I love my brother
I love my cat
I love my Legos
And you know I love my bucket hat
I love marshmallows
Love me some pancakes too
I love myself
And you best believe that I love you
Cause It’s a choice I get to make
I know it is important
So I try
To practice it daily
I see the love around me on the rise
and I’m not scared
When I turn towards love
I am amazed what I can change
I’ll give it to myself
And Spread it all around
Each and every single day
I love my mama
Love to play charades
I love the smell of grass
And popcorn at parades
I love the feeling
Of warm water in the pool
I love myself
And you best believe I love you too
Yeah
I know it is important
So I try
To practice it daily
I see the love around me on the rise
And I’m not scared
When I turn towards love
I’m amazed what I can change
I’ll give it to myself
And spread it all around me
Each and every single day
Because whatever you’re seeking
You know you’ll findRather than focus on bad things
I free my mind!
Cause it’s here in front of us
All the time
That’s why I turn towards love
With treating myself kind and
It’s a choice that I get to make…
I know it is important
Practice it, hey
See the love around me
See the love around me
When I turn towards Love
I am amazed what I can change
Give it to myself and
Spread it all around me
Each and every single day
Feel it in my bones yeah
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Love Is...
by Suzanne Jamieson
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Lyrics
I Turn Towards Love
8 Hugs
I went to the doc
I was feelin beat
Couldn’t seem to get back up on my feet
Well now doc I’m feeling blue
Tell me, doctor, what can I do?
(what can I do?) she said…
You’ve got to get 8 hugs a day
Yes, you’ll be amazed
Your energy will overflow
Your spirits will be raised
So listen here, my patient,
While I communicate
You know it’s doctors orders
To get 8 hugs a day!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8!
I went up to my grandma
Her hugs smell like gravy
Her skin is soft
She calls me her ‘little baby’
I hugged my dog
He’s old and brown and furry
Lickin’ up my face
I got out in a hurry
Then I hugged my sister
She smells like the mall and perfume
She’s rollin’ her eyes
But I was shocked when she let me into her room
I found my cat
I hugged her and she meowed
Whiskers soft
Tickled my chin
Then she sashayed away so proud
8 hugs
8 hugs
You won’t believe what it can do
8 hugs
8 hugs
Let em work their magic on you
8 hugs
8 hugs
You won’t believe what it can do
8 hugs
8 hugs
Let em work their magic on you
You’ve got to get 8 hugs a dayoh yes, you’ll be amazed
Your energy will overflow
Your spirits will be raised
So listen here, my patient,
While I communicate
You know it’s doctors orders
To get 8 hugs a day!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
I got a hug from my dad
It smelled like aftershave
My arms don’t reach around him
And his beard it tickled my face
Walked up to a tree
And then I climbed it s branches high
I gave it a hug and felt its energy
And then I saw a butterfly
Then I went to my little bro
He smells like spit up
He giggles and he wiggles, its so fun
I think he likes my hugs
I can’t wait til he can stand up and run
The I went to to my mom
She smells like wood and flowers
She twirls me all around
I think her loves has special powers
Oh wow! I feel so good
I am a proper hug machine now
You want a hug?
You might feel it too
I’m gonna make this my routine now
You got to get 8 hugs a day
And you’ll be amazed
Your energy will overflow
Your spirits will be raised
So listen here, my patient,
While I communicate
You know it’s doctors orders
To get 8 hugs a day!
You got to get 8 hugs a day
At the very least
Your energy will overflow
And you’ll feel at peace
So go and take 8 hugs
I will expect reporting
And then call me in the morning
Cause now it’s time to get on your way
You got to get 8 hugs a dayand you’ll be amazed
Your energy will overflow
Your spirits will be raised
So listen here, my patient,
While I communicate
You know it’s doctors orders
To get 8 hugs a day!
You got to get 8 hugs a day
At the very least
Your energy will overflow
And you’ll feel at peace
So go and take 8 hugs
I will expect reporting
And then call me in the morning
Cause now it’s time to get on your way
What Is Love
About thirty years ago
In elementary school
Lived a girl with lots of heart
Let’s call her Suzy Q
Suzy liked to make things
Like forts and poems and cakes
But kids liked to make fun of her
Her confidence they’d take
One day she got onto the bus
And everyone got quiet
They watched her walk down to the back
Pick a seat and try it
Then those kids they all laughed out loud
And when Suzy did inquire
A girl replied she’d sat in gum
Against her, they’d conspired
But one nice kid was on that bus
A Boy, his name was Ryan
He waved her over with a nod
Cause he could see that she was cryin’
He told her that those kids were mean
And he’d like to be her friend
That next time, he’d save her a seat
And her heart started to mend
What is Love?
Love’s an invitation
What is Love?
Love is an arm around
What is Love?
A simple inclination
What is love?
To feeling safe and sound
What is Love?
It’s just consideration
What is love?
Liking when someone’s around
What is Love?
It isn’t adoration
What is Love?
Love’s knowing you’ve been found
Well, Ryan grew up bigger
But he never quite fit in
Didn’t much like sports and such
Preferred to play in band
He knew that he was different
Sometimes they called him names
So he tried hard to change who he was
And kept drifting away
But Suzy saw him suffering
And couldn’t stand the sight
She told him be proud who you are
In fact, yeah, you are just right
What is Love?
Love is an invitation
What is Love?
Love is an arm around
What is Love?
It isn’t adoration
What is Love?
Love’s knowing you’ve been found
Now I’m grown up
Everyone I know
Has a story like mine
So I tell my kids
No matter what
Always just make sure they’re kind
Make sure you’re kind
What is Love?
Love is an invitation
What is Love?
Love is an arm around
What is Love?
It isn’t adoration
What is Love?
Love’s knowing you’ve been found
Unconditional
Nothing you can do
Nothing you can say
When I see you wondering what could
Take my love away
Nothing you must do
There’s no steps to take
To guarantee my heart
Is yours, and it won’t go away
Here’s the thing, my dear,
It wasn’t earned in any way
But it cannot be destroyed and
It’s deeper every day it’s
It’s Unconditional
You can’t argue with the sky
Or the sun’s incandescent rays
You can’t change the moon’s size
Or have a year without rainy days
Take a look at it or not
That’s really up to you
Doesn’t matter much to me
Cause I know that it’s true
Whether you know it or not
I know my love for you’s
Unconditional
Don’t always like what you say
Don’t always love what you do
But that’s a raindrop in
The giant ocean blue
God knows I’m not perfect
Yeah I know you know that’s true
But it doesn’t change the way
I’ll always feel about you
You can’t argue with the sky
Or the sun’s incandescent rays
You can’t change the moon’s size
Or have a year without rainy days
Take a look at it or not
That’s really up to you
Doesn’t matter much to me
Cause I know that it’s true
Whether you know it or not
I know my love for you’s
Unconditional
Unconditional
Best Buds
You always listen and you never ever lie
You’re always glad to see me, kinda like it’s always a surprise yeah
You know I got your back now
And I know that you’ve got mine
I’ve been living long enough to know
That good friends are hard to find
So let’s go outside and play in the back
Or take a walk and then go get a snack
My friend,
My life with you ensures I’m never blue
For too long, my friend
It’s time I sing a song about you
You make my life much better
And we’ll be friends forever
Whenever we’re together
You always cheer me up
You are the perfect buddy
And friends like us are lucky
Since you’re a little puppy
You’ve always been my dog
You’re My Best Bud
You’ve always been my dog
You’re my Best Bud
Friends like us are lucky
You’re my Best Bud
You always cheer me up
You’re my Best Bud
Spoken: Hey! Who’s a good boy?
You live in the moment
With no worries, no regrets
You never hold a grudge
And you always forgive and forget yeah
You crack me up
Cheer me up
Build me up
You’re my little pup
My pup
You’re my little pup yeahMy life with you ensures I’m never blue
For too long, my friend
It’s time I sang a song about you
You make my life much better
And we’ll be friends forever
Whenever we’re together
You always cheer me up
You are the perfect buddy
And friends like us are lucky
Since you’re a little puppy
You’ve always been my dog
You’re My Best Bud
You’ve always been my dog
You’re my Best Bud
Yes it’s true sometimes you drive me crazy
Your Main offense is makin messes, like daily
But for my special hound
I will clean up-a all around
Cuz in this world you’re my best friend, hands down
You’re my best bud
Because you are my dog
You’re my best bud
You know it, you makae my life much beter
Hey Hey Because you are my dog
You make my life much better
Because you are my dog
You know it
You make my life much better
Because because because you are my dog
My best bud
Lift Each Other Up
Lots of people out there
Like to draw lines
Without realizing
How it deepens divides
When they don’t try to listen
Then they can’t understand
What you knew when you were only two
That we’re all part of the band
WOAHHH…. WOAHHH….
The singer and the drummer
The guitarist and the keys
The brass and all the woodwinds
The bassist and the strings
To make a song worth singing
To teach the hearts to hear
All the parts must have a place and play without a fear
Harmonies are beautiful
They sound so rich and true
We all need a little dissonance
To find another song that’s new
Cause when we see that each of us
Contributes to the sound
We’ll start lifting everybody up
Instead of knocking each other down
WOAHHHH WOAHHH….
The singer and the drummer
The guitarist and the keys
The brass and the woodwinds
The bassist and the strings
To make a song worth singing
To teach the hearts to hear
All the parts must have a place and play without a fear
It Is What It Is
The sun in Spain is called Sol
The sun in Jordan is called shams
The sun in Japan is called Taiyo
The sun in India is sooraj
There’s so many different things to call that thing that is the SUN. But no matter what you call it, it IS what it IS, And I LOVE IT.
The rain in Poland is desht
The rain in Sudan is hujan
The rain in Hungary is eshuh
And the rain in the Phillipines is ulan
There’s so many different things to call that thing that is the RAIN. But no matter what you call it, it IS what it IS, And I LOVE IT.
The universe is vast and people call it a lot of things
But I’m so happy to be a part of it.
I love my life and all it brings.
I love life
A flower in Israel is PE-rach
A flower in Uzbekistan is Gul
A flower in Colombia is flor
A flower in France is fleur
There’s so many different things to call that thing that is a FLOWER. But no matter what you call it, it IS what it IS, And I LOVE IT.
The universe is vast, you can call it a lot of things
I’m so happy to be a part of it.
My life and all it brings.
The universe is vast and people call it a lot of things
But I’m so happy I’m part of it.
I love my life and all it brings.
I love
I love this life
Love At First Sight
Sleek and smooth, A handsome guy
Walked with a certain swagger
A glint in his eye
In a tux with no tie
Lotsa bravado in his manner
He slid into the penguin party
His entrance was so cool
He had all the attention
But lost all the pretension
Once he saw that special girl in the pool
His nerves really had him hip hoppin’
But he gathered up all his might
Knew he had to be smooth
To make his big move
Cause he knew it was love at first sight
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Believe me baby you know it’s true
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Hitting him like lightning from the blue
It’s not just in his mind
It happens all the time waaoh waaoh
So he searched and he searched for a present
One that’d leave no room for doubt
That this was her guy,
So she couldn’t deny,
The one penguin she could not live without
That’s not it, he thought, it’s much too red
And this stone is too sharp
This one’s tiny and that one’s a block
Then he saw it, the perfect rock!
It’s better than a Diamond ring and when he saw it
He picked up the stone
And gathered all of his mightAnd then he walked up to his Queen and he presented it
And as you can imagine it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Believe me baby you know it’s true
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Hitting her like lightning from the blue
It’s not just in her mind
It happens all the time waaoh waaoh
They nuzzled their beaks
And within a few weeks
Two eggs showed up in their nesting
They’re expecting so
They took turns with the pecking
lots of sitting and protecting
And after 35 days,
They pecked their way
Two new chicks out in the cold
in the arctic bay
While their mama and their daddy protect their babes…
They grew up upon the ice
And thought it was nice
And before they even knew
The time just flew
The chicks grew and now they would learn
That it would soon be their turn…
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Believe me baby you know it’s true
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Hitting you like lightning from the blue
Yeah soon enough you’ll find
It happens all the time waaoh waaoh…
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Listen to me baby you know it’s trueLOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Hitting you like lightning from the blue
Yeah soon enough you’ll find
It happens all the time waaoh waaoh…
Kid I Love You
Kid, I love you, you know I do
And spending time with you is all I wanna do
Yeah, spending time with you is all I wanna do
Cuz I love you, I love you
Kid, I love you, you know I do
And spending time with you is all I wanna do
Yeah, spending time with you is all I wanna do
Cuz I love you, I love you
I’ll throw you in the air like Superman
And I’ll make your eggies in a frying pan
And then we can put cooking shows on back to back…
And I’ll sneak a little joke into your knapsack
And for giving me this love, well I thank you
Yeah, for giving me this love, well kid I thank you
You’re the best thing that’s happened to me in my life
yeah just to watch you grow and know you makes me feel alive
I’m your biggest fan, you know, I’m always on your side
We’ll go through it all together – yeh I’m with you on this wild ride..
Kid, I love you, you know I do
And spending time with you is all I wanna do
Yeah, spending time with you is all I wanna do
I love you I love you I love you
We’ll bake a cake til we’re covered in flour
And I’ll help you build a pillow tower
I’ll read you stories til we both nod off
I’ll still always give you huggies when you have a cough
And for giving me this love, well I thank you
Yeah, for giving me this love, well kid I thank you
Kid, I love you, you know I do
And spending time with you is all I wanna do
Yeah, spending time with you is all I wanna do
Cuz I love you, I love you
Kid, I love you, you know I do
And spending time with you is all I wanna do
Yeah, spending time with you is all I wanna do
Cuz I love you, I love you
Things Change
I like to watch the sky at night
And lay my back down in the grass
Hear the bugs and birds singing their tunes
I like to watch the sky at night
The changing of the moon
As she wanes and waxes over days
Sometimes I don’t see her rays
But I know she’s in the sky
Now I think of love that way
A sort of thing that’s always there
Sometimes see it loud and clear
And sometimes like it’s everywhere
Sometimes it’s hiding, and lord knows I don’t know where…
But I know it’s true when I see it in the starlit blue…
Cause things change
Things change
Life might look different
But love’s never gone
Like some kind of riddle
Love must live on but
Things change
I like the taste of apricots
I don’t care if they makes a mess
I have a grove of those trees out in the back
And each tree’s grown up out of all the pits from other apricots
From life to life, connecting dots like that
Love is just like that, I think
A sort of thing that’s always there
Sometimes see it loud and clear
And sometimes like it’s everywhere
And sometimes it’s hiding, and Lord knows I don’t know where
But I can tell it’s true when
I see it in my backyard view
Things change
Things change
Life might look different
But love’s never gone
Like some kind of riddle
Love must live on but
Things change
Things change
Things change
Life might look different
But love’s never gone
Like some kind of riddle
Love must live on but
Things change
Things change
Things Change
About Love Is...
Suzanne Jamieson released her third children’s album, Love Is… on July 19th.
Love is not only a feeling, and it doesn’t come in one form.
This album explores the choice to love every day, self-love, community love, Universal love, family love, friendship, anti-bullying, pet love, expressing love, and more.
Suzanne holds awards from NAPPA Awards, Parents Choice, Moms Choice, Kids Choice, Kids First, Creative Child Magazine, and International Songwriting Competition for Best Childrens Song in 2020 for her collaboration with Grammy-winning band Alphabet Rockers for her song, “Grateful.”
“The only thing that has ever had any chance of healing us or our world is love, and bringing our family’s attention to love each and every single day is a powerful act toward peace and justice. What the world needs now is … well, you know!”
Reviews
Michael Doherty’s Music Log
"This song ultimately has an empowering message, about being able to make significant change in the world by spreading love, something all of us, children and adults, sometimes need reminding of. It’s a choice each of us can make. And aren’t we all happier when we turn toward love?"
read the reviewPDX Parent
"As a parent you'll be sure to appreciate 'Unconditional Love' and 'Kid I Love You', which are sweet songs that capture that love parents have for their kids"
read the reviewNew Music Video!
"Filled with high energy, heart, joy, and inspiration, Love Is, most certainly, is a many-splendored thing.”
read the reviewCreative Child Magazine Awards,
CD Of The Year 2024
The Mom’s Choice Awards®
"Family love, community love, universal love, self-love, pet love, friendship love, and even romantic love (via an adorable penguin “meet cute” tale) each have their moments to shine."
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Who is Suzanne Jamieson?
Suzanne Jamieson released her third children’s album, Love Is… on July 19th.
Following the success of her first collaboration, Bounce, with 3x Grammy nominated children’s musicians The Pop Ups in 2020, Suzanne has paired up with Jason Rabinowitz of The Pop Ups again to create this exciting compilation of love songs. Her first children’s album, Shine: Lullabies for Everyone was released in 2014.
Suzanne, who has a background in musical theatre and yoga, and a mother of two children in Los Angeles, combines her love of music and mindfulness through fun, uplifting, and high-quality pop music.
Suzanne holds awards from NAPPA Awards, Parents Choice, Moms Choice, Kids Choice, Kids First, Creative Child Magazine, and International Songwriting Competition for Best Childrens Song in 2020 for her collaboration with Grammy-winning band Alphabet Rockers for her song, “Grateful.”