Hey Dude, Those songs are early “Heavy Metal”. The Carmina Burana is from a manuscript that goes way back to the third century. This piece was set to music in 1936 by Carl Orff. It was still considered as “Classical”. Of course, that’s where “Heavy Metal” comes from. Most of the early heavy metal artists come from English colleges of music, where they learned about Classical composers and song structure. Oh yeah, the beautiful angelic Mirusia Louwerse performing Ave Maria, with André Rieu conducting. And, . . . Of course you know this is the “Hail Mary, full of grace. . . Etc, etc. All in Latin. So, here’s another one. Written and originally performed by Leonard Cohen. In Hebrew, kohen = priest. The song covers David and Bathsheba / Samson and Delilah . “Hallelujah” Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did, well really, what's it to you? There's a blaze of light In every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah
A good song for today. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas A great job of lip syncing on this video. Cass Elliot (Ellen Cohen), John Phillips, Dennny Doherty, and Michelle Phillips. Dennny Doherty usually sang lead male vocals. Cass sang lead female vocals. John Phillips fakes playing guitar on this video. He really did play guitar on most stage performances. This was the number 1 hit on the 1966 Billboard charts. Six of the top 100 songs were by The Mamas & the Papas in 1966.
Poor thing became addicted to heroin and other drugs and sold all or most of his copyrights to support his habit. Not a happy ending! I loved the Mama's and Pappa's.
Unfortunately, many music artists die from overdoses from drugs. Case in point: Johnnie Bolin, a well known multi-instrumental artist; (Zephyr, James Gang, Deep Purple) He had finished a show in Miami for a tour to promote his new record Private Eyes. “The article in Rolling Stone stated, ‘Just before Bolin’s final concert, Jon Marlowe of The Miami News, after an interview with the guitarist, told him, ‘Take care of yourself,’ to which Tommy replied, ‘I’ve been taking care of myself my whole life. Don’t worry about me. I’m going to be around for a long time.’ (Issue No. 230; page 14). Hours later, Bolin died from an overdose of heroin and other substances, including alcohol, cocaine and barbiturates.” But here’s one from Ritchie Blackmore, still alive. (71) Blackmore’s Night - Beyond the Sunset
Still making money some 50 years later. I read somewhere that Sting still makes about $2000 a day for "Every move you make" written in 1983. Not a bad days work!
That's the results of copyright royalties. Everytime another entertainer plays, or sings the song, money rolls in. Every "tribute band, "cover band", radio or TV program plays it. $$$$ cha-ching! Here is one of the great songs written and performed by John Prine. It’s from his self titled debut album. In my opinion, his best release. All of these songs could have been written today but, they were written before 1971. They are all still relevant. There are 13 songs that are all remarkable, and deal with the human condition. This song, is about a returning war veteran and what the the effects of war did to him. Sam Stone - John Prine
Another of my favorite bands. This one while driving those long trips up and down the “Valley of the Jolly Green Giant”. DEF LEPPARD - “Long Long Way To Go”
This election year in the USA reminds me of an album released in 1977 (7/7/77), titled “The Grand Illusion” by the rock group, Styx. It was also their seventh album. “The Grand Illusion” Welcome to the Grand illusion Come on in and see what’s happening Pay the price, get your tickets for the show The stage is set, the band starts playing Suddenly your heart is pounding Wishing secretly you were a star. But don’t be fooled by the radio The TV or the magazines They show you photographs of how your life should be But they’re just someone else’s fantasy So if you think your life is complete confusion Because you never win the game Just remember that it’s a Grand illusion And deep inside we’re all the same. We’re all the same... (Guitar Solo 1) So if you think your life is complete confusion Because your neighbors got it made Just remember that it’s a Grand illusion And deep inside we’re all the same. (Guitar Solo 2) America spells competition, join us in our blind ambition Get yourself a brand new motor car Someday soon we’ll stop to ponder what on Earth’s this spell we’re under We made the grade and still we wonder who the hell we are (Music finale)
Willy Nelson's voice is so peaceful here, it instantly dispelled my distaste for country music: Tsaphah -- any recommendations based on the above? I've unfairly judged this genre.
Hi SingleCell, Pancho and Lefty is one of my favorite songs. (County/Americana/HillBilly) It was written by Townes Van Zandt. I was raised on Country/Western from childhood. It’s music about relationships and the human condition, especially family or love of men and women. There are two or three stories about the writing of this song. It’s hard to believe them because they’re all from Townes himself. Reviews claim it’s about Pancho Villa, but it’s not. According to Townes, it was just a made up song. I posted it along with the stories on April 17. Post #952 and #953, about the middle of page 48. I first heard this song, sung by Emmylou Harris, on her 1977 album, Luxury Liner. Dang, that was 39 years ago! Van Zandt first recorded it in 1972. My, how time flies when your having fun with your friends. The wonderful duet by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson was recorded in 1983. It was a number one country hit. Here is another of my favorites by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson (The Highwaymen-1985) Willie (83) and Kris (80) are the only ones still living. The Highwaymen - Desperados Waiting for a Train (Live performance) A side note: Waylon Jennings was hired to play Bass in the Crickets, the band for Buddy Holly back in 1958. The story says that they hired a plane to fly them from Clear Lake, Iowa, to their next concert in Moorhead, Minnesota. There wasn’t enough room on the plane, so Jennings flipped a coin with J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson. Jennings lost the ride. He was to take a bus instead. Good thing he lost. Holly and the others were killed in the plane crash soon after take off, February 3, 1959. “The Day The Music Died” by Don McClean. I was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska at the time. Jennings died February 13, 2002. So, you could say that he won the coin toss. He got 43 years, 10 days more to enjoy his family, and music success. Also, it's amazing how life turns out. I met the coach of my daughters softball team a few years ago. It happens she was good friends of Buddy Holly and his band. She met them when they were in Nashville to record their first album. Maybe I'll post one of the pictures. (?) Maybe not.
I’m going to be posting some Country, Blue Grass, Americana music for a few days. I first saw Zoe Speaks playing at the Master Musicians Festival, 2010, in Somerset, Kentucky. I immediately loved their music. They are Mitch Barrett, Owen Reynolds, and Carla Gover. The group got their name from Carla’s Granny. Some of the songs were created from stories her Granny told her. They can be classified as Blue Grass but I say they are Americana. One of my favorites, "Me and the Redbird River" isn’t available on their recent recording. But, I have it along with the other songs they played there. Zoe Speaks - Appalachian Childhood Dreams
Hi Baruq, Sorry, but it's probably because you are in the U.K. I'll try to see what I can do to find another source.
Let’s try this one. I found one of Carla performing "Me and the Redbird River". It is not Zoe Speaks, but it is Carla Gover, Brett Ratliff, Jesse Wells, and Daphne Scruggs Fields. Live performance. I'm not to sure of the sound quality.