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Watch him carefully... His fingers cover 6+ frets with ease. Like a guitar was ever meant to be played like that lol!
Another thing that makes me envious....
When his ring finger and long finger are pressed to the fretboard, his index finger and pinky still move with a lot independence, freedom and fluidity. I wish that my left hand could do that so well, but it doesn't. It just doesn't.
This man was born to play. Like Eric Johnson and his ET fingers.
Watch him carefully... His fingers cover 6+ frets with ease. Like a guitar was ever meant to be played like that lol!
Another thing that makes me envious....
When his ring finger and long finger are pressed to the fretboard, his index finger and pinky still move with a lot independence, freedom and fluidity. I wish that my left hand could do that so well, but it doesn't. It just doesn't.
This man was born to play. Like Eric Johnson and his ET fingers.
Hey Sunset! When I was studying music, my piano teacher gave me finger dexterity calisthenics. They really work to make each finger independent. Basically, theyre like this, with many variations. Hold the 1st, 3rd, and 5th finger down on a flat service. Then play 2 t0 4, 4 to 2, etc. Start very slow, but evenly. Gradually increase speed. Then hold down 2 & 4, while playing 1to 3 to 5 to 3 and repeat. Or hold down 1 & 2 and do the same playing with 3 to 4 to 5. Anyway, theres thousands of variations. After several months of this routine, I guarantee your fingers with be more independent. About a half hour each day.
Watch him carefully... His fingers cover 6+ frets with ease. Like a guitar was ever meant to be played like that lol!
Another thing that makes me envious....
When his ring finger and long finger are pressed to the fretboard, his index finger and pinky still move with a lot independence, freedom and fluidity. I wish that my left hand could do that so well, but it doesn't. It just doesn't.
This man was born to play. Like Eric Johnson and his ET fingers.
Hey Sunset! When I was studying music, my piano teacher gave me finger dexterity calisthenics. They really work to make each finger independent. Basically, theyre like this, with many variations. Hold the 1st, 3rd, and 5th finger down on a flat service. Then play 2 t0 4, 4 to 2, etc. Start very slow, but evenly. Gradually increase speed. Then hold down 2 & 4, while playing 1to 3 to 5 to 3 and repeat. Or hold down 1 & 2 and do the same playing with 3 to 4 to 5. Anyway, theres thousands of variations. After several months of this routine, I guarantee your fingers with be more independent. About a half hour each day.
Just damn! I can play drums, and I can finger pick a guitar... but I've never been able to make my hands do two different things at the same time on a piano!
I dont know anything about the world of very good and excellent musicians, but she seems gifted to me. That flourish that she did at about 1:40 sounded flawless and gorgeous to my ears.
I think her real gift is in the arranging the songs for her finger picking style. It's like most music, aside from classical and jazz, the genius is creating it, not so much copying it. Most competent musicians can do this, just as most competent musicians can play every note the BEatles ever played, but then there's that little part of they came up with it. It is beautiful finger picking regardless of whether or not its virtuistic
I used to think she was just some random girl, but then i saw her playing with Tommy Emanuel, she seems older with him but still nice to have a celeb endorsement. shes a views machine... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHVzFLsfZ8
Some folks are born with "gifted fingers"...long spidery fingers like Robert Johnson pictures show...Terry Bradshaw was asked what made him a great quarterback..his answer?? "Have you seen the size of my hands?? All good QBs have coal shovel hands...gift of birth....guess it's simply the same with guitarists who learn to play..they can reach more frets and strings..not like my stubbies at all
And I guess what John talked about... practicing lots...is key in developing the muscle memory that playing with two hands...guitar or piano or flute etc ...requires
I think that is behind that saying about 10,000 hours of practice at anything makes you an expert...or competent or...??
If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop
What makes you a great QB today is size, strength and speed, lol everything.
At one time you could be the slowest guy on the team not move an inch and still be a super bowl quarterback, not any more. Even the defensive linemen run the fortyin under 5. Linebackers as fast as running backs.
But I still think vision is what makes a quarterback great. The abliity to find the open man while under pressure, is a gift not many have. Tom Bradys specialty, and he;s 6"5, which alot of teams wont even consider drafting you unless you are 6"5. Smaller guys have made it too, but its less predictable. Hand size yes, important for being able to grip the ball. Have you ever tried throwing a pro football? I can throw it 25 yards if im lucky....
I think her real gift is in the arranging the songs for her finger picking style.
That's why I keep coming back to her videos. She is one of those people who can feel their way through a song and it comes out beautifully because these arrangements are something born within them.
I dont think that she is the same woman who played with TE. That woman's face and facial features appear rounder and blunter to me. Not sure.
That link is on her youtube page. She does look alot different, strange.
But credit to her, on her bio on her website she doesnt even mention playing with him, and i dont believe her views are because of that. She just seems like a school girl who loves her dad and helps her mom bake cookies.
This kid has half a million subscribers... 7 years old covering Max Weinberg...of Springsteen E Street band. Gotta love how he sings the song just as Max often does... lol
What is great about this is I don't think English is their first language...nicely done cover
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Saw this last night on a facebook add, got to thinking man I wish I could play like that which would be cool and all but I grew up listening to singer songwriters and always wanted to be a wordsmith. 2 of the best in my opinion John Prine and Nanci Griffith "both recently passed away" kept the music simple and captivated you with the lyrics. Prine used common chords and just moved the capo around although he had a unique finger picking style. Nanci played in a lot of open tunings where 1, 2 or no fretted strings made a chord but they both wrote songs I only hope to emulate. They didn't have radio songs but long careers, I've been listening to them since high school along with Dylan.
If this is not inspirational, you are not human...maybe
Very very nice. Do not agree that if someone listens to it and does not feel overcome by emotion and connection to God...that they are less than human. I mean jeez. That's a powerful condemnation over not responding to a song.
I don't listen to the radio much, I have all the cd's I could ever want. Most of what I listen to never made it that far, but I heard this the other day. It's like 4 songs in one. I think it's wonderfully crafted, I find inspiration in that.
I don't listen to the radio much, I have all the cd's I could ever want. Most of what I listen to never made it that far, but I heard this the other day. It's like 4 songs in one. I think it's wonderfully crafted, I find inspiration in that.
I was listening to it in the truck today. It's the type of song that makes you listen closely, being drawn in by relatable circumstances.
My Mom had all of JD's records back in the day... She has an old recording of her playing and me singing "Grandma's Feather Bed" when I was 8 lol. Takes me back
I’m not sure if this lady has ever been mentioned here before..she has a fascinating story....she passed away in 1996 from cancer virtually unknown...about 5-6 years later her album sold 10 million copies...she was unknown, not because she couldn’t get a label to sign her, many wanted to...she turned them all down because they wanted to make her into their image and she said no....that takes guts
Eva only sang covers but made them her own...like these ones....
Sting heard her version of Fields of Gold years later and said it was the best version of the song ever done...including his own and said he would never sing it again in public....he gave a copy to David Foster who contacted Michael Bolton who did a duet of Fields of Gold with Eva using tracks from her album ....Mick Fleetwood was a friend of hers and would sit in on some of her gigs in Washington
She was also one very good guitarist
one of the greatest voices ever... IMO
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Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
A great inspiration for me is Joni Mitchell, and the humility she has kept throughout her career and life, and specifically, her song "Both Sides Now." I find great inspiration in her second recording, late in her career, of the song.
It helps me stay in touch with how small I am...how small we all are, really...in the face of the vastness of space, time, and the mysteries of the universe. That, for me, is also a lifeline to "wonder" and retaining a sense of it as I age.
"Both Side Now." Wrote it in her early twenties, it became her signature tune, at least of her initial folk period. It's lyrically, at first glance, a song about her realizing how little she knew, how much she had to learn, and how life was going to be a great adventure:
And she sings it "on top of the beat" eager, anxious...and it all fits...
...and she goes on to have a remarkable career, with several distinct "periods" --and then decades later, towards the end of her career, her voice nicotine soaked, ragged and several notes lower, she revisits the song, singing these same words, "I've looked at life from both sides now/From win and lose and still somehow/it's life's illusions I recall/I really don't know life at all"
--and it's a really powerful moment. We know she wrote and sang the song in her youth, and that it took her writing the song, living a life, and then revisiting the song (much later in life) to lead to this moment, and to me it's devastating in it's beauty: she's singing behind the beat with a kind of jazz swagger now, she has lived and learned, and yet, she's still in touch with how "small" all that living and learning is in "the bigger picture", and is affirming that for her, life is STILL a questing, an adventure. Something beautiful ("life's/love's illusions") to render us speechless might be around the next corner. It's the most vulnerable, honest thing...and whenever I feel a need for inspiration, I want to re-connect with "wonder" and humility, I reach for this later performance of "Both Sides Now."
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Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
I bought Judy Collins version of this song a thousand years ago. Did not even know that Joni Mitchell wrote it. Incredible song. Beautiful melody. Beautiful lyrics. Beautiful execution. They call a lot of songs "great." "Both Sides Now" truly is great.
Mike. I always thought the lyrics to this song to be timeless and beautifully written. Ther's and acoustic instrumental on an old Nitty Gritty album (will the circle be unbroken) picked by Randy Scruggs that is awesome also.
Mike. I always thought the lyrics to this song to be timeless and beautifully written. Ther's and acoustic instrumental on an old Nitty Gritty album (will the circle be unbroken) picked by Randy Scruggs that is awesome also.
Thanks, just listened. Simple, elegant, beautiful instrumental rendition. I haven't heard Dirt Band's WTCBU in decades and forgot the song was on there!
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Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
I bought Judy Collins version of this song a thousand years ago. Did not even know that Joni Mitchell wrote it. Incredible song. Beautiful melody. Beautiful lyrics. Beautiful execution. They call a lot of songs "great." "Both Sides Now" truly is great.
Thanks for posting. Marty
I think Collins' version was how I first heard the song too as it was a radio hit in '69 (I think) and I didn't discover Joni Mitchell until the mid Seventies.
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 03/13/2307:45 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
Enjoyed the last 3 Marty, Love me some Floyd. I have most of their stuff. Wish I had seen them live. Never heard that solo on a fiddle before, pretty amazing. I read somewhere that Waters had stage fright or something similar and the Dr. prescribed something that made him "comfortably numb."
Doing a little promotion along with videos that inspire. Justin plays bass for 3DD but is making waves as a solo artist. Talked to him at a bunch of shows and he hand crafted me a wallet with my profile tat on it, also sent me some picks in the mail. Check out his other songs. This song should be on country radio.
Another great cover by Eva Cassidy...this lady knew how to sing a song...I really love her voice
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Saw you post Eva before Steve...she is a wonderful gift for sure...been a fan for a number of years since discovering her....I have Live at Blues Allen and Nightbird (double) of that famed concert...
Actually took Nightbird on the road after you posted...and been listening to it
Do you know Annette Peacock???
If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop
Been following Eva for about 5 yrs now.2 things stuck out for me...her making of almost every song her own and all those who are in awe of her..I mean...Sting, Mick Fleetwood, David foster, Michael Bolton...she's up there with K.D. Lang in my books of singers interpreting a song their way..and she would not compromise or bend to what the suits wanted
Steve
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
P.S. the video is well done and tells a great story
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Gorgeous song Chester. Video gives a good look at it too.
Thanks for reminding me.
Marty
I was at a TBLF show at the Hard Rock in Biloxi and the house band played this. The piano player nailed it and my jaw dropped I just stood there oblivious to everything but him on the keys. Good times, good memories. The line I like the most is "Ah but don't you believe them." Tried to live by that, I've been told a lot of things in life when it comes my skill level on many things and that just made me work harder. I was told that I could never do what I'm doing now, but I took a CAD program home and learned it myself. I'm close to 50 mill in designed trusses with very few errors and I get to work from home so I never believed it.
seems this thread has morphed fromobscure inspirational artists, to mainstream. I flipped back and saw Dave Stewart posted. Well, this song by Eurythmics and Dave and Annie, to me is one of the most beautiful songs ive heard in pop music. INCREDIBLE song, upliftingly melodic, great arrangement. Eurhytmics are a very underrated group inmho. Would i lie to u is another goodie. And unusual cause i normally dont like this kind of group.
It's funny how some singers voices become "en vogue" if you turned on the radio today, thats the type of singer ud expect to hear, after a while, that sound will get dull and a new sound and hundreds of new singers like it will emerge.
Great song, havent heard it, will give it some more listens.I can certainly relate, i got a similar call when my Dad passed from my Mom. I was working a contract job, and shes like please leave that place and be with me. I did. Guy told me take as much time as you need, was very nice of him i had just started
Unfortunately death is a common theme that most people can relate to.
He finds a way to make it entertaining at the same time. I think you gotta try to look at it as a boyfriend girlfriend, relationship song, if you're not gonna get all choked up
Agreed, at lunch, when the song came on the radio, right at first I heard what sounded like a very familiar top-40 singer-songwriter male vocal range, tone and inflections. But as I listened to the words I was drawn in, and then the chorus was another level of emotion.
Gorgeous song. Not many songs are this compelling, ever.
Agreed, at lunch, when the song came on the radio, right at first I heard what sounded like a very familiar top-40 singer-songwriter male vocal range, tone and inflections. But as I listened to the words I was drawn in, and then the chorus was another level of emotion.
Gorgeous song. Not many songs are this compelling, ever.
Really good song, I have a similar idea I'm working on. I was going to call it "Never Have To Say Goodbye" A couple months ago my wife was cleaning out all the text and voice mail messages from her phone and stumbled upon a voice message from her Dad, the last one he would ever send her. He's been gone about 2 years now, thought it might make a good song, at least for her anyways.
This is why we do what we do, check out the drummer's smile. If music ever becomes work, I'm hanging it up. This is absolutely the best version of this song. Gilmour is in his 70's and the last solo is the best rock solo ever.....
V1. It's been four years ago next month since the doctors sat you down, but I could see the fight in your eyes like you were saying 'don't count me out'. You dug your heels in, fought like hell and said, 'it ain't my turn.' It's like the universe and you knew your family still had more to learn. You saw your granddaughter become a mom (yeah, her baby's got your smile), you saw your son come back home, and you got to see your baby walk down the aisle. All in all I'd say that the life you lived and the sweet memories you're taking ought to light your path to glory -- they ought to stop your heart from breaking.
Ch. So don't wait until you think she's ready. You know she won't ever be. Don't worry she'll be ok. You'll know when it's time to leave. Don't try to hide the pain in your eyes. She always sees it all any way. Rest your weary heart and mind — I'm gonna take care of your baby.
V2. It was mid-week after dark when my baby got her mama's call,. and in her voice she could tell you didn't have long -- nobody had to say it at all. She hung the phone up, held on tight to me with tears running down her cheek. By the looks of things you might have hours, you might have days or weeks. They say a lady always knows when to leave, but I wish you had more time. If it was up to me you know that we would never ever say goodbye. All in all I guess that the cards we're dealt are good enough to keep us playing, and hoping the house won't win again. Well I guess what I'm saying
Ch. Is don't wait until you think she's ready. You know she won't ever be. Don't worry she'll be ok. You'll know when it's time to leave. Don't try to hide the pain in your eyes. She always sees it all any way. Rest your weary heart and mind — I'm gonna take care of your baby.
Bridge: The shock and pain, the bargaining, and the loneliness will pass. She'll work through losing you if it takes everything she has. All in all I'd say that the price you paid for that borrowed time was worth it. So when you see that light close your eyes -- whatever's next I hope it's perfect.
Ch. Don't wait until you think she's ready. You know she won't ever be. Don't worry she'll be ok. You'll know when it's time to leave. Don't try to hide the pain in your eyes. She always sees it all any way. Rest your weary heart and mind — I'm gonna take care of your baby.
I prolly posted this before, this guy is another genius singer songwriter who nobody knows. Hes from England but based in NYC. I doub t theres a better singer songwriter in New York. There might be better performers, better musicians roaming the streets of new york, but as a singer songwriter, not many better, WIllie NIle prolly.
Like lot of these ny indies ive mentioned willie nile, James, Jesse Malin, one thing they have in common is they all have started to lose their touch, lol. Its hard to write great song after great song for that long, but this was one of james that really hit home for me.
Mid life or beyond, maybe some of u guy are passed midlife already, but this is fuckin inspiring if i ever heard it
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
[Chorus: Lil RT] If she ain't suckin' dick, lil' bitch, you can get the [naughty word removed] up out my [naughty word removed] Hundred round, hit him with the Glock, take a fucker down Hundred round, bitch, we hittin' that kill, we gon' take him down Twelve get behind me, we gon' do sixty fuckin' miles, yeah
[Verse 1: Lil RT] Bitch, I'm in a Lamborghini, keep on talkin', bitch I'm in a Lamborghini Point that beam up on his head Took his [naughty word removed], he went out bad Fifty rounds, nigga know not play wit' me I'll shoot his ass right in the ground Hand her out Step on lil' bro grave, hit him in his face If she gon' suck the dick, go crazy Bitch, I'm in a Lamb, keep on talkin' Hit him with this glam Bitch, I hand up with the Glock Hit him in the Porsche, hit him with the Glock I'll take him down Hit him in his face, make lil' bro drop like he okay Bitch, I got the Glock up on my side If he try to run, clap him in the leg, lil' nigga drop Bitch, I'm in the sun Bitch, I'm in Lamborghini, keep on talkin' 'Cause bitch, I'm in the sun Bitch, I'll throw a bullet out there, hit you in your fuckin' face And that bitch got switch up on the Glock Hit him in the K, that bitch got blicked Hit him in his face (Ah, ah) She suck the dick just go crazy Bitch, I'm in a Lamb he keep on talkin', hit him in the mouth Bitch, I got a Draco up on this [naughty word removed], fifty round the glick Hit him in the face, now lil' bruh, he a fuckin' bitch Hundred round, hit him with the Glock, we never been took down Hundred round, hit him with the Glock, we gon' take him down Bitch, she wanna suck the dick Bitch, I'm from the west side Not from east side, lil' bitch, I'm from the west Pussy boy, he tryna play Hit him with the fuckin' drac' That bitch got spent up on his day Bitch, I'm 345, lil' baby
[Chorus: Lil RT] If she ain't suckin' dick, lil' bitch, you can get the [naughty word removed] up out my [naughty word removed] Hundred round, hit him with the Glock, take a fucker down Hundred round, bitch, we hittin' that kill, we gon' take him down Twelve get behind me, we gon' do sixty fuckin' miles, yeah
[Verse 2: SCY Jimm] In the Coupe with sixty fuckin' rounds (Yeah) 'Fore I go broke, I'm finna go and cop like sixty fuckin' pounds (On gang, nigga) That nigga mad as hell, I took his bitch down (Yeah) Really runnin' that bag up, why you niggas sit around? (Cmon, man) If she ain't suckin' dick, she can get the [naughty word removed] up out my whip All these blues on me, folks think I'm out here bangin' Crip (On gang) She threw that neck on me, put it out and left her on her lip Niggas start that flaggin', that's how niggas out here get killed Rod clutchin', nigga play with me, I'm bustin' Get 'em gone, I'on do no tusslin' Hunnid racks inside my luggage He want smoke, no, it's nothin' She gon' go just 'cause I'm buzzin' Big dawg, bitch, get up out my [naughty word removed] if you ain't fuckin'
[Chorus: Lil RT] If she ain't suckin' dick, lil' bitch, you can get the [naughty word removed] up out my [naughty word removed] Hundred round, hit him with the Glock, take a fucker down Hundred round, bitch, we hittin' that kill, we gon' take him down Twelve get behind me, we gon' do sixty fuckin' miles, yeah
I'm trying to post things here that people might enjoy. If you can't resist the impulses to post things like this, would you please avoid the thread.
You are not doing your ongoing efforts to promote your Christian principles and views any favor by putting this up, on several levels...very much contrary..
Was searching through broadjam today and came across this. This was a time when The Boss was so famous he couldn't go out without being mobbed. Lately he's been showing up everywhere in freehold, his hometown.
Anyway , therefore everybody was trying to sound him/e street, including me and my band at time. I got alot of grief from anyone I tried to pitch to
This group had this song, which is so obviously a Springsteen tribute, except trying to make it about NORTH jersey, where I'm from too.
They got MASSIVE airplay on wdha which is still big here, and it seemed like these guys might take off. Didn't do much after
But, it's inspirational to me at least. I don't intentionally try to sound like Bruce any more, but the influence is still there
The kicker in this song is sax.. lol u don't do a sax solo like that and get away with it, at that time in NJ.
But really, it's a killer chorus, brings back memories
The post seems legit enough this time, Tony. It is my hope that this thread doesnt turn into a political rant. Having said that....
I heard about this topping the charts on the news. First time to see it. IMO...it's another example of someone co-op-ing the very thing that they are condemning in order to bring aggrandizement for themselves. IMO...this does not step back away from, and point out the "chaos," it cloaks itself in the trademarks of the chaos to the point of becoming part of the "chaos."
ps...that's going to be all I have to reply. Please dont run on and on about this here. You have your thread to do that on.
The post seems legit enough this time, Tony. It is my hope that this thread doesnt turn into a political rant. Having said that....
I heard about this topping the charts on the news. First time to see it. IMO...it's another example of someone co-op-ing the very thing that they are condemning in order to bring aggrandizement for themselves. IMO...this does not step back away from, and point out the "chaos," it cloaks itself in the trademarks of the chaos to the point of becoming part of the "chaos."
ps...that's going to be all I have to reply. Please dont run on and on about this here. You have your thread to do that on.
I agree. I like Tom McDonald as an indie artist bucking the system but Shapiro is a parasite in every way and to partner with him is a literal sell out both directions. Pathetic.
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According to my watch, I was at the gym lifting weights and running for 1.5 hours yesterday. I had headphones on the entire time and was listening to an IHeart Radio app called "your weekly workout" Random tunes that play based on my my listening history and bpm...I guess. Out of that 1.5 hours, I only remember two songs. A Luke Combs and this one.
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
I convened a meeting of the ...Inspirational Videos Conformance Committee. That includes my cat and dog and several imaginary dignitaries. My dog was a asleep. My cat refused to convene on the weekend. The imaginary dignitaries did render an opinion, seen below;
"Though this is non-conforming, it is very inspirational and comes from a very well intentioned source. Therefore we are happy to see it posted and extend our gratitude to Steve for putting it up."
I dont know if this video contains any accurate information, but it does underscore the importance of George Martin in the Beatles. L&M get my vote for the greatest songwriters to date in pop music. Sorry Taylor addicts.
Anyways, George Martin was very important and this video speaks to that.
I dont know if this video contains any accurate information, but it does underscore the importance of George Martin in the Beatles. L&M get my vote for the greatest songwriters to date in pop music. Sorry Taylor addicts.
Anyways, George Martin was very important and this video speaks to that.
That's the harsh reality, nobody gives a [naughty word removed]. The people walking by it seems, are intentionally ignoring the girl...no no don't give any attention in this me world we live in.
The voice and the playing, even the song are not enough to stop people in their tracks.
It's star power that matters. People are told who the stars are and who is worthy of attention.
That's the harsh reality, nobody gives a [naughty word removed]. The people walking by it seems, are intentionally ignoring the girl...no no don't give any attention in this me world we live in.
The voice and the playing, even the song are not enough to stop people in their tracks.
It's star power that matters. People are told who the stars are and who is worthy of attention.
Aside from musicians
Be that as it may. The young woman has a great voice.
That's the harsh reality, nobody gives a [naughty word removed]. The people walking by it seems, are intentionally ignoring the girl...no no don't give any attention in this me world we live in.
The voice and the playing, even the song are not enough to stop people in their tracks.
It's star power that matters. People are told who the stars are and who is worthy of attention.
Aside from musicians
Be that as it may. The young woman has a great voice.
Absolutely, never heard a singer songwriter version of fly me to the moon either. Wonderful take
I was just reminded of this song, it's an old Irish song, dropkick Murphy did this cover and changed alot of the lyrics, but this has to be one of the most moving songs I've ever heard. I listened four times in a row.
It speaks of ww1 going by the date 1916, just incredible and this is by a band that normally plays hard punk Celtic rock.
oh how do you do, young willy mcbride do you mind if i sit here down by your graveside and rest for a while in the warm summer sun i've been walking all day, and im nearly done and i see by your gravestone you were only nineteen when you joined the great fallen in 1916 well i hope you died quick and i hope you died clean oh willy mcbride, was is it slow and obscene did they beat the drums slowly did the play the fife lowly did they sound the death march as they lowered you down did the band play the last post and chorus did the pipes play the flowers of the forest and did you leave a wife or a sweetheart behind in some loyal heart is your memory enshrined and though you died back in 1916 to that loyal heart you're forever nineteen or are you a stranger without even a name forever enshrined behind some old glass pane in an old photograph torn, tattered, and stained and faded to yellow in a brown leather frame did they beat the drums slowly did the play the fife lowly did they sound the death march as they lowered you down did the band play the last post and chorus did the pipes play the flowers of the forest the sun shining down on these green fields of france the warm wind blows gently and the red poppies dance the trenches have vanished long under the plow no gas, no barbed wire, no guns firing down but here in this graveyard that's still no mans land the countless white crosses in mute witness stand till' man's blind indifference to his fellow man and a whole generation were butchered and damned did they beat the drums slowly did the play the fife lowly did they sound the death march as they lowered you down did the band play the last post and chorus did the pipes play the flowers of the forest and i can't help but wonder oh willy mcbride do all those who lie here know why they died did you really believe them when they told you the cause did you really believe that this war would end wars well the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame the killing and dying it was all done in vain oh willy mcbride it all happened again and again, and again, and again, and again did they beat the drums slowly did the play the fife lowly did they sound the death march as they lowered you down did the band play the last post and chorus did the pipes play the flowers of the forest
Great song, great message, never heard this before. Thank you for sharing.
Welcome. It's a pretty well known Irish folk song, I remember hearing it by default cause my dad had a wide musical taste from Irish and Scottish to hank williams to doo wop.
Didn't think much of it as a kid. I kind of rediscovered it through this band. Very moving
Today, a thread about astounding musicians and appealing performers and songwriters made it past 60,000 views. That's nice. It may be a lot of robots, but it's still nice.
Listened to this album today, this song is one of Townshend finest. Would never be considered to be. But the lyrics are incredible, the track is incredible,vocals at his best, great band.
I'm not sure exactly what it's about, but seems to be about God, or spiritual oneness.
Listened to this album today, this song is one of Townshend finest. Would never be considered to be. But the lyrics are incredible, the track is incredible,vocals at his best, great band.
I'm not sure exactly what it's about, but seems to be about God, or spiritual oneness.
Such an underrated masterpiece
A lot of them ole songs made no sense. Typical it goes on forever lol. 6 minute song , that would never fly in 2025 , kids get bored easy. Sounds like self refection , that he only he understands. Wasn't he busted for kiddy porn or something ?
The musician acknowledged using his credit card to enter a website advertising child pornography, but said he was doing research for his autobiography. What ya crazy ?
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We’re all built from the same dust and dreams, Different roads, but the same means.
Listened to this album today, this song is one of Townshend finest. Would never be considered to be. But the lyrics are incredible, the track is incredible,vocals at his best, great band.
I'm not sure exactly what it's about, but seems to be about God, or spiritual oneness.
Such an underrated masterpiece
A lot of them ole songs made no sense. Typical it goes on forever lol. 6 minute song , that would never fly in 2025 , kids get bored easy. Sounds like self refection , that he only he understands. Wasn't he busted for kiddy porn or something ?
The musician acknowledged using his credit card to enter a website advertising child pornography, but said he was doing research for his autobiography. What ya crazy ?
That song was not written for kids, you think all music is for kids. That album particularly involved agung which I don't know why I related to the music so much as a kid, it still speaks to people interested in perspectives and people who tend to be soul searching.. interested in art , not somebody looking to pitch.
Not your ever day fare is what he's doing.
He was busted, but WAS cleared of all wrong doing.when I first heard his defense I said if c'mon.
He was in fact researching , blaming banks that allow people to use credit cards for illegal disgusting things.
The tragic part is he was cleared but people remember the accusations, not the investigation.
He never entered the site, he was trying to prove the credit card company doesn't care what you buy. So they should be punishable too..
If you are a superstar Rock star, your not going to use a credit card with your name in it to buy that Garbage, he used his own card.
That research he did ended up in the book he claimed to be doing it for, in his book who I am. Pete had issues, he wrote some songs that daltry had trouble signing,
One of the most incredible songs I've ever heard called rough boys, un fuckin believable song music especially.I never knew it was homo erotic.
I still choose to hear the song the way I want, it's a song about taunting your bullies, and standing up to them
Listened to this album today, this song is one of Townshend finest. Would never be considered to be. But the lyrics are incredible, the track is incredible,vocals at his best, great band.
I'm not sure exactly what it's about, but seems to be about God, or spiritual oneness.
Such an underrated masterpiece
A lot of them ole songs made no sense. Typical it goes on forever lol. 6 minute song , that would never fly in 2025 , kids get bored easy. Sounds like self refection , that he only he understands. Wasn't he busted for kiddy porn or something ?
The musician acknowledged using his credit card to enter a website advertising child pornography, but said he was doing research for his autobiography. What ya crazy ?
That song was not written for kids, you think all music is for kids. That album particularly involved agung which I don't know why I related to the music so much as a kid, it still speaks to people interested in perspectives and people who tend to be soul searching.. interested in art , not somebody looking to pitch.
Not your ever day fare is what he's doing.
He was busted, but WAS cleared of all wrong doing.when I first heard his defense I said if c'mon.
He was in fact researching , blaming banks that allow people to use credit cards for illegal disgusting things.
The tragic part is he was cleared but people remember the accusations, not the investigation.
He never entered the site, he was trying to prove the credit card company doesn't care what you buy. So they should be punishable too..
If you are a superstar Rock star, your not going to use a credit card with your name in it to buy that Garbage, he used his own card.
That research he did ended up in the book he claimed to be doing it for, in his book who I am. Pete had issues, he wrote some songs that daltry had trouble signing,
One of the most incredible songs I've ever heard called rough boys, un fuckin believable song music especially.I never knew it was homo erotic.
I still choose to hear the song the way I want, it's a song about taunting your bullies, and standing up to them
But he was cleared of this crime, a shame.
Incredible musician and writer
Well the who are your heroes , I could really careless he got busted for kiddy porn
We’re all built from the same dust and dreams, Different roads, but the same means.
To me it was always empowering, " I can turn your bulling right back at you, your not gonna push me around.
The music supports this pov and I'll always hear it that way.
Listen to all the different parts, different rhythms, different tempos, time sig.
Listen to that amazing chord sequence at the end...
One of the best rock songs .. period
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Yet millions are spent in there chord songs that sat nothing and boring as all get out.
You need to accept greatness. I know I'll never write anything close to Petes best songs, maybe I can write as good as as average songs.
I don't listen to 60 year old music , I'm more intuned to 25 music
I listen to music i like, admire , how old it is has nothing to do with greatness
Jelly roll just is nowhere near this
You just don't like Jelly cuz he was in prison , So you worship kiddy porn guy , He was sent to prison , Jelly would kill him . I really never liked the whole dress like a girl bands anyway , I'm more Jim Croce , if ya wanna look back 60 years
We’re all built from the same dust and dreams, Different roads, but the same means.
The Who began as spectacle. They became spectacular. Early on, the band was in pure demolition mode; later, on albums like Tommy and Quadrophenia, it coupled that raw energy with precision and desire to complete musical experiments on a grand scale. They asked, “What were the limits of rock & roll? Could the power of music actually change the way you feel?” Pete Townshend demanded that there be spiritual value in music. They were an incredible band whose main songwriter happened to be on a quest for reason and harmony in his life. He shared that journey with the listener, becoming an inspiration for others to seek out their own path. They did all this while also being in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s loudest band.
The Who quite possibly remain the greatest live band ever. Even the list-driven punk legend and music historian Johnny Ramone agreed with me on this. You can’t explain Keith Moon or his playing. John Entwistle was an enigma unto himself, another virtuoso musical oddity. Roger turned his mic into a weapon, seemingly in self-defense. All the while, Pete was leaping into the rafters wielding a Seventies Gibson Les Paul, which happens to be a stunningly heavy guitar. As a live group, they created momentum, and they seemed to be released by the ritual of their playing. (Check out “A Quick One While He’s Away,” from the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus.)
A few years ago in Chicago, I saw Pete wring notes out of his guitar like a mechanic squeezing oil from a rag. I watched as the guitar became a living being, one getting its body bashed and its neck strangled. As Pete set it down, I swear I sensed relief coming from that guitar. A Stratocaster with sweat on it. The guitar’s sweat.
The Who quite possibly remain the greatest live band ever. Even the list-driven punk legend and music historian Johnny Ramone agreed with me on this. You can’t explain Keith Moon or his playing. John Entwistle was an enigma unto himself, another virtuoso musical oddity. Roger turned his mic into a weapon, seemingly in self-defense. All the while, Pete was leaping into the rafters wielding a Seventies Gibson Les Paul, which happens to be a stunningly heavy guitar. As a live group, they created momentum, and they seemed to be released by the ritual of their playing. (Check out “A Quick One While He’s Away,” from the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus.)
A few years ago in Chicago, I saw Pete wring notes out of his guitar like a mechanic squeezing oil from a rag. I watched as the guitar became a living being, one getting its body bashed and its neck strangled. As Pete set it down, I swear I sensed relief coming from that guitar. A Stratocaster with sweat on it. The guitar’s sweat.
Ok Who rule the world , Glad you enjoy them
We’re all built from the same dust and dreams, Different roads, but the same means.
The Who quite possibly remain the greatest live band ever. Even the list-driven punk legend and music historian Johnny Ramone agreed with me on this. You can’t explain Keith Moon or his playing. John Entwistle was an enigma unto himself, another virtuoso musical oddity. Roger turned his mic into a weapon, seemingly in self-defense. All the while, Pete was leaping into the rafters wielding a Seventies Gibson Les Paul, which happens to be a stunningly heavy guitar. As a live group, they created momentum, and they seemed to be released by the ritual of their playing. (Check out “A Quick One While He’s Away,” from the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus.)
A few years ago in Chicago, I saw Pete wring notes out of his guitar like a mechanic squeezing oil from a rag. I watched as the guitar became a living being, one getting its body bashed and its neck strangled. As Pete set it down, I swear I sensed relief coming from that guitar. A Stratocaster with sweat on it. The guitar’s sweat.
The Who quite possibly remain the greatest live band ever. Even the list-driven punk legend and music historian Johnny Ramone agreed with me on this. You can’t explain Keith Moon or his playing. John Entwistle was an enigma unto himself, another virtuoso musical oddity. Roger turned his mic into a weapon, seemingly in self-defense. All the while, Pete was leaping into the rafters wielding a Seventies Gibson Les Paul, which happens to be a stunningly heavy guitar. As a live group, they created momentum, and they seemed to be released by the ritual of their playing. (Check out “A Quick One While He’s Away,” from the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus.)
A few years ago in Chicago, I saw Pete wring notes out of his guitar like a mechanic squeezing oil from a rag. I watched as the guitar became a living being, one getting its body bashed and its neck strangled. As Pete set it down, I swear I sensed relief coming from that guitar. A Stratocaster with sweat on it. The guitar’s sweat.
Ok Who rule the world , Glad you enjoy them
Now your starting to make some sense
I'm trying to be nice
We’re all built from the same dust and dreams, Different roads, but the same means.
The Who quite possibly remain the greatest live band ever. Even the list-driven punk legend and music historian Johnny Ramone agreed with me on this. You can’t explain Keith Moon or his playing. John Entwistle was an enigma unto himself, another virtuoso musical oddity. Roger turned his mic into a weapon, seemingly in self-defense. All the while, Pete was leaping into the rafters wielding a Seventies Gibson Les Paul, which happens to be a stunningly heavy guitar. As a live group, they created momentum, and they seemed to be released by the ritual of their playing. (Check out “A Quick One While He’s Away,” from the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus.)
A few years ago in Chicago, I saw Pete wring notes out of his guitar like a mechanic squeezing oil from a rag. I watched as the guitar became a living being, one getting its body bashed and its neck strangled. As Pete set it down, I swear I sensed relief coming from that guitar. A Stratocaster with sweat on it. The guitar’s sweat.
TOMMY the ROCK OPERA was released in 1969. Big hype as if it was the marriage of Mozart to Shakespeare.
The movie was released in 1975. I was in college. Went to the Movie with great expectations, only to see a far-fetched story about a blind kid who played pin-ball set to incessant banging chords and contrived sounding interludes. Bored to death.
The WHO was a huge band, but lyrically, nothing all that great to be heard.
That was symptomatic of the era. All rock bands were "genius,"...but actually, they were not.
STAIRWAY is arguably the biggest single "rock" song of all time. Never knew what the lyrics were about. Saw Plant in an interview once and he could not really give a satisfying answer as to what they were about. He fell back on the tired old art cliche about the meaning being different for every listener. Shakespeare was about something and the writing made it clear.
My opinion: Stairway was a very pleasant musical melody, with poetic-ish sounding lyrics which ALL set up, what is very arguably the most iconic electric guitar solo of all time. Nothing that the WHO did was close. You can hear STAIRWAY on the radio every day in 2025. You hardly hardly ever hear the WHO.
TOMMY the ROCK OPERA was released in 1969. Big hype as if it was the marriage of Mozart to Shakespeare.
The movie was released in 1975. I was in college. Went to the Movie with great expectations, only to see a far-fetched story about a blind kid who played pin-ball set to incessant banging chords and contrived sounding interludes. Bored to death.
The WHO was a huge band, but lyrically, nothing all that great to be heard.
That was symptomatic of the era. All rock bands were "genius,"...but actually, they were not.
STAIRWAY is arguably the biggest single "rock" song of all time. Never knew what the lyrics were about. Saw Plant in an interview once and he could not really give a satisfying answer as to what they were about. He fell back on the tired old art cliche about the meaning being different for every listener. Shakespeare was about something.
My opinion: Stairway was a very pleasant musical melody, with poetic-ish sounding lyrics which ALL set up, what is very arguably the most iconic electric guitar solo of all time. Nothing that the WHO did was close. You can hear STAIRWAY on the radio every day in 2025. You hardly hardly ever hear the WHO.
The tommy movie sucked,c the worst movie I ever saw. Timmy the play in Broadway was great
But you couldn't be more wrong about the lyrics.
This was a young Townshend, creating a concept album early twenties. It covered post war england, it covered child abuse, it covered autism... Things that weren't tip of the tongue like they are today.vir before they had words for it
Carole king said pinball wizard was the greatest song ever written . The sensory aspects of music and images was incredible.grahted people may have not wanted it at the time
But that's insane to say the lyrics of Tommy weren't good.
This was a young Townshend, creating a concept album early twenties. It covered post war england, it covered child abuse, it covered autism... Things that weren't tip of the tongue like they are today.vir before they had words for it
Carole king said pinball wizard was the greatest song ever written . The sensory aspects of music and images was incredible.grahted people may have not wanted it at the time
But that's insane to say the lyrics of Tommy weren't good.
Ask Couchgrouch
Carole King and Couchgrouch are entitled to their opinions. I have my own.
But, there is a historical record, so let's use it... "deaf, dumb and blind" were nothing new at the time, and I dont remember "autism" in the lyrics.
So, quote an instance of what you feel makes TOMMY a great set of lyrics? Irony? Epiphany? Word play?
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