Scary Pockets & Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Harder Better Faster Stronger
An evening pause: A cover of the Daft Punk song.
Hat tip Daniel Morris.
Tag: entertainment
If – Forgotten Roads
An evening pause: Recorded live 1971, and in every way is part of that time period.
Hat tip Alec Gimarc.
John Gabriel & Nelson Riddle – El Dorado
An evening pause: I think this song quite fitting to end the summer season. Sung by George Alexander, it plays over the opening credits to the classic 1966 John Wayne film of the same name, directed by Howard Hawks. The magnificent paintings that form the backdrop to the credits were painted by Olaf Wieghorst.
My daddy once told me what a man ought to be.
There’s much more to life than the things we can see.
And the godliest mortal you ever will know
Is the one with the dream of El Dorado.So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow.
Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Dorado.
Rowan Atkinson on free speech
An evening pause: A different way to enter the weekend. This speech by this comedian was given about a decade ago as part of a campaign to change British law to get the word ‘insulting’ removed from Section 5 of the Public Order Act, as part of the Crime and Courts Bill. The campaign succeeded, but it appears the modern police and governments (from both sides of the political spectrum) in Great Britain have recently decided to ignore it. If you are conservative and criticize illegal immigration or Islam, those governments have decided that this speech is now illegal. I like this quote most of all:
“For me, the best way to increase society’s resistance to insulting or offensive speech is to allow a lot more of it. As with childhood diseases you can better resist those germs to which you have been exposed.”
Too bad we appear to have decided to abandon this wise philosophy, not only in regards to speech, but to infectious diseases as well.
Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.
Arcade Fire – Wake Up
An evening pause: Performed live 2005. In many ways this song is a descendent of yesterday’s evening pause, though it lacks the humor.
Hat tip James Street.
Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Chicken Train
An evening pause: Performed live 1976.
Hat tip Ferris Akel.
Barry White & Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme
An evening pause: Performed live 1974.
Hat tip James Street.
Phil Collins – Against All Odds
An evening pause: Performed live 1985.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
Ringo Starr, Robbie Robertson, & many others – The Weight
An evening pause: It remains amazing how pervasive the music of the 1960s remains, worldwide.
Hat tip Mike Nelson for providing this nice way to go into the weekend.
Greg Lake – From The Beginning
An evening pause: Performed live 2005.
Hat tip Greg Johnson.
The Hollies – Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
An evening pause: Performed live 1973.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Tina Charles – I Love To Love
An evening pause: Performed live in 1976.
Hat tip James Street.
Jeff Kashiwa – The Night Is Young
An evening pause: Some light jazz to start the week.
Hat tip Ferris.
Laufey & Iceland Symphony Orchestra – I Wish You Love
An evening pause: A nice piece to start the weekend.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
Night Ranger – Goodbye
An evening pause: Performed live in 2022 with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Make sure you stay till the end.
Hat tip Terry.
Dorothy Dandridge – Cow Cow Boogie
An evening pause: From the 1942 film of the same name.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
5th Dimension – Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In
An evening pause: Performed live on television in 1969 by the group’s original members, Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, and Ronald Townson. This music, from the Broadway musical Hair, reflects the naive and somewhat arrogant attitude of that baby boom generation. It is also a very beautiful song, sung beautiful.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Georg Friedrich Händel – The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
An evening pause: Performed live 2015. From Handel’s oratorio Solomon.
Hat tip James Street.
Johnny Cash – Hurt
An evening pause: A truly moving music video by Cash, reflecting on his life in music and pictures.
Make your own memories this weekend.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Climax – Precious And Few
An evening pause: Performed live 1972.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.