Goodbye Again

Down Memory Lane / Soundtrack

An all-time favourite piece of music, Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op.90 - III. Poco allegretto, has just been played at Fine Music 102.5, a radio station I often listen to. So poignant. So heartwarming. Memories came creeping into my otherwise quite turbulent mind.

This piece is used as soundtrack of a 1961 classic romantic drama movie entitled Goodbye Again, starring Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins and Yves Montand. It was released in Europe as Aimez-vous Brahms?, adapted from a novel by Francoise Sagan, first published in French in 1959, and published in English the following year.

Incidentally, today, 7th of May, marks the birthday of Johannes Brahms, as well as Pyotr Tchaikovsky, two favourites.  


Below is a video of Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op.90 - III. Poco allegretto, with Maestro Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic.  (YouTube, uploaded by Nathaniel Adams. Accessed 7 May 2018.) 

"Say no more it’s goodbye
As before it’s goodbye
Every move, every sigh
Seems to prove it’s goodbye again."

Timely reflections through this piece of music as I decide to take an indefinite break from Facebook, a place I've freely given my time and efforts. Overly...  Distanced silences greatly help get things get into perspective.  

(c) 2018.  Tel Asiado. Leaves from my Musings. All rights reserved.

Life is about balance

To relax, breathe deeply, when I sense I'm getting overrun by outside influences and losing my feelings.

We need time to lighten up defuse. We need time to contemplate, to reflect.  Just as in sleep our mental faculties relax, at some time in the day... so I need to disconnect from the moment's anxiety, before I can reconnect.  

Life is about balance. To trust but not be deceived. To be kind but not be abused. To never stop from improving.




(c) May 2018. Tel. Autumn Self-Reflections. All rights reserved.

Make Someone Happy

Randon Thoughts / Listening Pleasures

It's a wonderful feeling when we make someone happy.


This lovely popular song "Make Someone Happy" is introduced in the musical Do Re Mi with with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and a book by Garson Kanin, who also directed the original 1960 Broadway production. The plot is about a minor-league con man who decides to go straight by going into the business of juke boxes and music promotion.

Below, the song  is beautifully interpreted by Monica Ramey, singer, and Beegie Adair, pianist.  I first heard this beautiful song sung by Jimmy Durante in the film "Sleepless in Seattle." 

Make Someone Happy

Songwriters: Adolph Green / Betty Comden / Jule Styne

Make Someone Happy lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

It's so important to make someone happy,
Make just one someone happy;
Make just one heart the heart you sing to.
One smile that cheers you,
One face that lights when it nears you,
One girl you're ev'rything to.

Fame if you win it,
Comes and goes in a minute.
Where's the real stuff in life to cling to?
Love is the answer,
Someone to love is the answer.
Once you've found her, build your world around her.

Make someone happy, make just one someone happy,
And you will be happy, too.

Related Links / Resources:

Do Re Mi (Musical). en.wikipedia.org 




Video Credit:

Monica Ramey with Beegie Adair - Make Someone Happy. YouTube, uploaded by MLRJazz. Accessed May 1, 2018. 




(c) 2018.  Tel Asiado.  Leaves from my Musings.  All rights reserved.