Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” was the Song of the Year in 1989 (28 Years Ago!).
Here’s Tracy Chapman (1989) vs. Passenger/Michael David Rosenberg with his Cover (July 2, 2017).
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
June 27, 2017 by 20 Comments
Bono: “We love America. I think this is why you say we are allowed to talk about America. We come here like Pilgrims in some sense – – America is the promised land and I feel like an annoying fan sometimes following America into the bathroom with the liner notes … “you didn’t play the declaration of independence” – – I’m that guy, we’re that group. We love this country. And we love the landscape and it’s not just the physical landscape, its the psychological landscape, it’s a spiritual landscape…” (May, 2017)
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” was released in 1985 (32 years ago! Wow!). It was won the Grammy Award for the Song of the Year as did the Album for the Album of the Year.
Thank you Susan
I See Rivers
May 31, 2017 by 17 Comments
Hailing from the Northern, Southern and Western parts of Norway, the now Liverpool-based trio I SEE RIVERS creates an organic musical landscape they’ve dubbed ”Float Folk”. (Facebook page)
If you liked this tune, check out I Think I Like You
The Paper Kites
January 14, 2017 by 9 Comments
The Paper Kites are an indie folk rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2010. Lyrics for this tune Tenenbaum at Genius.com. Links here for the band’s official web site, Facebook, and their album on iTunes.
Gulls
December 19, 2016 by 13 Comments
This land belongs to the gulls
And the gulls to their cry
And their cry to the wind
And the wind belongs to no-one
The wind belongs to no-one…
~ David Gray, from Gulls.
Video recorded live on December 7, 2016 in Antwerp, Belgium.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
September 24, 2016 by 30 Comments
St. Paul & The Broken Bones is a six-piece soul band based out of Birmingham, Alabama, which formed in 2012.
“Paul, according to all the reviews and stuff that are written of the band, he looks like your high school history teacher, or he looks like Drew Carey,” Phillips explains. “Bottom line is that we’re a bunch of kind of nerdy-looking white guys, and when this sort of earth-shaking soul roar comes out of his mouth for the first time, you can always hear the air being sucked out of the room.” Janeway wasn’t raised to be a soul singer. He grew up in rural Alabama in a strict religious household. “I could only listen to, like, gospel Christian music,” Janeway says.” And he got most of his musical chops from church. He even trained to be a preacher. “I learned more from preaching than I did singing in church,” Janeway explains, “because you learn a little bit more about how to interact with the crowd — feeling momentum, just feeling that intensity — and it’s not a whole lot different than what we do now.”
(NPR Music: From Preacher To Grass Cutter To Earth-Shaking Soul Singer)
Liked this? Don’t miss I’ve Been Loving You and All I Ever Wonder.
Find the group’s 2016 album Sea of Noise on iTunes
Rag’n’Bone Man
August 18, 2016 by 24 Comments
Rag’n’Bone Man (born Rory Graham) sings “Human“. He’s a British singer-songwriter from Uckfield, near Brighton. At 15, he started he career by testing his rap skills at open-mic hip hop nights. At 19, encouraged by his father, he sang at a blues jam in a local pub and doors started opening for acoustic gigs. His career has since taken off. You can find his pages on Facebook, his web site and on iTunes.
White Flag (Three Sisters Closner)
August 11, 2016 by 11 Comments
Joseph is a band of three sisters – Natalie, Allison, and Meegan Closner – hailing from Portland, Oregon.
“Joseph was formed in the small town of Joseph, Oregon and is comprised of three sisters, twins Meegan and Allie, and their older sister Natalie. From playing in living rooms to playing at Red Rocks in Colorado with David Gray, they’ve been making waves across the US with their genetically perfected harmonies, raw lyrics, and artistically distinct style. Through their music, these three women have a way of finding their way into the depths of your soul where they uplift and remind us all that we are not alone.” (Source: Ssekodesigns.com)
Liked this? Don’t miss: Joseph with Come in Close.
Find the band on Facebook and iTunes.
5:00 Bell! Long week. For the ride home…
July 29, 2016 by 7 Comments
Fenne Lily, 18, lives and studies in Bristol, England. She was born in Dorset and crafts elegant, folksy songs performed with a fragility that belies the lyrical strength of her music is accompanied by a simple acoustic guitar. Being discouraged from watching TV as a child was integral to the development of Fenne Lily’s musicality, as instead much of her time was spent writing songs and honing both instrumental and lyrical skill. Her folk-tinged music is woven with integrity and sincerity; grit and soft understatement in equal measures.
Liked this? Check out Fenne Lily’s Hit: Top to Toe
Find her on Facebook here: Fenne Lily
180 secs of your life. Pause to watch.
June 23, 2016 by 40 Comments
and don’t quit until the finish…
Source and read more here: World Renowned Pianist Performs Concert Floating on the Arctic Ocean
Photograph
June 14, 2016 by 4 Comments
Anne Sila, 26, is a French singer and cellist. She came to prominence in 2015 in season 4 of the talent show: The Voice, the most beautiful voice.
Inspired by a share by Memory’s Landscape:
“A photograph is a fragment–a glimpse. We accumulate glimpses, fragments. All of us mentally stock hundreds of photographic images, subject to instant recall. All photographs aspire to the condition of being memorable–that is, unforgettable.”
~ Susan Sontag, from “Photography: A Little Summa,” At the Same Time: Essays & Speeches“
Watch. Watch this.
June 11, 2016 by 34 Comments
I’ve been told that I’m the only one on the planet that hasn’t seen this 12-year old ukulele singer-songwriter play a song she wrote on America’s Got Talent. Grace VanderWaal’s amazing audition has been seen over 60,000,000 times and counting. This sweet, genuine, modest young lady from Suffern, NY steps up in front of millions and nails it. Simon Cowell describes her as the next Taylor Swift.
Watch. Watch this.
Thank you Susan.
To your health. Drink up.
June 9, 2016 by 17 Comments
“Keaton Henson, 28, is an English folk rock musician, visual artist and poet from London. Henson suffers from anxiety and, as a result, he rarely plays concerts. In his video ‘To Your Health’ Henson uses ballet dancer Elizabeth Harrod to add his inner expression as well as visual tone to the song during which he sits performing as a removed and out of focus figure. Whilst this may be construed as a reflection of his inhibitions the results are beautiful.”
If you liked this, don’t miss Keaton Henson in “You.”
Seramic
June 4, 2016 by 9 Comments
When Seramic introduced himself with “People Say” in January, the mysterious London artist told us, “I just want the music to speak for itself for now.” Sticking to his word, he hasn’t released any more photos or information about himself, opting to share new music instead. (Source: Pigeons & Planes)
Crosses
April 28, 2016 by 11 Comments
Sunday Morning Walk (29 sec)
April 24, 2016 by 18 Comments
Percy James goes for a walk in the park…
I’m Mr. Boombastic say me fantastic…boom…boom.
Live & Learn 