good night !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78jC6FEFqNU
( hope you will feel better tomorrow , msletty !!! )
your goodnight song was blocked, hbg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GfcmU2nTUY
Liza
Thank you, hbg, for your concern.
edgar, Love Lizza's cover of this bird.
Here's another version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg0-a4zlwNM
and one by Joan who did another of their songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRTC3cfWfGk
the lyrics
I'M AN HONEST MAN
FROM WHERE "LA PALMA" GROWS
I'M AN HONEST MAN
FROM WHERE "LA PALMA" GROWS
AND BEFORE I DIE I WANT
TO THROW MY SOUL VERSES
MY VERSE IS OF A LIGHT GREEN
AND OF A BURNING CARMINE
MY VERSE IS OF A LIGHT GREEN
AND OF A BURNING CARMINE
MY VERSE IS A HURT(WOUNDED) DEER
THAT SEARCHES PROTECTION IN THE FOREST(WOODLAND)
WITH THE POORS(HOMELESS) OF THE EARTH
I WANT TO CHANCE MY LUCK
WITH THE POORS(HOMELESS) OF THE EARTH
WANT TO CHANCE MY LUCK
THE MOUNTAIN (HILL) STREAM
DELIGHTS(PLEASES) ME MORE THAN THE SEA
The Sandpipers version of Come Saturday Morning was the theme song of Liza's film, The Sterile Cuckoo.
"Guantanamera" (Spanish: "from Guantánamo [feminine]", thus "woman from Guantánamo") is perhaps the best known Cuban song and that country's most noted patriotic song. In 1966, a version by American vocal group The Sandpipers, based on an arrangement by Pete Seeger, became an international hit.
The music for the song is sometimes attributed to José Fernández Diaz, known as Joseíto Fernández,[1] who claimed to have written it at various dates (consensus puts 1929 as its year of origin), and who used it regularly in one of his radio programs. Some[who?] claim that the song's structure actually came from Herminio "El Diablo" García Wilson, who could be credited as a co-composer. García's heirs took the matter to court decades later but lost the case: the Supreme Court of Cuba credited Fernández as the sole composer of the music in 1993. Regardless of either claim, Fernández can safely be claimed as being the first public promoter of the song, through his radio programs.[2]
Perhaps as written by José Fernández, the lyrics to the song is about a woman from Guantánamo, with whom he had a romantic relationship, and who eventually left him. The alleged real story behind these lyrics (or at least one of many versions of the song's origin that Fernández suggested during his lifetime) is that she did not have a romantic interest in him, but merely a platonic one. If the details are to be believed, she had brought him a steak sandwich one day as a present to the radio station where he worked. He stared at some other woman (and attempted to flirt with her) while eating the sandwich, and his friend yanked it out of his hands in disgust, cursed him and left. He never saw her again. These words are rarely sung today.[citation needed]
Another history behind the chorus and its lyrics ("Guantanamera … / Guajira Guantanamera …") is similar: García claimed he was at a street corner with a group of friends and made a courteous pass (a polite pick-up line, like "your mother made you good" or "you came from a star", piropo in Spanish) to a woman (who also happened to be from Guantánamo) who walked by the group. She answered back rather harshly, offended by the pass. Stunned, he could not take his mind off her reaction while his friends made fun of him; later that day, sitting at a piano with his friends near him, he wrote the song's main refrain.
The better known "official" lyrics are based on selections from the poetry collection Versos Sencillos (Simple Verses) by Cuban poet and independence hero José Martí, as adapted by Julián Orbón. Given Martí's significance to the Cuban people, the use of his poem in the song virtually elevated it to unofficial anthem status in the country. The four verses of the song were adapted from four stanzas of Versos sencillos, each from a different poem.
The most commercially successful version of "Guantanamera" was recorded by easy listening vocal group The Sandpipers in 1966. Their recording was based on an adaptation of the song by Pete Seeger, which he in turn based on a performance of the song by Héctor Angulo. Seeger combined Martí's verse with the tune, with the intention that it be used by the peace movement at the time of the Cuban missile crisis. The recording by The Sandpipers was arranged by Mort Garson and produced by Tommy LiPuma. It reached no.9 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] and also reached no.7 on the UK singles chart.[4]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9THG8YQJQI
Now a Beatles song performed by The Parrots.
They sound so much like the Beatles on purpose.
@edgarblythe,
I am always filled with admiration for the marvelous information you provide, edgar. Didn't know the Parrots, but Twist and Shout was indeed a good copy of "the fab four". Once again, thanks for the introduction.
Here's a birthday guy, but first a bit of info on the man.
STEPHEN MARLEY 41
Grammy-winning reggae musician, son of Bob and Rita Marley.
Now, his song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnydQzHR9J4
edgar, Where are you?
Going to say goodnight with two songs.
First, Lionel (birthday is today) and Oscar. Our hbg will enjoy him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djTpuq6RruI
Now, inspired by edgar doing the road music by Bing, etc.
The sarong girl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S6dLbuM4W0
Nice to be in touch with Bert Lee again. Wondering about euro, however. Latin George is okay.
From Letty with love to the world
good evening to all !
msletty , i sure enjoyed THE HAMP !
here is another fine musician who has his birthday today : Tito Puente .
Quote: Ernesto Antonio "Musical Pope" Puente, (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000),[1] was a Latin jazz and salsa musician and composer. The son of native Puerto Ricans, Ernest and Ercilia Puente, living in New York City's Spanish Harlem community, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" (The King of the timbales) and "The King of Latin Music". He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that helped keep his career going for 50 years. He and his music appear in many films such as The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54. He guest starred on several television shows including Sesame Street, The Cosby Show and The Simpsons.
El Cumbanchero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6fhsmVyNaw
and here is WALTER BUSTERKEYS /THE GLITTERMAN ( aka. Liberace )
at the ivories :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3LTswtKoqs
one more birthday to celebrate : Luther Vandross .
Quote: Luther Ronzoni Vandross (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums[1] and won eight Grammy Awards[2] including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. He won four Grammy Awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track "Dance with My Father",[3] co-written with Richard Marx.
By popular vote, Luther Vandross was inducted into The SoulMusic Hall of Fame at SoulMusic.com in December 2012.[4]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm4wAmsGyN0
good night to all !
good morning to all and happy birthday to Patti LuPune .
Quote: Patti Ann LuPune (born April 21, 1949) is an American singer and actress, known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Eva Perón in the 1979 stage musical Evita and for her Olivier Award-winning performance as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables. She is also known for her Tony Award winning performance as Mama Rose in the 2008 revival of Gypsy: A Musical Fable.
good morning to all and happy birthday to Patti LuPune .
Quote: Patti Ann LuPune (born April 21, 1949) is an American singer and actress, known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Eva Perón in the 1979 stage musical Evita and for her Olivier Award-winning performance as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables. She is also known for her Tony Award winning performance as Mama Rose in the 2008 revival of Gypsy: A Musical Fable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXl10a9gJwA
I was unaware of Marley's son. He appears to be pretty good.
Patty LuPune is an interesting and talented artist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ8mlC3mWW4
These Rose Colored Glasses
@edgarblythe,
" whole lotta shaking going on ...
... )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dC0DseCyYE
here is some music for msletty - the station manager of WA2K Radio :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA3YJo8B8sw
