During the past several years Burt has composed many songs and arranged them in the barbershop style.  Almost all are suited for Barbershop Harmony Society contests except as noted.  If your quartet or chorus is looking for something new and sometimes challenging, you may find it here.  At your request two or three sample pages will be sent for your examination.  Sorry - no tapes are available.  All manuscripts are professionally hand copied and very legible.

Alexander’s Brand New Ragtime Band

CC 1535 - If there’s a hint here of another Alexander song, it’s no accident. But this new band is nothing like the old one.  Plenty of excitement here, but the music is challenging.  If there are very good singers in your group, you may want to give it a try.  (4 to 5)

All Alone In The Air

CC 1502 - Romance in the air. “Take your girl for a whirl in an aeroplane - - no one can follow you there.” “Sally or Mary, or Betty or Jane, you can hug ‘em  and squeeze ‘em, they’ll never complain.” “You’ve got nothing to lose and plenty to gain - - - all alone in the air.”  Neat, bright up tempo, but not supersonic.   (3 to 5)

Annie

CC 1519 - I guess most everyone has sung the tag to this song which was written because the tag needed a song. “When I stopped at your house, the shades were all drawn - - - no one answered my knock on your door.” The little boy next door shook his head and said, “Annie doesn’t live here anymore.”  You get the idea. “The saddest words that ever I have heard are, ‘Annie doesn’t live here anymore’.”  A solid barbershop tear jerker.  More than average difficulty requires good singers with an artistic flair for interpreting a lyric.  (4 to 5)

April In My Heart

CC 1566 - A tender, heartfelt ballad that sings of love. “When the leaves of gold September promise mornings cold and clear, I thrill each time I see you with sweet April on your cheek. Though time and change conspire to keep us far apart, I live again the warmth of you, as April fills my heart.” Honest to goodness barbershop, too. (3 to 5)

Around The Christmas Tree

CC 1552 - This song was originally written for younger, school age singers, but with a few word changes, it will serve to set the mood for the holiday season.  NOT FOR CONTEST (2 to 3) Same as CC 319 and CC 719

As Long As There’s Music Somewhere

CC 1511 - It doesn’t require much imagination to guess what this solid barbershop, up tempo song is all about - - music! “I can do without movie stars, hot rod cars and big cigars - - - got no worries, haven’t a care, as long as there’s music somewhere.”  “Listen to this new sensation, it’s barbershop intoxication” “What, me worry? I haven’t a care as long as there’s music somewhere.” Bright swingy rhythms. (3 to 5)

Been There, Done That

CC 1534 - This NON-CONTEST show number has a bit of a country feel about it. This guy wanted to show his honey a great time, so he took her to a rodeo, a skating rink, a rock’n’roll dance, a barbeque, a country show, and finally to a barbershop show. And each time he gets into more trouble than the time before. “He’s been there, done that, and don’t wanna do it again.”  Country swing, maybe? Lotsa laughs for four guys who can ham it up a little. (3 to 5)

Best Is Yet To Come, The
CC 1556 - Even though the grey is beginning to show, there’s many a thrill left for these singers. “Yes, I’ll be happy ‘cause I know the best is yet to come.” Neat up tempo rhythmic beat adds to the enjoyment. Could be a natural for a slightly older quartet. (3 to 5)

Did You Mean What You Told Me Last Night?

CC 1544 - This song is a swingy, moderate tempo toe tapper.  “So tell me now, is it over somehow?  Did you mean what you told me last night?”  “All night long I’ve been feelin’ so bad, I can’t believe that we have to part. Did you really mean what you told me last night, ‘cause you almost broke my heart.”   (2 to 3)

Do You Remember?

CC 1576 - "Do you remember the time we met, that magical evening in May? The blue of the skies nestled there in your eyes; it seems like only yesterday." "I never knew there could be such bliss; I was tipsy with love's sweet wine." "Years have passed, but I still remember; do you remember too?" Some unusual harmonic excursions add to the fun. OK, it's nostalgic and a little corny, but your audience, and the judges, will enjoy it. (3 to 5)

Ev’ry Time I Look In Your Eyes

CC 1513 - A sparkling up tempo rhythm song that’s fun to sing.  “Blue birds sing, I hear sleigh bells ring, and I feel my temp’rature rise. Mercy me! Is this a dream I see ev’ry time I look in your eyes?”  “I’m like a boy with a birthday toy ev’ry time I look in your eyes - - your great big gorgeous eyes!” Solid barbershop all the way, with a high voiced, bright tag. (3 to 4)

Ev’ry Time We Say Hello

CC 1571 - Ah! The joys of being in love. “Roses bloom, ‘round the room, fill the air with sweet perfume, ev’ry time we say Hello.”  A key change takes the music to a new level of excitement with a “stomp” treatment, and a one-of-a-kind tag. (3 to 5)

For Cryin’ Out Loud

CC 1560 - “Who said my heart didn’t thrill for you?  Who said I wouldn’t love you till the day I die?” “ For cryin’ out loud - - who told you that?”  Up tempo with a solid beat and pure barbershop chording.  And a bit of a surprise ending. (4 to 5)

Glory Train, The

CC 1531 - Here’s a rousing, non-contest gospel number that will start your listeners clapping their hands. “Get on board, if you want to see the light shine.” It really moves, and you can hear the train clickety clackin’ along the track. Hallelujah! (3 to 4)

Goodbye, Old Friend

CC 1565 - “It’s always hard to bid goodbye - the words never easy to say. But you would go your way and I would go mine, so goodbye - - my old friend.” The song’s message is powerful - and timeless. Ballad, of course, and solid barbershop.    (3 to 4)

Gosh! Oh, Golly! Oh, Gee Whiz!

CC 1522 - A bright up tempo number that moves along. The guy singing this song is so much in love, and so tongue-tied, that all he can say is: “Gosh!” and “Oh, Golly!” And “Oh, Gee Whiz!” “Without warning, one fine morning, love came into view.”  The tag has a couple of surprises. Ends high and bright. (3 to 4)

Gotta Sing

CC 1506 - An up tempo rhythm song about the joys of singing. “A day without sunshine only lasts for a while, and a life without music simply isn’t my style.” “Gotta sing - - chords that ring. A day isn’t right without a song.” It’s what we’re all about in this barbershop organization. With a tag that will make you cheer. (3 to 4)

Great Day Comin’

CC 1515 - An up tempo rouser with gospel overtones. “Gonna be a great day comin’ when I lay my burden down, - - - when I wear that golden crown, - - - when my heaven I have found, when I can walk on the other side.” Some key changes will keep the singers on their toes. And a seven part bell chord display (with four voices!) leads up to a smashing climax. Hallelujah! NOT FOR CONTEST (3 to 4)

How Was I To Know?

CC 1541 - A strong lyrical ballad with a message. “I just can’t believe I’m losing you now; what will I do without you?” “How was I to know the magic was gone? Was there something that I didn’t do for you? How was I to know I was losing you?” With an unusually poignant tag you can put your heart into. (2 to 3)

I Didn’t Like It The First Time I Tried It

CC 1530 - A ‘falling in love’ kind of song about that first romantic fling. He sings, “I didn’t like it the first time I tried it, but now I’m a different guy.” Medium up tempo with a swingy rhythm. (2 to 3)

I Don’t Care Who Knows

CC 1567 - Another neat, easy beat tune about being in love. “I won’t talk about movies, or Broadway’s latest shows - - but I’d walk a mile just to see her smile.” “I won’t talk about taxes, or where my money goes, but the stars above know I’m in love, and I don’t care who knows it!” All barbershop, too. (2 to 3)

I Don’t Need Any Of These To Tell Me I’m In Love

CC 1521 - A moderate tempo swinging rhythm song. “Who needs the sun, who needs the moon, who needs the skylark trillin’ his tune? I don’t need any of these to tell me I’m in love.” “Who needs the night, - - the stars, - - - strummin’ guitars? I don’t need any of these - - - .” With a great tag, and solid barbershop all the way. You’ll have fun with this. (2 to 3)

I Guess It’s Time To Go Back Home

CC 1540 - Life in the big city ain’t what it’s cracked up to be. “Everything I love I left in my home town; tomorrow I’ll return and there I’ll stay.” “I guess it’s time to go back home - - to the folks I knew before I left to roam.” “Mom and Dad - - and my buddies down at Joe’s where we sang till time to close.” A ballad, naturally. With two unusual tags to choose from - with some neat surprises. (1 to 3)

I Guess It’s Time To Say Goodnight

CC 1507 - These two are so in love, but he sings - - - “Ev’ry time you thrill me with your kisses sweet - - - knocks me off my feet. Why do we have to say when the moon is bright - - - I guess it’s time to say Goodnight?” They do get hitched in the end and never again have to say “I guess it’s time to say Goodnight.” A moderate up tempo number with an easy swingy beat. (2 to 3)

I Know You’re Lyin’ But I Love It

CC 1555 - She keeps saying all these sweet things. But he sings, “I don’t believe a word you say, my dear, my sweet, my honey bun. You’re drivin’ me crazy, can’t you see? But it’s loads and loads of fun.” “When you say you think I’m swell, I’m the one who rings your bell - - well, I know you’re lyin’, but I love it, I love it.” “When you say that we should wed, and share a king sized double bed - - whoa, whoa! - - I know you’re lyin’, but I love it.” A swingy medium tempo rhythm song. Solid barbershop harmony. (2 to 3)

I Miss You So

CC 1568 - He sings of their love but found that “too soon I lost you. The years cannot erase, nor the passing time replace my love - - - I miss you so.” Solid, barbershop ballad with an unusual tag that will knock your socks off. (2 to 3)

I’ll Put My Dreams Away 

CC 1550 - A heartache-y song.  “I built a world around you; luck was mine somehow. It was in a dream I found you; must I leave you now?” “I’ll put my dreams away until I hear you say that you’ll be mine forever more. But if fate keeps us apart and breaks my aching heart, if we should never touch the Milky Way, I will keep my secret sweet for ever and a day - - and put my lovely dreams away - - to stay.” Yes, it’s a ballad with great opportunities for elegant interpretation. (2 to 4)

I’m Afraid To Fall In Love With You

CC 1564 - A medium tempo ballad, not quite easy beat - with lots of interpretive possibilities. “You’re the love I have waited for - my whole life through. But I’ve been hurt so many times - - now I’m afraid to fall in love with you.” “But if you say ‘Forever you’ll love me’, I’ll surely fall in love with you.” Etc. (3 to 4)

I’m Not Gonna Love You Anymore

CC 1525 - A medium up tempo kind of swingy tune. “You hurt me for the last time - - and so I’ll say:” “I’m not gonna love you anymore - - after all the rotten things you did.” “ You say you want to come back - - but I’m not gonna lie awake another lonely night - waitin’ for your knock upon my door - - etc. etc.” “You can beg, you can cry, you can lay right down and die - - but - - I’m not gonna - -etc.” This has a little bit of old time blues flavor to it. A solid rhythm number. (3 to 5)

I’m Still In Love With You

CC1559 - Another ballad about lost love. “The lights were low in that small café - - when I saw you there with my old friend, as you kissed him and said Hello.” You get the picture. And “though you gave your heart to somebody else, I’m still in love with you.” Strong lyric offers fine interpretive opportunities. (2 to 3)

It’s a Brand New Day Today

CC 1510 - A happy song - fast and bright. “Well, it’s a bright new sun up in the sky - no showers to get in your way; so lift up that chin and let the sun shine in, it’s a brand new day today.” An “upper”, not a “downer”. Kind of a screamer tag with a tenor hanger. (2 to 3)

It’s Never Easy Saying Goodbye

CC 1533 - The romance is ended, so it’s time to sing about it. “It’s never easy saying Goodbye at the end of a love affair. Love blossomed in a day and now it fades away - - gone like a smoke ring in the air.” “Stars have lost their glow for mortals here below; it’s never easy saying Goodbye.” This heart tugging ballad needs a sensitive interpretation and singers with good vocal technique. (3 to 5)

I’ve Got News For You

CC 1518 “You said you didn’t love me and you went and left me flat!” “Now you say you’re comin’ home to stay.” NOT! “Heart breakin’ baby, well, I’ve got news for you. I’m gonna find me a brand new baby, one who’ll always love me true.” “So - - don’t you come wailin’ and rappin’ at my door, ‘cause I ain’t gonna love you anymore.” In other words, get lost! Strong rhythmic medium up tempo number with a bit of a blues feeling about it. You’ll have some fun with this. (3 to 5)

Just Another Day Without You

CC 1543 - She’ll only be gone for a week, but it’s Oh so hard to bear. “I never knew a night could be so long; never knew I could miss you so much.” “Ho-hum, time to roll out of bed; time to make the coffee - - - it looks like another grey day today - - just another day without you.” Easy beat rhythms in a swingy kind of medium up tempo tune. (3 to 5)

Just Like My Dad

CC 1524 - A young man leaves home to roam. There just doesn’t seem to be a reason to stay - - he wants to see the world, and he doesn’t want to grow up to be like his Dad. But he finally realizes that the best place of all is the small town where he was born. “I thank my lucky stars when I think of all I’ve had and I pray that I may grow up to be just like my Dad.” Ballad with a message. (1 to 3)

Little Did I Dream

CC 1574 - "I never thought such a beautiful dream could come true, until one day - - I saw you." "Little did I dream I would ever discover the one I was dreaming of - - the one who would share my love." "You changed my life forever to a dream - - but, little did I dream." Some fascinating and unusual harmonic diversions add to the fun of this song and contribute to its challenge. (3 to 5)

Lonely Street

CC 1532 - Slow easy beat ballad. "The streets of the town are empty and grey, the cares of the day are all put away, as I walk alone down Lonely Street, waitin' for my baby to come back home." "Lovers in the park strolling hand in hand whisper their love words sweet and low; the owl in the tree is lookin' down at me; he seems to be sayin' "Let her go, let her go." A neat key change takes the bridge of the song to a completely different tonal area. Ends with a blues-y kind of tag that you can't forget. (3 to 4)

Look At Me Now!

CC 1505 - This guy has found his love and he's a changed man. It's a bouncy tune with a couple of lyrical twists. "I was a regular guy, so meek and so shy, until I looked in Susie's eyes. She taught me how to dance and how to talk romance - - - Oh, look at me now!" But - - "I introduced her to Joe, my best pal." You can guess what happened next. "I'll never make the same mistake again." But here's another twist. "Oh, look right there; I see a dream so fair; I knew that I was sure to fall." And he did. "Oh, look at me, now!" Ends with a super high tenor hanger. (2 to 3)

Look Who's Cryin' Now

CC 1514 - Lost love? Yes. But he's not going to cry about it. "You left the best pal you ever had, and I don't care if you're feelin' bad." "Look who's cryin' now - - look who's sighin' the whole night long. Everybody said you would change your tune, but you kept singing the same old song." "Ev'ry day I'll be happy to say - - look who's cryin' now!" Ends with a tenor hanger. It's an up tempo swingy kind of song. All barbershop. (2 to 3)

Lucky Guy

CC 1553 - "When you threw me down, I thought my world would end. I never thought I'd find another gal to take your place, but - - - her scarlet hair and big tattoos are just my style, she's got all the others beat by a mile." Includes an interpolation from a great song of old - - "She Is Wild, Simply Wild Over Me." Yes, "I found a Harley Honey and I'm flyin' high." Well, you get the idea - it's a hoot. Up tempo - - it moves with a solid beat. (3 to 5)

More Than A Lifetime

CC 1558 - Why is it that songs about lost love get to us? Maybe it's because we've all had the experience, at least once. Here's another one - - a ballad. "My friends all told me I'd forget someday, but I never knew the pain could hurt so bad. I'll need a lifetime of years to forget about you, a lifetime of tears to ease the pain." "If I live to be a hundred, I'll have no regret, but I'll need a lifetime to forget." This ballad offers great opportunities for interpretation by sensitive singers. (3 to 5)

Music And Memories

CC 1523 - The title suggests a ballad, and it is. It's "the close of the day and the sun's last ray brings mem'ries of times of old; - - - brings back a song of pure gold." "Music and mem'ries of days that are gone - - belong to each other like sunrise and dawn. Scenes of our childhood - - young love, first love; the songs we sang 'neath the moon above." "Music and mem'ries belong to each other just like you and I." A tender song of reminiscence that offers excellent interpretive possibilities. (2 to 3)

My Home Sweet Home By The Sea

CC 1503 - A 'homesick' song that's a little different. Even if you have never lived near the water, you will feel the emotion in this ballad.  "When the long day is done and the twilight comes, I dream and I seem to be in my dear old home, my childhood home, by the sea." "It was simple and plain, but the love it contained was warmer than sunshine and sweet as the rain." Demands a sensitive treatment by good singers. (3 to 5)

My Little Black Book

CC 1573 - I don't know if you had a "little black book" to keep track of all the ladies, but this singer does. He sings about four of them in a way that'll keep the audience guessing. Designed with a structural twist that'll make the judges scratch their heads, it's sure to be a crowd pleaser. "My number four is one I adore, she keeps me up until quarter to four", but "wait until you get a look at - my number three is sweet as can be, - - she's my sweet honey bee," and "wait until you lay your eyes on my number two - she's a lollapalooza". But "my number one is second to none". Get the idea? Plenty of lyric, harmonic and rhythmic interest in this song. Great contest number, a little tough but great fun, too. (3 to 5)

New Gal In Town

CC 1542 - A neat mover with a catchy rhythmic beat. "She just came to town last week and guys can't wait to get a peek at this gorgeous hunk of femininity, just moved into our vicinity."  "Sidewalk Romeos can't wait to meet the sweetest gal in town - - they're filled with desperation - - breakin' out in perspiration."  But - - "She and me have got a date on Friday night at half past eight, - - - I've got a feeling that she's gonna be mine, all mine." Yes, this fellow moves fast. Bright and sassy. The tag ends with a tenor hanger just for kicks. (2 to 3)

New Me From Now On

CC 1512 - The mean old world is getting this guy down, but he sings - - - "I'll shake off these old blues and put on some new shoes and take a new look at my life." "I'll be readin' a new book, takin' a new look, - - - I'm sayin' Goodbye to old ways, Hello to new ways - - gonna be a new me from now on."   "I'm settin' my sights away up high, - - I'm spreadin' my wings and gettin' ready to fly; - -  a new me from now on!" The end of the tag builds up with a second bell chord right on top of the first one, to an exciting, high closing chord. Up tempo and bright. (2 to 3)

New Shade Of Blue, A

CC 1554 - She went and left him - - no more bluebirds, no more blue skies. He’s - - “living a new shade of blue while trying to forget about you.” “Since you told me goodbye, there’s a tear in my eye, and I’m tellin’ my heart ‘don’t cry’.” The bridge of the song gets into some blues-y harmonies and wanders off to another key before returning to the original key. Tempo - quicker than a ballad, but not an up tune. (1 to 3)

Oh! Look There, Ain’t She Pretty

CC 1569 - A bright up tune, especially ideal for a younger group of singers. “There’s a new gal in town, she’s got ev’ry fellow’s eye. How she does it, I don’t know, but all they do is sigh - - and cry - - for her they wanna die!” “And when she looks at me my heart goes thumpety thumpin’, something in my brain goes bump-de-bump bump, bumpety bumpin’.” “I wish she was mine - -all mine!”    (2 to 3)

Only A Dreamer’s Dream

CC 1520 - A tender love song, a ballad. “At the twilight hour when the sun is low, I hear your voice - - but it’s only a dreamer’s dream.” “At the dawning hour when the mist is white and the very last star above has dimmed its light, I caress your hand and I kiss your cheek - - but it’s only a dreamer’s dream.” Requires better than average singers with a flair for interpretation.   (3 to 5)

Only One For Me, The

CC 1536 - A neat easy beat number - - solid rhythm throughout. “My one and only is the kind of a girl who sets my heart a-thumpin’ - - sets my brain a-bumpin’.” “When she goes steppin’ by, all the fellas wanna die.” “She hypnotizes, she mesmerizes, she’s got a flair that’s just divine,” In other words, she’s some girl. (1 to 3)

Popularity

CC 1546 - By George M. Cohan and Burt Szabo, 1920 and 1988. Not many people know this ragtime march. It’s part of the music from the show “George M!” Strictly instrumental in the show. Same structure as a Sousa march. It needed words, now it’s got ‘em. “How’d you like to do that dance called ragtime, everybody’s doin’ ragtime - - - listen to the violin and listen to the trumpet as they play pretty melodies. It’s a glad time, not a sad time, if you had time, you could do it.” “ Pushcart peddlers are prancin’. Taxi drivers are dancin’, even couples romancin’ - - - each night in the park, pigeons out in the dark . . . . etc.” It’s probably not for contest, but - - - ?? Solid up tune, but challenging. (4 to 5)

Raining In My Heart

CC 1570 - A ballad about lost love, or maybe she's just away for a while. “It’s raining in my heart; ev’ry day’s a cloudy day while we’re apart.” “If you just come back to stay, there’ll be rainbows every day, and no more raindrops raining in my heart” Great interpretive opportunities here.  With a killer tag you can’t forget.  (1 to 3)

Sing A Song With Me

CC 1504 - NOT FOR CONTEST! This was written when I was still immersed into jazz things, so has some non-barbershop licks and chord progressions in it. “I feel like singin’ a song, want to shout ‘World! I’m comin’ on strong’, and if you’re feelin’ devil-may-care - - - sing a song with me.” “Was there ever a morning so glorious? You just gotta shout ‘Hip Hooray!’ The world is a playground before us. I just can’t help feelin’ this way - - etc. etc. Challenging, bright up tempo tune.   Can you handle it? (4 to 5)

Sing Me A Love Song

CC 1501 - A quickie, an easy to learn medium up tempo song, with a neat beat to it. “Sing me a love song - - blue skies above song - - love that makes the world go round will chase the blues away.” (2 to 3)

Singin’s Great In The Sunshine State

CC 1516 - You say you’re not from the Sunshine State. Too bad. This song’s all about the joys of singing in Florida - - pure barbershop with chords that ring and ring some more. If you have sand in your shoes, you may want to try it. Probably not for contest - - sounds too much like a Florida commercial. And the tag - you may think it’s not gonna end - - it just keeps on building. (2 to 3)

Snowflake Lullaby

CC 1557 - Just what the title indicates - - a lullaby. “Outside the window snowflakes fall - - it’s time to say ‘goodnight’” “Under a blanket of white - - - under a marshmallow sky - - pure as the new fallen snow.” “Low as the hooty owl hootin’ his tune - - the snowflake lullaby.” A gentle rocking rhythm (hope it doesn’t put the audience to sleep) lulls the child into the arms of Morpheus. What more can you ask of a lullaby.? (1 to 3)

So What!

CC 1537 - If you have fancy cars, big cigars, and all the rest - - - it doesn’t mean a thing without music! “So what! If you got gold and pearls, fancy wines and pretty girls - - if you ain’t got music in your bones, you ain’t got nothin’ at all,” Bouncy rhythm, swingy beat. Tag concludes with a tenor hanger and a strong harmonic progression to the tonic. (3 to 4)

Sooner Or Later

CC 1562 - You can count on it - we all fall in love - - - sooner or later. “There’ll come a time when you hold my hand - maybe some night ‘neath the moon so grand.  Sooner or later you’re gonna fall in love with me . . etc.” Neat easy beat, kind of swingy number with some surprises. Tag gives the tenor a chance to show off. (3 to 4)

Suddenly

CC 1528 - A falling in love song. A medium tempo ballad with bluebirds, rainbows and all the rest. “Suddenly, life was new once again, worth the living again, because of you. Until you came along I was lost and blue. You changed my world from grey to rosy hue.” Ah! What love can do! Solid barbershop. (2 to 3)

Tell Me A Story

CC 1545 - A little boy asks for a story at the close of the day. “Tell me the story of Daddy dear, and when he’ll come home to stay.” You guessed it. Daddy was at the war, and won’t be coming home, “When you were only a little boy, your Daddy went over the sea. Now listen close, my only son, for you’re old enough to know.” “The Daddy you love is sleeping fair in a field where poppies grow. You must be brave and strong, little boy, and be the man he knew you would be.” “Pray each day, my precious one, and be proud to be his son.” Heavy lyrical content in this pure barbershop ballad. (3 to 4)

That's My Mary Ann

CC 1578 - It won't take long to discover that this Mary Ann is someone extra special and terrific. "A hundred and twenty five pounds of fun, that's my Mary Ann." And that's not all. "Sixty two inches of dynamite, that's my Mary Ann." "She's a fire alarm, she's a bundle of charm, that's my Mary Ann." And there's more. Neat bouncy rhythms make this a toe tapper you'll have fun singing. Unusual harmonic explorations in the middle section will challenge you a bit. Can you handle it? (4 to 5)

That’s What Friends Are For

CC 1549 - A friendship song. “When the sun is bright, I want you to share my day.” “When the raindrops fall, I need you to show the way - - - to laugh when I laugh - - to cry when I cry.” “When the long day is over, we’ll share our dream for tomorrow - - - that’s what friends are for.” Medium tempo ballad with a powerful lyrical message. (3 to 4)

That’s Why I’m In Love

CC 1508 - “I want to tell you about my brand new gal!” “Wait’ll you see my new baby, see that twinkle in her eye.” “Wait’ll you see the way she looks at me - - that’s why I’m in love.” Just an old fashioned ‘I’m in love’ kind of song. Up tempo with kind of swingy rhythms in pure barbershop style and a tenor hanger in the tag. (2 to 3)

The Snow Falls

CC 1577 - This song may take you into some lyrical and harmonic areas you've never explored before. Back in l910 this would have been advertised as a "high class ballad". Demands some good voices, excellent vocal technique, and a most artistic interpretation. (4 to 5)

To Think That I Cried Over You

CC 1517 - “To think I used to lie awake, crying and whispering your name - - - - but my tears were just wasted on you.” “Now, don’t imagine that your memory haunts me; I’ve given all my love to someone who wants me.” “Once you laughed at me, but now I’m laughing at you.” So there! Neat rhythmic beat in this medium up tempo song. The reprise kicks up the excitement level a notch or two with some clever rhythmic surprises. Tag ends with a l-o-n-g tenor hanger. Solid barbershop. (3 to 4)

Turn Me Loose On Broadway

CC 1572 - New York! It’s a heck of a town! But - - “Broadway doesn’t have the stars like they did - - Jolson and Cantor, Durante and Gleason. The theater needs a new musical star - - somebody to sing - - somebody to dance.” “I’ll tell you that I’m the guy - - all I need is that one - - BIG - - chance!” So - - turn me loose on Broadway - - on the Great White Way. “Take it from me, that’s where I belong - - singing a great new opening song.” “Give me a chance in a musical play - - turn me loose on old Broadway.” Etc. Etc. Medium up tempo with lots of pizzazz. Needs a hammy kind of lead who can lay it out there. Probably NOT FOR CONTEST, but - - - ? (3 to 5)

We’re Gonna Sing All Night

CC 1538 - A song about singing! Sing all night - - “about the moonlight and the Old Henry Clay - - about Sweet Adeline and flowers in May.” “When the clock strikes one, we won’t think of goin’, we’ll stay right there till the rooster is crowin’” - - - etc. etc. “Every Monday night about a quarter to eight - - we all congregate at the church around the corner where harmony is king.” Old songs - - new songs - - we make the chords ring, and ring - - and ring some more! An up tempo tune that really moves along. All solid barbershop with a killer tag. (2 to 3)

What Can I Say?

CC 1575 - "Since that lucky day I found you, I've tried to find the perfect way to say, I love you." "What can I say that I haven't said a hundred times before - - a thousand times before?" "I've studied Shakespeare and all the rest to discover some new words honest and true, but the old ones are still the best ones - - I love you." A sweet ballad with a down to earth message you'll enjoy singing. (3 to 5)

What Will You Do With The Rest Of Your Life?

CC 1563 - This party girl just can’t settle down. The lyric says:  “Think of the days when the summer has flown; think of the days when you’re all alone. What will you do with the rest of your life when the summer days are ending?” “Who’ll hold your hand through the pain and the strife?  Where will you turn when the warmth of the sun disappears in the cool September?”  “Who will be there when the flame is gone, leaving only a dying ember?  Who’ll taste your kiss as the years hurry by and you face December’s dawning?” “What will you do when the summer days are gone?” This lyric asks some tough questions. A dramatic ballad with some unusual key shifts en route to a somewhat untypical ending. (3 to 5)

What Would This Old World Be Like Without Love?

CC 1527 - Indeed. “ - - without a song to sing, - - - without the honey in the comb, - - - without a bell to ring?” “There’d be no twinkle in the sky without the stars above.” “What would this old world be like without love?” etc., etc.  An unusual finger snapping tag that will challenge you more than a little bit. (3 to 5)

When First I Saw You

CC 1561 - Sure, it’s a love song - a ballad. “When first I saw you - standing lovely in the sunset glow; my heart beheld you, as you looked my way and said Hello.” “How long I had waited just for you, till your smile told me you were lonely too.” “Could I imagine I would hold the sunshine in my arms, and like Aladdin, I could summon all your mystic charms.”  Needs very good interpreters. (2 to 3)

When Summer Goes

CC 1548 - I guess we’ve all experienced a summer love - or think we have.  This lyric asks the eternal question - - what will become of our summer love - - when summer goes? “Will the promises we made, like the flowers, begin to fade?” “My heart tells me you won’t love me - - when summer goes.” “ I wonder if our August love will bring the same sweet thrill when summer turns to fall.” (2 to 3)

When The Brighter Day Will Come

CC 1509 - Let’s sing about my heavenly home.  “There’s gonna be joy, sweet joy, ‘way up in my heavenly home - - around that golden throne.” “There’ll be a bright golden stair up in my Father’s house - - when that brighter day will come.”  A bright and fast hand clapper. NOT FOR CONTEST. (2 to 3)

You Call It Madness (I Call It Love)

CC 1526 - How does he know he’s in love? “I feel the touch of starlight in your eyes”. “I see the scent of moonlight on your glove.” “Others may call it madness - I call it love.”   This guy is addlepated, for sure. “I taste the sound of roses in your kiss.” “I feel the spice of rainbows from above.” “Lost in the glow of tangerine ale - - I warm to the touch of cinnamon wine.” Yes, sir, he’s mad in love. Solid barbershop chords throughout make lots of overtones. Can you guess it’s a ballad?    (3 to 5)

You Had To Come Along

CC 1551 - An ‘I’m through with love’ kind of song, with a twist. Neat easy beat rhythm in a medium up tempo song. “I didn’t need a summer romance - - I didn’t feel like takin’ a chance, but when I thought I was through with falling in love - - you had to come along.” Tag ends on a high, bright close voiced chord.   (2 to 3)