tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post5167380040207985403..comments2023-12-29T11:44:38.434+09:00Comments on yokohamamama: Top Ten Music Picks....This One Goes To Elevenyokohamamamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-60124334003261962392011-01-29T02:18:11.360+09:002011-01-29T02:18:11.360+09:00James Galway: the LP album is "Song of the Se...James Galway: the LP album is "Song of the Seashore and other melodies of Japan" (1979), put on CD 1991. I don't know about links for downloads though. That's something I've not tried yet. I had the LP but it disappeared during a house move, so I've now ordered the CD.<br />You're right, there doesn't seem to be a freely-available version of Greensleeves with roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-91406169829042783472011-01-28T14:55:08.788+09:002011-01-28T14:55:08.788+09:00Aratina--thanks! Cecilia is *definitely* for bawd...Aratina--thanks! Cecilia is *definitely* for bawdy singin'--though I really like lots and lots of S&G, but my daughter isn't named after any of their other songs (couldn't exactly name her Mrs. Robinson...)yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-13668148984648022382011-01-28T10:45:40.355+09:002011-01-28T10:45:40.355+09:00Hi, Roy! The Greensleeves is a bit weird--sorry a...Hi, Roy! The Greensleeves is a bit weird--sorry about that. I wanted the traditional lyrics and couldn't find them for some reason (must try harder...). And, no, I haven't heard him playing Japanese songs! (*rushes off to check*!) If you have a good link, I'd be much obliged!yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-90715565262980920762011-01-28T06:27:43.600+09:002011-01-28T06:27:43.600+09:00Greensleeves is a strange one - the on-screen capt...Greensleeves is a strange one - the on-screen captions are a translation into Italian of the traditional lyric, but the choir is singing the Christmas carol "What child is this" and the pictures are all of great houses and castles, all of which I found a distraction from the music. <br /><br />Yes, James Galway is a great flautist - have you heard his rendition of a selection of roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-16142311552118811402011-01-28T03:25:48.053+09:002011-01-28T03:25:48.053+09:00Thumbs up for Greensleeves and Cecilia (although I...Thumbs up for Greensleeves and Cecilia (although I agree with JC that there are arguably many "better" ones from them, but Cecilia is definitely the most fun to sing and shout to with a bunch of bawdy friends)! I like the rest, too, but those two I <i>love</i>.Aratina Cagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191120796865740975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-77955210293451801182011-01-26T18:51:26.343+09:002011-01-26T18:51:26.343+09:00Ahhh-Dame Kiri *is* awesome. Her voice really is....Ahhh-Dame Kiri *is* awesome. Her voice really is...golden somehow, isn't it? I wanted to find a video for that piece that was actual film footage, though (that was really the only reason I went with Maria Callas--and that is really old footage of her, too. She's quite young there, which I enjoyed seeing, along with her facial expressions.) Now I'm inspired to find a live vid of yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-23058942302090057052011-01-26T10:08:59.633+09:002011-01-26T10:08:59.633+09:00Not fair! I like lots of music that came out afte...Not fair! I like lots of music that came out after 1971, when I finished college and, largely, dancing! Steely Dan, much of Madonna, etc., all came out after 1971. (I consider Steely Dan the greatest unappreciated rock group of our era.)<br /><br />I have a great move to "I Want you Back." You put your right foot at 12 o'clock and then move it clockwise six times to the beat. AtJerry Coynehttp://www.whyevolutionistrue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-23871438906931513922011-01-26T09:11:37.102+09:002011-01-26T09:11:37.102+09:00J--I like Kiri Te Kanawa, too--but I like watching...J--I like Kiri Te Kanawa, too--but I like watching Maria Callas nearly crying when she sings that she'll throw herself into the Arno. Couldn't find a video version of Kiri for some reason (didn't look hard enough). I even liked listening to little Jackie Evancho sing this O Mio:-))yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-15469577541292847732011-01-26T09:01:03.846+09:002011-01-26T09:01:03.846+09:00Jerry--you don't like REM 'cause you don&#...Jerry--you don't like REM 'cause you don't have any relationship with that music;-)) It's not your college music, and you didn't sit on their instrument cases. Remember, I don't write lists like this insisting that it's a Definitive List For Everybody--it's just my list:-)) Also--I wanna see you dance to "I Want You Back"!<br /><br />Sarah--Lists like yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-32081282587842080072011-01-26T06:16:47.305+09:002011-01-26T06:16:47.305+09:00Ha! Bust a Move win! I didn't even look at any...Ha! Bust a Move win! I didn't even look at any of my classical music faves, because that would have pushed me way over ten. I played the violin, so pretty much any song that i palyed in my orchestra is a fave (though some more than others.)Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-9079141387522249942011-01-26T02:19:03.732+09:002011-01-26T02:19:03.732+09:00A good list, certainly far better than the one tha...A good list, certainly far better than the one that inspired you. A few comments:<br /><br />Billie Holiday: "Summertime" is okay, but I love others more. "He's Funny That Way," with sax accompaniment by Lester Young, is awesome, and of course there is "Strange Fruit'<br /><br />Simon & Garfunkel: I grant that Cecilia has familial appeal, but I like many Jerry Coynehttp://www.whyevolutionistrue.comnoreply@blogger.com