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Nana Mouskouri & Julio Iglesias - La Paloma - In live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-TorkK-x6M
 
Keyhole said:
'Alt J - Taro'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3fTw_D3l10

Beautiful song and a beautiful video, thank you Keyhole. I had never heard of Alt J, but I am now a fan!
 
Kaura - A New Refrain (Acoustic)

listen:

http://kaura.bandcamp.com/track/a-new-refrain-acoustic

lyrics:

A New Refrain by Kaura.

No I don’t belong, I wear this skin, so I’ll fit in
Still I hold my breath and bite my tongue as I play along
Yeah I shut my mouth and nod my head, do what they said
I’ve played along far too long, it’s time to change the game
Now…I put my foot forward, it’s time to begin to
Free myself, this is the time for the shedding of skin
To see myself, leaving behind what I’ve been all this time
Still I’m forcing smiles and all the while feeling I’ve been bled dead
I’ve sung their song far too long it’s time to change the game
I’ll sing it now, let it out, I’ve waited so long
I put my foot forward, it’s time to begin to
Free myself, this is the time for the shedding of skin
To see myself, leaving behind what I’ve been all this time
My silence will come to end
I’ll see myself, leave myself, I’ve waited so long to
Free myself
This is the time when I let it all go to
Free myself, this is the time for the shedding of skin
To see myself, leaving behind what I’ve been all this time
I’ll free myself, leave myself, I’ve waited so long
 
I went to see Paul Ubana Jones play at a small local venue tonight. I think he is a pretty wonderful musician. He was playing mostly Bob Dylan covers on this tour, mixed with his own songs. He told the audience how it was listening to an EP of 6 songs from Bob Dylan's second album when he was 13 years old that was the point in his life when he realized he wanted to be a musician. Paul Ubana Jones is not widely known as a musician, but he tours New Zealand every year and also plays often at folk festivals overseas.

He has a style where he keeps a rhythm going on a bass string with his thumb, so when you listen it almost sounds like there must be 2 guitarists playing, but it is just him and one guitar. I think my favourite song he played tonight was a cover of Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages".

YouTube - Paul Ubana Jones - The Owl and the Moon
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1VIDAbZBbU

YouTube - Paul Ubana Jones - One (cover of the U2 song)
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiInJCdeM3k

YouTube - Paul Ubana Jones - A Ballad for You
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvz3Qd7YZys
 
There has got to be hope for the US as long as they keep coming up with bands like this; all the things I love about American spirit and music.

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc__d_YhcUk&feature=share
 
Hi all !
Just want to share what we still listen in our land : Java Jazz Yearly festival - Indonesia
This is from the most populous Moslem country in the world, all 230 millions people of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ERehue_FI

Some of these world famous Jazz musicians are still up to par even in their tender years!

cheeeers.
 
People in the US, UK, Europe and Russia who like internet streaming radio might try Radio Paradise.
_http://www.radioparadise.com/rp_2.php#name=Listen . It is categorized as 'eclectic' or 'alternative'.

It's completely listener supported and doesn't have commercials, but it doesn't require registration or a subscription, or stop every half hour to ask whether you're still listening like some other streaming services do (*cough*, Pandora).

I used to listen to Radio Paradise years ago with the Mplayer plugin under Firefox, but the m3u stream stopped working, likely due to some neglect by the Mplayer developers, Mozilla or my Linux distribution, and therefore I drifted away when I had to use a media player to listen.

However, the planets have aligned in the interim, so listening to Radio Paradise right in the Firefox web browser under Linux now works again. I simply open the 96k Ogg Vorbis link in a new tab, which leaves the Listen webpage showing the recent playlist and song title.

There are also MP3 and AAC links from 24k or 32k dialup or mobile up through 192k, and even Windows Media, RealPlayer and RP Flash Player links, as well as apps for smartphones and tablets. It has streaming links originating in the US (Texas and Washington, DC), in the UK for Europe, and in Russia.

The playlist isn't customisable like some other streaming services, but I find its track selections are easy on the ears. I could characterize its playlist further, but if you're interested, just give it a listen.

I have no connection with Radio Paradise other than as a (recently returned) listener.
 
It's a long way to Tipperary - "Red Army Choir"


Today I am in love with this song. It was very popular during the Great War. My husband today wake up with this song in his brain. :shock: I think it is a very beautiful song even if it is very sad and also nostalgic. The energy of the song is sad, in fact.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZ74m28I3E
 
Acoustic version of Under the Milky Way by The Church:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_7e1rQU_U
 
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