Good Sunday morning everyone it’s time for Jim Adam’s Song Lyric Sunday and this week April 28, 2024 is Songs performed with orchestras and/or choirs suggested by Nancy aka The Sicilian Storyteller.
The first song I have picked is “Believer” is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released on February 1, 2017, through Interscope Records and Kidinakorner as the lead single from the band’s third studio album, Evolve (2017). It was written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Justin Tranter, Jamie marcel and its producers Mattman & Robin.
One Voice Children’s Choir (originally known as the 2002 Winter Olympic Children’s Choir and Studio A Children’s Choir) is an American children’s choir in Utah.
The group was founded by children and Masa Fukuda in 2001 after he composed the song “It Just Takes Love” for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fukuda asked students to participate in a commemorative CD for the Olympics. Some of the students also were “children of light” performers for the Olympics, whom he volunteered to help train. After the Olympics, 25 students wanted to continue singing together, and Fukuda formed the choir as a nonprofit organization to continue working with them.
One Voice Children’s Choir is led by choir director Masa Fukuda and Artistic Directors Michelle Boothe and Tanner DeWaal and has 180 members ages 5–18. Every year, the choir performs around 50 to 70 times. The group meets year-round for once-a-week practices. They perform a vast selection of music such as pop, gospel, classical, Broadway, and patriotic.
In 2003, the choir sang the Christmas song “Innocence of Youth” and won the John Lennon International Music Award after singing in a competition for Yoko Ono. In 2014, One Voice received national attention for their rendition of the Disney song “Let It Go”, starring Lexi Walker and Alex Boyé. Their video received 1 million views in one day, 18 million in 10 days, and over 60 million by July 2015. They were invited to compete in the ninth season of America’s Got Talent (AGT) in 2014 and reached the quarterfinals.
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First things first
I’ma say all the words inside my head
I’m fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh-ooh
The way that things have been, oh-ooh
Second thing second
Don’t you tell me what you think that I could be
I’m the one at the sail, I’m the master of my sea, oh-ooh
The master of my sea, oh-ooh
I was broken from a young age
Taking my sulking to the masses
Writing my poems for the few
That look at me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me
Singing from heartache from the pain
Taking my message from the veins
Speaking my lesson from the brain
Seeing the beauty through the…
Pain!
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Pain!
You break me down and build me up, believer, believer
Pain!
Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
My life, my love, my drive, it came from…
Pain!
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
First things first
Can you imagine what’s about to happen?
It’s Weezy the Dragon, I link with the Dragons
And we gon’ get ratchet, no need for imaginin’
This is what’s happenin’
Second thing second, I reckon immaculate
Sound about accurate
I know that strength, it don’t come, don’t come without strategy
I know the sweet, it don’t come without cavities
I know the passages come with some traffic
I start with from the basement, end up in the attic
And third thing third
Whoever call me out, they simply can’t count
Let’s get mathematic, I’m up in this, huh
Is you a believer?
I get a unicorn out of a zebra
I wear my uniform like a tuxedo
This dragon don’t hold his breath, don’t need no breather
Love you Ms. Cita, the son of a leader
I know the bloomin’ don’t come without rain
I know the losin’ don’t come without shame
I know the beauty don’t come without hurt
Hol’ up, hol’ up, last thing last
I know that Tunechi don’t come without Wayne
I know that losin’ don’t come without game
I know that glory don’t come without…
Don’t come without…
Pain!
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Pain!
You break me down and build me up, believer, believer
Pain
Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
My life, my love, my drive, it came from…
Pain!
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Last things last
By the grace of fire and flames
You’re the face of the future, the blood in my veins, oh-ooh
The blood in my veins, oh-ooh
But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing
Inhibited, limited ’til it broke open and rained down
It rained down, like…
Pain!
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Pain!
You break me down and build me up, believer, believer
Pain
Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
My life, my love, my drive, it came from…
Pain!
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Benjamin Arthur Mckee / Daniel Coulter Reynolds / Daniel Wayne Sermon / Mattias Per Larsson / Robin Lennart Fredriksson / Daniel James Platzman / Justin Drew Tranter
Believer lyrics © Ma-jay Publishing, Imagine Dragons Publishing, Songs For Kidinakorner, Wolf Cousins, Songs Of Universal Inc.
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Next up is AC/DC Thunderstruck “Thunderstruck” is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released as the lead single from their 1990 album The Razors Edge. It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, No. 1 in Finland, and No. 5 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. In 2010, “Thunderstruck” topped Triple M Melbourne‘s Ultimate 500 Rock Countdown in Australia. The top five were all AC/DC songs.[3] The song is used in movies such as Deadpool 2, Planes: Fire & Rescue, Varsity Blues, The Longest Yard, Katie and Orbie, Battleship, and Daddy’s Home, among others, as well as TV shows.
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London’s symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood’s Queen’s Hall Orchestra because of a new rule requiring players to give the orchestra their exclusive services. The LSO itself later introduced a similar rule for its members. From the outset the LSO was organised on co-operative lines, with all players sharing the profits at the end of each season. This practice continued for the orchestra’s first four decades.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Symphony_Orchestra
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Lastly but no way least. The Killers “Human” is a song by American rock band the Killers. Written by and produced by the band members and co-produced by Stuart Price, it was released as the first single from their third studio album Day & Age (2008).
The Cinematic Orchestra is a British nu jazz and downtempo music group created in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe. The group is signed to independent record label Ninja Tune.
The Cinematic Orchestra have produced four studio albums, Motion (1999), Every Day (2002), Ma Fleur (2007) and To Believe (2019), and two film soundtrack albums, Man with a Movie Camera (2003) and The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2009).
In addition to Swinscoe, the band includes former DJ Food member PC (Patrick Carpenter) on turntables, Luke Flowers on drums, Tom Chant on saxophone, Nick Ramm on piano, Stuart McCallum on guitar, Phil France on double bass Former members include Jamie Coleman (trumpet), T. Daniel Howard (drums), Federico Ughi (drums), Alex James (piano), and Clean Sadness (synthesizer, programming). Heidi Vogel (vocals) appears as a regular collaborator.
Swinscoe and Carpenter have also recorded together under the band name Neptune.
I did my best to notice When the call came down the line Up to the platform of surrender I was broad but I was kind And sometimes I get nervous When I see an open door Close your eyes Clear your heart Cut the cord Are we human? Or are we dancer? My sign is vital My hands are cold And I'm on my knees Looking for the answer Are we human? Or are we dancer? Pay my respects to grace and virtue Send my condolences to good Give my regards to soul and romance They always did the best they could And so long to devotion You taught me everything I know Wave goodbye Wish me well You got to let me go Are we human? Or are we dancer? My sign is vital My hands are cold And I'm on my knees Looking for the answer Are we human? Or are we dancer? Will your system be alright When you dream of home tonight? There is no message we're receiving Let me know is your heart still beating? Are we human? Or are we dancer? My sign is vital My hands are cold And I'm on my knees Looking for the answer You got to let me know Are we human? Or are we dancer? My sign is vital My hands are cold And I'm on my knees Looking for the answer Are we human? Or are we dancer? Are we human? Or are we dancer? Are we human Or are we dancer?
All information from Wikipedia.
Happy Sunday everyone 💜💜
willowdot21 
Love that song done by the childrens choir! They are great!
Yup Believer is a great song!! 💜💜
Lovely, Sis!
Thank you Sis 💜💜
Three great choices, Willow. You can always rely on Imagine Dragons for something different, can’t you!
They are a great group a huge favourite of my eldest grandson 💜💜💜
All great songs! I once saw the Moody Blues perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. It was amazing!!
Thank you Darlene, I bet see the Moody Blues with the orchestra was amazing I am jealous 😊💜
Three fabulously grandiose songs Willow … 😍🎵
Lol thank you Ivor it was fun 😊😊
Love me some Imagine Dragons!
Me too 💜💜
One Voice is one of my favorite choirs! Their music is beautiful. This song is not a favorite, but I encourage people to check them out.
They are brilliant aren’t they 💜
Yes! My favorite is Superhero. I just listened to it again, and I’m sending it to all my teachers at school.
Inspiration for the the week 💜💜
I am sooo glad! It’s my absolute favorite!!! 😍
That was amazing! If I was wearing socks, the London Symphonic Rock Orchestra would have knocked them off! Absolutely loved Imagine Dragons vid. Those kiddos were incredible. Music in our schools is every bit as important as math or history and we need to keep it alive! Thanks for a great post today, Willow …. perfect for SLS theme!
PS – you don’t see enough girl trombone players so right on for her!
Oh! Yes indeed girl power as often as possible,! Thank you for the great prompt, this was a joy to put together, our eldest grandson loved singing among many things and lucky for him his school attendes choir evens at the O2 arena yearly 💜💜💜
That’s wonderful, Willow. Three of my grands are in the school band, marching band, and two are in the jazz band. Speaking of girl power, my 15 yr old granddaughter plays the baritone sax … it’s a humungous thing!
It is indeed, my grands are not that old yet 10 and 7 but I can see the day coming 💜💜
Three lovely songs today, Willow all your selections were perfect.
Thank you Jim Namcyset another good post didn’t she 💜💜
Both work really well with the added orchestral arrangements
Thank you Glyn 💜💜
Really good stuff 🤣😎🙃
Thank you Mr Ohh! 😊😊
Oh wow! Excellent X 3 – loved all of these so much! ❤
Thank you so glad you did I enjoyed putting it together 😁
I liked the LSO video. Orchestra tickets are expensive and unless there’s a soloist I sometimes wonder why it’s worth the money to hear the same piece again and again. I really think orchestras should rock out more and the LSO did a great job with this!
It’s great isn’t but yes tickets are expensive but occasionally well worth it . Thank you for reading 💜