The Great HTF Music Challenge (1 Viewer)

[Malcolm R]

I have no idea where I first heard it, just that I've known it almost my whole life and it's a favorite.

I know it from the Cohan biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy, but it think it was originally written for Cohan's musical 45 Minutes from Broadway.

 

[BobO'Link]

I know it from the Cohan biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy, but it think it was originally written for Cohan's musical 45 Minutes from Broadway.

Yes, it was originally written for that musical and was written for his daughter (whose middle name was Mary, as was her mother's).

 

[JohnRice]

Melodica Men - Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Excerpts.

 

[BobO'Link]

Melodica Men - Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Excerpts.

OK... *That's* one of the best things I've seen in a while! Hilarious, cute, well produced, and strangely interesting... And they got in the entire suite to boot!

 

[Malcolm R]

A shiny, happy, poppy "Merry Christmas" to all of HTF's music lovers.
Yes, even to those for whom shiny pop is not your thing.

PS - Try and ignore the weird, acid-trip video.



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And here's another, less EDM.

 

[JohnRice]

OK... *That's* one of the best things I've seen in a while! Hilarious, cute, well produced, and strangely interesting... And they got in the entire suite to boot!

Do you suppose they get lightheaded?

 

[BobO'Link]

Do you suppose they get lightheaded?

That *would* explain some of the antics on display...

 

[Malcolm R]

And I'm not entirely convinced that's straight-up air they're puffing in those things.

 

[JohnRice]

Brandi Carlile - The Story

 

[JohnRice]

Jewel - Love Me Just Leave Me Alone

 

[BobO'Link]

I listened to these a few days ago... had to process them a bit

Brandi Carlile, "The Story" - My first impression was that this sounds rather generic. Like she's trying to channel Bonnie Raitt or other "blues" style singers. I got the same on a 2nd listen. It's not bad, just not unique enough to make me sit up and take notice.

Jewel, "Love Me Just Leave Me Alone" - I mostly know of Jewel from her first release. I still listen to that one on occasion. The slow start that built to a kind of rocker(? - really couldn't decide if it was rock or country) was nice but it, too, wound up being rather generic. I *did* like it better than the Brandi Carlile track. Still... the girl has talent... lots of it...

 

[JohnRice]

Peter Gabriel - Secret World

 

[Bryan^H]

Willie Nelson - It's Not for me to Understand

 

[Bryan^H]

Here are a couple female singers and some decent songs from them circa 2006:

Cowboy Junkies, "Fuck I Hate the Cold" - Nice little ditty. But the tag line really doesn't fit the rest of the lyrics that much unless it's mental cold. In spite of that I fully agree with the sentiment...

Charlotte Gainsbourg, "The Songs That We Sing" - I like this one and it asks a question that, I think, all performers have about their audiences.

Brandi Carlile, "The Story" - I didn't like this one as much as the one from Gainsbourg. It's OK but kind of generic and I don't much care for her voice.

I listened to these a few days ago... had to process them a bit

Brandi Carlile, "The Story" - My first impression was that this sounds rather generic. Like she's trying to channel Bonnie Raitt or other "blues" style singers. I got the same on a 2nd listen. It's not bad, just not unique enough to make me sit up and take notice.

Staying consistent

 

[BobO'Link]

Staying consistent

And it's pretty bad that I absolutely don't remember that first listen either!!

I'm not sure what that says about me or my opinion of her style and/or the song.

 

[jcroy]

And it's pretty bad that I absolutely don't remember that first listen either!!

I have a similar issue in regard to not remembering music (or tv shows/movies), which I don't have any emotional/nostalgic attachment to.

If I'm not familiar with a piece of music and/or it doesn't register any memory recall for me, it will be as if I am listening to it again with fresh ears. I've found that when I listen to music with "fresh ears", I'm thinking/analyzing it from the perspective of a musicologist and not necessarily "enjoying" it.

 

[Bryan^H]

Alison Kraus & Union Station - It Doesn't Matter

 

[JohnRice]

Alison Kraus & Union Station - It Doesn't Matter

Alison has such a nice voice, and it's just a simple, musical, mournful tune. I can go for this.

 

[JohnRice]

Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine

 

[BobO'Link]

Hmmm... I missed a few...


Peter Gabriel, "Secret World" - In all fairness I'm not much of a fan of Peter Gabriel so... It's not "bad" but nothing that grabs me enough to seek out on its own. It's pleasant but not that dissimilar to dozens of other pop songs from that era. I liked it better before his "signature" vocal sound came out in the back half.

Willie Nelson, "It's Not for me to Understand" - I like much of Willie's work. This one's just a bit *too* much a traditional/cliche'/predictable type country/religious song for my taste.

Alison Kraus & Union Station, "It Doesn't Matter" - This one's very nice and a bit melancholy - I kind of go for those type of songs. I also like the album this one's from.

Fiona Apple, "Extraordinary Machine" - This is just a fun, quirky, little ditty. I'm often a sucker for these types of songs. It's different - not what you'd expect - though when she hits her upper register it kind of cuts right through me...