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*My Favourite Things*

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 16 Jan 2013 11:15

To commemorate her birthday , actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favorite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'. Here are the lyrics she used: Try singing it to the tune!


Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.

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I am NOT an employee of GR, just a paying member. Any advice, guidance or suggestions offered is given in good faith.

Barbra

Barbra Report 16 Jan 2013 11:36

:-D

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Lancashire, Derby.Morayshire. Tipperary **.Gerrard Butler** xxx

Mauonthecoast

Mauonthecoast Report 16 Jan 2013 13:49

Clever lyrics :-D

edit: because i'd visited Radio City earlier last year I looked up the event.But found sadly Julie didn't sing this as she now (after a surgical disaster) can't now sing.

So sorry Det urban myth :-( but I still love the lyrics thank you
Mau :-D xx

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in my own little world where everybody knows me....

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 16 Jan 2013 14:19

It's a good story, never-the-less ;-)

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I am NOT an employee of GR, just a paying member. Any advice, guidance or suggestions offered is given in good faith.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 16 Jan 2013 14:27

Good lyrics. :-D

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Photo clematis in the garden: Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Paula+

Paula+ Report 16 Jan 2013 16:30

:-) :-D :-D :-D I thought is was very funny, Oh well!