

LABEL: ARISTA NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 2003

 

           Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as “neotraditional country”), as well as penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums.

           Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone. He has had 66 songs appear on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Out of 15 titles to reach the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 by Loretta Lynn and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 201

          "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" is a song performed by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, and written by Jim "Moose" Brown and Don Rollins. It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from Jackson's 2003 compilation álbum Greatest Hits Volume II. It spent eight non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the summer of 2003, and ranked #4 on the year-end Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In addition, the song peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 2003, and ranked #65 on the year-end Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the biggest pop hit for Jackson and the first top forty hit for Buffett since the 1970s.

           On November 5, 2003, it also won the Country Music Association (CMA) Award for Vocal Event of the Year. The song became the #3 country song of the decade on Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart. This was Buffett's first award in his 30-year career.

The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow,

An' so am I.

Work day passes like molasses in wintertime,

But it's July.

I'm gettin' paid by the hour, an' older by the minute.

My boss just pushed me over the limit.

I'd like to call him somethin',

I think I'll just call it a day.

 

Pour me somethin' tall an' strong,

Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane.

It's only half-past twelve but I don't care.

It's five o'clock somewhere.

 

Oh, this lunch break is gonna take all afternoon,

An' half the night.

Tomorrow mornin', I know there'll be hell to pay,

Hey, but that's all right.

I ain't had a day off now in over a year.

Our Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here.

Hit the 'phones for me,

You can tell 'em I just sailed away.

 

An' pour me somethin' tall an' strong,

Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane.

It's only half-past twelve but I don't care.

It's five o'clock somewhere.

 

I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab,

An' be back to work before two.

At a moment like this, I can't help but wonder,

What would Jimmy Buffet do?

 

Funny you should ask, Alan... I'd say:

Pour me somethin' tall an' strong,

Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane.

It's only half-past twelve but I don't care.

Pour me somethin' tall an' strong,

Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane.

It's only half-past twelve but I don't care.

He don't care.

I don't care.

It's five o'clock somewhere.

 

What time zone am on? What country am I in?

It doesn't matter, it's five o'clock somewhere.

It's always on five in Margaritaville, come to think of it.

Yeah, I heard that.

You been there haven't you.

Yessir.

I seen your boat there.

I've been to Margaritaville a few times.

All right, that's good.

Stumbled all the way back.

OK. Just wanna make sure you can keep it between the navigational beacons.

Bring the booze, I tell you.

All right. Well, it's five o'clock. Let's go somewhere.

I'm ready, crank it up.

Let's get out of here.

I'm gone.

Let's get out of here.

BLACKBIRD

KENNY RANKIN

SONGWRITERS: PAUL MCCARTNEY & JOHN LENNON

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SILVER MORNING

LABEL: LITTLE DAVID

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1974

 

             Kenneth Joseph Rankin (February 10, 1940 – June 7, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter from the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. He worked in the folk rock and singer-songwriter genres, with jazz influences. His voice was distinct and would often hit high notes to express emotion in his songs.

           "Blackbird" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album"). It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney, and performed as a solo piece by McCartney. When discussing the song, McCartney has said that the lyrics were inspired by hearing the call of a blackbird in Rishikesh, India, and alternatively by the unfortunate state of race relations in the United States in the 1960s.

Blackbird singin' in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life

You were only waiting

For this moment to arrive

 

Blackbird singin' in the dead of night

Take these sunken eyes and learn to see

All your life

You were only waiting

For this moment to be free

 

Blackbird fly

Blackbird fly

Into the dark and lonely night

 

All your life

You were only waiting for this moment to be free

You and me, we're waiting for this moment to be free

Can't you see we're waiting for this moment to be free

Yes indeed we're waiting for this moment to be free.

REVOLUTION BLUES

NEIL YOUNG

SONGWRITER: NEIL YOUNG

COUNTRY: CANADA

ALBUM: ON THE BEACH

LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1974

 

           Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist. After embarking on a music career in the 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has been prolific, recording a steady stream of studio and live albums.

           Young has received several Grammy and Juno Awards. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice: in 1995 as a solo artist and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2000, Rolling Stone named Young the 34th greatest rock 'n roll artist. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature tenor singing voice define his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country and other musical styles. His often distorted electric guitar playing, especially with Crazy Horse, earned him the nickname "Godfather of Grunge" and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam. More recently he has been backed by Promise of the Real. His 21 albums and singles have been certified Gold and Platinum in U.S by RIAA certification.

             Young directed (or co-directed) films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008). He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995).

           Young has lived in California since the 1960s but retains Canadian citizenship. He was awarded the Order of Manitoba on July 14, 2006, and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 30, 2009. He became a United States citizen, taking dual citizenship, on January 22, 2020.

          On the Beach is the fifth studio album by Canadian folk rock musician Neil Young, released in July 1974.

Well, we live in a trailer at the edge of town

You never see us 'cause we don't come around

We got twenty five rifles just to keep the population down

But we need you now, and that's why I'm hangin' 'round

So you be good to me and I'll be good to you

And in this land of conditions I'm not above suspicion

I won't attack you, but I won't back you

 

Well, it's so good to be here, asleep on your lawn

Remember your guard dog?

Well, I'm afraid that he's gone

It was such a drag to hear him whining all night long

Yes, that was me with the doves

Setting them free near the factory

Where you built your computer, love

I hope you get the connection

'cause I can't take the rejection

I won't deceive you, I just don't believe you

 

Well, I'm a barrel of laughs, with my carbine on

I keep 'em hoppin', till my ammunition's gone

But I'm still not happy

I feel like there's something wrong

I got the revolution blues

I see bloody fountains

And ten million dune buggies comin' down the mountains

Well, I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars

But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars.

ON AND ON

STEPHEN BISHOP

SONGWRITER: STEPHEN BISHOP

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: CARELESS

LABEL: ABC RECORDS

GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1977

 

              Earl Stephen Bishop (born November 14, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist. His biggest hits include "On and On", "It Might Be You" and "Save It for a Rainy Day". He has appeared in and contributed musically to many motion pictures, including National Lampoon's Animal House.

        "On and On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song, from his debut album Careless, became a major hit, peaking at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spending 28 weeks on the chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 6.

On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, "On and On" peaked at number two. It reached number three on the corresponding Canadian chart.

              Despite failing to crack the top ten, it was the 30th ranked single on the Billboard magazine year-end chart for 1977 as a result of its almost seven-month chart run.

          The song was featured in the films Anger Management, How to Deal, The Hitcher, Margot at the Wedding, My Friend Dahmer and Remarkable Power.

Down in Jamaica

they got lots of pretty women

Steal your money

then they break your heart

Lonesome Sue

She's in love with ol' Sam

She take him from the fire

into the frying pan

 

On and on

She just keeps on trying

and she smiles

when she feels like crying

On and on...

 

Poor ol' Jimmy

Sits alone in the moonlight

He saw his woman kiss another man

So he takes a ladder

Steals the stars from the sky

Puts on Sinatra

and starts to cry

 

On and on

he just keeps on trying

and he smiles

when she feels like crying

On and on...

 

When the first time

is the last time

It can make you feel so bad

But if you know it

Show it

Hold on tight

Don't let her say, "Goodnight"

 

I got the sun on my shoulders

and my toes in the sand

My woman's left me for some other man

Aw, but I don't care

I'll just dream and stay tan

Toss up my heart

to see where it lands

 

On and on...

I just keep on trying

and I smile

when I feel like dying

On and on...