The Doors – Love Me Two Times
An evening pause: Performed live 1968.
Hat tip Judd Clark, who notes, “Nice piece of poetry at the beginning.”
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
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.
Donna Summer – I feel love
An evening pause: Performed live 1977.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Forgotten Weapons – Winchester Thumb Trigger Rifle
An evening pause: A bit of engineering history. Note the simplicity.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
Roy Orbison – Blue Bayou
An evening pause: Hat tip Judd Clark.
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
An evening pause: Performed live 1983.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
AJR – Making of Bang!/Bang!
An evening pause: Hat tip Clay Ginn.
Ten Years After – I`m going home
An evening pause: Performed live at Woodstock in 1969.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
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
An evening pause: Performed live 1996.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
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
An evening pause: Performed live 1982.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Los Lobos – Don’t Worry Baby
An evening pause: Performed live 1989.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
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
An evening pause: Performed live 2005.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Robin Williams first appearance on the Johnny Carson Show
An evening pause: Aired October 14, 1981.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
OTTA-Orchestra – Royal Safary
An evening pause: Music by Li Otta, who also conducts from the piano.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
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.