A little Nachtmusik
Sometimes you hear a piece of music that touches you. It might be while hearing one of your favourite bands live. A certain lyric that is deeply meaningful for you. Or a guitar riff that is played with such passion that it gives you goosebumps. Or a song that floods you with memories of a certain moment in time. Whatever it is, music has the power to inspire. What brings about this little discussion? Strangely enough, American Idol. I'm a fan of the show, and I realized tonight it's all because of the music. It's not because I want to hear Simon Cowell say something like, "If went to the toilet, picked up my morning stool in my bare hands, and forced it to sing, it would give a better performance than the one you just gave." That being said, he is a major force behind the show's popularity. Just imagine replacing him with another Paula.
There are a lot of talented singers this year. The one that outshone the rest tonight was Katherine McPhee (or whatever her name is). She sang "Someone to watch over me", which for some bizarre reason I recall Miss Piggy singing in an episode of the Muppets some 15 odd years ago (random fact of the week). Although I'm not a huge fan of the song, she was simply outstanding, and I was actually moved.
Here are other outstanding pieces of music/songs that have struck a chord with me (no pun intended):
1) Indiana Jones theme.
2) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
3) Theme music from "The Living Daylights" (Bond)
4) "Pure Imagination" - Gene Wilder (Music from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) You know, the song in the Glass Elevator.
"IF YOU WANT TO VIEW PARADISE
SIMPLY LOOK AROUND AND VIEW IT
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO, DO IT
WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
THERE'S NOTHING
TO IT"
5) Guitar solos from New Year's Day, With or Without You - performed by the Edge.6) Theme from SA production of Shaka Zulu - must have been 18yrs since I saw it, but I remember it.
7) Great Heart - Johnny Clegg
8) Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club
9) We are the champions - Queen (Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!) Obscure reference alert.
10) Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
Anyhow I could go on, but I am surely boring you to tears. If you have any musical memories, feel free to share 'em.
PEACE.
posted by Levs at 2:02 AM
2 Comments:
Edge's solo during the latter part of mysterious ways - when performed live.
The little band from Ireland certainly inspires. And the sound of the competition just makes me want to throw up, how do you explain the contrast in the range of 'emotions' inspired.
Miron, when are we going again?
http://www.u2tributeband.com/dates.html
1:05 PM
well, first things first, Mr. K... to answer your wonderful question, and I sincerely thank you for it, short of trekking up to Newmarket or crashing a lil' shindig at the York Theatre - it appears the not-so-Irish boys will be tearing the roof of the proverbial house in July - the 8th, more specifically...I'm down!
Secondly, to the post at hand...SHAKA ZULU????????????? Listen up Bushman, DAS IST SHIZAN!
But, if we're going to do a lil' homeland music, then I choose the following (and in no particular order)
1. The Good 'Ol Hockey Game - Stompin' Tom Connors
2. Ha'Tikva - artist presently unrecallable, Israeli National Anthem
3. O'Canada - some french dude, I know this from the "A Part of Our Heritage" Commercial series, looks like that money went to some good use after all
4. City of Blinding Lights - U2
5. The AIDS Song - courtesy the two mishuganas from SouthPark, and in reality the TEAM AMERICA movie - a choice number, really.
There are more, but let's not spoil a good thing here.
Allah Praise thee...n' Watch OUT Tehran...I smell a pre-emptive assault on yo' ass!!!!
3:11 PM
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