20 Monday Jan 2020
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Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Do You Know The Way To San Jose?, Hal David, music, performance, song, songwriting
Monday morning, Dionne Warwick contemplates chucking it all and heading home.
It’s hard to choose from all the great Burt Bacharach/Hal David/Dionne Warwick collaborations, but I always appreciated Hal David’s storyline in this one—I can’t think of any other pop song with a similar theme.
17 Friday Jan 2020
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Crosby Stills and Nash, guitar, Josh Turner, Judy Collins, music, Myles Pinder, performance, song, songwriting, Steve Stills, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Tanner Walter
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When Steve Stills sung this paean to his about-to-be-ex, Judy Collins, it was one of the most audacious and brilliant love songs from a 60s folk rock band. This cover, by Josh Turner on six string guitar, Tanner Walter on 12 string guitar and Myles Pinder on the high parts, is frighteningly good.
More at Josh Turner Guitar
13 Monday Jan 2020
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jazz, music, performance, saxophone, song, songwriting, Sonny Rollins, St Thomas
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Monday morning, as winter starts to creep up, “St. Thomas” with Sonny Rollins as the place to be is okay with me .
Tenor Sax : Sonny Rollins
Piano : Kenny Drew
Bass : Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
Drums : Albert “Tootie” Heath
Thanks to YouTuber BluesBeBopper2000
06 Monday Jan 2020
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animals, dog, music, Nellie McKay, performance, song, songwriting, The Dog Song
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Monday Morning, Nellie McKay‘s ode to her animal friend, “The Dog Song.” I’ve posted this song before, done when she was a young pup, and this much more recent performance of the song is even better. It cheered me up in the space of a few minutes.
Thanks to YouTuber Music and More Blog
03 Friday Jan 2020
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music, performance, Reina del Cid, song, songwriting, The Cooling
16 Monday Dec 2019
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Jim Henson, Kermit, Muppets, music, Paul Williams, performance, Rainbow Connection, song, songwriting
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Monday Morning, just as you refuse to get up, Kermit makes Muppet Music.
The Rainbow Connection.
Thanks to YouTuber Laser Time
13 Friday Dec 2019
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02 Monday Dec 2019
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Benjamin Orr, music, New Wave, performance, rock, song, songwriting, The Cars, You're Just What I Needed
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Monday morning, The Cars. Their lead singer, Benjamin Orr, had to be on the short list for most charismatic rock front man since Mick Jagger.
Thanks to YouTuber Shane Combs
28 Thursday Nov 2019
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music, performance, pop, Reina del Cid, song, songwriting, Stand by Me, Toni Lindgren
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Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgrin stand by the Ben E. King classic.
Dig Toni’s stand-up bass.
More at Reina del Cid
25 Monday Nov 2019
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country, Gentle On My Mind, Glen Campbell, guitar, John Hartford, music, performance, song, songwriting
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Monday morning, Glen Campbell gets the approval of his peers.
Worth it, even if you don’t like country music, for the wonderful guitar break and the comradery.
Thanks to YouTuber jimmy cee
18 Monday Nov 2019
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Monday Morning, Peggy Lee seeks to expand her knowledge of a few subjects.
The guitar player is David Barbour, Peggy Lee’s husband at the time, who also composed the song.
The witty lyrics are by Ms. Lee.
More at Peggy Lee
11 Monday Nov 2019
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Amen, Carl Perkins, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Glad All Over, guitar, music, performance, rock and roll, songwriting, That's All Right Mama
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Wow. Monday morning, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Clapton, and a bunch of other great musicians, show how it’s done.
Carl Perkins (guitar, vocals)
Geraint Watkins (piano)
Dave Edmunds (guitar, vocals)
George Harrison (guitar, vocals)
Eric Clapton (guitar, vocals)
Rosanne Cash (vocals, maracas)
Ringo Starr (drums, tambourine, vocals)
Slim Jim Phantom (drums)
Greg Perkins (bass guitar)
Lee Rocker (double bass)
Earl Slick (guitar)
David Charles (drums)
John David (bass guitar)
Mickey Gee (guitar)
Thanks to YouTuber Carl Perkins on MV
08 Friday Nov 2019
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All or Nothing at all, Arthur Altman, Frank Sinatra, Jack Lawrence, music, performance, song, songwriting
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Two Brooklyn guys, Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence, wrote the music and lyrics.
It was Sinatra’s first hit, and he recorded at least three different versions of it over the years.
The song has been covered by many, including Ella, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughn, and John Coltrane. Sometimes I like to look for the non-obvious version, but this is one time I have to admit Sinatra has them all beat.
Thanks to YouTuber finetunes Easy Listening
04 Monday Nov 2019
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Monday morning, The MonaLisa Twins make themselves ubiquitous with another pleasing Beatles cover.
More at MonaLisa Twins
01 Friday Nov 2019
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American Songbook, Bob Dylan, Carson McKee, folk, guitar, music, performance, Simple Twist of Fate, song, songwriting
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A younger Carson McKee with a laid-backed version of the Dylan song. Carson sings the story and lyrics of the song so simply and straightforwardly that he makes it sound like an American Songbook standard.
More at Carson McKee
23 Wednesday Oct 2019
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City Boy, folk, music, performance, Phil Ochs, song, songwriting
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One of Phil’s songs that was not released until after his death.
Thanks to YouTuber J K
21 Monday Oct 2019
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Big Girls Don't Cry, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Jersey Boys, music, performance, song, songwriting, The Four Seasons
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Monday morning, Big Girls Don’t Cry.
Last week I saw an excellent revival of the musical Jersey Boys, the play about the rise and fall of The Four Seasons, but I don’t think even the amazing Aaron DeJesus as Frankie Valli sang in as high a key as Frankie does in this clip. In this live performance (voices are live, music pre-recorded) Frankie falters on one of the notes, but it’s still great.
Thanks to YouTuber onepapa2
14 Monday Oct 2019
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Motown, music, Ooh Baby Baby, performance, pop, Smokey Robinson, song, songwriting, soul
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Monday morning, loosen your tie with the man, besides Berry Gordy, most responsible for the success of Motown, the brilliant singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson.
Gotta love the swivel 1.0 choreography for the Miracles, too.
Thanks to Youtuber QuentinCoxBOI
09 Wednesday Oct 2019
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Cobras vs. Panthers, comedy, musical, musical theater, parody, performance, Saturday Night Live, sketch, SNL, songwriting, West Side Story, Will Ferrell, writing
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A delicious parody of West Side Story with Will Ferrell and his SNL compatriots.
Thanks to YouTuber
07 Monday Oct 2019
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Maybe the best twelve minutes of this Monday: Bob Dylan’s epic “Sad-Eyed Lady of The Lowlands,” which back in the day took up an entire side of Blonde on Blonde.
More at Bob Dylan
04 Friday Oct 2019
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Edgar Allan Poe, folk, guitar, music, performance, Phil Ochs, poem, poetry, song, songwriting, The Bells
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Phil used to open all his concerts with this rousing musical adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe poem.
Thanks to YouTuber Thamali Peiris
30 Monday Sep 2019
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broadway, Leonard Bernstein, music, performance, Quintet, song, songwriting, Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story
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Monday morning, The Jets, The Sharks, Tony, Maria, and Anita get ready for the big night. Lucky them to have the Bernstein/Sondheim music to prepare to. Still the best score from an American musical in my opinion.
Thanks to YouTuber John Long
27 Friday Sep 2019
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Carson McKee, folk, guitar, James Taylor, Josh Turner, music, song, songwriting, Sweet Baby James
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Josh Turner and Carson McKee with another “as good as” cover.
More Josh Turner at Josh Turner Guitar
20 Friday Sep 2019
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Babe In Arms, Brian d'Arcy James, Broadway musical, Lorenz Hart, lyrics, music, performance, Richard Rodgers, Rodgers and Hart, song, songwriting, Susan Egan, Where or When
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I like the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein very much, but it’s the Richard Rodgers songs written with Lorenz Hart that I appreciate the most.
Hart’s lyrics were always several notches more interesting than those of the usual love song; he was always exploring a different side of love in each song.
“Where or When” is one of my favorites with its evocative lyrics. Brian d’Arcy James and Susan Egan do the honors.
Thanks to YouTuber fschnell
16 Monday Sep 2019
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folk, Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, music, poem, poetry, song, songwriting, Suzanne, writing
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Monday morning, there are heroes in the seaweed.
When Judy Collins starts singing her verse, it just wrecks me. Shivers.
Thanks to YouTuberBeta Hi-Fi Archive
