Showing posts with label classic songs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label classic songs. Show all posts

Monday, August 30, 2010

Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger: This Land Is Your Land



The three hot backup singers are all Arlo's daughters! This song was recently voted 3rd in a nationwide poll for "which song should be our national anthem", which was won by "God Bless America".. the poll was conducted because many feel that our present anthem is a song that glorifies war

Monday, August 16, 2010

Jackie Evancho: Nessum Dorma



10 yr old opera singer, this was her audition on America's Got Talent

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Ecclesium: Wexford Carol



This arrangement is by Philip Stopford, sung in Belfast Cathedral, Northern Ireland.. to me, this is real Christmas music, real religious and spiritual music, and truly timeless art.. choral music doesn't get any better than this.. Kudos to Stopford for this sublime arrangement as well, this is the best version I've heard or could find. I can easily listen to this year round.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Pat Rolland: I've Got You Under My Skin



somehow I think Cole Porter might prefer this very sensual version of his classic song..

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Michael Danso: Begin the Beguine



Danso lets this song flow naturally, and hits all the notes.. very tasteful and understated version..

Tuxedo Junction: Begin the Beguine



A little pop perhaps, but an interesting big band version of the Cole Porter classic, with a Brazilian beat.. (or is it a rhumba, therefore Cuban?) [hey - are Astaire and Powell making fart sounds with their hands in the film still shown above?? LOL..]

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Dave Brubeck: Take Five 1961



Joe Morello was never better on drums, which is to say this is probably as good a jazz drum solo as you will ever see and hear! He used to win every poll for best drummer back then, for about a decade.. this is just about the most uptempo version of this jazz classic as I've ever seen them do..

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Anuna: Cormacus Scripsit


This is truly ethereal - amazing singing and the video fits the sound as well, shot in some 12th century ruins - a superb work of art

Thursday, June 18, 2009

MysteryGuitarMan: Guitar Bumble



MysteryGuitarMan: he says this is 1600 images that he took 30 seconds apart.. watch for the sun going down twice!