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If I Had A Hammer by Trini Lopez

If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between
My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah
All over this land

If I had a bell
I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening
All over this land
I'd ring out danger
I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between
My brothers and my sisters ah-aaah
All over this land...

The original version of If I Had A Hammer was part of Trini Lopez's debut album Trini Lopez Live which was released in 1963. This hit single was top of the charts in nearly 40 countries and sold over a million copies worldwide. If you are listening to this song, remember, Lopez expects you to sing with him.

5 songs playing in     my ear

1. Honesty by Billy Joel

2. Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen

3. Hotel California by The Eagles

4. Up Where We Belong by Jennifer Warnes & Joe Cocker

5. Livin' on a Prayer by Jon Bon Jovi

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I Made It Through The Rain by Barry Manilow

Here's some beautiful music. American singer Barry Manilow touches a chord, with his voice, the lyrics and the music, with I Made It Through The Rain from his self-titled album Barry released in 1980. Check it out...

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Forever and Ever by Demis Roussos

While Greek singer Demis Roussos is best known for his brief involvement with the rock band Aphrodite's Child [End of the World (1968), It's Five O'Clock (1969) and 666 (1972)], it's his solo albums from 1971 through 2009 that's really worth listening to. Out of his vast repertoire of solo music, my own favourite is Forever and Ever (1973). Listen to it and I promise you'll soon be lip syncing with Roussos. Having said that, Engelbert Humperdinck's version is equally good if not better.

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Oh! Carol by Neil Sedaka

This 1959 hit song by American singer Neil Sedaka is just the number to serenade your girlfriend or make up with her if you have had a fight. Just substitute Carol for you know who... You'll love the beat, the rhythm, the lyrics, and the foot-tapping Sedaka who dedicated the song to Carole King, his girlfriend and fellow pop singer.

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What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong 

Listen to the late American jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Daniel Armstrong's What A Wonderful World (1968) and you will find all your problems melting away—even if it's just for 2.21 minutes. A feel-good sentimental song that will cheer you up in troubled times.