Best Songs Ever

OmCheeto

I'm very glad my younger brother bought me a mandolin for my birthday 7(?) years ago.

I can play along with music anytime I want.

turbo

Get on your bikes and ride!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnjF1O4eH0

dlgoff

I figure Greg is my PF "Pusher Man". Thanks for the fixes man.



BTW: Thanks Evo for the extra "Push".

dkotschessaa

Oh, of course I have a general idea what it's *about* I guess, but no, no idea what they are saying specifically, though I know that a lot of it is their version of scat singing so it's not translatable.

I'll have to see if that works in my study playlist. :)


VERY cool. I love Rumi also. Though I haven't got theistic inclinations, Rumi's poetry has always resonated with me in a special way.

dkotschessaa

Thanks. This has the kind of groove I'm looking for. For whatever reason this stuff kind of tunes my brain into a contemplative/concentration mood, whereas western music causes me to go into a kind of analytic mode (I'm a classical and jazz guitarist), which is distracting.

Another one that comes up on my Jango playlist based on Nusrat's stuff is this one:



I have no idea in what tradition it's originally based, (obviously it's now in a pop tradition, but I don't know where it might be rooted). Have no idea what language it is or what they are even saying, but it's beautiful.

-Dave K

nazarbaz

That's what gnawa is all about. The full effect cannot be reached before several hours of playing or listening and the guidance of a master. Some jazz musicians, like Randy Weston, got interested in it for the same reasons you mentionned and made very good stuff of it.
Thank you for sharing.

turbo

Got to take them as they come.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXrmAKBBTU

dkotschessaa

Jazz can be a bit like a drug. People that listen to a lot of it often start looking for "stronger stuff." I like a lot of dissonance and I like tricky rhythms, but only if they fit into the musical structure. In this case, I wouldn't say the rhythmic flow is "broken." But it does take a bit of sophistication to understand in what way the rhythm is being played with. Same with the chords.

-Dave K
(also a jazz musician)

nazarbaz

A beautiful blues from the desert sands...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYpBl3i5TVs

Adyssa

I've been listening to a lot of Tinariwen lately, an African blues / vocal ensemble, it's amazing music, I love the blues fusion!

ImaLooser

My vote for the most beautifully sung song ever.

Eva became a big star in the UK posthumously. One of her fans persuaded the
BBC to play one of her tunes. People started to call in, one thing led to another, and that was all it took. US media is strictly pay-for-play, so you never hear her here. It's illegal, but the last thing the government wants to do is tangle with the media, so they look the other way.

Eva's version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow is now standard, replacing the original, and was voted the best pop song of the 20th century.

nazarbaz

In this times of pure madness... Quatuor pour la fin du temps...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR9Ya_Nc1yg
To the limits, really...

ImaLooser

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida sung in Finnish. This guy is one of the most popular singers and actors in Finland, he did the Finnish voice for Aladdin's Genie and has an operatic voice. He mostly does folk music and mainstream pop, this seems to be his only rock number. It sounds a lot like Mahavishnu's Dance of Maya. Hypnotic! There is a truly bizarre solo by something that sounds like a duck call. It seems to be entirely serious though.

OmCheeto

Last day!


This song carried me the last few miles...

HOME BASE!

Kick the can!

OmCheeto

Cuz, Mamma, I'm ho,o,ooooome........


drats... there's my name again.....

someone should shut me down.

OmCheeto

left ear is singing/ringing....

shut up LisaB.......!

OmCheeto

Flash mob is a bit of an exaggeration. More of a trickle mob.