Music
Xylophone street players
Finland, Helsinki, Music, Nightlife, Photography, TravelWichita Lineman
MusicJust heard this podcast about the song “Wichita Lineman”, one of the first songs that I loved.
The podcast documents the history of the song, how it was written and who had covered it. It turned me on to  the songwriter Jimmy Webb who also wrote “MacArthur Park”.
Recommended.
All I Do
MusicHave you ever had a song that you couldn’t name? I was at a jazz soul concert in Tallinn months ago and the band played one song that I had known before but hadn’t known the artist of the name of the song. At the time I took a short video of the song but couldn’t make out the lyrics or the name of the song. I lacked the foresight to go up to the band and ask the name of the song at the time. It was only when I was reviewing the photos and videos from the trip that I came across the song again and listened to the video .
I listened to the lyrics and thought they sounded in the following order:
Loving without you
Living without you
Then again, it was sung by non-English native speakers but I thought such a great song couldn’t be that hidden. Could it? I searched Youtube, spotify, 7digital, Amazon but with no result.
Until tonight.
While finding an old Stevie Wonder song, I found that he released a kind of Greatest Hits package in 2000. Â -Â At The Close Of A Century
I went through various songs until I found it. The song that I had been searching for. All I Do.
Spotify Link
You’re welcome. 😉
Cool mashup of Get Lucky and Michael Jackson
MusicUp all night to get lucky
MusicLove this new song from Daft Punk featuring one of my musical heroes, Nile Rodgers. This snippet of the video looks really cool too. It’s been a while since I wanted to get an album before it came out. I heard the song three times last weekend when I was out. It’s no surprise it’s number 1 everywhere. Pharrel Williams sounds great too.
Jukka Eskola – Chip ‘n’ Charge
Finland, MusicI was just thinking about how it has been so long since I have heard a new album from the people around Nuspirit Helsinki and the Five Corners Quintet that I did a search on youtube. I found the above piece which sounds great. I’ll be looking to buy that album on my next music buying spree.
Pet Shop Boys – Elysium
MusicThe Guardian has a stream of the new Pet Shop Boys album, Elysium. Sounds pretty good after one listen.
Depeche Mode – Prague 1993
Czech Republic, Music, Prague, TravelCan’t believe I found this. I was at this concert in Prague in 1993. Wow, that’s almost 20 years ago!
The Sound of Helsinki
Arts, Finland, Helsinki, Music, UncategorizedThis song really evokes Helsinki for me in the mid 2000s. An incredible song with an amazing voice by Okou.
Blue Cycles The Five Corners Quintet Feat. Okou
Have a great weekend!