SansFin Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I do not know the name of this type of music: Link to post Share on other sites
misswonderly3 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I believe it's called "Avian Goof Rap". Link to post Share on other sites
misswonderly3 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Lindsey Buckingham wrote some great songs for "Tusk". Here's: What Makes You Think You're the One? (It's a little known fact that Joan Fontaine sent a note to her sister asking that very question.) Link to post Share on other sites
BigFaceSmallRazor Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 > {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote}I do not know the name of this type of music: > > I don't know. All I know is I wish I had the last minute & 18 seconds of my life back. (ha ha) Link to post Share on other sites
BigFaceSmallRazor Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 > {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote}I know that songs that are not in English are not well-received here but this is a beautiful song. Interesting song, SansFin. Bartok meets Britney Spears. :^0 Link to post Share on other sites
SansFin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 > {quote:title=BigFaceSmallRazor wrote:}{quote} > Bartok meets Britney Spears. The Bartok is exact. I can not speak of Britney Spears. I have heard the name often but I do not know that I have ever heard her sing and I have more than fifty YouTube searches which I must do before I look for some other new thing. Link to post Share on other sites
SansFin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 > {quote:title=BigFaceSmallRazor wrote:}{quote} > I don't know. All I know is I wish I had the last minute & 18 seconds of my life back. (ha ha) I have a perverse fascination with junctures of art and science. I believe in this instance that the music is perverse and the science is fascinating. Link to post Share on other sites
casablancalover2 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Reformation Sunday: A Mighty Fortress For All the Saints Link to post Share on other sites
BigFaceSmallRazor Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 > {quote:title=SansFin wrote: > }{quote}I have a perverse fascination with junctures of art and science. I believe in this instance that the music is perverse and the science is fascinating. That is quite possible, I'm sure. But seeing as how I'm a musician & not a scientist, I hope you can understand my aversion (ha ha). And you've never heard Britney Spears? Please allow me to introduce you. Carole King she ain't but in the late 90's, possibly the biggest thing since the Beatles. Link to post Share on other sites
casablancalover2 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 >SansFin wrote: I have a perverse fascination with junctures of art and science. Art and Science can be fun.. Link to post Share on other sites
SansFin Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 > {quote:title=BigFaceSmallRazor wrote:}{quote} > And you've never heard Britney Spears? Please allow me to introduce you. Carole King she ain't but in the late 90's, possibly the biggest thing since the Beatles. I thank you for the link. I have heard the song at some time but did not know the name of the singer and so did not know to associate it with her. My knowledge of American pop singers is lacking greatly because I do not like how they are homogenized. I prefer pop singers with texture such as VarVara: The song is Katyusha Pears and apples blossomed on their branches. River mist was spreading high and wide. On the steep and lofty bank at morning Katy came walking by the riverside. Katy came walking, singing in the morning Of a brave gray eagle of the steppes, Of a man she'd come to call beloved Of a man whose letters she had kept. Darling song, song of a loving maiden, Following the sun fly high and straight Toward a soldier far out on the border Bringing greetings from yours truly Katy. Bid him then recall a simple woman, Bid him hear her voice in every verse, Bid him with his life guard mother Russia, And his Katy shall guard their love with hers. Pears and apples blossomed on their branches. River mist was spreading high and wide. On the steep and lofty bank at morning Katy came walking by the riverside. Link to post Share on other sites
SansFin Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 > {quote:title=casablancalover2 wrote:}{quote} > Art and Science can be fun. Berndnaut Smilde is an artist who uses science often to create works. The most well-known are clouds created in rooms by adjusting pressure and humidity. http://www.berndnaut.nl/images/Salaweb.jpg I am sorry to say I can not find an image that is in the public domain or Creative Commons license and so I can only post links to them. http://www.berndnaut.nl/images/nimbusD%27aspremont_web.jpg http://www.berndnaut.nl/images/cumuluskleinindex.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Science! Which reminds me of, "She Blinded Me With Science", by Thomas Dolby. (for the record, I haaaaaate this song...): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p6fTDGLHGQ Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 One of the worst of the new wave, along with "99 Luftballoons". Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Agreed! Plus with "Luftballons", there were two versions on the radio - English and German (they couldn't leave well enough alone with one language...). But here's the video anyway, for the listening pleasure of the public ] : Link to post Share on other sites
BigFaceSmallRazor Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 > {quote:title=EugeniaH wrote:}{quote}Science! Which reminds me of, "She Blinded Me With Science", by Thomas Dolby. > > (for the record, I haaaaaate this song...): > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p6fTDGLHGQ Eugenia, ever notice how much Thomas Dolby looks like Elton John? Speaking of science (and Elton John) . . . Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hey, you're right, the two do look alike! Thanks for introducing Elton John - I love his music. This thread was going down the slippery slope with Thomas Dolby and Nena :0 At random, I'm choosing, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", though Rocket Man is one of my big favorites. (My computer speakers still aren't working, so I'm hoping this is the studio version of the song. Gotta fix my system): Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 As a Philadelphian, I have to be partial to "Bennie and the Jets", which was transformed into "Bernie in the Nets" (Bernie Parent) to celebrate the Flyers' '74 and '75 Stanley Cup winners. Also ,didn't Elton John also do "Philadelphia Freedom"? Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 When I was a kid, "Bennie and the Jets" was one of my ultimate favorite songs. Now, when Elton sings the falsetto part I can't stand it. He also did "Philadelphia Freedom" - another awesome song. Bennie: Philly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCWliZKuPRU Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Interesting, db, I've never heard this song before (I like it). Admittedly, I had a hard time watching the video. Yes, arresting visuals! Link to post Share on other sites
BigFaceSmallRazor Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 > {quote:title=EugeniaH wrote:}{quote}At random, I'm choosing, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", though Rocket Man is one of my big favorites. (My computer speakers still aren't working, so I'm hoping this is the studio version of the song. Gotta fix my system): > > > > > > > > > > Yep, you picked the right one, Eugenia. Someone Saved My Life Tonight has an interesting story behind it. It's about how Bernie Taupin, Elton's lyricist, really & truly did save Elton's life one night. Before he became famous, Elton was engaged to an heiress (he was either straight or bisexual at the time apparently). He had decided to quit the music business cause his career was going nowhere. Elton was really depressed & one night turned on the gas & stuck his head in the oven. Bernie walked in, turned the gas off, & convinced Elton to break off the engagement (which Elton did). Elton has said in numerous interviews that if he'd gone through with the marriage, he never would have had a music career & that him sticking his head in the oven was a desperate attempt to get out of it. It was a crossroads where he had to decide was he going to take the safer, more conventional path or the harder, more precarious path. Thankfully for us, he chose the latter. Here's my favorite early Elton & my favorite later Elton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndzHqFv9Mdo Link to post Share on other sites
EugeniaH Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Thanks so much for that backstory! I get sentimental when I hear this song so it's interesting to listen to it from another perspective. I always like hearing backstories to songs I really love. Tiny Dancer is also a great song! Here's some poppier Elton, "Crocodile Rock": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlSh_6xqUAE Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 The best song with the vague title "Love Song" is by the Cure. Link to post Share on other sites
misswonderly3 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Change of pace ( I know, I'm always doing the "change of pace" thing. But at least this features the piano, Elton's musical instrument of choice.) I love Beethoven's piano concertos ( well, I love Beethoven's music, period), and this is one of my favourites. In fact, it's one of my absolute favourite pieces of music in any genre of all time. From his Piano Concerto #1, "Rondo". This is as joyous a composition as you'll ever hear. I hope you guys stay with it for all 9 minutes - it's worth it. Link to post Share on other sites
casablancalover2 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 *Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Winter:* *Beethoven* *Moonlight Sonata, by Arthur Rubinstein, imho, the perfect version:* *Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th, by VonKarajan:* Have you ever heard of a Monster Concert? This was a phase of musical performance--and was the rage-- *in the 19th Century!* The following is a recreation of the event, using The Ode to Joy.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paH0V6JLxSI&feature=related Edited by: casablancalover2 on Nov 9, 2012 11:57 PM Link to post Share on other sites
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