Category Archives: Music
Welcome to the acoustic Hotel California
A quiet beautiful version I’d never heard before. In this rendering you can pay more attention to their musicianship, particularly the guitar solos (5:34-on), and hear the Spanish influence more clearly:
Continue reading →Bar songs
I’m not sure why I decided to do a post on bar songs today. Cabin fever, perhaps? As you may know, I hardly drink alcohol. And even the shutdown hasn’t gotten me to do much drinking, except for maybe a … Continue reading →
How are you tackling the shutdown? I know what some YouTubers are doing
What are you doing to keep yourselves busy? For me it’s rather simple. I still do a lot of reading and writing and thinking (hopefully not in that exact order). That’s what I do each day anyway, and it takes … Continue reading →
Happy Funny Valentine’s Day!
Four sterling singers. [NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.]
Continue reading →Superbowl 2020: good clean fun for the whole family
I cared even less about this year’s Superbowl than I usually do – and since I usually don’t care, that means I didn’t bother to turn on the TV. But I know many people do care, so here’s a thread … Continue reading →
“Dance to Your Daddy” – and the loss of “thou”
When I was very young, we had a record that had a rendition of the folk song “Dance to Your Daddy.” I loved it and can remember it well. I’ve looked and looked online for the particular version from my … Continue reading →
The tardigrade seems to be here to stay
Before last night, I had never heard of the creature known as a tardigrade. But once I came across it, I still could hardly believe it existed. I think you can see why just by looking at it: Yes, that … Continue reading →
The right way to sing
I’m an extremely mediocre singer with no technique at all, although I once took a short series of voice lessons during which my teacher managed to say that my singing voice was “not unpleasant.” Faint praise, indeed. So I have … Continue reading →
“This is the dawning of the Age of Hysteria”
New song lyrics by Gerard Vanderleun. It helps to know the original. Actually, I think the Age of Hysteria may have dawned quite some time ago. But that’s a minor quibble. Also, let me add that I think it’s cold … Continue reading →
Do not forsake me oh my darlin’
I’m a big “High Noon” fan, and one of the best things about the movie is the music. It runs throughout the entire film, sometimes as a ballad with lyrics, sometimes as the wordless theme on which many variations are … Continue reading →
The fox went out on a chilly night…
He prayed for the moon to give him light He had many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o, Many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town. Or to be … Continue reading →