Pat Metheny: Better Days Ahead
5:22 – Pat Metheny (Official Audio) – 2021
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John Lennon: #9 Dream
Thank you Mr. Lennon… 4:46 – John Lennon – 1974 – Walls and Bridges Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group I was trying to find a version that preceded this 2010 remix, but it looks like my old favorite is no longer available on YouTube.
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Debussy plays Debussy | Clair de Lune (1913) 3:50 Description: Claude-Achille Debussy – Clair de Lune (Mondglanz, Mondschein, Moonlight), Suite Bergamasque, Debussy, piano. The Suite bergamasque was first composed in 1890-1905. “Claude Debussy Plays His Finest Works” Claude Debussy, Piano Roll, 1913. NOTE: This is NOT an ACOUSTIC RECORDING. This is a recording obtained by …
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Michael Nyman: Where the Bee Dances
I was on my way out to a friend’s place in the Texas Hill Country one Saturday evening. It was a pretty drive and this song came on the FM radio. I sat in his driveway for the final 5 minutes just to find out who it was so I could buy the disc. This …
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Size Doesn’t Matter
Did you know that Scarlett Johansson is only 5′-3″ tall? About the same as Robert De Niro. That was a joke, kind of. A reminder though from Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan that even a Chihuahua is sometimes the leader of the pack. Size doesn’t matter. It’s what’s in your heart that counts.
Love is the Answer
1979 – From native Texans Dan Seals and John Coley. Of all the hits they produced, this was Coley’s favorite. Written by Todd Rundgren. 4:44 Love Is The Answer Name your price A ticket to paradise I can’t stay here any more And I’ve looked high and low I’ve been from shore to shore to …
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JS Bach: “Air” – Orchestral Suite No. 3
Continued, another installment in our push back against the Nihilists that plan to take over the world. This is J.S. Bach’s “Air” from Orchestral Suite No. 3, performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. Some may find it offensive that Bach was European, and a man. Still, I believe that this is another classic representation of …
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Astrud Gilberto: The Girl from Ipanema
Bossa Nova, almost Jazz. “The Girl from Ipanema” (“Garota de Ipanema”) was written in 1962 by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics originally in Portuguese (Jobim was from Brazil). This was recorded by Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto and Stan Getz, in March 1963 as part of the album Getz/Gilberto, released March 1964 on the Verve label. …
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Let It Grow – Eric Clapton
Standing at the crossroads, trying to read the signs To tell me which way I should go to find the answer, And all the time I know, Plant your love and let it grow [Chorus] Let it grow, let it grow, Let it blossom, let it flow In the sun, the rain, the snow, Love …
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keeping things in perspective
“The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
Envy, a poem
Envy I wonder if the poppy shows The slightest envy of the rose? Or if the pansy wastes its time Regretting that it cannot climb? Do blossoms of a yellow hue Complain because they are not blue? Do birds which God designed to sing Envy the wild ducks’ fleeter wing? And does the sparrow sadly …
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La même histoire – We’re all in the dance
Moved to companion site, Compendia.