Alexei Arkhipovsky – Going Home
An evening pause: This is not the American hymn, but a Russian piece performed here by the composer.
Hat tip Danae.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Madeleine Peyroux – Don’t Wait Too Long
An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Mother, Father, Sister, Brother – The Sound of Philadelphia
An evening pause: This instrumental music, used as the theme music for the 1970s television show, Soul Train, has only one significant vocal line: “People all over the world!” I think the visuals used here, of Earth taken from the International Space Station, make that line seem especially appropriate.
Hat tip James Stephens.
Paul Mauriat & Orchestra – La pie voleuse
An evening pause: I especially like the use of digital sounds mixed with the standard orchestra.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Mary Travers – Follow Me
An evening pause: Live performance from a 1980 Peter, Paul, & Mary concert.
Huey Lewis and the News – Workin’ for a livin’
An evening pause: Another appropriate piece for the start of the week. Performed live, 1982.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist
An evening pause: I think the words from Moscow on the Hudson (1984) sum this music video up very well: “Strange but wonderful.”
Hat tip Max Hunt.
Boston Dynamics – Atlas, The Next Generation
An evening pause: The robots shown in this video are almost frighteningly good at what they do, which might be one of the many reasons Google is apparently trying to sell the company.
Hat tip Tim Vogel.
Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young – Almost Cut My Hair
An evening pause: From a 1974 live performance.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Grease – We Go Together
An evening pause: From the 1978 film, Grease.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
1776 – Hatching an Egg
An evening pause: For the Fourth of July, this song from the 1976 movie version of the 1972 musical, 1776. Not only did the musical capture the essence of the men who made independency happen, it is also a rollicking and entertaining work of art.
I last posted this piece last in 2010. Time to watch again.
Michael McDonald – Hits Medley
An evening pause: Performed live 2009. I think this is a good way to start the weekend.
Hat tip Frank Kelly.
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
An evening pause: Performed live, July 2, 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum. It’s Thursday evening, the week is almost over!
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Glenn Miller Orchestra – Moonlight Serenade
An evening pause: How about some classic American Big Band music to get us through the middle of the week?
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Jim Gaffigan – 4 Kids
An evening pause Some good stand-up comedy to lighten the first half of the week.
Hat tip Tim Vogel, who emailed to say “One of our friends sent this to us because we are having a 4th ourselves.”
2D Photography – Rube Goldberg Machine
An evening pause: I think taking a picture is a nice way to start the week.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Angela Hewitt – Claude Debussy’s “Clair de lune”
An evening pause: From a live 2012 performance.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Joey Alexander – Over The Rainbow
An evening pause: A nice transition from Judy Garland yesterday, and what I am posting tomorrow.
Hat tip Frank Kelly.
Judy Garland – The Man That Got Away
An evening pause: From A Star is Born (1954).
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
As always, I am open to evening pause suggestions from my readers. If you have one, say so here in a comment, but don’t post the link. I will email you to get it.
Neil Young – Old Man
An evening pause: Recorded live in London, 1971.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.