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Post by Jamie on May 1, 2008 9:29:18 GMT -5
Wow, I listen to just about everything: I'm of the mind that if it sounds good, I'll listen to it!  Lately it's a compilation cd that I made for my boys & Me that consists of music from 'Bridget's J's Diary', 'Surf's Up', 'Love Actually', and four Commodores songs sung by Lionel. Rod Stewart's music will NEVER be geeky. I looove and listen to Dean Martin, Englebert Humperdinck, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Big Band music. I'm also enjoying the Andrea Bocelli cd my beloved bought me for my birthday. I do like country music, but I don't really listen to much since we've been in Italy. I have cd's, but when in Cali I used to just turn on the country station in San Diego. |
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Post by chrisfondaborder on May 1, 2008 13:56:29 GMT -5
Well, I've mentioned a time or two that getting in a car with me can pretty much guarantee you a Steely Dan "Deep Tracks" weekend, so I promise I won't go into elegies over the lovely lyrics of "Caves of Altamira" or the killer guitar riffs on "Kid Charlemagne" . . . or the way the horns dialogue on "Royal Scam". (Sorry!)
But some of the best musical interludes of my life include (1) The Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival (Bean Blossom, IN - 3 days of some of the best fiddlin' you'll ever hear!) (2) Kickin' it on the Commons while John Williams conducted the Pops on July 4th, 1981, (3) Ramsey Lewis at Ravinnia, (wine & cheese on a lawn so rich and thick it looked like the velvet Scarlett made her dress out of, under the stars on a perfect August night), (4) Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic, Copeland's "Appalachian Spring Suite" (no music ever written has more power to invoke the American psyche), (5) Backstage with Blood, Sweat & Tears at the Illinois State Fair, (6) first dance with my husband to Etta James, "At Last". . .
Ya'll get the idea!
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Post by Fairweather on May 1, 2008 14:32:55 GMT -5
OOOH I am so envious! I've never made it to Bean Blossom--one of those things on my to-do list that hasn't gotten done yet--
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Post by nanalinda on May 1, 2008 15:30:45 GMT -5
Wow Moon!
You actually went to the Boston Pops. It looks to be so much fun-everybody joining in and having a good time.
My musical choices today are:
"Moulin Rouge" Soundtrack
"The Debut" Salvador Licitra (His is a really rich voice)
"Follow Your Heart" Mario Frangoulis
"Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites"
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Post by moonstone on May 1, 2008 15:46:03 GMT -5
Wow Moon! You actually went to the Boston Pops. It looks to be so much fun-everybody joining in and having a good time. My musical choices today are: "Moulin Rouge" Soundtrack "The Debut" Salvador Licitra (His is a really rich voice) "Follow Your Heart" Mario Frangoulis "Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites" Well, nana, I'm not sure what I said to prompt that, but only a couple of times on the Fourth of July on TV. You're right, though. It always looks like fun. I doubt they play many of the things on your list, however. |
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Post by nanalinda on May 1, 2008 15:55:14 GMT -5
Well, nana, I'm not sure what I said to prompt that, but only a couple of times on the Fourth of July on TV. You're right, though. It always looks like fun. I doubt they play many of the things on your list, however. Apologies for one of my senior moments. It should have been addressed to Chris. |
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Post by Fairweather on May 1, 2008 21:33:18 GMT -5
Just found a new musical interest on Ovation TV--a concert by KT Tunstall. I was only familiar with "Black Horse and Cherry Tree" but her other songs are equally interesting, great rockin' beats with a little jazz trumpet thrown in--Enjoyed it.
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Post by Laura on May 1, 2008 22:15:19 GMT -5
Just found a new musical interest on Ovation TV--a concert by KT Tunstall. I was only familiar with "Black Horse and Cherry Tree" but her other songs are equally interesting, great rockin' beats with a little jazz trumpet thrown in--Enjoyed it. Think I'll mosey on down to Amazon and check on K T Tunstall. Like the jazz trumpet you mentioned. Thanks for sharing. Always interested in some good music. |
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Post by Laura on May 2, 2008 10:43:01 GMT -5
Just found a new musical interest on Ovation TV--a concert by KT Tunstall. I was only familiar with "Black Horse and Cherry Tree" but her other songs are equally interesting, great rockin' beats with a little jazz trumpet thrown in--Enjoyed it. Well, I went to Amazon to listen to KT Tunstall and was surprised to learn I had already heard Black Horse and Cherry Tree only I didn't know it was this Scottish lass. Her music is very nice. Some of it lively others very calming. Like the CD Eye to the Telescope. Always like guitar sounds. Thanks for sharing Katie. |
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Post by moonstone on May 2, 2008 12:49:03 GMT -5
Just found a new musical interest on Ovation TV--a concert by KT Tunstall. I was only familiar with "Black Horse and Cherry Tree" but her other songs are equally interesting, great rockin' beats with a little jazz trumpet thrown in--Enjoyed it. Well, I went to Amazon to listen to KT Tunstall and was surprised to learn I had already heard Black Horse and Cherry Tree only I didn't know it was this Scottish lass. Her music is very nice. Some of it lively others very calming. Like the CD Eye to the Telescope. Always like guitar sounds. Thanks for sharing Katie. Thanks to both of you for this tip. Of course, I liked the "calming" ones, like Universe and U and Through the Dark. (All right, maybe I just like the "spacey" ones.) But the whole CD seemed very good, including the one about the Cherry Tree. I think I'll download it later for my iPod. Always appreciate new music. |
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Post by Fairweather on May 2, 2008 23:36:39 GMT -5
www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/02/obit.jimhager.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryviewCornball country girl that I am, one of my alltime favorite shows was of course the late lamented HEE HAW. It was announced today that Jim Hager, who with his twin brother Jon was a performer on the show from its inception in 1969 until the 1980s, has died at age 66. I wasn't a huge fan of the Hager twins--I always preferred the true oldtimers like Archie Campbell, Minnie Pearl and Grandpa Jones--but they do have a fond place in my memories of the show.
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Post by Fairweather on May 3, 2008 13:07:30 GMT -5
Mom decided that, for her Mother's Day present, she wanted a CD player--a personal one with headphones. So that's what I got for her. At the moment she's listening to a mutual favorite CD--Loreena McKennitt's THE BOOK OF SECRETS (1997). Loreena McKennitt's music is an eclectic mix of Celtic, Middle Eastern and folk; she's often compared to Enya, but McKennitt's music is earthier than Enya's, especially the ones with Middle Eastern rhythms.
The standout track on this CD, though, is a mesmerizing musical setting of Alfred Noyes's 1906 poem "The Highwayman." It's long--clocks at just under ten minutes--but the instrumentation is gorgeous. The violin solo, by McKennitt's longtime bandmate Hugh Marsh, is exquisitely romantic. Gives me cold chills.
I've been listening to a totally different kind of music myself. There's a flock of Canada geese down on the creek. I 'm sitting by an open window and can hear them (and a whole host of songbirds).
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Post by pdb on May 3, 2008 20:59:10 GMT -5
Mom decided that, for her Mother's Day present, she wanted a CD player--a personal one with headphones. So that's what I got for her. At the moment she's listening to a mutual favorite CD--Loreena McKennitt's THE BOOK OF SECRETS (1997). Loreena McKennitt's music is an eclectic mix of Celtic, Middle Eastern and folk; she's often compared to Enya, but McKennitt's music is earthier than Enya's, especially the ones with Middle Eastern rhythms. The standout track on this CD, though, is a mesmerizing musical setting of Alfred Noyes's 1906 poem "The Highwayman." It's long--clocks at just under ten minutes--but the instrumentation is gorgeous. The violin solo, by McKennitt's longtime bandmate Hugh Marsh, is exquisitely romantic. Gives me cold chills. I've been listening to a totally different kind of music myself. There's a flock of Canada geese down on the creek. I 'm sitting by an open window and can hear them (and a whole host of songbirds). What a heart-warming post, Katie; thank you!! I'm so glad your mother is enjoying the music. And songbirds --I can just imagine; how beautiful!! Thanks for sharing this!! |
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Post by Fairweather on May 4, 2008 19:03:38 GMT -5
(Stepping forward with mock salute: Aunt Ornery, requesting permission to bore the readership--)
I decided while I was fixing supper that I needed to listen to some music with more--what's the word I want? Something to get my blood pumping. So I chose my favorite Michigander--think that's what they're called--Bob Seger. Loved Bob Seger since high school. My favorites of his output are "The Fire Inside" (with killer piano by Roy Bittan of The E Street Band), "We Got Tonight," "Night Moves," "Like a Rock," and "Against the Wind." All of them pretty much downers about loneliness and aging; I'm not lonely, but I'm feeling my age the past few days.
Tonight, though, the one that gets my attention most is a meditation about life on the road from a musician's point of view: "Turn the Page." Seger originally recorded this, says Wikipedia, on the 1973 album Back in '72, but it didn't become a fan favorite until a 1975 live version.
Sometimes my mind makes very peculiar connections (yeah, something to do with electrons, no doubt). I got to thinking about how this song could also be applied to life on the road for the political candidate.
your thoughts will soon be wandering
The way they always do
When you're ridin' sixteen hours
And there's nothin' much to do
And you don't feel much like ridin',
You just wish the trip was through. . .
Makes me grateful not to be one, as the song goes on:
Well you walk into a restaurant,
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
As you're shakin' off the cold
You pretend it doesn't bother you
But you just want to explode. . .
(insert snarky remark here--especially if you're John McCain of the explosive temper)
Over and over: the same songs for the musician, the same tired rhetoric and speeches for the candidate. I recall the late great country singer George Morgan complaining that singing his greatest hit, "Candy Kisses," was "like going to work." At this stage it's no doubt very much that way for the candidate.
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page. . .
And they get up and they do it all again tomorrow.
No wonder they make mistakes, misspeak, take bad advice from people who have agendas other than the one the candidate professes.
Tonight, I'm inclined to give the candidates a pass. Their souls must be wailing like the saxophone that opens and closes this song, for time to rest, for time to be alone, for time to THINK.
(I can just hear Auntie now: Honey, you ort t'have saved that un fer Fairweather.) ;D
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Post by pdb on May 4, 2008 19:19:30 GMT -5
(Stepping forward with mock salute: Aunt Ornery, requesting permission to bore the readership--) I decided while I was fixing supper that I needed to listen to some music with more--what's the word I want? Something to get my blood pumping. So I chose my favorite Michigander--think that's what they're called--Bob Seger. Loved Bob Seger since high school. My favorites of his output are "The Fire Inside" (with killer piano by Roy Bittan of The E Street Band), "We Got Tonight," "Night Moves," "Like a Rock," and "Against the Wind." All of them pretty much downers about loneliness and aging; I'm not lonely, but I'm feeling my age the past few days. Tonight, though, the one that gets my attention most is a meditation about life on the road from a musician's point of view: "Turn the Page." Seger originally recorded this, says Wikipedia, on the 1973 album Back in '72, but it didn't become a fan favorite until a 1975 live version. Sometimes my mind makes very peculiar connections (yeah, something to do with electrons, no doubt). I got to thinking about how this song could also be applied to life on the road for the political candidate. your thoughts will soon be wandering The way they always do When you're ridin' sixteen hours And there's nothin' much to do And you don't feel much like ridin', You just wish the trip was through. . . Makes me grateful not to be one, as the song goes on: Well you walk into a restaurant, Strung out from the road And you feel the eyes upon you As you're shakin' off the cold You pretend it doesn't bother you But you just want to explode. . . (insert snarky remark here--especially if you're John McCain of the explosive temper) Over and over: the same songs for the musician, the same tired rhetoric and speeches for the candidate. I recall the late great country singer George Morgan complaining that singing his greatest hit, "Candy Kisses," was "like going to work." At this stage it's no doubt very much that way for the candidate. Here I am On the road again There I am Up on the stage Here I go Playin' star again There I go Turn the page. . . And they get up and they do it all again tomorrow. No wonder they make mistakes, misspeak, take bad advice from people who have agendas other than the one the candidate professes. Tonight, I'm inclined to give the candidates a pass. Their souls must be wailing like the saxophone that opens and closes this song, for time to rest, for time to be alone, for time to THINK. (I can just hear Auntie now: Honey, you ort t'have saved that un fer Fairweather.) ;D Katie -- absolutely beautiful!! I'll join you tonight in giving the all the candidates a "pass" --so true, they must be exhausted!! I give them a huge amount of credit just for running --Who, in their right mind, would want to be picked apart, scrutinized, have their family's lives dissected, etc. etc. etc.?? They must be sooooooooooo tired right now; again, thank you; “Turn the Page” –what a spot on song, my dear friend!! |
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Post by pattycake on May 4, 2008 19:25:52 GMT -5
Katie-some of my favorites of Seger's too. Turn the Page has always been one of my favs since I saw him perform it in concert in the late 70's. A portion of his stuff is definitely downer, but whenever I need a song to kick me into high gear, I put on "Katmandu". Just the tempo of that songs gets me going. "Like a Rock" losts it's appeal to me when it started being on the Chevy commercials.
I agree with giving the candidates a pass once in a while too. The pace is exhausting and I know how I get when I am just mildly sleep deprived. Hopefully for all, it will be over soon!!
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Post by moonstone on May 4, 2008 19:28:35 GMT -5
katie -- absolutely brilliant ... and so topical. LoL
My favorite Seger is Down on Mainstreet. You actually feel like you're right there with him.
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Post by Fairweather on May 4, 2008 19:34:05 GMT -5
It occurred to me after I posted this blog that the same could be applied to the members of the media who have been following the candidates around for--jeez, in some cases close to a year already and still got half a year to go--(which brings up a lugubrious George Jones composition about prison, recorded by Stonewall Jackson--"I been in here eighteen years and still got life to go"--bound to feel THAT way to candidates and media both, as well)
Thanks, Pam. I was thinking of moving that piece over to FW for real, but I think I'll leave it here.
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Post by Fairweather on May 4, 2008 19:36:38 GMT -5
Patty and moon, thank you, dears.
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Post by pdb on May 4, 2008 19:38:12 GMT -5
It occurred to me after I posted this blog that the same could be applied to the members of the media who have been following the candidates around for--jeez, in some cases close to a year already and still got half a year to go--(which brings up a lugubrious George Jones composition about prison, recorded by Stonewall Jackson--"I been in here eighteen years and still got life to go"--bound to feel THAT way to candidates and media both, as well) Thanks, Pam. I was thinking of moving that piece over to FW for real, but I think I'll leave it here. It's a perfect fit here, Katie --for MANY reasons!! It really got me thinking, and "feeling" for all involved --thank you; "you done good" my friend!! I've been feeling a bit down, too, with some of the squabbling amongst those I consider friends; your post could not have come at a better time for me!! |
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Post by g1 on May 4, 2008 19:45:11 GMT -5
Thanks, Katie. fwiw, I've been squeezing my brain for a while now trying to remember a medley from Seger's live album, the second song of which was Beautiful Loser. It's the first song I can't remember... just that there was a fabulous segue into the second. As an indication of my chronological age, I had the "album" on 8-track...
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Post by moonstone on May 4, 2008 19:45:30 GMT -5
It occurred to me after I posted this blog that the same could be applied to the members of the media who have been following the candidates around for--jeez, in some cases close to a year already and still got half a year to go--(which brings up a lugubrious George Jones composition about prison, recorded by Stonewall Jackson--"I been in here eighteen years and still got life to go"--bound to feel THAT way to candidates and media both, as well) Thanks, Pam. I was thinking of moving that piece over to FW for real, but I think I'll leave it here. katie -- I had that same thought yesterday when watching Lee Cowan report on the Obama campaign. If memory serves, he's been with Obama from the very beginning. He must be totally exhausted. |
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Post by Fairweather on May 4, 2008 19:47:15 GMT -5
Glad I was able to help, dear heart. I'm thinking of submitting it at the one place it DEFINITELY won't show up--yep, NH--for the h**l of it.
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Post by Fairweather on May 4, 2008 19:50:37 GMT -5
Moon, I've thought the same thing about a lot of them--even Tweety and Olbermann look tired, and they're in the studio most of the time! The only one who doesn't seem about to drop over to sleep round the clock is Richard Wolff--and I'm at a loss to explain that one--
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Post by pdb on May 4, 2008 19:52:24 GMT -5
Thanks, Katie. fwiw, I've been squeezing my brain for a while now trying to remember a medley from Seger's live album, the second song of which was Beautiful Loser. It's the first song I can't remember... just that there was a fabulous segue into the second. As an indication of my chronological age, I had the "album" on 8-track... "8-track" --LOL again, g1!! Remember the good old days at News Hole; anytime snottie scottie or Larry would bring up Bill Clinton and Monica --B A would chime in with one of his absolutely brilliant posts --I'll never forget the one where he used the "stop playing that old 8-track" and incorporated it into a song he wrote and posted--he's just brilliant!! One of my all-time favorite lines of B A's related the subpoenas issued to Harriet Miers and Karl Rove; B A wrote - "Red Rover, Red Rover, send Karl Rove's subpoena right over." I think everyone on that thread commented --I know I couldn't stop laughing all night!! |
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