I'd Love to Live in Loveland - Part of our competition set for the 2023 PanPac International Barbershop Convention in Auckland.
This song was written by Randy Newman for the film Toy Story 2. It was sung by Sarah McLachlan and was Oscar-nominated. "When she loved me" does way more than tell the emotional backstory of a little wooden cowgirl doll called Jessie and the small girl owner who outgrew her. It lovingly upholds the bond that exists between carved blocks of wood or bundled-up fur and the tiny children who, for a while, love them as vibrantly as they will ever love anyone. Next comes the fateful day when the child recognizes that their once-beloved doll is just a step along the way to growing up. The toy forever stays the same and loves the same. The child, alas, moves on.