Roger Whittaker I Woke (Autumn) / Sing Away Your Tears / War No More

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The English singer, songwriter and musician, Roger Whittaker performs 3 songs back to back, selected from the 99 release, Awakening:
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1. I Woke (Autumn)
2. Sing Away Your Teats (Duet w/ Rita McNeil) (Lyrics included)
3. War No More

Roger Whittaker was born in Nairobi, Kenya in East Africa. After finishing school, he was drafted into the army in Kenya. After the army, he decided to study medicine and enrolled in a Medical school in Cape Town, South Africa. Early on in his studies, he decided he wasn't ready to study day in and day out. He left medical school and started teaching in Kenya and later moved to Britain to study Zoology and Marine Biology.

While a teacher in Kenya, Roger wrote songs and performed at clubs. He continued singing and performing while studying at the University in Wales, and before receiving his degree to begin teaching, he was offered to publish his lyrics and perform his own compositions.

Faced with the dilemma of which career to choose, Roger sought advice from his professor. "Take your chance", he advised. "Have a try in show business and if you haven't made it in 10 years, come back here and teach. I shall always have a place at the University for you"

He was an immediate success and the rest was history. There was no need for him to go back to the University and teach. To date he has sold close to 50 million records worldwide. He has earned extreme popularity in Germany. Roger admits to being unable to speak a word of German yet he sings and records in German in a purely phonetic fashion. He has made a name for himself in the Schlager Musik scene. In Germany alone, he has sold over 10 million records. He has 250 Platinum, Gold and silver record awards in total.

He is also considered as the world's best whistler, using his own lips as a musical instrument. He has recorded many of his own compositions by whistling his own tunes and he even conducts whistling classes, teaching other musicians the art of whistling.

Sing Away Your Tears (Lyrics):

This song is for you - this is your song.
Whenever you're blue-this is your song.
Whenever you feel that life is unreal,
I want you to sing.

Whenever you're sad - this is your song.
Whenever you cry - this is your song.
Whenever the sun just seems to gone,
I want you to sing.

Cause this is your song.

Together with choir:
Sing away-sing away your tears,
sing away tears.
Sing away all your nameless fears,
all the fears.
Close your eyes and be blame you know,
this is your song
And sing it loud,
sing it loud - sing it for the world.
Feel as free,
feel as free as a little bird.
Close your eyes,
close your eyes and you know for sure.
You've got your song.

Whenever you're weak - this is your song.
Whenever you shy - this is your song.
When friends let you down all over town,
I want you to sing.

When you're all alone - this is your song.
And nobody's home - this is your song.
When you're feeling hurt and down in the doubt,
I want you to sing.

Cause this is your song.

Together with choir:
Sing away-sing away your tears,
sing away tears.
Sing away all your nameless fears,
all the fears.
Close your eyes and be blame you know,
this is your song
And sing it loud,
sing it loud - sing it for the world.
Feel as free,
feel as free as a little bird.
Close your eyes,
close your eyes and you know for sure.
You've got your song.

Sing away-sing away your tears,
sing away tears.
Sing away all your nameless fears,
all the fears.
Close your eyes and be blame you know,
this is your song
And sing it loud,
sing it loud - sing it for the world.
Feel as free,
feel as free as a little bird.
Close your eyes,
close your eyes and you know for sure.
You've got your song. . . .
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