The Story
Life: The Musical is an original aFa production is a journey featuring songs of about life. Each act features an aspect of life as a theme with music supplied around that theme.
Program (Past Posts)
Act 1: Life
Act 2: Born
Act 3: Names
Act 4: Young
Act 5: Dream
Act 6: Teens
Act 7: School
Act 8
Life … the time for the living to live. One’s life starts when one is born. Shortly thereafter, we are given something that stays with us no matter where we go – a name. Immediately, we are nourished, so we grow physically, mentally, and emotionally from babies into young children … and that’s when we start to dream about our future life. Growth never stops, so from children we move on as teens .. but school is still much of life at this point.
Eventually, we work ourselves into adulthood, so Act 8 features song with Man/Men or Woman/Women in the title … and bonus points for anyone with a song with two of these words in the title!
Production Note
To prevent browsers crashing from loading too many videos, please 1) include the song title and artist in your text, and 2) paste the URL as part of your last line (not a new line). The latter will provide a link, thus not embed the actual video … but I don’t mind unembedding, so apologies are not necessary.
Announcement
Ladies and gentlemen, those who know me best realize I only have one choice for the opening act, which also means I took one of the bonus possibilities away. A big aFa welcome to the reason I have a prosthetic left hand (yes, she touched the original, which is now preserved) … Shania Twain (who looks great in yellow) with Man! I Feel Like a Woman.
A Frank Angle 
I don’t often laugh out loud, but this revelation of your Shania Twain crush elicited quite a howl over here, “A big aFa welcome to the reason I have a prosthetic left hand …” Sorry, my adolescent brain thought it was for an entirely different reason than her having merely touched your original mitt. Okay, I’ll try to act my age now. Here’s my selection: from the film, “Funny Girl”, Barbra Streisand in a duet with Omar Sharif, “You Are Woman, I Am Man” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU6DqMyFDOU
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Lame,
Glad to know that I provide amusement for your pleasure. Great pic … not one I expected, but I appreciate getting a wide range of styles .. .so I appreciate you pulling this on out of your Broadway file.
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Going for the bonus points: Percy Sledge, When A Man Loves A Woman, Percy Sledge – When a Man Loves a Woman: http://youtu.be/Y8raabzZNqw
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X,
Excellent choice and good job going for the bonus … so here it is … just for you … classic rockers CSNY with Southern Man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHKzz-6s-9A
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You chose my song – but as you have a better reason than me for doing so, I forgive you 🙂 Great story!!
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Pauline,
Sorry about that … I normally try to stay away from big hits, but just couldn’t this time. Nonetheless, commenters can’t get away without having a song … so here’s Shania with the one when I first became aware of her presence … Any Man of Mine … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N2k-gv6xNE
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Nothing better than Carlos Santana and Black Magic Woman.
http://grooveshark.com/s/Black+Magic+Woman+Gypsy+Queen/2Jwwms?src=5
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Jim,
Great song (although you surprised me with straying away from the blues) … but that’s OK … and here’s a video of the song in 1971 style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij4gc8iBDaI
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Ooooooh – How about this one? … It’s Raining Men (The Weather Girls) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5aZJBLAu1E
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RoSy,
We love this song as it’s a great song for a ballroom hustle. 😀
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😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
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Okay, so when I saw this prompt, I thought of this song, Frank. Even thought is WAAAY before my time, it’s a great song. From the movie, “A Man and a Woman” sung by Johnny Mathis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-yXq0vEAJA
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Cathy,
A tip of the cap to you for thinking of a song before your time! … and a great choice at that. Because you earned a bonus, here’s one for you … Honky Tonky Women (Rolling Stones with Sheryl Crow) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf4KBnSBaZ0
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I’d like to follow Cathy and say that this song is way before my time, but it’s not! Helen Reddy and “I Am Woman” was a big deal at one time. I remember Helen as a very young woman when this song was released, and here she is, much more “mature” in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAo8k0Fq1OM
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Debra,
Another great hit from the past … but I appreciate the bonus of the video being more recent. Good for her!!!!
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Debra, my apologies for not reading your entry more carefully before posting mine, but I must say I admire your taste. 🙂
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I am a day late, but I am adding one of my new favorites to the mix. Valerie June and Working Woman’s Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ywuF-N8xXQ
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Va,
I don’t know the artist or the song, so thanks for the introduction. Meanwhile, for whatever reason, I thought of you with this Martina McBride song (When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq1CuhcDj8Y
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Absolutely love it!
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🙂
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Most of my favourites are taken, but here’s one: (Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeKsV6tohiE
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Madhu,
Now there’s a classic song … and paired with pics from a fun movie is a bonus!
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Love it!!
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Tennacious,
Glad you enjoy this, bit it’s the policy here that all commenters get a song … so you get one of my all-time favorite songs …. all the way from Canada … The Stampeders with Sweet City Woman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=665aLQ7FIq8
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So cool and made my day! Wonderful gift, thank you!!
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🙂 …. and I hope you also enjoyed the flashback on the fashion of the time.
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Definitely. I love all retro music. The 70s R&B and rock are my absolute favorites. Those guys were real musicians.
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Well then you’ll love the video I used last week in this post. https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/opinions-in-the-shorts-vol-230/
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OK Frank, that one gets a RT. Love Lou Rawls, that outfit is priceless!
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I had the feeling you would like this!
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I always admired Helen Reddy as a unique talent. She was a true original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBnxqEVKlk
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Jim,
In some ways, this is a dilemma because Debra used this song. On the other hand, I enjoy seeing the Helen Reddy then and now doing the song. The producer decided not to issue the buzzer, but still give you a song … one from your era … Mr. Tambourine Man (The Byrds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPqAvgN6Tyw
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Mea culpa. As penance I offer research and You Ain’t Woman Enough to Take My Man (Loretta Lynn): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_wwP8UZR1o
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LOL … not necessary but a good addition, especially with some old-time C&W.
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Here’s Peggy Lee spelling it out for everyone to hear…..I’m a Woman W-O-M-A-N! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhkwRBGZEN4 This one goes all the way back to 1962.
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Great pick, anotherday2! If I had to pick a favorite line in this one, it would be:
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Thanks, Jim. “Shiverin ‘fits” sounds rather nice. 🙂
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Sylvia,
Woo hoo …. got L-O-V-E your contribution!
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😀
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The nice thing about Life: The Musical is it gives me the opportunity to find songs I either haven’t listened to in a long time or I’ve never heard of, so this choice is a song I’ve never heard before. Anouk is a Dutch singer & songwriter: Woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxdB8yIGPSw
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Catherine,
This one doesn’t ring a bell .. .but I like it!
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The same thing crossed my mind too. 🙂
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Man Smart Woman Smarter… by Harry Belafonte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JPKZefbYG4
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Resa,
I was wondering when someone would use this one … after all, interesting title from a classic singer.
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Harry is a classic!
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Absolutely!!!
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@ Resa,
The Belafonte song is inspired! I vote your pick for #1!
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😀
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Jim … definitely a good one!
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Late to the party
So how about this light hearted one? “This Old Man”
http://www.parents.com/fun/entertainment/sing-along-videos/this-old-man-sing-along-song-video/
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Mouse,
Now there’s one I didn’t expect … so thanks for the surprise … plus hey … another genre! Because you are a frequent participant (and I want to hear the song) here’s one for you … .Long Cool Woman (The Hollies) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0LTRPMpOVM
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That’s a great song! Thanks
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My pleasure.
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A couple of offerings from ELO if they’re not already taken
first Evil Woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s98UgBSNoL4
and then for balance SweetTalkin’ Woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LnPnbhyjGc
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Fasab,
A two-fer from the same artist … excellent!!!! … and such a feat deserves a bonus … so here’s one for you … American Woman (Guess Who) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkqfpkTTy2w
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Dunno, who 🙂
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Arriving a bit late here but couldn’t miss it, so here is Aretha’s [one of my very very very favorite voices] with ‘Do right woman, Do right man’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhdgFfNsst0
and just in case it wasn’t already mentioned ‘Ol’ Man River’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh9WayN7R-s
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So many, so many… what to choose? What to choose? How about Shawn Phillips “Woman” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtNEFJ3uyS4 or maybe a lovely French song by a fabulous singer named Jean Ferrat “La femme est l’avenir de l’homme” (Woman is the Futur of Man) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxxS6L_l69A
I am of francophone descent, after all… 😉
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Dale,
Two more songs I don’t know … but I can understand why I haven’t encountered the French one … but of the two, that was my favorite!
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Jean Ferrat is one of my favourite French singers…that voice of his. I would have been blpwn away if you did know him…then again, you are quite the learned fellow….
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Music is so diverse … especially in a geographic sense.
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Isn’t that just the most wonderful thing?
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