What are you listening to?

Mark Knopfler - "Ahead Of The Game"​


It was nothing but the hits in a room downtown
They're noisy as hell but nice
People don't usually get to play in there
More than a time or twice
You had your a regular spot
They were even advertising your name
Better than the usual thing you got
Staying just ahead of the game
Ahead of the game

And I can't tell you one thing new
About playing for the door
Some of my dream is back there too
With the sawdust on the floor
We're worn out and weary, all of us
But we know why we came
Banged up and battered like this old bus
Staying just ahead of the game
Ahead of the game

The sky's as big as nowhere
Which is where we've been
Left a dream behind there somewhere
You've got to have a dream

I've gave your buddy a ride to the train
He was telling me he'd be back
There was a red light shining, love in vain
When we rolled across the tracks
Barista bartender selling beat-up car
Needs a ticket for a bus or a plane
Singer songwriter heading for home
Staying just ahead of the game
Ahead of the game
 
A bit of jazzy hip hop from the BNH and Gangstarr from back in the 90s when rapping was just coming into full bloom.


Also a good spirited track from Genaside 2, who mainly focused on DnB, Just as Rougher.

 
A serious song about how it's important to stay true to yourself, For Your Life by Led Zeppelin. Never fake it in your life, you'll lose track of your true self. Considering just how vapid most music is in terms of dealing with psychological reality, this is a song which bucks the trend. Face reality head-on, if you suffer and fall you'll be stronger for the experience. Lessons take many forms too.

 
I came across Jacob Collier last night and realize others have posted his stuff in the past. The video I watched was from the end of a concert where he conducts the whole audience in the most beautiful sounds, like I imagine the heavenly spheres would sound. The link is a video I came across today where he sings one of his composition accompanying himself on the guitar with a much smaller audience. An astonishing talent has this young man! (almost 8 minutes)
With a larger audience: (5 min)
 
Bluefyre said:
I came across Jacob Collier last night and realize others have posted his stuff in the past. The video I watched was from the end of a concert where he conducts the whole audience in the most beautiful sounds, like I imagine the heavenly spheres would sound. The link is a video I came across today where he sings one of his composition accompanying himself on the guitar with a much smaller audience. An astonishing talent has this young man! (almost 8 minutes)
With a larger audience: (5 min)
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thanks for sharing -amazing


:thup:😍
 

Golden oldie from Air Supply....love it. I like this version as it has the lyrics written on it so that I can sing along....;-)
 

Bluefyre said:
I came across Jacob Collier last night and realize others have posted his stuff in the past. The video I watched was from the end of a concert where he conducts the whole audience in the most beautiful sounds, like I imagine the heavenly spheres would sound. The link is a video I came across today where he sings one of his composition accompanying himself on the guitar with a much smaller audience. An astonishing talent has this young man! (almost 8 minutes)
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Fabulous. Gave me goosebumps. How on earth does he keep them all on the same page?
 
To me, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" means a lot. Acclaimed by BMI as the most played record of the 20th Century, it has a laudatory entry in Wikipedia.

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" is a song by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, first recorded in 1964 by the American vocal duo the Righteous Brothers. This version, produced by Spector, is cited by some music critics as the ultimate expression and illustration of his Wall of Sound recording technique.[2]The record was a critical and commercial success on its release, reaching number one in early February 1965 in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The single ranked No. 5 in Billboard's year-end Top 100 of 1965 Hot 100 hits – based on combined airplay and sales, and not including three charted weeks in December 1964 – and has entered the UK Top Ten on an unprecedented three occasions.[3]

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" has been covered successfully by numerous artists. In 1965, Cilla Black's recording reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart. Dionne Warwick took her version to No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969. A 1971 duet version by singers Roberta Flack and Donny Hathawaypeaked at No. 30 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Long John Baldry charted at No. 2 in Australia with his 1979 remake and a 1980 version by Hall and Oates reached No. 12 on the US Hot 100.

Various music writers have described the Righteous Brothers version as "one of the best records ever made" and "the ultimate pop record".[1] In 1999 the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) ranked the song as the most-played song on American radio and television in the 20th century, having accumulated more than 8 million airplays by 1999,[4] and nearly 15 million by 2011.[5] It held the distinction of being the most-played song for 22 years until 2019, when it was overtaken by "Every Breath You Take".[6] In 2001 the song was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century by RIAA, and in 2003 the track ranked No. 34 on the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone. In 2015 the single was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[7]
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But here, I'd like to ignore all that and just listen to the backing track.

 
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