Beauty and the Beast – Little Town
An evening pause:
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
How Americans sound to British people
An evening pause: Who says we can’t communicate?
Gilbert & Sullivan – I am the Monarch of the Sea
An evening pause: From Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore.
I always voted at my party’s call,
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.Chorus.
He never thought of thinking for himself at all.I thought so little, they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen’s Navee!
Julie Andrews – Feed the Birds
An evening pause: Once, a long time ago, the concept of charity was something that you gave voluntarily, not forced upon you by the will of others.
A technical aside: If you listen closely to the soundtrack to Mary Poppins (1964), you will discover hints of the melody from this song sprinkled throughout. The composers clearly considered it a central theme on which they wished to link to the rest of the score.
Glenn Miller – In the Mood
An evening pause: One of Glenn Miller’s best.
Things in slow motion: a compilation
An evening pause:
Laurie Anderson – O Superman
An evening pause: Good avant-garde music that was actually a hit song in 1981. Listen and watch close and you will catch hints of the naive and anti-American anti-nuke movement of the early 1980s.
The music is still haunting, has a touch of humor, and is definitely worth hearing.
Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry – “Your name, sir?”
An evening pause: “Your name, sir?”
Lulu – To Sir With Love
An evening pause: Pure 1960s pop.
Suzi Quatro – Can The Can
An evening pause: Live, from 1973.
I’m farming and I grow it
An evening pause: “Gotta feed everybody!”
Daffy Duck – What makes Daffy Duck?
An evening pause: “Obviously I am dealing with inferior mentalities.”