Atom – The Great Gig in the Sky
An evening pause: A great cover of the Pink Floyd song.
Hat tip Cotour.
Tag: entertainment
Respighi – Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 2, movements 3-4
An evening pause: The first two movements are wonderful too, so if you want, start this from the beginning. I begin it at movement three only because that movement is to me one of the most powerful pieces of music I have ever heard. The mix of low and high notes I think creates vibrations that touch the soul. And the melody ain’t bad either.
Sean Altman – They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat
An evening pause: To put it mildly, there is practically nothing in this song that is correct about Passover, except the title and the humorous indomitable spirit of the Jewish people.
For tonight, the first Passover Sedar.
Duo Siqueira Lima – Tico Tico no Fubá
An evening pause: Hat tip Cotour.
R. E. M. – Everybody Hurts
An evening pause: Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Oscar Peterson Piano Lesson
An evening pause: From the Dick Cavett Show, c1979.
Hat tip Cotour.
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
An evening pause: Performed live on the Tonight Show, March 1, 1984.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Smarter Every Day – Mind-Blowing Magic Magnets
An evening pause: Rather than post an April Fool’s prank today, why don’t we see some modern magical engineering that even engineers can’t figure out.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Rose Royce – Wishing On a Star
An evening pause: Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan – Don’t Lie To Me
An evening pause: The lyrics speak a truth that more people should follow.
Hat tip Cotour.
TruthSurge – Open Arms
An evening pause: He admits to doing some audio manipulation to his voice to get it to sound as it does, but no matter, it sounds really good.
Hat tip Cotour.
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Simple Man
An evening pause: Hat tip Mike Nelson.
B. J. Thomas – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
An evening pause: For those people hiding under their beds.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction
An evening pause: Performed live in 2011. Somehow this seems appropriate at the moment.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Yes, Minister – Get some patients
A evening pause: “But there are no patients!”
Hat tip Phill Oltmann.
Magnetic Games – Spinning Magnets
An evening pause: Hat tip Cotour.
Celtic Woman – Faith’s Song
An evening pause: Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Ohio Express – Yummy Yummy Yummy
An evening pause: Performed live in 2008.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Santana – Soul Sacrifice
An evening pause: Performed live, August 8, 1970. A nice way to energize for the weekend.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Idina Menzel – Tomorrow
An evening pause: If only more people sang this song.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.