Too much music, too little time! :D

Hi everyone, oh boy am I starting to feel “vintage” today... Thanks to one of my friends, I just took a walk waaaaaaaaay back in the days of no cable and about 4 channels on TV... :D My friend was mentioning being a breathy singer and I told her there was  nothing wrong with that. That’s when I remembered a similar reference to  a staple of my teen afternoon TV watching idols, none other than David Cassidy. Here he is,  demonstrating his own breathy style, with the Association’s song  “Cherish”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez-c6aAOt50

Oh how I loved those “Partridge family” reruns! :D  While on YouTube, I found this little gem, David & Shaun Cassidy on “live with Regis” show with a song from the musical “Blood brothers”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQ3xxpedhc

My friend had a closer attachment to the latter, so just for her, here’s Shaun Cassidy  with “Da do run run” from 1977:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7LCvMQxHU

Phew, that’s old! Lol You know, that musical sounded pretty good and the Cassidy boys sound amazing together! The melody or chords of their song kind of remind me of another beautiful timeless song, this one before my time, “Make it easy on yourself” by the Walker Brothers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZTS9H-l5qQ

Okay, I don’t feel so old any more... XD Well hope you’ve enjoyed listening to some of these with me, thanks for reading and listening, sincerely, Sylvie <3

Hi everyone, well, faithful to my pattern of weekend discoveries and successful walkabouts on YouTube, I want to share a couple of finds today. First, this one was on the front page of YouTube and oh man, couldn’t pass it up! Here is Mr Luther Vandross with “ The impossible dream”:

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

Now I’ve heard many versions of that song, in both French and English with many different kinds of interpretations and regardless of the fact that you’d expect a more fiery breath to it, it is one gorgeous rendition... I hope our Michael includes it in his choices for his Broadway songbook, I think it’s tailor-made for him. All right next, the actual reason I was coming on.  On “C’est si bon” today, I heard the original version of a song I’ve cherished for years, never knowing it wasn’t the original. So first, the original,Ray Price with his song, “For the good times”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phLlo_t-z-U

I first heard that song when I was about 14, on the B side of the 45 of “Here I am” by Al Green. Now although I do think the Ray Price rendition is pretty decent, no other will ever beat this one, unless of course our Michael would sing it, here’s “For the good times” by Al Green:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IpoTKnDPw

It is the quintessence of soul, is on my “repeat button” list and chocolate indulgence for a soul singer, I think, along with a few more I’ve mentioned over these past months. It’s right up there with Sam Cooke’s “A change is gonna come”, Percy Sledge’s WAMLAW and “Come softly”, Otis Redding’s “These arms of mine”, “Try a little tenderness” and “I’ve been loving you too long” etc and dear Marvin Gaye’s “Distant lover” and “Just too keep you satisfied”... Well, maybe not those last 2, XD but pretty close... All right, too much gooey goodness for one sitting, if that’s possible, so I’ll dock this train of thought. :D BTW, I just wanted to say that Luther’s song is included on this delicious-sounding album called, appropriately enough: “Songs: that I’ll borrow from the library. I’ve already heard a few very promising clips on YouTube, so I’m sure I’ll be back with more soon. Thanks for reading and listening, sincerely, Sylvie <3

Hi everyone, well today’s entry has to do with 2 unrelated people, only linked by their assumed names. Listening to my “C’est si bon” show yesterday, I heard this perennial favourite of the show called Kay Starr. Here she is with one of my Billie Holliday jazz favoritesKay Starr “Stormy weather”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnUJp9KwbH8

I looked her up on Wiki and she has a fun biography, starting to sing to her chickens when she was 7 years old and then, thanks to her aunt,  on a radio show at that tender age. :D She’s an artist who dabbled in country,  jazz and pop, starting in the 40’s, but is apparently still performing at 92, God bless her!Here’s one of her biggest hits, Kay Star “The man with the bag”:

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

Now that’s an original Xmas song! :D Okay so, I caught on her name and wondered if she was related to this staple of my childhood, Lucille Star “The French song”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35WLFvVL2Sg

Phew, memories! Lol So thanks to Wiki again, I found out Kay grew up in  Oklahoma and Lucille was from Manitoba eh and they both have assumed names. Hey, as long as I’m writing about unrelated Starrs, might as well go all the way to Liverpool and post my favourite from Ringo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xroiz9ssBIU

Yes I do know "You're sixteen"  is a cover too, but I like it. :D I should check out someday whether any “Starr” is using their real name... :D All right, that’s it for now, thanks for reading and listening, sincerely, Sylvie <3

Hi everyone, with the recent conundrum over choosing songs we’d suggest for Michael to sing in concert again, I felt like transgressing from my usual format today, simply to share about my favourite song ever. As I’m sure I’ve brought  up  about 739 times already and as  the posted video on my initial comment might attest to, “When I’m back on my feet again” is my favourite song, not only of Michael’s, but of all-time. As I’ve again, mentioned countless times, it hasn’t helped me through any devastating life event, but this compelling song I feel holds something magical. Of course, Diane Warren wrote it from a very dark place, so it’s very moving, but Michael’s soulfelt performance  I feel created a privileged suspended, divinely orchestrated moment in time. Everything about it is beautiful... Michael stated in an interview once that apparently, Henry Winkler, (the Fonz from “Happy days” TV series) told him that it helped him through a really rough time. Michael thought: “But he’s ‘the Fonz’!” :D I sometimes wonder why Michael stopped singing it. It’s clearly a powerfully healing  song to a lot of people, which he even indicated in “This is Michael Bolton”. I was thinking maybe other songs took priority, maybe  it was a little harsh on Michael’s voice after a while, maybe it was too emotional for him to continue delivering it with conviction, or maybe he wanted it to  stay ”gold” and not become 

Mechanical... Over-thinking much? XD  Ehh, maybe one day we’ll know. On that note, thank you for indulging me, take care and God bless, sincerely, Sylvie <3

Hi everyone, today being Saturday, you had to know I’d come in and post my latest discovery from the show “C’est si bon”... :D Well it’s not every week, but it seems to be the rule more than the exception nowadays. So, here is my find, Dick Haymes and theSong Spinners “It can’t be wrong”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBP66t4eR18

I haven’t looked him up on Wiki, but most of the videos on YouTube mention songs being from the 40’s. What struck me about this guy was how much he sounded like Bing Crosby. Listening to the song now, not as much, but he certainly has the deep, warm and velvety tone and phrasing like Bing. Not a whole lot of CD’s out there, but at least a whole bunch of video/audio on YouTube. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for reading and listening, Sylvie <3

Hi everyone, I heard this song while half asleep a few days ago and somehow remembered the guy’s last name was Ezra but nothing else. I was going to check later on my radio station’s playlist but forgot. Luckily, it played again today. This music was interesting and different enough to catch my attention in a semi-conscious state, so thought I’d share it. This is George Ezra  with “Budapest”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHrLPs3_1Fs

Listening to it again, I think it has something in the flow of the song that reminds me of Adele, which is why I liked it. In any case, hope you enjoy. Thanks for reading and listening, sincerely, Sylvie <3

Hi all, in  honor of the release of my favourite Canadian band Jacksoul’s new “Greatest hits” release, I’d like to share this video on their Jacksoul Vivo YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6nggruU-BdX9Eqi8Tu1vQ

The album was released officially this past Tuesday November 25 and includes 3 new songs, found in the archives of lead singer Haydain Neale, who sadly left us 5 years ago already. Wow, time flies!I just can’t wait to get this album in my hands and put it on perpetual repeat! According to Amazon.ca, I’ll have to wait a couple of weeks for some reason so I’ll probably listen to all their 5 previous CD’s in the meantime! Lol Just going down the list of their YouTube uploads, I’m thinking: “Oh yes, that’s the stuff!” Their music is like a sweet old-school funky summer breeze or a warm gooey chocolate hug! Lol  Here’s what I’m talking about, one of my favourite songs of theirs, off their 2009 album “Soulmate”, “All you need”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfny2gVh32g&list=UUi6nggruU-BdX9...

Seriously, that’s what R&B/soul should sound like all the time... Hope you enjoy. Thanks for reading and listening, sincerely, Sylvie <3

Hi all, I just wanted to share my goosebump moment of the day... I was just channel-surfing this morning and had this “audio vision” of a long lost friend, Whitney Houston's “Run to you”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9rCobRl-ng

phew! Seriously, to me, it’s one of those songs that, no matter where or when I hear it, I get chills all over! Maybe I should listen to it more during summer... XD Thanks for sharing my slice of life, thanks for reading and listening, sincerely, Sylvie <3

Hi everyone, today I’d like to share about  a CD that’s 6 months old, which is old news in the music biz, but new for me since I borrowed it just this week. First off, it’s the Black Keys’ “Turn blue” album (out since May) and I have to say that I should have borrowed it a loooooooong time ago: it’s fabulous! It’s 11 songs short and there’s musically-speaking, not a bad one in the bunch. The first single”Fever” is representative of the CD, but since I’ve posted it before, I’ll share a different one. It’s a pop alternative album with a nicely rich driving guitar sound, edging   towards danceable at times. My son says it reminds him of Arctic Monkeys, but better, which surprised me. The Black Keys are certainly edgier. For once, I actually looked up the lyrics which mostly gravitate around affairs of the heart and the most positive ones on the album are in the song “Gotta get away”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2xc_d8uUw

I think this one  has crazy chart potential: a steady poppy beat, moon & June rhymes and repetitions. It’s almost too poppy for the album... :D Anyway, overall, I love it and if you like the Black Keys  musical feel, I recommend it. That’s it for now. Thanks for reading and listening, sincerely, Sylvie <3