Emerson Lake & Palmer – Show Me the Way To Go Home
An evening pause: Hat tip James Street.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Avery “Drummer” Molek – Wipe Out
An evening pause: Something to start the weekend, brought to you by a six-year-old. Performed live 2013.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Tim Simek & Marl Edelman – Whiskey Before Breakfast
An evening pause: Classic American.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Merle Haggard – If I Could Only Fly
An evening pause: Performed live 1986.
Hat tip James Street.
Ann Miller – I’ve Gotta Hear That Beat
An evening pause: From the 1953 film Small Town Girl. Proves once again that America was not hostile to highlighting women in all things in the past. They simply had to have the talent, skill, and determination to earn that spotlight.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
They Might Be Giants – Instanbul (Not Constantinople)
An evening pause: Performed live 2013.
Hat tip James Street.
Leonid & Friends – Superstar
An evening pause: A lovely cover of the Carpenters song.
Hat tip Cotour.
Ron Kenoly- Ancient of Days
An evening pause: Great gospel song, performed magnificently by Kenoly, his orchestra, and the audience.
Hat tip James Street.
Valentina Lisitsa – Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
An evening pause: Performed live 2010. This is a person who is in contact with her inner piano.Her fingerwork is astonishingly natural and at ease.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Don Ellis – Concerto For Trumpet
An evening pause: Performed live on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1969.
Hat tip to Alec Gimarc, who notes the Ellis sadly died shortly thereafter from a heart attac at the age of 44.
Yellow Dandies & Miss Moonshine – Buckdancing to Fastest Bluegrass Fiddle Tune Ever
An evening pause: A nice energetic way to head into the weekend. Performed live 2022.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Night Ranger – (You can still) Rock In America
An evening pause: Performed live 1983.
Hat tip Terry, who notes, “From a long ago age when the US flag was not considered a “hate” symbol.”
Sorry about the lack of an evening pause last night. I forgot to post.
Larkin Poe – Mad As A Hatter
An evening pause: Key lyric: “You make the best with what you’re given…”
Hat tip Judd Clark.
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OK Go – This Too Shall Pass
An evening pause: When this was released in 2010 it quickly went viral, with every website embedding or linking to it. At the time I was not yet doing the Evening Pause. It is not too late to post it now!
Hat tip James Street.
Orson Welles – Battle Hymn of the Republic
An evening pause: Performed live on the Dean Martin Show sometime in 1967-1968, during the height of the Vietnam War and anti-war protests.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
July 4 mid-day pause: 1776
Let’s celebrate Independence Day with the brilliant film version of the 1972 Broadway musical, 1776. It is not only great because of the wonderful music and witty dialogue, it is great because it actually captures quite accurately the real personalities of these Founding Fathers.
Focus – Hocus Pocus
An evening pause: Performed live on The Midnight Special October 5th 1973.
Hat tip Alex Gimarc.
Lexington Lab Band – Waiting for a Girl Like You
An evening pause: A nice cover of the Foreigner song.
Hat tip Cotour.
Chad & Jeremy – A Summer Song
An evening pause: Performed live on American Bandstand on November 28, 1964, though the music is almost certainly lip synched.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.