Favorite Song??

[+ bigjoey]

My tastes run more to the classical side. In honor of Hillary's coronation, two songs come to mind:

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ODfuMMyss

 

Some day there will be "Hillary--The Opera" with all the drama that only grand opera can convey.

[+ dutchmuch]

 

Sturgill Simpson, In Bloom.

 

If anyone knows who the actor is in the video, LMK!

[+ Truereview]

Can't sleep...So I'm listening to Tori Kelly (yes, I'm a fan, see post #25). I just love the lyrics to Dear No One. ⬇️

 

@dutchmuch - it is mind-blowing to hear a country singer cover Nirvana so hauntingly and beautifully. (Post 52). Loved the vid. Wish I could help you with the actor's name.

Edited July 1, 2016 by Truereview

[+ glutes]

Sheeran rocks!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHgqXHJewhs

[N13]

Any good versions of:

 

At Last

House of the Rising Sun

[escortrod]

I'm not sure I really have a favourite, but two do spring to mind, both by Queen:

 

[Mydavid]

I think this one tells us a good story.

[kewtex]

One of my favorites right now is Sondheim's "Losing My Mind," performed by Marin Mazzie:

[+ Cash4Trash]

Of course how can any of us forget Bobby Marchan's There's Something On Your Mind Part 2 Listen to the end, it's worth it.

[longtime lurker]

25 oldies (some before your time) that are certainly NOT masterpieces, but you can't erase the melodies from your mind no matter how hard you try.

 

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - The Tokens (1961)

"Born Free" - Matt Monroe (1965)

"Moon River" - Henry Mancini & Orchestra (1960)

"The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand (1973)

"Theme from Mahogany" - Diana Ross (1975)

"When You Wish Upon a Star" - Cliff Edwards (1939)

"Moonlight Serenade" - Glenn Miller & Orchestra (1939)

"The Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel (1969)

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - Elton John (1994)

"Night and Day" - Leo Reisman & Orchestra with Fred Astaire (1932)

"Singin' In The Rain" - Cliff Edwards (1929) and Gene Kelly (1951), take your pick

"I Will Always Love You" - Dolly Parton (1973) and Whitney Houston (1992), but likely the later version

"The One I Love" - REM (1987)

"You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling" - The Righteous Brothers (1964)

"Cruisin"- Smokey Robinson (1979)

"The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles (1970)

"Drift Away" - Dobie Gray (1972)

"Sentimental Journey" - Les Brown & Orchestra with Doris Day (1944)

"All or Nothing at All" - Harry James & Orchestra with Frank Sinatra (1939)

"Stranger in Paradise" - Tony Bennett (1953)

"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley (2005)

"Stand By Me" - Ben E. King (1960)

"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - Ruth Etting (1934), but likely The Platters (1958)

"Memories" - Elvis Presley (1968)

"Here and Now" - Luther Vandross (1989)

 

Oh... and this ditty from 1933 (with bouncy Ginger Rogers) that was included in every Loony Tune and Merry Melody you grew up watching

 

 

Sometimes a very obscure song grabs you and you can't erase it either. Classic example is this "chart-miss" from 1966 by a girl group Reparta & the Delrons, who remind me of Phil Spector's Ronettes with all of that "wall of sound" slushy-ness

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBSUz0XFLEo

 

Under no circumstances start humming these two...

 

"White Christmas" - Bing Crosby (1942)

"It's a Small World After All"... Walt Disney will never be forgiven for plopping this one on the New York World's Fair of 1964

Edited March 18, 2017 by longtime lurker

[longtime lurker]

Oh... one more I forgot

 

[+ glennnn]

Anything by Judy, Ella, Frank or the Beatles!

[+ Eric Hassan]

I am constantly listening to music and have tons of favorites. One of my favorite bands, Yeasayer, released their fourth album - Amen & Goodbye - last year and it's brilliant. "Half Asleep" stands out and was my favorite song of 2016.

 

[+ Eric Hassan]

Just discovered the Decembrists out of Portland. Most excellent song, Riverswim:

 

 

Listen to Picaresque - an absolutely BRILLIANT album!! One of my top 100 favorite albums.

[+ glutes]

[LaffingBear]

I tried, but I couldnt arrive at any one response.

 

My car radio tends to stay on one channel or genre for a month or two. These days, its SiriusXM Classic Vinyl, which is 60-80s classic rock.

 

I like a wide variety of genres....Soon, it may be classic standards, or Broadway, or Jazz, or New Age, or classical, etc.

 

Two songs, recently rediscovered, that have me singing along in the car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70SCBif43PM

 

There are also specific albums I associate with specific activities. For example, any drive up to Tahoe, or through other scenic nature areas, and I'll be listening to

Edited August 16, 2017 by LaffingBear

[Kippy]

Eric Hutchinson: "Watching You watch Him"

 

 

Keep your eye on the dark haired guy in the red shirt. It seems to have homoerotic subplot with Eric's sights set on the red shirt guy! Lots of energy...

 

Kipp

[+ WilliamM]

[bigvalboy]

[bigvalboy]

If this has been posted before...apologies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj6r3-sQr58

We are one

[+ José Soplanucas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWsUzVgHZ8k

[body2body]

I love Brazilian music. This song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim (aka Tom), and sung by the composer and the great Elis Regina is called "Aquas de Março". In 2001 it was selected in a survey of Brazilian composers and performers as the greatest Brazilian song. The interplay between the artists in the video is charming it dates from 1974.

[RyanMoore]

Madonna - "Secret"

The Dramatics- I Wanna Go Outside In The Rain

Shawn Colvin- "Sonny Came Home"

Edited August 17, 2017 by RyanMoore

[RyanMoore]

Also

 

Ella Fitzgerald - "Summertime" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XivELBdxVRM

 

George Michael - "Father Figure"

 

Elton John - "Still Standing"

 

Mariah Carey- "Breakdown"

Edited August 17, 2017 by RyanMoore

[JayCeeKy]

Katy Perry on SNL - Swish Swish - Backpack Boy stole the show

 

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