Liam Clancy – A Place in the Choir
An evening pause:
Some just clap their hands or pause or anything they got now.
Tag: music
Celtic Thunder – Atmos, Druids, Deus Meus & Dulaman from Voyage
An evening pause:
The Piano Guys – Cello Wars
An evening pause: In honor of the 35th anniversary today of the premiere of Star Wars in 1977, a beautiful and silly rendition by the Piano Guys.
For those who were not alive in the 1960s and 1970s, it is hard to explain the impact of Star Wars. For more than twenty years, science fiction fans had dreamed of seeing a really good space opera science fiction film on the big screen. Sadly, we saw disappointment after disappointment instead. Except for Forbidden Planet (1956) and television’s Star Trek in the 1960s, practically every science fiction film about space exploration told childish stories that made no sense.
And then came Star Wars.
Harp music of Paraguay, played by the Japanese
An evening pause: Some more harp jamming, this time by a Japanese performing music from Paraguay.
Strange Charm: A Song about Quarks
An evening pause:
Rod McKuen – Jean
An evening pause: This Rod McKuen song, “Jean,” performed here live by him on the Johnny Cash Show on February 4, 1970, was originally the title song for the wonderful movie The Prime of the Miss Jean Brodie (1969), starring Maggie Smith.
Russian flash mob – Putting on the Ritz
An evening pause: From frigid Russia, some Russians put on the Ritz.
The Little Mermaid – Part of That World
An evening pause: Sometimes, it is our dreams and hopes that matter the most.
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
An evening pause: The live 1984 Grammy performance.
Issy Emeney – Appalachian Flatfooting
An evening pause: Issy Emeney doing some Appalachian flatfooting.
Boney M – Rivers of Babylon
An evening pause: From 1978, though the lyrics are a bit older.
Henry Dagg – Somewhere over the rainbow
An evening pause: And now for something truly silly.