If – Forgotten Roads
An evening pause: Recorded live 1971, and in every way is part of that time period.
Hat tip Alec Gimarc.
Tag: music
John Gabriel & Nelson Riddle – El Dorado
An evening pause: I think this song quite fitting to end the summer season. Sung by George Alexander, it plays over the opening credits to the classic 1966 John Wayne film of the same name, directed by Howard Hawks. The magnificent paintings that form the backdrop to the credits were painted by Olaf Wieghorst.
My daddy once told me what a man ought to be.
There’s much more to life than the things we can see.
And the godliest mortal you ever will know
Is the one with the dream of El Dorado.So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow.
Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Dorado.
Arcade Fire – Wake Up
An evening pause: Performed live 2005. In many ways this song is a descendent of yesterday’s evening pause, though it lacks the humor.
Hat tip James Street.
Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Chicken Train
An evening pause: Performed live 1976.
Hat tip Ferris Akel.
Barry White & Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme
An evening pause: Performed live 1974.
Hat tip James Street.
Phil Collins – Against All Odds
An evening pause: Performed live 1985.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
Ringo Starr, Robbie Robertson, & many others – The Weight
An evening pause: It remains amazing how pervasive the music of the 1960s remains, worldwide.
Hat tip Mike Nelson for providing this nice way to go into the weekend.
Greg Lake – From The Beginning
An evening pause: Performed live 2005.
Hat tip Greg Johnson.
The Hollies – Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
An evening pause: Performed live 1973.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Tina Charles – I Love To Love
An evening pause: Performed live in 1976.
Hat tip James Street.
Jeff Kashiwa – The Night Is Young
An evening pause: Some light jazz to start the week.
Hat tip Ferris.
Laufey & Iceland Symphony Orchestra – I Wish You Love
An evening pause: A nice piece to start the weekend.
Hat tip Doug Johnson.
Night Ranger – Goodbye
An evening pause: Performed live in 2022 with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Make sure you stay till the end.
Hat tip Terry.
Dorothy Dandridge – Cow Cow Boogie
An evening pause: From the 1942 film of the same name.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
5th Dimension – Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In
An evening pause: Performed live on television in 1969 by the group’s original members, Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, and Ronald Townson. This music, from the Broadway musical Hair, reflects the naive and somewhat arrogant attitude of that baby boom generation. It is also a very beautiful song, sung beautiful.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Georg Friedrich Händel – The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
An evening pause: Performed live 2015. From Handel’s oratorio Solomon.
Hat tip James Street.
Johnny Cash – Hurt
An evening pause: A truly moving music video by Cash, reflecting on his life in music and pictures.
Make your own memories this weekend.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Climax – Precious And Few
An evening pause: Performed live 1972.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Arvo Pärt – Summa
An evening pause: Performed by the Morphing Chamber Orchestra. The haunting music is a rearrangement by Pärt of a piece of sacred music from 1300s called Stabat Mater.
Hat tip Ferris Akel.
Otta Orchestra – Gretela
An evening pause: Performed live 2020.
Hat tip Judd Clark.