Maybe if I twisted with Chubby every day, I'd be a little less "chubby" myself .... ya think?
Or I could always twist with John, Paul, George and Ringo; (This one takes a moment to load. Be patient).
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friday classics: Friday Classics: I Can See Clearly Now - 02/08/08 07:05 AM
I've been up to my ears in a couple of different projects ... but Fridays Classics can't be denied :-) This is for all of Southern California now that the rain storms have passed...
Lyrics A little about Johnny Nash … (9 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics - 02/01/08 06:12 AM
Some people get "earworms". But more often than not I find myself chasing a musical butterfly. You know how that goes: You suddenly remember a few lyrics from a song you heard years ago. The melody flutters through your mind like a butterfly, and if you don't manage to capture it right … (3 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: Don't Worry, Be Happy - 01/25/08 06:10 AM
My post yesterday Open Letter To HouseValues (CC. Active Rain) stirred up quite a bit of discussion, and I'm glad it did. I think AR members need a chance to express their questions and concerns. As Rich Jacobson pointed out, members have "vested a considerable amount of time and content", even though … (14 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics - 01/18/08 05:57 AM
One of my favorite title insurance sales reps retired this month. She stood head and shoulders above the rest because, while she never once tried to sell herself to me, she was always ready to pitch in and lend a hand. And in my particular market, lending a hand most often means … (4 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: City of New Orleans - 01/11/08 06:19 AM
I started out looking for a video of Arlo Guthrie covering this song. Still haven't come across one. But I found I like this version a whole lot anyway: It's by Willie Nelson and the Highwaymen....
I'm not a religious person, but I think you could probably do worse than adopting the song's chorus as a New Year's Resolution. … (7 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: Ring In The New Year - 12/28/07 06:22 AM
"Auld Lang Syne," is traditionally sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. Here's a little of the song's history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne And the complete lyrcis along with a translation into modern day english: http://www.newyearfavors.com/new-years-eve-song.html While browsing YouTube, I fell in love with this … (5 comments)
Louis Armstrong - Bio History of "When the Saints Go Marching In" The Jazz Funeral Tradition … (6 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: Goodbye Marie - 12/14/07 05:55 AM
This song, a hit on country charts for Bobby Goldsboro in 1982, may not have a lot of redeeming social virtue. But I do have a fond memory of driving down the Long Beach freeway in my red 77 Ford Pinto with Goodbye Marie on the radio; me singing along, young (younger, … (8 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: The Simon Sisters - 12/07/07 06:45 AM
I've come across a few Carly Simon fans here on Active Rain. I love Carly, too. Did you know Carly Simon started her musical career in a folk duo, the Simon Sisters, with her sister Lucy?
Here is a video of the Simon Sisters from the 1960s performing Turn, Turn, … (10 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: Hi-De-Ho - 11/30/07 06:50 AM
Over at BloodhoundBlog, a conference, BloodhoundBlog Unchained, is taking shape. One interesting conversation revolves around a "theme song" for the event. Here's a theme song idea from Teri Lussier. The song is Won't Get Fooled Again ,,,, and here's a link to the lyrics for boomer suffering from Rock-Ear Syndrome. Here's Greg's Swann's original … (2 comments)
Here is a link to the lyrics and a little of the amazing history of this song:
http://www.mysongbook.de/msb/songs/i/ifihhamm.html When Pete Seeger first wrote the lyrics, they were considered "radical" and the song didn't become popular … (6 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: Louie Louie - 11/16/07 07:00 AM
"Louie Louie" has become a standard in pop and rock, performed by high school marching bands, rock bands, punk bands, you name it. "Louie Louie" was originally written by Richard Berry in 1955 as a calypso-style ballad, that told in simple verse-chorus form, the story of a Jamaican sailor returning to … (6 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics - November 9 - 11/09/07 05:59 AM
Back in June, Teri Lussier wrote how she loved Show Tunes. I completely agreed. Gee, that seems like such a long time ago! There's nothing like a catchy, upbeat Show Tune to make you want to stand up, lift up your arms, and just belt it out. Here's one in that category, Consider … (4 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: That Was Then, This Is Now - 11/02/07 07:12 AM
Further explorations into "That Was Then, This is Now" Consider this. Here is a video fo Eric Burdon performing "Bring It On Home" in 1965, probably on the Ed Sullivan Show. (Lordy, it should have been illegal for a kid that young to sing the blues.)
Here is a video of … (8 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics: That Was Then, This Is Now - 10/26/07 01:51 PM
Last week, I posted a video of Springsteen in the 1980s and there were some interesting comments about how much we have all changed in 20 years. Well, let's consider this (hang in a minute while the videos load): Here is Joe Cocker performing "A Little Help From My Friends" in 1969. He's … (5 comments)
friday classics: Friday Classics - 10/19/07 06:24 AM
A while back, a longtime friend mentioned how much he enjoyed browsing through YouTube looking for different performances of his favorite music. Well, I started doing it, too. And it is fun.... and sometimes as you listen to different songs from the past, you think about what was going on in your … (15 comments)
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