"Spotlight on Christmas" Rufus Wainwright cover

Merry Christmas!

Uff, I have no business covering this song - I can't really hit the high notes, lol! Oh, well I'll probably delete this on Boxing Day, but here it is for a while, heh.

"Spotlight On Christmas" by Rufus Wainwright

People love the working man
Who does the best that he can
But don't forget all the horses and toys
Never could fix the poor little rich boys
People say they love the maid
Who sweats and toils just like a slave
But don't forget all the diamonds and pearls
Never could fix the poor little rich girls

You can measure it in blood
You can measure it in myrrh
Let us say for these twelve days
Put the measuring away

Cause it's Christmas
And the spotlight's shining on Christmas
And the spotlight's shining on us

People love and people hate
People go and people wait
But, don't forget Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Once were a family poor but rich in hope, yeah
Don't forget Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Running from the law, King Herod had imposeth
And they were each one quite odd
And mensch, a virgin, and a God
But don't forget that what kept them afloat
Floating through the desert doesn't take a boat no
Don't forget that what kept them above
Is unconditional love

And, you can measure it in blood
You can measure it in myrrh
Let us say for these twelve days
Put the measuring away

Cause it's Christmas
And the spotlight's shining on Christmas
And the spotlight's shining on us
And the spotlight's shining on Christmas
And the spotlight's shining on

People love the working man
Who does the best that he can
But, don't forget all the horses and toys
Never could fix the poor little rich boys.

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• rufus
• wainwright
• spotlight
• on
• christmas
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• tom
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• acoustic
• guitar
• contemporary
• alternative
• folk
• rock
• pop

[kelperrs9]

Yay Tommiji!!!

Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year from CrazyEights!!!

[tommiji]

Yay, thnaks!

Happy New Year!

[VirgilGuitar]

Nice.

[tommiji]

Thnaks!

[MsMadeleine]

Very nice rendition tommiji! I've never heard this song before, so thank you for tuning me in! I hope you're enjoying the holidays :)

[tommiji]

Thanks so much - it's fun playing it, even if I can't hit all the notes, lol! ;-)

[sidsideways]

well done - good effort

[gerifan1]

Good job buddy...I forgot how much i loved this song and I think u did a great cover!

[menocu87]

Please let me know the chords to this song. I want to play it for my family on Christmas.

[menocu87]

Would you please put up the chords for this song?

[KrisShred]

Well done Tommi!! :)