Bernadette Peters has a new song to share
April 14th, 2008, 1:26 am Hobbies Ideas
“I never tried to write a song before, because I have
too much respect for composers,” Peters said in a phone
interview from New York. “But I was riding in an
airplane coming back from somewhere, and it just came to me,
music and lyrics all at once.”
Peters will sing her lullaby, “Kramer’s
Song,” as part of her performance Tuesday with the
Grand Rapids Symphony.
“It’s a sweet little song parents can sing to
children at the end of the book,” Peters said,
comparing the style to The Beatles’
“Goodnight.” The song is named for her 11-year-old
mixbreed dog, Kramer, a former shelter dog who is the
inspiration for the book.
“Kramer knows his song and gets all excited when I sing
it,” Peters said.
The book tells of a homeless dog who goes to Broadway Barks,
an annual adopt-athon in Manhattan’s theater district
where Broadway stars help shelter animals find new owners.
The dog hears music and tries to sing and dance, but it
looks like barking and jumping to everyone except one little
girl. The child understands and adopts the dog.
“There’s a special connection that tells you,
‘This is my dog; this is why I chose you’,”
Peters said. “All animals are trying to communicate
with us; we just don’t listen sometimes.”
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