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LYRICS:

We've only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we're on our way
(We've only begun)!

Before the risin' sun, we fly
So many roads to choose
We'll start out walkin' and learn to run
(And yes, we've just begun)!

Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watching the signs along the way
Talkin' it over, just the two of us
Workin' together day to day
Together!

And when the evening comes, we smile
So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow
(And yes, we've just begun)!

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"We've Only Just Begun" is a hit single by The Carpenters written by Roger Nichols (music) and Paul Williams (lyrics). It is frequently used as a wedding song.

It debuted in a wedding-themed television commercial for Crocker National Bank in California in the winter of 1970 with Williams on vocals. Hal Riney, founder of the San Francisco-based advertising agency Hal Riney & Partners, commissioned the song to help Crocker appeal to young people. The song played over footage of a young couple getting married and just starting out. Direct reference to the bank was left out, in part to make the song more marketable. The commercial was very popular and Crocker National's business flourished.

Richard Carpenter saw the commercial and guessed correctly that it was Paul Williams (both of them were under contract to A&M Records). Carpenter ran into Williams on the record company's lot and asked if a full-length version was available. Although it had only two verses and no bridge, Williams stated that there was a bridge and an additional verse, forming a complete song; he and Nichols went on to write them. Carpenter selected the composition for the duo's third single and included it on the LP Close to You.

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Arthur Fiedler (1894 – 1979) was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the United States of America. No one ever looked more like a conductor than Arthur Fiedler, the man who made the Boston Pops an international institution.

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ALBUM SONGS:

We’ve Only Just Begun (Arthur Fiedler), Somewhere In Time (Erich Kunzel), The Way You Look Tonight (Romantic Strings), The Way You Look Tonight (The Lettermen), The Way You Look Tonight (Mantovani), The Way You Look Tonight (Norman Luboff Choir), The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra), The Way You Look Tonight (Morton Gould), Sheep May Safely Graze (Arthur Fiedler),

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Imagine that you have been invited to a mansion overlooking the sea! You are on the balcony watching the crashing waves while this music streams beautifully into your ears reminding you of so many romantic times of the past...

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GOOGLE SONG INFO:

The Way You Look Tonight (Remastered 2008) - Frank Sinatra
19:52 - 22:16
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We've Only Just Begun - Arr. Eric Knight - Arthur Fiedler [Conductor], The Boston Pops Orchestra [Orchestra
0:01 - 3:25
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The Way You Look Tonight - Morton Gould And His Orchestra
22:20 - 26:44
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The Way You Look Tonight - Mantovani & His Orchestra
13:21 - 16:05
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The Way You Look Tonight (From "My Best Friend's Wedding") - Charles Gerhardt; National Philharmonic Orchestra
7:29 - 10:00
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The Way You Look Tonight - The Norman Luboff Choir
16:08 - 18:55
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