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Originally Posted by ewomack
I listen to a satellite radio music channel in my car. It plays primarily stuff from the 70's but not pop-ish stuff. Rather tunes you would have heard on FM. The other day I was coming home from the grocery store and as I came into the driveway they played "We've Got Tonight," by Bob Seger. Oh my sweet Lord---for some reason it got me. I sat there in the driveway and cried my eyes out. (It's complicated.)
Now THERE's a voice.
I was on a call with my coworkers today and before we got down to the business at hand we were discussing music in cars (it was actually sort of the business at hand because it was a conversation about whether rental car places are responsible for wiping the infotainment systems of people’s cell phone data if they have linked the phone to the car and what the car retains. But it devolved when my boss stated that his car doesn’t have a modern infotainment system and I said that mine doesn’t either.). It got me thinking that the only cd player I own anymore is in my car so maybe I should carry around the notebooks of discs and listen to them instead of our mediocre npr station when I’m going places. That might be interesting since I haven’t listened to any of them except the ones I took to LA and left at my friend’s house.
I recently discovered the full concert live at the Royal Albert Hall, "Concert for George", 2002 on uTube. It has a bunch of famous guys from the day, Clapton, Ringo, Sting, etc. What reminded me of it is Billy Preston's version of My Sweet Lord. I see where they have referred to him as the other Beatle. Not exactly tears to my eyes, but maybe a goosebump. He gets into it. It's pretty easy to search up the whole concert, but this is just Billy Preston.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD8nuDxyeJs
Apparently the Moody Blues made music videos back before that was common. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58mv...IG1vcm5pbmc%3D
Today on the way home from the dentist in the city they were interviewing Barbara Kingsolver on the radio and one of the interesting things she said was that people younger than you don't really understand that you were once a kid, a teenager, a young adult, etc. The younger folks only think of you as what you are now, (an old person in most cases). And she's right. I never thought of my grandmother or my mother or my dad as once a young person until fairly recently, after they had died in the case of my parents. It was kind of a profound thought that she just tossed off as not a big deal.
Love this song and all the contradictions it presents. Long ago, back when I was single, I had a VERY fun fling for a few months with an Israeli couple who were fans of this artist and song. I've long since lost touch with them. I have no idea what they think about current events.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH-GepDymiA
I don’t know Hebrew, but the comments on this video explain what it’s about. Interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
Okay--last evening, I listened to. "Thank the lord for the night time" by Neil Diamond, and I realized that the part I liked most was the guitar part by a guy from Arkansas named Louie Sheldon. He lives in Australia, now. But yeah--Louie is also noted for guitar on the Monkees' "Last Train To Clarksville". Isn't that interesting?
Anyone listened to the much publicized new/old Beatles song? It didn't impress me as anything close to any of their classics of any era. It was still sort of interesting to hear and not too bad.
NPR featured it today and I heard part of the song. It was OK. It was Beatles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogar
Okay-In response to all of this beatlization by big media, I viewed several Rutles parody videos, I using "All You Need Is Cash". Ha. But yeah--it is pathetic when you let the likes of NPR choose your music for you. Hope that helps you some. Thanks mee.
Cleaning the mudroom and asked Alexa to shuffle Billy Joel. I heard one of his songs on the radio yesterday and remembered how much I used to love him. Playing now: Vienna Waits For You... so good!
Okay---what I like is searching YouTube for the best cover of a great song. For instance: a rendition of "There is something about you"(Level 42), covered by Neville 42. Yup.
Listening to the oldies station on our cable Soundscapes "Oldies".
My favorite band playing my favorite cover ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1HRcoHGmi4
Good one, Pony Mom.
Ooh, I have another favorite cover. It was originally recorded by Eddie Arnold, but I love how Ray Charles sings it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1N68S7Oyt4
That is a good one for sure..Quote:
Originally Posted by pony mom
Oh yeah,,,,Ray Charles could sing the back of my cereal box and make it wonderful.Quote:
Originally Posted by pony mom
I was listening to Motown on the way home.
Okay---been listening to a couple Katy perry songs. Also, two oldies by The Critters and two by The Cowsills. Yup.
It's been a few weeks since I've had time to explore old favorites but man, youtube doesn't disappoint. Who doesn't love The Cars and The Police? At least if you were a teen in the 80's....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJwTcvO5Jbc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENX1Sf3fgQ
OMG. And now the Little River Band and Supertramp... This evening is golden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIle_6Vzm5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kln_bIndDJg
"Watch what they say. They'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal, oh won't you sign up for me ,we could be so acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable."
Breakfast in America might be in my top five or ten albums or all times.
I agree completely. And I absolutely love the cover art. It's such a funky but awesome concept of what manhattan looks like. I've never looked up who the artist was but they were seriously genius.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogar
Okay--I been online, listening to Jimi Hendrix rendition of All Along The Watchtower. Also several covers of it, and reading some background on the record. You kids prolly don't like that one, because it really is not a folk song, even though it is original by Bob Dylan. But yeah--I have a 45 rp. Of it that I bought at Penneys in Fairbanks in 1968, that I wore out, listening to it with headphones in the language lab at school. Yup.
Yeah--Even in the quietest moments by Rodger of Supertramp is my favorite of that band. Yup.
I spent some time at our local hospital Monday waiting for DH to have his colonoscopy. I settled into a pleasant light-filled space outside the cafeteria with my (excellent) book. A man (I believe a hospital volunteer) came in and started playing the piano. He was really good. There were only about 6 of us in the room, so it was kind of like a private concert. Then he started playing Christmas music. I loathe and despise Christmas music, so my first inclination was to leave, but I was comfy sitting there with my book, so I stayed and it wasn't so bad. I think the fact that it was just instrumental with no vocals made it more tolerable, no horrible Brenda Lee or Peggy Lee or whoever she is/was. He also played the Charlie Brown Christmas song - I think it is called Linus and Lucy - and I actually like that one. There is nothing really Christmassy about it.
Rosa, I am the same way about Christmas music although I can tolerate it better than you, and even look forward to certain pieces. But I cannot stand vocals of popular Christmas music.
I like popular instrumental classics, things performed by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, for instance. But spare me dumb vocal Christmas songs.
Vocal music by trained church choirs are a different animal and can be wonderful.
that Charlie Brown song is terrible. In fact, I was in the goodwill store yesterday mulling over something that took some time, and that damn song was playing in an arrangement that seemed deliberately slow and off key. It seems to have only eight bars that are repeated over and over in exactly the same way. Oh God, it was awful.
IL: That is pretty funny that we have similar feelings about Christmas music, and one of the ones I find the most tolerable, you find the least tolerable.
This is my absolute favorite by Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors. It actually makes me feel, dare I say it, a bit merry!
https://youtu.be/Ouk6kBtXy60?si=71bDIH8JgxRJ2pkw
by “the Charlie Brown song I was listening to last night, I meant the one that has the vocals called “Christmastime is here. “. It’s horrible. It’s what the torturers will play to drive me insane. They just repeat the same phrases over and over in this slow, ponderous dirge.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
Maybe by the Charlie Brown song you meant that one with all the piano.
edited to add: I listen to your cheerful Christmas song with vocals, and I agree “la la la la la “is as good as any words for a vocal Christmas song
Okay----I like to pretend I'm Bing Crosby, from back when music was really bad, and. Croon white Christmas by Oiving Berlin. Yup.
I'm not really a fan of Christmas music either. We have a few friends that LOVE it and will excitedly have it playing when they host Christmas parties. As long as the playlist doesn't include that dreadful Paul McCartney song "Simply having a wonderful Christmas Time" I can tolerate it. And no, I will not provide a link like I usually do for songs I mention since that would require actually listening to a snippet of it. And besides, everyone knows that damn song...
I like instrumental stuff. I have a couple of albums of Christmas music that is lute, guitar, and Celtic harp. Awesome. I also enjoy stuff like the Nutcracker. I also have an album of carols from a brass ensemble.
Apple Music has a bunch of nice playlists of holiday music. I like the sentimental one that’s from the 40s through the 60s. All the great classics.
IL: This is the one I meant. I think I know the one you hate, and I agree it is truly dreadful.
https://youtu.be/WT_qp-bAc3c?si=3ZY6ueZzNj9IpWcI
IL: I think the detestable song is "Christmas Time is Here," but I think it would be more appropriately named "The Children's Dismal Christmas Dirge." The lyrics should be about sitting on Santa's lap after waiting in a long line, and he is scary and he smells bad, and you didn't get the one thing you wanted the most for Christmas, and you could tell that your mom hated the gift you made her, even though she said she loved it, and you found out your parents had been lying to you about Santa all those years. Stuff like that.
I may have to come out of retirement to produce holiday music. I've got ideas. :devil:
I thought he meant the Mariah Carey song!
I can see those lyrics in that horrible “Christmas Time is here” song. They are perfectly suited.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
If you've ever worked in retail, you will despise all Christmas holiday music.
Oh boy yes, I can see that!Quote:
Originally Posted by pinkytoe