Keep It Real – Mercedes Benz G 63 AMG 6×6
An evening pause: I think this is the perfect gift for every man this Christmas season. Whaddya say, women?
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Tag: entertainment
Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra – Djelem Djelem
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – A Taste Of Honey
An evening pause: Performed live 1965 on the Ed Sullivan Show. Only in my latter years have I realized that this is really a Mexicon mariachi band, its music refined to appeal to a wider audience.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
J.S.Bach – Toccata in F major
An evening pause: The organist is only identified as Bohme.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Bahar Amrollahi playing Persian Qanun
An evening pause: The sound is reminiscent of the harpsichord or maybe even more the dulcimer, but the music is without question not European.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Miracle on 34th Street
An evening pause: This movie used to be a tradition for television on Thanksgiving. At that time the holiday was well linked with the then joyous and relatively Christian Macy’s Day Parade (now warped into a queer agenda demonstration).
I think it makes for a good opening to the holiday season.
Kaja Mianowana – O zapomnieniu
An evening pause: I am pretty sure this is in Polish. The music however swings from Eastern European folk to American blues.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Austin Brown – Unchained Melody
An evening pause: An excellent cover of the Righteous Brothers song.
Hat tip Cotour.
Chiara Kilchling – The Rain Song
An evening pause: A nice cover of the Led Zeppelin song.
Hat tip Lou Foss.
John Tams – Over the hills and far away
An evening pause: I’m not sure if John Tams is singing, but these are his lyrics used in the British historical television series, Sharpe, set to a traditional British song from the 18th century (hence the line “King George commands and we obey). I like this lyric however:
When Evil stalks upon the land
I’ll neither hold nor stay me hand
But fight to win a better day,
Over the hills and far away.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Donovan & Crystal Gayle – Catch The Wind
An evening pause: Performed live 1981. I post this especially for my wife.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
An evening pause: Performed live in Poland, 2015, by the Moniuszko School of Music Symphony Orchestra.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Michael Martin Murphey & the Rio Grande Band – Wildfire
An evening pause: Performed live 1986.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Irwin Allen – The Time Tunnel
An evening pause: For those like myself who as a kid watched all of Irwin Allen’s sometimes good, often boringly predictable, but always truly cheesy sci-fi television shows, this documentary will bring back memories. Allen’s shows also explain why Star Trek became the phenomenon it did, as it was so much better.
And can you guess the name of the documentary’s narrator/anchor?
Hat tip Robert Pratt.
Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi – Home in Pasadena
An evening pause: Song by Harry Warren and first published in 1923.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Berlin & Teri Nunn – Take My Breath Away
An evening pause: Performed live 2023. The sound and camerawork could be better, but her performance more than compensates.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Kid Creole & the Coconuts – Stool Pigeon
An evening pause: Performed live 1982.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Sing with me!
An evening pause: Reggie, the performer, simply sets up on the street and asks passersby to sing with him. This video includes a selection of some singers. From the youtube website:
As a musician, I’m all about creating musical experiences that have people feeling happy and free, and that’s why the “Sing With Me for Free” series exists. Since 2018, I have asked thousands of random people to sing with me on camera. A lot of people have said no, some have said no initially but changed their minds to yes, and some have said yes right away. I ask these people to sing with one purpose: to create a way for them to experience a sense of happiness and freedom they did not feel before. And much of the time, this actually works (and that makes ME happy).
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Up Above My Head
An evening pause: Performed live in France 1965.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Kylie Minogue & Ricky Martin – Livin La Vida Loca
An evening pause: Performed live in 2000.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.