Today

Down Memory Lane / Listening Pleasure

"Today" as sung by Bobby Goldsboro 1969.  The words & music of this popular song  (Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine ...) are created by Randy Sparks (singer with the New Christy Minstrels) 1964. It's in the soundtrack of the film "Advance To The Rear," starring Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, and Melvyn Douglas.  , and it was this vocal group that perhaps had the most commercially successful recording of the song. The song has been recorded by several artists, including the late John Denver. Perhaps the most amusing aspect of this lovely ballad is that many people assume it to be a centuries-old folk song and not part of a Hollywood soundtrack.




TODAY

Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today.

I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover
You'll know who I am by the song that I sing
I'll feast at your table, I'll sleep in your clover
Who cares what tomorrow may bring?

Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today.

I can't be contented with yesterday's glory
And I can't live on promises winter to spring
For this is my moment and this is my story
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing.

Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.



Video Credit:

Today - Bobby Goldsboro. YouTube, uploaded by Nelson Sunico.  Accessed September 11, 2017.

Resource:

Advance to the Rear (Film).  en.wikipedia.org. Accessed SEptember 11, 2017.


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