Here's a bit more feel-good stuff from the irrepressible Tim Hain (who happens to be my cousin), also to be found as part of a whiskey promoting band, the Lagavulins...
https://www.mattersmusical.com/artists/tim-hain-and-jamside-up-2/
https://www.mattersmusical.com/artists/tim-hain-and-the-lagavulins/

They play a mean Hendrix!

Great name for a band Lex!
And loving these links.

I know some of you are not very keen on country music but Chris Knight stands out in a dark way and may be of interest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GqsrL0Y5oY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sTj_PQfDLQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylb7RwJn4dk

Thanks for those Lex. I particular liked the first.
The following is for watching rather than listening, although who doesn't like a rousing rendition of Footloose, I stumbled across this yesterday through a strange set of circumstances that began with Ann Margaret, who features, and had to share.
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rLhJZTHYo4

Flotsam, that was amazing. So much fun.


Speaking of song and dance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUXAEzaC3Q

The man could sing and dance, alright.


and of course I have to lower the tone by adding this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2mU6USTBRE

But you can appreciate the cheeky artistry

All excellent stuff - Footloose is always good news, but I hadn't seen al yankovic before, and I had forgotten just how good Michael Jackson was in his prime!

You haven't heard of "Weird Al" Yankovic?

Michael Jackson apparently loved that Weird Al parodied his songs so well, but Al has had a long and varied career. Just off the top of my head, he did "Eat It" as a parody of "Beat it," Like a Surgeon" for "Like a Virgin," Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" For "Money for Nothing" (featuring Mark Knopfler) and many, many others.

Hey, speaking of Mark Knopfler,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC95MEenIxA




Here's someone I recently started listening to. This is a rather lovely song. He reminds me of Van Morrison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z18IKb3bcRs

I liked that last link hagatha; it wasn't someone I was familiar with.
Other things I remember from Al was a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody as a polka, and a parady of Safety Dance that was about watching anything on TV but the Brady Bunch (he got the theme song in there too).
A band I have been listening to and enjoying recently is The National. Here is a live version of one of their tracks from a house down my way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzpC1AzO84Q

I quite like that, flotsam. I'll have to check out more of their music.

Foy Vance I found from Sons of Anarchy -- Ed Sheeran covers Make it Rain in the last episode, and so I went looking for the song and discovered that it's actually Foy Vance's song. I apologize if I've posted this one before -- it's late and I'm very tired. Both versions here, both standouts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfDQuw0icew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD5hIqeKNVE


The sound quality on this one isn't great but I couldn't find a better one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ02s9uz4VM

Very taken with Foy Vance with whom I was not previously familiar, anssd now already have my eye on a couple of his albums: I also see that he has done quite a bit with Ed Sheeran (who is going up in my estimation as a result of some of his collaborations).

The National are also a new band for me and I will explore their music.

Thank you both for the links.

I think I have mentioned Emily Barker (one of my favourite artists) before but perhaps without links so here are a couple which I hope you may enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRWZfTsnSbk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKoaGK_uqLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHpubziPrAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fujRRDSkMjc

Very nice, Lex. I'll check out some of her other music, too.

The thread that keeps on giving.
Thank you both

So we were watching some of my old YouTube video playlists at dinner tonight and stumbled upon one that I still think is one of the most lovely pieces I have ever heard. I would kill to have a recording of it, but it isn't even on Spotify.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXGZqnOpC3s

Truly delightful!

Hagatha, you will find a recording of this on an album called Two Rooms which is a complilation of covers of songs by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
https://www.amazon.com/Two-Rooms-Ce...mp;qid=1631171212&s=music&sr=1-1
https://www.ebay.com/p/20046063313?iid=124797201446

I see that the album is on spotify but perhaps not including all tracks https://open.spotify.com/album/5JHysk28WSFE8PCZkr5LHF but on the other hand https://open.spotify.com/track/6mCWbMMxaK5FsCpI9jNQUb

These are some download links which may or may not work in your region and/or come with unwelcome baggage...
https://wynk.in/music/song/sacrifice/um_00042284574921-GBF089190213
https://m.dragonrest.net/lagu/mp3/sinead-o-connor-sacrifice-hd
https://sinead-oconnor.mp3quack.lol
https://www.whosampled.com/cover/27389/Sinéad-O%27Connor-Sacrifice-Elton-John-Sacrifice/
https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/sacrifice/EhEpXT0JcgA

I couldn't find the album on Spotify when I searched it last night, so I guess it's not available in our region. Your link gets me to a Spotify site that doesn't recognize my credentials.

The only version I could find on Spotify was a Karaoke version recorded with some no-talent trying to sound like Sinead. Bah!

EDIT: I'm an idiot. I can sign in, and use the site, but the album on Spotify doesn't have Sinead's track. It's got Sting's gorgeous version of Come Down in Time, though.

Also, none of those links are available in our region. I did manage to find a copy of the CD on Amazon, so I took a chance on it.

I still can't believe I didn't buy the album when it first came out. There are a few great tracks on it, some I like better the Elton John's original versions.

Hagatha, the album seems to have become more popular over the years, and scarcer: some good tracks, but some rather indifferent in my view, the problem being that Elton's own performances are pretty hard to beat (although I am not much of a fan apart from the Madman Across The Water album and Crocodile Rock). Glad you managed to get hold of a copy!

Moving on, anyone for some Bob Seger? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH7cSSKnkL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vRsEC65NTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzozUw1TlDw

Against the Wind is a lovely song. I'm not a total fan of Seeger's music, but we listened to a lot of of it back in the day.

My favorite Bob Seger is here.

Marian, I had forgotten about that song! It's now on my playlist.


Some Friday night funk:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zILabWVdIMs


A while back we were talking about Canadian bands and singers. We missed k.KD laing! Here she is with Roy Orbison:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-EiKPrAOHA&t=13s

And singing Leonard Cohen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYiMJ2bC65A

Of course she had a career singing her own music. Quite a character.

Changing tack completely, Make Me Smile was one of my favourtist songs well before it ended up in The Full Monty.
The original from about 1975 is here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoaVU3-ve0

In 2012 I saw Steve Harley do it as part of a long running rock quiz program filmed at a pub in St KIlda down our way. It might be recency bias but I reckon its so much better!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo4-b4rOsYE

Flotsam, I like the second one better, too. His voice has matured and become a bit more gravelly and rough, which is very appealing for the song. It's great. I'd never heard of him before.

One of the great pop songs of the era with almost universal appeal: i remember buying the vinyl album...

like many others who had hits then I doubt that Steve Harley thought he would still be performing the song so many years later

A while back I mentioned the Stones playing at the El Mocambo in Toronto.

Here's another of my favourites, playing at the El Mo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC5H9P4F5Uk

and I'll throw in this other tune just because:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgIB1OL09H0

I always wonder what he would be doing today. Fabulous.