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Sing-along Café Thursday, November 13th, 2025

Last week's theme of Keeping Love Alive was fun and I was thinking of doing that again, but I heard the song I Got You by Devon Cole on the radio and was inspired to add it to my Songs for Comfort and Support (that's a link) playlist, and to share that this week. The playlist ended up being about friendship and people you can count on when you're down, loyal friends, and God. I guess the two lists could be combined. They're about love, devoted and steadfast connection, from both sides: how do I give love and how do I know I am loved? 

I felt supported by my sing-along friends. It was so nice having someone else's baking for our nibbles! Thank you, Leslie :-) I had forgotten that Leslie told me she'd bring her pumpkin muffins. I was a bit frazzled yesterday (well, all week, actually) and quickly thawed some apple muffins to bring, and arrived later than I planned, and then didn't make tea. But, everyone was gracious and we had a wonderful afternoon, singing past the hour, and chatting even more outside after. After we finished, I wanted to play one more fun song, I'll Be There by Walk Off the Earth. I love them. Not enough time. 

There were some excellent suggestions for songs to look up to add to the list, and we looked up when some songs were released, surprised by how old some of those songs were. I love it when my lists inspire conversation, memories, and lots of great ideas about other songs. One reason I make the lists so long, hours of music, is so that we don't feel tied to a plan, and so I am not making all the decisions. 

Next week, I'm not making a list or using one of my lists. We are going to help our friend Deb prepare for the concert she's going to next Friday: Paul McCartney! We're going to have a BEATLES theme! Well, Beatles and Wings, and whatever we find on Paul McCartney that we feel like singing. It will be lots of awesome music. We will use an Apple Music playlists.

Here's a selection of the music we sang and listened to yesterday:

  • Always by Forrest Frank
  • Count on Me by Bruno Mars
  • Don't Give Up (feat. Kate Bush) by Peter Gabriel  
  • Dont' Stop Believing by Journey
  • Friendship by Micky Deems, Hal Linden & Eileen Rodgers from (Anything Goes, 1962)
  • Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
  • I Got You by Devon Cole
  • I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say by Emu Music
  • Lean on Me by Club Nouveau and by Bill Withers
  • Let Me Be There by Elvis Presley
  • Lord, I Need You by Matt Maher
  • Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendez
  • Stand by Me by Ben E. King
  • Strong by Anne Wilson 

 


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