First, the one probably most folks are familiar with: Whitney Houston
But this is the version I love the best, the original, the one I’ve been singing for 30 years: the incomparable George Benson
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well
And let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty
They possess inside
Give them a sense of pride
To make it easier
Let the children’s laughter
Remind us how we used to beEverybody’s searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone
Who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me.I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadow
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignityBecause the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of meThe greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of allI believe the children are our future
Teach them well
And let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty
They possess inside
Give them a sense of pride
To make it easier
Let the children’s laughter
Remind us how we used to beI decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadow
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe.
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignityBecause the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of allAnd If by chance that special place
That you’ve been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love
More like this
Posted by MB | Friday, November 21, 2008, 8:47 pmWell, somebody around here has to demonstrate some musical taste
Posted by vjp | Friday, November 21, 2008, 8:54 pmTrivia time: name the movie that this song was written for. And no, Googling the answer doesn’t count.
Posted by vjp | Friday, November 21, 2008, 9:14 pmWhaaa?!
Don’t start what you can’t finish.
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And don’t be silly. That’s the greatest.
Posted by MB | Friday, November 21, 2008, 9:26 pmWell, I didn’t recognize a single one of the songs you listed in your post. (Usually don’t – you’ve got weird musical tastes
)
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What’s the greatest – the movie?
Posted by vjp | Friday, November 21, 2008, 9:31 pmTis a wonderful wonderful world out there. Which is why more people should talk about music they love.
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The subject! And I didn’t have to google it, either.
Posted by MB | Friday, November 21, 2008, 10:26 pmWere you even born in 1977?
Posted by vjp | Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:38 pmThanks, Vivian
Opened this early today. What a beautiful way to start a day!
Posted by Mollie in VB | Saturday, November 22, 2008, 9:09 amThanks for the reminder Vivian … George looks soooo young … I’m going off to look through my vinyl records and listen to some of his excellent guitar work
Posted by virginiadem | Saturday, November 22, 2008, 1:16 pmAmazingly enough, I was. Didn’t exactly see it in the theater, though.
Posted by MB | Sunday, November 23, 2008, 9:29 am