Lash wrote:Frankie was a castrato?
<chuckle>
I doubt that very much, married three times!
Italian castrati can keep their penii...just no balls...so they can hit those high notes.... giggles.
I wonder how difficult it was to fill that section of the choir...
Lash wrote:Italian castrati can keep their penii...just no balls...so they can hit those high notes.... giggles.
I wonder how difficult it was to fill that section of the choir...
Your imagination knows no boundaries......
I'm watching/listening to a clip of The Russian Ark on youtube.
Loved loved loved that movie.
Um, no Dutchy! That's true!
cas·tra·to /kæˈstrɑtoʊ, kə-; It. kɑˈstrɑtɔ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ka-strah-toh, kuh-; It. kah-strah-taw] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
-noun, plural -ti /-ti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. a male singer, esp. in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
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[Origin: 1755-65; < It < L castrāt(us); see castrate]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This ca·stra·to (kā-strä'tō, kə-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ca·stra·ti (-tē) or ca·stra·tos
A male singer castrated before puberty so as to retain a soprano or alto voice.
[Italian, from Latin castrātus, past participle of castrāre, to castrate; see castrate.]
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They were mostly famous in Italian opera.
Finally, the Catholic church decided it was naughty to whack the cajones and stopped the practice.
Never doubted you for one minute lash, I should have written, your articulateness knows no boundaries. Thank you for the explanation.
Time has come today - Chambers Brothers
(trivia about this tune: the guitar solo quotes "little drummer boy". one other rock tune that quotes an xmas carol is "in a gadda da vida", in which the organ plays "God bless ye merry gentlemen". anyone know any other non-xmas tunes that quote xmas carols?)
Music from Big Pink.
Used to listen to my dad's old LP copy long ago, haven't seen that (or any of the rest of his neglected record collection) in years.
Had forgotten about it, but keep hearing new bands who were clearly influenced by The Band, and picked up my own copy. Good times.
Just letting the random whole mass of music mix and seeing what pops up. This one did a while a go, happy liittle sailor song...
Quote:there's a place your mother goes when everybody else is soundly sleeping
through the lights of beacon street
and if you listen you can hear her weeping, she's weeping,
cause the gentlemen are calling and the snow is softly falling on her petticoats
and she's standing in the harbor and she's waiting for the sailors in the jolly boat
see how they approach
with dirty hands and trousers torn they grapple 'til she's safe within their keeping
a gag is placed between her lips to keep her sorry tongue from any speaking, or screaming
and they row her out to packets where the sailor's sorry racket calls for maidenhead
and she's scarce above the gunwales when her clothes fall to a bundle and she's laid in bed on the upper deck
and so she goes from ship to ship, her ankles clasped, her arms so rudely pinioned
'til at last she's satisfied the lot of the marina's teeming minions and their opinions
and they tell her not to say a thing to cousin, kindred, kith or kin or she'll end up dead
and they throw her dirty dollars and return her to the harbor where she goes to bed
and this is how your fed
so be kind to your mother
though she may seem an awful bother
and the next time she tries to feed you collard greens
remember what she does when you're asleep
But now Billie's singing, and it looks like Roland Kirk will be coming up after that...
the present string (because I'm bored)
the gymnast, high above the ground - the decemberists
transcendcental sports anthem - devin davis
sunshine special - the band who knew too much
smoke like ribbons - ugly casanova
only one way - the black heart procession
big rock candy mountain - harry mcclintock
ted, just admit it - jane's addiction
version city - the clash
a song of fire and wine - and you will know us by the trail of dead
brainville - the flaming lips
old black dawning - frank black
lust for life - iggy pop
that lucky old sun - johnny cash
up around the bend - ccr
hanging blue side - son volt
the beast in me - johnny cash
sugar never tasted so good - the white stripes
will o' the wisp - miles davis
tickled to death - combustible edison
lover man - sarah vaughan
jumping someone else's train - the cure
one of these things first - nick drake
the parlor - bernard hermann (psycho score)
wild mountain nation - blitzen trapper
slum beautiful - outkast
stairway to heaven - be your own pet
ninety nine and a half won't do - etta james
love is all - the rapture
no different - sebadoh
only the lonely - roy orbison
cussin' in tongues - the legendary shack shakers
rivals - jsbx
hey - pixies
midtown - tom waits
i'll be your mirror - the velvet underground (& nico?)
monkey gone to heaven - pixies
forever and ever - don tiki
when lovelight starts shining through his eyes - diana ross & the supremes
mi chiquita quiere bembe - tito puente
juxtapozed with u - super furry animals
sgt. baker - primus
whisper - morphine
if that ain't country - david allan coe
we dance - pavement
dr. jekyll and mr. hyde waltz - mose allison
pepita - calexico
easy street - thelonious monk
your southern can is mine - the white stripes
captain easychord - stereolab
nobody - johnny cash
big joe and phantom 309 - tom waits
grindstone - uncle tupelo
my pretend - the apples in stereo
jewel - cranes
you're the cream in my coffee - marlene dietrich
travelling riverside blues - led zeppelin
**** **** up - jsbx
so much water - m ward
sideshow - calexico
pretty - elliott smith
oh comely - neutral milk hotel
confusion is nothing new - beachwood sparks
cool waves - spiritualized
baby i'm not a baby anymore - tom waits
willy, waylon, and me - david allan coe
this here - cannonball adderly
house by the sea - iron & wine
these are the fables - the new pornographers
frontera - calexico
move over - janis joplin
54-46 was my number - toots and the maytals
freestyle - fatlip
whither thou goest - palace brothers
blood bleeds - the helio sequence
sharks - morphine
add it up - violent femmes
water - oliver brown
powderfinger - cowboy junkies
sing it again - beck
war on war - wilco
we used to vacation - cold war kids
weird - menomena
the beggar - mos def
bye bye blackbird - joe cocker
if that ain't eclectic - I'll kiss your a**
Still Waters
Four Tops.
x
I recently came across Joe Satriani ---- a guitar virtuoso. I put him on my Xmas wish list & now he's playing Surfing With The Alien.
Prince-Anotherholeinthehead
Good song smorgs. Love that intro...
Rick's Cafe - Armik. Magic stuff. Flamenco guitar!
UK vs FSU / Music City Bowl
mismi40 wrote:UK vs FSU / Music City Bowl
The 'Noles made a valiant effort but 30 players suspended...too much to overcome.
Been listening to Live In America, Steely Dan's live album.It's amazing how well they handle such complex material.
Kid Chalegmane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylr2D4Pwn58
