I like so many of their albums, but I think Animals is my favorite. I don't know though, it's really hard to pick just one.
Oh, well, if we're gonna cheat and listen to eclipse songs a day early, how about this classic, by the chick who was on the Carol Burnett Show? It fits as well as Blinded by the Light I guess (almost?)
I thought this was posted before, but I guess @AntPoems posted 'The Cold Song' instead. I guess you could categorize it as 'Eclipse Song to post and irritate all the killjoys'
Feeling some Norah tonight. Dancing by myself is only awkward if someone isn't minding their business.
The frustration of a musician surrounded by normies who just don't get it: This is how it feels sometimes when I try to explain to people around me that no, 'For all intensive purposes' is not actually a saying, nor is 'I could care less.' And then they're all like 'How would I know, I've never heard the song!'
Neither are "A hare's breath" (sic) instead of "a hair's breadth", "chomping at the bit" (no, no, no -- it's "CHAMPING at the bit"!!!), "the whole kitten caboodle", a woeful expression ... which I saw yesterday on the morning news, $deity$ help us ... or even "nip it in the butt". *headdesk* 'Scuse me while I get my gun...* _____________________________________ * Full disclaimer: I don't have a gun, and wouldn't use it if I had it, even for linguistic crimes like the above. Please don't call the FBI.
How can anyone listen to that and say "Classical music is boring"? (Some people do. And to people like that, all I can say is ... sorry, you're wrong). Also, I love Halidon Music. When I'm working from home, I search the channel for something good to put on while I work.
I love classical music. My friend, she hates classical music, LoL always tells me "Crazy people listen to classical music" and I always reply "I never said I was normal".
Wagner into Vivaldi. Marvellous. I always associate Wagner with a cold November night in 2016. We walked out to Ride of the Valkyries for the first match under our new manager/head coach, one David Wagner. And you know what? It was completely apt. A wild ride of glorious football that took us to the very, very top (for about 24 hours).
Er ... what is there to hate? Sorry, I don't understand your friend's train of thought. "Classical music" is a term that encompasses at least the past 400 years of music-making, and possibly more. How is it possible to hate literally centuries of music-making? What's the problem? *shrug* Anyway... this is brilliant. Besides the comedy, the brass band is fabulous. "Where Did You Get That Hat" will never sound the same again. Here are the lyrics: Barker: Evening, Jack, and how are you? Corbett: Fine, how's yourself? Barker: Don't ask me. (THEY PART AND MEET AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE.) Barker: Mavis put me on a diet, she says if my tum gets bigger, I'll be too fat to reach the drum, Jack, and lots of other things as well. (THEY CHANGE DIRECTION, GO ROUND IN CIRCLE, AND MEET AGAIN.) Barker: Tell me how's your love life, Jack? Corbett: Full of the joys of Spring, mate. Barker: Is it still that six-foot brunette? the one with the enormous... (Boom! Crash! Boom! Crash!) Corbett: Yes her name is Mary-Jane, she works at the mattress factory. She says life like a bed is what you make it, as long as you take it lying down. (Boom! Crash!) (CHANGE OF TUNE) Corbett: Where did you get that hat? Barker: I got it from the stores! Isn't it a little one? I think it must be yours-- Corbett: I have got a big one-- Barker: I'm quite sure of that. Corbett: I didn't mean my flaming head-- Barker: And I didn't mean your hat. (CHANGE OF TUNE) Corbett: Old Herbert's drunk again, he's well away. He's got a bottle with a rubber tube poked down his trousers. He sits then plays away-- Barker: With any luck, we'll all get showered with scotch if he decides to blow instead of suck. (CHANGE OF TUNE) Corbett: I don't half fancy a drink myself. Barker: They should put beer on the National Health. Corbett: You'd see a different show tonight, the band would get hissed and Mozart and Liszt-- Barker: You're probably right. (CHANGE OF TUNE) Barker: As soon as we're both finished here, why don't we have a meal round the Chinese, or else I shall go off me nut, 'cause my stomach thinks my throat's been cut. Corbett: I'd much rather go round the pub, to refloat my kidney that is sinking, I don't want to fill up with grub, that little space that I've reserved to pour some drink in. (CHANGE OF TUNE) Corbett: Ain't it a pity the pubs in the city all close at half past ten? If I had the power they'd close for an hour and open up again. I could get chronic on vodka and tonic 'til anytime I like, and while the policeman watched me car I'd nip home on his bike. Barker: Oh how I'd love to eat anything I wanted, Bangers and beans, and enormous lumps of fried bread, Then choppered chips, and steak and kidney pies, by a girl who loves cooking who's big and good-looking whose dumplings are double the size-- (BAND PLAYS AROUND RB AND RC AS THEY SING TOGETHER) Both: --and then we'd all have a damn good time! Barker: All peaches and cream-- Corbett: Then vodka and lime Both: To eat and drink ain't a bleedin' crime! Enough is enough! Let's go and get stuffed together. (CHANGE OF TUNE; SPOKEN) RB: Here we go then, last number. Entry of the Gladiators. RC: See you at the stage door straight after the show? RB: Yeah. Hurry up, the Chinese shuts at 11, you know. Cor, I can hardly wait. Barker: Prawn chopped suet and a chicken fritter-- Corbett: Large Drambuie and a pint of bitter, Corkscrews and waiters-- Barker: Roasted potaters! Hurry up and finish with these bleedin' gladiators-- Corbett: Weak Peapicker, a Napoleon Brandy Two dry sherries and a half a shandy-- Barker: I'll run amuck! Two crispy duck! Corbett: Wishing you the best of luck! (CHANGE OF TUNE) Barker: Herbert's drunk so much he can hardly stand-- Corbett: I have got a rather similar occasion planned. Both: So before it all gets out of hand, It's goodnight from the boys in the band!
I can't believe she finally got around to Kansas! I requested it about 2 years ago. She didn't do this because of me, but it's good to see her finally looking into Kansas. Hopefully she follows up and does a few more songs. I want to see her reaction when Steve Walsh does one of his famous keyboard handstands or throws the mic way up in the air (on a jointed arm, which holds it there) and then just before he needs to sing again he leaps incredibly high, snatches it, and doesn't miss a note.
I've never heard that one before, so I googled it. Here is an rough English translation of the French lyrics and harmonies above, courtesy of Klerberg Design Tourdion: When I drink claret wine My friend, everything turns, turns, turns, turns… Now, I also drink Anjou or Arbois. Let’s sing and drink: Let’s declare war on that wine flask! Let’s sing and drink, My friends; let’s drink, then! From that fatty ham Let’s eat to forget our sorrows! From that fatty ham My friends, let’s eat, then! Let’s sing and drink: Long life to love and the bottle! Let’s sing and drink My friends; let’s drink, then! ======================== And here's one of my favourites - Charpentier's Midnight Mass, a masterpiece in miniature! Good to find a performance done at a reasonably fast tempo, as it should be. The early instruments add authenticity and a sumptuous feel to the music.
She doesn't like it, she can't find anything beautiful in classical music, she finds it boring, absurd, and unfortunately she's not the only one. When I listen to the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's concert, I cry every time the Blue Danube starts playing. I love this performance
Sorry, I'm not a big fan of Bolero. I always found it repetitive. For relaxation, give me Gabriel Fauré any day. His Pavane, for example, which is exquisite. Or the famous Requiem in D Minor. Or the Cantique de Jean Racine.
I can't think of any better song to close a concert. Or a better song to farewell a friend. (No wonder that the D'Oyly Carte Company, originators of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, used this song for the funerals of its members). The Kings Singers do it flawlessly here.
I love Kansas, and I love "CoWS." This is a pretty cool video, too. Now you've got me watching some of this gal's stuff. She's good. I was especially happy to find her reaction/review for the "Hi Ren" video by Ren. For anyone who's never seen "Hi Ren," it's this incredibly moving performance about the internal battle so many face with mental illness and their personal demons. I'm going to post the original followed by her reaction because they're both quite cool, even if her video is a little long. There's a lot to dissect in the song. It involves classical guitar and spoken word, both with a really hard edge. It's brilliant.
