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Unread 10-24-2020, 07:57 PM
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There's a fine version of this that includes Johnny Depp as well, but here's one with just Natalie Portman signing to McCartney's singing. It's a very nice song and well sung, but it wouldn't be nearly as good without the visual.
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Unread 10-24-2020, 08:05 PM
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Yes, I'd forgotten Willie Nelson's "Stardust" album from the 70s. I remember listening to it over and over driving from NC to Boston. There are no doubt better versions of the songs--he isn't Sinatra--but the album is a great experience because so many of the great songs from the American songbook are in one place and his voice is so unobtrusive.
Somehow I had never heard the song "Stardust" until the Willie Nelson album, and it pretty much bowled me over at the time. I listened to it dozens and dozens of times. I know it's probably not the best version of the song, but in my heart it always will remain. I don't think there's a more perfect song.
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I've just learned from the notes beneath a video linked to above that Paul McCartney released an album called Kisses on the Bottom, which must not sound the same on the other side of the pond. That title cheers me up as much as any song is likely to.
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Unread 10-24-2020, 11:32 PM
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Snort, Max!

(BTW, anyone who is somehow not yet among the 56 million people who have watched Paul McCartney's Carpool Karaoke with James Corden needs to take 23 minutes and watch it right now.)

Allen, I would never have pegged you as a Mary Chapin Carpenter fan!

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Unread 10-25-2020, 09:18 AM
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Allen, I would never have pegged you as a Mary Chapin Carpenter fan!
There’s 427 ways to say, “Those who know don’t tell; those who tell don’t know.” Tapping the high beams in the left lane. Best. Thanks.
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(...BTW, anyone who is somehow not yet among the 56 million people who have watched Paul McCartney's Carpool Karaoke with James Cordon needs to take 23 minutes and watch it right now...)
Make that 56 million and one, Julie!

That was 23 minutes VERY WELL SPENT, so big thanks to you!!! I was grinning like a Cheshire cat and also wiping away a tear at the end.

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The McCartney incident reminds me how cheering comedy can be.

I've definitely turned to this clip when I've needed a laugh. Start around 6:30, with "What's that area code for Bakersfield?"

It would be funnier without the operator's voice (as it would be experienced on stage), and the humor is probably enhanced by the context of the whole play (worth the watching), but I think it's enjoyable as a separate set piece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXYV2XJ5JT0
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Julie - Here are two choral works I like a lot and have played a lot, and I’m sure you have sung, as well.

Carmina Burana, Carl Orff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj-tBVq61as

Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Rutter Gloria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu7tJFCzAMI

I am also fond of these three vocal pieces.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sarah Brightman, Paul Miles-Kingston - Pie Jesu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31oAcmBz044

Once Upon A Time In The West Theme (Ennio Morricone)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Q8h-fDfEI

A Fist-Full of Dynamite (Ennio Morricone)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7tIqEgRwJY&t=953s
The song starts at: 00:19:06
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Ah, Martin... Carmina Burana. Love it, love it, love it, and always have. Your other links are great, too; thanks for sharing.

I'd just like to say THANK YOU to everyone for engaging with this thread. The various music we all enjoy, and which cheers us up when we need it, has been a revelation.

A Spherean friend has enquired, via email, about the sad news which prompted me to start this thread. It's ongoing, I'm afraid...

... but meanwhile, it's so uplifting to click on the links you're posting. The lovely (late, great) Ian Dury, bless him, had it right (the sound quality's not brilliant, sorry, but you'll get the gist...):

https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tFP1zcsNM0yLTfOzTJg9BIrSk0szs8r VijJV0hKVUjOSE0tSivNAQDoqAy3&q=reasons+to+be+cheer ful&rlz=1C1QJDB_enGB723GB860&oq=&aqs=chrome.0.46i3 9i362j35i39i362l5j46i39i362...7.209492094j0j15&sou rceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


We all have some Reasons to Be Cheerful, no matter what.

Jayne
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Unread 10-25-2020, 07:24 PM
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I don't think anyone brought up this song yet. All you hear in this track are sounds made by Bobby McFerrin without the use of any instruments other than his voice.
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