That was fun!

The famous "Gallop Infernal" (better known as the "Can Can") done bluegrass style by a group of Chinese musicians. In particular check out the kid on the guitar. The guy playing the banjo even helped write what at the time was the only Chinese book on the instrument (see https://blog.deeringbanjos.com/qa-with-chinese-banjoist-eric-shi for more info - interesting stuff )

New song from Dion. 84 years old and still going strong.

9½ years after he hit the pop charts with an Elvis soundalike tune ("Suspicion"), Terry Stafford released this great country tune, which he co-wrote with friend and fellow songwriter Paul Fraser. While it wasn't a huge hit, it still managed to crack the top 40 on the country charts in 1973. 10 years later, George Strait took it to #4 on the country chart, and Strait's version remains the most popular. I like this version better though.

An interesting find on YouTube recently. According to a translation of the German Wikipedia article, Highland Saga is a German-British show that "follows the path of an aspiring young man to the famous Scots Guards". The production started in 2022 and is currently touring throughout Germany, but their website says dates in other countries are "in preparation".

This is the version i grew up with hearing...the late Lonnie Donegan...

Oh, no! Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor... gave me nightmares. I stopped chewing gum and the nightmares stopped. True story.

Little do we know about our own brains.

Now Elon Musk has this "thing" which is a brain implant device, that would allow you to operate your TV, your Phone, etc.by just "thinking" turn the TV on/phone on. Think we need to start, Rammell, wondering about Musk's brain.

I don't need any outside interference. I can mess up well enough on my own.

I saw that story on the news tonight. He explained that it would only be used for people who could not communicate verbally or physically, like anyone who was totally paralyzed from an accident or a stroke.  So it would be a medical device.  No reason for a perfectly healthy person to want or need something like that.    Now it will be a story used to make Musk look bad,  instead of good.      Hating on Musk, is the latest "in-thing" now.

I heard he was doing research on the device. Is it still in testing mode, or is it now commercially available? Like everything else, it has an upside and a downside. How do they plan on keeping anyone from hacking into it and causing trouble?

Slow progress on packing today. I did get another load of good stuff up to Community Aid for their store and finally got my prescription after finally sorting out a snafu created when I had to reschedule my cardiologist appointment. Apparently, the prescription renewal was marked as pending office visit. That was never changed, and my new appointment isn't until May. 

Time to think about what to make for dinner.

 

Something to hum along with ---

Mel Blanc channels Al Jolson on this interesting rendition of the Jolson classic from 1946. This was originally recorded by Jolson in 1922 so the general public at the time was likely quite familiar with this song and Al Jolson's version.

Glen Campbell's impressive cover of Roy Orbison's classic "Crying" from his 1967 album Gentle on my Mind. Proof that Glen Campbell was one of the most talented artists of his time.

Another wet day here.

I have that Glen Campbell album, and also the CD.  Every song is a winner!   My favorite is "Gentle On My Mind".   

This is a clip from one of our funniest British comedy series, Only Fool And Horses - Crying Over You...

Quote from: Oldiesmann on February 02, 2024, 02:20:58 AMGlen Campbell's impressive cover of Roy Orbison's classic "Crying" from his 1967 album Gentle on my Mind. Proof that Glen Campbell was one of the most talented artists of his time.

And he was an absolute "ace" on the guitar!

Here's the title song from the album -  Gentle On My Mind.   My favorite.  The lyrics to this song are so beautiful and melancholy. I never tire of listening to it.

Interesting tidbit about "Gentle On My Mind". Glen Campbell and John Hartford, who wrote and originally recorded the song, each took home two Grammy awards for the song in 1968 - Hartford for "Best Country & Western Song" and "Best Folk Performance" and Campbell for "Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male" and "Best Country & Western Recording".

And, since Rammel mentioned it, here's an example of Campbell's excellent guitar skills, alongside fellow country music legend and guitar virtuoso Roy Clark.

An excellent rendition of the James Bond song "Diamonds are Forever" by German group Alphaville with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg featuring the very talented Marian Gold. Alphaville was popular in the 80s and is particularly known for the 1984 song "Forever Young". This is from 2022.

It's still raining steadily here.   There's a lot of truth to the title and lyrics to this song by The Ink Spots . . . I Get The Blues When It Rains.

An interesting take on the classic Eagles song "Take it to the Limit". The Geezinslaws (aka The Geezinslaw Brothers) were a country comedy duo from Texas.

An excellent version of a Kris Kristofferson classic that I found recently. This was released back in September. If you're going to cover Kris Kristofferson, especially a song as well known as this one, this is how you do it.

That was nice - I still like Kris and Rita better, but this is second best. 
"Yesterday is dead and gone - and tomorrow's out of sight".  Love those lyrics.

Kris Kristofferson certainly had a way with words. On a related note, this was my introduction to the song as a 10-year-old kid through the Ray Stevens Comedy Video Classics VHS tape. I have to wonder what Kris thought of Ray messing up his great song.

More great music from Kris Kristofferson. This was a huge hit for Johnny Cash in 1970.