Tuesday, January 31, 2012

schubert

























Franz Peter Schubert
(31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828)

This prolific early Romantic Austrian composer wrote almost one thousand musical works during his short life. Schubert began his musical education at the age of five, learning violin and piano from his father and brother. When he was eleven, he received a choir scholarship at the Stadtkonvikt, where he was exposed to opera and the music of Mozart. He began composing in earnest, gaining a reputation through prominent singers, musicians, and students. He became known for his experimentation with different musical forms, especially the Lieder, a German song for a single singer and piano of which he composed more than six hundred for the poetry of many different writers. He completed seven symphonies and began work on three others. There are numerous compositions for piano solo and duet, as well as sonatas, dances, marches, chamber works, and masses. While at the height of his compositional powers, he died suddenly at the age of thirty-one from typhoid fever. Poet Franz Grillparzer wrote his epithet: "Here music has buried a treasure, but even fairer hopes."

(Unfinished) Symphony No. 8 in B minor


Der 23. Psalm, D.706


D. 839 (Op. 52-6) Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria)
Ellens dritter Gesang (D. 839)


Winterreise (Winter Journey)


Quintet in A, D667 "Trout"

Fantasia in F minor by Franz Schubert, D.940 (Op. posth. 103)


String quartet no. 14 in D minor "Der Tod und das Madchen" D810


Monday, January 30, 2012

i can't go for that (no can do)











Hall and Oates were easy ready willing overtime with this groove we couldn't refuse. Daryl Hall came up with it one night in the studio after sessions for 'Private Eyes': "Remember the old Roland CompuRhythm box? I turned to the Rock and Roll 1 preset, sat down at a Korg organ that happened to be lying there and started to play this bass line that was coming to me. It's the old recording studio story: The engineer heard what I was doing and turned on the tape machine. Good thing, because I'm the kind of person who will come up with an idea and forget it. The chords came together in about ten minutes, and then I heard a guitar riff, which I asked John, who was sitting in the booth, to play." John Oates remembers: "Daryl came up with this great bass line, using whatever sound happened to be on the organ, and Neil miked it and the drum machine. Daryl came up with the 'B' section chords, and then I plugged my 1958 Strat directly into the board, which was either an early SSL or a Trident." The next day Hall and Sara Allen worked out the lyrics. 'I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)' hit the top of three different charts in the US: the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot Dance Club Play, and the R&B charts. Hall would write in his diary: "I'm the head soul brother in the U.S. Where to now ?" The song has been sampled many times, with even Michael Jackson using it for 'Billie Jean'. Hall recalls, "Michael Jackson once said directly to me that he hoped I didn't mind that he copped that groove. That's okay; it's something we all do." Oates says, "I like when people have a different take on what you do. That's quite a compliment."







Easy ready willing overtime
When does it stop, where do you dare me to draw the line
You got the body now you want my soul
Don't even think about it say No Go
Now I'll do anything you want me to
I'll do almost anything that you want me to

But I Can't Go For That
No Can Do

I can't go for being twice as nice
I can't go for just repeating the some old lines
Use the body now you want my soul
Oo forget about it say No Go
Yeah I'll do anything you want me to
I'll do almost anything that you want me to

But I Can't Go For That
No Can Do.





Sunday, January 29, 2012

car wash










Rose Royce cleaned up with their first single, driving their blaxploitation comedy soundtrack up the charts as well. Norman Whitfield wrote and produced 'Car Wash' for the movie of the same name. He took the job of recording the soundtrack to promote the disco funk band that he had just signed to his own label; but had trouble with the main theme until inspiration hit during a basketball game. He quickly wrote the lyrics on a Kentucky Fried Chicken wrapper. The soundtrack to 'Car Wash' was a double album and Rose Royce's debut. The title track and leadoff single sold two million copies and went to number one on the Billboard pop and R&B charts. The handclap intro to 'Car Wash' has been sampled numerous times.

















Woo
You might not ever get rich
But let me tell ya it's better that diggin' a ditch.
There ain't no tellin' who ya might meet. .
A movie star or may be even an Indian Chief.
(Workin' at the) car wash.
Workin' at the car wash yeah !
Come on and sing it with me car wash.
Get with the feelin' y'all car wash yeah.
Come summer the work gets kind a hard
This ain't no place to be if ya planned on being a star.
Let me tell you it's always cool
And the boss don't mind sometimes if ya act a fool.
At the car wash
Talkin' about the car wash yeah!
Come on and sing it for me car wash.
Car wash yeah!
(Work and work) Well those cars never seem to stop comin'.
(Work and work) Keep those rags and machines hummin'
(Work and work) my fingers to the bone
(Work) at five I can't wait 'til it's time to go home
Hey
get your car washed today.
Fill up and you don't have to pay.
Come on and give us a play.
Get a wash right away.
Car wash talkin' about the car wash yeah!
Woo car wash
Those cars never seems to stop comin'
Well
I say
Keep those rags and machines hummin'










'Car Wash' was directed by Michael Schultz from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher, starring Franklyn Ajaye, Bill Duke, George Carlin, Irwin Corey, Ivan Dixon, Antonio Fargas, Jack Kehoe, Clarence Muse, Lorraine Gary, The Pointer Sisters and Richard Pryor.






full soundtrack:




Side one
1. "Car Wash" Norman Whitfield 5:06
2. "6 O'Clock DJ (Let's Rock)" Norman Whitfield 1:09
3. "I Wanna Get Next to You" Norman Whitfield 3:57
4. "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" Norman Whitfield 3:25
5. "Zig Zag" Rose Royce 2:30
Side two 
6. "You're on My Mind" Lequeint Jobe, Henry Garner 3:27
7. "Mid Day DJ Theme" Norman Whitfield 1:43
8. "Born to Love You" Rose Royce 3:06
9. "Daddy Rich" Norman Whitfield 3:12
10. "Richard Pryor Dialogue" Norman Whitfield 5:21
Side three 
11. "You Gotta Believe" (Vocals by The Pointer Sisters) Norman Whitfield 2:51
12. "I'm Going Down" Norman Whitfield 3:37
13. "Yo Yo" Rose Royce 4:16
14. "Sunrise" Norman Whitfield 10:48
Side four 
15. "Righteous Rhythm" Norman Whitfield 2:30
16. "Water" Norman Whitfield 3:31
17. "Crying" Norman Whitfield 2:57
18. "Doin' What Comes Naturally" Norman Whitfield 3:09

19. "Keep on Keepin' On" Norman Whitfield 6:39

Saturday, January 28, 2012

peppermint twist














Joey Dee and the Starliters had their biggest success with this spinoff of 'The Twist' that replaced it at number one. Joey Dee and Henry Glover named 'Peppermint Twist' for the exclusive Peppermint Club in New York City where the band became a sensation playing for celebrities as the Twist dance craze hit the upper crust, driving Chubbie Checker's song back to the top of the charts two years after it started it all. It was 'Peppermint Twist' that knocked 'The Twist' off of the top in January of 1962, after the Starliters appeared in the movie 'Hey, Let's Twist', which cashed in on the craze and was loosely based on the story of the Peppermint Lounge. 'Peppermint Twist' sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.





Got a new dance and it goes like this:
(Bop shu-wop bop-bop-bop-bop shu-wop)
The Name of this dance is the Peppermint Twist:
(Bop shu-wop bop-bop-bop-bop shu-wop)
You'll like it like this
The Peppermint Twist
(Bop shu-wop bop-bop-bop-bop shu-wop).

'Round and 'round
Up and down

'Round and 'round
Up and down.
It's 'round and 'round and up and down

One two three kick! One two tree jump!

All the girls yeah we go the twist
(Hey Pepe
The Peppermint Twist)
Do the plane the same it's the Peppermint Twist
(Hey Pepe
The Peppermint Twist)
You will what
What is the Peppermint Twist
(Hey Pepe
The Peppermint Twist)

'Round and 'round
Up and down

It's goes 'round and 'round
And up and down
One two tree good one ha ha ha ha
One two tree good one ha ha ha ha
One two tree good one ha ha ha ha
One two tree good one ha ha ha ha
You wanna love than do this the Peppermint Twist





Here's the original long version that was edited down to two minutes for the single:


Friday, January 27, 2012

i wish














Stevie Wonder brought us all back with this funky nostalgic groove. 'I Wish' was the leadoff single for his landmark album 'Songs in the Key of Life'. The song started with the bassline and Wonder built the rest around it. Bassist Nathan Watts remembers, “‘I Wish’ was a song that he never rehearsed. He wrote the song in one day. I was there with him the whole day and we did nothing that day. I was there until one o’clock in the morning and I told Steve that I was leaving because I was tired. He told me to go ahead and head home. He called me back at 3:30 in the morning and told me to come back to the studio. He said, ‘I got a song and it’s going to be good. You gotta hear it and you have to play on it.’ The next thing I know I was back at the studio and we came up with the song style and that was it. We came up with the bass line and he was playing on the keyboard then I embellished from what I was hearing from him. I finished up my part at five o’clock and went back home. He did the horns and the backgrounds the next two days and it took about three to four days to complete the entire song.” 'I Wish' drove the album to the top of the album chart and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B Singles charts.






http://www.steviewonder.net/










Looking back on when I
Was a little nappy headed boy
Then my only worry
Was for Christmas what would be my toy
Even though we sometimes
Would not get a thing
We were happy with the
Joy the day would bring

Sneaking out the back door
To hang out with those hoodlum friends of mine
Greeted at the back door
With "boy thought I told you not to go outside"
Tryin' your best to bring the
Water to your eyes
Thinkin' it might stop her
From woopin' your behind

I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
Cause I love them so

Brother says he's tellin'
'Bout you playin' doctor with that girl
Just don't tell and I'll give you
Anything you want in this whole wide world
Mama gives you money for Sunday school
You trade yours for candy after church is through

Smokin' cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall (you nasty boy)
Teacher sends you to the principal's office down the hall
You grow up and learn that kinda thing ain't right
But while you were doin'it-it sure felt outta sight

I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go









Thursday, January 26, 2012

that's life





















Frank Sinatra had a little grit in his voice for this cheeky reflection of resilience. Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon wrote 'That's Life' just for him; and it became the title track for his next album. The lyrics evoke the cycles of achievement and disappointment in Sinatra's own life. After recording the song, producer Jimmy Bowen made Frank mad when he insisted he get out of his car and do another take. Bowen wanted a little more fire in the song, and he got it. 'That's Life' went to number four on the pop chart and spent three weeks at the top of the Adult Contemporary chart.





http://www.sinatra.com/








That's life (that's life), that's what all the people say
You're ridin' high in April, shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune
When I'm back on top, back on top in June

I said that's life (that's life), and as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down
'Cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king
I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing
Each time I find myself flat on my face
I pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life), I tell you I can't deny it
I thought of quitting, baby, but my heart just ain't gonna buy it
And if I didn't think it was worth one single try
I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king
I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing
Each time I find myself layin' flat on my face
I just pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life), that's life and I can't deny it
Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it
But if there's nothin' shakin' come this here July
I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball a-and die

My, my!







Tuesday, January 24, 2012

bad brains












These dreadlocked Rastafarians originally released their seminal hardcore debut only on cassette. They started out as a jazz fusion group called Mind Power in the mid-seventies; but became obsessed with punk, taking their name from a Ramones song. Singer H.R. (Human Rights), guitarist Dr. Know, bassist Darryl Jenifer, and drummer Earl Hudson developed a complex blend of punk and reggae that was so intense that they were banned from performing in many of the clubs in Washington D.C. Bad Brains relocated to New York where they signed onto Neil Cooper's Reach Out International Records (ROIR) which at the time only released cassettes. The album didn't chart; but it did go on to influence new generations of punk and alternative rockers.







http://badbrains.com/








"Sailin' On"







"I Luv I Jah"






full album:




Side 1
1. "Sailin' On"  Phil Hudson / Darryl Jenifer 1:55
2. "Don't Need It"  Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / G. W. Miller 1:07
3. "Attitude"  Bad Brains 1:19
4. "The Regulator" Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / G. W. Miller  1:08
5. "Banned in D.C."  Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / G. W. Miller 2:12
6. "Jah Calling" (live in studio) Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / Dr. Know / G. W. Miller 2:31
7. "Supertouch/Shitfit" Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / G. W. Miller  2:31
8. "Leaving Babylon"  Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / G. W. Miller 4:10
Side A
9. "Fearless Vampire Killers"  Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Phil Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / Dr. Know / G. W. Miller 1:07
10. "I"  Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Phil Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / Dr. Know / G. W. Miller 2:05
11. "Big Take Over" Bad Brains / Phil Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / Dr. Know  2:57
12. "Pay to Cum" (live in studio) Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Phil Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / Dr. Know / G. W. Miller 1:25
13. "Right Brigade" Bad Brains / Earl Hudson / Paul Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / G. W. Miller  2:27
14. "I Luv I Jah" (live in studio) Bad Brains / Phil Hudson / Darryl Jenifer / Dr. Know 6:22
15. "Intro" Darryl Jenifer / Dr. Know  0:45
hidden bonus track
16. "Jah the Conqueror"   2:11

Monday, January 23, 2012

animals









Pink Floyd took on the corruption of society with this aggressive Orwellian allegory. 'Animals' was loosely based on George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', using animals from the story to describe different kinds of people: "Dogs"as callous businessmen, "Pigs" as controlling politicians, and "Sheep" as blind followers. The band had bought a a three-story block of church halls, at 35 Britannia Row in Islington and spent much of 1975 and 1976 turning it into a recording studio. Brian Humphries was brought in to engineer the sessions that started in April of 1976. Roger Waters channels his solipsistic contempt into the lyrics of these thinly veiled literary songs about social ills; but the real power struggle was within the band. Richard Wright considers, "'Animals' was a slog. It wasn't a fun record to make, but this was when Roger really started to believe that he was the sole writer for the band. He believed that it was only because of him that the band were still going, and obviously, when he started to develop his ego trips, the person he would have his conflicts with would be me." David Gilmore says, "Roger's thing is to dominate, but I am happy to stand up for myself and argue vociferously as to the merits of different pieces of music, which is what I did on Animals. I didn't feel remotely squeezed out of that album. Ninety percent of the song 'Dogs' was mine. That song was almost the whole of one side, so that's half of 'Animals'." The album has a harder, more guitar-driven sound than their highly successful two previous albums, in part as a response to the punk movement; so much so that the band was being called "punk floyd" in some circles. The album cover features a photo of the declining Battersea Power Station, which Waters drove past on a regular basis. For the shoot, the band also commissioned the production of a porcine balloon which they called Algie. The balloon broke loose and was later recovered by a farmer in Kent who was upset about it scaring his cows. Once 'Animals' was released, Pink Floyd embarked on their 'In The Flesh' tour at some of the largest venues they had ever played. The tour provided the genesis for their next album 'The Wall' when, during a concert in Montreal, Waters spat on an audience member as he attempted to climb up on stage. Waters commented: "We played to enormous numbers of people, most of whom could not see or hear anything. A lot of people were there just because it was the thing to do. They were having their own little shows all over the place, letting off fireworks, beating each other up and things like that. As the tour went on, I felt more and more alienated from the people we were supposed to be entertaining." 'Animals' went to number three in the US, number two in the UK, and hit the top of the album charts in France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.






http://www.pinkfloyd.com/










commercial








"Pigs on the Wing 1"



"Dogs" was derived from an earlier song called 'You Gotta Be Crazy'







"Pigs (Three Different Ones)"




"Sheep" was originally called 'Raving and Drooling'





"Pigs on the Wing 2"









'Animals'

full album


All tracks written by Roger Waters, except where noted. Lead vocalist listed.

Side one
1. "Pigs on the Wing 1"   1:25
2. "Dogs"   (Waters, Gilmour) Gilmour, Waters 17:03
Side two
1. "Pigs (Three Different Ones)"   11:25
2. "Sheep"   10:25
3. "Pigs on the Wing 2"   1:23



Sunday, January 22, 2012

when the saints go marching in














This beloved gospel hymn has become one of the most requested songs of all time and, consequently, dreaded by jazz musicians. 'When the Saints Go Marching In' was composed by James Black with lyrics by Katherine Purvis and copyrighted in 1896, although it has its roots in African-American spirituals. Black was a songleader and Sunday school teacher who edited gospel songbooks and Purvis was a music teacher at Methodist Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Traditionally, the song has been used as a funeral march played as a slow dirge during a funeral procession bringing the coffin to the cemetery. Leaving the cemetery, the song is played in an upbeat, hot, dixieland style to express the joy of coming home "when the new world is revealed." Louis Armstrong brought "the Saints" to national recognition when he first recorded it in 1938. His sister told him it was inappropriate for him to turn the traditional hymn into secular dance tune. The song has become so popular that jazz musicians call it "the monster" because it gets requested multiple times a night.




Louis Armstrong


Fats Domino





Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli


Tony Sheridan & The Beatles


Elvis Presley


Hal Linden on 'the Muppet Show'





Bruce Springsteen



We are trav'ling in the footsteps
Of those who've gone before,
And we'll all be reunited,
On a new and sunlit shore,

Oh, when the saints go marching in
Oh, when the saints go marching in
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in

And when the sun refuse to shine
And when the sun refuse to shine
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the sun refuse to shine

And when the moon turns red with blood
And when the moon turns red with blood
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the moon turns red with blood

Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call
Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the trumpet sounds its call

Some say this world of trouble,
Is the only one we need,
But I'm waiting for that morning,
When the new world is revealed.

Oh When the new world is revealed
Oh When the new world is revealed
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the new world is revealed

Oh, when the saints go marching in
Oh, when the saints go marching in
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in