The Evening Pause – Page 208 – Behind The Black

Justin Hayward – Forever Autumn

August 26, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: This song, sung mostly by Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, was written by Jeff Wayne and is performed here as part of his musical concert of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. And yes, that is Richard Burton’s voice for the narrator.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

As always, I am looking for more suggestions for future evening pauses from my readers. If there’s something entertaining that you think will fit, comment here (without giving the link to the piece), and I will email you!

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Paul Winter Consort – Icarus

August 25, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: A 1991 live performance..

Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.

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How to Kiss

August 24, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: Heh. After watching this animated short, one might never want to kiss again.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

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Dooley Wilson – Knock on Wood

August 23, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: Just one of the continuous string of great scenes from the 1942 film, Casablanca, much of which is a silent interplay between the characters that only will make sense if you’ve seen the movie.

Hat tip Edward Thelen.

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Pink Floyd – If

August 22, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: Animated in a very strange manner, with an unusual mix of artistic styles.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

By the way, I am as always looking for more evening pause suggestions. If you’ve suggested before, you know the routine. If not, place a comment here saying you’ve got something (but don’t include the link), and I’ll email you for it.

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Küzdők

August 19, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: A short, simple and thoughtful 1977 Czechoslovakian animated film by Jankovics Marcell.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

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Dave Brubeck – Unsquare Dance

August 18, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: From a television performance sometime probably in the early 1960s. Unfortunately, the show and the dancers are unknown.

Hat tip Edward Thelen.

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Zager And Evans – In The Year 2525

August 17, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: How about a pop classic from 1969? This song epitomizes the passionate, sometimes over-wrought cultural atmosphere of the 1960s quite nicely.

Hat tip Wayne DeVette.

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Gloria Gaynor – I will Survive

August 16, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen, who noted, “Some days just go better than others. For some of the other days, this song may be appropriate.”

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The Backwards Brain Bicycle

August 15, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: This is show 133 of a series called Smarter Every Day which has some really entertaining and very educational videos. I especially like his video showing how the drill on Curiosity works. The video below however shows some actual experimentation done by the videographer himself, and is almost profound in it what reveals about the human learning process.

Hat tip Chris McLaughlin.

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Stevie Wonder – My Cherie Amour

August 12, 2016 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: This performance, by Stevie Wonder as well as the audience, brought a smile to my face. When you watch I think you’ll see why, especially when Wonder asks the audience, “Can I sing with ya?”

Hat tip Edward Thelen.