FAMOUS ARTISTS
Mr. I, Gary Q & the Rainbow Singers
Copyright Hummingbird Music
I CAN BE AN ARTIST
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I) Fall, 1999
The other day I was having a look at some famous paintings in a book
There were lots of paintings big and small, by famous artists I loved them all.
Vincent van Gogh and the sunflower scene, the Mona Lisa by Da Vinci
Impressionism by Monet, Kandinsky painted the modern way.
I said to myself this is really cool, All I need is a tool or two
And I can create some modern art, Just need some paint and I can start
Chorus:
No my name is not Kandinsky, My name is not Van Gogh
But I can still be an artist, I’m learning as I grow
My name is not Da Vinci, My name is not Monet.
But I can still be an artist, I’ll learn along the way.
So I walked up to my dear sweet Mom, said I need some supplies can I Please have some
She gave me a canvas, she gave me a brush, she said go ahead , no need to rush
I dabbed at the oil paints on my pallet, I swished and I swirled till I had the right color
I painted a portrait of myself, I took it off the tripod to dry on the shelf.
It’s the only painting I’ve done to date, My mom really liked it she said it’s great
She hung it on the wall and she said to me, One day it might hang in an art gallery.
Chorus:
PABLO PICASSO
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I) October 2002
Chorus:
OH OH, IT’S PABLO PICASSO, THE PAINTER, THE ARTIST, THE MAN
OH OH, IT’S PABLO PICASSO, LOOK OUT HE’S PAINTING AGAIN.
WHAT’S HE PAINTING NOW? (clap, clap clap)
Verse 1 HE’S PAINTING THE WOMEN OF AVIGNON,
CREATING BY BREAKING APART
CUBISM, IN 1907,
THE BEGINNING OF ABSTRACT ART
Chorus
WHAT’S HE PAINTING NOW? (clap clap clap)
Verse 2 HE’S MAKING A SCULPTURE FROM ORDINARY THINGS
THINGS YOU’D FIND IN YOUR GARAGE
OH OH HE’S PUTTING SOME CLOTH ON A PAINTING
HE JUST INVENTED THE COLLAGE.
Chorus
WHAT’S HE PAINTING NOW? (clap clap clap)
Verse 3 HE’S PAINTING , HE’S PAINTING THE PEACE DOVES
SO CAREFULLY SKETCHING BY HAND
HE’S PAINTING THE FLOWERS OF FRIENDSHIP
PABLO PICASSO THE MAN,
A PAINTER , AN ARTIST, POSSIBLY THE SMARTEST
PABLO PICASSO, A GENIUS? I THINK SO
PABLO PICASSO, THE MAN.
LEONARDO DA VINCI
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
LEO LEO LENARDO, LEO LEO LENARDO,
LEO LEO LENARDO
DA VINCI.
HE WAS BORN IN ITALY, HE WAS BORN IN ITALY, HE WAS BORN IN ITALY
IN 1452
HE LIVED IN FLORENCE AND MILAN, LIVED IN FLORENCE AND MILAN
LIVED IN FLORENCE AND MILAN
DURING THE RENAISSANCE.
PAINTER, SCULPTOR, SCIENTIST,
PAINTER, SCULPTOR, SCIENTIST,
PAINTER, SCULPTOR, SCIENTIST,
ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT
MONA MONA MONA, LISA, MONA MONA
MONA LISA, MONA MONA, MONA LISA
WAS HIS BEST !
(Repeat first verse)
MICHAELANGELO IS AN ANGEL
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
Chorus:
MICHAELANGELO IS AN ANGEL,
PAINTING THE FRESCO IN THE CHAPEL
MICHAELANGELO IS AN ANGEL
PAINTING THE CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL
FOUR LONG YEARS, ON HIS BACK
LYING ON A SCAFFOLD, BRUSHES IN HIS HAND
PAINTING ON THE PLASTER, HOPE IT DOESN’T CRACK
IN FLORENCE, ITALY, THIS RENAISSANCE MAN.
(repeat chorus)
REMBRANDT IS HIS FIRST NAME
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I) October 2002
Chorus: REMBRANDT IS HIS FIRST NAME,
PAINTING PORTRAITS IS HIS CLAIM TO FAME
Verse 1: HE LIVED IN AMSTERDAM, THIS VERY FAMOUS MAN
HIS NAME IS REMBRANDT, SAY IT IF YOU CAN
REMBRANDT IS HIS FIRST NAME, PAINTING PORTRAITS IS HIS CLAIM TO FAME
BORN IN 1606, WITH CAREFUL BRUSH FLICKS
HE PAINTED BY HAND, NEARLY 600 PICS
REMBRANDT IS HIS FIRST NAME
Bridge: IN THE NIGHT WATCH, SEE THE FUNNY DOG
SEE THE CHILDREN, SEE THE BIG DRUM
SEE THE CAPTAIN, WITH HIS YELLOW AIDE
ALL SET TO FIRE THE GUNS, TO START THE BIG PARADE
REMBRANDT IS HIS FIRST NAME, PAINTING PORTRAITS IS HIS CLAIM TO FAME
LOTS OF PAINTINGS ON HIS SHELF, WERE PAINTINGS OF HIMSELF
HIS WIFE AND FAMILY , HE’D PAINT THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE
REMBRANDT IS HIS FIRST NAME, PAINTING PORTRAITS IS HIS CLAIM TO FAME,
REMBRANDT IS HIS FIRST NAME, VON RIJN IS HIS LAST NAME,
REMBRANDT IS HIS FIRST NAME.
MONET, MANET (Tune of MY BONNIE)
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I) October, 2002
Verse One:
I’M TRYING TO THINK OF AN ARTIST
IF YOU KNOW HIS NAME TELL ME DO,
I SEARCH FOR ONE NAME IN MY MEMORY
BUT, INSTEAD OF ONE NAME I GET TWO.
Chorus: MONET, MANET, SO CONFUSING TO ME, TO ME
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MONET, MANET, SO CONFUSING TO ME.
Verse Two: I KNOW THAT THEY BOTH WERE IMPRESSIONISTS
THEY PAINTED THE WAY THEY WOULD FEEL
SHORT BRUSH STROKES AND QUICK DABS OF COLOUR
REFLECTING THE LIGHT NATURALLY.
Chorus: MONET, MANET, …..
Verse Three: MANET, HE LIVED IN THE CITY,
THEY CALLED HIM ‘THE SHINING LIGHT’
MONET, HE LOVED THE COUNTRY
HIS FOOTBRIDGE, HIS LILLIES, A DELIGHT.
Chorus: MONET, MANET, SO CONFUSING TO ME, TO ME
MONET, MANET, SO CONFUSING TO ME
GOLLY GEE!
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Gary Huntbatch
VINCENT VAN GOGH, BORN THE ELDEST OF SIX
A SOLITARY BOY, WITH OTHERS HE DIDN’T MIX.
WORKING AT GALLERIES IN LONDON AND PARIS.
HE LOVED ART SO MUCH, THAT HE BECAME AN ARTIST
A MOST FAMOUS ARTIST, WAS VINCENT VAN GOGH.
HE PAINTED EACH DAY FOR HOURS AND FOR HOURS
PAINTING PEOPLE AT WORK, STILL LIFE, AND FLOWERS.
HE PAINTED THE STARS THAT FILLED THE DARK SKY WITH LIGHT.
THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL WAS CALLED ‘STARRY NIGHT’.
VINCENT VAN GOGH, A MOST FAMOUS ARTIST.
BORN IN 1853, HE DIED IN 1890,
A MOST FAMOUS ARTIST WAS VINCENT VAN GOGH.
GROUP OF SEVEN
Ilaender (Mr. I) November 2002
Melody patterned after ‘Cotton Jenny’ by Gordon Lightfoot
COME ON LET’S MEET, TOM THOMSON
AND CANADA’S GROUP OF SEVEN
THEY WERE PAINTERS , WHO FIRST MET, IN 1911.
LET’S GO OUT TO THE WILDERNESS, W
WHERE WE CAN WATCH THEM SKETCH.
THE RUGGED, LANDSCAPE, THE RIVERS AND THE LAKES.
THE TREES , SO TALL, SUNSETS IN THE FALL
LET’S GO OUT TO THE WILDERNESS,
THE PLACE THEY LOVED THE BEST.
Chorus; THEY’RE THE GROUP OF SEVEN,
AND THEY’RE CANADIAN
THEY’RE THE GROUP OF SEVEN, AND TOM THOMSON.
IN THE YEAR, 1920, TO HELP THEM MAKE SOME MONEY
THEY GOT TOGETHER, AND FORMED A GROUP,
AND HELD SHOWINGS OF THEIR WORK
IN THE CITY OF TORONTO, THEIR PAINTINGS THEY DID SHOW.
THE CITY PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED, TO SEE CANADA SO WILD
THE BOLD COLOURS, THE THICK BRUSH STROKES
AND THE FEELING IT EVOKED
THE HARSH COLD NORTHERN AIR, IT FELT LIKE ONE WAS THERE.
Chorus
Frank Carmichael, A.Y. Jackson, Lawren Harris, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer,
J.E.H. MacDonald, Frederick H. Varley, L.L. Fitzgerald, Edwin Holgate, and A.J. Casson.
THEY KEPT EACH OTHER COMPANY, UNTIL 1933
AND BY THEN THEY HAD FOUND, A CANADIAN IDENTITY
IN THE LANDSCAPES OF THE FOREST, AND THE TRUE CANADIAN NORTH
THEY INSPIRED OTHERS, TO EXPLORE,
THE WHOLE COUNTRY FROM SHORE TO SHORE
THE PRETTY PRAIRIES, THE WILD WEST COAST,
THE MARITIME’S FISHING BOATS
THEY FOUND A WAY FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY
TO HAVE A CANADIAN IDENTITY. Chorus.
EMILY CARR
Gary Huntbatch
EMILY CARR, EMILY CARR, A CANADIAN ARTIST WAS EMILY CARR.
IN VICTORIA SHE LIVED WITH HER FAMILY.
SHE STUDIED HER ART FAR AWAY FROM HOME
IN SAN FRANCISCO, LONDON AND PARIS
IS WHERE HER TALENT BEGAN TO FORM.
EMILY CARR, EMILY CARR, A CANADIAN ARTIST WAS EMILY CARR.
NATIVE VILLAGES AND THE GREEN FOREST.
IS WHAT SHE LIKE TO PAINT THE MOST
THE TREES AND TOTEMS AND PEOPLE SHE MET.
AND ‘WOO’ THE MONKEY, HE WAS HER PET.
EMILY CARR, EMILY CARR, A CANADIAN ARTIST WAS EMILY CARR.
AS WELL AS PAINTING SOME BOOKS SHE DID WRITE.
ONE CALLED ‘KLEE WYCK’ WAS ABOUT HER LIFE.
THE NATIVES GAVE TO HER THAT NAME.
‘KLEE WYCK’ IT MEANS THE LAUGHING ONE.
EMILY CARR, EMILY CARR, A CANADIAN ARTIST WAS EMILY CARR.
EMILY CARR, EMILY CARR, A CANADIAN ARTIST WAS EMILY CARR
AMERICAN TEN
Gary Huntbatch
THERE ONCE WERE TEN ARTISTS, ALL AMERICAN
THEY FORMED THEIR OWN IMPRESSIONIST GROUP
AND MADE A BIG IMPRESSION. IN THE WORLD OF ART.
THEY WERE, DEWING AND WEIR, SIMMONS AND TWACHTMAN
CAMP, METCALF, AND HASSAM, TARBEL, REID AND BENSON.
THEY WERE FAMOUS AMERICAN ARTISTS
WHO BECAME THE GROUP OF TEN.
IN THE WORLD OF ART.
THEY WERE , DEWING AND WEIR, SIMMONS AND TWACHTMAN
CAMP, METCALF, AND HASSAM, TARBEL, REID AND BENSON
THEY WERE FAMOUS AMERICAN ARTISTS
WHO BECAME THE GROUP OF TEN.
GEORGIA O’KEEFE
Gary Huntbatch
FLOWERS OF RED, FLOWERS OF YELLOW,
DAZZLING ORANGE, PURPLE, WHITE AND BLUE.
TINY FLOWERS SHE PAINTED BIG BEYOND BELIEF,
THESE ARE THE PAINTINGS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFE.
THESE ARE THE PAINTINGS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFE
A WOMAN ON HER OWN IN A MAN’S WORLD OF ART.
BUT, HER GRACEFUL IMPRESSIONS SET HER PAINTINGS APART.
WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS SEVEN FEET TALL.
HER ‘MIRACLE FLOWER’ WAS THE LARGEST OF ALL.
THESE ARE THE PAINTINGS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THESE PAINTINGS YOU FEEL JUST LIKE A BEE.
AS IT COLLECTS THE POLLEN TO MAKE THE HONEY.
THE ARRAYS OF BLOSSOMS IN BRILLIANT COLOUR.
SHE PAINTED HER HEART INTO EVERY FLOWER.
FLOWERS OF RED FLOWERS OF YELLOW,
DAZZLING ORANGE, PURPLE, WHITE AND BLUE.
TINY FLOWERS SHE PAINTED BIG BEYOND BELIEF.
THESE ARE THE PAINTINGS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFE.
THESE ARE THE PAINTINGS OF GEORGIA O’KEEFE
ANDY WARHOL
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I) November 2002
ANDY WARHOL,
MARILYN MUNROE
CAMPBELL’S SOUP
THE FACTORY.
SURREALISM
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I) October 2002
CHORUS: SURREALISM, SURREALISM
Verse 1: EVERYTHING LOOKS DROOPY OUT OF PLACE
IT MIGHT BE AN OBJECT WITH A TWISTED FORM
IT MIGHT EVEN BE A HUMAN FACE
MIGHT BE A LOCOMOTIVE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM
Chorus; SURREALISM, SURREALISM
Verse 2: COMING FROM THE PLAYFUL DADA STYLE
NEW IDEAS FROM ANDRES BRETON
SALVADOR DALI WITH HIS WILY SMILE
MIRO, MAGRITTE, MAX ERNST and ANDRES MASSON
instrumental: (wavering)
Verse 3: LEONORA CARRINGTON AND FRIDA KAHLO
WERE TWO FAMOUS WOMEN WHO PAINTED LIKE THIS
FROM 1924 TO THE PRESENT DAY
SPREADING THROUGH THE WORLD, IT ALL STARTED IN PARIS (affecting the Art world, all starting in Paris)
Chorus: SURREALISM, SURREALISM, SURREALISM.
ART CAVEMAN
This is a funny story about Gary Q going back in time to meet the first ‘caveman artist’. The story is based upon the discovery of a ‘spotted horse’ found in a cave in Dedone’, France. The painting on the cave has been dated back to about 1600 BC.
CHOCOLATE & VANILLA
This is a silly story about Gary Q taking up painting himself. Mr. I comes to visit him in his ‘studio’ at home and discovers an interesting painting that he is working on The song is also a wind-up to the entire CD.
PLACE DES ARTS
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I) & Gary Huntbatch
THERE’S A PLACE FOR THE ARTS, IN EVERY BODY’S HEART
IT’S A FEELING THAT REVEALS THE INNER SOUL
AND LIKE A DREAM IN THE NIGHT, OF SOARING INTO FLIGHT
WE ALL NEED TO FEEL THIS FREEDOM TO BE WHOLE.
Chorus:
PLACE DES ARTS, PLACE DES ARTS,
THANK YOU FOR HELPING DREAMS TO LIVE,
PLACE DES ARTS, PLACE DES ARTS
THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION THAT YOU GIVE.
EACH OF YOU HAS A GIFT, LOCKED INSIDE SINCE YOU WERE BORN.
JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO OPEN UP THE DOOR.
ARE YOU A PAINTER, OR A SCULPTOR, OR DO YOU HAVE SONGS TO SING?
FOR ALL YOU KNOW THERE COULD BE THAT AND SO MUCH MORE.
Chorus and talking part.
YES, THERE’S A PLACE FOR THE ARTS, IN EACH AND EVERY HEART.
AND IT’S HERE, ALL AROUND US WHERE WE ARE.
SO MANY DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE, AND IT’S HERE FOR ME AND YOU.
LET’S REAP THE HARVEST, LET’S SAY THANK YOU, PLACE DES ARTS.
Chorus;
PLACE DES ARTS, PLACE DES ARTS,
THANK YOU FOR HELPING DREAMS TO LIVE,
PLACE DES ARTS, PLACE DES ARTS,
THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION THAT YOU GIVE
THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION, IT’S NOW TIME FOR CELEBRATION
THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION THAT YOU GIVE.
