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Songs that spoke to a generation

Old 'N Chill said:
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Alright Chill, I've putting a lot of wear & tear on this video and have been looking for a reason to spring this on my fellow DP'ers! And now you've given me the excuse! :2razz:

Check it out. Hope you like it as much as I do.

(for some reason the L & R channels seem reversed - I swap my headphones around, otherwise it can be a bit disorienting when following the video up close)

 
The real old songs that Chomsky shared with us reminded me of this one my mother loved, she used to dance around the house whenever she heard it.

 
Guess I'll finish with another huge one for the Greatest Generation, but this time a slow-dancer! Who hasn't heard this? And who isn't transported to 1940 wartime, after the first bars ring out?


 
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Chomsky said:
Alright Chill, I've putting a lot of wear & tear on this video and have been looking for a reason to spring this on my fellow DP'ers! And now you've given me the excuse! :2razz:

Check it out. Hope you like it as much as I do.

(for some reason the L & R channels seem reversed - I swap my headphones around, otherwise it can be a bit disorienting when following the video up close)

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Thanks for posting that Chomsky, very well done version, from the heart, enjoyed it. :applaud
 
Now I will go back in time. 1950's








1940's We already have the big band stuff thanks to Chomsky So I thought I'd pick something with an iconic voice. This woman is still alive!






1930's this song spoke to a generation of black Americans in a way we can not imagine today.
 
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Old 'N Chill said:
The real old songs that Chomsky shared with us reminded me of this one my mother loved, she used to dance around the house whenever she heard it.

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Hah! That was one of my Mom's favs! Your Prado tune and the one that follows were often used in those old black & white TV shows like I love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke, etc.

I feel so fortunate to have been exposed to this great old music in depth. In my Dad's later years I got him a CD player and spent literally years getting his old stuff on CD, and we shared some amazing hours listening to it together. It was a great education, and an even greater experience sharing time & memories with my pop. My dad may be gone, but I've now now got all those CD's I bought him, and as you can see I've been sharing them here. I see it as a circle of life, as my kids are now into it as well! The joy of music!


 
Old 'N Chill said:
Thanks for posting that Chomsky, very well done version, from the heart, enjoyed it. :applaud
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Thanks! They blew me away! To play with heart & emotion, yet restraint, not stepping over your fellow players, is no easy task

And does the lead vocalist in the black shirt have a great voice, or what? He really adds a more mature introspective dimension that the original, in its youthful enthusiasm, didn't have.
 
In threads like this I keep forgetting about my friends on the other side of the pond.

You know how EVERYBODY had a certain album or 45 that kind of defined the times? In the UK it was this -



On the other side of the channel it was this one -



The Germans (actually, I believe this guy was Austrian) came along shortly after with this one -

 
Chomsky said:
Hah! That was one of my Mom's favs! Your Prado tune and the one that follows were often used in those old black & white TV shows like I love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke, etc.

I feel so fortunate to have been exposed to this great old music in depth. In my Dad's later years I got him a CD player and spent literally years getting his old stuff on CD, and we shared some amazing hours listening to it together. It was a great education, and an even greater experience sharing time & memories with my pop. My dad may be gone, but I've now now got all those CD's I bought him, and as you can see I've been sharing them here. I see it as a circle of life, as my kids are now into it as well! The joy of music!


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Its astonishing how music can put you back on someone's lap or take you back to someone dear living far away. One of these will remind me of my mother, another of my Dad and yet another of my Grandmother. I learned so much from these people and a song or a lyric brings it all right back. Nostalgia is such a gift.
 
btthegreat said:
Its astonishing how music can put you back on someone's lap or take you back to someone dear living far away. One of these will remind me of my mother, another of my Dad and yet another of my Grandmother. I learned so much from these people and a song or a lyric brings it all right back. Nostalgia is such a gift.
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Yep. I can't tell you how many tunes remind of the girl I was with at the time. And sometimes it hits so hard, I swear I can feel them with me again, even if just for the tune! That's the joy of music. It makes us feel.

But this circle of (musical) life is getting pretty deep for me, 'cuz I've had my kids listening to many of these same old tunes since they were born! Young children are amazingly open minded to creative pursuits. Hey, at least they'll have some historical perspective musically. That's no bad thing!
 
Since Luther, as he often does, brought his huge breadth of musical knowledge to remind us of what may may have forgotten (or never known), I'll toss some Euro stuff into the mix - specifically German.

We had the Airplane, the Brits had Pink Floyd, and the Germans had ... Kraftwerk!





And into the eighties with ... Nena! Just because!


 
 
Chomsky said:
Yep. And not long after, in the blues genre, came B.B. king's "Live in Cook County Jail". Both are undeniable excellent and epochal.
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Don’t remember if that was in the album, but “How blue can you get”, was a classic. Saw B.B. do that at the Fillmore Auditorium in the 60s. One of my great musical experiences. Apparently one of his first appearances before a largely white audience. We stood up and screamed at:
I bought you a brand new Ford,
You said you wanted a Cadillac,
I let you live in my penthouse,
You said it was just a shack,
I bought you a ten dollar dinner,
You said thanks for the snack,
I gave you seven children (we all stood)
And now you want to give them back!
(We screamed.)
 
Nickyjo said:
Don’t remember if that was in the album, but “How blue can you get”, was a classic. Saw B.B. do that at the Fillmore Auditorium in the 60s. One of my great musical experiences. Apparently one of his first appearances before a largely white audience. We stood up and screamed at:
I bought you a brand new Ford,
You said you wanted a Cadillac,
I let you live in my penthouse,
You said it was just a shack,
I bought you a ten dollar dinner,
You said thanks for the snack,
I gave you seven children (we all stood)
And now you want to give them back!
(We screamed.)
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Yep, How Blue Can You Get is on there! And despite the popularity of The Thrill Is Gone, How Blue Can You Get is my favorite B.B. King tune. The version on Live At County is a good one.

But speaking of The Thrill Is Gone, check-out the chemistry ol' Blues Boy has with Gary Moore below! They're their own admiration society. Unbelievable chemistry. And at the end, B.B. seems genuinely pleased.

(video quality ain't great, but audio is decent enough)


 
Chomsky said:
Yep, How Blue Can You Get is on there! And despite the popularity of The Thrill Is Gone, How Blue Can You Get is my favorite B.B. King tune. The version on Live At County is a good one.

But speaking of The Thrill Is Gone, check-out the chemistry ol' Blues Boy has with Gary Moore below! They're their own admiration society. Unbelievable chemistry. And at the end, B.B. seems genuinely pleased.

(video quality ain't great, but audio is decent enough)

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Magnificent! Thank you. Notes of such clarity. When I saw him at the Fillmore in the 60s, he was preceded by Michael Bloomfield and the Electric Flag. After each song, Bloomfield would say something like “you ain’t heard nothing yet, wait til B.B. comes out.” I bore my son about Fillmore stories, $3.50, three acts, two sets, hugging Grace Slick as she moved through the crowd towards the stage in her first appearance with Jeff Airplane, a Chuck Berry comeback, etc. Reminded me of my dad telling me about the acts he caught in Vaudeville, 10-15 cents and Jack Benny and others.
 
Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano

 
Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher 1930

 
A generation of British boys woke up to the attractions of Europe!



 
Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike

 
Ah, it seems we are going back a few moons.

How about Piaf. She had it going on in the day





Not sure if this is allowed here (warning), but it spoke to a lot of people. "Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime,...Moi Non Plus ..."
 
JqYaqui said:
Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano

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I love that tune!

And similar though not as popular (but huge in Italian circles!), was Louie Prima's "Oh Marie"! Back when it was about personality and entertainment!


 
Chomsky said:
I love that tune!

And similar though not as popular (but huge in Italian circles!), was Louie Prima's "Oh Marie"! Back when it was about personality and entertainment!


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Oh, I can definitely tap a foot to that tune! Thanks Chomsky, now I'll have to hit up youtube in search of other Louie Prima songs, lol!
 
Lovebug said:
Ah, it seems we are going back a few moons.

How about Piaf. She had it going on in the day





Not sure if this is allowed here (warning), but it spoke to a lot of people. "Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime,...Moi Non Plus ..."
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Damn. I haven't heard that in ages. And oddly enough, I never translated the French until now. Yow! Pretty risque for the era. Not for the French, but for the Yanks. I wonder how many of us knew the lyrics? Unless it's not double entendre', but rather the poor translation?

Thanks for posting this! :thumbs:
 
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