Because there's just something about a happy tune with happy lyrics and happy dancing people.

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I don't watch much TV - like almost none - so I didn't see the Grammy's. Fortunately, my mom was kind enough to forward the video of "Get Lucky," which was a really awesome performance. For those who haven't seen it:

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Now the cool thing is that when she was searching for the video she also found this version. I present The Red Army Choir:

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It's funny how I'll go through a spell of listening to an artist, only to let the music slip away from me as circumstances change or new interests arise. I haven't listened to Fiona for at least ten years. She was a favorite when I was working 16 hour shifts in a hospital lab ( Read more... )

I was first introduced to Live Music in a bar setting in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Initially, I thought this venue was unique to Las Vegas, but in retrospect, I realized it was because I never lived in a large city as an adult until I moved to Vegas.  While Live Music is never going to have the perfection, the clarity of a studio recording, there is just ( Read more... )

I grew up on classic rock and blues.  However, with the contagious enthusiasm and patient tutelage of ehowton, I have been learning to appreciate classical music and movie scores ~ in short music without words.  I've had to retrain my brain to hear the nuances in the music itself, instead of getting my pleasure from the words or a typical blues beat.  ( Read more... )