The Music Box
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Jazz is awesome and its Dixie roots are my favourite genre. I love this piece by Sancho: one of his best. Thanks very much Ann for sharing.
EDIT: I'm of course talking about "Saints Marching in". Wonderful world is also good, but a bit cliché for me.
I like jazz. You're welcome, Chris. I had to learn to like "Oh when the Saints go marching in!" as it was boring for me when my Uncle was trying to teach me it as a child. The problem was there weren't enough words. If I'd have been taught it as a 1st song it would have been different. I learnt to like the song when I learnt more about life in the 1940's & how that song cheered people up. Since I went to my 1st 1940's Day I learnt the other verses which go:-
"Oh when the sun begins to shine!
Oh when the sun begins to shine!
I want to be in that number
When the sun begins to shine!
Oh when the band begins to play!
Oh when the band begins to play!
I want to be in that number
When the band begins to play!"
I love both versions of "What a wonderful world" as they really cheer me up when I'm feeling down.
Back to talking about the 1940's, it wasn't only "When the Saints go marching in" that kept morale going but songs by the likes of George Formby, "The forces sweetheart" Vera Lynn, Gracie Fields & Max Bygraves too. Now, time for some music.
This is the final song for me today. It's not sung by any of the afore-mentioned singers but I think it's very appropriate.
For the Bob Dylan fans. I want to ask a question which I'll answer 1st & then I'll share some of his songs.
The question is, how were you 1st introduced to Bob Dylan.
My answer is I was 1st introduced to Bob Dylan in Middle School Choir. The Choir Master played "Blowing in the wind" & "The times they are a-changing'" to us & explained what they meant then we had to sing them. I've loved his songs ever since.
The question is, how were you 1st introduced to Bob Dylan.
My answer is I was 1st introduced to Bob Dylan in Middle School Choir. The Choir Master played "Blowing in the wind" & "The times they are a-changing'" to us & explained what they meant then we had to sing them. I've loved his songs ever since.
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Thank you for sharing. My encounter with BD started very similar to yours, with "Blowing in the wind", which to these days stays my favourite piece of his.
Interesting: the identical title but different songs by Rembrandts & Bon Jovi! Out of curiosity I've searched and found more artists have so captioned their songs:
I'll Be There for You - Wikipedia
I just stumbled upon 100days by thebengsons, and initially, wanted to hit close button because it starts slowly but relented and I do not regret. It feels better and better the more you listen to it:
Excellent vocal syncopation with interesting effects, and forms flowing, and above all what a display of deep emotions backed by the lyrics! what do you think and how do you feel? I feel like when I first heard psycho-killer & road to nowhere by Byrne some 30y ago.
Excellent vocal syncopation with interesting effects, and forms flowing, and above all what a display of deep emotions backed by the lyrics! what do you think and how do you feel? I feel like when I first heard psycho-killer & road to nowhere by Byrne some 30y ago.
It is definitely interesting & a good point. I wonder if copyright only applies to songs & not titles too. You missed another example in the post of mine you responded to the other day when I shared Louis Armstrong's "What a wonderful world" & Sam Cooke's song of the same title but with different words.Interesting: the identical title but different songs by Rembrandts & Bon Jovi! Out of curiosity I've searched and found more artists have so captioned their songs:
I wonder if there is any copyright law protecting a given title, just like the musical rifts are protected (and litigated when interpretations of copyrights vary)...I'll Be There for You - Wikipedia
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Your welcome. "Blowing in the wind" is my favourite Bob Dylan song. 1 of the things I like about it is that although when you 1st listen to the words of the song you think he's singing rubbish if you actually think about them properly his meaning is much, much deeper though he's not actually telling you something but asking you questions which at 1st seem stupid, they're actually much deeper questions than they seem.
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In my early teens, I spent a night on a boat in a dock. I could hear music in the near distance from another boat. I knew most of the songs, then heard, in the words of Bruce Springsteen, “that snare shot that sounded like somebody kicked open the door to your mind” — a reference to “Like a Rolling Stone.” I bought Dylan’s greatest hits, and it went from there.
That sounds good. I've only sailed, rowed or pedalled on boats during the day. Some of them had singers on them. I've cruised Loch Lomond & Lake Windermere.
Wow! What an impact his music had on you then! I didn't know you liked Bruce Springsteen.
Now to keep the music flowing, we'll have music relevant to what I've said.
1st, as I mentioned sailing, we'll have Rod Stewart's "Sailing".
2ndly, as I mentioned Loch Lomond, we'll have Loch Lomond. Warning! Bagpipe alert!
Last, we'll have Bruce Springsteen.
My favourite version of the song posted above. It's my favourite version because Ann Williamson is my favourite singer & the bagpipes come in & they're my favourite instrument. I love the sound of bagpipes whether they're Scottish, Irish, Cumbrian or Northumberland pipes. At 1 time bagpipes were played all over Britain. Now they're only played in the 4 places I mentioned above although most people normally only think the Scottish still play them.
