Name your favorite Journeys song.

Success10

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 6:14 am

The Man from Vilna ("We Danced Round and Round in Circles") Crying

Every time.

Janie Asne

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 6:35 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Those who loved Lulei Soroscha, you need to watch this cover. It is breathtaking.

https://youtu.be/lSeduqqGVZ0

That was beautiful! Thank you

rowo

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 6:44 am

My kids think I’m a bit nuts. Every so often I get in the mood for the journeys songs and listen to them while I cook for shabbos or yomtov.
I sing, laugh and cry my way through the cooking.
They might not appreciate all the songs (yet!) but they can definitely sing a long to a few already.

#Happymom

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 6:59 am

I love all of them.
My favourite is Who Am I?
(Don't you marvel at the sunset as it's rays shine through the trees...)
I used to work with a special needs girls, and when I heard this song, I just thought of her and cried.

Hashem_Yaazor

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 7:11 am

I love many but I walked down to Lulay Sorascha.
A few of my kids are working on learning to play The Place Where I Belong, so so beautiful.
My husband walked down to Ilu Finu... Also very pretty.

amother

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 7:38 am

Yeshivish Reid and We've got the Music .
Not my favorite but they are honorable mentions.

amother

Gladiolus

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 7:44 am

FranticFrummie wrote:

Never heard of him. I still like the songs I listed.

Did you really never hear of him? He’s iconic in Jewish music. An old time legend.

pinkpeonies

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 7:49 am

joe dimaggios card and I was made way back in 1842. both never fail to make me cry

cbsp

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 7:59 am

I think There's no place like home and kavei el Hashem are among my favorites.. Also ilu pinu.

And Pepsi Meyers...

Moonlight

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 8:13 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Every album has a producer. Doni Gross is a producer.
Abie Rottenberg will still be the composer of all the songs

thanks for explaining

b.chadash

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 8:19 am

Who remembers Yankel Am Ha'aretz?

..His Hebrew was atrocious, the place he'd always lose.
He'd show up on Yom Kippur wearing shiny polished shoes
And everyone would laugh and snicker
As he passed them by in shul
Here comes Yankel Am Haaretz, could there be a bigger fool?

freilich

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 8:40 am

For fun I love the 9th man and the atheist convention.

Most others all make me cry...
Lulay soruschu, memories, mama rachel. And of course the man from Vilna.

Abie is a genius, a real gift for our despondent generation.

freilich

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 8:45 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Those who loved Lulei Soroscha, you need to watch this cover. It is breathtaking.

https://youtu.be/lSeduqqGVZ0

Just wow! Thanks for sharing.

amother

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 8:47 am

b.chadash wrote:

My favorite stanza is:
Master of the world, I know you hear my prayer
And I accept my fate in life. Your judgement's always fair
But one thing I must ask of You
Where else am I to turn?
Could I not serve You so much more
if I knew how to learn?

Years later they made this song into a whole movie.

freilich

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 8:50 am

naturalmom5 wrote:

Hershkowitz?"
"Hershkowitz. Feivel!"
"Feivel Hershkowitz! How are you Feivel"
"Burach Hashem, Vus Machte"
"I'm fine, what can I do for you?"
"I'll tell you truth,
I call because I get a big Mazel
Tov. My daughter Chani became a kallah."
"Oh Mazel tov, that's wonderful news"
"Yeah yeah yeah, thank you thank you"
"What can I do to help you"
"Well I'll tell you the truth,
I've never made a Chasunah before,
and I need some of your advice what I should do."
"Oh you came to the right person. Come here boys,
Mr Hershkowitz wants to know how to make a ty

Its Hoishkevitz!

Ihatepotatoes

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 9:04 am

Moonlight wrote:

That's a different song fyi
I met a man from vilna who was traveling alone....
Vs
I was born way back in 1842...

That's the Abe Foxman story, right?

Ihatepotatoes

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 9:05 am

Abie has more meaning in the quiet space between the notes and lyrics of his songs than most singers get into 5 cd's

amother

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 9:09 am

Ihatepotatoes wrote:

Abie has more meaning in the quiet space between the notes and lyrics of his songs than most singers get into 5 cd's

so true!

amother

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 9:10 am

Has no one mentioned the Pesach Blues?
I didnt like it as a kid, but now I appreciate it.