Dan’s classical choral remix of this 2016 Goo Goo Dolls song produces a surprisingly effective addition to crossover choral repertoire for concert choirs. Available in both SATB and SSAA voicings, with optional string quartet/quintet/orchestra and optional percussion, the thoughtful text and compelling choral parts create a piece that will quickly endear itself to both your choir and your audience. (Video above is the original SSAA version, performed at Methodist College, Belfast, Northern Ireland.)
“…We’ll have tiny boxes for memories
Open them up and we’ll set them free
There’ll be bad days and some hard times
But I’ll keep your secrets, if you keep mine.
Open them up and we’ll set them free
There’ll be bad days and some hard times
But I’ll keep your secrets, if you keep mine.
You are the memory that won’t ever lapse
When twenty-five years have suddenly passed
Wherever you take me, it’s clear I will go
Your love’s the one love that I need to know.
When twenty-five years have suddenly passed
Wherever you take me, it’s clear I will go
Your love’s the one love that I need to know.
…When the answers escape us, when we start to fade
Remember who loved you and the ones who have stayed
‘Cause my body will fail, but my soul will go on
So don’t you get lonely – I’m right where you are.
Remember who loved you and the ones who have stayed
‘Cause my body will fail, but my soul will go on
So don’t you get lonely – I’m right where you are.
You are the memory that won’t ever lapse
When twenty-five years have suddenly passed
Wherever you take me, it’s clear I will go
Your love’s the one love that I need to know.”
When twenty-five years have suddenly passed
Wherever you take me, it’s clear I will go
Your love’s the one love that I need to know.”