Who is Sigrid? Exploring the Underrated Music of a Young Norwegian Artist

[DennisN]

And here we have English, German and French in the same song :

Cabaret (1972) - Willkommen

Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome!
Fremder, étranger, stranger
Glücklich zu sehen
Je suis enchanté
Happy to see you
Bleibe, reste, stay
Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome!
Im cabaret, au cabaret, to cabaret!

(music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb)

 

[DennisN]

I just remembered a performance I just had to post...

The Norwegian band a-ha was also one of my early favorites.
I think they were a bit underrated, they were good songwriters and did quite a few really good songs, and here is one of them...

Apart from being a good song, it also broke a record:

On the song, Morten Harket achieved the European record for the longest note held in a top 40 pop song; Harket sustains a chest voice note for 20.2 seconds (eight measures).

Now, could Morten Harket do this live?
Yes, he could! (at 3:09 and onwards) :

a-ha - Summer Moved On (Live At Oslo Spektrum, december 4 2010)
(original is here)


Another lovely song by a-ha, one of my favorites (with amazing background vocals and melody):

a-ha - Velvet

 

[Hornbein]

In Japan it is normal to mix in some English, though I usually find it unrecognizable without aid of subtitles.

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[DennisN]

I just heard this one (a friend sent me the link)...
Very funky and a bit weird song, which suits me fine.
And the video... well, it's very weird but very cool.

Shaka Ponk - Funky Junky Monkey

 

[morrobay]

 

[DennisN]

Two good songs from a band I haven't listened to very much, OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark).
But I like these two songs very much.

OMD - Sailing On The Seven Seas (1991) (I really like this one , such a powerful beat)


OMD - Enola Gay (1980)
(classic synth riffs and melodies and an unusual theme, it's about the plane that dropped the first nuclear bomb)

 

[fresh_42]

Two likes in one video!

 

[DennisN]

One of my absolute alltime favorite songs...
...and the vocal is actually one of the very best ever recorded, in my opinion.
Gosh, she sings so darn good .

Bette Midler - Beast Of Burden

 

[fresh_42]

 

[DennisN]

This guy sure knows how to play the guitar!
Ridiculously fast finger work going on here...

Tommy Emmanuel plays Black Mountain Rag - Cayamo 2023

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[Grelbr42]

We are observing your Earth. And we'd like to make a contact with you.

 

[Hornbein]

This guy sure knows how to play the guitar!
Ridiculously fast finger work going on here...

Tommy Emmanuel plays Black Mountain Rag - Cayamo 2023

I saw Tommy Emmanuel in "the durian" in Singapore. I didn't know anything about him but figured if he was good enough to get a gig in the auditorium then he was good enough for me.

 

[pinball1970]

I have some catching up to do!

Everyone knows this



But forget they did this. I did not know this was them till fairly recently.

 

[Hornbein]

Nothing else quite like a Hammond with a Leslie. I heard this in real life only once, but it made a big impression on me.

They were SO heavy and fragile to carry around. Even Booker T gave up on them. But Lachy Doley is still carrying on.

The Leslie cannot be truly replaced by electronics, just like the piano. Too bad.

 

[pinball1970]

Nothing else quite like a Hammond with a Leslie. I heard this in real life only once, but it made a big impression on me.

They were SO heavy and fragile to carry around. Even Booker T gave up on them. But Lachy Doley is still carrying on.

The Leslie cannot be truly replaced by electronics, just like the piano. Too bad.

They sounded very British, Quadrophenia? Very surprised when I found out they were American.

 

[morrobay]

Another heavy instrumental: Last Night

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[Grelbr42]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Does anyone remember the child opera prodigy, little Jackie Evancho? It still blows me away to listen to her music from back then.



She's all grown up now and recently redid the old Joni Mitchell song, Both Sides Now.

 

[morrobay]

Saw her in the West Village, Village Vanguard ?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

We are observing your Earth. And we'd like to make a contact with you.

Haha! Never even heard that song before.

So apparently Richard and or Karen were UFO buffs.

 

[nsaspook]

A heat dome is building.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

A heat dome is building.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

They have some crazy brass! :)

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[BWV]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Freddie Mercury was an absolute phenomenon! And of course the lead guitarist for Queen, Brian May, is a huge favorite. After all, he went on to get his Ph.D. in AstroPhysics.

This was a legendary performance - go to the 2:50 mark

 

[Ivan Seeking]

This is one of my favorite artists and I never knew it! I don't know how I managed to miss this guy. I loved his music and knew his name but never connected the two. Such a great sound!

 

[DennisN]

I heard this song on the radio today and got very impressed by the vocal performance.
Particularly when she goes up the scale in the bridge and then in the chorus. This girl can sing .
And the lyrics are really bitter and rough, too .

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (Official Video)