Nat King Cole – September Song
An evening pause: Performed live in 1957 on Cole’s television show. The music was composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Patrick Dykstra – Chasing Ocean Giants
An evening pause: Hat tip Cotour, who correctly describes this as “a meeting of aliens from two different worlds.”
Igudesman & Joo – Rachmaninov had big Hands
Chaka Kahn – Ain’t Nobody
The Bangles – Hazy Shade Of Winter
Michael Knowles – Celebrating Columbus
An evening pause: On this day when all should be celebrating Christopher Columbus and his willingness “sail beyond the sunset,” to use a phrase from Tennyson, this short video give us an accurate picture of the man, his times, and his achievements. It also puts the lie to the bigoted, hateful, leftist slanders that have been used in recent years to poison his legacy.
Note that I got this video from Rumble. I ask all who wish to suggest evening pauses to consider searching on Rumble and Vimeo, so that we are less dependent on YouTube. The Google company needs to feel some competitive pressure.
Numberphile – The Strange Orbit of Earth’s “Second Moon”
An evening pause: There is joyful art hidden in all existence. You simply have to have the open-mindedness to look for it.
Hat tip Tom Donohue.
James Hill – Billie Jean
Jay Sekulow Band – Long Time
An evening pause: The song is originally by Boston, and the lead singer here is Dino Elefante, originally from the band Kansas. Sekulow is the Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which focuses on defending the issues of free speech that the ACLU abandoned years ago.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Neil Finn – Dizzy Heights
Tom Scott – The last aerial ropeway in the UK
Billy Paul – Me and Mrs. Jones
Paul Simon and Willie Nelson – Homeward Bound
Swing Out Sister – Breakout
An evening pause: Performed live 2010. The clip starts with the second song. If you want to hear the first, Twilight World, rewind to the beginning.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen
Ralph Vaughn William – 5th Symphony
An evening pause: Performed live in 2016 by the Frankfort Radio Symphony Orchestra.
This is long for an evening pause, but William’s gentle, mild British tones I think make a great way to start the weekend. Use it to unwind from your daily workweek craziness.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Arion Press – Making books by hand
An evening pause: Hat tip Cotour, who notes, “Understanding where we came from,” but asks “But where exactly are we going?”
The Romantics – One in a million
Luca Stricagnoli – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
An evening pause: I guarantee you’ve never heard Mozart played exactly like this.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Echo And The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
Ben Folds – A Song for Orchestra In Only 10 Minutes
An evening pause: This is quite wonderful. I am certain Folds did some preliminary planning in advance, but it is clear the orchestra did not have this info and he needed to bring them up to speed fast. Their musical skill, combined with the composer’s own musical knowledge and Folds’ clear musical instructions, makes this come together.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Argent – Hold Your Head Up
Glen Campbell & Jimmy Webb – Still within the sound of my voice
Robert Preston – Dying in movies
An evening pause: Performed live in 1963.
Hat tip to Phil Berardelli, author of Phil’s Favorite 500: Loves of a Moviegoing Lifetime.
Matchbox Twenty – Parade
Tommy Emmanuel – My Life As A One-Man Band
An evening pause: A nice way to start the weekend. As Emmanuel says, “Life is not a rehearsal, so you better get on with it.”
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Sacred and Profane Choral Group – The Beatitudes
An evening pause: In Russian, written by Vladimir Martynov. The English words can be found here.
Hat tip Daniel Morris.
John Williams – Star Wars Suite
An evening pause: Performed by the Danish National Orchestra in 2017. It appears that in 2017 and in 2018 this orchestra did these movie-themed concerts a lot.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Cyndi Harvell – Strongest Man Alive
Ennio Morricone – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
An evening pause: Performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in 2018.
Hat tip Phill Oltmann.