11/17/13 - NNHS Newsletter - I Say a Little Prayer
“No
one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil;
not that he practices it, but he suffers from it.”
- Guy H. King
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11/17/13 - NNHS Newsletter - I Say a Little Prayer
“No
one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; - Guy H. King |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Here's a nice peaceful golden oldie for you.
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kafVkPxjLYg - I Say a Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick, 1967
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer:
| "I Say a Little Prayer" (sometimes erroneously rendered as "I
Say a Little Prayer for You") is a song
written by
Burt Bacharach and
Hal
David for
Dionne Warwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in December 1967.[1] Intended by lyricist Hal David to convey a woman's concern for her beau who's serving in Vietnam, "I Say a Little Prayer" was recorded by Dionne Warwick in a 9 April 1966 session. Although Bacharach's recordings with Warwick typically took no more than three takes (often only taking one), Bacharach did ten takes on "I Say a Little Prayer" and still disliked the completed track feeling it rushed. The track went unreleased until September 1967 when it was introduced on the album The Windows of the World which largely consisted of older material; it was Scepter Records owner Florence Greenberg rather than Bacharach who wanted "I Say a Little Prayer" added to that album. [2] from which it had a single release in October 1967 as the intended B-side of the newly recorded track "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls": however the brisk sound of "I Say a Little Prayer" which Bacharach disliked proved to be the comeback sound for Warwick as "I Say a Little Prayer" became the original favored side reaching #4 that December on the Billboard Hot 100 - Warwick's first Top Ten appearance since "Message to Michael" in the spring of 1966 - and also #8 on the Billboard R & B Chart and #4 on the Canadian Charts. "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" would become a hit subsequent to the success of "I Say a Little Prayer" reaching #2 in February 1968: Warwick's "I Say a Little Prayer"/"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" single would receive gold certification from the RIAA for sales of a million units becoming the only certified gold single of the first phase of Warwick's career. "I Say a Little Prayer" b/w "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls", became one of the most successful double-sided hits of the Rock era. Like several Bacharach compositions, both sides contains passages written in unusual time signatures. The verses of "Prayer" are constructed of 2 successive measures of 4/4, a measure of 10/4 (using 4/4 + 2/4 + 4/4), and 2 final measures of 4/4. The chorus is in 11/4 (using 4/4 + 3/4 + 4/4). |
"Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness." |
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
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Happy Birthday today
to
Ronald Creech ('57)!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Happy Birthday this week to: |
21 -
The late
Rose Woodard Groff
('65)
(deceased
10/14/84);
23 -
John Howard ('66) of VA
AND
Peggy Cooke Wolfley ('71) of VA
AND
the late
Fayetta Covert Stansbury
(NNHS / Ferguson HS - '72)
(deceased 06/03/10) !
24 -
Sharon Hilsdon Bryant ('68) of VA!
Many Happy
Returns, One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
THIS DAY IN WWII:
November 17, 1939
- Nine
November 17, 1941 - Joseph C. Grew, U.S. ambassador to Japan, cabled the U.S. State Department that he had heard that Japan had prepared a plan to attempt a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. The attack was "planned, in the event of trouble with the United States."
THIS DAY IN 1963:
| Sunday, November 17, 1963 - Drummer (Annihilator
and
Primal Fear)
Randy Black was born in
Moose
Jaw,
Saskatchewan,
Canada. Sunday, November 17, 1963 - Writer Daniel Scott was born in Milton, Massachusetts.
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From
Me
('65) of NC - 11/16/13 - "The Fourth Doctor (Who)":
From My Niece, Shari, of VA -
11/06/13 - "Some Things People Regret the Most Before They Die (#12 in a series
of 19)":
DATES TO REMEMBER:
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.com
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Written by
Burt Bacharach (b. 12 May 1928) and
Hal David
(b. 25 May 1921)
"I Say a Little Prayer" midi courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/4836/bso2.htm - 11/16/07 "I Say a Little Prayer" lyrics courtesy of http://www.lyricsdownload.com/dionne-warwick-i-say-a-little-prayer-lyrics.html - 11/16/07 Image of Woman Praying courtesy of http://community.livejournal.com/______faith/profile - 11/17/07 Image of Woman Applying Makeup courtesy of http://www.reaganspaandsalon.com/1848967.html - 11/17/07 Pastel Divider Lines clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars7.html - 05/24/06
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy
of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Ferguson High
School's
Anchor clip art courtesy of
Steve Silsby (FHS - '72) of
NC - 12/14/05 Animated LOL
Cats courtesy of Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of NC - 12/10/11 Back to NNHS Newsletters - 2013 |
