Category: Terrific Tunes

Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 61

May 6, 2014
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Many of you know that I am a big fan of the British group XTC. They made plenty of great music over the years, but they also had a side project, The Dukes Of Stratosphear. Pretending to be a psychedelic band from the sixties, they released an EP (“25 O’Clock”) and a full album (“Psonic Psunspot”) of great and clever psychedelic rock tunes. This song, “The Mole From The Ministry”, borrows heavily from The Beatles “I Am The Walrus” video (and music), which I also love. Some of their other tunes borrow lovingly from Pink Floyd, The Hollies, and other groups from back in the day. You can (and probably should) get both their records on one CD called “Chips From The Chocolate Fireball”.

Anyway, check this out!

 

 

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 60

April 29, 2014
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This is fun, hope you agree. It mashes up the Beatles classic “Come Together” with the recent mega-hit by Lorde, “Royals”. I got a smile out of it, maybe you will too?

 

 

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 59

January 21, 2014
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This is a fun one, hope you agree. It’s Vampire Weekend’s video for “Diane Young” from their latest album “Modern Vampires Of The City”.

 

 

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 58

July 30, 2013
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kate bushAlso known as “Happy Birthday, Kate Bush”…

Kate Bush (learn more) has been a huge musical talent for thirty-some years. She is eccentric, even weird at times, but totally original and one of a kind. Her last few albums have been a bit too much on the mellow side, but her first six or so albums are interesting, clever, arty, and highly recommended. Her voice may not be for everyone, and her songs may not be either. But give her a few listens with an open mind and you might just hear a unique talent.

Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom’s most successful solo female performers of the past 35 years. – from the Wikipedia article

Seriously, there is no one like her. Give her a chance and listen to something different and original.

Here’s the video for “Suspended In Gaffa”:

 

 

and here are a few more videos, after the “continue…”:

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 57

July 2, 2013
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Here’s something you don’t see everyday.

First off, thanks to our friends over at Clicks and Pops for posting this a while back and for reminding me that it existed. I am a big Elvis Costello fan and have been since his first album in the late seventies. This video is a lot more recent, and shows his playful and humorous side (which was not as evident in the early years). I love that he can parody himself and have fun with it. What do YOU think?

 

 

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 56

February 5, 2013
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I just finished watching The Beatles “Magical Mystery Tour” and was going to post a Beatles video, but when I was looking around and thinking about it, I decided to post this instead. For now at least. It’s “Gimme Sympathy” by Metric, a modern band with 5 or 6 albums out, all very good, some songs great. Is this one great? Well, it does reference The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Good start, huh? But with a modern sound. And singer Emily Haines is a great vocalist, not sure if that comes through on this track but trust me on this.

Now watch and listen, you will probably want to turn up the volume while you’re at it.

 

 

“Come on baby play me somethin’ like “Here Comes The Sun”….

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 55

January 15, 2013
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David Bowie celebrated his 66th birthday recently, by releasing a new single and also a new album (finally) is due soon. Great news for those of us who had heard that he’d retired from music.

So that made me think of his classic songs (there are SO many) and I decided to feature this gem from forty years ago! Is it dated? Well maybe, but not for me. I still love his look back then and it’s a really well-written song. And sung too of course. Enjoy the video, circa 1973, for “Life On Mars”:

 

 

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 54

September 18, 2012
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It’s back.

A while back I posted a “Terrific Tunes for Tuesday” video every Tuesday for a year. Well, 53 weeks to be exact. You can find those other videos here. Recently I was thinking about these videos and how much fun it was to post them. So, I decided to post more. Not every week, just when I feel like it. And I feel like it today.

So, todays video is… Kina Granis “In Your Arms. What’s special about this? Well, I like the song, but the video itself is just great. It was made using:

288,000 jelly beans, 22 months, 1,357 hours, 30 people, 2 ladders, 1 still camera

Yes, it is made using jelly beans. Lots of ’em. Check it out:

 

 

Want to see how it was made? Here is “the making of…”

 

 

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 53

March 2, 2010
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Dear readers, I was going to stop at 52 Terrific Tunes. Really, I was. I swear! It was a year’s worth of Terrific Tunes, and that was already a world of great music and video. Then I saw this new video today on Facebook and it was so impressive and fun that I just had to use it. I’m not even that enthused about the actual song, it’s the video that is cool. The band is OK GO and the song is “This Too Shall Pass”. Watch this video and you will love it too. Then go ahead, try it at home!

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Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 52

February 23, 2010
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That’s right! Fifty-two weeks of Terrific Tunes, a whole year’s worth! That is some awesome awesomeness. If you want to see them all, click here. That will show you the latest 15 or so, then at the bottom of the page there will be a link to “previous entries”. Enjoy!

Meanwhile, back at the blog, today’s tune is from Robbie Robertson (learn more, web site, learn a lot more). He was the talented songwriter and lead guitarist from The Band (learn more) and has since enjoyed a successful solo career, including four or five albums and a variety of film-related music projects. This song is from his first (self-titled) solo album. The song is “Somewhere Down The Crazy River“. The video is a little on the minimal yet sensual side, and I love his talking-singing performance on this track. Check it out and let me know what YOU think.

Leave me a comment below. Don’t let the wind just kind of push you that way.

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