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[DennisN]

I've recently discovered the very talented singer/songwriter Billie Eilish,

I've just seen this fun Carpool Karaoke with Billie Eilish and James Corden. Wow, she sounds great singing in a car without any effects... And she sings and plays a lovely snippet of "I will" by The Beatles at 5:00. I wish she wouldn't have stopped, it sounded wonderful.

 

[OCR]

Classic. . . . Yuppies in the Sky · Peter, Paul and Mary

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[DennisN]

This is currently one of my favorite songs by Billie Eilish. It's a slow and sad one, but I think it is so beautiful and well done. Great melodies, hooks and lyrics and great singing. It gets a 10 out of 10 by me .

Billie Eilish - When The Party's Over

 

[DennisN]

I've recently discovered the very talented singer/songwriter Billie Eilish

I just saw on the wikipedia main page that Billie Eilish got a grand slam at the Grammy Awards 2020, she won the major categories:

• Album of the Year
• Best Pop Vocal Album
• Record of the Year
• Song of the Year ("Bad Guy")
• Best New Artist

She was also nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance. Congratulations, Billie! I am very, very impressed. Well, I already was impressed before she won these prizes, actually.

Billie Eilish - bad guy

 

[hutchphd]

The same song brings the same outrage 50 years later. Thank you Mr Zimmerman.

 

[ZapperZ]

I know DennisN has mentioned Billie Eilish a few times. Many of her other tunes have been getting a lot of publicity, but when I first bought her album, the track that stood out to me was "I Love You". Over the many months that I've listened to it, it has definitely grown on me, and now I consider it as one of my all-time favorites. The music, lyrics, and singing are just spot on with loads of emotional punch, especially considering that it is performed with such quiet elegance.

She has performed this with her brother a few times, including a performance on Saturday Night Live. But here's a video of the song performed at the Greek Theater.


Zz.

 

[DennisN]

"Money For Nothing" is a classic, iconic song by Dire Straits, and I recently saw a fun video in which Mark Knopfler told about the background to the song. He overheard a worker in a kitchen appliances store complaining about music artists playing on MTV, and Knopfler hid behind some goods and wrote down the things the worker was saying. Here is that clip about the song.
The entire video is good by the way, it is about Knopfler's five favorite guitars.

And this is another great video where Knopfler talks about guitars and guitar playing, and in which he displays his formidable skills with the instruments :
The video for "Money For Nothing" was the first video to be shown on MTV in the UK. And the video and the lyrics make more sense if you know the backstory. By the way, Sting did the intro vocals and backing vocals.

And here's a live version of "Money For Nothing" with four legends, Mark Knopfler on lead guitar and vocals, Sting on backing vocals, Eric Clapton on rhythm guitar and Phil Collins on drums!

 

[fresh_42]

 

[OCR]

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Actually, I have never really cared much for that one. . . .

What really turns me on though, are. . .Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. . . .

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[fresh_42]

Emmylou, my crush of youth!

 

[OCR]

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Ain't that the truth. . . .
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[DennisN]

Great song, cool video, powerful performance:

The Cult - Wild Hearted Son

 

[fresh_42]

 

[Mary Conrads Sanburn]

 

[Mary Conrads Sanburn]

 

[DennisN]

MUSE & Brian Johnson of AC/DC - Back In Black [Reading Festival 2017]

 

[DennisN]

Lovely, suggestive electronica by Carmen Rizzo:

Carmen Rizzo - The Space Left Behind

 

[DennisN]

Looks like Chvrches did a special quarantine live performance of one of their songs.
Gosh, I really like her voice...

CHVRCHES - Forever (Separate But Together Version)

 

[DennisN]

Mmmm... very nice.

Billie Eilish & Finneas perform "Sunny" | One World: Together At Home

 

[DennisN]

Another one from the special show "One World: Together At Home on April 18"
Great song, I think.

Billie Joe Armstrong (from Green Day) performs "Wake Me Up When September Ends"

 

[StevieTNZ]

I've had this song on repeat basically all day yesterday

 

[ZapperZ]

Not sure if DennisN or anyone else has posted this yet, but if no one hasn't...

This is a jaw-dropping, spectacular rendition of Michael Jackson's "Bad" by Billie Eilish. If there's any doubt of her artistry and talent, this video should blow them all to smithereens. It is stunning. It was as if she was channeling Amy Winehouse! :)



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[DennisN]

Not sure if DennisN or anyone else has posted this yet, but if no one hasn't...

This is a jaw-dropping, spectacular rendition of Michael Jackson's "Bad" by Billie Eilish. If there's any doubt of her artistry and talent, this video should blow them all to smithereens. It is stunning. It was as if she was channeling Amy Winehouse! :)

I hadn't heard that cover with her before, thanks for posting! I agree, it is stunning, a superb performance. She's got so much soul in her voice. They made it sound like an older song than it is, really cool!

With a vocal talent like hers, combined with the great songwriting skills together with her brother, they could be heading for a very successful career in the years to come. And in the future, I hope they continue to try to stay some distance away from the mainstream and instead go for their own experimental style. Which I think they will.

 

[DennisN]

Here's another great vocalist, Conor Mason in Nothing But Thieves, live in quarantine:

Nothing But Thieves - In Solitude :: You Know Me Too Well (Live)
And another great performance by one of my new favorite bands, Chrvches (from Scotland):

CHVRCHES: Forever (The Tonight Show: At Home Edition) (Jimmy Fallon)

 

[Spinnor]

 

[DennisN]

R.E.M. - Drive (Live)

 

[DennisN]

I just heard this special acoustic version today. I just love the song and vocals, it's magical:

CHVRCHES - Heaven/Hell (Hansa Session / Audio)

 

[Mary Conrads Sanburn]

The Rolling Stones - Living In A Ghost Town

 

[Mary Conrads Sanburn]

Al Green - Love and Happiness


I can dance in my office! Yayhoo ~~ Let's shake it UP~

 

[DennisN]

Groovy stuff here:

Roosevelt - Colours / Moving On


Roosevelt - Shadows (Midnight Version)

 

[Spinnor]

 

[Jarvis323]

One song that comes to mind is Gnarles Barkley's Crazy. There are some covers of it that give me the chills.




My favorite in classical is Chopin.




In Jazz, I like Art Tatum's playing.

 

[Jarvis323]

Some of these songs by a little known independent artist I randomly found on band-camp:

 

[Jarvis323]

And I like this song also. The part where the strings come in is great.

 

[DennisN]

My favorite in classical is Chopin.

Chopin is great. I love the nocturnes too.

Here are two other piano pieces I love by Liszt and Grieg:

 

[Mondayman]

Stones at their best, from a classic album.

 

[BWV]

Classic tune, made #9 on Rolling Stone’s top 100 Brazilian songs

 

[david2]

some raw guitar from the master

 

[CJ2116]

@david2

Flying in a Blue Dream (along with The Extremist and Crystal Planet) were some of my favorite albums growing up as a kid. I was never really into his vocal tracks that much, but Flying in a Blue Dream (the song) and Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing gave me many hours of frustrating guitar practice!

I've probably heard this song (and possibly the whole album) 500 times - I love the whole thing, but Allan Holdsworth's solo on this is one of my favorite ever! I sometimes just repeat this song over and over when I'm on the treadmill.


I generally go through 1-2 month periods where I listen to particular bands/artists a lot. Recently it has been Van Der Graaf Generator:


And Opeth

 

[wrobel]

 

[Spinnor]

 

[Mary Conrads Sanburn]

 

[david2]

 

[david2]

one song from a great album

 

[david2]

memories

 

[DennisN]

I still love this song.
Sheryl Crow - Steve McQueen

 

[david2]

Came across this on youtube. love it!

 

[CJ2116]

Wow, I really like that! I used to listen to Dave Weckl's Live and Very Plugged In back in high school a lot, but I like this even better (mostly because Kenny G has made me unable to listen to most music with saxophone in it.)

Kind of reminds me of Tribal Tech Face First in places.

 

[david2]

awesome!

 

[OCR]

Really neat song by Lacy. . .



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