Brook Benton – Rainy Night In Georgia
An evening pause: Performed live in 1971.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Tag: entertainment
Loudon Wainwright – One-man Guy
An evening pause: I first posted this as a pause back in 2012. Time to post it again, as I empathize with Wainwright even more now than then.
We all travel a path in life. Once Americans celebrated those who chose an independent and unique path. That no longer appears true, not that it would make any difference to Wainwright, or to me. For some, to chose a unique path and be true to yourself is the only option.
The Family Sowell – Carried Me With You
An evening pause: A nice cover of the Brandi Carlile song.
1776 – Hatching an Egg
A evening pause: On this day, July 2nd, the day the Founding Fathers actually signed the Declaration of Independence, I think it appropriate to once again watch this wonderful song from the 1976 movie version of the 1972 musical, 1776. As I said in earlier posts of this song on Independence Day, “not only did the musical capture the essence of the men who made independency happen, it is also a rollicking and entertaining work of art.”
And despite the hate being spewed against America and its founding principle that all humans are created free with the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that truth still shines. As John Kennedy said of himself, ourselves, and these founding fathers. “We stand for freedom.”
David Frazer – The Deal
An evening pause: Watch as the artist creates a work of art, that can be reproduced endlessly..
Hat tip Cotour.
Alan Jackson – Mercury Blues
An evening pause: Performed on the television comedy show, Home Improvement.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
Hand Clap Skit
An evening pause: All the website tells me is that this was performed at a youth conference talent show.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Linda Ronstadt & Johnny Cash – I Never Will Marry
An evening pause: Performed live on television, 1969, on the Johnny Cash show.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace, who notes that “life imitates art, Ronstadt never married.”
Naudo – Staying Alive
An evening pause: How about a more modern instrument today?
Hat tip Cotour.
Andrey Vinogradov – A dark medieval ballad played on a hurdy-gurdy
An evening pause: Hat tip Jim Mallamace, who calls this “Music to accompany the plague.” Seems appropriate considering the events of the last year.
More on the history and design of the hurdy-gurdy here.
Maxi Borgaro – Unchained Melody
An evening pause: Nice cover, sung by someone who’s first language is not English.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
A Millennial Job Interview
An evening pause: The future, or maybe sadly, already the present.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.