Tag Archives: music

Soldier

November 11, 2018 Rondi Adamson

This is beautiful.

Marty Balin

October 1, 2018 Rondi Adamson

Marty Balin died. My regular readers know the contempt in which I hold hippies, but I can forgive certain hippies a lot if they write and sing songs like this. Marty Balin, Signe Anderson and Paul Kantner are all singing on this track – and all three of them are gone. RIP.

Maurane

September 30, 2018 Rondi Adamson

When I lived in Paris, I became a big fan of the Belgian singer Maurane. I was sad to learn that she passed away earlier this year. Apparently, her last album will be released in two weeks – a tribute to fellow Belgian Jacques Brel.

Here’s my favourite of her songs.

Die Trapp Familie

July 22, 2018 Rondi Adamson

My dear regular readers know how I love The Sound of Music. Well, through the wonders of the internets I discovered another version of the true story, a German film made in 1956. If is quite good, though it lacks the magic of little Gretl and Julie Andrews and, of course, the glory that is our Canadian icon of handsomeness, Christopher Plummer. It also lacks the perfect score, though having listed many “lacks,” I still recommend it. A different tone, of course, being German, but very good nonetheless. First part below – following parts should show up in the sidebar.

Nancy Sinatra

July 14, 2018 Rondi Adamson

Nancy Sinatra Sr. died, which gives me an excuse to post another Sinatra performance.

Sinatra

May 14, 2018 Rondi Adamson

He died twenty years ago today. In memory, a famous song about memory (of which I posted another version here).

Francis Albert, exceptional:

Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’

May 12, 2018 Rondi Adamson

Watching a recent episode of The Americans, ‘The Great Patriotic War,’ got me thinking about this 1943 song:

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Just As I Am

April 1, 2018 Rondi Adamson

Today is the fourth of anniversary of my mother’s passing. She loved this hymn, as do I. Fitting for Easter, as well. I love the Alan Jackson version (don’t know if mum did).

Not Even Nominated

March 8, 2018 Rondi Adamson

This is awesome! Steve Lawrence and Sammy Davis sing a medley of ‘not even nominated’ songs at the 1979 Oscars. So much better than the drivel of Hollywood awards ceremonies now.

Vic Damone

February 14, 2018 Rondi Adamson

One time when my dad was inebriated (which could have been one of virtually any night – or day – during a decades-long period) he told me that he thought there were “five great voices” out there. He began listing them: Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett and…he was stumbling around trying to remember the fifth and finally he added “Vic Damone!”

Totally agree. And I think this version of this song is magnificent. I seem to recall it was used in one of the early episodes (maybe the first) of “Mad Men,” when we saw what a cad Don Draper was.

RIP, Vic Damone.