Posted on 03/15/2014 8:10:20 PM PDT by lee martell
Excellent description, Lee! I thought it would make a really fine night song, too. :-)
You did say “music,” not just “songs.”
My suggestion would be the Nocturnes of Fryderyk Chopin (which in turn were partly inspired by the Nocturnes of John Field, but Chopin’s are still my favorites).
Each nocturne was supposed to be evocative of some aspect of the night.
“Moon Over Miami”
Oh,yes, the "vibes" are the best! It doesn't get much more perfect than that for night driving. :-)
Good distinction; music, not just songs or ditties. I’ll have to check out some Chopin. I have not listened to him for a while. Gustave Holst did some interesting work around that era with his most well known work, The Planets. Each planet had it’s own suite written by Holst to match it’s essence in the known universe.
NIGHT by Jackie Wilson.
There are some songs that to me suggest certain kinds of nights, even if they are not specifically “night” songs. For instance, I associate “Dreams” by the Allman Brothers with steamy summer evenings after a thunderstorm. Several songs from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” say winter night better than anything. Chopin’s Raindrop Prelude says night right now since it is raining. Gregorian chant or works by the likes of Tallis work much better at night, as well as Rachmaninov’s Vespers.
"Super star, but he didn't get far"
Rainy Night In Georgia is another good one. Might be Lou Rawls. He was everywhere back then. Lou used to go on The Flip Wilson Show and when Flip dressed up in drag, using a falsetto, Lou sometimes played the Boyfriend during those skits. Flip’s female character was named Geraldine, I think.
She was Snooki like (before the weight loss).
Fly Me To The Moon (”In Other Words” by Bart Howard) performed by Frank Sinatra.
Paradise by the dashboard light. Meatloaf.
That scene was the most appealing demonstration of instant overwhelming natural desire I have ever seen. (click here or here). But it took the blending of "Moonglow" and "The Theme from Picnic" to make the whole scene work. (click here for soundtrack).
What a memory of those days! I think I felt the same way the when I first danced with the girl, the mother of my four children, not long after.
There’s a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfVDUFsXK3o
In the Still of the Night - Fred Parris and The Satins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBT3oDMCWpI
Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muzyOd4Lh8
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=eina+klina+nicht&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=2450F9EB5D6B7B54FFC82450F9EB5D6B7B54FFC8
Earl King - Time For The Sun To Rise
That was excellent. I watched the scene. Kim takes over. The schoolgirl, poor thing was absolutely outclassed by Kim’s sultry entrance, she presents her woman’s body, a curvy silhoette, all wrapped in soft pink satin. William acts as though a bomb just went off went he sees her in the distance.
I knew that song without knowing what it was called till now.
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