What are you listening to?
- Thread starter redjade
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Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves - January 1996
It is a month away from American Thanksgiving, wherein many are still, essentially, in their own lock-down. Near 50-years ago, here was Mr. BB King celebrating - giving something back to those in a real societal prison at Sing Sing, no matter the crimes or trumped up charges that had committed them.
A story on it is here:
A story on it is here:
Debra
Dagobah Resident
Before he died, Leonard Cohen recorded an album, singing and recording most of the songs without music, just his voice, and to the beat and tune from his creativity, his imagination.
His son, along with a group of loyal friends, put his last songs to music, this is one of those last songs.
The album is titled “You Want it Darker”
His son, along with a group of loyal friends, put his last songs to music, this is one of those last songs.
The album is titled “You Want it Darker”
Beautiful - evokes very evocative memories for me of the 60's when I was swept up in the controversy, protest and draft of Vietnam.
Hitting #1 on US charts and #3 in the UK was Barry McGuire's extremely unpolished Eve of Destruction. Recorded in one take, the song was said to be partially responsible for the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution.
