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Showing posts with label favorite music videos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label favorite music videos. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Music Lovers: Spotlight on Vanessa Williams

Remember Vanessa Williams? 1st African-American Miss America who had to give up her crown like the next day to the 1st runner up who also conveniently happened to be an African-American. Ms. Williams was Miss New York and the other girl whose name nobody really remembers was Miss New Jersey. Ms. Williams had to relinquish her crown when nude photos of her were published in Penthouse. Booo! Booo!! Whatever! That contest was rigged anyway. That's my opinion and you're not going to change it with facts.



Anyway … after all the brew ha ha died down, the young lady had gotten married and her husband … at the time … was instrumental in helping her get an album released.  Her comeback video was The Right Stuff (1988).  The girl has talent.  She wouldn't stay down!  Kudos to her!  She has stayed busy professionally singing and acting.  She was even invited to perform at the Miss America 2016 pageant.  In her personal life, she became a mother of 4 and has been married 3 times.  As of the date of this post, she is in her late 50s, but she still looks fabulous!  Even though she has starred in many films and TV series, I enjoy her singing.  My favorite song is "Save the Best for Last".
Image credit: Flickr.com photos flic.kr/p/3rGkAm 




What's she been doing lately?




Thursday, October 20, 2022

Salute to Music Legend and Icon David Bowie (1947 - 2016) (includes My 5 Favorite Music Videos)

In 2016, we lost music legend and icon, David Bowie (David Robert Jones (Jan 8, 1947 ~ Jan 10, 2016).  Before he departed he left us with timeless music.


Image Credit:  David Bowie Music on Amazon Music (350 Albums).

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David Bowie’s Blue-Eyed Soul



Looking to celebrate the life of David Bowie?

Follow this link to 700+ articles by my fellow freelance writers, ardent admirers who are passionate about the man, the music, the legend, the icon. Pages loaded with facts, trivia, etc. He has been referred to by some as the “master of reinvention”. He must have been the inspiration or role model or example for artists who seem to have been successful at reinventing themselves as well, and maintaining their long-standing position in the fickle mob world of entertainment, which is no easy feat!

David Bowie's Blue-Eyed Soul

"David Bowie might be one of the most unlikely blue-eyed (or more accurately, one blue eye and one green eye) soul singers in music history. Born in the bombed-out London neighborhood of Brixton in 1947, the pale, skinny, sometimes emaciated singer became known for his elegant, continental image and eclectic, artsy lyrics on his songs beginning in the late 1960s."










Throwback Thursday: David Bowie - This Is Not America (1985)

David Robert Jones OAL (1947 – 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, music icon and legend. This song is from the soundtrack of a movie titled “The Falcon and the Snowman", released in the 80s. It's 2021, and the current situation in my country, the USA, makes me think of this song a lot! 

David Bowie - This Is Not America (1985) 

David Bowie

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Throwback Music: Tears for Fears ~ Everybody Wants To Rule The World

My YouTube pick for Throwback Thursday is the original video by an awesome duo from my generation called Tears for Fears. Threw in the other video just because. 

These guys held a concert in Austin, Texas in 2015; Austin Music Hall. Did not attend but was so glad to see the advertisement in the paper and to know these two brothers childhood friends were still around making their awesome music. ((I always thought they were brothers.  But I discovered later they were just good friends.)  I converted some of my kids and got them to listen to this talented duo. :)  The music of Tears for Fears is still relevant today.


Tears for Fears 2008

Image credit: By KWa (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons


You want to know a secret? It's a genuine secret. Never told this to anybody but always thought it. You see the guy with the long black hair and the curly locks?  He looks like one of my cousins.  Never told anybody because my cousin was a girl named Helen.  Kept that secret for almost 30 years.  Guess it's OK to reveal it now.  :)


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Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" - 



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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Famous Italian Tenors: Andrea Bocelli

I had a roommate at university back in the 70s who was an opera major. Because of her I developed an appreciation for opera music. Because of my late husband I was introduced to the voice of Andrea Bocelli.  For a birthday gift he gave me the album Romanza.  I love it when singers known for their operatic voices cross over into the pop music genre and perform hit songs.  His blend of opera and pop is unique.

Image credit:  Amazon.com

AndreaBocelli is an award-winning tenor. His singing voice has been described as “The World's Most Romantic Voice” and as “The World's Most Beloved Tenor”. Both descriptions are accurate. Another excellent description is per his official Twitter account: "His voice as easily recognised as a signature, its mellow yet powerful tones resonate from 70 million records sold."

Bocelli performs wonderfully singing solo. However, his collaborations with artists are also very impressive. In fact, his collaboration with Italian pop star Zucchero Fornaciari to sing “Miserere,” is what he put him on the music map. That song was intended to be sung by another renowned tenor, Luciano Pavarotti. Even Pavarotti was impressed with this unknown tenor's voice.

Bocelli also collaborates with artists that you would probably never pair him with. For example, Mary J. Blige is an American singer and people call her the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul". I would have never thought that Andrea Bocelli would have collaborated with Mary J. Blige. But he did and the end result was magical! They got together and performed a duet for his Christmas album. He has also collaborated with Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, Jamie Foxx, and Stevie Wonder.

Andrea Bocelli was born September 22, 1958, in Lajatico, near Pisa, Italy. He lost his sight at age 12, but his lack of sight did not deter him. He attended university and studied law. He practiced law and after working as a state-appointed attorney, he made a major career change and decided to get into music. The entertainment world is very glad he did!


Check out these performances:

Zucchero, Pavarotti AND Bocelli, Miserere (Rare version)



What Child is This


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Saturday, March 19, 2022

My Three (3) Favorite Music Videos by Sting

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner aka “Sting” is great artist. I am a huge fan and I loved his music when he was the lead singer for the rock group Police and when he decided to embark on his solo career. One of the cool things about when he went solo was his collaboration with other awesome artists. These three (3) videos are are among my favorite music videos by Sting.  In two of these videos he collaborated with awesome singer-songwriter-musicians.


"We'll Be Together" (1987)

Why do I like this song so much?  Well for one thing it's the funky upbeat sound.  But mainly it's the video where I realized that STING CAN DANCE!!  As if he wasn't talented enough being a singer-songwriter-musician.  He can dance too??  It's true he only did a few dance moves, but they were enough to convince me that if you turned him loose on the dance floor, he could probably cut a rug!  LOL. ☺



They Dance Alone” (Cueca Solo) (1987)

Sting collaborated with Rubén Blades (full name Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna). Mr. Blades is from Panama and he is a celebrity in his own right. Although he did provide additional background vocals, it’s his speaking voice that added the additional solemnity and soberness to this song to make it hauntingly beautiful and moving.



Desert Rose” (1999)

Sting collaborated with Cheb Mami. Do you like sensual exotic things? Everything in this video is sensual and exotic. The music, the scenery, and especially the vocals of the vocals of Khélifati Mohamed, known professionally as Cheb Mami. He is an Algerian singer-songwriter and musician. According to the Encyclopeedia Brittanica, he was “a major force in the introduction of raï music to Western audiences at the turn of the 21st century”. Rai is “a type of progressive popular music that blends local Algerian traditions with various international popular genres, such as rock, jazz, and flamenco”.


Even though these songs were released before Y2K, the music videos are timeless.





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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Movie: Bollywood: What's Your Raashee? (2009)

You really only need two words would be sufficient to review this movie.  Adorable cuteness!

Do you like movies that are cute and adorable, have a fabulous leading actress, and a terrific soundtrack?  Guess which movie you should watch?  


What makes it cute and adorable?  
This young guy needs to find a wife and find one fast before he loses his inheritance so he goes looking for one.  How does he choose?  Uuhhh ... according to the zodiac?  Why not?  What's Your Raashee? means What's Your Sign?

Who is the fabulous leading actress?  
Priyanka Chopra-Jonas who plays the part of each female marriage candidate.  That's right!  12 different zodiac signs which means she plays 12 different personalities.

Why is the soundtrack terrific?  
Just listen and you'll know WHY.  (Music video below.)









Friday, September 3, 2021

Throwback Thursday: Duran Duran / Craig Ferguson: White Lines

Duran Duran was a super popular group in the 70s and 80s. I like almost all of their music. There was a late night talk show host named Craig Ferguson who, unlike other late night talk show hosts, was very talented and musically inclined AND he used puppets in his show. He took a Duran Duran song called “White Lines” and performed his version, with his puppets, on his TV show. It was hilarious!



Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ~ “White Lines”

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Throwback Thursday: Vanessa Williams: The Right Stuff ...

Remember Vanessa Williams? 1st African-American Miss America who had to give up her crown like the next day to the 1st runner up who also conveniently happened to be an African-American. 


Ms. Williams was Miss New York and the other girl whose name nobody really remembers was Miss New Jersey. Ms. Williams had to relinquish her crown when nude photos of her were published in Penthouse. Booo! Booo!! Whatever! That contest was rigged anyway. That's my opinion and you're not going to change it with facts.




Anyway … after all the brew ha ha died down, the young lady had gotten married and her husband … at the time … was instrumental in helping her get an album released. Here is one of the most popular songs. Sharing the YouTube video because it's a great pick for throwback or Throwback Thursday. Enjoy!!




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