Idols Come Back- Updated!

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      Clay Aiken was one of several American Idol alumni who have come back to mentor this season’s contestants. It would be great if he were made a permanent mentor or judge for the show, and I am not the only one who feels that way.

        By the way, I am sorry that I have not posted in a year. I will try to do much better.

       After Clay’s visit, the viewers had positive and negative reactions .  Here are some tweets by link; 1 , 2, 3, and 

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     Having Clay on the show brought back memories of his time as a contestant. Lionel Richie was one of the guest judges during Clay’s season on Idol.  What do you think about his time as a mentor this week? Do you think Clay should be a permanent mentor or judge on American Idol? Please let me know in the comments below. 

Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021!

    

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      Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and quarantine starting in 2020, most people were ready to say goodbye to the year and hello to 2021. Unfortunately, the pandemic is still here; but there are two vaccines available 

     

       I am lucky that most of my friends and family are covid-19 free so far as I know, yet there have been some scares. I have not lost anyone to the disease so far, however I did have a loss last year. My beloved Yorkie mix Ziggy lost his 3 year battle with kidney failure. I had other dogs before, but it was like losing a relative. It was especially hard since it happened during quarantine. 

             One of the last bright spots of  2020 was a live video on Facebook from Clay Aiken   He sang the song, " All Year Long. "

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         Two of your most visited posts in 2020 was a post from then and one in 2018; Remembering Pearl Harbor with a Pomeranz Song and 

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      Here are a few Gifs from Giphy to help you say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021;

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There were more excellent gifs for today's theme, but these are enough for now.

     Last, but not least are some hello and goodbye songs; 

I Survived You Clay Aiken

No More Sad Song by Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken Without You.

Clay Aiken American Idol Final 2 Results Show Hello

              Do you have any wishes or resolutions for the New Year? One of my resolutions for 2021 is to post at least 2 posts a week here.  I hope Covid-19 is wiped out before the end of 2021. It would be great to see Clay in concert or in a play, but the pandemic will have to be long gone before that happens. If you want, you can share your wishes and resolutions below, or even your clean snarks against 2020 😀.

Remembering Pearl Harbor with a Pomeranz Song.

Remembering Pearl Harbor with a Pomeranz Song

     There are not many World War II veterans or many of the generation that remembers the War and the attack on Pearl Harbor . It happened almost 80 years ago today.  While I do not remember the day as I was not alive yet, my parents and my maternal grandparents did. My dad was deployed in the Navy and helped recover bodies there. 

    The song I chose, "It\"s In Every One of Us." for a musical tribute was written by  David Pomeranz  . It has been performed by John Denver and The Muppets , The Hollies, Clay Aiken, Cliff Richard, and many more.

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If you want to read more about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor: please see;

1.  KSAT
2. WBIR- Knoxville
3. USA Today 
   

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       Pause a moment to remember those lost on this day 79 years ago. If you have any thoughts to add, please comment below or tweet @ccol4him

Have a Fantastic Birthday, Clay Aiken!

     

       

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     Today is a very special day for Clay Aiken. According to 680 News,  there are several celebrities who have birthdays this week. Some of the celebrities include; singers Bette Midler and Billy Idol, and Brian Bonsail from Family Ties. Hope everyone has a fantastic birthday, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic!

Boo! Happy Halloween!

           

          I am moving this week, so this post is mostly wordless. I hope all the kids and big kids in your family and Clay Aiken's will have a happy and safe Halloween . The original Clay photo is by Gage Skidmore and has been edited with PicsArt.

"Fields of Gold" Sunflowers

                  There is a local sunflower field here that is very popular on social media, the Ooltewah sunflower fields in Ooltewah (\"ool-tuh-wah\") , TN. People love to pick the sunflowers, but mostly to take their \"selfies\" while standing in the middle of the field. Though I\"ve never been to the fields at the Smith Farm, the flowers remind me of the song, "Fields of Gold," which has been performed or recorded by Clay Aiken, Sting (who is also a former teacher) , and several other musicians and groups.

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             Sting was inspired to write this song while he and his wife owned a house near a barley field.







      Here are 3 videos of Clay, Sting and Celtic Women performing the song, " Fields of Gold" and a video of the sunflower fields; 

  

            I hope you enjoyed the flowers and this song. Thank you to those who took the original photos and made the videos. What does the song, " Fields of Gold" make you think of...? Please let me know in the comments below.

      For more golden tunes, see my latest post: NiNine Golden Songs You Will Love.

Nine Golden Songs You Will Love

     

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      The golden hues of summer have left North America, but the golden hues of autumn are here now. Today we have songs that feature the colors of gold and yellow in their title or lyrics.  Clay Aiken, BTS, and many more performers all have a song for today's playlist. 

          

         The first song is Stay Gold by BTS(3)   BTS is a South Korean pop music group that is very popular worldwide now. They recently participated in an online live concert.

             Next, we have a song that was recorded and by one former teacher and performed by a certain former teacher. The first one is Sting(4) and the latter, of course is Clay Aiken (5) .  The song is "Fields of Gold."

           The next performer, with \"Gold\" in her name, portrayed Olivia Newton-John in a television movie. Delta Goldrem\"s (6) song is "Solid Gold.". The fourth and the sixth through the ninth songs take me back to my childhood in the 1970\"s. The fifth song is more recent. At number four(in no particular order) is "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles (7). "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn (8) is the sixth tune on our Spotify and post playlist.   The seventh song is by America (9) , "Sister Goldenhair." Donovan (10) has the next melody with the same name as a ctrusy soda, "Mellow Yellow."  Sir Elton John (11) rounds out the list with "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." 

         I didn\"t forget the 5th song by rapper Wiz Khalifa (12) "Black and Yellow."

      What do you think about this list? Did I miss a good song that fit today's theme? Please comment or tweet @ccol4him with #goldenhue.

               

             

Happy Independence Day 2020 !

      Clay Independence Day collage sources; via Wikipedia by Gage Skidmore. Made with PicsArt. The fireworks are made up of popcorn.

 Here's Clay singing "God Bless America" at 2004's A Capitol Fourth on PBS;

        

      

 I  would like to wish Clay Aiken, his family, and every one of you a really Happy Independence Day! How are you celebrating the holiday during Covid Quarantine? Please respond within the comments below

Photo: Summer 2020

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Future Duet with Clay Aiken Part3

Future Duet with Clay Aiken, Part 3

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I'm so sorry for not posting a follow-up sooner.
    

       Via Twitter polls, you picked Camilla Cabello out of 3 female pop singers for a hypothetical duet with Clay Aiken. In addition, you chose a brand new song versus one either artist had previously recorded.

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     Now, do you have any suggestions for the song title and/or theme?  How did you like this interactive series? Would you like something similar? Please share what you think in the comments below.

Monday's Mewsic Moves Me: Build Me Up Buttercup

    I am one of the Co-hosts of Monday's Mewsic Moves Me(http://bit.ly/2v0CITK) this month. Several bloggers write about music or music themes and share a linky so that others can join the group. The linky is below this post. Today's theme is 'your choice', and since it is May and Springtime, I chose a song with a flower in the name. It is also a song that Clay Aiken(http://bit.ly/2Q1B8qj) has recorded. The song is "Build Me Up Buttercup."

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         Today's song has been around for over 5 decades, as have I. Build Me Up Buttercup was written by Michael D'arbo and Tony Macaulay. It was first recorded by The Foundations (Song information by AllMusic.). Enjoy these videos of today's song performed by The Foundations, Clay, a group of US Marines and with ukelele by a relatively unknown     

Hope you had fun celebrating " Build Me Up Buttercup" today.  Please comment and join the 4M blogging crew today or next Monday. Thanks for visiting and may God bless you.

 

Future Duet with Clay Aiken, part 2

    

       A few weeks ago there was a Twitter poll to see which one of four female pop singers would be your pick for a hypothetical duet with Clay Aiken.  With 4 options and only 5 voters, there was a clear winner and a tie for second place.  Drum roll, please........And the winner is.....

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Duets With Clay Aiken Updated

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                            What are some of your favorite duets with Clay? Are they any of the ones below? If so, please post the number beside your favorites or name another in your comments . This post has been updated in February 2020 as some of the previous videos are no longer available .                                                                                                                                                            

   1 . Clay Aiken Takes on the Girls -- I Want To Know What Love Is

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3. Clay and Heather on Broadway

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5. Clay and Bing Crosby sing Christmas Duet

6. Clay Aiken And Ruben Studdard Perform 'O Holy Night' | The View

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          So which duet did you prefer?

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  More Favorite Duets 

Future Duet with Clay Aiken, Part 1

Future Duet with Clay Aiken, Part 2 

Favorite Duets
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Clay Aiken - Shining The Spotlight!(claynewsnetwork.com)

Clay Aiken - A Call For Peace(claynewsnetwork.com)

VIDEO: Clay Aiken on New Political Career: 'People Need to See Me in a Different Light'(broadwayworld.com)

Missing Clay Aiken(claynewsnetwork.com)

Clay Aiken - Speaking Out(claynewsnetwork.com)

     

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More Favorite Duets

From 2016- some videos no longer worked and were removed.

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           This is a continuation of a previous post, Favorite Duets. 

(* I'd really love to hear from you and hear from you,  often. Your opinions on this post and this blog in general really do matter!)    

• with Casey Thompson (now Casey Fortuno)  -Crying by Clay Aiken & Casey Thompson, Chicago, Park West, video by toni7babe   

Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Clay, Casey, Ruben

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• For more Clay Aiken duets, see;            

•    Duets with Clay Aiken Updated
•  Future Duet with Clay Aiken, Part 1 

•  Future Duet with Clay Aiken, Part 2 

•   Favorite Duets

•                                  Clay Aiken – Memorable duets | Clay Aiken Fact Find           Compilations and Duets - Clay Aiken Kids                               Clay Aiken – Duets Are Good! :: Clay Aiken News Network

          

       




   

Favorite Duets

Originally posted in 2016

      

 

 

                         Here are a few of my favorite Clay duets(in random order) ;

• Linda Eder and Clay- Crying        
• Clay Aiken Takes on the Girls -- I Want To Know What Love Is 

  
  

• Clay Aiken & Hannah Waddingham - Broadway Cares - The Prayer    

  • Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard - Jesus Is Love      

    
    

                  What are your favorite duets that feature Clay Aiken? Are they here or do you like different ones
  ? Please let me know via Twitter or in the comments below.

  
  

  See also; 

  More Favorite Duets

  Duets With Clay Aiken, Updated
  

  Future Duet with Clay Aiken, Part 1 

    Future Duet with Clay Aiken, Part 2