Tim Barsov - Somewhere - Leonard Berstein

Somewhere is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story and the 1961 film. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the melody. The song has also been recorded by many artists, and released as a single by several, including Barbra Streisand, The Supremes, Phil Collins, Johnny Mathis, Julian Lloyd Webber, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Darin, Devo, Tom Waits, P. J. Proby, Oscar Peterson, Il Divo, Dutch Rockband Zinatra, Donald Braswell II, Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue, Jane McDonald, Charlotte Church, Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson, La Toya London, Leona Lewis, Celtic Woman & Katharine McPhee. Most recently, British saxophonist Julian Smith performed a rendition of the song on his soprano saxophone in the 2009 final of Britain's Got Talent.

In 1985, Barbra Streisand released a version of "Somewhere" as a single off the Grammy award winning The Broadway Album, charting at #43 in the US ("Billboard Hot 100") and #88 in the UK.

British singer Phil Collins later covered the song in 1996 for the West Side Story cover album The Songs of West Side Story.

"Somewhere" was released as a single by the British music group Pet Shop Boys in 1997 to promote their "Somewhere" residency at the Savoy Theatre in London, which was named after the song, and to promote a repackage of Bilingual.

Other cover versions

British singer Sarah Brightman sang this song in her Royal Albert Hall concert in 1997.
British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber recorded the song on the 1986 album Travels With My Cello ,Volume 2.
Tom Waits recorded the song on his album Blue Valentine.
British singer Rowetta Satchell performed the song on the first series of The X Factor.
British singer Rhydian Roberts performed the song on the fourth series of The X Factor.
British singer Stacey Solomon performed the song on the sixth series of The X Factor.
Pop singer Rick Astley recorded the song on his 2005 album Portrait.
Christopher Stone performed the song on the Britains Got Talent series 4 Final
Pop group DEVO recorded the song live on the 1988 album Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace as a part of a musical suite, which is the finale of the album
Singer/composer Donald Braswell II recorded this song on his 2007 album New Chapter.
Saxophonist Dave Koz covered his version on his Standards album "At The Movies." The song features R&B vocalist Anita Baker.

Lyrics

Someday, somewhere
We'll find a new way of living
Will find a way of forgiving
Somewhere...
There's a place for us
Somewhere a place for us
Peace and quiet and open air
Wait for us
Somewhere
There's a time for us
Someday there'll time for us
Time together and time to spare
Time to learn, time to care
Someday, somewhere
We'll find a new way of living
Will find there's a way of forgiving
Somewhere...
There's a place for us
A time and place for us
Hold my hand and we're half way there
Hold my hand and I'll take you there
Somehow...
Someday, somewhere...

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[mohammadvarzaldoust]

Great, Thanks

[lakeladymel]

Truly amazing , Tim ! I have always loved this song and you sing it with such power and beauty !