Charles - My Favourite SONGS

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I liked the Jamaica Farewell.  I used to sing that one, too.  My parents owned an album by Harry when I was a kid that I liked.  That they would have had that album was unusual as they rarely listened to music and certainly not popular music.  Good choice; very island feel.

 

That made me think of this one that I've always liked, too (and that Harry also recorded).  This is an instrumental version but it reminded me of Hawaiian slack key a bit so I thought I post it.

 

 

Yes, Miss V., a very unlikely pairing indeed.  I give them both a lot of credit for stretching their boundaries (and apparently for a good cause).

 

John

 

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John

 

Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a "slack key," or " Hawaiian slack key"?

 

Here is a tune I can listen to over and over it is way too short for my tastes. The late, great,  Nicolette Larson doing a cover of a Neil Young tune.

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/JohnE_photo/NicoletteLarsonnicolette_larson.jpg

 

 

J

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Great choice, J.  I always liked her.  She's another who went way before her time.

 

I thought I had posted a couple of slack key pieces earlier on this thread but I think I sent those to Miss V. when she was feeling bad.  Its a Hawaiian finger-picked guitar style. Its called "slack key" because its usually played in an open tuning which is done by lowering the pitch of some of the strings (thus the "slack").  Its sort of a pidgen english term.  Its very mellow and sweet.  This is a pretty fair example (although not the best) of a well-known slack key piece written by Ray Kane, one of the most revered slack key players.

 

 

Here's another unlikely pairing for you.  This album got some airplay so you might have heard it, don't know.  This tune has been a favorite of mine for a long time (originally released by some Woodstock folks in 1972). The sound quality isn't what it should be but it was the only one I could find.  I play it on the mandolin as the mandolin has a sweet sound that I think fits (my mandolin turned 92 this year !).

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H48TJA_vSk0

 

And here's one by a local duo you might like. The audio doesn't really do justice to her voice but its the best one I could find (she has a three octave range).  He's an Englishman Miss V. and she's from Canada. They do mostly original material but somehow I thought their cover of this tune might appeal.  I hope one of you likes them.

 

 

 

 

 

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I was reviewing some of the previous posts and found that I had posted the wrong tune on page 60 when I responded to Miss V.'s post of a classic Dead tune.  So since we're on a bit of an island theme I thought I'd put the right one out there.  This isn't one of their big hits but its one I've always liked and makes me think of being in far-away places as well as of lost opportunities:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kopNfhvCkHU

 

John

 

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and life was happening on this thread today while i was busy making other plans.

 

john, love the slow version plant and krauss did of 'killing the blues'. your mandolin is old! i enjoy their voices together. and chet atkins and the beautiful yellow bird of my childhood too. from belafonte. i watch yellow birds here all day long. it's hot here too but not quite 100. hope you didn't wilt and that you have a cool house.

 

j. thankyou for introducting me to the sublime voice of rosa ponselle, (as s.o. wrote "only such special music could capture this otherworldly atmosphere").  the violin intro. mmmmmm.

haven't yet read her bio but i will. i enjoyed the accompanying video on the constellations.

never knew nicolette larson. v.v. beautiful woman, and what hair.

 

john, gypsy souls 3 octave range is unique, somehow unnerved me a little, cannot explain. top to bottom like a different person. lot of power there.

 

i have been wondering when we'd get to neil. i'll see what i come up with. thanks for all today's posting.

 

john, i intend to 'stay' a little bit longer!!

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVC2cszdTao

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Ah, Miss Violet - always in the groove.  That tune by Neil always brings up the biblical thing about the sins of the fathers.  Although an atheist, I don't deny that many religious writings contain a lot of wisdom and insight into the human condition.

 

Nicolette would have been as popular as Emmy Lou I think but died in her early forties.  Yeah, great hair, too.

 

And yes, my mando is old and a beautiful thing.  All original Gibson A-3 made in 1918.  I often wonder who owned her over the years and what music has been played on her.  My instruments are like family to me.  Probably boring but its a big part of my life.  I also own a National tri-cone acoustic steel guitar made in 1932 and I also wonder the same things about her.  All my instruments seem to be female to me somehow.  OK, enough of the sentimental.

 

John

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q0Eyw3l3XM&feature=related

 

had this one hanging on my mouse. then i'll read your post john.

john's are everywhere, introducing the one and only john lennon :yippee: :yippee:

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i like that your instruments are female and so personal for you. you can have affairs on the side without anyone getting hurt

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I'll listen in a few.  I was just looking to find a pic for you of my babes.

 

My mando is like this one.  Click on the images to expand them so you can see it up close:

 

http://www.mandolinarchive.com/perl/show_mando.pl?3047

 

Scroll down a little and you can see what my National looks like (mine was made in 1932 and is a lap style).  This looks just like mine (even though its a spanish neck and not a lap style).  Oh, baby ....

 

http://home.provide.net/~cfh/tricone2.html

 

John

 

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these girls are indeed beautiful john, they could easily bring out the bi-girl in me

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that's me for the night. good night all. luv, violet.

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I always have liked Meryl and think she's one of the more talented actresses of our day.  I've always liked Ray, too; he did all sorts of different styles and did all of them well.  I saw him once at a local music festival, about two years before he died.  Great showman and really tight band.  A legend.

 

Be well all.  Too early to do any real computing or searching right now.  And its your turn, J.  Whatcha got up your sleeve for us ?

 

John

 

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Well You asked for it John> Right?

 

 

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/JohnE_photo/lippainta.jpg

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDoW1vFLJp4&feature=channel

 

 

Lyrics to Ziggy Stardust  :

(Bowie)

 

"Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Wierd and Gilly,

The Spiders from Mars.

He played it left hand, but made it too far,

Became the special man, then we were Ziggy’s Band.

 

 

Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo

Like some cat from Japan, he could lick ‘em by smiling

He could leave ‘me to hang

Came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan.

 

So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break our balls

Just the beer light to guide us,

So we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands ?

 

Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were Voodoo

The kids was just crass, he was the naz

With God given ass

He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar.

 

 

Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind

Like a leper messiah

When the kids had killed the rnan I had to break up the band"

 

J

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Ah ... the king of queens in the day.  I did ask and you never fail to surprise me, J.  Opera to Bowie; quite a range.

 

John

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVFkqkNmzqo

 

same song, one for each of you v.

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Boy, I haven't heard that one, Miss V., since I was a kid.  Now you've really surprised me that you would even know that one.  I actually liked both versions but the banjo was nice and the guy knows his fretboard.  Best be careful with those banjo posts 'cause I just might put up some real hillbilly stuff.

 

OK, here's a couple of oldies for ya'

 

This one's by the women who taught the Andrews sisters everything they knew (and were much better in many ways).  I always think of this one as somewhat of a benzo tune, as we all do this dance one way or the other:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jld2Z0TmaXo

 

This one's just for fun.  A cover of a favorite Irving Berlin song done in the style of the Mills Brothers (who immitated horns using their voices).  I think its cool that this guy does it all:

 

 

 

John

 

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Did someone say BLUE GRASS?

 

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Here's a little change. one of my first favorite love songs. Young Spanish girls easily floor me. Wish I had one to pick for my garden.

 

 

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/JohnE_photo/alcruces.jpg

 

 

 

All grown up now.

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/JohnE_photo/1210134420q53x35u.jpg

 

 

J

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cn8-TjXNuU&feature=related

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TN4N_1a8ic&feature=related

 

 

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Very nice Violet!

Now this:

 

 

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/JohnE_photo/mick-jagger-performance.jpgJ

 

 

 

J

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miss violet is taking the weekend away from the computer.

busy weekend here.

 

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Miss violet,

 

OK. but you will be missed.

 

J

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Its a bird, its a plane - no, its Wonderwoman and she has bluegrass (and Bingo) !  OK, soon to be coming to you over BB airwaves:  real, live (mostly), hillbillies.  Stay tuned.

 

I have to say it hurt me a bit to hear Marianne's voice these days.  She sounded so sweet when she was Mick's girl.  At least she's still at it.

 

Interesting movie clip with Mick; never heard of that or heard that tune.  He's the perfect one to be giving that little pep talk, too.  A street fightin' man  who studied economics.

 

And speaking of hillbillies, I like the real honky-tonk country music they don't make any more (and bluegrass; hey, I grew up in Kentucky).  So here's a comment about that (sort of the country version of Mick's little speech):

 

 

More later.

 

John

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I liked that song John and believe the message is very true. It's very sad on many levels.

 

Here is an unrelated song that I just came across for the first time. Philosophical in a Kieth Richards manner of speaking.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQXl5KCqWAk&feature=related

 

J