25 Term 2 HALF TERM
May 26, 2025
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June 1, 2025
Welcome to the rehearsal page
Below you can find lyrics and the full arrangement of current songs that we might be covering in your free taster session. This is to give you an idea of what to expect - you don’t need to learn anything in advance. Once you become a full Soul Choirs member you will also have access to your own part (Soprano/Alto/Tenor) for more detailed learning.
HALF TERM BREAK
No rehearsals running at any locations this week!
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Best of my Love / To be Real
Solo Doesn't take much to make me happy
And make me smile with glee
Never never will I feel discouraged
Cause our love's no mystery
S + A ooh, ooh, ooh
T Demonstrating love and affection
S + A ooh, ooh, ooh
T That you give so openly, yeah
S + A ooh, ooh
ALL I like the way you make me feel about you, baby
Want the whole wide world to see
ALL Woah, woah you got the best of my love
Woah, woah you got the best of my love
Woah, woah you got the best of my love
Woah, woah you got the best of my love
Goin' in and out of changes
S The kind that come around each day
A My life has a better meaning
ALL Love has kissed me in a beautiful way
S oh
A+ T doo -do doo-do
All doo-do doo-do
my love, my love
S oh
A+ T doo-do doo-do
All doo-do doo-do
my love, my love
yeah you got the best of my - Love!
you got the best of my love
Woah, woah you got the best of my love
Woah, woah you got the best of my love
Woah, woah you got the best of my love
S oh
A+ T doo-do doo-do
All doo-do doo-do
my love, my love
S oh
A+ T doo-do doo-do
All doo-do doo-do
my love, my love
yeah you got the best of my...
S + A What you find, now
S+ A What you feel, now
S + A What you know, now
ALL to be real
S + A What you find, now ( T I think I love you, baby)
S+ A What you feel, now (T I think I need you, baby
S + A What you know, now (T yeah, yeah )
ALL to be real
T + A it's got to be real
ALL oooh (ooh, ooh) your love's for real now
S You know that your love is my love
My love is your love
Our love is here to stay
T + A ooh, ooh
T + A Sta - ay ay ay
Mash-up
S What you find, now
What you feel, now
What you know, now
A It' s got to be real, it's got to be real
It' s got to be real, it's got to be real
It' s got to be real, it's got to be real
T I think I love you, baby
i think I need you, baby
T+ A: yeh yeh yeh
ALL to be real
T + A: its got to be real
S What you find, now
What you feel, now
What you know, now
to be real
A +T You got the best of my love
You got the best of my love
You got the best of my love
ALL You got the best of my.... LOVE!
ARETHA by Rumer
ALL
I got Aretha in the morning
High on my headphones and walking to school
I got the blues in springtime
'cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes
Momma she'd notice but she's always crying
A
I got no one to confide in,
ALL
Aretha nobody but you
And Momma she'd notice but she's always fighting
A
Something in her mind
ALL
and it sounds like breaking glass
I tell Aretha in the morning
High on my headphones and walking to school
I got the blues in springtime
'cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes
S
You got the words
A&T
(you got the words yeh)
S
baby you got the words
A&T
(you got the words yeh)
(CONTINUES IN NEXT COLUMN ABOVE)
S
You got the words,
A&T
(you got the words yeh)
S
baby you got the words
A&T
(you got the words)
S&A
Oh Aretha (T Oooh...)
Aretha, I don't want to go to school
'Cause they just don't understand me and (T Oooh...)
ALL
I think the place is cruel
A
Try, sing out, raise your voice (S&T Try....)
Stand up on your own, (S&T Aah....)
go out there and strike out
ALL
I tell Aretha in the morning
High on my headphones and walking to school
I got the blues in springtime
'cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes.
But I got the words.
HALO
ALL Oooh
S 1+ 2 I can feel your halo (repeat)
ALL I can feel your halo
Solo: Remember those walls I built
Well, baby, they're tumbling down
didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make a sound
I found a way to let you win
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now
A It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breaking
Is the risk that I'm taking
ALL I ain't never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby, I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
and It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
S 1 I can feel your halo (S2 halo) halo
S I can feel your halo (halo) halo
I can feel your halo (halo) halo
I can feel your halo (halo) halo
A+ T ooh
S Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
ALL Think I'm addicted to your light
S+ T I swore I'd never fall again
A ooh (repeated)
S+ T But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
ALL To pull me back to the ground again
A it like I've been awakened
S+ T (like ive been awakened)
A Every rule I had you breaking
S+ T (rule I had you breaking)
A is the ALL risk that I'm taking
ALL I aint never gonna shut you out
ALL Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby, I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
S 1 I can feel your halo (s2+A+ T halo,) halo
ALL I can feel your S halo (S2+ A+ T halo,) halo
ALL I can feel your S halo (s2+ A+ T halo) halo
ALL I can feel your halo
S 1 I can feel your halo (s2+A+ T halo,) halo
ALL I can feel your S halo (S2+ A+ T halo,) halo
ALL I can feel your ha - l - o
ALL oooh
S 1 I can feel your halo (s2+A+ T halo,) halo
ALL I can feel your S halo (S2+ A+ T halo,) halo
ALL I can feel your S halo (s2+ A+ T halo) halo
ALL I can feel your ha - l - o
S 1 I can feel your halo (s2+A+ T halo,) halo
ALL I can feel your S halo (S2+ A+ T halo,) halo
ALL I can feel your ha - l - o
ooohhh
Unwritten / You got the Love
Solo I am unwritten
Can't read my mind
I'm undefined
I'm just beginning
The pen's in my hand
Ending unplanned
S+ T ooh
A Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illu ALL minate the words that you could not find
A+ T ooh
S Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
All Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
ALL I break tradition
Sometimes my tries are outside the line - yens
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes
But I can't live that way oh oh
A Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illu ALL minate the words that you could not find
A+ T ooh
S Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
All Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
Oh oh yeh
ALL Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
S1: yeh
ALL (not S1) Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
S1: You got the love (repeat)
ALL (not S1) Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
S1: You got the love (repeat)
ALL (not S1) Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
ALL Release your inhibitions
ALL Sometimes, I feel like throwing my hands up in the air
I know I can count on you,
Sometimes, I feel like saying, "Lord, I just don't care"
But you've got the love I need to see me through
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
You got the lo....ve
yeh
oh yeh
yeh
oh oh
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
I need to see me through
You got the love
You got the love
You got the love
ALL Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your - book -be -gins
The rest is still unwritten
George Benson Mashup
ALL Never give up on a good thing
Remember what makes you happy, woah, woah,
Never give up on a good thing
A+T If love is what you got, ALL you've got a lot
S Money's tight, he's workin' every night
It ain't easy ALL to keep the flame alive
Just keep in mind every storm ends in time
Love is forever, stay together___
(S+T Stay together____) A When you got something real
(S+T Love forever____) That you may never ALL feel again
ALL Never give up on a good thing
Remember what makes you happy, woah, woah,
Never give up on a good thing
A+T If love is what you got, ALL you've got a lot
ALL You've got a lot
You've got a lot
ALL If you're askin' me to say
Livin' life without you, is alright
If you really want to know
Have to say it's dangerous to my mind
So before you turn and walk away
Let me, love you, one more time
Feel your, heart beat, close to mine
Let me, love you all the time
Hold me, closer, now your mine
Let me, love you, one more time
Feel your, heart beat, close to mine
Let me, love you all the time
Let me love you
Let me love you
S+T Alright, tonight (A da ba du ba da dum)
S+T Alright, tonight
A Whenever dark has fallen (S+T ba doo da doo)
A You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive
Until the day is dawning (S+T ba doo da doo)
A You can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights
ALL 'Cos there's music in the air and lots of lovin' everywhere
ALL Give me the night
S+T Alright, tonight (A da ba du ba da dum)
S+T Give me the night
Alright, tonight
A So come on out tonight ALL and we'll lead the others
A On a ALL ride through paradise
A And if you ALL feel all right
Then we can be lovers A cos I ALL see that starlight
ALL Look in your eyes
A Don't you ALL know we can fly?
ALL Give me the night
S+T Alright, tonight (A da ba du ba da dum)
S+T Give me the night
Alright, tonight
S+T Give me the night (A never give up on a good thing)
S+T Alright, tonight
S+T Give me the night (A never give up on a good thing)
S+T Alright, tonight
ALL Don’t, give up, your good thing
Don't give it up, oh don't, oh woah
Don’t, give up, your good thing
Please don't, oh don't, don't live it up, don't give it up
ALL Never give up on a good thing
Remember what makes you happy, woah, woah,
Never give up on a good thing
A+T If love is what you got, ALL you've got a lot
ALL Never give up on a good thing
Remember what makes you happy, woah, woah,
Never give up on a good thing
A+T If love is what you got, ALL you've got a lot
ALL Never give up!
Man in the Mirror Lyrics
Tenor solo - all tenors to learn
I’m gonna make a change
For once in my life
It's gonna feel real good
It's gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right
A+T As I, turn up the collar on
My favourite winter coat
This wind is blowin' my mind
I see the kids in the street
With not enough to eat
ALL Who am I, to be blind, pretending not to see their needs?
A summer's disregard
A broken bottle top
A+T And a one man's soul (S one man's soul________)
A+T They follow each other on the wind ya know
ALL 'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know
I'm starting with the man in the mirror, oh yeah!
I'm asking him to change his ways, oh change!
A2+T No message could've been any clearer (S+A1 oo oo_____)
ALL If you wanna make the world, a better place
Take a look at yourself, and make a cha-e-ange
Na na na, na na na, na na__ na na__
(S Oo_________) A+T I've been a victim of, a selfish kind of love,
It's time that I realise (S I realise____)
A+T There are some with no home
ALL Not a nickel to loan
Could it be, really me, pretending that they're not alone?
A willow deeply scarred
Somebody's broken heart
A+T And a washed out dream (S a washed out dream____)
A+T They follow the pattern of the wind ya see
ALL 'Cause they got, no place to be,
That's why I'm starting with me
I'm starting with the man in the mirror, oh yeah!
I'm asking him to change his ways, oh change!
A2+T No message could've been any clearer (S+A1 oo oo_____)
ALL If you wanna make the world, a better place
Take a look at yourself, and make a cha-e-ange
I'm starting with the man in the mirror, oh yeah!
I'm asking him to change his ways, oh change!
A2+T No message could've been any clearer (S+A1 oo oo_____)
ALL If you wanna make the world, a be-tter-place
Take a look at yourself, and make that - CHANGE!
S I'm starting with the ALL man in the mirror, oh yeah!
S I'm asking him to ALL change his ways, oh change!
S No message could've been any clearer (A+T oo oo_____)
ALL If you wanna make the world, a better place
Take a look at yourself, and make a change,
you gotta get it right, while you got the time,
Cos when you close your heart, you close your - MIND!
ALL Man in the mirror, oh yeah!
Change his ways, oh change!
Oo oo
If you wanna make the world, a better place,
Take a look at yourself, and make a - CHANGE
Na na na, na na na, na na__ na na__
Oh yeah!
Na na na, na na na, na na__ na na__
Make that change
Man in the mirror
S1 Ah_____
S2+A+T Make that change
ALL Man in the mirror
Change_____
Purple Rain - Lyrics
T
Never wanted to be your weekend lover
Wanna be some kind of friend
I could never steal you from another
It's such a shame our friendship had to end
ALL
Purple rain Purple rain
Purple rain Purple rain
Purple rain Purple rain
Only want to see you laughing in the purple rain
Ooooo ooooo ooooo___
Ooooo ooooo ooooo___
Purple rain, Purple rain
Purple rain, Purple rain
Purple rain, Purple rain
Only want to see you laughing in the purple rain
Purple rain, Purple rain
Purple rain, Purple rain
Purple rain, Purple rain
Only want to see you laughing in the purple rain, purple rain___!
The Warner Hall,
Tunbridge Well Baptist Church,
12 Upper Grosvenor Road,
TN1 2EP
We rehearse in the Warner Hall at this lovely venue in the the centre of Tunbridge Wells, easily accessible by car and bus.
PARKING: There is no onsite parking and we ask you NOT to park on the road the church is on - there is free parking available on surrounding roads such as Woodbury Park Road or Park Road.
There is also Meadow Road Car Park, a moments walk away, charged at local parking rates.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The church is a 10 minute walk from Tunbridge Wells Station and is easily accessible by local bus routes.
ACCESSIBILITY: This venue is step free with accessible toilets
Broadstairs (York Street) Methodist Church
23a York Street
Broadstairs
Kent
CT10 1PB
Parking - free street parking on surrounding roads.
Public Transport - 10 minute walk from Broadstairs Train Station and accessible via the 'loop' bus route.
Step free access available
Please ignore the map below as google is showing the incorrect venue - click here for accurate map
Beecroft Primary School
Beecroft Road,
London,
SE4 2BS
Parking - free street parking on surrounding roads.
Public Transport - 2min walk from Crofton Park Train Station. 12 mins walk from Brockley Train Station
Step free access
St Paul's Church
Boxley Rd,
Penenden Heath,
Maidstone
ME14 2AN
Parking - Church car park and 2hrs of street parking available in surrounding controlled parking zones.
Public Transport - 15mins walk (0.8miles) from Maidstone east or town centre
Nearest stations; Maidstone East
Step Free Access
St Andrew's Centre
(Part of St Andrew's Church)
Brockley Road
London
SE4 2SA
Parking - Street parking (limited on-site parking for disabled members ONLY)
Public Transport - Nearest stations, Brockley and Crofton Park
Step Free Access
Cliftonville Community Centre
Cliftonville
Margate
CT9 2DB
Parking - Street parking only
Public Transport - Local buses from Margate Station/a 10 minute walk from central Margate
Step Free Access
Kings Hill Community Centre
70 Gibson Drive
King's Hill
West Malling
ME19 4LG
Parking - Onsite parking
Public Transport - Local buses from West Malling and Maidstone
Step Free Access
King's Cross Methodist Church - Crestfield Street Entrance
(please use this entrance and leave via the Birkenhead Street exit)
6 Crestfield Street
London
WC1H 8AT
Public Transport - Nearest tube King's Cross St. Pancras (Euston Road exit)
Please email to find out about level access
The Victoria Suite @ The Camden Centre
1, Market Square,
Royal Victoria Place,
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2SW
Public Transport - 8 mins walk from Tunbridge Wells Railway Station
Parking - Town Car parks or nearby streets, free after 6:30pm
Accessibility - Step Free access to the hall with a lift at the venue
Trinity Secondary School,
Taunton Road,
London SE12 8PD
Parking - No parking onsite but free street parking on surrounding roads
Public Transport - 10 mins walk from Hither Green station
Step Free Access
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Old Dover Rd,
Canterbury
CT1 3EW
Parking - Onsite parking
Public Transport - Local buses from Central Canterbury
Step Free Access
Sussex Road Primary School
Sussex Road,
Tonbridge
TN9 2TP
Public Transport - 8 mins walk from Tonbridge Railway Station
Parking - Room for approx 20 cars onsite but there is also free street parking on surrounding residential roads.
Accessibility - There is one small step (curb height) to access the hall - step free access can be organised through an alternative route on request. Please email sing@soulchoirs.com to let us know at least 24hrs in advance. Many thanks.
St Johns Methodist Church
Argyle Road,
Whitstable CT5 1JS
Parking - No onsite parking, (please do not park in the church carpark as strictly reserved for Church Officials) but there is free parking on surrounding roads (single yellows are fine after 6:30pm) or alternatively use the town car parks (paid)
Public Transport - 8mins walk from Whitstable Station or local buses
Step Free Access
Facebook Private Group - request to join once you have chosen your membership planor signed up for a free taster. You must have a (free) account with facebook to access.
Guy's Campus,
St. Thomas Street
King's College London,
London
SE1 1UL
Public Transport - 2 mins walk from London Bridge Station
Parking - No Parking Available
Accessibility - Step Free access into the Chapel - toilets down stairs and not accessible. Nearest accessible toilets in Student Bar - Turn right outside Chapel entrance. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Pilgrim's Way Primary School
Canterbury
CT1 1XU
Parking - Onsite parking
Public Transport - Local buses from Central Canterbury
Step Free Access
Allington Baptist Church
76A London Road,
Maidstone ME16 0DT
Public Transport - 8mins walk from Maidstone Barracks Station or local buses
Parking - Room for 10-12 cars in church car park (accessible from Leafy Lane) or in carpark opposite on Leafy Lane
Step Free Access
Rochester Baptist Church (Moat House Hall to the right of the church)
8 Crow Lane,
Rochester ME1 1RF
Parking - No parking onsite, free street parking on surrounding roads
Public Transport - 6mins walk from Rochester Station or local buses into central Rochester
Step Free Access
James Woolfe School (Royal Hill Campus!)
Royal Hill,
London SE10 8RZ
Public Transport - 5 mins walk from Cutty Sark DLR or Greenwich train station or local buses
Parking - no parking onsite but free street parking on surrounding roads.
Step Free Access