Sunny, tenor sax cover by Leo Salu

[Leo Salu]

[saxomonica]

Thanking you, Leo, for bringing this dark song to life for us being in a radiant and positive fashion.

Well played, Sir!

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Says Google ~

Background and composition.

Singer and songwriter Bobby Hebb wrote the song “Sunny” in 1963. He wrote the song after two tragedies. Both happened on November 22.

The first tragedy was a national tragedy–President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. The second tragedy was a personal tragedy–that same night, Bobby’s older brother (Harold) died in a knife fight outside a nightclub. Why did Bobby write a song about bright days and sunshine after two tragedies? He said he wanted to think of happier times “because times were at a low.”

After the song became a hit, many people asked Bobby, “Is Sunny a real person?” He answered that Sunny was not a real person, but a person he imagined. “Sunny,” he said, “is any person who has a positive attitude.”

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First released in Japan …

Sunny

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https://rocknrollwithme.substack.com/p/sunny-the-inspired-song-that-has

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Behind the Song: “Sunny,” Bobby Hebb

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https://orangevinil.ru/en/interesnoe/sunny__i_vcherashnie_tuchi_rasseyutsya/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_(Bobby_Hebb_song)#:~:text=Background%20and%20composition,-Bobby%20Hebb%2C%201966&text=Hebb%20performed%20on%20a%20TV,inspired%20the%20lyrics%20and%20tune.

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N.B. more links here (discography):

A history of the chord progression from Bobby Hebb’s ‘Sunny’, and an original tune based on it (‘Eye On The Sky’)

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► see here for more cover versions of this air

Version Excursion: “Sunny” (Bobby Hebb)

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LYRICS

Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain
The dark days are gone
And the bright days are here
My sunny one shines so sincere
Sunny, one so true, I love you
Sunny (yeah), thank you for the sunshine bouquet (that sweet bouquet)
Sunny, thank you for the love you brought my way
You gave to me your all and all
Now I feel ten feet tall
Sunny, one so true, I love you
Sunny, thank you for the truth you let me see
Sunny, thank you for the facts from A to Z
My life was torn like a wind-blown sand
And the rock was formed when you held my hand
Sunny, one so true, I love you
Sunny
Ooh, yeah
Sunny, thank you for the smile upon your face
Sunny, thank you for the gleam that shows its grace
You’re my spark of nature’s fire
You’re my sweet complete desire
Sunny, one so true, I love you
Sunny (sunny), yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny (sunny, yes), you smiled at me and really eased the pain
The dark days are gone
And the bright days are here
My sunny one shines so sincere
Sunny, one so true, I love you (yeah-ay-ay)
I love you (hey, baby)
I love you (hey, hey)
I love you (oh, yeah yeah)
I love you
I love you

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Bobby Hebb
Sunny lyrics © Pw Ballads, Songs Of Universal Inc., Bara Joy Music Co. Llc, Portable Music Company Inc

[Leo Salu]

hELLO MARK, THANKS FOR ALL THIS INFO, I AM GOING TO COPY THE WORDS TO THE SONG AND PUT THEM IN THE NARRATIVE ON YOU TUBE, GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK.
PS WOULD HAVE ANSWERED SOONER BUT WAS OUT OF TOWN.

[sxpoet]

Well played Leo. Good to see you back uploading again!!

[Leo Salu]

Thanks James, has been a while but finally getting some time to make one, this was a little tricky, four key changes
and in the third section there were seven flats “C flat major” tough to play.

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