Lea Salonga - Thank You For The Music Lyrics






I'm nothing special
In fact, I'm a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke
You probably heard it before

But I have a talent
A wonderful thing
'cause everyone listens
When I start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud

All I want is to sing it loud

[Refrain:]
So, I say, thank you for the music
The songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be without a song or dance
What are we
So, I say, thank you for the music
For giving it to me

Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
Uhmmm...she says I began to sing long before I could talk
But, I often wonder how did it all start
To find that there's nothin' can capture a heart
Like a memory can
Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan

[repeat refrain]

I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair
I want to sing it out to everybody
What a joy, what a life, what a chance

Thank you for the music
The songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who could live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be without a song or dance
What are we
So, I say, thank you for the music
For giving it to me

So, I say, thank you for the music
For giving it to me





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  1. P.... S....

    Wonderful voice

  2. A.... M....

    I hope abba can see this video 😊😊😊

  3. b.... p....

    Thank You for the Music, Lea Salonga.

  4. O.... u....

    My favorite song watching from Arizona !

  5. S.... P....

    My favorite song sang by my favorite singer.

  6. x.... A....

    I love this!
    Is this the reason why I’m singing this for my recital?! IT’S BEAUTIFUL!!!!

  7. m.... p....

    Not even close to Agnetha. The "girl with golden hair" doesn't exactly fit with Lea.

    m.... p....

    Sod off with the nitpicking. Will you argue with her about her performing Burn from Hamilton too? And every other song she covers wherein she doesn't exactly match the character of the song?

  8. A.... S....

    Fantastic😘

  9. K.... j....

    Ogirignal ng Abba !!!!!Hindi si Lea salonga !!!! Dahil mas maganda pa yung original ng Abba super ganda ang boses nila yung original yung tama

    K.... j....

    FYI it's Leas version. Di ba sa mga contest sa Pinas sabihin na gusto nila yung version ng contestant gusto nila.

  10. K.... j....

    Hindi bagay sayo yan kanta mas maganda pa original ng Abba

    K.... j....

    Panget mo

  11. M.... R....

    ❤❤❤💚💚💚

  12. S.... H....

    I am A Filipino. I love Lea Salonga with all my heart and am so proud with what she has done for our Country, but, I can say that no one can ever do this song the way Agnetha did. Abba owns this one. Even Karen Carpenter did this but not as good as Agnetha. Though, I love Lea's version. I believe, it was in her album 'Small Voice'.

  13. G.... C....

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  14. B.... C....

    The queen of storytelling.

  15. A.... T....

    Love ❤️ ly, simply sweet and lovely 😊.Sang with sensitivity and delicacy. Maraming salamat, Lea for the music, w/o it, what are we.

  16. G.... N....

    great voice! but this song was written for Agnetha Falskog of ABBA. also covered by the greatest female singer of all time Karen Carpenter. Agnetha owns it!

    G.... N....

    I miss abba so bad 😢

  17. M.... ....

    Hope you can also upload the version that Lea sang as a child. I remember listening to that a long time ago.

  18. r.... d....

    There are many diamonds but the rarest quality is the clearest and the lustrous one, the priceless one.

  19. B.... F....

    she sings as if she did not understand the lyrics !

  20. s.... m....

    [Verse 1]
    I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore
    If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
    But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
    'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing

    I'm so grateful and proud
    All I want is to sing it out loud...

    [Chorus]
    So I say thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
    Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
    Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
    What would life be?

    [Post-Chorus]
    Without a song or a dance, what are we?
    So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me...

    [Verse 2]
    Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
    She says I began to sing long before I could talk
    And I've often wondered, how did it all start?
    Who found out that nothing can capture a heart

    Like a melody can?
    Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan...

    [Chorus]

    [Post-Chorus]
    [Bridge]
    I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair
    I wanna sing it out to everybody - what a joy, what a life, what a chance!

    [Chorus]

    [Post-Chorus]

  21. ,.... M....

    She always puts her own self into her singing

  22. G.... P....

    miss lea, you tickle my heart.  thank you for your heavenly voice.

  23. C.... l....

    luvly voice...crystal clear..

  24. S.... P....

    Amazing ,crystal clear voice!!!

  25. E.... C....

    amazing voice...very clear and magical.

  26. M.... 1....

    idol lea

  27. R.... H....

    thank you for one LEA SALONGA ♡♡♡

  28. m.... ....

    Gearard Salonga pleaaaasseeee!!!! stop playing the piano!!! you are a HORRIBLE pianist!!!! STOP!!!

  29. m.... ....

    The heck!!! they should have asked a professional PIANIST to accompany this WORLD CLASS FILIPINO!!! the pianist just played the CHORDS!! so DISAPPOINTING!

    m.... ....

    He has won the Aliw Award for Best Musical Director four times, and was inducted into the Aliw Hall Of Fame in 2009. He has also won the Awit Award for Best Arrangement (recording industry award), and is twice a winner of the Philstage Gawad Buhay (Philippine musical theater) award for his work as musical director of the Manila stagings of West Side Story (Stages) and Sweeney Todd (Repertory Philippines).

    m.... ....

    marcocigar21 DONT JUDGE PEAPLE FOR WHAT THEIR DOING IS GUD not the drugs tho Xd

    m.... ....

    Christbudz Vidz, that may all be true, but this piano performance doesn't do the song justice, and I've heard a few more of his piano performances where I thought: what the heck are you doing? I'm not sure if he's doing it on purpose, but he tries to give his own 'twist' to the song and just horribly fails here. The piano playing in the orignal song is much better. Good thing Lea is singing, she sings it perfectly (strangely enough I suppose they must have rehearsed this together and she agreed with it... I can't imagine why).

    m.... ....

    The pianist is Gerard Salonga...Lea's younger brother...so yes...most probably, they rehearsed this together :)

  30. m.... 0....

    Magnificent voice, though I still prefer Amanda's for this song. The performance here seems to drag a bit, and I get the feeling that the pianist needed to perk up his accompaniment.

    m.... 0....

    They weren't trying to duplicate the ABBA version. Otherwise they would have had more than just the piano. It was a deliberate reworking of the song, designed to be more personal and intimate.

  31. s.... d....

    ???????????? =(

  32. J.... T....

    this version was greater than Abba and Amanda Seyfried. <3

    J.... T....

    No need for this to be a pissing contest. Both versions are awesome.

    J.... T....

    Idiot, this rendition sounds very karaokeish,

    J.... T....

    Abba’s was the best
    Lea’s had the best vocals
    Amanda’s had that innocent sound that made it indescribable and amazing asdfghjkl

    J.... T....

    Chubby chevket

    J.... T....

    Joshua Teoxon dream on!

  33. m.... t....

    very clear!!! grabe.
    love you so much po lea salonga.

  34. X.... L....

    her voice is absolutely captures my heart very lively and strong.

  35. C.... H....

    beutiful just beutiful lovely vocal control

  36. d.... ....

    Best version other than ABBA's I've heard. Wish she hadn't skipped the second verse though.

  37. b.... ....

    My favourite female voice of them all, once again  it rings  out so strong  and clear

    b.... ....

    this sound like something jasmine would sing if they made another aladdin tv show one day

  38. L.... E....

    thank you for the music for making me happy :-)

  39. s.... m....

    Ang galing so I say thank you for the music for giving it to me but acttualy she mist some lyrics.

  40. B.... ....

    Great singing, but the pianist is not giving the right charecter of the piano playing...

    B.... ....

    I think THAT pianist is her brother lol

    B.... ....

    it's lea's brother gerard salonga, he's a musical director since his early 20s

    B.... ....

    +Renalyn Manaeg I Love ABbA

  41. d.... s....

    Thank You for the Music Ate Lea

  42. h.... r....

    Sweet song :)

  43. j.... F....

    Sarap pakinggan!