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Honor Flight
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I wrote this song to help raise awareness of a campaign to raise funds for the Honor Flights that take WWII Vets to see the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. For more information, go to honorflight.org
singer songwriter acoustic beatles music florida new york love songs writer college performer larry whitler robin macblane
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
Song Info
Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Author
Words and Music by Larry Whitler
Rights
2011 Quill And Keyboard Production
Uploaded
February 13, 2011
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MP3 8.6 MB 320 kbps 3:46
Lyrics
Sally was older than most of the guys That came to her all night cafe They'd come from the theaters in '41 They'd talk about "Citizen Kane" They'd talk about girls they were courting And how they would make them their wives But later that year we entered the war And it altered the rest of their lives Courageous they answered the call In an age when hatred was out of control They defined a generation Sacrificing for the nations In dawn's early light We salute our heroes today On an Honor Flight--- Sally would post all the letters she got From the men who were fighting the war They'd come from the theatres around the world Saying, "Brew up a pot, I'll be back for more." And some of those men kept their promise And some never came back at all And, today you'll find, at ninety-nine Sally still has their words on her wall Courageous they answered the call In an age when hatred was out of control They defined a generation Sacrificing for the nations In dawn's early light We salute our heroes today On an Honor Flight--- Sally's Cafe is buzzin' today As the Ladies' Auxiliary Raises some money with biscuits and honey For a Veterans' flight to D.C. And they humbly accept the donation They don't think themselves heroes at all But today they will know that we honor them so When they gaze at that star studded wall Courageous they answered the call In an age when hatred was out of control They defined a generation Sacrificing for the nations In dawn's early light We salute our heroes today On an Honor Flight---
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robnonair
Feb 12, 2011
"Honor Flight" brings tears to my eyes, Larry. Such a beautiful and visual song. Your guitar/vocal is very impactful with your lyric. The men and women of World War II ... you are helping preserve their memory and the sacrifices that they made. You are bringing awareness of something wonderful going on today...