Willie Nelson & Kenny Rogers – Blue Skies
An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Andrea Motis & l’Orquestra Simfònica – Solitude
A evening pause: Hat tip Robert Pratt.
Numberphile – The Most Powerful Dice
An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen, who adds, “Probability can be counterintuitive.”
Katie Mullins – A Disney Love Song Medley (on the ukulele)
An evening pause: In order, “Kiss the Girl” (The Little Mermaid), “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (The Lion King), “A Whole New World” (Aladdin), “I See the Light” (Tangled), and “You’ll Be in My Heart” (Tarzan), and then finishing with a reprise of “A Whole New World.” All good songs, but to my ear, it is very clear that “A Whole New World” stands out.
And the singer is really joyous.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Greys – Needle in the Camel’s Eye
An evening pause: Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Etta James – Something’s Got A Hold On Me
An evening pause: Performed live on television sometime in the mid-1960s.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace, who notes, “Etta James was an inspiration to a generation of popular female singers, from Janice Joplin to Christina Aguilera.”
The Wilson Sisters – The Battle of Evermore
An evening pause: Performed live 1993.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
The Amazing Paul Frees
An evening pause: You have heard his voice, many times. This highlight reel, suggested by Jim Mallamace, includes just a few, all amazingly different:
Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion
Boris Badenov
Pillsbury Doughboy
Lion and Mouse
Voyages Through Inner Space
Burgermeister Meisterburger
The Beatles Cartoon
Morocco Mole
Ludwig von Drake
He was a contemporary of Mel Blanc (most famous for providing the voices for Warner Brothers’ cartoons), was as good, but is far less well known.
Pearl Jam – Nothingman
An evening pause: The visuals come from the 2009 movie Up, and for me tell a much better story here.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Elvis Presley – C.C Rider
An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen.
10 Songs You’ve Heard and Don’t Know the Name
An evening pause: Hat tip Jeff Poplin, who asks, “How many do you know?”
Frederica von Stade – Song to the Moon
An evening pause: From the Dvorak opera Rusalka.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
4 Non Blondes – What’s Up
An evening pause: Performed live 1992.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Marshmallow Farming
An evening pause: At first glance you might think this an April Fool’s piece, but it really isn’t. To be a good April Fool’s joke, you have to be fooled for at least a little while, something this does not do. What this video does do however is illustrate in an hilarious way the empty fake nature of television news. This is what they do normally, which has as much reality as this video.
Hat tip Jeff Poplin.
Benjamin Costello – In My Daughter’s Eyes
An evening pause: Beautiful cover of the James Slater song made a hit by Martina McBride.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Jimi Hendrix On An Acoustic Guitar
An evening pause: There are two clips, with the second beginning at 4:37. This is I think more interesting than good. The first clip is well shot, but it clearly is an unfinished music video because Hendrix himself I think was unsatisfied with his performance. The second is better performed, as it is a improvised performance at what appears to be a party. Regardless, they are worth watching because even when he played below par you can see he is playing at a level above most.
Hat tip Michael Nelson.
Renaissance – Mother Russia
An evening pause: Performed live 1977.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Marina Sirtis tells the costume story
An evening pause: For fans of Star Trek: the Next Generation, this will be especially funny. The filming isn’t great, but it is worth it to stick with it to the end.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
It’s a Beautiful Day – White Bird
An evening pause: Performed live July 7, 1970.
Hat tip Michael Nelson.
Wayne Henderson & Presley Barker – Black Mountain Rag
An evening pause: Presley Barker was only thirteen when this was recorded.
Hat tip Jeff Poplin.