RIP Doris Day
Doris Day died yesterday at the age of 97. Day was all sunshine, and her singing voice was velvet. She was mocked by some for being so all-fired wholesome, but she was a great entertainer in several genres and made … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Music
So, nu? So, Sue Me
A while back we had a Great Musicals Debate here in which commenter Richard Saunders wrote, in response to my saying that I much prefer the original stage version of “Guys and Dolls” to the Brando/Sinatra film version: Neo — … Continue reading →
This is why I love watching YouTube
Amateurs, doing what they love, having fun for the love of it. Apparently they learned that in four hours. Oh heck, I’ll throw this in too. Very schmaltzy, but good schmaltzy (the backstory is worth watching, but if you want … Continue reading →
The Day Collusion Died
Commenter “AesopFan” and some others have called my attention to this song parodist, Don Caron. Funny stuff. Unfortunately, it will take more than the Mueller report to drive a stake through collusion’s heart, and the obstruction vampire is alive and … Continue reading →
Darci Lynne does opera
I ordinarily have no particular fondness for ventriloquists, but this kid’s got mad skills:
Continue reading →The life of an atypical song: Killer Queen, then and now
The number “Killer Queen” was a somewhat unusual offering from the band Queen when the song first came out in 1974. It’s catchy and has a musical theater rather than hard-rock vibe: Freddie Mercury [said]: “People are used to hard … Continue reading →
Welcome to the EU: you can check out but you can never leave
Some interesting background on the history of Brexit: It was at 6:22 a.m. on June 24, 2016 — 59 minutes before the official tally was unveiled — that the European Council sent its first “lines to take” to the national … Continue reading →
All the Tonys and Marias
Of all the marvelous songs in the marvelous “West Side Story,” perhaps the most famous is “Maria.” Although it’s a great great song, it’s not my absolute favorite from the show, although I’d be hard-pressed to name my favorite because … Continue reading →
Songs about soulmates
In this recent thread, there was an interesting discussion regarding popular music about finding your soulmate (or thinking you’ve found your soulmate). But no one mentioned the song that immediately came to my mind: “I’ll Know” from “Guys and Dolls.” … Continue reading →
Evan Le, pianist
Kids can sometimes demonstrate incredible technical facility at playing a musical instrument at a very young age. I bring you Exhibit A, Evan Le, playing the piano at four after reportedly only studying it for a number of months (try … Continue reading →
Time, time, time, see what’s become of me: or, who’s the old guy playing the guitar and singing?
Or the old guy playing the drums, for that matter? First, we have some of the guys (Brian May on lead guitar and Roger Taylor on drums; they are featured starting around minute 2:00) when young: Now for the old … Continue reading →
Not watching the 2019 Oscars; thinking of Malek and Mercury
I just couldn’t bring myself to watch the Oscars this year, even for the fashions. I’ve only seen one of the movies this year that was nominated, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It was fun (despite the historical inaccuracy typical of the genre), … Continue reading →