Back to the best composer of all times, Johann Sebastian Bach. I was lucky enough to have performed cantata BWV5 (sheet music here) as a tenor choir singer once in my life. Especially the opening choral sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.
A song by indie dutch band Mummy’s a Tree.
I like their music a lot; definitely different.
After that previous Mo song, this song came on my cassette player. They belong together in my head, though the tape is long gone.
Took some time to remember the name of Susan Fassbender… it appears she took her own life when she was only 32 years old.
I remember playing this song by dutch band The Mo a lot when I was about 14 years old, while building airplane models.
Greatest bit: the harmonies on the words ‘by step’ at 1:57.
This song from Weasels Ripped my Flesh is playing in my head all day long. Time to post it otherwise it’ll NEVER stop.
I discovered Martijn de Kleer‘s music at the home of a friend of mine, some 15 years ago now. It was a demo tape back then, but now it has been released under the title The Stranger It Gets part one and part two.
Over the years I kept listening and listening to these tapes, and especially this song has become a main influence in my acoustic playing. I included it in my solo singer-songwriter set as a cover.
Give it a listen, it is really good and wholesome music.
Epic rock by Led Zeppelin, though I always ask myself if it is really ‘love’ he wants.
The most beautiful music on earth was of course composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. My son always finds Sunday the day to play it, and today it was the Actus Tragicus cantate. This duet always gets me very emotional, most importantly the part after 3:10 in the youtube link where the soloist is singing with an unisono choral.
Studio version, Monteverdi Choir conducted by John Elliot Gardiner.
In the eastern part of the Netherlands, we got our own Status Quo wannabe bands. This song by Mooi Wark (‘Good Job’ in the local dialect) is titled In de blote kont (bare naked, sort of).
From the 1974 album Natty Dread by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
I seriously need something to get me back on track.
Studio version.
From the Live! album, best version in my opinion.
Live in Germany, 1980.