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The Essential

by Alexander Thoma

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1.
How lucky can one guy be? I kissed her and she kissed me Like the fella once said, "Ain't that a kick in the head?" The room was completely black, I hugged her and she hugged back Like the sailor said, quote, "Ain't that a hole in the boat?" My head keeps spinnin', I go to sleep and keep grinnin' If this is just the beginnin', my life is gonna be bee-yoo-tee-ful I've sunshine enough to spread, it's just like the fella said Tell me quick, ain't love a kick in the head? Like the fella once said, "Ain't that a kick in the head?" Like the sailor said, quote, "Ain't that a hole in the boat?" My head keeps spinnin', I go to sleep and keep grinnin' If this is just the beginnin', my life is gonna be bee-yoo-tee-ful She's tellin' me we'll be wed, she's picked out a king-size bed I couldn't feel any better or I'd be sick Tell me quick oh, ain't love a kick? Tell me quick ain't love a kick in the head?
2.
Some day, when I'm awfully low When the world is cold I will feel a glow just thinking of you And the way you look tonight Yes, you're lovely, with your smile so warm And your cheeks so soft There is nothing for me but to love you And the way you look tonight With each word your tenderness grows Tearin' my fear apart And that laugh..wrinkles your nose Touches my foolish heart Lovely... Never, never change Keep that breathless charm Won't you please arrange it? 'cause I love you Just the way you look tonight And that laugh that wrinkles your nose It touches my foolish heart Lovely... Don't you ever change Keep that breathless charm Won't you please arrange it? 'cause I love you a-just the way you look tonight Mm, Mm, Mm, Mm, Just the way you look tonight
3.
What´s New 02:34
What's new How is the world treating you? You haven't changed a bit Handsome as ever, I must admit What's new How did that romance come through? We haven't met since then Gee, but it's nice to see you again What's new Probably I'm boring you But seeing you is grand And you were sweet to offer your hand I understand, adieu Pardon my asking, what's new Of course you couldn't know I haven't changed, I still love you so What's new How is the world treating you? You haven't changed a bit Handsome as ever, I must admit But how can you know, I love you so
4.
For once in my life I have someone who needs me Someone I've needed so long For once, unafraid, I can go where life leads me And somehow I know I'll be strong For once I can touch what my heart used to dream of Long before I knew Someone warm like you Would make my dreams come true For once in my life I won't let sorrow hurt me Not like it's hurt me before For once, I have something I know won't desert me I'm not alone anymore For once, I can say, this is mine, you can't take it As long as I know I have love, I can make it For once in my life, I have someone who needs me
5.
What is there to write? What is there to say? Same things happen everyday, not a thing to write, not a thing to say, So I take my pen in hand and start the same old way. Dear, I thought I'd drop a line, the weather's cool, the folks are fine, I'm in bed each night at nine, P. S. I love you. Yesterday we had some rain, but all in all, I can't complain, Was it dusty on the train, P. S. I love you. Write to the Browns just as soon as you're able, They came around to call, and I burned a hole in the dining room table, And let me see, I guess that's all. Nothing else for me to say, and so I'll close but by the way, Everybody's thinking of you, P. S. I love you. I do my best to obey all your wishes, I put a sign up "Think" But I gotta buy us a new set of dishes, or wash the ones that are piled in the sink. Nothing else to tell you dear, except each day seems like a year, Every night I'm dreaming of you, P. S. I love you.
6.
I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhyme I've acted out my love in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you I know your image of me is what I hope to be I've treated you unkindly but darling can't you see There's no one more important to me Daring can't you please see through me Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing You came out in front and I was hiding But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding I love you in place where there's no space or time I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine And when my life is over remember when we were together We were alone and I was singing this song for you We were alone and I was singing this song for you
7.
It seems we stood and talked like this (once) before We looked at each other in the same way then But I can't remember where or when The clothes you're wearing are the clothes you wore The smile you are smiling you were smiling then But I can't remember where or when Some things that happen for the first time Seem to be happening again And so it seems that we have met before And laughed before and loved before But who knows where or when
8.
If 03:19
If a picture paints a thousands words Then why can't I paint you? The words would never show The you I've come to know If a ship is launched a thousands times Then where am I to go? There's no one here but you You're all that's left me too And when, when my love for life is running dry You come and you pour, pour yourself on me If a man could be two places at one time I'd be with you Tomorrow and today Beside you all the way If the world should stop revolving Slowly spinning down to die I'd spend the end with you And when the world was through Then one by one those stars would all go out When you and I should simply fly away
9.
Me and Mrs Jones, we got a thing going on We both know that it's wrong But it's much too strong to let it go now We meet ev'ry day at the same cafe Six-thirty I know she'll be there Holding hands, making all kinds of plans While the jukebox plays our favorite song Me and Mrs, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones We got a thing going on We both know that it's wrong But it's much too strong to let it go now We gotta be extra careful That we don't build our hopes too high Cause she's got her own obligations and so do I Me, me and Mrs, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones Well, it's time for us to be leaving And it hurts so much, it hurts so much inside And now she'll go her way, I'll go mine But tomorrow we'll meet at the same place, the same time Me and Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones
10.
Feeling Good 03:58
Birds flying high You know how I feel Sun in the sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life For me And I'm feeling good I'm feeling good Fish in the sea You know how I feel River running free You know how I feel Blossom on a tree You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life For me And I'm feeling good Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean Sleep in peace when day is done That's what I mean And this old world is a new world And a bold world For me For me Stars when you shine You know how I feel Scent of the pine You know how I feel Oh freedom is mine And I know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life It's a new life For me And I'm feeling good I'm feeling good I feel so good I feel so good
11.
Drinkin' again Thinking of when you loved me Having a few Wishing that you were here Making the rounds Buying a round for total strangers Just being a fool 'Cause I keep hoping, hoping, hoping you'll appear Sure I can borrow a smoke I can sit here all night and tell these jokers some jokes But who wants to laugh, who's gonna laugh at a broken heart Oh, my heart is aching, I swear it's breaking And I'm drinking again Thinking of when you loved me And I'm tryin' to get home With nothin', nothin' but a memory Yes, I'm dying to get home Dying to get home And I got nothin' but a bottle of beer And just my memory
12.
Alles krieg' ich alleine hin Ihr staunt wozu ich fähig bin und weil mich keiner besser kennt Alles krieg' ich alleine hin Ihr staunt wozu ich fähig bin und weil mich keiner besser kennt bin ich selbst mein Assistent. Halt meine eignen Pokerrund'n Psychoanalysestund'n trag' mir selbst Gedichte vor sing mit mir im Doppelchor besiege mich bei Schachpartien hab' mir das meiste selbst verziehen kann für mich eine Lanze brechen mich im Zweifel auch bestechen reich mir selbst den Staffel-Stab und nehm' mir auch die Beichte ab doch gibts nen Punkt an dem ich scheiter' da kämen auch andere nicht weiter Küssen, kann man nicht alleine und ich sag Dir auch den Grund: Küssen das geht auf keinen Fall alleine Denn dazu brauch ich einen anderen Mund Allein ist das unmöglich ich weiß genau das geht nicht Versuche enden kläglich das ist nur vertane Zeit ich müsste mal agieren und endlich kapieren da hilft kein meditieren küssen kann man nur zu zweit ich wär' dazu bereit Ich habe mich sehr gut im Griff bin mein Kapitän und mein Schiff gerat' ich auch mal in die Miesen führ' ich mich aus allen Kriesen spionier' mich selber aus stell mich ein und schmeiß mich raus ich fahr mir hinten rein hau mir danach aufs Nasenbein Ich les mir aus der Hand und klatsch mich an die Wand ich lach mich aus und lüg' mich an das ist es was ich sehr gut kann Nur: Küssen, kann ich nicht alleine und ich sag Dir auch den Grund: Küssen geht auf keinen Fall alleine denn dazu brauch ich einen anderen Mund Du bist gerade hier wie wärs wenn ich mir Dir die Sache mal probier' küssen kann man nur zu zweit ich glaub das du Bescheid weißt Die Lösung klappt zu zweit meist wenn man sich auf die Couch schmeißt ist der Weg zum Kuss nicht weit ich wär' dazu bereit
13.
It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place Except you and me So set 'em' up Joe, I got a little story I think you should know We're drinking my friend, to the end Of a brief episode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road I know the routine, put another nickel In the machine I feel kind of bad, can't you make the music Easy and sad I could tell you a lot, but it's not In a gentleman's code Make it one for my baby And one more for the road You'd never know it, but buddy I'm a kind of poet And I've got a lot of things I'd like to say And if I'm gloomy, please listen to me Till it's talked away Well that's how it goes, and Joe I know your gettin' Anxious to close Thanks for the cheer I hope you didn't mind My bending your ear But this torch that I found, It's gotta be drowned Or it's gonna explode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road
14.
Out of the tree of life, I just picked me a plumb You came along and everything started to hum Still it's a real good bet, the best is yet to come The best is yet to come And babe, won't it be fine? You think you've seen the sun But you ain't seen it shine Wait till the warm-ups underway Wait till our lips have met Wait till you see that sunshine place You ain't seen nothing yet The best is yet to come And babe, won't it be fine? The best is yet to come Come the day you're mine Come the day you're mine I'm gonna teach you to fly We've only tasted the wine We're gonna drain the cup dry Wait till your charms are right For these arms to surround You think you've flown before But you ain't left the ground Wait till you're locked in my embrace Wait till I draw you near Wait till you see that sunshine place Ain't nothin' like it here The best is yet to come And babe, won't it be fine? The best is yet to come Come the day you're mine Wait till your charms are right For these arms to surround You think you've flown before But you ain't left the ground Wait till you're locked in my embrace Wait till I draw you near Wait till you see that sunshine place Ain't nothin' like it here The best is yet to come And babe, won't it be fine? The best is yet to come Come the day you're mine The best is yet to come Come the day you're mine

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Classical Jazz songs and some other favorites of mine.

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released June 26, 2015

With very special thanks to:
Peter Reiter-Schaub, for his extraordinary efforts, his exceptional music skills, for bringing my music down to paper and for putting together an organization that made thi srcording possible.


An extra thanks to my family and the people close to me, for supporting me throughout this project. TO my voice coach Juan Lago - thanks for your great ear and for helping me with my music.


Additional thanks to: Annegret Quintus-Winther for giving us permission to include "Küssen Kann man nicht Alleine" onto thia album, which was arranged by Peter Reiter-Schaub.


Art Direction: Alexander M. Thoma
Design: Annette Löhrer - www.mixture.de
Photography: Selina Meier - www.pixstudios.ch

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Alexander Thoma Frankfurt Am Main, Germany

Die Faszination am Singen entdeckte er im Alter von 10 Jahren. Sein Onkel spielte Ihm damals Frank Sinatra vor. Thoma wollte singen wie Franky Boy. 20 Jahre später traut sich Alexander Thoma ins Studio. Mit Vocal Coach, Band und Arrangeur Peter Reiter-Schaub nahm man sich Klassiker aus Swing und Jazz vor.
Auf "The Essential" findet man Songs, die seine geschmackliche Bandbreite hörbar machen.
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