Fay White
“Fay White is a highly sought-after, acclaimed singing facilitator, singer and song-maker, who has worked tirelessly for 30 years to bring the experience of group singing into the lives of people and communities Australia wide. She developed the concept of Vocal Nosh, and has been delighting groups of singers and audiences alike with both her leadership and performance of original and carefully chosen songs, for decades.” – J T … Fay has recorded or produced a dozen albums of songs, about half of them for children. She performs in a wide variety of settings as a soloist and in the duo “Songs with Legs” with singer song-writer and multi-instrumentalist Jane Thompson.
Listen to Songs By Fay White
One is a Whole Number
Song Lyrics
1. They say that if you’re single, you are somehow incomplete,
That there must be something lacking, and it seems you can’t compete;
That you really can’t be normal if you’re sitting on the shelf,
That you’re missing out on living if you’re living by yourself.
Happy is the one who knows that one is a whole number,
Two halves never made a pair;
And a melody must stand alone to keep a harmony in tune
And a single seagull’s freedom
Is a glory in the air.
2. You go to do’s and dances because you wanna mix
But the couple type conversations put your feelings in a fix
‘Cause it’s houses, gardens, babies, kids, to which they are inclined;
It’s awkward that you’re single, but they hope that you don’t mind.
Happy is the one who knows that one is a whole number,
Two halves never made a pair;
And a melody must stand alone to keep a harmony in tune
And a single seagull’s freedom
Is a glory in the air.
3. And you’ll find that when you marry that it doesn’t alter much
There’s a certain solitude inside no loving hand can touch
And it isn’t till you learn to be at home inside your skin
That the lonely longing leaves and lets the love and laughter in.
Happy is the one who knows that one is a whole number,
Two halves never made a pair;
And a melody must stand alone to keep a harmony in tune
And a single seagull’s freedom, flying
Is a glory in the air.
Editor’s note: I found Fay through Community Music Victoria , an excellent organisation whose vision is “is to enhance health and wellbeing, strengthen communities, build social connectedness, and lessen social isolation, through widespread participation in active music making,”
Music Australia “is the only body in Australia devoted to music in its entirety. Music Australia is a not for profit national umbrella body and champion for all music.”
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