Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Keep Calm and Carry On
An evening pause: On the anniversary of one of the darkest days of both American history and Western civilization, this simple message echoing down from World War II tells us exactly what we should do.
Hat tip to Tim.
Judy Collins with Shawn Colvin – Since You’ve Asked
Ana Yang – Blowing bubbles
Icehouse – Great Southern Land
Excavator mulches trees in seconds
An evening pause: The speed and efficiency in which this excavator mulches a tree is almost nightmarish. Makes me think of innumerable science fiction disintegrator ray guns.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Glenn Miller – In the mood
An evening pause: From the 1954 Jimmy Stewart film, The Glenn Miller Story. They play on, even as a German V1 buzz bomb comes flying in.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Mark Knopfler – Going Home
An evening pause: The closing music from the 1983 film Local Hero, performed live by its composer Mark Knopfler.
Hat tip to Phil Berardelli.
Animusic – Acoustic Curves
An evening pause: It has been a while since I posted some animusic. Hat tip to Keith Douglas for reminding me of that lack.
One minute changes a life forever
An evening pause: Instead of music, let’s watch a man’s life change forever, for the better, in only one minute. And forgive me for saying so, but it is freedom, property rights, and capitalism that allowed it to happen.
Hang Playing Hedge Monkeys
Morning Has Broken for Harp & Violin
An evening pause: Arranged by Joyce Weaver; Brent Williams, Violin; Merrie Beth Eubanks, Harp; Recorded Live at First United Methodist Church, Valdosta, GA on February 19, 2012. Produced by Chris Williams.
Andreas Vollenweider – May Green Be The Grass
An evening pause: Performed live in Santiago, 1995, with Eberhard Han, Mindy Jostyn, and Walter Keiser.
Hat tip Danae.
Bugs Bunny – 8 Ball Bunny
An evening pause: From 1950. Film buffs will especially get a laugh out of the reference to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).
2Cellos – With or without you
Linda Ronstadt – Love has no pride
An evening pause: Recorded live from Tennessee State Prison in 1976 for a TV special called “A Concert Behind Prison Walls,” hosted by Johnny Cash and aired in 1977.
Roy Orbison – In Dreams
An evening pause: From A Black and White Night, recorded originally for television in 1988. Orbison is backed up here by an all star cast, including just to name a few Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, k.d. lang, and Bonnie Raitt.
Hat tip to Tom.
Beautiful woodworking
Above LA 4K
An evening pause: The creator strongly advises that you watch this in full screen HD with sound on. And I agree.
Hat tip Tom.
Steve’n’Seagulls – Thunderstruck
An evening pause: This Finnish band does a nice job of covering the AC/DC hard rock song Thunderstruck, but doing it in a bluegrass kind of way. The banjo player is especially amazing.
Hat tip to my lovely wife Diane.
Puddles Pity Party – Dancing Queen
An evening pause:
I’ve posted a performance by Puddles the sad clown (Mike Geier) previously. This cover by him of the ABBA hit is truly original and makes you actually hear the real meaning of the words.
The Cat Came Back
An evening pause: Hat tip to Phil Berardelli.
David Foster and Kenny G – Love Theme From St. Elmo’s Fire
Pink “Perfect”
Vocal Spectrum – The Music of the Night
Bambi meets Godzilla
An evening pause: A classic from 1969. I remember seeing this for the first time at one of the very first comic book conventions in New York. It brought the house down.
Hat tip to Phil Berardelli.
Reba McEntire – I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair
Postmodern Jukebox – Burn
Hayley Westenra – Pie Jesu
An evening pause: Performed when she was fifteen years old. Hat tip Danae for finding me this amazing singer.
Market Street, San Francisco, April 14, 1906
An evening pause: This film footage has been circulating about on the web for several years. I even think I posted it previously but can’t find that post now. Either way, it was shot mere days before the San Francisco earthquake, and provides us a window into the reality of life then. The sound effects add to the reality, though they are not original to the time. They were added later and were dubbed in with what I think was great care. See the notes here for more details.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.