Celtic Thunder – Whiskey In The Jar
An evening pause: Performed live 2011.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Tag: entertainment
Voidwalkeraudio – Desire
An evening pause: The visuals come from the 1927 German film by Fritz Lang, Metropolis, and cover the scene dubbed “Maria’s Dance.” You can see the full movie here, as well as many other places on line.
Hat tip Judd Clark, who adds, “To understand what’s going on here, one needs to see the whole movie, preferably the latest restored version, and to really understand, one needs to read Lang’s wife Thea Von Harbou’s book “Metropolis”.
Simon Sinek – How great leaders inspire action
An evening pause: Though I do not think his hypothesis goes far enough, this short TED talk posits some intriguing ideas about leadership. And it seems somehow appropriate today on the Ides of March, which also makes me wonder what Julius Caesar (and other successful leaders, both good and evil) would think of these ideas.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
Procol Harum – Whiter Shade of Pale
Girl with the dogs – A cat on an emotional rollercoaster
An evening pause: This woman regularly posts videos of her grooming sessions with different animals. This particular session is quite entertaining. It also shows the necessity of regularly combing/brushing long-hair cats. If you own one, do it! Both you and your cat will be happier.
Hat tip Diane.
Patsy Cline – Walkin’ After Midnight
An evening pause: Performed live 1957 on television.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Ferris Akel – One beautiful bird pesters another, to music
An evening pause: The video shows a long flight of a majestic Red-tailed Hawk, periodically being harassed by a small Red-Winged Blackbird, which even periodically hitches a ride on the hawk’s back. Appropriately, the mustic is Hitch a Ride, performed by Boston.
Hat tip Ferris Akel.
Stringspace Jazz Band – Hit The Road Jack
An evening pause: It’s Friday. May we all hit the road and have some fun.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
Carole King – So Far Away
An evening pause: Performed live 1971.
Hat tip Ice Pilot.
Ann-Margret – Dancing to Tequila
An evening pause: From the Youtube page:
Ann-Margret set to the Champs’ eternal hit “Tequila”. Scenes from “Viva Las Vegas” (1964), “Bye-Bye Birdie” (1963), “Made in Paris” (1966), “The Swinger” (1966) and “The Tiger and the Pussycat” (1967).
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Harp & VolfgangTwins – Paint It Black
An evening pause: The music is great, but I generally dislike these music videos that put the performers in some beautiful place that is also a place where it is absolutely impossible to record a performance. They then do lip synch and editing to hide the fact that the performance is faked. Ugh.
Still, as I said, the music is great, and the scenery is beautiful.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse – Gotta Dance
An evening pause: From the 1952 movie, Singing in the Rain.
Hat tip Judd Clark.