Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

You know what, folks? It’s sunny and cool in Buffalo (for now, anyway — rain and chillier temps are in the forecast), I’m taking today through Monday off from work, The Wife and I are escaping town tomorrow evening (without … Continue reading →

I’m feeling like a cheesy 80s ballad today…so, from the movie White Nights, here’s Lionel Ritchie with “Say You, Say Me”! Every decade has its own variety of cheese, but 80s cheese is a world unto itself….

On my walks of late, I’ve been working my way slowly through the Complete Recordings of Howard Shore’s magnificent scores to The Lord of the Rings. I continue to be amazed at the musical edifice Shore created for these films. … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I featured the Chieftains here, so here they are, joined by Mick Jagger, performing “The Long Black Veil”.

For some reason, versions of this with good sound to go along with good performances have been hard to find on YouTube, but I’ve finally tracked one down. The choir at college always ended their concerts with this (before doing … Continue reading →

Sorry, folks, but yesterday was one of those “Wow, do I got a lot goin’ on!” days. Not a bad day at all, just not a day that left a whole lot of time for posting here. Anyhow…Ennio Morricone is … Continue reading →

GACK! I forgot. Just plumb slipped my mind, it did. So here’s Sammy, Eddie, Michael, and Alex, with the “Best of Both Worlds”.

A gloriously beautiful setting of Ave Maria by Franz Biebl.