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[Jordan]

This is what I was listening to all weekend:

London Philharmonic Orchestra's video game music vol. 1 & 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEGlm...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuDaq...

And they led me to this video of epic orchestral music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo3rr...


Just WOW. Made me want to be creative and write and plot, lots of plotting!

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "BTS and Harry Styles. :-D The Office Elf is broadening my listening horizons. :-D"

Hubby is really into Harry Styles' music right now. Also I'm becoming a fan. And I dig Harry's style in clothing! :-)

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "L'estasi dell'oro performed in the magical setting of San Marco's square in Venice and directed by Ennio Morricone himself (10.11.07).

Here the classical version from "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"..."

How cool!

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "I'm not sure if I mentioned this here before, but I've hired one of the kidlings to act as my PA. :-) Yesterday, we put together (or tweaked) new playlists for the Secrets and Scrabble series. :-D ..."

How fun! Thanks for posting these.

I don't know if it's just me, but when I click the link to Secret at Skull House playlist, YouTube tells me that the playlist doesn't exist.

[Alison]

KALEO's cool new tune. Their videos tend to be of dramatic Icelandic scenery and this one is no exception. It's stunning and a little vertigo-inducing!

Break My Baby by KALEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?eml=202...

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "KALEO's cool new tune. Their videos tend to be of dramatic Icelandic scenery and this one is no exception. It's stunning and a little vertigo-inducing!"

Wow, thank you!

[Antonella]

Jon Batiste is also a talented pianist, here his rendition of:
Blackbird
(I know it is from 2016, bit I discovered him just lately, because of the "I Need You'' video)

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Jon Batiste is also a talented pianist, here his rendition of:
Blackbird
(I know it is from 2016, bit I discovered him just lately, because of the "I Need You'' video)"

I've also been listening to more Jon Batiste lately! I love his new song. I know him from television (he's Stephen Colbert's bandleader), so it's neat to get to know him better as a jazz musician.

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "he's Stephen Colbert's bandleader"

Thank you for the information, I didn't know.

[Antonella]

Prepare the hankies:

Annie Lennox - Dido’s Lament - Choral Performance with London City Voices (5')


Annie Lennox shares her thoughts on Dido's Lament (3')

[Karen]

Antonella wrote: "Prepare the hankies:

Annie Lennox - Dido’s Lament - Choral Performance with London City Voices (5')


Annie Lennox shares her thoughts on Dido's Lament (3')"

Gorgeous... and tearful.

[Antonella]

One hour and 10 minutes of «Music for reading», with the greatest Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player (and wonderful person), Paolo Fresu, and other musicians:

Musica da lettura

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm not sure if I mentioned this here before, but I've hired one of the kidlings to act as my PA. :-) Yesterday, we put together (or tweaked) new playlists for the Secrets and Scrabble..."

Oops. I set it up as private. :-D

[Josh]

Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Jon Batiste is also a talented pianist, here his rendition of:
Blackbird
(I know it is from 2016, bit I discovered him just lately, because of the "I Need You'' video)"

I've als..."

That guy is so brilliant. And such a lovely personality (or at least a lovely public personality)

[Josh]

Alison wrote: "KALEO's cool new tune. Their videos tend to be of dramatic Icelandic scenery and this one is no exception. It's stunning and a little vertigo-inducing!

Break My Baby by KALEO
https://www.youtube.c..."

Oh that's wonderful.

[Antonella]

Daft Punk, French electronic music duo, split up after 28 years

Let's hear One More Time ;-) their classic Get Lucky.

[Antonella]

A New Museum in Nashville Chronicles 400 Years of Black Music

The culmination of two decades of planning, the National Museum of African American Music opened its doors last month

[Jordan]

Antonella wrote: "A New Museum in Nashville Chronicles 400 Years of Black Music

The culmination of two decades of planning, the National Museum of African American Music opened its doors last month"

Oh that's amazing!

[Alison]

Lil Nas X has a queer new song and the video is an amazing super queer fantasy epic. It's wild! He's getting a lot of backlash for being unapologetically queer and Black (and for riding a stripper pole to hell and grinding on the devil :D ), so check it out and feast your eyes. He plays all the parts himself--it's the perfect Covid music video!

MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swmT...

Here's an article about it from Time:
https://time.com/5950756/lil-nas-x-mo...

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "Lil Nas X has a queer new song and the video is an amazing super queer fantasy epic. It's wild! He's getting a lot of backlash for being unapologetically queer and Black (and for riding a stripper ..."

Thank you. I found also this:
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entr...

[Antonella]

Mick Jagger (born in 1943) recruited Foo Figthers' Dave Grohl for his new song

Eazy Sleazy

“I wanted to share this song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism,” tweeted Jagger.

This is in fact the chorus:

We escaped from the prison walls/Open the windows and open the doors/But it’s easy easy/Everything’s gonna get really freaky/Alright on the night/It’s gonna be a garden of earthly delights.

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Mick Jagger (born in 1943) recruited Foo Figthers' Dave Grohl for his new song

Eazy Sleazy

“I wanted to share this song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism,..."

I like it! The lyrics are amusing--"Took a samba class I landed on my ass." :)

[Antonella]

The great singer and theater actress Milva died, aged 81.

In a tribute to the Italian Liberation Day tomorrow, here she sings:
Bella Ciao

[Antonella]

Today and tomorrow you can still hear (and see) for free Beethoven's

Fidelio

recorded at Zurich Opera House in 2004. Length: two hours.

[Antonella]

Sir Ian McKellen reads Harvey Milk's Hope Speech, first delivered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, encouraging people to celebrate their differences and offering hope for the future. Milk spoke on the steps of San Francisco City Hall as he addressed the Gay Freedom Day Parade in 1978. Five months later, he would be shot to death in his office.

The Hope Speech

[Jordan]

Wow! Well done, Ian!

[Antonella]

This is an experiment ;-).

I already tried twice to post some links and it didn't work.

[Antonella]

Antonella wrote: "This is an experiment ;-).

I already tried twice to post some links and it didn't work."

Go figure!

So now I tried again to post some links for songs, and it didn't work. Could someone else try to post links to songs, please?

[Alison]

I'll give it a try. This song came out fifty years ago today, and it's still awesome.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5TmO...

[Alison]

It appears to have worked. I think others have been having this problem recently.

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "It appears to have worked. I think others have been having this problem recently."

Thank you!

[Antonella]

It still doesn't work with many links, so here one song after the other, because I'd like to pay homage to Franco Battiato, a great Italian singer and musician who died yesterday, age 76.


Centro di gravità permanente

[Antonella]

Up Patriots To Arms

[Antonella]

Voglio vederti danzare

[Antonella]

And Battiato died on the 18th May:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_...

[Alison]

KALEO made a live video at the volcano in Iceland because of course they did. It's quite dramatic and completely spectacular. Turn it up because you can hear the volcano in the background!

Skinny by KALEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vs6t...

[Antonella]

Several music videos by LGBT+ artists are embedded in this article by Jim Provenzano:

Vocal Varieties: LGBTetc musicians share special songs

[Antonella]

I love this song by The Devonns (Chicago-based Rare Soul 4-piece):

Blood Red Blues (How Long?)


Ajjarapu ((the songwriter)) noted in his statement about the song that he wrote it “about my frustration with the lack of progress America has made on issues, such as the Trayvon Martin case or the Sandy Hook massacre. It’s like everyone here is mad about those things, but no one actually has any power to change them… I remember trying to imagine if Sam Cooke or Marvin Gaye could somehow come back and see how things had changed in 30 or 40 years, how might they feel?” Again, while the song might not have been connected to what has recently happened in Minnesota, such comments make it just as easily connected to the ongoing events.

(From The Devonns’ Self-Titled Debut Will Take Listeners Back To The Golden Age of Soul, Funk, R&B)

[Jordan]

Antonella wrote: "I love this song by The Devonns (Chicago-based Rare Soul 4-piece):

Blood Red Blues (How Long?)


Ajjarapu ((the songwriter)) noted in his statement about the song that he wrote it “about my frust..."

That's a very good point. We're all angry and upset that terrible things like that are happening, but we don't really have the power to make changes. It's really disheartening.

[Josh]

Scandal at the Salty Dog Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

[Johanna]

Listening to Pink's Cover Me in Sunshine. Such bright, hopeful, joyful song.

[Jordan]

Oohhh, I like that! A very hopeful, sweet, and upbeat song for sure!

[Johanna]

Jordan wrote: "Oohhh, I like that! A very hopeful, sweet, and upbeat song for sure!"

And an extremely catchy tune. I've been humming it the whole day. I think I've also infected hubby by this point... :-D

[Karen]

Josh wrote: "Scandal at the Salty Dog Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list..."

I enjoyed this very much, but it did lead me into a long YouTube-land sojourn where I ended up finding and noting a dozen versions of "The Parting Glass"... which is funny because I'm pretty sure I did the same thing when we group-read your book here. :)

[Jordan]

Yes! I’m pretty sure we had a Parting Glass discussion specifically about the song back then!

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Scandal at the Salty Dog Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list..."

Somehow missed this earlier! I love the fact you're making playlists for your books. This way I've gotten to know quite a few new-to-me artists and songs—and they always bring extra vibes to your stories.

[Antonella]

On Sunday I'm going to a small concert by this musician who mixes Swiss folklore and modern music.

At the beginning of the 90ies I loved her version of a traditional song (video, 1' 34''):

Christine Lauterburg - Anneli

[Josh]

Karen wrote: "Josh wrote: "Scandal at the Salty Dog Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list..."

I enjoyed this very much, but it did lead me into a long YouTube-land sojou..."

LOL. It's such a wonderful song. I deeply regret that my sisters and I never recorded it.

[Antonella]

I'm going to see «Matthias et Maxime» by Xavier Dolan, and I checked out the soundtrack in advance. I knew some of the interpreters, but only one song ;-).

Alex Cameron - Stranger's Kiss (Duet with Angel Olsen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4C-L...

Florence + The Machine - Cosmic Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EIeU...

Amir Haddad - J'ai cherché
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQysG...

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDe60...

Phosphorescent - Song For Zula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxQY...

Britney Spears - Work B**ch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt8VY...

[Antonella]

I've just discovered Janelle Monáe, better late than never ;-).

In 2015, Janelle Monáe released the visceral and raw "Hell You Talmbout," a protest song that directly listed the names of the Black lives lost at the hands of law enforcement and vigilantes...
Hell You Talmbout (= Hell you talkin' 'bout)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fumaC...


Five years later, Monáe returns to the movement, with "Turntables," a marked difference of energy, delivery and presentation. When compared to the exposed pain of "Hell You Talmbout," "Turntables" sounds sleeker, more palatable and mainstream. But its messaging remains just as urgent.
Turntables
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CFrC...


See also this NPR article (from which I've got the bits in italics):
Janelle Monáe's 'Turntables' Stresses 'Liberation, Elevation, Education'
https://www.npr.org/sections/we-insis...