The Evening Pause – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com Mon, 04 May 2026 04:27:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Canadian Brass – Bach’s Toccata & Fugue in D minor https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/canadian-brass-bachs-toccata-fugue-in-d-minor/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/canadian-brass-bachs-toccata-fugue-in-d-minor/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 01:01:02 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123494 An evening pause: Written for the organ, but it works I think even better in brass.

Hat tip Willi Kusche.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/canadian-brass-bachs-toccata-fugue-in-d-minor/feed/ 0 Metallica – Halo On Fire https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/metallica-halo-on-fire/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/metallica-halo-on-fire/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 01:01:44 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123492 An evening pause: Performed live 2019.

Hat tip Chris Petty.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/metallica-halo-on-fire/feed/ 1 USS Cobia – Its history and future https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/uss-cobia-its-history-and-future/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/uss-cobia-its-history-and-future/#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 01:01:23 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123487 An evening pause: Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/uss-cobia-its-history-and-future/feed/ 2 Chris Isaak – Wicked Game https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/chris-isaak-wicked-game-2/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/chris-isaak-wicked-game-2/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 01:01:57 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123482 An evening pause: Performed live 2012.

Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/chris-isaak-wicked-game-2/feed/ 0 Ed Kowalczyk – Heaven https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ed-kowalczyk-heaven/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ed-kowalczyk-heaven/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 01:01:22 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123480 An evening pause: Chorus:

Take back your evidence
It has no power to deceive
I`ll believe it when I see it for myself
I don`t need no one to tell me about heaven
I look at my daughters, and I believe.
I don`t need no proof when it comes to God and truth

Hat tip Clark Jerrell.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ed-kowalczyk-heaven/feed/ 0 Low Darts – My Old School https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/low-darts-my-old-school/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/low-darts-my-old-school/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:36 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123350 An evening pause: Great cover by a group of high school students of this Steely Dan song.

Hat tip Cotour.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/low-darts-my-old-school/feed/ 2 Gilligan’s Island, if done today https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/gilligans-island-if-done-today/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/gilligans-island-if-done-today/#comments Tue, 05 May 2026 01:01:38 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123341 An evening pause: As expected, this silly 1960s comedy has to become a predictable formula horror vehicle, filled with lots of AI and CGI slop. Quite funny, until you think about it for awhile.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/gilligans-island-if-done-today/feed/ 22 EAA – Warbird From Scratch: A Homebuilt Spitfire https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eaa-warbird-from-scratch-a-homebuilt-spitfire/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eaa-warbird-from-scratch-a-homebuilt-spitfire/#comments Sat, 02 May 2026 01:01:17 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123343 An evening pause: The builder is a guy from Arizona, Bob DeFord.

Hat tip Cotour.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eaa-warbird-from-scratch-a-homebuilt-spitfire/feed/ 8 Carlos Santana – Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile) https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carlos-santana-europa-earths-cry-heavens-smile/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carlos-santana-europa-earths-cry-heavens-smile/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 01:01:06 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123339 An evening pause: Performed live 2011.

Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/carlos-santana-europa-earths-cry-heavens-smile/feed/ 0 Roglit Ishay: Vidui (Confession) https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/roglit-ishay-vidui-confession/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/roglit-ishay-vidui-confession/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:01:10 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123346 An evening pause: Vidui is a central prayer on Yom Kippur, the day of atonement in Judaism, a day of fasting when each person asks forgiveness for the sins of the past year. Performed live 2026.

Hat tip Cotour.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/roglit-ishay-vidui-confession/feed/ 0 Dave Matthews Band – Corn Bread https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/dave-matthews-band-corn-bread/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/dave-matthews-band-corn-bread/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:01:58 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123336 An evening pause: Performed live 2007.

Hat tip Clark Jerrell.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/dave-matthews-band-corn-bread/feed/ 1 Def Leppard – Rocket https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/def-leppard-rocket/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/def-leppard-rocket/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123334 An evening pause: Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/def-leppard-rocket/feed/ 1 Lorne Greene – Describes working on Bonanza https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/lorne-greene-describes-working-on-bonanza/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/lorne-greene-describes-working-on-bonanza/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:01:34 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123226 An evening pause: Recorded 1963. It was a very different world.

Hat tip Cotour.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/lorne-greene-describes-working-on-bonanza/feed/ 3 Ted Nugent – Cat Scratch Fever https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ted-nugent-cat-scratch-fever/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ted-nugent-cat-scratch-fever/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:01:10 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123222 An evening pause: Performed live 1979. I had never heard of this real disease caused from an infected cat scratch, until my knee surgeon warned me about it prior to surgery. As our two cats are gentle and have never scratched me, and are also indoor cats, I wasn’t concerned.

Then Diane sent me this song. Heh. You learn something new every day.

Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.

Note: At present I have almost no suggestions for evening pauses, not even from my regular contributors. If you’ve suggested pauses in the past you know the drill and have the guidelines. If you haven’t done so before but want to, just mention this fact in the comments below. I will contact you with the guidelines. Don’t include your suggestion in your comment or then I can’t really use it.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ted-nugent-cat-scratch-fever/feed/ 9 Jeff Beck – A Day in the Life https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/jeff-beck-a-day-in-the-life/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/jeff-beck-a-day-in-the-life/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:26:43 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123218 An evening pause: Performed live 2007.

Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/jeff-beck-a-day-in-the-life/feed/ 0 Erhan Shukri – Rasputin https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/erhan-shukri-rasputin/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/erhan-shukri-rasputin/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:01:18 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123044 An evening pause: Performed live 2016.

Hat tip Judd Clark.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/erhan-shukri-rasputin/feed/ 1 Dan Hartman – I Can Dream About You https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/dan-hartman-i-can-dream-about-you/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/dan-hartman-i-can-dream-about-you/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:01:55 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123041 An evening pause: Performed live prior to Hartman’s passing in 1994.

Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/dan-hartman-i-can-dream-about-you/feed/ 5 Juan Luis Rubiales – Three knives https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/juan-luis-rubiales-three-knives/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/juan-luis-rubiales-three-knives/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:01:01 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123039 An evening pause: Some magic to herald the weekend. Note that near the beginning of his actual performance the sound drops out for 40 seconds. Stick with it, the loss is irrelevant.

Hat tip Cotour.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/juan-luis-rubiales-three-knives/feed/ 1 Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/candy-dulfer-lily-was-here/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/candy-dulfer-lily-was-here/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:01:36 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=123037 An evening pause: Performed live 2010.

Hat tip Doug Johnson.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/candy-dulfer-lily-was-here/feed/ 2 Emma Kok & Matheu Hinzen – You’re The One that I Want https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/emma-kok-matheu-hinzen-youre-the-one-that-i-want/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/emma-kok-matheu-hinzen-youre-the-one-that-i-want/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:01:48 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122935 An evening pause: Performed live c2025. From the musical Grease.

Hat tip Judd Clark, who notes that this performance is “Quite different than from the last time you showed Emma Kok,” when she was only fifteen.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/emma-kok-matheu-hinzen-youre-the-one-that-i-want/feed/ 0 Maria Callas – Bizet’s Carmen Habanera https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/maria-callas-bizets-carmen-habanera/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/maria-callas-bizets-carmen-habanera/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:01:34 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122931 An evening pause: Performed live 1962. Make sure you have closed captions activated as it provides a translation.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/maria-callas-bizets-carmen-habanera/feed/ 0 Andy Kaufman as Elvis Presley https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/andy-kaufman-as-elvis-presley/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/andy-kaufman-as-elvis-presley/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:01:21 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122927 An evening pause: A very talented comic actor once told me something very profound about comedy: “Play opposites, it works every time.” Performed live on the Tonight Show 1977.

Hat tip Cotour.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/andy-kaufman-as-elvis-presley/feed/ 8 A military pilot’s perspective on downed pilot rescue in Iran Easter weekend https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/a-military-pilots-perspective-on-downed-pilot-rescue-in-iran-easter-weekend/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/a-military-pilots-perspective-on-downed-pilot-rescue-in-iran-easter-weekend/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:01:44 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122918 An evening pause: The details of the amazing search & rescue effort to recover a downed American pilot in Iran last weekend has been covered quite thoroughly in the media, especially the alternative press. This video gives us the compelling perspective of the men and women who made that rescue happen. Even if you oppose Trump’s present actions against Iran, Steeve’s reveals a fundamental aspect of the American way of war that illustrates again the best part of America. The key quote, “Will you be worth the trip?”

Hat tip Mike Nelson.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/a-military-pilots-perspective-on-downed-pilot-rescue-in-iran-easter-weekend/feed/ 18 Edgar Winter & Billy Strings – Fly Away https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/edgar-winter-billy-strings-fly-away/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/edgar-winter-billy-strings-fly-away/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:01:44 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122922 An evening pause: Performed live February 20, 2026.

Hat tip Judd Clark.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/edgar-winter-billy-strings-fly-away/feed/ 2 Ririko Takagi & Kaoruko Igarashi – Akatonbo [Red dragonfly] https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ririko-takagi-kaoruko-igarashi-akatonbo-red-dragonfly/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ririko-takagi-kaoruko-igarashi-akatonbo-red-dragonfly/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:01:22 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122867 An evening pause: Performed live 2022. This is a children’s song written in 1927 by Kōsaku Yamada with lyrics from a 1921 Japanese poem by Rofū Miki.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ririko-takagi-kaoruko-igarashi-akatonbo-red-dragonfly/feed/ 0 Eagles – Lyin’ Eyes https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eagles-lyin-eyes/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eagles-lyin-eyes/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:01:22 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122831 An evening pause: Performed live 1977.

Hat tip Cotour.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/eagles-lyin-eyes/feed/ 3 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – O Magnum Mysterium https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/tasmanian-symphony-orchestra-o-magnum-mysterium/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/tasmanian-symphony-orchestra-o-magnum-mysterium/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:01:50 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122863 An evening pause: Peformed live July 2020. They minimize the appearance of the stupid social distancing by good camerawork.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/tasmanian-symphony-orchestra-o-magnum-mysterium/feed/ 0 Diana Damrau – Queen of the Night https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/diana-damrau-queen-of-the-night/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/diana-damrau-queen-of-the-night/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:04:12 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122828 An evening pause: From Mozart’s The Magic Flute, performed by the Royal Opera. If the closed captions are off, turn them on, as they provide a translation.

As “the fat lady” has now sung, we can go off and enjoy the weekend.

Hat tip Blair Ivey.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/diana-damrau-queen-of-the-night/feed/ 7 Chai Kichi & Spaul – Aheng Haheng https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/chai-kichi-spaul-aheng-haheng/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/chai-kichi-spaul-aheng-haheng/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:01:03 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=122826 An evening pause: How about some silliness, dressed up in some very nice music.

Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/chai-kichi-spaul-aheng-haheng/feed/ 0 Steve Lehto – The crazy legal problems w/the Turbo Encabulator https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/steve-lehto-the-crazy-legal-problems-w-the-turbo-encabulator/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/steve-lehto-the-crazy-legal-problems-w-the-turbo-encabulator/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:01:36 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=120456 An evening pause: For a background review, essential for understanding the legal tangles, see these earlier evening pauses from 2012, 2014, and 2023.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

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