Uptunes
As long as the audience keeps tapping their feet, you know that your uptune is affecting them, whether it’s a driving beat or swing. All these uptunes are designed to keep ‘em moving. Look for the ones that will suit the next holiday coming up on the calendar.
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Song designations: (E) easy; (M) medium, (D) difficult
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SONG |
CONTEST |
ARR. FEE |
P/C FEE |
Sample Sheet Music |
Sample Music File |
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A Marshmallow World (E) - Swingy uptune about snowy winter holidays. |
No |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
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Baby - Oh Where Can You Be? / Miss You Medley (D) - Fun, swing uptune medley. Lots of “goodies”. |
Yes |
$50.00 |
$1.35 |
X |
X |
|
Big Daddy (D) - Fun contest up-tune. See April 2006 Pitch Pipe write-up |
Yes |
Per HQO |
Per HQO |
X |
X |
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Consider Yourself (at home) (E) - From “Oliver”, this is a good, standard “welcome” song:. |
No |
$30.00 |
$1.00 |
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Don’t Bother Me (M) - “You’ve had your last chance” is this 1925 up-tune’s theme. |
Yes |
$40.00 |
$1.00 |
X |
X |
| I Enjoy Being A Girl (M) - Lively up-tune from “Flower Girl Song”. Adult & YWIH |
Yes |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
X |
X |
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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas. (E) - A school music teacher requested this song kids loved. YWIH |
No |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
X |
X |
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I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (E) - Two versions - one version for young singers |
No |
$35.00 |
$0.25 |
X |
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I’m Beginning To See The Light (M) - Great up-tune! |
No |
$40.00 |
$1.00 |
X |
X |
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I’m Knee-Deep In Daisies (and head-over-heels in love) - On vacation, crazy in love and not going home! Fun song. |
Yes |
$40.00 |
$1.00 |
X |
X |
| Insufficient Sweetie (M) - Saucy, humorous "put-down" uptune |
Yes
|
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
X
|
X
|
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My Cutey’s Due At Two-To-Two Today (E) - Light, peppy uptune. |
Yes |
$40.00 |
$1.00 |
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My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time (M) - 1944 swing uptune hit sung by Marian Hutton. |
Yes |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
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| My Syncopated Melody Man (M) - Ragtime "hit of 1917" , bari/bass "bum-bums" |
Yes
|
$40.00
|
None
|
X
|
X
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| Ol' River of Mine (E) - Original song about going home, peppy |
No
|
$35.00
|
None
|
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Old Man Sunshine (Little Boy Bluebird) (E) - Uptune that has a catchy melody and “sings itself” |
Yes |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
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Orange Colored Sky/You Were Meant For Me Medley (M) - Good show uptune. |
No |
$35.00 |
$1.50 |
X |
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| Paper Doll Parade (M) - Up-tune about happenings in the nursery when all are asleep. |
No |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
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Play That Barbershop Chord (M) - A true barbershop “Oldie but goodie” |
Yes |
$40.00 |
None |
X |
|
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They Loved Me (Us) (E) - From “Mr. President”, humor going around the world. |
Yes |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
X |
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Together Wherever We Go (M) - Another “togetherness”song, an up-tune, “modern” harmony. |
No |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
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Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (E) - A positive message in this swinging 1930’s uptune. |
Yes |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
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Who’s In The Strawberry Patch With Sammy (Sally) (E) - Fun uptune from the ‘70’s. |
No |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
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You Won’t Be Satisfied (until you break my heart) (D) - Swing uptune - the kind you can “almost hear Doris Day sing.” |
Yes |
$40.00 |
$1.00 |
X |
X |
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