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Posted on 05/13/2011 9:14:29 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Last week we asked our readers to vote for their favorite ballad or slow jam of all time. Votes were all over the place – from tracks by Pearl Jam to Elvis Presley to Lionel Richie. In the end it was very close, and there was a tie so we had to expand our standard top 10 to a top 12. If this survey has reinforced anything, it's that our readers really, really love Led Zeppelin.
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Don’t know about the best of all time, but I had a surprise pop up on Pandora today that I thoroughly enjoyed. I’d never heard it in all these years.
It was “Trouble” by Cat Stevens. Written in 1969, released in 1970. Apparently, it was on the soundtrack for “Harold & Maude” but I don’t recall hearing it, and I would have remembered it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qkn7OlbM8
I listened. What a talent he was ...back in the day.
Yes, he was.
Metal Ping!
We can beat this list!
Metal Ping!
We can beat this list!
If time travel ever becomes a reality, I vow to prevent the births of Richard Harris, Jimmy Web and Lazlo in PA.
I saw Queen in concert, and during Bohemian Rhapsody, when it got to the heavily overdubbed section of the song...they played a tape.>>>>>>>
I saw Led Zepplin twice and they sounded pretty thin on their tunes that used overdubbing. Some tunes they pulled off and others ....not so much. It got boring. They were too stuck up to take an extra guy out for tours. A guy who could play guitar, bass and keyboards
You really own one? I am impressed. You should rent it out for weddings
She is dumbfounded as to what to do...it completely caught her off guard.
You might enjoy this...
A full production outdoor live concert duet with Andea Bocelli and Marco Borsato. The video/audio quality is exceptional and the song is powerful.
Own one? I have two. I am a car junkie. Wagons especially. I wouldn’t let a bunch of drunken wedding party people any where near my cars. In ‘96 I used my ‘69 Caddy ragtop in one of my Fraternity buddies weddings and the bride threw up in the back seat. We were really f’ed up that day.
We have a radio station out here that plays nothing but classic rock...mostly late 60s, early 70s. The very best era for music I’ve ever heard. Even my 80s daughter loves those folks mentioned in your post, and has expressed a sorry that her own generation didn’t have such great music.
Personally, I think there’s some great music from the 80s. I love Foreigner...especially the lead vocalist. He has a vocal range that is amazing!
I’m a dancer...born, bred and raised. Even though I’m of a certain age, I have an ipod touch and an ihome, and have it full of classic rock music, as well as the classics. They are all on my ipad, as well.
wardaddy...67 - 74 is chock full of the best music ever recorded!
BTW, do you know Wide Spread Panic?
I heard that the River was 3 miles wide in Memphis. I can’t even fathom that.
The very best and most sultry song to dance to...BTO’s Mississippi Queen! Though, I’ve not heard an arrangement or an artist who hasn’t done that song justice.
;o)
Another one onto favorites! What a remarkable duet. Besides the great audio, it looks to have been filmed in HD.
Another you’d likely enjoy took place during Rod stewart’s 2004 concert at Royal Albert Hall. The week previous he came across a girl singing for coins on the streets of Edinburgh - scooped her up and put her on the stage doing a duet with him - “I Don’t Want To Talk About It”. The girl’s name was Amy Belle. Good voice, no training apparent, and obviously nervous at the beginning. She did pretty well with her first solo section, looking scared, but the audience responded favorably to her and she flashed them one of those “realization” grins - a genuine big, beautiful, “holy s**t, OMG, look at where I am” grin that makes the viewer beam right along with her. A remarkably sweet moment. It’s at the 1:27 mark, at:
http://youtu.be/7RkWs6P2lweE
I can’t tell whether that is supposed to be a letter “l”, or a # “1”. They’re slightly different on this keyboard. That one above has the letter “l”. I’ll type it out with the # “1”, as well, in case the first doesn’t work:
Another “magic moment” during a performance was when Josh Groban sang the National Anthem at a Packers-Lions game, and those football players had tears in their eyes.
Something that’s a lot of fun is playing the you tube video of the Bellagio Hotel fountains’ ballet to Bocelli’s and Sarah Brightman’s duet of “Time To Say Goodbye” - and watching people’s facial expressions when they realize that for the last third of the duet, the orchestral accompaniment is Ravel’s Bolero. No wonder it so mesmerizes the crowds!
http://youtu.be/nxBdKJGnvmM
OK. Except for a couple of places where I put the wrong thing, the problem is that my eyes can’t distinguish between You Tube’s 1 (number one), l (lower case L), and I (capital eye: I).
After messing around between the three with the links, this should all work now.
My Dear Old Friend, sung by Mary Chapin Carpenter:
http://youtu.be/R9SKa51cYV8 [that’s a # one after the 5]
Soldiers Things, sung by Tom Waits:
http://youtu.be/aak1I6ALtiY [number one, capital I]
Dante’s Prayer, sung by Loreena McKennitt:
http://youtu.be/oTLX7h54jIg [capital I]
The Bellagio link is correct, but won’t work. The name of it is “Time To Say Goodbye (HD)” [38,054 views]
Rod Stewart/Amy Belle singing “I Don’t Want To Talk About It”:
http://youtu.be/7RkWs6P2IwE [capital I]
Groban’s National Anthem:
http://youtu.be/Nv5gh4BsGec
Hopefully they’ll all work now.
And yes, time to get the 1s, ls, Is...eyes checked!
YES, YES, YES!
Enjoy.
I really envy your having seen the Bellagio Fountains. Our son was there about a year ago and made a lovely video of the duet via his iPhone.
4:42 AM. Bed. Goodnight, all.
Lucky you!!!! I like all those old “family hauler” station wagons. Detroit at its best. Today’s minivans are pathetic junk compared to the oldies
You would be driving behind those station wagons and the little kids in the family would be stuffed in the back. They would wave through the rear glass. Or flash the peace sign
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