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[CountryGent]

Two takes on a wacky classic:

 

[Kruel J]

 

[CamoDeafie]

 

[CountryGent]

Did well at the blackjack table tonight. Which reminded me of a time, one rainy day, in this one horse town, I did even better than usual at said. After cashing in the chips, the classic came on the speakers and I laughed as I headed to the office to make the computers dance. And I was reminded of my late uncle, who looked a lot like John Travolta back in the 70s. He was a cool, wacky, dude; carried a little Bernardelli in 9㎜ Corto, and had this awesome Dan Wesson .357 Magnum setup with multiple barrels, that he shot very well. Alas, he died long ago, at very young age. But enough musings; old song, so be joyful, friends.

 

[CoastRange57]

No need to start a new thread, this is music related. Besides Ground Hog Day, this is the Day the Music Died when Buddy Holley, JP Richardson and Richie Vallens died when their pilot flew it right into icing and crashed shortly there after. Rock and roll was just getting its start really and Buddy Holley was right at the top. Waylon Jennings traded out of the plane flight and Richardson took his place.

You have to see how they influenced many musicians.

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as "The Day the Music Died", after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song "American Pie".

At the time, Holly and his band, consisting of Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup, and Carl Bunch, were playing on the "Winter Dance Party" tour across the Midwest. Rising artists Valens, Richardson and Dion and the Belmonts had joined the tour as well. The long journeys between venues on board the cold, uncomfortable tour buses adversely affected the performers, with cases of flu and even frostbite. After stopping at Clear Lake to perform, and frustrated by such conditions, Holly chose to charter a plane to reach their next venue in Moorhead, Minnesota. Richardson, who had the flu, swapped places with Jennings, taking his seat on the plane, while Allsup lost his seat to Valens on a coin toss.

Soon after takeoff, late at night and in poor, wintry weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the light aircraft, a Beechcraft Bonanza, which subsequently crashed into a cornfield. Everyone on board was killed. The event has since been mentioned in various songs and films. A number of monuments have been erected at the crash site and in Clear Lake, where an annual memorial concert is also held at the Surf Ballroom, the venue that hosted the artists' last performance.

 

[CountryGent]

 

[CamoDeafie]

from 1995, N*Soul records... not sure theres any lyrics in there, vocalizations maybe?

 

[PaulB47]

Here's a fun piece, and Yuja's entertaining to watch too. Just 4 minutes...
Yuja Wang – Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2018)

Everybody likes Shostakovich's Waltz No. 2. I challenge you to play this loud without grabbing your wife for a swing around the living room...
André Rieu - The Second Waltz (Shostakovich)

A nice piano piece, used in the movie "Amelie" (a favorite of mine):
Yann Tiersen - Comptine d`un autre ete - l`apres-midi

A beautiful piece by Faure, used in the show "Better Call Saul":
Gabriel Fauré - Sicilienne, for cello & piano, Op. 78

 

[CountryGent]

 

[TeacherSmurf]

Did well at the blackjack table tonight. Which reminded me of a time, one rainy day, in this one horse town, I did even better than usual at said. After cashing in the chips, the classic came on the speakers and I laughed as I headed to the office to make the computers dance. And I was reminded of my late uncle, who looked a lot like John Travolta back in the 70s. He was a cool, wacky, dude; carried a little Bernardelli in 9㎜ Corto, and had this awesome Dan Wesson .357 Magnum setup with multiple barrels, that he shot very well. Alas, he died long ago, at very young age. But enough musings; old song, so be joyful, friends.

If I remember correctly you also made an old lady smile as you walked out of the casino.

 

[CountryGent]

If I remember correctly you also made an old lady smile as you walked out of the casino.

Haha. True. Older lady at the slots smiled at my antics on the way out.

 

[diagoras]

 

[bsa1917hunter]

I love music. It tames the beast, so they say:

 

[BrentN]

Hmm. Have not listened to DRI in over 30 years. Lol.

 

[PaulB47]

I just found this amazing song from way back in 1985, "Hijo de la luna" by the Spanish group Mecano (here with english translation). The singer has an interesting voice.

Hijo de la luna - English subtitles

It's very a popular song, you can find it sung in english, russian, estonian, german. Here are a piano and guitar versions.

"Hijo De La Luna" - Amazing Piano Version
Hijo de la Luna de Mecano para guitarra sola (Arr. por Paola Hermosín) fingerstyle guitar cover

 

[PaulB47]

I rarely find any harp music that I like - it's such a ridiculous instrument. But I do like this piece, Lavinia Meijer playing Phillip Glass "Metamorphosis 2"

NTR Podium: Lavinia Meijer speelt Philip Glass

I like this one too:

Lavinia Meijer - Nuvole Bianche

BTW that car in the video, a Jaguar 3.4 liter sedan, is the same kind of car I learned to drive in, back in 1966. Way cool for a 16 year old kid. Coulda killed my Dad for trading it for a Corvair.

 

[WhyElKay]

Mood

 

[EPS]

You like imagine dragons.
Here's a good video.https://youtu.be/0vOpWqBGD8w

 

[EPS]

 

[Boboclown]