Save the Last Dance for Me - Lou Reed said "Save the Last Dance for Me" was written by wheelchair bound Doc Pomus to his wife on their wedding day. It's a much beloved song performed by many groups since the Drifters debuted it in 1960, including Michael Bublé. This arrangement captures the charm of the Drifters' version for the first verse, then abruptly launches into the swinging, Brazillian rhythms of the Bublé version.
Although the level of difficulty is moderate, it sounds much tricker and makes a rather showy impression, capturing the ludicrous inner dialog of a man maybe a little more jealous than he would care to admit. The solo is for a high baritone or a tenor, and each verse offers an interesting new variation. "Save the Last Dance for Me" is a crowd pleaser your group will love to sing.
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Bob Eggers grew up in a house full of song studying piano, guitar, harmony and music theory. He learned part singing in folk and rock bands in the 60's. At Yale he fell in love with a cappella singing, where he directed and arranged for the Whiffenpoofs and Society of Orpheus and Bacchus, starting a life-long passion for choral arranging.
Bob has arranged over 100 pieces for both men's and mixed choirs. He founded and directs his own internationally known a cappella band, Blue of a Kind, whose CD,To the Sky, is available on CD Baby.
Mr. Eggers is music archivist for both the Whiffenpoofs and Society of Orpheus and Bacchus and has preserved and restored hundreds of classic arrangements from the rich Yale a cappella tradition. He has served on the boards of the Yale Alumni Chorus, where he also sings tenor, and the Yale Society of Orpheus and Bacchus.
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