Stumbled across this highly original, enriching, almost other-worldly performance by Tom Waits on Letterman. Stick around for the interview too. It’s a hoot!
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“It’s Like a Big Ship… and the Water’s on Fire.” Tom Waits on David Letterman
Tagged with: album Rain Dogs, david letterman, Tango 'til they're sore, Tom waits
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Confirmed by Mother no Less, David Hobson is the Greatest Singer at Australian Christmas Carols
My favourite Christmas carol ‘O Holy Night’ sung by my favourite Christmas carol singer David Hobson
How I Always Knew Bob Dylan was a ‘Little Boy Drummer’ Fan
Years ago as I awaited my Santa Claus delivery in earnest, I often wondered if Dylan like me was a closet ‘Little Drummer Boy’ fan. Much of Dylan’s music was probably inspired by that song. Why? Because Little drummer boy…
Making The First Step – Dylanholics Anonymous
Observation Blogger (OB) – Hi, my name is Observation Blogger. Dylanholic Anonymous (DA) – Hi Observation Blogger (everyone) OB – Hey, I am a Dylanholic. DA – Glad you have come to join us today Observation Blogger. OB – Gee…
Weird Clip of People Running Up on Stage and Touching Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan in Dubuque, Iowa Absolutely Sweet Marie How relaxed was Bob and the band with those ragamuffins? What a great version of his own song! That redhead’s performance in the finale might have made Bob’s eyes wobble.
Is ‘Abandoned Love’ Bob Dylan’s Saddest Song?
“Abandoned Love” above is a song written by Bob Dylan, recorded on July 31, 1975, but not released until 1985, on his compilation album Biograph. It was written during Dylan’s breakup with his then-wife Sara Lownds. I don’t think Dylan…
Sigur Rós – Njósnavélin (The Nothing Song) and Cameron Crowe
I came across ‘The Nothing Song’ song some years ago when I watched the final scene in the movie Vanilla Sky. Cameron Crowe, the director of Vanilla Sky has such a great taste in music as seen by the song…
Tagged with: Álmost Famous, Bob Dylan, Cameron Crowe, Njósnavélin, Sigur Rós, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, The nothing song, Vanilla Sky
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Bob Dylan’s Pay in Blood – A Wise Ol’ Man’s ‘Masters of War’
Dylan is using his voice in Pay in Blood to project a dialogue between four distinct protagonists in this protest song. The first half entails a fierce exchange between ‘slave’ and ‘slaveowner’ but then the song transfigures into a comparably…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, court ma, master, Masters of War, Pay in Blood, politician, slave, soldier
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Posted in Music
Is Josh Turner a Musical Prodigy?
You guys should listen to this kid. I subscribed to his youtube channel yesterday. He is amazing. This is take 2 of “Wagon Wheel” a song originally sketched by Bob Dylan and later completed by Ketch Secor of Old Crow…
Inside Llewyn Davis – The Coen Brothers
Inside Llewyn Davis is about a folk singer trying, but not very successfully to make it ‘big’ in the early 1960s Greenwich Village. Llewyn is a lost man trapped inside a beastly world where its unremittingly bad karma pounds down…
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