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

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The discussion revolves around the revival of a "Best Songs Ever" thread, which was previously removed due to a DMCA request. Participants share their favorite songs and artists, with a notable mention of the Norwegian singer Sigrid, whose powerful performances have garnered significant admiration. Other artists discussed include Kendrick Lamar, KSHMR, and classic rock bands like Boston and Yes. The conversation touches on the emotional impact of music, with several users expressing their experiences of goosebumps during live performances. There is also a debate about the historical context of musical harmony and its evolution, alongside discussions of various genres, including rock, hip-hop, and electronica. The thread serves as a public jukebox for users to share and discover music, with a focus on both contemporary and classic tracks.
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Two tracks I really like by the Greek chillwave band Keep Shelly In Athens:

Time Exists Only To Betray Us


Oostende
 
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I like this song because it's great music and it's about miners. How many songs do you know that celebrate the miners? If someone is interested, when I have time I will post the lyrics in English as well as German.

 
  • #303
pinball1970 said:
No hate them, I've tried. I adore choral music (I sang in a choir) but I cannot get into opera. Not keen on solo type stuff either. Arias?Sorry showing ignorance here.

I like Mozart and love this, its all good but from 5.28 is just fantastic



This song from The Magic Flute is one of my favorites, sung by one of my favorite boys choir. The part about superstition giving way to enlightenment and men becoming like gods in a heaven-like kingdom on Earth is what I believe. Science and enlightenment in general is the way. A good message for July 4th, since that is the philosophy of Jefferson, Franklin, Paine, and other great champions of the enlightenment.



Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkünden
Die Sonn' auf goldner Bahn,
Bald soll der Aberglaube schwinden,
Bald siegt der weise Mann.
O, holde Ruhe, steig hernieder,
Kehr in der Menschen Herzen wieder,
Dann ist die Erd' ein Himmelreich,
Und sterbliche sind Göttern gleich,
Und sterbliche sind Göttern gleich, Please search online for a professional English translation. Here is my own loose translation.

Soon the blazing sun comes on its golden way to herald the morning. Soon superstition shall vanish. Soon the wise man shall be victorious. Oh come sacred peace, return to the human heart. Then the Earth will become a heavenly empire, and mortals will become equal to gods.
 
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pinball1970 said:
The first is pretty strange, I don't do opera, call me a heathen- I tried sorry

The Trojans by Berlioz is a great opera.

He also wrote Symphonie Fantastique which is amazing.

This is one of many superb passages from The Trojans.

 
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  • #305
Sorry, no lyrics on this one. But the cows make up for it.

 
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  • #306
david2 said:


It's blocked, at least for me here in the USA.
 
  • #307
I think I found a version that works in the USA.

 
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Aufbauwerk 2045 said:
This song from The Magic Flute is one of my favorites, sung by one of my favorite boys choir. The part about superstition giving way to enlightenment and men becoming like gods in a heaven-like kingdom on Earth is what I believe. Science and enlightenment in general is the way. A good message for July 4th, since that is the philosophy of Jefferson, Franklin, Paine, and other great champions of the enlightenment.



Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkünden
Die Sonn' auf goldner Bahn,
Bald soll der Aberglaube schwinden,
Bald siegt der weise Mann.
O, holde Ruhe, steig hernieder,
Kehr in der Menschen Herzen wieder,
Dann ist die Erd' ein Himmelreich,
Und sterbliche sind Göttern gleich,
Und sterbliche sind Göttern gleich, Please search online for a professional English translation. Here is my own loose translation.

Soon the blazing sun comes on its golden way to herald the morning. Soon superstition shall vanish. Soon the wise man shall be victorious. Oh come sacred peace, return to the human heart. Then the Earth will become a heavenly empire, and mortals will become equal to gods.
Speaking of loose translation, had I not been enjoying a favorite beverage of the founding fathers, I would have translated "holde Ruhe" a bit differently. I think "fair peace" or "beautiful peace" is correct. Any native German speakers are welcome to provide any corrections. As the great German writer Wilhelm Shakespeare once said, "to err is human, especially after an adult beverage." Long live the Reinheitsgebot.
 
  • #309
Timely songs by the sarcastic master (Randy Newman):
Burn On (about when the Cuyahoga River catching fire in the 1970's):


Sail Away (about the slave trade):


Political Science:
 
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  • #310
Paradise Lost
Natural Beauty (Neil Young):


The Last Resort (Eagles):


Paradise (John Prine):
 
  • #311
Non-Current Events?
For What Its Worth (Buffalo Springfield):


Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who):


Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh):


American Idiot (Green Day):
 
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  • #312
Here's my favorite song. It's a gentle country / gospel tune that has special meaning for me since (1) it's about wood, the study of which is my passion and (2) this version is by a great country / gospel band that are relatives of mine. They don't have a video of it, but have allowed me to post it on my own site since this version, from one of their albums, is better than the one they have on-line.

Heart of the Wood
 
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  • #313
BWV said:
My daughter is a big fan of Grimes, her and her friends are all confused about her dating Elon Musk

Some cheery music from Swans:



This is one of the most brilliant songs I've heard in some time. I never heard Swan before. Aside from physics, and other technical stuff, I learn about some really fine music here.

The first time through, I could only take about 90 seconds. This time I listened to the whole dreary song. A real downer. It will be perfect to play for someone who is getting a bit too happy about their success.

Meanwhile here's something that really cheers me up.





 
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Happy success to all.

 
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Aufbauwerk 2045 said:
This is one of the most brilliant songs I've heard in some time. I never heard Swan before. Aside from physics, and other technical stuff, I learn about some really fine music here.

The first time through, I could only take about 90 seconds. This time I listened to the whole dreary song. A real downer. It will be perfect to play for someone who is getting a bit too happy about their success.

Cool, although I find myself laughing at the song sometimes because it’s so over the top - and to me that is part of the idea of the song, laughter is a great counter to this kind of depressive thinking

Swans are very expressionist (exploring extreme states of the human condition through art) - if Failure is not dark enough there is Killing for Company, which tries to get in the mind of Dennis Nilsen - the ‘British Jeffrey Dahmer’
 
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  • #316
BWV said:
Cool, although I find myself laughing at the song sometimes because it’s so over the top - and to me that is part of the idea of the song, laughter is a great counter to this kind of depressive thinking

Swans are very expressionist (exploring extreme states of the human condition through art) - if Failure is not dark enough there is Killing for Company, which tries to get in the mind of Dennis Nilsen - the ‘British Jeffrey Dahmer’


I was going to post another happy video in reply. But I'm also looking for more physics content. Here's a happy physics song.

 
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Aufbauwerk 2045 said:
Sorry, no lyrics on this one. But the cows make up for it.



 
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  • #319
This forum topic loaded after about a full minute, due to all the videos it contains.
 
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  • #320
10K by 10K matrices? No problem. I own you, linear programming.



It's a video thread, right?

 
  • #321
symbolipoint said:
This forum topic loaded after about a full minute, due to all the videos it contains.

Yes its certainly grown a little.

It turns out scientists/technologists have the best taste in music, anyway here is some Elvis.

The other one.

 
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  • #322
When I saw this video for the first time, just last night, my first impression was that I thought it was very high quality video for something from the early 60s. Then I realized it's from the present day! LOL. I love the culture this video represents. Kudos to these people for their brilliant work.

 
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I also came across this Cowsills video early this morning, after spending a huge number of hours working on a problem and then finally solving it.

They are all brilliant. In this video in particular, the drummer is amazing and so is the dancer. I admire the nuances in the drummer's performance. His sense of rhythm seems flawless. Such awesome talent.

 
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Aufbauwerk 2045 said:
I also came across this Cowsills video early this morning, after spending a huge number of hours working on a problem and then finally solving it.

They are all brilliant. In this video in particular, the drummer is amazing and so is the dancer. I admire the nuances in the drummer's performance. His sense of rhythm seems flawless. Such awesome talent.



P. S. You can find other versions, with a more polished mix, but I like this live performance.
 
  • #325
I’m thinking about using this song for my floor music this year. :biggrin:

 
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  • #326
I love the intro for this song.

 
  • #327
This song's rhythm:



Sounds like:



Anyone knows what is the language used in that song?
 
  • #328
I have many favorite songs from the movies, but if I were to pick the best intro tune for a movie, this one will be #1 hands down. It was spectacular when I first saw it at the movie theater, and it continues to be spectacular upon each viewing on a large screen TV in 5.1 surround-sound played LOUD! The movie has become a cult hit for Disney, and almost every major character in the movie has a following among its fans. It is the best work that Danny Elfman has ever produced, in my opinion.



Zz.
 
  • #329
ZapperZ said:
I have many favorite songs from the movies, but if I were to pick the best intro tune for a movie, this one will be #1 hands down.
Cool "subtopic", intro tunes!

I would probably choose

but I will think about more nice intro songs.
 
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  • #330
More nice intro songs:

"The Grid" by Daft Punk for Tron: Legacy (though it's too short in my opinion)


The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - iconic, and a great song
 
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  • #331
DennisN said:
More nice intro songs:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - iconic, and a great song


I found this recently

 
  • #332
pinball1970 said:
I found this recently
Very cool, and great sound quality!

More on the cowboy theme...
Here the UK rock band Muse plays the theme from Once Upon a Time in the West as an intro to their own song Knights Of Cydonia:
 
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One for the ages!
 
  • #334

Until we meet again my little brother.
Words cannot express how much we miss you. I love you.
 
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  • #335
I saw this tight live performance on the tube today, which I liked:



And an update...
DennisN said:
I will see Sigrid and her band live on July 7... [] and I am going to see the good rock band Monster Magnet live very soon

Sigrid was excellent live, she was extremely talented and energetic on stage.
Here is one song filmed by me, where she absolutely nails the song and effectively engages the audience (about 5'000 attended, and I was merely 10 meters from the stage). The video is a little blurry in the beginning due to poor autofocus :H, but it gets better pretty quick.



And a great live rock performance by Monster Magnet filmed by me (it was really, really loud live :smile:):



Happy weekend!
 
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DennisN said:
Very cool, and great sound quality!

More on the cowboy theme...
Here the UK rock band Muse plays the theme from Once Upon a Time in the West as an intro to their own song Knights Of Cydonia:


Nice little homage that. Tonnes of films/TV I would do that with with from if I had an opportunity to play in front of a big audience.
 
  • #337
like this for instance, the outro still breaks my heart a little
 
  • #338
That's weird I didnt realize we are both showing Vitruvian man! Mine is behind a drum kit tho
 
  • #339
DennisN said:
Very cool, and great sound quality!

More on the cowboy theme...
Here the UK rock band Muse plays the theme from Once Upon a Time in the West as an intro to their own song Knights Of Cydonia:


Those bendy notes on the harmonica reminded me of another brilliant movie with a lovely theme tune.

 
  • #340
since I am back in the 60s...

 
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  • #341
Cry guitar cry...

 
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  • #342
Keep Shelly in Athens - Game Over (Daniel's Scene) - LIVE STUDIO SESSIONS @ SAE ATHENS
 
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  • #343
Deja vu - Dionne Warwick
 
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A sad end for Dolores, her inquest was last week. I didnt know what Zombie was about till really recently. I used to dance to it as a student.
 
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  • #346
Ive been looking for this forever

Its a different version but can anyone hear two notes in Macca's voice at 3.08?



I,ove the piano at the end , I assume its Macca getting bored.
 
  • #347
pinball1970 said:
A sad end for Dolores, her inquest was last week.
Sad and inglorious end indeed! She drowned in London Hilton bathtub (last January) heavily drunk, the inquest showed ...
 
  • #348
Stavros Kiri said:
Sad and inglorious end indeed! She drowned in London Hilton bathtub (last January) heavily drunk, the inquest showed ...

She had mental health problems and from what I have read was on and off the drink. Shame, her voice was different and I love that song, more now I know what its about.
 
  • #349
Just amazing vocals (live), and an amazing song:
(by the UK rock band Nothing But Thieves)

"If I Get High" (Live Session)


And from the same band, a great fierce rock track which I really like:

"Number 13"
 
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  • #350
DennisN said:
Just amazing vocals (live), and an amazing song:
(by the UK rock band Nothing But Thieves)

"If I Get High" (Live Session)


And from the same band, a great fierce rock track which I really like:

"Number 13"


I like her voice, just not enough time in the day to listen to all this stuff properly. Its all I did as a kid, a simpler time.
 

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