Music favs

I don't recall a thread for just music. So, I'll start one. To start it off are three greats Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers), Donald Fagan (Steely Dan) and Boz Scaggs. They do concerts as the Dukes of September. A great gathering of talent.

This young lady has been playing guitar for roughly 6 years now. She seems to have a handle on it.

https://youtu.be/j1q4-tzMI28

Moonstruck said:

I don't recall a thread for just music. So, I'll start one. To start it off is three greats Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers), Donald Fagan (Steely Dan) and Boz Scaggs. They do concerts as the Dukes of September. A great gathering of talent.

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Don, the Video is not working here.

Yep, quite a talented young lady, and a great son too.

Pilo, just go to youtube then in the search box type in Dukes of September. There should be many numbers come up. This one posted was Lido Shuffle. Did you see the Paris Combo posted for you?

Thanks Don I will search on YouTube, I like the lyrics of Lido Shuffle (Lido missed the boat, etc..). Sorry, what do you mean Paris Combo ? Where can I see it ?

Pilou said:

Thanks Don I will search on YouTube, I like the lyrics of Lido Shuffle (Lido missed the boat, etc..). Sorry, what do you mean Paris Combo ? Where can I see it ?

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It's probably the last post in the thread by RT, ". . . and Another".

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It's probably the last post in the thread by RT, ". . . and Another".

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Many thanks Don, i found it, sorry i missed it before ! I liked the music and video clip, also appreciated your gallantry, it's so rare !

Kind of a nautical theme. From the 1970s by the Hughes Corporation, "Rock the Boat".

Ok, here are mine. The song for which my boat is named. The attributes are about the boat, not the captain.

Slow Hand


Runner up for my boats name. While it was in the seventies instead of the eighties, this brings back a lot of memories (no regrets or denials for my teenage years). If you like the music of Warren Zevon and Lynyrd Skynyrd, you've got to like this song!

All Summer Long

Ted

Ted, that's a nice bunch of debutantes you run with. Good number, but I always thought Lynyrd Skynyrd did that song. I guess because they did "Sweet Home Alabama".

OK, here's one from my Dr. Hook collection.

I'll sign off tonight with 2 real singers. Well, maybe 4 real singers

Thank you for the opportunity to talk about Nana Mouskouri.

She was born in Greece. While still a child, she lived under the Nazi occupation of Greece, lacking schooling, witnessing executions and enduring limited access to food, with the family at times forced to subsist on snails and frogs. Both Nana, her nickname, and older sister Eugenia were skilled singers, and both eventually studied at the Athens Conservatory. With the girls' father having a gamybling problem via which he lost much of his money, the family could only afford to keep one of the siblings at the school, with Eugenia choosing to leave so Nana could continue to study at the Athens Conservatory.

Though studying opera, Nana Mouskouri had an avowed interest in jazz and American standards, singing with a band at night and being influenced by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. When the conservatory found out about her jazz leanings, she was summarily prevented from taking her final exams. Yet Mouskouri was undeterred, and in 1959 she won the Greek Song Festival singing “Kapou Iparchi Agapi Mou,” she released her first record in 1958.

Nana Mouskouri has sold over 300 million albums, has sung music in more than a dozen languages (including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Hebrew), and thus is one of the top selling artists in the world, exploring genres that range from Greek folk tunes to adult contemporary balladry and classical music.
She also moved to Paris.

I remember when I was a child her inimitable interpretation of "S'agapo", aboard "Christina" moored in Monte-Carlo / Monaco, (the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis's yacht) while Aristotle was dancing on the large aft deck to the song as only he could dance, expressing his life of Greek tragedy.

Nana Mouskouri was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1993, also served as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999.

PS : A thread about just music is a great idea.

Oliver, thanks for filling us in on Nana. I knew most of it, but not about her life under Nazi occupation. She is truly a unique talent. I seem to have read that the quality of her voice comes from one vocal chord being shorter that the other. Whatever it is she sings like an angel.

Continuing on the European vein here is an artist with a great tenor voice who also like to use it for popular music. Al Bano with his wife at that time Romina Power singing"Felicita".

This is what I hear in my mind when I think of the WWII era in France. So iconic.

Boz Scaggs in another vein. He is a very versatile performer.

This is a great thread, thanks Don.
This is a group I found on You Tube. They take modern songs and perform them the way they should have been. This is my favorite.

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Oliver, thanks for filling us in on Nana. I knew most of it, but not about her life under Nazi occupation. She is truly a unique talent. I seem to have read that the quality of her voice comes from one vocal chord being shorter that the other. Whatever it is she sings like an angel.

Continuing on the European vein here is an artist with a great tenor voice who also like to use it for popular music. Al Bano with his wife at that time Romina Power singing"Felicita".

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Don, you are welcome. In this coming time of Christmas celebration, I find it so much more enjoyable to share about music, evidence that the common passion of boat and sea can lead to many very nice things.

"Felicita" is beautiful and was quite appropriate at this time of the year.

HopCar said:

This is a great thread, thanks Don.
This is a group I found on You Tube. They take modern songs and perform them the way they should have been. This is my favorite.

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Thanks for this special moment of music and pretty show.

Thanks for a great contribution, Parks. Although, I'm not certain your liking that had anything to do with music. But very cool.

I'm not of the religious persuasion, but this Jane Sibery with KD Lang live version of "Calling All Angels" in a small room gets me every time, especially the lines;

Oh, but if you could, do you think you would trade in all
All the pain and suffering?
Oh, but then you'd miss the beauty of the light upon this earth
And the sweetness of the leaving

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Thanks, Murray. KD is a great singer. I have a CD with her and Tony Bennett who is another great singer.

I hope others will add their favorites. Who knows they could be our favorites, too. Music gives so much pleasure.

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Thanks for a great contribution, Parks. Although, I'm not certain your liking that had anything to do with music. But very cool.

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I admit it Don, those girls are very pretty. It is an interesting group. It s organized by a guy named Scott Bradlee. He produces a new music video each week in his living room. It seems he knows dozens of good musicians and singers and just brings in the ones he think will be right for the song.

Here ya go, five pretty girls doing Single Ladies in a Bob Fosse style. Performed in Scott Bradley's living room.

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This is what I hear in my mind when I think of the WWII era in France. So iconic.

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La Vie en Rose, Edith Piaf

https://youtu.be/LUYvMOUW0gc

Don this was for You.

Sadly I was very busy at work yesterday, no time to sign in here then you were much faster than me ! My only consolation is to say to myself that it is never too late

The literal translation of the song’s title is “Life in Pink” but can translated as “Life in Rosy Hues” or “Life through Rose-colored glasses“. To see “La Vie en rose” does not have the foolishly optimistic sense that seeing the world through rosy glasses has. Instead, it just refers to a state of bliss where the viewer sees things in positive light and don't dwell on the negativity.

“La Vie en rose” is one of French singer Edith Piaf’s most famous and beloved songs. It is arguably one of these French songs that have met international recognition. It was written in 1945 by Édith Piaf (19 December 1915 – 11 October 1963) and released as a single in 1947.

If the lyrics were written by Edith Piaf, the melody was composed by Marguerite Monnot and Louis Guglielmi aka Louiguy. Edith Piaf had initially written “Les choses en rose” (“Things in pink”) before Marianne Michel modified it to “La vie en rose”.

Part of the success of the song is due to the lyrics which talked directly to the heart of those who had suffer from the World War 2 and many people saw it as an anthem of hope as it was released shortly after the end of the war.

Many cover versions of “La Vie en rose” have been sung by show-biz celebrities: Andrea Bocelli, Audrey Hepburn, Bing Crosby, Carla Bruni, Céline Dion, Dalida, Dean Martin, Diana Krall, Grace Jones, Josephine Baker, Julio Iglesias, Katherine Jenkins, Liza Minelli, Louis Armstrong, Luciano
Pavarotti, Madeleine Peyroux, Shirley Bassey, Tony Martin, Yves Montand.

If you saw this amazing sunrise over the city of Paris (see photo below), you could have sung: “Je vois la vie en rose à Paris !”.

This could be a great thread. Thanks Don.

Much more interesting and, hopefully, less controversial than anchors.

And boy do I, and probably all of us, have a catholic taste in music. Am looking forward to more.

The mention of Julio Iglesias triggered this one right off the top.

Protest music is alive and well on BC's coast, with Luke Wallace;

dwhatty said:

This could be a great thread. Thanks Don.

Much more interesting and, hopefully, less controversial than anchors.

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Not so fast, David, I am presently composing a romantic song about my Sarca Ex-Cel. When the finishing touches are done, I'll post it on youtube with a link on this thread. That should liven things up.

Thank you, Pilou. So interesting, and there is just something about the period just after WWII ended that fascinates.

Here is another song from that period written and performed by Anton Karas on the zither. Also along with it the film trailer that he wrote the theme for. One of my all time favorite films "Third Man" filmed in Vienna. The last scene is a classic and said so much without a word spoken when she walked by Joseph without even looking. They just don't make them like that anymore.


One more for tonight. Great music in "Zorba the Greek". Anthony Quin was outstanding. About 9 years ago we stayed 9 days at the Creta Vitalis in a villa. It was on the agratora peninsula crete.
From our window we could see the hill Zorba descended on with a donkey. We also went to the beach where the last scene was performed. Here it is.

Another Anthony Quinn movie with truly wonderful theme song. Filmed n Miami. Watch for the early Bertram 31 in the opening scene of this trailer.

A group of my friends and I take turns hosting Made in Florida movie nights. I'm going to be showing this one next week.

The movie that seems to have been enjoyed the most was a Doris Wishman soft porn called Nude on the Moon. We're not a very classy group.
Nude on the Moon Trailer - IMDb
It did have a catchy tune in it but I can't find it now.

Moonstruck said:

One more for tonight. Great music in "Zorba the Greek". Anthony Quin was outstanding. About 9 years ago we stayed 9 days at the Creta Vitalis in a villa. It was on the agratora peninsula crete.
From our window we could see the hill Zorba descended on with a donkey. We also went to the beach where the last scene was performed. Here it is.

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This last dance scene in the movie is most remarkable. Anthony Quinn, memorable actor in Alexis Zorba, unforgettable moment, thanks Don for sharing it. How nice you went where the last scene was performed.

Just one parenthesis about Anthony Quinn and Greece, did you see the movie "The Greek Tycoon" (1978) with Anthony Quinn & Jacqueline Bisset ? Anthony Quinn stars as Greek shipping-magnate Theo Tomassis (Aristotle Onassis) with Liz Cassidy - Jacqueline Bisset - widow of a President (Jacky Kennedy).

The last scene the best where Anthony Quinn is - again- dancing on a Greek music (in Mikonos ? look at the windmills) :

https://youtu.be/kZ8eWGjrMIs

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