Tag: entertainment
Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas – The Boxer
Mr. Smith goes to Washington filibuster
An evening pause: In honor of Rand Paul’s filibuster today, let’s watch Jimmy Stewart perform a movie filibuster from the (1939) movie, Mr. Smith goes to Washington.
As Mr. Smith says, “Somebody will listen to me.”
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
An evening pause: Man, can these people play and sing. Vocals: Michelle Wright, Iris DeMent, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh. Fiddles: Jay Ungar, Aly Bain. Mandolin: Russ Barenberg. Bouzouki: Donal Lunny. Accordion: Phil Cunningham. Guitar: Molly Mason.
Eddi Reader with Boo Hewerdine – Footsteps Fall
Manfred Mann – Blinded by the Light
An evening pause: Though I posted this as an evening pause back in September 2011, when I heard it again on the radio last week I thought, man, that song is good. Absolutely worthwhile seeing it again, performed live.
The Band with Eric Clapton – The Weight
Bryan Berg – builder of the largest house of cards on record
An evening pause: Considering the house of cards we presently live in, how about a profile on the creator of the world’s largest house of cards.
Yo-Yo Ma – The Swan by Saint-Saens
Proof that cats have been walking on important stuff for basically forever.
Funny: Proof that cats have been walking on important stuff for basically forever.
Funny: Proof that cats have been walking on important stuff for basically forever.
“the worst test” – an engineering flash mob
Meatloaf and Patti Russo – I’d do anything for love
Don Henley – Talking to the Moon
Sarah Brightman – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
Outtakes from pet interviews
Emmylou Harris – Wayfaring Stranger
Suzanne Vega – Small Blue Thing
Lena Leclaire – Call Me Maybe
Notorious Folk – Romanian Train Song
A Bit of Fry and Laurie – Celebrities
An evening pause: This interview has about as much truth to it as almost every single interview included in almost every “Making of…” documentary made about movies.
Liz Callaway – Nothing To Lose (But Your Heart)
An evening pause: Liz Callaway performs the public debut of a magnificent song from her album “Passage of Time.” If you want to hear how it sounds on the album, go here.
Osborne Brothers – Rocky Top
Alison Krauss – When You Say Nothing At All
Bonnie Raitt – Love has no pride
An evening pause: The guy who posted this live performance by Bonnie Raitt of “Love has no pride” liked it so much he included it twice, back-to-back.
Life as it should be
An evening pause: I posted this clip from the 1972 film, Man of La Mancha back in 2010, where Peter O’Toole, as Cervantes, explains why he does not like to look at life, “as it is.”
It is worth revisiting ever so often, as it invokes hope and the possibility that even in the worst times, all things are possible, if we demand it.
Mary Duff – Going Home
An evening pause: It’s a long flight.
The song, based on a theme from the second movement of Dvorak’s 9th symphony, is performed here by Mary Duff.
Shannon Hurley – Sunrise
An evening pause: On the way home.
Cause I’m not ready to let this end
We can say all the sorries in the world
And still be friends
There’s nothing I want more
Than flying home
Just to meet you
Judy Garland – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
An evening pause: The words are still worth living by.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue.
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.