Songs on this page have worldwide copyright clearance, can be purchased online, and are suitable for Sweet Adeline contest.
Everybody Step (1921) – uptune
Swing uptune by Irving Berlin from Music Box Revue.
Song is public domain in the US; available as a public domain title from SMP Press.
Purchase from SMP Press public domain catalog – $1.99/copy. Minimum order of 10 and a discount applies; with the discount, price is $1.89 a copy.
Tracks: Donya Metzger
Nobody Knows How I Miss You, Dear Old Pals (1918) – ballad
World War I-era ballad about “my mother and dad, the best pals that I had”.
Song is public domain in the US; available as a public domain title from SMP Press.
Purchase from SMP Press public domain catalog – $1.99/copy. Minimum order of 10 and a discount applies; with the discount, price is $1.89 a copy.
Tracks: Jen Cooke
We Just Couldn’t Say Good-Bye – ballad
Written in the 1930s; later performed by Patti Page and others
Purchase from SMP Press — Quartet pricing ($12.99 for a set of 4) | Choral pricing ($1.99/copy; minimum order of 10 and a discount applies – with the discount, price is $1.89 per copy)
Tracks: Melissa VanHousen (MelVan Tracks)
See the general information page for a contest uptune available via custom licensing – Do the New York/I Got Rhythm Medley.
