Bulgaria & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra – Cosmic Voices
An evening pause: Performed live 2015. Stay with it. Though the opening is less appealing, it gets far better.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Tag: music
Hoobastank – The Reason
An evening pause: This “music” video intentionally illustrates why I prefer live performances over most “official” music videos that show a fake visual story under the music, as if that story and the music have something to do with each other, when they never really do. This video instead shows us what the music video would sound like if you focused instead on this fake story. Quick funny at times.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette, who writes, “Great concept! What happens when you take a Music Video and de-emphasize the music & band performance, and concentrate on the story being told in the background?”
Al Green – Tired Of Being Alone
An evening pause: Performed live 1972.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Alan Jackson – Summertime Blues
An evening pause: Performed live, but I have no idea when.
Hat tip Sayomara.
Jools Holland & Doctor John – Boogie Woogie Twins
An evening pause: Performed live c2012.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
Kiss – Black Diamond
An evening pause: Performed live on television 1975. Above these guys are musical showmen.
Hat tip Wamphyr.
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra -Peter Gunn TV show theme
An evening pause: Performed live c2016. The Peter Gunn showed aired in the late 1950s.
Hat tip Don Carrera.
The Platters – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
An evening pause: Performed live on television in 1958.
Hat tip Cotour.
Kalandra – Borders
An evening pause: Performed live 2024.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler – I’ll see you in my dreams/Walk of Life
An evening pause: Performed live c2019. I have started the embed after introductions. If you want to see it all, click to begin at the beginning.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
The Yardbirds – Shapes of Things
An evening pause: Performed on French television in 1966. I suspect they are lip-synching to the record album, but the editing makes this hard to confirm.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Candy Dulfer & Jan Van Duikeren – Jazz improvisation
An evening pause: Performed live 2009.
Hat tip Ferris Akel.
Edvard Grieg – In the Hall of the Mountain King
An evening pause: From Peer Gynt, and performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in 2019.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – Treat Her Like A Lady
An evening pause: Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Munich Bach Orchestra – Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major,3rd movement
An evening pause: For those old enough, you will recognize this music, as it was the theme music for the William Buckley’s show, Firing Line, from the 60s and 70s.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Jason Colacino and Katie Boyle – Honky Tonk
An evening pause: How about some hot dancing today? Some truly original moves that I think Fred Astaire would applaud.
Hat tip Mike Nelson. Note too that he found this on X. It is nice to give youtube some competition.
❤️🔥 Jason Colacino and Katie Boyle – Honky Tonk
Now THAT'S what I call pure elegance, charm, and undeniable heat!! 🫶🔥 pic.twitter.com/P1NHHG3rtW— Love Music (@khnh80044) April 1, 2025
Josh Turner – Long Black Train
An evening pause: How about some modern country gospel. Performed live 2015.
Hat Alex Gimarc.
3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
An evening pause: Performed live 2025.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Bananarama – Cruel Summer
An evening pause: Performed live c2010, in Italy.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Gin Blossoms – Hey Jealousy
An evening pause: Hat tip Wayne DeVette, who notes, “The band’s name comes from a photo of W.C. Fields in Kenneth Anger’s book Hollywood Babylon, which bore the caption ‘W.C. Fields with gin blossoms’, referring to the actor’s telangiectasia-spotted face and rhinophymic nose by the slang term for the skin condition known as rosacea.”