Who is Sigrid and Why is She the Next Big Thing in Music?

[DennisN]

I was looking for the previous "Best songs ever" thread, but it seems it is gone. So I boldly start a new one...

The very talented 21 year old Norwegian singer and songwriter Sigrid:

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

FYI the last thread was taken down because I received a DMCA request. Share away again, but if I receive another I'll have to remove this thread too.

 

[waternohitter]

 

[AlexCaledin]

According to the book
Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness by Bruce Rosenblum, Fred Kuttner
page 125,
this is the best song ever for quantum physicists :

 

[Psinter]

FYI the last thread was taken down because I received a DMCA request. Share away again, but if I receive another I'll have to remove this thread too.

What a downer. Was it because of written content like lyrics? Because if it were to be about videos, then YouTube should have gotten it first.

 

[david2]

 

[Spinnor]

Please excuse the long list.

 

[Spinnor]

 

[Spinnor]

 

[david2]

 

[Spinnor]

 

[lekh2003]

I happen to have a sudden addiction to the song "Pray for me" written by Kendrick Lamar for the new Black Panther movie. The album has quite a few good songs. I'm usually not a hip-hop or rap fan, but the songs are mesmerising.

Otherwise I would listen to songs by KSHMR, R3hab, etc.

I simply cannot give one favorite song or artist.

 

[DennisN]

The very talented 21 year old Norwegian singer and songwriter Sigrid:

Another song, powerful live performance:


Original:

 

[DennisN]

I had to post this performance of "Strangers" by 21 year old Sigrid too,
because I actually got goose bumps on my neck during the two choruses in this performance
when I heard it a couple of minutes ago. It is not often this happens to me .
(she won BBC Music Sound of 2018).

 

[DennisN]

And some music from my home country :
The powerful vocals of Marie Fredriksson/early Roxette in "Soul Deep" (1987):


EDIT:


Wow, I found a rare live clip with an amazing performance of the song here (starts at 2:45)

 

[BillTre]

Here's my favorite version of a well known song:

 

[Fig Neutron]

There are so many good songs. I don't know what to choose, but I think Boston would have to be my favorite. I typically like classic and alternative rock with a few random songs sprinkled in.

 

[Arman777]

There are so many good songs. I don't know what to choose, but I think Boston would have to be my favorite. I typically like classic and alternative rock with a few random songs sprinkled in.

I like this song. Its really cute.

 

[Psinter]

This Requiem of Spirit version is too epic for this world.

 

[david2]

 

[ZapperZ]

Let's bring back retro 70's!



Zz.

 

[Spinnor]

 

[BWV]

Some classic NBM

 

[Spinnor]

 

[ZapperZ]

Before there was Duran Duran, there was one of the most highly-underrated band: Japan. I worn out the LP with this track that I imported from the UK. This tune is still in my regular rotation when I do any long-distance driving.



Zz.

 

[DennisN]

I know I've posted songs from Sigrid in this thread before, but I had to add these two live performances I recently saw,
because they are so good and practically flawless...
From the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Dec 2017, songs "Dynamite" and "Strangers":

 

[Spinnor]

 

[pinball1970]

Paul Simon wrote this about Garfunkel going off to make a film while he was trying write & record an album

The harmonies are beautiful, ethereal and all with 60s technology

 

[dRic2]

For the kids born in the 90's, how can you not cry with this?

(DragonBall GT main theme)

 

[BWV]

The harmonies are beautiful, ethereal and all with 60s technology

Well harmony is after all, a 17-18th century technology

 

[pinball1970]

Well harmony is after all, a 17-18th century technology

I think that’s cheating, the OP was favourite "songs" not piece of music and as for the technology? I think harmony goes back a lot further than that.I don’t know much about the history of the technology of chords scales modes harmonics but it was a clever job to group everything into a manageable bunch, I imagine the physics was not understood very well? Anyway your Handle piece is well known but a little repetitive, for harmony this is one of my favourites.

 

[pinball1970]

Am Allowed one more? my fave song and year

 

[BWV]

I think that’s cheating, the OP was favourite "songs" not piece of music and as for the technology? I think harmony goes back a lot further than that.I don’t know much about the history of the technology of chords scales modes harmonics but it was a clever job to group everything into a manageable bunch, I imagine the physics was not understood very well? Anyway your Handle piece is well known but a little repetitive .

Harmony was a creation of the baroque period. There was not really an idea of chords and chord progressions in medieval and Renaissance music - the styles had rules for counterpoint that created what to us are recognizable chords but that is not really how they thought about it at the time.

Great songs / pieces you posted though

 

[pinball1970]

Harmony was a creation of the baroque period. There was not really an idea of chords and chord progressions in medieval and Renaissance music - the styles had rules for counterpoint that created what to us are recognizable chords but that is not really how they thought about it at the time.

Great songs / pieces you posted though

Thanks, I could post 100 songs on this thread to be honest without thinking too much about it.

DennisN seems to be approaching that number just with Sigred!

Your name has an intended Bach connection?

 

[pinball1970]

Read everyones and these may get removed so one more, not intended for guitar when it was written probably. I still like it.

 

[BWV]

No Bach did not write anything for guitar and even the works commonly ascribed for lute were written for the Lautenwerck, or lute-harpsichord, a keyboard instrument with plucked gut strings

 

[Spinnor]

 

[DennisN]

the OP was favourite "songs" not piece of music

As long as the post contains any type of music, it's fine with me. I'm fine with brief discussions too. I started this thread because the old thread we had, called "Best songs ever", I think, was deleted. That thread and the intention of this thread is to basically be sort of a public jukebox.

And Händel - Sarabande is more than welcome! I like Händel a lot. And Bach too.

DennisN seems to be approaching that number just with Sigred!

Yeah , it was not so long ago I discovered her, and I get so impressed when I hear and see such a young, natural talent. I hope she gets a good career.

But I have to start posting something else , so here we go,
the US/Texas dream pop band Cigarettes After Sex:

 

[pinball1970]

No Bach did not write anything for guitar and even the works commonly ascribed for lute were written for the Lautenwerck

Amazing, and great trying to keep up with the notes! Bach was something else, genius does not cover it. If aliens visited and they said take me to your leader I would say hang on just let me play you this first. Out would come the Bach. Speaking of Lute though. Jan Akkerman is from a band called Focus- amazing players

 

[pinball1970]

there was one of the most highly-underrated band: Japan.

I hated the 80s as I was a teenager discovering the 60s and 70s during that time but Japan did one a track I really did like

 

[pinball1970]

Let's bring back retro 70's!

As requested

 

[LiamSmith]

I like Eminem. He is still very huge!

 

[LiamSmith]

Or maybe Lil peep

 

[DennisN]

(PJ Harvey) x 3

 

[pinball1970]

he gets the words wrong and purposefully changes them at another point. The song is ok the performance mind blowing. If you don't like it you are a heathen

 

[pinball1970]

This too

 

[pinball1970]

The sync goes out but it does not matter- ok ill leave it now as I am hogging a little

 

[david2]

 

[Spinnor]

This too

Will not play for me, I get this message, "This video contains content from elvis. It is not available in your country."

 

[Spinnor]