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Cheering Music for January
As it is quite a miserable cold dark January evening I thought I'd put on some cheerful music. It's 'Guantanamera' - seems to be lots of versions with lots of different verses of this song. You can add your own cheerful music if you want to
Not just oldies - anything happy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci_2ETb3Gj4 |
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Ah well I suppose all other oldies are asleep but since I'm in a latin mood tonight I'm putting on La Bamba by Los Lobos (not Ritchie Valens unfortunately)
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something Latin to remind of sultry summer days......
Santana with Rob Thomas..........'Smooth' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Whgn_iE5uc |
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something Latin to remind of sultry summer days......
Santana with Rob Thomas..........'Smooth' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Whgn_iE5uc Aaahhh.......muy muy buen - come back summer! |
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Ooops - something strange just burst out of me - can't keep my rock side down - and I know it's probably seen as bad oldie taste but, don't care - it cheers me up
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Ooops - something strange just burst out of me - can't keep my rock side down - and I know it's probably seen as bad oldie taste but, don't care - it cheers me up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKjZuykKY1I 'Any video that uses guitar born laser beams to fight off a space squid is good in my book' ![]()
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As a kind of bonus for the most depressing Monday of the year have added Joan Baez's (unfortunately not moving) version of Guantanamera:
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The only version of Guantanamera I have is by Jamaican reggae artist Freddie McGregor who reached the UK top 40 in the mid-eighties with a cover of The Main Ingredient's "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" (the group which featured Cuba Gooding Senior).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIQ9LMr7JGg |
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The only version of Guantanamera I have is by Jamaican reggae artist Freddie McGregor who reached the UK top 40 in the mid-eighties with a cover of The Main Ingredient's "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" (the group which featured Cuba Gooding Senior).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIQ9LMr7JGg Guantanamera is a very interesting song - I've listened to the old 1920s version which is really a cha cha cha beat, here a Jamaican slant, Baez 's is almost Peruvian, I've heard Mexican versions, jazz versions, solo, band, quicker, slower. Also the verses are sometimes different and even the actual words can be changed around. It is a Cuban song, often to a rumba beat. and some of the verses were taken from the poet and political activist Jose Marti. It became a nationalistic song and a protest/revolutionary one. It is made for improvisation. I really like the version in my first post in particular the contrast between strings and drums, dainty girls v street men, rougher voices singing to the lovely voice of the girl etc.Young and old - It's inclusive For some reason this song always cheers me up. The meaning when you translate it into English is lovely too. I've also heard it played by a native south American in striped trousers in a plaza in Malaga - wonderful! |
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Something to lift the spirits and jump around to when it's a gloomy January (and any other time!)
Mud - Tiger Feet |
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This is the happiest song ever recorded.
Happy tune, happy lyrics, happy happy happy ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EVSJoJiRiE |
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Just another favourite - it's sort of telling you to keep your chin up, I think - anyway good music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM0im3V8HlU |
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A cheerful song from music's Mr Grumpy. Van Morrison's "Bright Side of the Road"
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Keeping to the Brazilian theme.
Some nice pictures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od8FFfhnxN8 The tune by Stan Getz with a video of the beach would be better. |
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3 more Don't Worry Be Happy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3HQMbQAWRc and Hey Ya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFr_ARmnlk0 and Freddy Mercury always cheered me up too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBUJztI884M |
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This bit of silliness from The Who (composed by Keith Moon which explains a lot) always raises a smile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcpkUNqrjQU
It has a Spike Milligan feel to it. |
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This bit of silliness from The Who (composed by Keith Moon which explains a lot) always raises a smile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcpkUNqrjQU
It has a Spike Milligan feel to it. I've never heard this in my life and God Bless Keith Moon You can imagine Spike joining in playing trying each instrument and larking about with Keith Very strange and funny! ps a better version of Hey Ya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWgvGjAhvIw |
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I've never heard this in my life and God Bless Keith Moon
You can imagine Spike joining in playing trying each instrument and larking about with Keith Very strange and funny!
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I Love To Boogie and so do this lot (unfortunately only a bit of Billy Elliot)
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this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez-apj-Od1I and these... sun is up - Inna Walking on sunshine - katrina and the waves Shiney happy people - REM Titanium David Guetta Marry the night - lady gaga just dance - lady gaga Sugar sugar - the archies Walking back to happiness - helen shapiro into something good - hermans hermets sweets for my sweet - cj lewis dancing queen - abba antmusic / stand and deliver - adam ant you cant hurry love - supremes sit down - james Anything sung by Mika ie; grace kelly Eurithmics - there must be an angel Dance the night away - mavericks Reach / You - s club 7 finally cece preston life is a flower - ace of base point of view - db boulivard crying at the discoteque - alcazar oceon drive - lighthouse family opposites attract - paula abdul size of a cow - wonderstuff i dont feel like dancing - scissor sisters flowers in the window =- travis sugertime - alma cogan beauty in the world - macy gray in the mood for dancing - nolans sun goes down - david jordan i am what i am don't stop - nina nesbit saturday night at the movies - robson and jerome everytime you need me - fraga think of you / sexy eyes - whigfield hot hot hot - vengaboys back to the 80s / roses are red / good morning sunshine / cartoon heros - aqua |
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Blimey starry_rune that's a hell of a list - there'll be something there to cheer everyone up!
![]() Here's a couple of songs via Monty Python and a bit of ELO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7n5mEmXJo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGvxoWytMig and looking forward to Spring and Summer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swYdKF1MpWg |
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Here is more latin music. It is from a film Habana Blues. The man who arranged the music and songs for the film is X Alfonso or Equis Alfonso - he is the third singer in my first post: the handsome man with the dreadlocks.
It is called En Todas Partes which means 'Everywhere'. The meaning of the song is that ideologies and language/culture shouldn't be allowed to divide people. It's a bit out of sync https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWg3Cu9lhoo |
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Have a listen to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuYrRebvFHc You might have it in your head for the rest of the day! |
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Not just oldies - anything happy.