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Carol Perkins: Bursting Forth in Song The wonderful, exuberating power of one's one voice. (Heard alone). Amazing how much confidence one has when no one is watching or in this case, listening. -CP. For the next earlier Carol Perkins column: Carol Perkins shares Great Idea! Survival showers for couples By Carol Perkins Occasionally, I will burst into song as I am riding along, alone, with nothing but a tune in my head and a few lyrics that I can remember. On my way to Glasgow the other day, I sprang into a variety of show tunes from "The Sound of Music" to "My Fair Lady." Not knowing the words to any of the songs from beginning to end, I repeated the lines I did know, growing more powerful in my presentation with each verse. Notice I said I was alone. Amazing how much confidence one has when no one is watching or in this case, listening. Normally, I am not a listener of music or a singer of songs while driving. I never turn on the radio or listen to CDs. I prefer silence at which time I can do my best thinking. This is a time for me to compartmentalize my thoughts and tell myself what needs to be done. Not that I remember any of those plans, but I do enjoy thinking and being quiet periodically. That is why bursting into song is not normal. I must have been inspired by something. I have been reading autobiographies of late, and one of them began with a preface by Julie Andrews. That probably led me to "jar down" on "the hills are alive, with the sound of music." She starred on Broadway in "My Fair Lady" which led me into the chorus of "Wouldn't It Be Lov-er-ly." I have a host of other songs that I can stumble through, making up some of the words as I go-remembering that no one is listening. Singing in the church choir has always been a part of my church life. Not that I am good, but rather often blending and hoping not to be heard. If there are three of us singing tenor and the director wants the tenors to sing louder, he isn't talking to me! However, the joy of singing doesn't require a voice like Julie Andrews-especially when you are alone. My grandchildren have listened to me sing silly songs since their birth, and my favorite is one that my uncles, Lonzo and Oscar, recorded when I was just a child. "Hole in the Bottom of the Sea." There's a hole in the bottom of the sea; there's a hole in the bottom of the sea. There's a hole, there's a hole, there's a hole in the bottom of the sea." Well, you know the rest. The youngsters try to sing along so we have a grand time getting to the flea on a wart on a knot on a log, etc. When we talk each week, I ask all three of the Texas grandchildren to sing a song. For a while, Noah, the four year old, sang, "God Bless the USA." If he left out a line, his brother filled in and then they would fight because Noah didn't want any help. All this from the backseat of the car as my Jon was driving to and from some event whether swim lessons or t-ball. Joseph sings "Sunshine on My Shoulders" in a duet with his mother. I was given a mini concert on our way home from my granddaughter's high school graduation. Carla cut her teeth listening to John Denver and especially this song. Joseph sang the real lyrics and then branched off to those of his own. Maybe that means he'll be a songwriter. That is what Nashville needs-another writer of songs. However, without the writer of songs, there would be no singers of those words and no middle-aged woman, driving alone down the Cumberland Parkway and with no warning, bursting into familiar lyrics. One just came to mind and I'm singing right now: "Sing, sing a song, sing it loud, sing it strong." I bet you're singing with me. - Carol Perkins This story was posted on 2012-06-24 11:09:33
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