Jonathan Ansell and Hayley Westenra singing Today Won't Come Again at the Festival of Remembrance

[trousers5184]

No wonder Dame Vera was clapping. Magic. Still Magic even.

[TheAjs1944]

wow Haley never ceases to amaze,that last note i would not have thought possible

[iam2sweet29]

That high note at the end was INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!

[mw142]

does any one know if this has been released yet? or if at all?

[trousers5183]

Don't know. But the two of them are doing a VALENTINES tour in the UK in February.

[boundary13]

Hi all, I don't know if it's been released yet,I copied the words out of the programme from the festival itself. I was honoured to take part in the November ceremony! KByte1650 I cry everytime I listen to the song!

[KBYTE1650]

And there was, no doubt, not a single eye in the crowd without a tear!

[trousers5183]

Sorry to be a pedant, sqid, but again you have typed "tomorrow" won't come again instead of "today" in the fourth line of the "both together" part.

May I ask where you acquired the lyrics in the first place ? (Well done for getting them)

[Sqid101]

The individual bits I got from listening to the song. I couldn't make out the words precisely when they were singing together, but boundary posted those verses, which I copied and pasted. The tomorrow is in Boundary's post too. Not that I'm blaming him, I missed it. I was going to play it slowed down on my computer but I believe boundary has accurately filled in the bits I missed. Treat them with caution though because they are just based on listening to the singers, they're not official.

[Sqid101]

There was a mistake in "both sing". It should be: There are worlds I cannot conquer, I'll leave them to braver men. All I want is you beside me, For tomorrow won't come again. Thanks to those who fell for freedom, Our hearts still remember them. And their mem'ry just reminds us And their mem'ry just reminds us That today won't come again That today won't come again Thanks to boundary13 for adding some I couldn't make out the first time.

[rynerich]

Thanks for that Squid101. A further correctionm to "both sing" verses. It should be: There are worlds I cannot conquer, I'll leave them to braver men. All I want is you beside me, For today won't come again. Thanks to those who fell for freedom, Our hearts still remember them. And their mem'ry just reminds us That today won't come again And their mem'ry just reminds us That today won't come again

[rynerich]

Sqid101. Apologies for the typo in your name.

[Sqid101]

Thanks for the correction to my correction ;-). Don't worry about the misspelling -- with a "u" would be more usual anyway. I think between a number of us we just about have the words right now!

[Sqid101]

Entire thing No. 3 Both sing: There are worlds I cannot conquer, I'll leave them to braver men. All I want is you beside me, For tomorrow won't come again. Thanks to those who fell for freedom, Our hearts still remember them. And their mem'ry just reminds us That today won't come again That today won't come again

[Sqid101]

Entire think No. 1

Hayley sings:

I could hold your hand for ever

But will come a moment when

One of us is will be memory

For today won't come again

Every day's a gift from heaven

Welcome as a long lost friend

Oh my love I love you dearly

And today won't come again

[Sqid101]

Entire thing No. 2 Jonathan sings: Jonathan sings: Let our hearts not waste a moment Summer days will always end Love can stop that clock from turning And today won't come again Every day's a gift from heaven Welcome as a long lost friend Oh my love I love you dearly And today won't come again

[rynerich]

Hi Sqid101. Great to have all the words to this beautiful song. Just noticed there is a typo in the fourth line of Hayley's part - an unnecessary "is" has managed to infiltrate the song.

[trousers5183]

I'm NOT gonna do this work for you ! YOU need to look back through the previous comments and you will see who wrote this, and realize why this is not yet commercially available (up to press)

[mw142]

That was why i wanted the composer so i could defently find it if and when released and i apologise i only read the last few comments

[mw142]

this event was one of the highlights of my year as i was there as for these performances and they where absolutely amazing i was deffiently moved all 3 times i heard it lol a lovely song sung by 2 amazing and lovely people!

[trousers5183]

Were all 3 performances public ? When was the first (and subsequent ones) ? Presumably this, in front of HRH, was the finale. Thanks.

[mw142]

yea i was lucky enough to see the rehearsal in the morning then the afternoon performance then the evening performance which was in frount of HRH this was the broadcasted performance ie the evening one.

[mw142]

does anyone know who the composer is? or how i can dwonload this amzing peice to my ipod?

[trousers5183]

It's always annoying when you can't quite catch the words of a favourite song; so thanks ever so much to boundary13 for supplying them here. I'm sure this will be a Festival Favourite for years to come. (slight typo 8th line down ? Today not tomorrow ?)

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[boundary13]

Everyday's a gift from heaven Welcome as a long lost friend. Oh my love I love you dearly And today won't come again. There are worlds I cannot conquer, I'll leave them to braver men. All I want is you beside me, For tomorrow won't come again. Thanks to those who fell for freedom, Our hearts still remember them. And their mem'ry just reminds us That today won't come again

[boundary13]

Let our hearts not waste a moment, Summer days will always end. Love can't stop that clock from turning And today won't come again. Everyday's a gift from heaven Welcome as a long lost friend. Oh my love I love you dearly And today won't come again. I could hold your hand forever, But there'll come a moment when One of us will be a mem'ry For today won't come again.

[boundary13]

This was the first ever showing of this song, newly written especially for the Festival of Rememberance 8/11/08. A truly amazing performace (yes Hayley did have a chest infection), I was lucky enough to be a part of this festival and this song holds a lot of emotion for me! Beautiful!

[trousers5183]

Pity !

I was gonna go to Bridgewater Hall to see her next Monday.

[2bitwannabe]

It was a shame about but BW Hall (more so for Hayley than her fans to have to postpone at such late notice, I know Hayley was very upset abouut this) but at least it'll now take place on 21th Feb 09 ;)

[trousers5183]

Thanks for that 2bitwannabe. I'm a Rock'n'Roller actually and had never heard of either H or J before seeing them on the telly and being captivated by their performance,so much so as to pursue this as far as I already have.

[joobylooby]

Not often that a song reduces grown men to tears...

[Sqid101]

Both sing:

Dunno

Dunno

All I want is you beside me

And today won't come again

Dunno

Dunno

And that Memory just reminds us

That today won't come again

[Sqid101]

Hayley sings (I think):

I could hold your hand for ever

But will come a moment when

One of us is will be memory

For today won't come again

Every day's a gift from heaven

Welcome as a long lost friend

Oh my love I love you dearly

And today won't come again

[Sqid101]

Jonathan sings (I think):

Let our hearts not waste a moment

Summer days will always end

Love can stop that clock from turning

And today won't come again

Every day's a gift from heaven

Welcome as a long lost friend

Oh my love I love you dearly

And today won't come again

[trousers5183]

Thanks for that Stella835. Everything about this performance is A1 ; the tune, lyrics, arrangement, vocals and even the venue. What a great duo J and H make.

[Sqid101]

I felt that Hayley wasn't in her best form, compared with some of her other recent performances, and it turns out that she did/does have a chest infection and has had to cancel or reschedual a couple of gigs. This means it could even be a little bit better with both of them 100%!

[trousers5183]

I've tried ev'ry trick in the book and still cant find the lyrics. Maybe it's a translation ?

[stella835]

Today Wont Come Again, is a new song.

Geoff Stevens wrote the music

Don Black was the Lyricist

[Sqid101]

I believe that this was the first ever rendition of it. As Stella says, it's a new song. The lyrics were known to Don Black, who wrote them, Geoff Stevens, and Hayley and Jonathan. They should appear on the Net before too long.

[popinfresh]

i love it, can anyone find the lyrics?

[eilo060662]

such a lovely song and as usual sung to perfection by jonathan and haley

[tobehonest1]

What a lovely song so beautifully performed by Jonathan and Hayley. It is well suited for such an emotional ceremony as this.

I'm sure the whole of RAH were moved , I know was by just watching it on tv. Congratulations Jonathan and Hayley.

[Jonsangel]

another beautiful song for Jonathan and Haley.And so fitting for the occasion. They really do suit each other voacally.

[stella835]

This song is so beautiful,and so fitting for the occasion,Jonathan and Hayley sing it with such feeling,they are so talented,

[finioni]

Jonathan & Hayley's voices compliment each other so well on this moving duet -what a class act they are.

[lesliecat]

Fabulous duet!

[cathyk2002]

Absolutely AMAZING performance from Jonathan & Hayley.

I noticed a tear on Dame Vera Lynn's cheek after that and I'm sure many more people were the same, including me !!!

[Molly5853]

Fabulous! Beautiful duet sung fantastically by both! And the words so poignant for the occasion.