September In The Rain

Running out of month, so here is the last of the September Songs. In this one, Spring is here but the love affair is still remembered.  From 1937 the music was written by Harry Warren, the lyrics by Al Dubin. Winners of Oscars and Tonys, this team was responsible for hundreds of songs and are in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. It was introduced by James Melton in the film Melody for Two in which Donald O'Connor made his film debut at age 12 with his two brothers, Jack and Billy, doing a specialty routine. The song has gone on to become a standard, recorded by many artists since.

September In The Rain

The leaves of brown came tumbling down
Remember in september in the rain
The sun went out just like a dying amber
That september in the rain

To every word of love I heard you whisper
The raindrops seemed to play our sweet refrain
Though spring is here to me its still september
That september in the rain

To every word of love I heard you whisper
The raindrops seemed to play our sweet refrain
Though spring is here to me it is still september
That september in the rain

That september that brought the pain
That september in the rain

September Morn

September Morn

Paul Chabas

You may be noticing a theme to this month. It seems that September just has its own special muse when it comes to songwriters. With just three songs we have covered four decades and the month isn't over yet. So here is Neil Diamond's contribution to the September genre: September Morn.



Stay for just a while
Stay, and let me look at you
Its been so long, I hardly knew you
Standing in the door
Stay with me a while
I only want to talk to you
Weve traveled halfway round the world
To find ourselves again

September morn
We danced until the night became a brand new day
Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
September morning still can make me feel this way

Look at what youve done
Why, youve become a grown-up girl
I still can hear you cryin
In the corner of your room
And look how far weve come
So far from where we used to be
But not so far that weve forgotten
How it was before

September morn
Do you remember how we danced that night away
Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
September morning still can make me feel this way

Follow Me

I had planned another song for this week and will put it up tomorrow.  You may use it any day in the coming week, but I couldn't let the passing of Mary Travers go by without a tribute. We will keep it simple. Pick the Peter Paul and Mary or just Mary Travers song that speaks to you.

Mary Travers: Follow Me

It's by far the hardest thing I've ever-done,
To be so in love with you and so alone.
Follow me where I go, what I do and who I know,
Make it part of you to be a part of me.
Follow me up and down, all the way all around
Take my hand and say you'll follow me.
It's long by on my mind, you know it's been a long, long time.
I'll try to find the way that I can make you understand
The way I feel about you and just how much I need you
To be there where I can talk to you when there's no one else round.
Follow me where I go, what I do and who I know,
Make it part of you to be a part of me.
Follow me up and down, all the way all around.
Take my hand and say you'll follow me.


You see, I'd like to share my life with you
and show you things I've seen,
places where I'm going to,
Places where I've been;
To have you there beside me
and never be alone
and all the time that you're with me,
then we will be at home.
Wash the stains of guilt away.

Follow me where I go, what I do and who I know,
Make it part of you to be a part of me.
Follow me up and down, all the way around,
Take my hand and I will follow you!

Peter Yarrow and Neil Paul Stookey have written beautiful farewells to Mary Travers. Please take the time to read them on the Official Peter Paul and Mary webpage.

September

I thought it was time to rock out a bit with a September song that many might not know, even if they know Earth Wind and Fire formed in 1969 and still going strong.  You might enjoy hitting their "Official Site" for some of their more contemporary music and truly unique sound.

In the meantime love found in September and gone by December:  Old story, simple lyrics, and a wild horn section.

September

Do you remember the 21st night of september?
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away

Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing.
As we danced in the night,
Remember how the stars stole the night away

Ba de ya - say do you remember
Ba de ya - dancing in september
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love,
Remember how we knew love was here to stay

Now december found the love that we shared in september.
Only blue talk and love,
Remember the true love we share today

Ba de ya - say do you remember
Ba de ya - dancing in september
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

Ba de ya - say do you remember
Ba de ya - dancing in september
Ba de ya - golden dreams were shiny days

September Song

For the younger folks who may not know Hoagy Carmichael, the composer of this classic, a visit is in order to the Hoagy Carmichael pages totally dedicated to the man and his music. This song has been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Willie Nelson, but I chose the man most associated with it's earliest years.

For those who only know Jimmy Durante from old movies, a little investigation will bring some wonderful insights into an amazing human being if only to learn why an older generation will still sometimes say, "Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."

With that intro, enjoy a lovely song about the passage of time and the rewards that come with the autumn of life courtesy of the talents of two amazing men. Have fun.

September Song

Oh, it's a long, long while
From May to December
But the days grow short,
When you reach September.
When the autumn weather
Turn leaves to flame
One hasn't got time
For the waiting game.

Oh the days dwindle down
To a precious few . . .
September, November . . .
And these few precious days
I'll spend with you.
These precious days
I'll spend with you.

Oh the days dwindle down
To a precious few . . .
September, November . . .
And these few precious days
I'll spend with you.
These precious days
I'll spend with you.
These precious days
I'll spend with you.