I know this video has been making it’s rounds thru social media lately and I wanted to expresses my greatest and utmost *Washing of my Hands* of it!
This is a great Beatles song remake…. and a great reminder to wash your hands!
*Nor I or TSL own any copyrights or contribution to this song or video* *We are washing our hands of it!*
*Although, every member of the TSL staff is completely sanitized!* We are proud of keeping our work spaces clean!
WASH YOUR HANDS, PEOPLE!
For the record, even under lockdown, I’m still dancing.
Of course, now, I have to either go do it in the backyard or clear some space in the living room. But that’s okay. It’s not important where you dance. Instead, it’s just important that you do it.
Enjoy!
I hope no one out there is too lonely right now. I know things are tough but we’re all here for each other in one way or another.
Enjoy!
For today’s music video of the day, we return to Italy.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Sadly, we have to start today with some sad news. On the 22nd, the world of music lost both Mike Longo and Eric Weissberg.
Mike Longo was 83 years old and passed away at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Longo, who was admitted to the hospital last Tuesday, died of COVID-19. Tragically, he was the first American jazz casualty of the cornonavirus. Long had a long and distinguished career as both a pianist and a composer. Along with his own solo work, he was known for serving as Dizzy Gillepsie’s musical director. Below is a performance of Gillespie’s band, taken from a 1968 concert in Copenhagen. The song that their playing is a Longo composition called Ding A Ling:
Longo also had an extensive solo career and he also worked as an educator, passing on his knowledge and love for jazz to the next generation.
Eric Weissberg
Eric Weissberg was 80 and passed away in a Detroit nursing home. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s for several years. A folk musician who later became an in-demand sessions player, Weissberg was best-known as a banjo player. With Steve Mandell, Weissberg arranged and performed the version of Dueling Banjos that is heard in the film Deliverance.
Rest in peace to both of these gentleman. Thanks for the music.
Today’s music video of the day comes to use from Italy.
Don’t ask me to explain what all is happening in the video. I’ll just say that it I appreciate the ominous atmopshere and the feeling of doom the permeates nearly every minute of this video. This is a video to haunt your dreams.
Enjoy!
The Turn of a Friendly Card is the title track off of the Alan Parsons Project’s 5th studio album. On the album, the track runs for 16 minutes and it’s split into five different suites. The version that is featured in the music video is considerably shorter.
When this video came out, MTV was very young and music videos were still viewed as being mostly a curiosity. Like a lot of videos from that era, this is a very simple video, just some photographs of a casino in Europe and then some money and some cards. The members of the band don’t even appear in the video. Within a few years after the release of this video, this type of simplicity would disappear as MTV become more popular and videos became more overproduced.
Enjoy!
Yesterday’s music video of the day was Dread Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song.
Today’s music video of the day is another video from everyone’s favorite cover band. This one is for Heartbreaker (At The End of Lonely Street). I have no idea who directed it. I don’t know if the song was a hit when it was released. I don’t know if anyone but me cares. But sometimes, you just need to see a Led Zeppelin song covered by a 300-pound Elvis impersonator.
Am I alone in this?
Enjoy!
I don’t know about you but I’m in the mood for a reggae-flavored cover of Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song, hopefully one that’s performed by a 300-pound Elvis impersonator.
Fortunately, when you get those type of cravings, you can turn to Dread Zeppelin. Dread Zeppelin is certainly not the only band to cover Led Zeppelin but they are probably the best known. Actually, it’s somewhat unfair to describe Dread Zeppelin as being only a Led Zeppelin cover band. They’ve actually covered a wide variety of artists and I believe they’ve released some original material as well. They even did a disco record at one point.
Dread Zeppelin is one of those bands where members come and go. As of this writing, the band is still recording and touring but bassist Gary Putnam is the only member who has appeared on every recording and taking part in every tour.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens