Favorite Song Of The Day.

"You Get Me High" -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

OK Go - Skyscrapers
Play, repeat, repeat, repeat . . .

Testify - Rage Against The Machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_zyb-XXWz0

"House of the Rising Sun" ~ The Animals

(...night do that at a Karaoke place this evening...LOL)

I like synthesisers and pretty girls. Not exclusively, but OMG I like these.

Very appropriate use of the F-word in Robyn's vid; you've been warned.



Rihanna. Hot and double hot.



Wendy -- I gotta get ahold of your playlist :-) Great vid.


Dan Turner
Dan Turner's Seven Keys to Selling Art Online

Thrive by Casting Crowns.

Superhero Cosplay

Narrowed down to favorite song of the day would be Mose Allison. It came on a station I listen to today and I have not heard him In a long time. Not the song that came on my radio but here is a classic.

summertime, almost over, time for this song ... :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjD0Ne3CuaY

Today..at least

Metallica 'Bleeding Me':

A good friend of mine posted this on Facebook yesterday. I had never heard it but was impressed by Robert Downey Jr.

Pantera , Walk!!!!!!!!

Ok now try to get this one out of your head! ;-)



Enjoy!

Good By Cruel World

I've had a serious ear worm all week!

I just can't stop listening to this one...

et mon coeur bat, da da da da da da da

Why Try and Break Free by Ariana Grande... pop girl :)

Some awesome music here! Sorry I have not responded but I was briefly suspended for something, not sure what...being a troll? Anyway love the music!

The Motorcycle Song by Arlo Guthrie.




I don't want a pickle
I just want to ride on my motor cycle

Theme from "Outlander". I can't get the tune out of my head. It is Bear McCreary's arrangement of "Skye Boat Song. It is sung by his wife, Raya Yarbrough.

http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/watch_outlander_opening_sequence_skye_boat_song_raya_yarbrough-2014-07

Oingo Boingo.. Grey Matter

Danny Elfman is the guy who writes all those movie soundtracks like batman and nightmare before Christmas. This is what he used to do beforethat ;O)



bob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WyOAqaTcOA&feature=youtu.be&t=3m18s

Barbara, Sarah-Noni-Metzner is quite good. Something Beautiful and Little Bird are nice tunes. Looks like she has played with Harry Manx who has a good following.

Walter, I never heard of Vladmir, wow. So many good acoustic players these day.
I go to a local house concert occasionally in my area called Cool Water Ranch. She brings in many great acoustic players. Preston Reed will be there next month. I saw him about 6 years ago, fantastic.
If some how Kelly Joe Phelps was there I would definitely go.

First up is the original Mediterranean Sundance by Al Di Meola played with himself and Paco DeLucia
Second are a couple of kids playing the same song on Marimbass

I find it very entertaining ;O)







bob

Thanks, Barbra. Much better!

Gosh what a great finger picker is Kelly Joe Phelps! He is using what is known as the “Travis” style of picking. One that John Prine used extensively. I am glad to see that he, and others are keeping the tradition alive.

This one brings out the extraordinarily lyrical magic John brought to the table, as well as he and John Goodman's guitar chops.

The other song on this two song video is a bonus. A demonstration of how Goodman was able to put magic in such a simple song.

(By the way. Sorry for my mistake. It is Bob Glad on Bob's Your Uncle, and The Sprinter. )

Ah yes, Bob! Love the flamingo guitar work!

I once saw Roy Clark live and had no idea he included flamingo guitar in his repertoire!

This guy was only 15 when he preformed this one. Talk about a one man band. Ha!

Absolutely love this song, Big Country "Lost Patrol"
r.i.p. Stuart Adamson...
http://youtu.be/bN58R50hwWo

"I've Just Seen A Face" - The Beatles :-)

Fantastic stuff. What a great thread.

The range of contributions have included every thing from pop to country. From heavy metal, to classical guitar. From leading edge, to old standards. And everything in between, and beyond.

Yet, in looking over the thread it suddenly struck me that an extremely important genre seems to be missing.

And this genre is a part of the deepest roots in American music.

There was a great resurgence in the popularity of bluegrass music after the movie, Oh Brother Where Art Though was released.

Meanwhile I will share one of my favorite (more contemporary, or progressive) versions of a fabulous bluegrass songs.

Performed by, The Seldom Scene.

Note: this is one of my earliest attempts of producing a music video using my own photography/video.

There is something about this song that I really like. Not sure what that something is though....

Enigma - The Return To Innocence



bob

“There is something about this song that I really like. Not sure what that something is though...”

Bob. The first things that reach out to me are the tried and true rhythms, the use of the layered background vocals---especially when a foreign language is used, as well as what sounds to me as a syncopated beat.

As well, the included modulated vocals are yet one more tool the composers of today’s pop songs use'

And though, to a lesser extent, (notice the difference in volume between the beginning of the song, and the end) there does seem to be a bit of building to a crescendo.

(Barry Manilow was a master of this technique.)

These factors---and more---are what helped to make this an extremely successful pop song. These techniques are some of the things that make a pop song so very popular! :-)

As an example of building to a crescendo I am posting one of Barry's most popular songs.

The huge introduction notwithstanding, notice how he starts low---with only his voice and a few instruments---and throughout the song they add instrumentation, volume, and emotion, with breaks at well timed intervals.

“ 'I Write the Songs' is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston in 1975 and made famous by Barry Manilow. Manilow's version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1976[1] after spending two weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart in December 1975.[2] It won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year in1977.[2]” --- Wiki...



Note: One of the most valuable assets of the video you shared , Bob, is the magnificent videography.


Yes indeed, Barry Manilow was indeed a master at his craft.



All of this said, I am confident that Barry learned his lessons well from those magnificent composers that went before him.

Here is a true master. My favorite classical symphony. (Warning! This is over an hour in length. And while in it's day it may have been considered a pop song, it is far too deep to make any of the pop charts today. Nevertheless this video has had nearly 30 million views. Go figure!

Happened to hear "Moon Shadow" by Cat Stevens on the radio today. A trip down memory lane, that's for sure.

Cat Stevens, and Van Morrison. I am a Big fan of both.

(I bought the album, Catch Bull at Four, many years ago.)

Thanks again, Jim. I much prefer Van's version on the theme of song writing! :-)

By The Rivers of Babylon.
Very catchy tune. Thank you, Ricardo.

I have often been a fan of songwriters that infused a profound---or even a semi-profound---message in their songs.

Gordon Lightfoot was one of these writers.

As a young teen, first learning the guitar, I bought Gordon's, Summertime Dreams album.

Later; when I looked at the chord charts for his songs I realized it was gonna' take me a while to be able to play any of his music! :-D

While, The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald, and some of his other works were better received by the public, these two remain my favorites.

Note: Gordon played in my city just last year. I was extremely disappointed I was not able to see him. Yes. He is still touring. Which speaks to the value of his music.

“And the house you live in will never fall down if you pity the stranger that stands at your gate.” --- Gordon Lightfoot

“Be known as a man that will always be candid on questions that do not relate.” --- Gordon Lightfoot



And now for the whimsical, romantic, fanciful tune that I am still wishing I could play on the guitar---and which was the title song of the aforementioned album.

And what a great hook line!

“Do tell, at the noonday bell, it's time for a summertime dream.”

Yes Peggy and Ricardo.
Walter I like Gordon Lightfoots Carefree Highway and Early Morning Rain will always be there.

Have not heard these for a while and there are some great new ones including Los Lobos.

So true, Jim. Not to mention Gordon's, Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald. :-)))

Oh my! I LOVE the Playing for Change / Song around the world, project.

This was the first one I heard---a couple of years ago---and it is still my favorite. An old one by, Ben E King.

I find this particular arrangement fascinating. The rather complex rhythms are so difficult to put in a box.

Not to mention the complexities involved in recording so very many artists from all around the world.

Oh goodness. Gotta love Tom Waits! Thanks for that, Robert!

Few come with as much edge as, Tom.

As well the production values for this video are quite good.

Always loved this little-known gem by Tom Waits:

Some great music! Closing this one.