LibriVox 10th Anniversary Songs
This is the second one.
- You don't have to be able to read music, or even to be able to sing!
- You may sing/speak/shout as much or as little of it as you wish. Extras are welcome - hurrays, whoops and other mad things.
- This one's a bit different. The lyrics leave spaces for you to add readers' and authors' names. If you listen to singalongaruth, you will hear the names I've sung, but you are free to choose whichever names you wish (except verse 5 which is different, and is a tribute). Don't forget to include your own name somewhere in it! There is room for 24 readers' names in the song, and 6 authors, and obviously I can't include ALL the names you all sing, but I may extend it even further as long as it doesn't sound too silly.
- I can't use everything, but the more I have, the more fun it will be. Those of you who have done this before know that I will be using as many voices as I possibly can - some bits solo, other bits duets, other bits a massive chorus of voices. EVERYONE will be in it somewhere!
- MP3 of melody and accompaniment: tenyears_accomp.mp3.mp3
MP3 of melody only: tenyears_melody.mp3
PDF of words and melody line only: tenyearsmelody.pdf
Text file of words only: tenyears_lyrics.txt
Also a bonus singalongaruth, with me taking a warts-and-all go at singing it: singalongaruth2.mp3 (and this one is VERY warty)
- Import (or drag) tenyears_accomp.mp3.mp3 into Audacity.
- In Edit | Preferences | Recording, tick the box that says "Overdub: Play other tracks while recording new one"
- Click record and sing along while listening using headphones if possible. Put the playback sound down low (or adjust the Gain slider at the left of that track) so that it doesn't get recorded with your voice.
- Now you should have two tracks. When you are happy with it, just delete the accompaniment track, and export your voice track as an MP3.
- Don't forget to uncheck the Playthrough box when you have finished.
- Call your file tenyears2015_yourinitials.mp3, and number it [e.g. yourinitials1] if you upload more than one file.
- Upload it to my folder RuthieG by 26th July !
Over to you!1. Ten years, ten years, and still going strong
Giving our voice to the public domain,
So join with us now as we all sing this song,
[your name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name],
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all.
2. Twas twenty oh five when the first book was done
(Freely released to the public domain.)
Then more and more people found out it was fun:
[your name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name],
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all.
3. By twenty ten there were thousands to share
(All our recordings are public domain.)
From Shakespeare to Austen, from Wells to Voltaire.
[author's name], [author's name], [author's name], [author's name], [author's name], [author's name],
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all.
4. And each year we've catalogued projects galore
(All our recordings are public domain.)
Over six thousand readers and every day more.
[your name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name],
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all.
This verse slower:
5. And over the years we have friends who have gone,
Passed away from the earth and its pain.
We rejoice that their voices will always live on:
[Denny Sayers] [icyjumbo] [Cynthia Lyons] [Alan Davis Drake] [Bryfee] [Lucy Burgoyne] [Israel Radvinsky] [Gregg Margarite] [Dorothy Lieder]
Remembered with love one and all
Remembered with love one and all.
Back to original tempo:
6. Ten years, ten years, and that's only the start
(Did I say our recordings are public domain?)
So lend us your ears and we'll give you our heart
[your name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name], [reader's name],
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all.
Ruth