65,000 fans waiting for a Green Day show at London’s Hyde Park sing a flawless version of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” on July 1 .
Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
17 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
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65,000 fans waiting for a Green Day show at London’s Hyde Park sing a flawless version of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” on July 1 .
14 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
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27 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
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In the Seekers’ appearance on ’60 Minutes’ from 2012, the only 60’s band still together with its original lineup intact look back at their heyday and a time when earnest, well-performed folk music had a place in the charts right beside the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
This group was a favorite in my house when I was growing up, and I passed on a love for them to my son as my dad did for me.
If you remember or appreciate the genre, you’ll find the 1968 farewell performance linked below a real treat. Also, enjoy Judith Durham’s crystalline vocals leading a typically ebullient performance on “Love is Kind, Love is Wine”, their final U.S. chart entry (#135) from 1968. This joyful tune deserved a wider audience
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/10/28/9601/
27 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
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15 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in On a Lighter Note, Video of the Week Tags: every major's terrible, major general song, the elements, tom lehrer
Performed by Ben Miller. Lyric from Randall Munroe’s comic xkcd.
Original melody from Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Major General’s Song”, also parodied by Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements”.