Word Association Game

[grumpyhack]

Thank you Oneeye. A chance to post one of my favourite singer-songwriters Harry Chapin. He wrote songs which he described as being about big moments in the lives of ordinary people and his best album is Short Stories.

From that album this is his best known song - possibly the only song of his that became widely known - WOLD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVh6aOwY08g

This give you another taste.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upZB5VlbC6o

So the link word is Short

[oneeye]

From short to BREAD

[carlosj]

Bread, another word for MONEY.

Always enjoyed this track, but came across this demo version with Pete Best.

MONEY (1962) by the Beatles with Pete Best:

[oneeye]

From money to CASH; marvellous stuff to start this bank holiday Monday

[whisty]

Johny Cash has a track You are my Sunshine as I guess quite a few others do. But really like this one that heard yesterday which is worth 6 mins of anybodys time. He'll explain at the start of the vid but won't tell you a secret that makes no difference but puts a little different slant on things. The fact that people are getting to know him from watching vids as opposed to listening frustrates him a little. Nothing of this performance is visually based, all about music. Hope some people enjoy this superb performance..

Edited May 5, 2014 by whisty

[grumpyhack]

Raul Midon is mighty impressive. As he says towards the end 'multi tasking'

My first thought with sunshine was Eric and Ern's theme song, which always brings a smile, so see what connections you can make to either Morecambe or Wise

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

Edited May 5, 2014 by grumpyhack

[whisty]

Bay a blast from the past from the album - Great Harmonica Performances Of The 1920s And '30s. Bit old for live vid but a few nice snapshots.

[brandycoke]

The Girl From Tiger Bay - Shirley Bassey with the Manics.

[grumpyhack]

Can't pass without the chance to back link another great Shirley performance with Morecombe and Wise.

And the link word, which you'll see from the video is shoe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xvln035znM

[whisty]

Mile

Coldcut's mix of this tune caught my ear, think it was used in a movie or some place. Here's the original, also covered by the burger King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX-G3S49ty0

And Coldcut giving it a refresh.

[grumpyhack]

Just to be a bit silly as today we're having party in the garden for my daughter's 30th, my mother in law's 91st and our neighbour's 75 birthdays, here's a song that just ask for a bit of fun.

And the link word is hundred

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnUOPsjC2qk

P.S. I've crept off from the party for five minutes peace and quiet.

[oneeye]

In keeping with your party silliness grumps, from hundred to five; I'm sure you've been singing/dancing to this today lol

[grumpyhack]

I first got into this song in when it was first released in 1966. But seeing the Count Five forty years on doing the 'cabaret' version it seems a little less cool.

But from five we get to Psychotic which should give you something to play with.

[carlosj]

I'll skip by Talking Heads, on to psychotic pig-headed POLITICIANS. Was John foreseeing UKIP, or just all of them?

JOHN LENNON - "GIMME SOME TRUTH" HD (video by Gia:

[whisty]

Liar

Pretty much where I came into music. Mr B grabbed my attention as a youngster.

[carlosj]

Liar, liar, PANTS on fire. I vaguely remember Mr B, as I was mainly in my room reading in my yoof, instead of listening to music.

From the album with panties (oo er missus) in the title, accompanied by a hopefully recovering Wilko Johnson...

Ian Dury with Wilko Johnson - Sweet Gene Vincent:

[grumpyhack]

If pants are on fire they must be Hot pants.

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

Also an excuse to have a clip of the magnificent Mr Brown from what's still probably my all time favourite film The Blues Brothers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv_E8eBbaOs

[carlosj]

The Godfather of Soul was played often throughout uni. Reminds me of France where I spent 2 years as part of my degree. Didn't avail myself of the culture as much as I should have, but enjoyed many CHIPS and wine, and heard many French singers, hence my indulgent 2nd link.

Thanks Mr hack. I see the light, I see the light!

Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor:

Francis Cabrel - Sarbacane (Live): http://youtu.be/hZax0YZCZyI

Edited May 7, 2014 by carlosj

[grumpyhack]

Like the Francis Cabrel Carlosj. A bit of real French as opposed to translations of US/UK pop.

You tend to get chips with Everything.

This song was written by David Gates of Bread as a tribute to his late dad. It's also been widely covered since but I like this Ken Booth version (though I don't suppose Neil would consider it as 'proper' reggae).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5nzZy2LFE0

[oneeye]

From everything to NOTHING; unfortunately missed this performance last year; couldn't tell you what I was doing

http://youtu.be/k1fItV2iX9w

[brandycoke]

Nothing Rhymed .

Not live, but still brilliant all the same.

[grumpyhack]

This led me to Rhyme or Reason by Eminem but I couldn't bear to hear or post a classic song by the Zombies so mashed up.

So here are The Zombies still going strong with the Time of the Season

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjf8F3v18DY

Edited May 7, 2014 by grumpyhack

[oneeye]

Hootie and the blowfish also sang about time, an excuse to post this.

Love this band, would be great if they turned up at Glastonbury one year

The link is CRY

Edited May 8, 2014 by oneeye

[carlosj]

Taking the link to BAKER.

This is off an old box set I have, from Atlantic Records, 1947-1974 (I think those are the years).

Cracking voice.

LaVERN BAKER I Cried A Tear 1958:

[grumpyhack]

There was only one Baker - Ginger

All sorts of music and interesting perspectives in this BBC Newsnight intterview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czZQwQb1cBc

I remember seeing him with the Graham Bond Organisation in the mid sixties at the Coal Exchange in Bristol. He was so out of it that he could hardly stand up and had to be carried on to the stage and sat on his stool propped up by a pillar behind him. The band came on and he sprang into life, drummed superbly for two hours and then had to be carried back off the stage at the end, still out of his head..

Edited May 8, 2014 by grumpyhack