Songs From The Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers - Mr Rogers, Mister Rogers, Songs from Mr Rogers

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Amy Grant - "It's You I Like"
Bobby Caldwell - "Sometimes"
BJ Thomas - "It's Such a Good Feeling"
CeCe Winans - "Then Your Heart is Full of Love"
Crystal Gayle - "Did You Know"
Jon Secada - "Won't You Be My Neighbor"
Donna Summer - "Are You Brave"
Maureen McGovern - "This is Just The Day"
John Pizzarelli - "What Do You Do"
Toni Rose - "Just For Once"
Roberta Flack - "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
Ricky Skaggs - "Let's Think of Something To Do"

The way you are right now,
The way down deep inside you,
It’s you, yourself.
It’s you I like.

It's you I like
It's not the things you wear.
It's not the way you do your hair,
But it's you I like.
The way you are right now,
the way down deep inside you,
Not the things that hide you
Not your toys
they're just beside you.
But it's you I like
Every part of you
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings
Whether old or new.
I hope that you'll remember
Even when you're feeling blue
That it's you, yourself
It's you I like.

(Instrumental)

The way you are right now,
the way down deep inside you,
Not the things that hide you
Not your toys
they're just beside you.
But it's you I like.
Every part of you
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings
Whether old or new.
I hope that you'll remember
Even when you're feeling blue
That it's you I like,
it's you yourself, It's you.
It's you I like.

Amy grant appears through the courtesy of: Word Records.
Artist - Amy Grant
Arrangement by Dennis Scott
Orchestration by Jeffery Steinberg
Keyboards: Jeff Lisenby
Bass: Craig Nelson
Drums & Percussion: Tony Mora
Guitars: Tom Wild
The Neighborhood Strings
Background voices: Michael Black, Lea Jane, Lisa Silver

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Sometimes I don't feel like going to bed
I don't feel like getting right up, sometimes.
Sometimes I don't feel like wearing my shoes
But sometimes isn't always

Sometimes I don't feel like combing my hair
I don't feel like washing my face, sometimes
Sometimes I don't feel like saying "okay."
But sometimes isn't always

Sometimes I do feel like going to bed
I do feel like washing my face, sometimes
Sometimes I do feel like saying okay
But sometimes isn't always

Instrumental

Sometimes I don't feel like sometimes I do
I feel like I don't like to feel, sometimes
Sometimes I don't and sometimes I do
But sometimes isn't always
Sometimes Isn’t
Sometimes Isn’t
Sometimes isn't always
Isn't always
Isn't always

Bobby Caldwell appears through the courtesy of: The Music Force Media Group, LLC
Artist - Bobby Caldwell
Horn Chart by Dennis Scott & Neil Rosengarden
String chart by Jim Hoke
Keyboards: Jeff Lisenby
Bass: Craig Nelson
Drums & Percussion: Tony Mora
Guitars: Tom Wild
Sax solo - Jim Hoke
Trumpet/Fluglehorn - Neil Rosengarden
Background Vocals: Gary Janney
The Neighborhood Strings

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It's a good feeling
Such a happy feeling

It's such a good feeling to know you're alive.
It's such a happy feeling
You're growing inside.
And when you wake up ready to say
I think I'll make a snappy new day
It's such a good feeling,
A very good feeling,
The feeling you know that we're friends.

It's a good feeling
It's a happy feeling

It's such a good feeling
To know you're in tune.
It's such a happy feeling to find you're in bloom
And when you wake up ready to say
I think I'll make a snappy new day.
It's such a good feeling,
A very good feeling,
The feeling you know that we're friends.

And I'll be back
When the day is new
And I'll have more ideas for you.
And you'll have things you'll want to talk about.
I will too.

Instrumental

Good feeling, good feeling

It's such a good feeling
To know you're alive.
It's such a happy feeling
You're growing inside.
And when you wake up ready to say,
I think I'll make a snappy new day.
It's such a good feeling,
A very good feeling.
A good feeling,
A very good feeling.
A good feeling to know that we're friends.

It's a good feeling.
Such a happy feeling
It's a good feeling.
It's a good feeling.
Such a happy feeling
I can't help this feeling.

Artist - BJ Thomas
Arrangement by Dennis Scott
String chart by Steve Maudin
Keyboards: Jeff Lisenby
Bass: Craig Nelson
Drums & Percussion: Tony Mora
Guitars: Tom Wild
The Neighborhood Strings
Background Vocals: Cindy Shelton, Duane Hamilton, Lea Jane Burie
Demo Vocal: Michael Black

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Music by Fred Rogers /
Lyrics by Josie Carey © 2005 McFeely-Rogers Foundation

When your heart has butterflies inside it,
Then your heart is full of love.
When your heart feels just like overflowing,
Then your heart is full of love.
Love is fragile as your tears.
Love is stronger than your fears.
When your heart can sing another's gladness,
Then your heart is full of love.
When your heart can cry another's sadness,
Then your heart is full of love.
Then your heart is full of love.

Instrumental

When your heart has butterflies inside it,
Then your heart is full of love.
When your heart feels just like overflowing,
Then your heart is full of love.
Love is fragile as your tears.
Love is stronger than your fears.
When your heart beats for a special someone,
Then your heart is full of love.
When your heart has room for everybody,
Then your heart is full of love.
Then your heart is full of love.
Love.

CeCe Winans appears through the courtesy of Sony Urban Gospal Records
Artist - CeCe Winans
Arrangement & orchestrations by Ted Wilson
Keyboards: Ted Wilson
Drums & Percussion: Tony Mora
Guitars: Tom Wild
Soprano Sax: Jim Hoke
The Neighborhood Strings
Demo Vocal: Cindy Shelton

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Did you know? Did You know?
Did you know that it's all right to wonder?
Did you know that it's all right to wonder?
There are all kinds of wonderful things!
Did you know. Did you know?
Did you know that it's all right to marvel?
Did you know that it's all right to marvel?
There are all kinds of marvelous things!

You can ask a lot of questions about the world...
And your place in it.
You can ask about people's feelings;
You can learn the sky's the limit.
Did you know? Did you know?
Did you know when you wonder you're learning?
Did you know when you marvel you're learning...
About all kinds of wonderful,
All kinds of marvelous,
Marvelously wonderful things?

(Instrumental)

You can ask a lot of questions
About the world and your place in it.
You can ask about people's feelings;
You can learn the sky's the limit.

Did you know? Did you know?
Did you know when you wonder you're learning?
Did you know when you marvel you're learning...
About all kinds of wonderful,
All kinds of marvelous,
Marvelously wonderful things?

Did you know? Did you know?
Did you know? Did you know?

Artist - Crystal Gayle
Arrangement & orchestrations by Jeffrey Steinberg
Piano: Jeffrey Steinberg
Bass: Craig Nelson
Drums & Percussion: Tony Mora
Guitars: Tom Wild
The Neighborhood Strings
Kids Conductor: Lori Casteel
Kids Vocals: Kristen Voorhies, Stephanie Rotherberg, Noah Rice, Tory Sparkman
Demo Vocal: Cindy Shelton

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It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?

Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

Won't you be my neighbor?
Please be my neighbor?

So let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be...
Please won't you be my neighbor?

Won’t you be, won’t you be mine, neighbor
Won’t you be, won’t you be mine, neighbor

Artist - Jon Secada
Arrangement by Dennis Scott
Horn Arrangement: Jim Hoke
Bass: Craig Nelson
Drums & Percussion: Bob Mater
Guitars: Kerry Marx
Horns: Jim Hoke, Neil Rosengarden
Harmonica: Jim Hoke
Flute: Sam Levine
Background Vocals: Jon Secada

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Are you brave and don’t know it?
Are you brave and can’t tell?
Are you brave and just don’t show it
While others know it very well?
Are you brave and you wonder?
Are you brave and you doubt?
Are you brave above & under
Especially when you’re inside out
Tell me. Won’t you tell me?
Tell me. Are you brave?

Are you brave and don’t know it?
Are you brave and can’t tell?
Are you brave and just don’t show it
While others know it very well?
Are you brave and you wonder?
Are you brave and you doubt?
Are you brave above & under
Especially when you’re inside out
Tell me. Won’t you tell me?
Tell me. Are you brave?

Breakdown

Are you brave and you wonder?
Are you brave and you doubt? Are you brave above & under
Especially when you’re inside out
Tell me. Won’t you tell me?
Tell me. Are you brave?

Artist - Donna Summer
Arrangement by Jason Garner, Dennis Scott & Dave Lawbaugh
Programming by Jason Garner
Vocal Supervisor: Bruce Sudano
Keyboards: Jason Garner
Synthesizer: Hans Nelson
Bongos: Justin Levenson
Guitars: Gary Dales
Background Vocals: Abby Burke, Cindy Shelton, Duane Hamilton, Lea Jane Burie
Demo Vocal: Brit Savage
Rehearsal Pianist: Bruce Dudley

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Music & Lyrics by Fred Rogers &
Josie Carey © 2005 McFeely-Rogers Foundation

If you've got an hour,
Now's the time to share it.
If you've got a flower wear it.
This is just the day.

If you've got a plan,
Now's the time to try it.
If you've got an airplane fly it.
This is just the day.

It's the day for seeing
all there is to see.
It's the day for being
just you, just me.

If you've got a smile,
Now's the time to show it.
If you've got a horn then blow it.
It's the minute to begin it.
This is just the day.

Instrumental

It's the day for seeing
all there is to see.
It's the day for being
just you, just me.

If you've got a smile,
Now's the time to show it.
If you've got a horn then blow it.
It's the minute to begin it.
This is just the day.

Artist - Maureen McGovern
Arrangement by Jeff Harris
String chart by Jim Gray
Piano - Jeff Harris
Bass - Dick Sarpola
Drums & Percussion: Marty Fischer
Acoustic Guitar - Jay Berliner
Synthesizer - Jeff Lisenby
Whistle - Jeff Harris
Strings - The Neighborhood Strings

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What do you do with the mad that you feel
When you feel so mad you could bite?
When the whole wide world seems oh, so wrong
And nothing you do seems very right?
What do you do?
Do you punch a bag?
Do you pound some clay or some dough?
Do you round up friends for a game of tag?
Or see how fast you go?

It's great to be able to stop
When you've planned a thing that's wrong,
And be able to do something else instead
And think this song!

I can stop when I want to
Can stop when I wish.
I can stop, stop, stop any time.
And what a good feeling to feel like this
And know that the feeling is really mine.
Know that there's something deep inside
That helps us become what we can.
For a girl can be someday a woman.
And a boy can be someday a man.

Instrumental

Oh, it's great to be able to stop!
When you've planned a thing that's wrong,
And be able to do something else instead
And think this song!

I can stop when I want to
Can stop when I wish.
I can stop, stop, stop any time.
And what a good feeling to feel like this
And know that the feeling is really mine.
Know that there's something deep inside
That helps us become what we can.
For a girl can be someday a woman
And a boy can be someday a man

I know that there's something deep inside
That helps us become what we can...

That’s what you do!

John Pizzarelli appears through the courtesy of Telarc Records
Artist - John Pizzarelli
Arrangement by Ian Finkel
Piano & Synth: Jeff Lisenby
Bass: Craig Nelson
Drums & Percussion: Tony Mora
Guitars: Tom Wild, John Pizzarelli
Saxs: Jim Hoke, Sam Levine
Trumpets: Neil Rosengarden
Trombones: Barry Green
The Neighborhood Strings

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Just for once, just for once,
Just for once, I want you all to myself.
Just for once, let's be alone,
With nobody else to tell us,
'Do this, do that.
Sit down, get up, come back'
No, nobody else, but nobody else but you
Just for once, just for once,
Just for once, I want you all to myself.
Just for once, let's play alone.
With nobody else, we'll build us a house
With a garden, and no, no. nobody else.
But nobody else but you.
Just once.
Just once.
Just once.
Just once.
Just for once, just for once,
Just for once, I want you all to myself.
Just for once, let's stay alone,
And I'll be the only one with you,
And you'll be the only one with me,
You'll talk with me, I'll talk with you,
Just we two, nobody else, but nobody else, but you.
Just once.
You,
Just once.
Just for once.
Just once.
Just for once.
Just for once.

Artist - Toni Rose
Arrangement & sequencing by Doug Beiden
Guitars: Doug Beiden
Bongos: Justin Levenson
Background Vocals: Britt Savage
Rehearsal Pianist: Bela Horvath
Vocal Conductor: Joey Porrello
Photo: Debbie Anne Nero

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Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?

Instrumental

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor

Won't you please? Won't you please?
Please won't you be my neighbor?

Do do do do do do. Won't you be my neighbor?
Do do do do do do. Won't you be my neighbor?
Please won't you be my neighbor?

Roberta Flack appears courtesy of R.A.S
(Real Artists Symposium, Ltd.)
Artist - Roberta Flack
Arrangement by Barry Miles
Keyboards - Barry Miles, Roberta Flack,
Bass: Craig Nelson
Drums & Percussion - Brian Fullen
Guitars - Kerry Marx
Synthesizer - Han Nelson
Background vocals: Roberta Flack, Barry Miles, Britt Savage, Michael Black, Lea Jane Burie, Lisa Silver

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Let's think of something to do while we're waiting
While we're waiting for something new to do.
Let's try to think up a song while we're waiting
That's liberating and will be true to you.
Let's think of something to do while we're waiting
While we're waiting 'til something's through.
You know it's really all right;
In fact, it's downright quite bright
To think of something to do
That's specific for you.
Let's think of something to do while we're waiting.

Instrumental

Repeat verse

Instrumental

Let's think of something to do while we're waiting
While we're waiting 'til something's through.
You know it's really all right;
In fact, it's downright quite bright
To think of something to do
That's specific for you.
Let's think of something to do while we're waiting.

Ricky Skaggs appears through the courtesy of: Skaggs Family Records
Artist - Ricky Skaggs
Arrangement by Ricky Skaggs
Bass - Mark Fain
Drums & Percussion - Brian Fullen
Guitars & Mandolin - Ricky Skaggs
Guitar - Cody Kilby
Fiddle - Andy Leftovich
Banjo - Jim Mills
Accordin - Jeff Taylor

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