What Are You Listening to Now 7.0

[BookishBabe0]

Night Moves. Bob Seger.

 

[MetaBob]

Fleetwood Mac: Tusk (Remaster)

 

[MillieDynamite]

Welcome Back Cotter, John Sebastian. 9 to 5, Dolly Parton. I wanna Dance With Somebody, Donna Summer. It's a 70s and 80s fest today.

 

[BookishBabe0]

One Too Many Mornings. Joan Baez

 

[softsusan]

 

[BookishBabe0]

That's How Every Empire Falls. John Prine.

 

[drouter]

 

[MetaBob]

I saw him live once, with a date who wanted me to witness. As was often the case then, she was older. A wise woman. Just before the man came on, Brenda Russell's "Jarreau" played:

His energy was memorable. I learned a lot that night.

 

[magnetarhanggliding]

Primary by The Cure
One of the few uplifting songs they have in tone, if not in lyric.

I also recently watched a cover of Wuthering Heights by CMAT, whose stage persona entertained me.

 

[Actingup]

I also recently watched a cover of Wuthering Heights by CMAT, whose stage persona entertained me.

CMAT is just fabulous. Maybe some pitch / straining issues with that cover but so what when she's so frigging awesome?

In a similar vein, but even more batshit crazy, I just came along this Jim Steinman monologue (while Meatloaf does interpretive dance) from a Meatloaf 1978 concert. I can't express just how joyful this bonkers song introduction makes me feel - so self-knowingly over the top and hopefully the audience was in on the joke.

 

[magnetarhanggliding]

Super-chill, mellow Friday with some haunting vocals.

 

[LiterallyLiterate]

Just went back to an old favorite: Madrugada and Ane Brun. One of the best duets I know of:

 

[MetaBob]

Neil Young's "Ditch Trilogy" in reverse chronology, except I haven't listened enough to the first of them, so I listed the next one instead:

3. On The Beach:

2. Tonight's The Night:

1. Zuma:

A journey that broke his relationship with the record industry, but did any of his (many!) other albums pack more emotional impact?

I need to listen to #4 Time Fades Away more.

 

[magnetarhanggliding]

Going old school this morning. A rather obvious choice as I sit here sipping my coffee, but I love the opening verses. They make me think of a misty evening, walking on the cobblestones, looking for a warm pub and some conversation.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I'd forgotten this one until I ran into it - it was a huge hit in Indoneasia back in the early 90's, and when I was there (in Kalimantan, where my dad worked for a while), in the early 2000's, it was on the radio a lot and I used to hear it all the time. It popped up in youtube and I remembered it as soon as I heard it.....

This is the original, sung by Sabah Habas Mustapha (Colin Bass), who wrote it and recorded it in Jakarta in 1992 at Astakona Hartono's Puspita Studios. The song was made as an experimental demo record and later picked up by Sony Japan, who recorded a version with Filipina singer Maribeth in 1993. It was then used on Indonesian TV in an advert for Sony HiFi's and became a surprise hit that sold millions. Other artists recorded it with amended Indonesian lyrics. Most successful were Merry Andani and Jessica Jay.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Faye Wong - Love Letter to Myself

 

[Actingup]

I'd forgotten this one until I ran into it - it was a huge hit in Indoneasia back in the early 90's, and when I was there (in Kalimantan, where my dad worked for a while), in the early 2000's, it was on the radio a lot and I used to hear it all the time. It popped up in youtube and I remembered it as soon as I heard it.....

This is the original, sung by Sabah Habas Mustapha (Colin Bass), who wrote it and recorded it in Jakarta in 1992 at Astakona Hartono's Puspita Studios. The song was made as an experimental demo record and later picked up by Sony Japan, who recorded a version with Filipina singer Maribeth in 1993. It was then used on Indonesian TV in an advert for Sony HiFi's and became a surprise hit that sold millions. Other artists recorded it with amended Indonesian lyrics. Most successful were Merry Andani and Jessica Jay.

Thank you for this slice of history and sweet Indo Pop, Chloe. I enjoyed it. I've been to Bali many times, but I've never seen the moon shining on an empty street! These days it would be more "I'm stuck in traffic, trying to get through Denpasar "

 

[Actingup]

Janis Ian came up on the playlist today. If this piece of brilliance were a Literotica story, it would have 10,000 comments and votes.

 

[magnetarhanggliding]

Janis Ian came up on the playlist today. If this piece of brilliance were a Literotica story, it would have 10,000 comments and votes.

LOVE Janis Ian. Thank you for posting!

 

[magnetarhanggliding]

After a long day, having a stiff drink, which I don't often do. Listening to relaxing, albeit depressing tunes that ironically bring me joy.

 

[Belegon]

I listened to the soundtrack to Moulin Rouge earlier... somebody posted Lady Marmalade in a thread earlier and that triggered me to listen to the whole soundtrack.

 

[Actingup]

I listened to the soundtrack to Moulin Rouge earlier... somebody posted Lady Marmalade in a thread earlier and that triggered me to listen to the whole soundtrack.

The earlier soundtrack to Strictly Ballroom (Baz Lurhman's debut feature film) is also well worth a listen. It's a more obviously Australian effort given the film's location but with some great tracks. I think it was put together by David Hirschfelder following his stint with the Little River Band.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Best Enya cover I've listened to

 

[MetaBob]

One of my all-time favorites.

In high school, we teamed up with another high school up the road and did a stage show of JCSS - I was the music director (working under the direction of 2 teachers). In retrospect I don't think we were very good, but at the time we thought we were musical geniuses

There's a nice discussion of that album - and of the recent PBS stage show - here:
https://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/3038-Jesus-Christ-Superstar-The-Original-Album

I loved that for decades and still do. Then I attended the Indigo Girls-fronted remake on the Pier in one of only three venues they played it, and was blown away by how much better (I thought) it was. Amy as Jesus(!), Emily as Mary Magdalene. I bought the double CD from the merch table, of course, plus a T-shirt I wore to the hospital later when my son was born in a bathtub and I caught him before he could land in the draining water. I rarely buy concert t-shirts, but I bought that one.

As much as I like the original Broadway cast recording, which I have on vinyl and CD, I think the Indigo Girls-fronted version is better in every way, excepting the Overture, the "Superstar" that came near the end (it's still good, but different), and ... I call the Emily vs Yvonne Elliman comparison a draw; both were so great. The Indigo Girls-fronted version rocks harder. Brava Kelly Hogan and the Girls and Bravo Michael Lorant and Gerard McHugh among many others. It was organized joyous chaos onstage. I hope to experience something like it again, but doubt that I ever will.

Feel free to click the link if you like the online music, and buy a double CD for $10. I would skip the Overture (like I just did) in previewing it if you love the original as much as I do. The page states: "All of the proceeds have continued to fund gun violence education projects."

Not tryna be a shill here, just sharing love.

 

[MetaBob]

Pat Metheny Group
Travels (Live)

20+ years ago I was listening to the radio and this thing came on and I thought 'how do I not know this?' I had a tape recorder handy and recorded it, but the tape was already nearly full, so I didn't get it all. I'd wondered ever since. I knew the artist but not more.

Today, I learned. I am very very happy about this. I hadn't known for so long. If I'd formulated a better query before, I'm sure I would have known 15 years ago, but I didn't.

The thing that really caught my attention was San Lorenzo, which is Track 11 on this playlist:

RIP Lyle Mays.

And Jaco Pastorius, but that's for later.