Weird Al Yankovic – Smells Like Nirvana
An evening pause: Seems to me, this expresses perfectly the level of thoughtfulness seen in many hard rock music videos, only it does it more honestly.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Donna Summer – I feel love
Forgotten Weapons – Winchester Thumb Trigger Rifle
Roy Orbison – Blue Bayou
Eartha Kitt – Think I’m Being Had
An evening pause: Performed live on the Dick Cavett Show, 1969. The second half of the clip is Cavett interviewing her about her autobiography Thursday’s Child.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
Srna Kocevska & Alexandra Gjoreska – the Charleston
An evening pause: The dance says the 1920s. It is also amazing how many different moves they do, yet every move belongs to this same dance.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Stevie Nicks – Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
AJR – Making of Bang!/Bang!
Ten Years After – I`m going home
Jonathan Winters Tells Drinking Stories
An evening pause: Seems appropriate to usher in the weekend. From the Johnny Carson Show, 1976.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
Eva Cassidy – Autumn Leaves
Kathleen Battle – Voices of Spring
An evening pause: By Strauss, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, performed live 1987.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
The Allman Brothers Band – Jessica
Los Lobos – Don’t Worry Baby
Bruce Hornsby & The Range – The Way It Is
An evening pause: Performed live 1990. He really tickles those ivories with joy.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Tanya Tucker – Two Sparrows In A Hurricane
Robin Williams first appearance on the Johnny Carson Show
OTTA-Orchestra – Royal Safary
Kylie Minogue & Paul McCartney – Dance Tonight
An evening pause: Performed live on New Year’s Eve, 2007. They are having so much fun!
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Love Rock’n’Roll
Midori- Variations on “The Last Rose of Summer” by Ernst
An evening pause: Performed live 1990, four days before her 19th birthday. As every single commenter at the youtube page correctly notes, this is an incredibly difficult piece. “Many great violinists won’t play this in public, or even record it.” Just watch and see. If you admire great guitar players, you will be astounded by some of the moves she performs.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
David Bowie & Freddie Mercury – Under Pressure
Chuck Berry & Etta James – Rock and Roll Music
Yanni – Aria: Ode to Humanity
An evening pause: I posted an earlier performance of this in 2016, but that is no longer available on youtube. This is newer performance is without doubt as magnificent.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Leon Redbone – Old Familiar Blues
Petula Clark – Sign Of The Times
A evening pause: This performance, almost certainly lip-synced, is from the Ed Sullivan Show in 1966. It is absolutely worth watching, not only because the song is good, but the set, costumes, and dance choreography will give those too young to have lived in the 1960s a real sense of the crazy no-holds-barred culture of that time. People were willing and free to try anything.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.