What are you listening to? Part III

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Listening to an artist I had not heard before tonight: The very talented Danish singer/songwriter/performer Agnes Obel, with a selection of songs which include, "Just So", "Avenue", "Riverside" and "Philharmonics".

This is music which could be considered a little similar to that - in recent times - of Yann Tiersen, allowing for the addition of a sprinkling of Erik Satie, (and, to a somewhat lesser extent, a soupcon of Kurt Weill, for those who like this sort of thing - and I do.)

 

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SNSD - Mr Mr

 

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Listening to the entire album of Moby: Play and Play the B Sides (but not this YouTube link, from my own album). I really, really love this album.

 

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The King! The great one, and only Michael Jackson!

Love Never Felt So Good

 

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An interesting classic from the 1970s: "The Jarrow Song" by Andy Price (formerly the keyboard player with The Animals, the chap who played those distinctive keyboard notes which some thought the signature sound of The Animals).

The song addresses the topic of the Jarrow March of 1936, and is exceptionally well informed politically, as well as an extraordinarily complex piece of music.

 

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And next up, was an unexpected trip down memory lane. (This means that I paused, surprised, while scrolling through the 'Artists' section on my iPod, and decided to click on the name I had alighted on).

Thus, I listened to a few songs "The Boxer", "The Sounds of Silence", "I Am A Rock", "El Condor Paso", "Scarborough Fair" - among several others - from Simon & Garfunkel.

 

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Thanks to bradl in another thread I was reminded to take a look at the YouTube video of Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut who recorded (with the delighted permission of David Bowie) the classic song "Space Oddity" (from the early 1970s, written by David Bowie) from the International Space Station just before his return to Earth in May of last year.

Apparently, the permission granted for the online viewing of the video expires on May 13. I watched it when it was first shown & uploaded by Chris Hadfield last year, and it is wonderful: Awesome, brilliant, spectacular and strangely moving.

David Bowie himself has observed that this is the best cover version of the song that he has ever seen. Given the subject matter of the song itself, and the setting of the video, perhaps this is no surprise.

In any case, over 22 million people have watched this video to date; watch it before it is taken down - it is simply brilliant.

 

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Fugee's "The Score" was the last thing I heard.

 

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Now playing on my nano: Skinny Puppy "Falling", from Bites.
Before that: Debbie Gibson "Only In My Dreams", from Out Of The Blue.

How's THAT for a transition?

Lately, though, I've been listening to a lot of Paul Hardcastle. Here's an ultra-smooth number, "Marimba", from his Hardcastle 5 album.

 

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A little Kraftwerk...

 

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Weather Report 1982 remaster. I'm a huge Jaco Pastorious fan...

 

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Ah, yes, The Jam. A great group back in the 80s; I liked a lot of their stuff and - needless to say - have their Greatest Hits on my iPod….

A little Kraftwerk...

Wonderful….

Actually, at a time when obscure and difficult to obtain classical music proved ever more elusive, the first ever recording of Erik Satie's Gymnopedie No 1 (which I loved) that I managed to lay hands on, came in the form of a B side of a Kraftwerk single; of course, it didn't matter that a synthesiser replaced the tinkling ivories of the expected piano - I loved it nevertheless….

Weather Report 1982 remaster. I'm a huge Jaco Pastorious fan...
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Ah, yes. Another 80s classic…..

 

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And yet more from the 1980s……..the wonderful group Clannad with the terrific and haunting soundtrack from the (really good, well-written, well-made, intelligent, thoughtful and historically challenging deconstruction), ITV series "Robin: The Hooded Man".

I remember being blown away when I first watched it……in the (oh, blessed antique times) mid 1980s…..

 

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Currently, I'm sitting outside on my balcony enjoying the cool evening, preparing to do a little writing and have my earbuds in listening the the album Yoga Harmony by Terry Oldfield.

Here is a sample of the album:

 

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Well, I spent a part of this evening chatting to German colleagues. Over beer, and other….beverages….

And, as we chatted, they suggested - and I agreed - that we should listen to a some of the gripping soundtrack from 'Das Boot', the outstanding (war) movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen, with a stunning soundtrack by Klaus Doldinger.

I watched this back in the day…..'the day' being the 1980s. Actually, I hadn't heard it in ages, as my copy of the music comes in vinyl, an 'old' 33 rpm vinyl record, and these days, I do not have the sort of turntable which will play such forms of music (a lack which I shall remedy, in due course). Strangely enough, I have never seen this for sale as a CD; otherwise, I would, of course, have bought it…..

'Das Boot' was released as a movie, (in a time and date considered prehistoric by some: 1981), and, also, as a considerably longer mini-series, shown on TV.

Back 'in the day', I saw both. This is regarded as one of the best war movies ever made - for those who have not seen it, I strongly recommend that you watch it.

Subsequently, I also read the book which the movie/mini-series was based on.

Tonight, over a (few) beers, my German friend/colleague informed me that whenever the mini-series is broadcast on German TV, he watches it, all six hours of the mini-series and still thinks it brilliant. His wife, knowing this, sighs, shrugs, and says to him: "Okay, goodnight, I'm off to bed."

 

[S.B.G]

Well, I spent a part of this evening chatting to German colleagues. Over beer, and other….beverages….

Could it be... Espresso?

And, as we chatted, they suggested - and I agreed - that we should listen to a some of the gripping soundtrack from 'Das Boot', the outstanding (war) movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen, with a stunning soundtrack by Klaus Doldinger.

I watched this back in the day…..'the day' being the 1980s. Actually, I hadn't heard it in ages, as my copy of the music comes in vinyl, an 'old' 33 rpm vinyl record, and these days, I do not have the sort of turntable which will play such forms of music (a lack which I shall remedy, in due course). Strangely enough, I have never seen this for sale as a CD; otherwise, I would, of course, have bought it…..

'Das Boot' was released as a movie, (in a time and date considered prehistoric by some: 1981), and, also, as a considerably longer mini-series, shown on TV.

Back 'in the day', I saw both. This is regarded as one of the best war movies ever made - for those who have not seen it, I strongly recommend that you watch it.

Subsequently, I also read the book which the movie/mini-series was based on.

Tonight, over a (few) beers, my German friend/colleague informed me that whenever the mini-series is broadcast on German TV, he watches it, all six hours of the mini-series and still thinks it brilliant. His wife, knowing this, sighs, shrugs, and says to him: "Okay, goodnight, I'm off to bed."

Das Boot, is that the submarine movie? If so, I started to watch it a couple of weeks ago until I realized it was all in English subtitles. It was late for me and I was tired and in no mood to read along with the movie. But I saved it for another time to view.

 

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Ah, yes, The Jam. A great group back in the 80s; I liked a lot of their stuff and - needless to say - have their Greatest Hits on my iPod….

If you like The Jam, you might like The Style Council, Paul Weller’s band after The Jam ... also, after TSC, Weller has had a pretty successful career as a solo artist. I’d suggest checking out Heavy Soul, 22 Dreams or Wake Up the Nation.

 

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Currently, I'm sitting outside on my balcony enjoying the cool evening, preparing to do a little writing and have my earbuds in listening the the album Yoga Harmony by Terry Oldfield.

Here is a sample of the album:

YouTube: video

Terry Oldfield is the brother of Mike (of 'Tubular Bells' fame) and Sally Oldfield. An accomplished composer and musician in his own right, he composed the soundtrack to the excellent 1980s (BBC TV) series on the Trojan War ('In Search Of The Trojan War', written and fronted by Michael Wood)…..Another wonderful soundtrack which does not appear to be available in a CD format….

Anyway, excellent choice….

Could it be... Espresso?



Das Boot, is that the submarine movie? If so, I started to watch it a couple of weeks ago until I realized it was all in English subtitles. It was late for me and I was tired and in no mood to read along with the movie. But I saved it for another time to view.

Um, no. Not espresso. Something, (nay, forsooth, somethings), a little more, robust, shall we say…..

But, yes, that is, indeed, "the submarine movie". Actually, the TV series is even better . And yes, it is subtitled……..the original movie (and mini-series) was made in German language and comes with sub-titles (in English) for those of us not fluent in the language of Luther and Goethe.

If you like movies, or, war movies, this must rank as one of the best ever made; it is authentic, superbly made, gripping, horrific, thought-provoking, not at all nice, but sheer class. An excellent movie, and mini-series. One I cannot recommend highly enough….

If you like The Jam, you might like The Style Council, Paul Weller’s band after The Jam ... also, after TSC, Weller has had a pretty successful career as a solo artist. I’d suggest checking out Heavy Soul, 22 Dreams or Wake Up the Nation.

Thanks for the recommendations, and yes, as it happens, I love The Style Council…..

 

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Um, no. Not espresso. Something, (nay, forsooth, somethings), a little more, robust, shall we say…..

A seven percent solution?