I was a Tull fan way back when. I hadn't heard this for a while.
Labels: music
- 01 February 2012
RIP Don Cornelius
I used to watch Sooouuuuuuuuuuul Trainnnnnnn at times in the Seventies.
23 January 2012
The town clock in the market square
Stands waiting for the hour
When its hands they both turn backwards
And on meeting will devour
Both themselves and also any fool
Who dares to tell the time
And the sun and moon will shatter
And the signposts cease to sign
-'Homberg' Procol HarumStands waiting for the hour
When its hands they both turn backwards
And on meeting will devour
Both themselves and also any fool
Who dares to tell the time
And the sun and moon will shatter
And the signposts cease to sign
Labels: music
07 January 2012
07 December 2011
RIP Dobie Gray
Labels: music
16 November 2011
The classic 1962 instrumental hit Green Onions by Booker T & the MG's. Actors and actresses dancing to this very cool song include:
Marilyn Monroe, Eli, Wallach, Thelma Ritter, Clark Gable (Misfits 1961)
Sophia Loren (It Started in Naples 1960)
Jayne Mansfield (Dog Eat Dog! 1964)
Natalie Wood (Gypsy 1962)
Romy Schneider, Jack Lemmon (Good Neighbor Sam 1964)
Brigitte Bardot (Come Dance With Me! 1959)
Ann-Margret (The Swinger 1966)
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966)
Jill St. John (The Oscar 1966)
Mamie Van Doren (Untamed Youth 1957)
Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly (What a Way to Go! 1964)
Kim Novak, William Holden (Picnic 1955)
Anita Ekberg (La Dolce Vita 1960)
Gina Lollobrigida, Rock Hudson (Come September 1961)
Cyd Charisse, Robert Taylor (Party Girl 1958)
Raquel Welch (Flareup 1969)
31 August 2011
Platters
I found a *great* record site online a few years ago and lost it - been looking ever since. Molly Montale sent me the link to this one: similarly laid out showing record labels, but the first is much huger and encompasses more. This one isn't as good but it's *pretty darn good.*
When I'm Gone
Labels: music
23 August 2011
Labels: music
03 August 2011
I didn't have a rabbit with a waffle on its head so here's a beluga whale being serenaded by mariachi.
Labels: music
27 July 2011
OK GO + HTML 5
ps use Chrome
Labels: music
I've seen that same choreography on Rbt Palmer's Addicted to Love.*
* most boring video EVAH.
17 July 2011
Listening to Ruggero Raimondi on Spotify.
I was going to watch a movie on Netflix but it failed twice at 2 minutes :/ They'll mark that against me, I'm sure. I've had a DVD in my mailbox for a week but I don't have the key :/
/me stars all the I Lombardi arias as that's my fave opera. They were all Popularity = nothing.
Labels: music
14 July 2011
Dave Grohl makes himself clear.
03 July 2011
My fave Doors recording - I think I've listened a thousand times.
RIP Jim
40 years dead today.
02 July 2011
Shmokin'
25 June 2011
I've always thought being part of an orchestra would be a great life. Also being a member of an opera chorus seems like it would be nice, too.
Labels: music
10 June 2011
From Candide comes the link for this chortle-worthy video:
Labels: music
19 February 2011
Trees
I was idly wondering, "Has anyone ever written a BAD song about trees?" since the only ones I can think of are excellent (Ombra mai fu and Kalinka). I googled 'songs about trees' and the scales fell from my eyes with a rush... or actually Rush ('The Trees'), plus 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree' plus 'The Pine Tree" and so on ad infinitum.
I don't blame the trees, though. It's just another example of how we humans appropriate perfectly noble and good things then gussy them up until they are meaningless. As well as being the only earthly species with a host of good qualities, we are alone in our ability to trivialise and churn out endless streams of crapola. Even applying labels like 'noble' and 'good' is a human concoction. We are odd ('odd' being a human invention).
/me* wanders off with a crooked expression of consternation on her face.*
* All preceding and following is mere human invention. I suppose there's no way to avoid being human.
Labels: ...Is Teh Debbil, music, Opera
17 February 2011
Good music - I'd never heard of them before Vivianne pointed them out on SCmkII.
Labels: music, News to Me, Second Citizen, yootoob
10 February 2011