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.