Just heard this in a store ...

... with some people I knew, the lyrics that turned into our own joke were "a little bit of Sandra in the sun."  Except that we didn't like this person.

I was thinking about Bonnie, whose face seems to tell a lot of stories, in a Nashville sort of way.  I thought she was from within 250 miles from Nashville.

Heck no.  She was born in Burbank, CA ... L.A.'s San Fernando Valley!  She ended up going to high school in the Hudson River Valley, north of NYC, and started out at Radcliffe (Harvard).  It doesn't look like she finished.  But, for those who bolted from the Harvards and Stanfords to pursue a vision and it worked out, more power to them.  It usually doesn't turn out that way for the others and that's why we don't hear about them.

I'm not a huge fan of Bonnie Raitt, as her stuff has too much twang in it.  However, this is her best song, in my opinion, and I listen to it from time to time.

See, I had her figured out incorrectly.  Chalk one up for our boldest member who, more so than anyone here, had issues with my stereotyping.  Go live in big cities and/or travel, and you'll be stereotyping in no time.

An amazing singer from Australia. She even continued to perform when she was pregnant with her first kid. Love this song.

 

 

56 minutes ago, trinacriabob said:

I was thinking about Bonnie, whose face seems to tell a lot of stories, in a Nashville sort of way.  I thought she was from within 250 miles from Nashville.

Heck no.  She was born in Burbank, CA ... L.A.'s San Fernando Valley!  She ended up going to high school in the Hudson River Valley, north of NYC, and started out at Radcliffe (Harvard).  It doesn't look like she finished.  But, for those who bolted from the Harvards and Stanfords to pursue a vision and it worked out, more power to them.  It usually doesn't turn out that way for the others and that's why we don't hear about them.

I'm not a huge fan of Bonnie Raitt, as her stuff has too much twang in it.  However, this is her best song, in my opinion, and I listen to it from time to time.

See, I had her figured out incorrectly.  Chalk one up for our boldest member who, more so than anyone here, had issues with my stereotyping.  Go live in big cities and/or travel, and you'll be stereotyping in no time.

You say she has a strong southern Twang, I just do not hear it, but listened to a few other songs. Not stuff I would normally listen too, but I still do not hear the southern twang in her voice, more of a mixed NYC voice imho.

 

52 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

You say she has a strong southern Twang, I just do not hear it, but listened to a few other songs. Not stuff I would normally listen too, but I still do not hear the southern twang in her voice, more of a mixed NYC voice imho.

I think it's her blues-y vibe.  That stuff tends to reign in the southeastern quadrant of the U.S.

5 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

 

I think it's her blues-y vibe.  That stuff tends to reign in the southeastern quadrant of the U.S.

I remember reading she lived in Austin, Tx for a while in the 70s, knew Stevie Ray Vaughan when he was an up and coming guitarist in the local music scene there...a lot of great blues musicians came out of Texas. 

Edited March 20, 20251 yr by Robert Hall

14 hours ago, Robert Hall said:

I remember reading she lived in Austin, Tx for a while in the 70s, knew Stevie Ray Vaughan when he was an up and coming guitarist in the local music scene there...a lot of great blues musicians came out of Texas. 

Yes, I could see her in Austin.

I guess that place has always been mecca for creative types ... sort of like a low cost, inland, flagship university town version of Berkeley.

But it's not low cost anymore.  Either way, I've never been a fan of it.  I went to look at it as one of the places I'd apply for grad school and left running, not walking.  I felt no fit whatsoever with the school and the location. Just kidding, but ...

2 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Yes, I could see her in Austin.

I guess that place has always been mecca for creative types ... sort of like a low cost, inland, flagship university town version of Berkeley.

But it's not low cost anymore.  Either way, I've never been a fan of it.  Went to look at as one of the places I'd apply for grad school and left running, not walking.  Just kidding, but ...

I've never been to Austin..but heard good things about the food and music scene there.  About the only place in Texas I've spent a few days in is Plano, and that's been for work.  So much sprawl around the DFW area.  I had an interview and job offer in Addison 25 years ago, but decided to move to Denver instead (was living in Colorado Springs at the time). 

1 minute ago, Robert Hall said:

I've never been to Austin..but heard good things about the food and music scene there.  About the only place in Texas I've spent a few days in is Plano, and that's been for work.  So much sprawl around the DFW area.  I had an interview and job offer in Addison 25 years ago, but decided to move to Denver instead (was living in Colorado Springs at the time). 

Much better choice.  Texans themselves like moving to Colorado more than the other way around from what I can glean from reading and talking to people.

5 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Yes, I could see her in Austin.

I guess that place has always been mecca for creative types ... sort of like a low cost, inland, flagship university town version of Berkeley.

But it's not low cost anymore.  Either way, I've never been a fan of it.  I went to look at it as one of the places I'd apply for grad school and left running, not walking.  I felt no fit whatsoever with the school and the location. Just kidding, but ...

Totally understand your sentiment. As one who is tied to a major computer company there, I find it a weird fakeness of we are liberal to your face, conservative back stabber once you turn around.

5 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Totally understand your sentiment. As one who is tied to a major computer company there, I find it a weird fakeness of we are liberal to your face, conservative back stabber once you turn around.

As one employed by a growing Texas fintech (albeit w/ mostly California Silicon Valley C-level management), I'm a bit conflicted by the Texas aspect of my employer...but I do like my core Ohio group of the company (my department is mostly an Ohio and Colorado team that was acquired by the Texas company 3 years ago) and really don't interact much w/ the Texas teams. 

On 3/21/2025 at 1:01 PM, Robert Hall said:

As one employed by a growing Texas fintech (albeit w/ mostly California Silicon Valley C-level management), I'm a bit conflicted by the Texas aspect of my employer...but I do like my core Ohio group of the company (my department is mostly an Ohio and Colorado team that was acquired by the Texas company 3 years ago) and really don't interact much w/ the Texas teams. 

Continue to keep the value of what you do, I have seen how other departments from EMC that once Dell Austin no longer saw value in their work or it could be done for the same or less at corporate campus, they let the folks go and closed down the site.

14 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

Continue to keep the value of what you do, I have seen how other departments from EMC that once Dell Austin no longer saw value in their work or it could be done for the same or less at corporate campus, they let the folks go and closed down the site.

Yes.  My company is about 50% remote in the US and 50% in Plano.  They just acquired a small company in NYC.  They are building a GCC in Mumbai, so it will be interesting how much future work goes offshore.  

First, I had a little bit of video from violinists on the QM2 playing various pieces of music.  I relayed this passage, which sounded familiar, to friends who couldn't peg what it was because the video was a short segment where I was also panning the fairly grandiose Queen's Room.  Finally, someone pegged it and said it was something important from "Phantom of the Opera" ... nothing I'd care to sit through.  At any rate, I found one musician also covering "All I Ask of You" on a violin.

This YouTube can really make a person appreciate this instrument, this instrumental piece, and the precision needed to pull this off.  The musician is a young doctor, from what I can glean through the "about" info, and plays the violin to relax.  He does incredible work!

14 minutes ago, trinacriabob said:

First, I had a little bit of video from violinists on the QM2 playing various pieces of music.  I relayed this passage, which sounded familiar, to friends who couldn't peg what it was because the video was a short segment where I was also panning the fairly grandiose Queen's Room.  Finally, someone pegged it and said it was something important from "Phantom of the Opera" ... nothing I'd care to sit through.  At any rate, I found one musician also covering "All I Ask of You" on a violin.

This YouTube can really make a person appreciate this instrument, this instrumental piece, and the precision needed to pull this off.  The musician is a young doctor, from what I can glean through the "about" info, and plays the violin to relax.  He does incredible work!

Amazing musician, if he is a doctor, WOW, he also could have been a Performer, love the song and the movie. Phantom of the Opera is a very soul moving movie imho.

His other covers are equally amazing.

 

1 minute ago, G. David Felt said:

Amazing musician, if he is a doctor, WOW, he also could have been a Performer, love the song and the movie. Phantom of the Opera is a very soul moving movie imho.

I probably need to back up and watch it sometime.  Everyone has heard about it, but I've yet to see it.  On the "to do" list.

Here we go again ...

Voice in the background:

'I first moved there in 1999

I was supposed to go out there for LIKE a semester of college

And I ended up never leaving'

If I need a good laugh, I listen to this, so I added it to my collection.

Come on, who here didn't call this phone number when they were a kid or a teen?

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=boaJCrHNRMA&feature=shared

I think it's off the table for the phone company, as is BREAD 8 for vehicular personalized plates.

Some songs are timeless and some of the older ones are so honest in their lyrics:

"L.A. is a great big freeway 

Put a hundred down and buy a car

In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star

Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass

And all the stars that never were

Are parking cars and pumping gas"

Classic!

17 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Some songs are timeless and some of the older ones are so honest in their lyrics:

"L.A. is a great big freeway 

Put a hundred down and buy a car

In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star

Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass

And all the stars that never were

Are parking cars and pumping gas"

Classic!

These two statements that have changed based on what has been changed in society will be interesting to see if we get updates.

L.A. is a great big freeway  - BEEN REPLACED BY HOUSTON "26 lanes wide"

Are parking cars and pumping gas - EVs IS MAKING THIS HISTORY. 

LOL

An oldie but a goodie.

It could almost run on just its instrumentals.

It's mind boggling how much stuff you can find on YouTube that you didn't even know existed.

"Im going to settle down and never more roam 

And make the San Fernando Valley my home"

Great lyrics the whole way through and certainly not the bucolic hick place she describes it as being, which it probably once was.  The "valley" of big L.A. is large enough to fit the city of Chicago and hilly neighborhoods on its edges with views are very high priced, complete with coyotes to snatch your smaller pets.

I admit, she is lovely to look at, but her piano playing of rock songs is AWESOME!

 

Here is her full YouTube page. WOW, talk about some great music to listen to while working.

Margarita Sipatova - YouTube

Awesome background music for working.

 

"Don't you know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run ... run"

I think she says "run" 10 times in each refrain.

For years, I though the singer was a man with a high voice.

One of a kind.

12 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

"Don't you know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run ... run"

I think she says "run" 10 times in each refrain.

For years, I though the singer was a man with a high voice.

One of a kind.

So proper for our messed up Democracy today! Awesome unique voice, I also thought it was a guy the first time I heard this song.

@trinacriabob Seeing her here singing the song, this is so proper for our current situation.

 

 

Love the "percolating" instrumentals on this one

Another one ...

This is one of those weird hippie songs and, compared to other counterculture groups, they allowed themselves to be goofy.

This song really wouldn't stand out anywhere as much if it wasn't for that horny sounding lady speaking Spanish in the background.  It's almost like the protagonist would have had to avoid as much as bumping into her or she would get pregnant.

Working to ensure my AI project is done before the Holiday weekend. As such, been on a Black Keys listening marathon.

 

We'll decided after 4 hours of listening to This is The Black Keys to move onto something else.

This is Gorillaz

 

The UK may drive down the wrong side of the street, but ...

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=bCAcdqdqTxQ&feature=shared

I love me some Richard Ashcroft and The Verve..

 

And Pearl Jam...

And M83..

 

And back to the 80s, with Def Leppard..

And some Van Halen...

 

Great song from the '80s:

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=d6nNz9At9Tc&desc_update=1&si=QvmTbPCHeaVlPyTt

Strong instrumentals

Always like when people do this kind of performance for the public. Makes the music that much more enjoyable.

 

Ever since Rush announced that they have found their new drummer, Anika Niles, and have announced that they will start touring againwith their new drummer, I found myself immersed in Rush songs. 

And...I cannot even escape Rush even when I am not listening to them on my own as I watch hockey or even the World Series and in the background either the stadium's DJ or the arena's DJ or the TV channel itself, will play Tom Sawyer or Limelight.  Even Spirit of the Radio.  I'll listen to many of Rush's songs from the 70s and 80s on youtube. 

But I have been playing Limelight more than the others.

 

I have to apologize to Rush fans everywhere. To Rush and Geddy Lee himself.  

I was too immature to fully appreciate Geddy Lee's singing.  I always LOVED Rush's sound. Their music. Their instrument playing and mixing and all that they do is just extraordinary. 3 awesome talented musicians and their sound is just soooo powerful. Just 3 of them.   3.    I always respected that aspect but I never liked Geddy Lee's voice. I always thought he sounded awful. Until now...

He does sing great. I just now...realized how great he is.  He has a certain tone to his voice that I never "got" and I mistakenly judged him for it.  I always knew that Rush's music would not be the same if not for Geddy's unique voice but I didnt like it and that made me not like Rush. 

Again...until now. 

I have turned the corner with Rush and now I could say that I am a fan. 

 

Canuck Rock Rules!!!

This was the background music for a YouTube.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=IuYsaw0qX9Y&desc_update=1&si=MkQYwojnMwVs6WkN

It's in French.  It's listed as Afro-Soul. I could NOT see this as relevant on yesteryear's "Soul Train."  I'm picking up Brazilian vibes, which I definitely like.

No, I'm not going to weave in any Subaru jokes.  When anyone first hears this, they know it's a good song - it's sort of catchy - and the voice is stellar.

But the trippy part is the black and white video itself showing a strange stage act in this grande dame type theater.  The people in the play look like something right out of a Jack Kerouac or John Steinbeck novel.  It all leaves you hanging as to how and why it may all fit together.

It seems that either your music collection ends or Bluetooth derails, but other songs you "might" like start coming through on your auto's infotainment system.

 

I was taking my rental car back to the airport here some 1.5 hours away, this came on, and was this ever a blast from the past.  I have yet to look up what year it's from.  I thought I would share.

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Awaiting the response:  "Thanks for sharing."

Just thinking ...

... the '70s, '80s, and '90s - when music had it all (great and complex instrumentals, good lyrics, catchy passages, and more) 

The Heated Rivalry series has buried deep into my brain. The music causes feelings because I associate it with scenes in the show.  This playlist has been on repeat for basically 2 months.

 

 

 

 

 

6 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Just thinking ...

... the '70s, '80s, and '90s - when music had it all (great and complex instrumentals, good lyrics, catchy passages, and more) 

I feel the U.S. music scene is pretty sad right now. I will say that the Korean K-Pop scene is HOT HOT HOT!

Love me some Black Pink as well as Rain and Hyolyn as well as many others.

American Music is more now Gorillaz, Muse, Imagine Dragon, The Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Depeche Mode for me.

If this does not put a smile on your face ...

... check your pulse

On 2/27/2026 at 7:29 AM, Drew Dowdell said:

The Heated Rivalry series has buried deep into my brain. The music causes feelings because I associate it with scenes in the show. 

Same.

Brendan & I really like this show.

 

 

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"Fire me up" | Def Leppard | 'Pour Some Sugar On Me'

I didn't even know this existed.  It was the background music for a photo montage on YouTube.

I know next to nothing her except that she was in "A View to a Kill," the last 007 film for Roger Moore. I did not know about her music.

She's not really easy on the eyes with her severe look. But this particular cut is easy on the ears and good for interstate driving.

On 2/27/2026 at 4:59 PM, G. David Felt said:

I feel the U.S. music scene is pretty sad right now. I will say that the Korean K-Pop scene is HOT HOT HOT!

Love me some Black Pink as well as Rain and Hyolyn as well as many others.

American Music is more now Gorillaz, Muse, Imagine Dragon, The Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Depeche Mode for me.

I have no clue about current American music and I don't like what I hear.  I think it really peaked in the seventies, eighties and nineties ... and younger people who come to know that music also come to admit that same thing.

I will have to say I actually like this heavy metal version of Gilligan's Island theme song.

https://youtu.be/9j_bGzpgFrM