Sheku Kanneh-Mason – The Swan
An evening pause: Hat tip Ruth Beaty.
Tag: music
Aurora – Animal
An evening pause: Beautiful and haunting, but listen closely to these lyrics and you will hear our dark future singing.
Hat tip Lee Stevenson.
Paul Revere and the Raiders – Kicks
An evening pause: Performed live in 2011.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
The Mamas & The Papas – Monday Monday
An evening pause: Performed live 1967. Ignore the one or two rough spots, as this performance is an outtake from the documentary film Monterey Pop. It is also the only live version available that appears to exist on line. and well worth watching.
Hat tip Roland.
Laura Ruhí Vidal – Theme from Star Trek
An evening pause: I am willing to bet that practically no one among my readers has actually ever seen this sung.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Dale Watson – I Lie When I Drink
An evening pause: Hat tip Robert Pratt of Pratt on Texas.
Three Dog Night – Mama told me not to come
An evening pause: Performed live in 1970. Nice piece of music and performance, but it epitomizes well the sixties generation and its carefree decadence. Freedom is a wonderful thing, but it also requires responsibility or everything will fall apart. In the end, unfortunately, the sixties generation did not put much stock in responsibility. We are now reaping the harvest they sowed. (And I speak as a member of that generation.)
Hat tip Roland.
Etta James – At Last
An evening pause: Performed live in 1993, when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Any Day
An evening pause: I especially like the guitar solo.
Hat tip Greg Hughey.
JJ Cale & Leon Russell – Roll On/No Sweat
An evening pause: Hat tip Cotour.
Kodo – O-Daiko
An evening pause: Japanese drummers playing the Ōdaiko drum
Ōdaiko : One of the most memorable drums of many taiko ensembles is the ōdaiko (大太鼓). For many, the ōdaiko solo is the embodiment of power due to the size of the drum, the volume, and the endurance it takes to perform. The ōdaiko is the largest drum of all taiko, if not the entire world. The largest ōdaiko are too big to move and permanently reside inside a temple or shrine. Ōdaiko means “big taiko”, but within any group, it describes the largest drum in an ensemble, which could mean 12 inches (300 mm) in diameter or 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter. Made from a single piece of wood, some ōdaiko come from trees that are hundreds of years old.
Hat tip Roland.
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition – Something’s Burning
An evening pause: Performed live on the Johnny Cash show, February 25, 1970.
Hat tip Rex Ridenoure of Ecliptic Enterprises, who notes that this song and band were a “turning point early in Kenny Rogers’ career.” R.I.P. 1938-2020.