Story Behind The Song
The song features a toy parade in which the writer of the song plays the world's *only* Tonette toy whistle with a very specially chiseled Bb.
Song Description
First, stop at Cafe La Faranda to meet the morning. Listen to the sidewalk song and watch the passersby. The streets are full of life and the day is young. In the afternoon, get to know each other better by the water, flirt a little, imagine the shapes in the clouds. Watch a toy parade going by! When the moon and the stars come out, it's finally time to take a chance on love. Time to be wild and free because life is full of possibilities.
| Song Length |
4:03 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Joyful, Delightful |
Subject |
Fun, Falling in Love |
| Similar Artists |
Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
La Faranda
Come on up to La Faranda
A beautiful way to meet the morning
Sit and listen to that sidewalk song
A couple of cups to dawn the day
There's a box kite blowing by
Full of every color
A thousand reasons why
You'll never need another
A trolley on its way
And a full array of passersby
There's a rainbow stretched across the sky
So endlessly
And you could see it all with me.
Trading stories in the afternoon
A couple of waves along the water
You say, "Catch me, I'm a river rolling by"
"Look at the clouds along the bay."
"There's a silhouetted spy waiting undercover"
"An answer to your why, you'll never need another"
"An elegant display
In a bright bouquet of pink and blue"
"There's a big parade and it's all for you
About to be
And you could come along with me".
When the night time sings her song
(da da da da da)
And the music plays along
There'll never be a better
Story to be told
By a moon of gold
And stars so bright
They say love's a gamble but that's alright
When you're wild
So free
And you could have it all with me.