HAPPY 40th ANNIVERSARY MEDLEY
On our 25th anniversary in 2010, I made a piano album dedicated to Barbara, featuring 50 of her favorite songs on two CD discs. Most of them dated from the ‘60s and ‘70s, and although my natural musical habitat are songs from the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s, and these later decades present a different feel and rhythm pattern, I try to play them in the spirit in which they were conceived by the Beatles, Paul Simon, James Taylor, and so on.
For our 40th anniversary, I’ve prepared a 40-minute medley of 15 such tunes that are Barbara’s special favorites. They are in order.
Just the Way You Are
Wasted on the Way
Carolina On My Mind
Blackbird
If Ever I Would Leave You
So Near and Yet so Far
Diamonds and Rust
Blackberry Winter
Perhaps Love
Bridge Over Troubled Water
New York State of Mind
Rainbow Connection
Tenderly
Tomorrow
Two for the Road
You can access this 40-minute medley by clicking on the play button below.
Liner notes are available on these songs including some of my favorite lyrics. You can access this (before, after, or while listening to the songs) by clicking on this link.