I watched a movie this evening which featured the main actress singing “Both sides now” and is was moving until it became too musical-like for my taste. But now I’m in a Joni rabbit hole again, listening to all great versions of Joni performing that song. One of the earliest live video’s I found was from 1969 and on the other end of the timescale there’s the Grammy one from 2024 with Brandi Carlile, but for me the most touching rendition by far is this orchestral one from 2000;
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Fietsen met een glimlach op winterzonnewende
Op mijn fietstochtje vandaag, terwijl ik door Borgharen reed, schonk een mij voor altijd onbekende wandelaar me een gulle glimlach. Amper een secondje verbondenheid en dan de zon die kort daarna doorbrak en mij Winterzonnewende op de fiets was memorabel!
Radiohead 2025 jukebox
As a long-time Radiohead fan I was happy to see video of their first gig in many years and although did enjoy the set I don’t have the feeling I’m missing out on anything really. Great songs, great musicians but nothing new, nothing really unexpected (not counting a couple of songs that they only very rarely perform live).
I watched the vid and then switched to a The Smile live show from 2024 and (although) it’s very different and -to me- a lot more relevant than what Radiohead is doing now which (to me) seems “just” a rehash of past greatness maybe?
Muzikale Septemberigheid over Augustus
Het is al veel te lang geleden dat ik de mooiste maand ter wereld vierde met een mooi liedje. Vandaar deze Septemberige “August Moon” live door Jacob Alon:
Music from Our Tube: Lady Linn doet Jamie Woon
Fantastische cover van Jamie Woons “Night Air” door Lady Lynn. Die contrabas en die stem, magisch!
Come November 5th; USA elections
Dear WordPress friends in the USA: I hope you vote and when you do, I hope you vote for respect. The world worriedly awaits your collective verdict, as do I. Peace!
About to see Wilco live …
Wilco is in town tonight, playing the “Lokerse Feesten” ; an open air 9 day festival here, a mere 5 minutes bicycle ride from home.
I’m not counting on it, but it would be great if I could see, hear and feel “Impossible Germany” live …
Update the day after; they did play Impossible Germany, as always impressed by Cline’s (improvised) solo.
As found on Our Tube; Edward November – Cold Street Light
So I heard Edward November on the (online) radio a couple of times already and the first and only single “Cold Street Light” is magic.
He (aka Edmund Lauret) should either stop making music entirely or (a lot more difficult) he could try to do even better.
The latter will be very hard though, because “Cold Street Light” is a perfectly unhappy pop-song, beautifully moody, slightly quirky and somewhat unpredictable but with an immensely catchy (downbeat) chorus.
Eurovision 2023; my winner is … Blanca Paloma
About #Eurovision; Loved Croatia, Finland and I’m happy my fellow-Belgian #Gustaph did (very) well. But my favorite by far this year was Spains #BlancaPaloma
Flamenco-ish, intense, great voice, beautiful act, uncompromising electro-track that completely avoids the standard 4 to the floor beat that is way to present in Liverpool.
So much to like & discover, I’ve got it on repeat!
As found Our Tube: Jeff Buckley @ Sin-é (1993) bootleg
Someone uploaded an amateur recording of an entire (?) Jeff Buckley solo concert at the Sin-é from July 1993 (one year before Grace was released). A gem!
