A stunning twist on my biggest story yet
| "Daddy" - Free Download |
Many of you may remember this story because it was so unusual and incredible: a father dying of Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) who could no longer speak, commissioned a song for his young daughter. The CEO of the ALS Associoation heard the song and had me perform it live for his Board of Directors and then flew me to Washington DC to perform it for the larget-ever gathering of ALS pateints and their families.
Two years later, the girl for whom this song was commissioned, now a teenager, has comissioned a response song for her father. He is now completely immobile and kept alive by respirator. Her song, and her fahter's original song to her, are both here in music-video format, and below that you can see me interviewed on TV about the intense journey I made with this family on these two songs.
Two years later, the girl for whom this song was commissioned, now a teenager, has comissioned a response song for her father. He is now completely immobile and kept alive by respirator. Her song, and her fahter's original song to her, are both here in music-video format, and below that you can see me interviewed on TV about the intense journey I made with this family on these two songs.
SEE THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE ORIGINAL SONG, "BRIGHT EYES"
SEE ANNA INTERVIEWED ON TV TO LEARN THE WHOLE STORY
PART 2
PART 3
Daddy
Through my eyes I have watched you stand
Taller than any man
Open your arms, Daddy, I’ll crawl right in
Lift me up and I am flying
I am flying
In your hands
But change has come and I have watched you and
Seen you face more than almost any man
Fate makes a cave and then it locks you in
Away from me and I am trying
I am trying
Heart in hand
To let you know that I am strong and I will find my way
To let you know the road is long, and inside I ache
To tell you how I fight the urge to back away
And I don’t always win
And I don’t always win
I don’t always get it right
I don’t always win that fight
Daddy, Daddy
But through my eyes I have watched us all
Fight for life, and get back up when we fall
Gone are the days when you can hold out your hand
But these Bright Eyes know how to understand
That a part of you will always be
A part of me, and we’ll always be
A part of each
A part of each
So hold me tight through the storm
We won’t forget, our hearts are warm
And a part of you will always be
A part of me and we’ll be
Sailing
Sailing ‘till we’re
Flying
Flying
Lift me up,
Daddy lift me up
Please lift me up
Tell me its okay
Tell me its okay to hurt
Tell me its okay and I will be--
Flying, Flying, Daddy
© 2009 Anna Huckabee Tull, CustomCraftedSongs.com
Andy's Daughter and Anna Huckabee Tull: Day of Song Interview Both "Bright Eyes" and "Daddy" were created and vocally performed by Anna Huckabee Tull on commission. Also performing on "Bright Eyes" were Keith Hampton and Larry Luddecke, and on "Daddy" were Eric Kilburn and Larry Luddecke.
LINKS
LINKS
- "Bright Eyes" Song of the Month feature
- The ALS Association
- Open to Hope Foundation
- Positive Music Association
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