Music Monday on Tuesday (Again)

I think VEVO really sucks. It goes against all ideals of internet usage. Oh well, sometimes you have to let it leak through. Believe me I tried to find this video without VEVO. Just X out the commercials. At least they will let us embed music instead of linking. Vince has many videos posted. He is a great singer and and great guitarist. This is a a feel good, good time song. Gosh, a lot of the noobs in the music world should watch this gathering and see the true meaning of the word talent (yes, the could have done without the cornball intro).

Okay not a huge country music fan here, but this is classic. Look at all the people. Three keyboard players - Michael Mcdonald, Delbert McClinton and Leon Russell. On guitar you have the great Carl Perkins (r.i.p.), Lee Roy Parnell, Jimmy Dickens (r.i.p) and of course Vince. That's the legendary Lee Sklar on Bass, Pam Tillis singing backup, several members of the Kentucky Headhunters, Marty from Shenandoah, and Tim Schmidt of Eagles fame may be in there somewhere. Reba McIntyre is waiting tables and Ralph Emery is in the audience. Tell me if I missed anyone!



Nice to take a break and hear someone sing instead of talking trash with every other word some type of profanity. How in the world does anyone conceive of rap being music? Look at Kanye West's crude rude interruption of Taylor Swift's award presentation. Somebody should have jumped on stage and beat the hell out of that jerk. He can't even carry a tune! New music can be a mysterious, dangerous place. Thank goodness there are still some great entertainers making a splash today!

Sorry about being a day late, but the spirit of the 4th of July still had me yesterday.

"Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude."
~Maurice Baring

Music Tuesday

Okay, I know two days in a row, but this is downright awesome. Yoe don't have to be a country music fan to enjoy this performance. Heck, you don't even have to like country music period! I love Diana Krall and am a longtime fan. Willie Nelson is, well, Willie Nelson - a legend in his own time. What can I say about Elvis Costello? What a voice! I like him a little more every time I hear him. BE SURE and listen to his turn at this classic ballad made popular by Patsy Cline and written by Willie Nelson. If this doesn't move you then you are not alive.



Once again a huge thanks goes to that great Texas philosopher and all around good guy, EdC! My apologies about taking so long to post this great video.

"Legends are not made, they are born."
~Bill Wobblynife

Great Fun

Creativity is sometimes great fun. The students at Shorewood High seem to be having a blast. There is something really different about this. See if you discover what is so different:



Yes, it was shot backwards and in one take. Rachel Ray featured this on her program yesterday. There is also a YouTube post on how they made the video. Very clever. Thanks Ashy for a great link.

"Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything."
~Kurt Vonnegut

More Ways Than One...The Voice

This video is live, it's outside, the weather is chilly, the weeks of practice were hampered with rain and this young lady walks out on stage to a crowd of thousands and performs this song. Props to all the musicians, especially the drummers n string section that must have had a fit with tuning. Hey somebody has to let you know that real talent still exists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rap "musicians" (what a "f"ing joke to call it music) pay attention. Listen, see the spirit and the way they let music move all of them. Marvelous, just marvelous!

Oh yes, she does turn me into smoke (too old to be set on fire, lol). BTW her name is Lisa Kelly. What a blessed husband and children! Ahhh, just to hear her sing in the shower has to melt a person. The gorgeous, petite violinist is Máiréad Nesbitt.

"O, she will sing the savageness out of a bear!"
~William Shakespeare

Monday Music - Vigdis Wisur

This is a song written many years ago by Jimmy Webb. It is also the title of a famous science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein. Both are favorites of mine. She sings like an angel and the guitar work is awesome.



JK, best wishes to you on this day!

Music Monday - Many Things Far Better Than Obama Come from Chi Town

Chicago is a group that has been through many transitions. This rocks from beginning to end. The video is a bit dark at the first , but gets better (especially in HQ). Interesting to note the vast age differences of people in the audience. This is an old song that was made famous by Steve Winwood when he was only 14 years old! Get your groove on or whatever and turn up the volume!

"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world."
~Percy Bysshe Shelley

Music Monday Rock Classic, Thanks Leo Fender

This one heckuva' live performance. Please note the mass of this packed arena. This is one of my all time favorite rock classics. Mr. Sambora on guitar and Bon Jovi doing vocals mix for a spectacular rendition of one of their earliest hits. Age hasn't hurt. Be sure to catch the harmonies and vocal switch offs. Huge smiles especially at the end. These guys are having a blast!

If you have a subwoofer, it may grow legs and walk across the room. Sambora tears up the guitar solo. Man does that Fender Stratocaster shake the depths of my soul. Thanks to person posting this, thanks to the group and a special thanks to God for letting me derive such joy from tremendous talent. Music is truly inspiring. It lifts me up, gives me hope and washes me with utter joy.

Rock on...Jimmy Dean.

"Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself."
~Henry Ward Beecher

Monday's Music - This is Melodic and Strange

No doubt this is different. The performance is top notch and the words almost mystical. It's rather long, but very haunting. I fell in love with Ghost in the Shell and Motoko Kusanagi. This is a self-indulgence I permit my nerdiness. Hearing this song late one night as the show ended provoked my curiosity and I started watching. It is a strange Manga; sometimes silly, sometimes ethereal, sometime very dark and disturbing. Not for children. Some adults should not watch as well.

Back when TechTV was on air one of their techs, Morgan Webb, mentioned this anime several times. That is why I caught the ending credits and this song late one night. I looked up the next episode and have watched on and off for several years. The interaction between characters and the concept of living inside the "shell" reminds me of the Matrix. Again, this is not for most people, but the song deserves some recognition.



What about it? Comments about music are rare. One of the reasons I took a chance and featured this different type of video. I find this to be soothing. It takes me to a magical land where I feel compassion and love. Some call it daydreams. Any opinions?

"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."
~C.S. Lewis

John "Cougar" Mellencamp Redux

Received several emails raving about yesterday's video. Some even thought it was Gretchen lip syncing Ann's version. It wasn't. K, tomorrow I'll post about something else because I need to quit finding all these great tunes on YouTube!

"If music be the food of love; play on."
~William Shakespeare

Good Speakers? Good Headphones? TURN IT UP!

Amazing! Gretchen Wilson definitely has the right last name to sing this song. Alice in Chains rocks too! BTW, for all the real Heart fans out there, that is indeed Nancy Wilson assisting on guitar. This is a great rendition of a great great rock anthem! Gretchen's ability is off the scale. Yep, her country music is good, but this is absolutely, tremendously, bottom line AWESOME!

"My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by MUSIC when sick and weary."
~Martin Luther

Turn It Up!

Here's almost 8 minutes of one of the greatest 'tube' videos. She's awesome. What pipes! Solo extraordinaire and then awesome rendition with the whole band. This is definitely worth the listen. Turn it up! Turn it up! Turn it up!

"So she poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit."
~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Monday's Music

Normally you'd expect to walk into a venue on the Mississippi Gulf Coast or some like place to hear this music genre. Well let me tell you girls and boys, Yankees can get just as soulful and 'down to it', oh yes indeedy! They are all over the place on TV. You Tube has a varied selection of many live videos. The Craig Ferguson Show performance is also outstanding. I know this is several years old, but can she sing or what?!?!? Also rocks the house playing the legendary Hammond B3. Hate I missed them when they played Birmingham! Love to see them live.

Wow! Can't stop watching them. Such a diverse repertoire. Check them out at Wikipedia. BTW, they have a nice home page which is linked on the wiki.

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
~Berthold Auerbach

Tuesday You Might Want to Use the West Exit

This is a favorite album for casual mode. In some weird way they sound like a jazz version of Pink Floyd. All cuts are intact and I think their style is reflected by the excellent engineering. Recorded in 2004. Thanks Magnatune for the embedding code!



Nocturne by The West Exit


Track 5, Take a ride is a real laid back tune. Let me know your opinion.

""Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!"
~J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Musical Time Warp

Let's try a Music Monday. This is for all the women I've had tell me how much they love this guy. The number seems infinite. Dude ain't bad and to have Steely Dan's keyboard, singer, writer, co-writer, arranger, etc., doing the ivories is a plus. Like the black and white film style. Sorta' fits with the OBG theme.



You may ask, "Who is this guy and where have I heard that voice?" He was with the Doobie Brothers for many years and has sang with many artists down through the years. This song is part of his Motown collection.

"Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself."
~Henry Ward Beecher

What to Do When the Truck Won't Start

This is a mixed group of favorite musicians doing one of my all time favorite tunes from one of my all time favorite albums. Definitely in the top five range. Since the truck decided not to start this morning I decided not to give in to anger or self pity. Instead...listening to some tunes and loving it. I feel sure the truck will recover. Am rescheduling all appointments and should be back up running tomorrow. Hate I missed my doctor's visit this morning, but there's next week!



I was inspired to post this by Beagle's selection for Music Mondays this week. You can take look at Beagle's LJ. Just scroll down to Music Mondays and see a very clever stitched video of the Beatles doing Drive My Car. Thanks Beagle for making my day! Your inspiration makes life easier. Love Ya!

"He who sings scares away his woes."
~Cervantes

TV Debut

There is synergy in this piece of music. It's very refreshing to hear real talent performing a tune that's easy on the ears. The band is so tight and together. I am really tired of all the vulgar non-singing non-talents that turn up the bass and scream barnyard material into the microphone. If you have good taste and like good music you might appreciate Diane Birch. She's live on Craig Ferguson's Show (June 2009)in this clip:

Gosh, is she smooth or what? Another new star is lighting the skies. Not too shabby for the daughter of a church pastor (she counts him as one of her influences). Actually saw her on Letterman last night too. He was most impressed!

"Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die."
~Paul Simon

Shine Like a New Star

It's Monday and a great day for music! Yes, I did post this video several months ago. Even though it's 3 years old Orianthi's incredible talent shines like a new star. If you wondered about the blonde female guitar player in the last Michael Jackson video (the rehersal tape of his 'This Is It' tour) and guessed Orianthi Panagaris then you know music. All I can say about her is WOW, WOW, WOW!

You can learn more about this incredible woman at Wikipedia. Hope this lifts your spirit and helps you through the day.

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
~Berthold Auerbach

Same Song

Rarely do I post something from the same site two days in a row. If you'd like to see the original post that inspired this one please click this link: Kim Komando's Video of the Day. Really wanted to link through her site, but it required the password to my Cybersouth GMail account. As said before this is one of my favorite sites and I read it daily. Still, my password is NOT going out on the web except where it is needed to read my mail. So, please forgive my outright plagiarism.

This was just too good to pass up. I went to YouTube and shared/embedded to this page through my Google account. The first is an a capella choir from Slovenia. Don't let the beginning confuse you, it'll become very clear. This is an amazing treatment of a classic rock tune. In case you weren't a fan of early MTV the original video is posted below it. Check 'em both out. If you even care for music at all the comparison is fun.

Hmmmm, I've posted about music twice in the last 7 days and Kim Komando two days in a row. What the heck! Hope this helps your day.

"I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity, to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of MUSIC. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that."
~Paul Mccartney

Standing Ovation

During these times of national concerns it is refreshing to hear someone call out to our great country and let us know they support us. While listening to this song or reading the lyrcis if you are a patriot your heart will be moved. So may those tears. The is overwhelming for me. I pray to God it affects all readers in the same beautiful, emotional way. It has touched my very soul. Yes, when the woman in the audience with the ring on her thumb was wiping away the tears, she had a companion (sometimes I feel like a big ole girlyman, lol). This is awesome in HQ and full screen, even on a 32" monitor. The sound quality is spectacular. Hey, it just doesn't get much better than this:









O, America you’re calling,
I can hear you calling me:
You are calling me to be true to thee,
True to thee… I will be.

O, America no weeping,
Let me heal your wounded heart:
I will keep you in my keeping,
Till there be… a new start.

And I will answer you, and I will take your hand,
And lead you… to the sun:
And I will stand by you…do all that I can do,
And we will be… as one.

O, America I hear you,
From your prairies to the sea,
From your mountains grand, and all through this land,
You are beautiful to me.

And… O, America you’re calling,
I can hear you calling me:
You are calling me to be true to thee,
True to thee… I will be.

And I will answer you, and I will take your hand,
And lead you… to the sun:
And I will stand by you… do all that I can do,
And we will be…as one.

O, America you’re calling…
I will ever answer thee.

The official site is Celtic Woman, O America!. You can learn more here about how it came about, who wrote it, the inspiration behind it, when and where to order it, etc.

"If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come."
~Proverb

Sanford -Towsend Band - Smoke From A Distant Fire. This is the Epitome of Great Rock n Roll

This rocks! Okay, maybe we need a little more information. Sanford-Townsend Band didn't stick around long. The album that contains this song does not have a bad song on it. Keep in mind this was 1977. The engineering is 110% for a live performance during that time period. And the musicians are absolutely awesome. They have it all. Kickass horn player, Sanford is playing a for-real Hammond B3 organ with a Leslie spinning its ass off, the guitar player rocks, the bass player is spot on, the lead singer, John Townsend, is super especially with that sustained last note. The harmonies are incredible. The drummer syncs a perfect beat. Turn up your speakers, put on the headphones, damn it all, get up and dance! This is great, great rock n roll.

Be sure and watch the lead singer. During that era my hair was that long and I was that skinny. I played music for a living while in college and wish I'd stuck with it. But a purple haze came along, well, it actually followed me home from Vietnam. That fog didn't lift for many years. I thank God for seeing my sorry butt through all that goofiness. My Mother says I had a long climb up Fool's Hill.

"Without MUSIC to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
~Frank Zappa