Fake Book of the World's Favorite Songs: C Edition (Fake Books) [Plastic Comb]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1990 | Series: Fake Books

The Fake Book of the World's Favorite Songs - 4th Edition is a must-own collection of more than 735 songs arranged with melody line, lyrics and guitar chord frames. It features a wide variety of songs, including singalongs, Christmas songs, classical themes, marches and patriotic songs, polkas, inspirational and sacred tunes, international folksongs, and many more. This latest edition has been updated to include even more favorites, including: A-Tisket A-Tasket * Abide with Me * After You've Gone * Air on the G String * Alexander's Ragtime Band * Aloha Oe * Alphabet Song * America the Beautiful * Anchors Aweigh * Angels We Have Heard on High * Arkansas Traveler * Au Clair De La Lune * Auld Lang Syne * Battle Hymn of the Republic * Beautiful Dreamer * Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home * Blue Danube Waltz * Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie * Chopsticks * (Oh, My Darling) Clementine * Down in the Valley * Faith of Our Fathers * Fur Elise * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * His Eye Is on the Sparrow * I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Kum Ba Yah * My Old Kentucky Home * Sidewalks of New York * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * When Johnny Comes Marching Home * When the Saints Go Marching In * and hundreds more!

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Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

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• Plastic Comb: 424 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation; 4 edition (January 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881888796
• ISBN-13: 978-0881888799
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #543,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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44 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Misleading Title, January 23, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fake Book of the World's Favorite Songs: C Edition (Fake Books) (Plastic Comb)

The Fake Book of the World's Favorite Songs is truly a fake title. Now I'm no musicologist -- just an amateur piano player and singer -- but the problem I see with this collection is that many of the pieces in are not songs. When was the last time you heard anyone sing "Semper Fidelis" by John Philip Sousa? And although the title suggests it is singable, there are no words to Tchaikovsky's "Andante Cantabile." The Triumphal March from Verdi's "Aida" is here -- but it never had lyrics. The Pizzicato Polka is a polka, not a song. Then there are songs given -- popular ethnic songs, such as "O Solo Mio" and "La Cucaracha," but no words are given. The scope of this collection is sweeping, if not uneven: foreign and domestic, classical and folk, children's songs and pop standards. But the bottom line is that not all the pieces are singable songs but instrumental pieces, and some that are genuinely songs, no words are given. Imagine "On, Wisconsin" is here, but no words are printed. How are people going to know that the Badgers have to "fight right through that line"? A more accurate title that Hal Leonard might consider is "Fake Book of the World's Favorite Melodies." Much better from Hal Leonard is the "Real Little Ultimate Fake Book," with over 1200 songs -- and every single one of them has the lyrics printed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive collection!, June 4, 2011

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This review is from: Fake Book of the World's Favorite Songs: C Edition (Fake Books) (Plastic Comb)

This fake book is exactly as the title indicates. I actually purchased the book for a Memorial Day picnic performance and wanted a collection of patriotic songs and marches. The book is great and well bound- lays flat on the music stand with no problem and the chords and key signatures are accurate and easy to read. Excellend addition to my music library and shipping was super fast.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To Russian Music Students with Love, November 29, 2007

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This review is from: Fake Book of the World's Favorite Songs: C Edition (Fake Books) (Plastic Comb)

This book has such an excellent selection of songs, and is so easy to read that we gave it as a thank-you gift to a music school in Russia. The students had not seen a fake book before this one. It made a big hit.