Category: Songs

Cecilia Bartoli

23/09/2007

It is the weekend, and we must sing! As you may know, I am a Voi che sapete aggregator. Cecilia Bartoli’s version is one of the best. She is also very good looking, with excellent earrings. Axé.

Paulinho da Viola

15/09/2007

It is the weekend, so we will sing! This is the stellar Paulinho da Viola on Rosa de Ouro Potpourri, taped from television in 1980. Also singing are Elton Medeiros, Jair do Cavaquinho Anescar do Salgueiro, and Nelson Sargento. Axé.

J’ai faim. J’ai soif. Le monde vieillit et je ne l’accompagne pas.

24/08/2007

MOSTLY MUSIC Now it is the weekend, so we will sing. This is Julio Jaramillo on Interrogación and it is a beautiful performance. I would like to see the movie from which it comes. Here Jaramillo’s band wins dinner on the house in Cali, Colombia for their singing – a dinner they really need, too. … More J’ai faim. J’ai soif. Le monde vieillit et je ne l’accompagne pas.

Filé Gumbo

20/08/2007

The heat wave of the past few weeks has broken. It was only 96 degrees at noon today, and felt cooler – cool enough to stroll to the bookstore at lunch. If, as you stride across the fresh grass, you run into band practice, and after tuning up on Jambalaya they burst into You Are … More Filé Gumbo

Chiquita Brands

13/08/2007

I am reposting/moving up this announcement of the Chiquita boycott because I would like more blogs to cover this issue (please). Immigration Orange is working hard to make sure Chiquita’s iniquitous activities are not swept under the rug, and I am one of those helping. So spread the word, everyone! Here is my post of … More Chiquita Brands

Julio Jaramillo

28/07/2007

It is the weekend, so we must sing! Here is Julio Jaramillo, the Nightingale of America. Listen to his voice, and to the lyrics of this amusing song. “This is just another record – or yet another record – of mine that you will listen to, and remember our wild and beautiful romance.” Axé.

Tiger Rag

24/07/2007

Here is Louis Armstrong and his orchestra on the Tiger Rag, which, although I have never been to a football game, is the LSU fight song from what I understand. (The school mascot is a real Bengal tiger, now housed in a better cage than formerly due to public outcry. The current tiger died recently … More Tiger Rag

Do Re Mi

19/07/2007

Every once in a while it is time to sing Woody Guthrie’s Do Re Mi. Now singing is John Mellencamp as he sang and commented on this song in the 1988 documentary on Leadbelly and Guthrie, A Vision Shared. We are watching on YouTube, because the clip does not want to be embedded here. The … More Do Re Mi

Trombone Shorty

18/07/2007

Years ago I would go out in the neighborhood to hear Trombone Shorty, who was short because he was a little boy. Now he is taller. This is an astute article about the New Orleans Jazzfest, and about him, to which I was tipped off by the Changeseeker. Axé.