The Music Box

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Since I shared Delaney's donkey a bit since I won't bother sharing it again but I'll share another Val Doonican song which is also Irish & humourous.



I would share others but I'm sharing on Scots/Irish music instead. I love Scots/Irish music especially that played on bagpipes which are my favourite instrument but some people can't stand. My favourite Irish songs are Delaney's Donkey, Galway Bay, Galway Shawl, Molly Malone, the Fields of Athenry & when Irish eyes are smiling.

I've been trying to find the name of 1 that's about Connemara but isn't the Connemara cradle song/lullaby. I know I've got it on C.D. but just can't think of the name of it to share. I can only remember the bit about Connemara because if I ever go to Ireland that's whereabouts I'd like to go to see all those Connemara ponies running wild & free & the fact I just love equines so anything related to them just sticks.

 

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Pure genius Check out the bit from 0:29

 

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I've decided to post this 1 not only because I like it (in case you haven't noticed I love Celine Dion) but because I thought I needed to do something to keep me out of mischief for a bit & thought translating it into English might do the trick. Lol. Enjoy.

 

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An era I liked in the 70'ties was the late 50'ties with the old rockers like Dion, Buddy Holly etc. I've sometimes been looking for artists from that era still performing and one of them is Johnny Earle (think he is british - hard to see) who was singing with The Jordanaires after Elvis passed away, so here is a couple of his covers through the years. I'll also like to present an old bloke from Sweeden - oldolds53 (You Tube), who is making the videos with the old masters so there is something to see from the old days when you listen to the songs - ok let's start with The wanderer

Next up is Fame and fortune where Earle really sounds like Elvis

Until the is next - where he is more himself - lots of nice pictures from then

Last with Earle is a favorite At the hop

Next time I'll present The Refreshments from Sweeden who is great in Scandinavia making their own 50 like music - here is a cover Let it rock where they have a special guest Albert Lee (GB) who has toured with many different artists like Deep Purple, Dave Edmunds, Eric Clapton, Bil Wyman and many others

 

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They are 2 very good times for music in my opinion. My Mother is a big Buddy Holly fan & I like him too. I think he would have had a very good & long music career if it wasn't for that plane crash which also deprived the world of 2 other good musicians, Ricky Valence & the big bopper unless I'm very much mistaken. We can only imagine how many good songs Buddy Holly would have wrote & recorded if he hadn't died in that plane crash. I'm not much of an Elvis fan though. Dad loves Elvis but I think he sang too loud (except in certain songs like Old Shep). I like some of his songs sung by other singers though. I like Willie Nelson's version of "Always on my mind" & The Carpenters version of "Love me tender".

I like some 70's groups like ABBA, Showaddywaddy, The Osmonds (though I don't like crazy horses as I think it sounds weird), The Carpenters, The Bee Gees, The Bay City Rollers, Wings & The Seekers.

An era I liked in the 70'ties was the late 50'ties with the old rockers like Dion, Buddy Holly etc. I've sometimes been looking for artists from that era still performing and one of them is Johnny Earle (think he is british - hard to see) who was singing with The Jordanaires after Elvis passed away, so here is a couple of his covers through the years. I'll also like to present an old bloke from Sweeden - oldolds53 (You Tube), who is making the videos with the old masters so there is something to see from the old days when you listen to the songs - ok let's start with The wanderer

Next up is Fame and fortune where Earle really sounds like Elvis

Until the is next - where he is more himself - lots of nice pictures from then

Last with Earle is a favorite At the hop

Next time I'll present The Refreshments from Sweeden who is great in Scandinavia making their own 50 like music - here is a cover Let it rock where they have a special guest Albert Lee (GB) who has toured with many different artists like Deep Purple, Dave Edmunds, Eric Clapton, Bil Wyman and many others

 

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Talking about Buddy Holly, here are a few songs starting with my favourite which became the theme tune to a programme I used to love watching until they ditched it. (In the programme it was sung by Nick Berry who played the village constable Nick Rowan when the programme 1st started. It was set in Aidensfield which is the village of Goathland in real life & is near Whitby which features in Dracula which was written by Bram Stoker & it's also the place where Captain Cook came from. I've been to both places.) It was also the name of the programme.








As I'm so spontaneous which works for me most of the time but not always I sometimes get told to do what it says in the title of this next song.

 

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A song from 1 of my favourite films.

 

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The sweedish band The Refresments has their 30th jubilee this year and have issued a lot of albums through the years, they even have been nominated for a grammy. They play covers of the old rockers and some of their own.It's party music for everybody above 40. Two of their standard numbers on all concerts are the first two from a concert in 2011.

Right it rocks. Here is the first ever published rock number Fats Dominos The Fat man played in 2010

May I present their pianoplayer Johan Blohm with Blohms boogie

Great isn't it - here is their own Jukebox from a concert in 2014

The best rock an roll number ever Let it Rock - here their version from 2014 - they usually end with this

Hope you like the good old rock and roll. Next time I'll present women in rock.

 

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The sweedish band The Refresments has their 30th jubilee this year and have issued a lot of albums through the years, they even have been nominated for a grammy. They play covers of the old rockers and some of their own.It's party music for everybody above 40. Two of their standard numbers on all concerts are the first two from a concert in 2011.

Right it rocks. Here is the first ever published rock number Fats Dominos The Fat man played in 2010

May I present their pianoplayer Johan Blohm with Blohms boogie

Great isn't it - here is their own Jukebox from a concert in 2014

The best rock an roll number ever Let it Rock - here their version from 2014 - they usually end with this

Hope you like the good old rock and roll. Next time I'll present women in rock.

That's good. When I think of Swedish music I think of ABBA & A-ha though. Tack så mycket - Thank you very much unless I'm very much mistaken. It's the only Swedish phrase I can remember from when my Brother-in-Law was learning it & left his book in my room when I was in Middle School. Lol. I found it a fun & interesting read. My Brother-in-Law later decided to leave the book which kept me occupied for hours. I've always been a book-worm & most of my family knew you don't leave a book in front of me & expect me not to read it. I just thought since you shared Swedish songs I'd thank you in Swedish.



I look forward to hearing your next lot of songs.

 

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That's good. When I think of Swedish music I think of ABBA & A-ha though. Tack så mycket - Thank you very much unless I'm very much mistaken. It's the only Swedish phrase I can remember from when my Brother-in-Law was learning it & left his book in my room when I was in Middle School. Lol. I found it a fun & interesting read. My Brother-in-Law later decided to leave the book which kept me occupied for hours. I've always been a book-worm & most of my family knew you don't leave a book in front of me & expect me not to read it. I just thought since you shared Swedish songs I'd thank you in Swedish.



I look forward to hearing your next lot of songs.

Well I think there will go a week or so. I'm glad you like it fun to go back in time and find the positives. Back in the 60ties my mom said that I'd like classical music when time c ame. I didn't say never to her and some classical tunes i hear but 99% of the time it's something else. If I should ever really like classical it should be in a new form - well like this - have fun

In fact it's fun what music can do

And why not give happy birthday a makeover

OK one last with Brendan Kavanagh

 

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Well I think there will go a week or so. I'm glad you like it fun to go back in time and find the positives. Back in the 60ties my mom said that I'd like classical music when time c ame. I didn't say never to her and some classical tunes i hear but 99% of the time it's something else. If I should ever really like classical it should be in a new form - well like this - have fun

In fact it's fun what music can do

And why not give happy birthday a makeover

OK one last with Brendan Kavanagh

Definitely. I tend to prefer older music because it normally sounds nicer except for some 80's & 90's music. I'm not a fan of anything too loud as I've got very sensitive hearing however I do like certain pieces of classical music.

This is a version of my favourite piece of classical music from a film I like.

 

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