Camille Saint-Saëns – The Swan
An evening pause: Mischa Maisky on the cello, backed by the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. Performed live 2015.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Tag: entertainment
Bulgaria & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Cosmic Voices
An evening pause: Performed live 2015. Stay with it. Though the opening is less appealing, it gets far better.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
The Addams Family – The Wednesday Dance
An evening pause: From the original 1960s television show, which was actually quite funny and original (unlike the turgid 1991 movie).
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Hoobastank – The Reason
An evening pause: This “music” video intentionally illustrates why I prefer live performances over most “official” music videos that show a fake visual story under the music, as if that story and the music have something to do with each other, when they never really do. This video instead shows us what the music video would sound like if you focused instead on this fake story. Quick funny at times.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette, who writes, “Great concept! What happens when you take a Music Video and de-emphasize the music & band performance, and concentrate on the story being told in the background?”
Al Green – Tired Of Being Alone
An evening pause: Performed live 1972.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Idealized Science Institute – Which ramp reaches highest final speed?
An evening pause: A science quiz I suspect most of my readers will get right. Regardless, this experiment illustrates some basic fundamentals of the scientific method: Don’t guess, make no assumptions, test by experimentation, and repeat those tests multiple times to confirm your results.
The Institute that made this video appears to be a great resource for homeschoolers.
Hat tip Cotour, who tells me he “got it correct!”
To everyone: Enjoy the Labor Day weekend!
Alan Jackson – Summertime Blues
An evening pause: Performed live, but I have no idea when.
Hat tip Sayomara.
Jools Holland & Doctor John – Boogie Woogie Twins
An evening pause: Performed live c2012.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
Kiss – Black Diamond
An evening pause: Performed live on television 1975. Above these guys are musical showmen.
Hat tip Wamphyr.
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra -Peter Gunn TV show theme
An evening pause: Performed live c2016. The Peter Gunn showed aired in the late 1950s.
Hat tip Don Carrera.
Saturday Night Live – Washington’s Dream
An evening pause: When SNL understood the importance of being utterly silly.
Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.
The Platters – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
An evening pause: Performed live on television in 1958.
Hat tip Cotour.
Kalandra – Borders
An evening pause: Performed live 2024.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler – I’ll see you in my dreams/Walk of Life
An evening pause: Performed live c2019. I have started the embed after introductions. If you want to see it all, click to begin at the beginning.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
The Yardbirds – Shapes of Things
An evening pause: Performed on French television in 1966. I suspect they are lip-synching to the record album, but the editing makes this hard to confirm.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Primal Space – The water system of the ancient city of Granada
An evening pause: Hat tip Willi Kusche.
Candy Dulfer & Jan Van Duikeren – Jazz improvisation
An evening pause: Performed live 2009.
Hat tip Ferris Akel.
Edvard Grieg – In the Hall of the Mountain King
An evening pause: From Peer Gynt, and performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in 2019.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – Treat Her Like A Lady
An evening pause: Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Munich Bach Orchestra – Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major,3rd movement
An evening pause: For those old enough, you will recognize this music, as it was the theme music for the William Buckley’s show, Firing Line, from the 60s and 70s.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.