Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Raymond Crowe – Shadow puppets
An evening pause: Performed live, 2011, to the song, What A Wonderful World, sung by Louis Armstrong.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
B-52s – Rock Lobster
Tim Weisberg – Summertime
David Bull – David’s Choice
An evening pause: Hat tip Cotour, who admits “This is a bit different.” I agree, but it gives you a flavor from the past when a new technology first met art, to produce something beautiful but new. From the youtube webpage:
The next in our ‘David’s Choice’ series, where Tokyo-based woodblock printmaker David Bull introduces some of his favourite prints. This time, the print(s) being featured are from the old Doi Hanga Company, and are two different scenes of the Kagurazaka district of Tokyo. The designers were Tsuchiya Koitsu, and Noel Nouet, and the prints were originally published in the late 1930s.
Cheap Trick – Stop this Game
Mister Rogers – Garden of Your Mind
An evening pause: As a kid, I could never stomach Mister Rogers. The most I could ever watch him was about ten seconds before becoming totally bored. Thus, I was initially very doubtful about scheduling this video — until I watched it. It takes the things Rogers said and did and turns it into a really good rap video!
Hat tip Tom Wilson, aka t-dub.
Capturing the Corleones – Through the Lens of Photographer Steve Schapiro
An evening pause: Not only does this short documentary provide some fascinating background to the making of The Godfather (1972), it describes some aspects of the art of movies that most people do not know.
Hat tip to Phil Berardelli, my former editor at UPI and author of Phil’s Favorite 500: Loves of a Moviegoing Lifetime.
Tracey Thorn – Why Does the Wind?
Nana Visitor – Fever
An evening pause: Another musical gem from the sixth season of the Star Trek series, Deep Space Nine.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
How tennis balls are made in a Pakistan factory
An evening pause: This was how things were done in the first century of the industrial revolution. Apparently, that century still exists in some places in today’s world.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Amy Macdonald – Let’s Start A Band
Turbo – Happy Birthday
The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You
Heart – Alone
An evening pause: Performed live 1987. I posted a pause of this group performing this song, with full orchestra, one year ago. This performance is more intimate with just the band. It also was done thirty years earlier, so they are younger and more intense.
Hat tip Tom Wilson.
Belinda Carlisle – Leave A Light On
Doctor Who – The Master Summons the Sea Devil
An evening pause: I never watched Dr. Who, so I have no idea if this clip is a typical representation of the show. Its schlockiness however is quite impressive.
Hat tip Cotour.
The Brothers Comatose & AJ Lee – Harvest Moon
Freedom Toons – Jordan Peterson sings Evanescence
An evening pause: I don’t know why, but to me this cartoon, which puts the fundamental words of Jordan Peterson to the tune of a rock song, with appropriate but light-hearted visuals, seems perfect for this year’s Memorial Day. From the song:
You cannot escape the suffering that comes with life
Carry all your pain
Become hero archetype
The past generations who sacrificed their lives for our civilization, whom we are supposed to honor and remember today, understood these words and didn’t need a teacher to explain them. Today’s generation, badly taught by my 60s generation, needs to hear them and think about them. If they do, the future will be bright indeed.
Hat tip Geoffrey Carman.
Shawn James – Wild Turkey, Trout, Forest Garden
An evening pause: From a project James calls “Living off the land.” This pause contrasts starkly from last Friday’s, in that this is slow and peaceful and that was fast, fast, FAST. I think it also makes for a nice entrance to the Memorial Day weekend.
Hat tip Cotour.
Suzi Quatro – If you can’t give me love
Women Of Country – Coal Miner’s Daughter
An evening pause: From a 2011 concert, sung to pay tribute to Loretta Lynn. From left to right, Jennifer Nettles, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, and Wynonna and Naomi Judd.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Dave Grohl – Everlong
An evening pause: Grohl, of the Foo Fighters, begins by describing in detail how this song was created, a most interesting story.
Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.
Blondie – The Tide Is High
TT Isle of Man Street Race
Charles Ives – Symphony No. 2
An evening pause: This is long for an evening pause, but you can let it play in the background if you have other things to do. Recorded live January 2022 in Amsterdam.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Midnight in Harlem
An evening pause: We’ve seen them before. This is just another grand live performance from Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, and their band.
Hat tip from Rex Ridenoure.
Mahma Comparisons – Biggest volcano eruptions known
An evening pause: I run this at 2x speed, but if you aren’t impatient enjoy it as it is. The size difference between the smallest and largest is quite daunting. Note too that this video only lists the known giant eruptions, explosive events that happened suddenly. It does not include some of the Earth’s largest long term volcanic events, such as the Deccan Traps, that happened repeatedly lasting millions of years that is thought to have possibly contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Caroline Jones – Being A Woman (Is Like Being the Sun)
Bobby Troup – Route 66
An evening pause: The animation created to go with Troup’s jazzy version of this song is utter fantasy, imagining America as portrayed in culture, not reality. No matter. Sometimes the myth is better.
This also makes a nice pause to usher in the weekend.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.