John Hiatt – Have a little faith in me
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.
Celtic Woman – Westering Home
An evening pause: As Diane and I drive south from Glacier National Park, heading to Capital Reef, this travel song somehow seems appropriate.
Hat tip Tim Vogel, who adds that the hat tip should really go “to my mother who keeps playing this for my young kids.”
Silly magic act
An evening pause: Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Eugene Godsoe – Your Hand in Mine
An evening pause: A beautiful performance on the piano of this “Explosions in the Sky” musical piece.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn – Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
An evening pause: Hat tip Carole Brabham.
Steely Dan’s Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
An evening pause: The only member of Steely Dan playing here appears to be Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, playing lead guitar. The others include Kipp Lennon on vocals, Nathan East on bass, and CJ Vanston on keys.
Hat tip Joseph Griffin.
Billy Preston & Syreeta – With you I’m born again
A evening pause: Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Young Readers – We Will Become Silhouettes
An evening pause: Though this song has nothing to do with it, the lyrics to me somehow fit with today’s eclipse.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Edvard Grieg – In the Hall of the Mountain King
An evening pause: From Peer Gynt, and a nice way to end the week, with a bang.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Street performer
An evening pause: Hat tip Jim Mallamace, who correctly adds that “it is hard to believe that this is real. ” Sadly, I cannot credit the performer, as the youtube webpage provides no information.
Loggins and Messina – Angry Eyes
An evening pause: Hat tip Frank Kelly.
Of Monsters and Men – Dirty Paws
An evening pause: I haven’t posted anything by this group since 2012. Time for another, this time about a war between the bees and the bees.
Love Unlimited – It may be winter outside (but in my heart it’s spring)
An evening pause: Performed live 1974. The center singer, Glodean James, was married to Barry White at the time.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Antonio Calsolaro – Tarantella Napoletana
An evening pause: Hat tip Jim Mallamace, who writes, “The tarantella is an uplifting folk dance music popular in many regions of Italy. Each region with its own version. This performance is of a tarantella from the Naples area. … Maestro Antonio Casolaro is on the mandolin. Francesco Polito on guitar.”
This is why we fly…
An evening pause: Music is Evergreen by Coldplay. Stick with this, it is worth it.
Hat tip Joseph Griffin.
Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing
An evening pause: Recorded live in 1978.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Rogue Wave – Lake Michigan
A evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Blue Öyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
An evening pause: Performed live October 9, 1981.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Sly & the Family Stone and Prince – Everyday People
An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Live from the Flight Deck
An evening pause: The music is by Two Steps from Hell and is called “Victory.”
If you ever wondered why pilots fall in love with flying, this video might give you a hint as to why.
Hat tip Joseph Griffin.