Oscar Peterson's "Exclusively For My Friends"

Last edited by Maximilien de Robespierre (2011-03-16 19:44:09)

'Midnight Cowboy' by The late John Barry R.I.P

Ho Hum

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto #2 - 2nd movement.........Heavenly

Ho Hum

Barry Harris trio, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in the 70's.

"It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well"

Great short stories should have a  great first sentence.

Not all great songs do, but some first lines stand up well and signal a long and interesting back story.

Chuck Berry launches into the introductory line a few seconds after the music starts and every time I listen I'm looking forward to the story and wondering about teenage weddings I've known.

The bonus is that there are many good lines scattered through the song;

"You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle"

And a memorable chorus:

"'C'est la vie', say the old folks, 'it goes to show you never can tell'"

Last edited by fxh (2011-04-01 00:28:02)

I love Promised Land how it powers on like an aircraft flight until touchdown - without any chorus or repeat lines.

http://www.lyricsdepot.com/chuck-berry/promised-land.html

My problem with Chuck is that I have a few recordings of very variable quality. It seems he re-recorded - or remixed - many of his songs for different labels or something and most are a lot worse than the originals.

I have the same problem with George Jones - I think George would re-record his songs every time he got off a bender and needed money or something. 

So I have had to sift through a fair bit of George's trash or mediocre versions to get the good stuff.

An old Narada collection