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Ode to old age

:) couldnt help posting it...awesome lyrics..njoy madi

To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP.

One of the musical numbers she performed was "My Favorite Things" from the legendary movie "Sound Of Music."

Here are the lyrics she used:


Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things.


Cadillacs and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.


Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.


When the joints ache,
When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.

Comments

prithz said…
comment firsthuuuuuuuuu.. treat nexsthuuuuuuuuuuu.... read nexsthuuuuuuuuuuuu...
prithz said…
Scene poem!!!! Cool oldies! :P
gils said…
:d hola complan....butterscotch confirmed :D
Bharani said…
super paatuba...indhu madhiri tamizh-la yarachum ezhudungaba :))
Himavan said…
Cool dude! was that original sung by her???
Unknown said…
When the joints ache,
When the hips break,


idhukku unmayaana artham inna? ;)

appurom yaruba adhu julie? enaku pakkathu veetu naayi "julie" dhaan theriyuum! :)
Priya said…
wow! vayasana thatha, patti ellarum kekka vendiya paattu..
KK said…
for now attendance
G3 said…
Enna orey paata post poda aarambichittenga? Oppicela overa paatu kekka vidaraanga pola.. :P
gils said…
olive:
i got it in a mail...

bharani:
yeah..true...nice song actually

contented:
think so...u got the song mp3 or any soft copy??

@bsk:
heheheh....over nakkals of india... :) juliena udanay enaku lakshmi padam thaan nyabagam varuthu...Dil kya kare jab kisi se..awesome song...
gils said…
@pri:
yeah...chanceless song...i liked the lyrics very much...athaan postiten...

@kk:present sire.. :D

@g3:
entha shift neenga ipo???ella neramum comment varuthu??!!!
G3 said…
KKva Katchi thalaivarnnu pottirukeenga? Naatamaiya katchiya vittu thookiteengala? Edhir katchikku idhai therivikkaadhadhai vanmayaaga kandikkindrom :)
G3 said…
Nambilki night shift saarae :)
Venkatesh said…
oda vulazhu old aana ppleku oru super ode forwode panneteenga..

so eppo ungalado kadayodo last part post panna poreenga??
Venkatesh said…
wow. oru rendu naal delayle posta pottu thakki irukeenga???
gils said…
@g3:
enga kathchi ellarum innatu mannar policy..rotation basisla thalamai padavi...idelaam inernal party constitution...katchi konfidential...
@WF:
:)
@venky:
danku..adutha part miga viravil. :D
Has to be me said…
Aha oru esai mazhai ya irruku engai! This was just too good, true & funny 2! Thanx 4 sharing. :)
gils said…
htbm:
romba rasichu padichurukartha paatha...poem ungaluku apta irukum pola :D :D
EarthlyTraveler said…
dec pattu season varadhukkulae neenga ore pattu scene a dhool kilapureenga.A good one.--SKM
KK said…
Super poem Gils... The poem finished with a bang...
Yenakkum Julie appadina odane Lakshmi padam than nyavagam vanthuthu :)
Naan actual'a munnadiye vanthuten munaadi vantha pinnadi theriyathe aana pinnadi vantha naan munaadi theriyumenu...naan pinnadi vanthen... athanaala thanba late aagiduchu :)
gils said…
@skm:
u go to any kutcheris?carnatic moosicla interest unda..namma thozhar KK joopera paaduvar theriyumo...

@kk:
//Yenakkum Julie appadina odane Lakshmi padam than nyavagam vanthuthu :)
//
same katchi..same blud :D :D
kadisila ennathaan sollavareenganu munnadilenthey purila :D

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