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“A Thousand Years”

I have  watched so many music videos and have noticed that (so often) the singer simply does their part and the various band members simply do their part. What I miss in many videos is them all  showing some cohesion in the performance. What do I mean? Well,  it is fine if everybody sings and/or plays flawlessly, but it is so much nicer when they are all “in the same space”. i.e. instead of a group of professional entertainers doing what is expected of them, I can see them reacting with each other as well. Interactions can make a good video into a lovely video!

What can I say about this one … except “What a really lovely video.” I am sure that most of you (probably all of you) will agree. Enjoy!  🙂

“It’s the end of world (as we know it!)”

I was introduced to R.E.M. quite a few years ago during a spinning class! “It’s the end of the world (as we know it)”  was the final song of the class and, as R.E.M. were clearly winding down to the end  of the song, we were told to sprint … and hold the sprint until the very end. I soon found out that this song had a rather lengthy ending! Continue reading →

“The Village Lanterne”

Last Saturday’s music post linking to Blackmore’s Night “Windmills” triggered some interesting Comments both here, and in my world outside of the Blog!  A number of Comments were based on not having heard of Blackmore’s Night before, which is a sentiment that I can totally relate to as I only heard of them by chance a little over a year ago! Continue reading →