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Another song from Steely Dan’s Gaucho album is finished. The funny thing about Steely Dan songs is this: Once someone starts working on one they cannot stop until they are done. It’s a rule. Here is “Time Out of Mind” with a piano, and without one. And now we are out of time.
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Were you alive in November 1980? Steely Dan released an album at that time titled “Gaucho.” This is one version of a song from said album. It is titled “My Rival.” Although Donald Fagen used different keyboards in the song, I think a piano works really well, don’t you agree? Surely you must!
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See if you can name that tune: Warm and Fuzzy version:
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In celebration of the weekend, here are two more songs. Artwork by Paul Klee
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Long-time listeners will no doubt recognize this one.
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This is something original. It is called “Lift Off.” It is a perfect song to play along to, for all you musicians out there.
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This is my version of Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker.
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Another song at last is doneIt was released way back in ’71Do you know the title or will you guess?I’ll give you a hint – it was done by Yes
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The accent on the word “Before” is after, and the accent on the word “After” is before. Think about it. And while you do that, listen to this masterpiece:
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From the songbook Urban Blues for Guitar, here is my take on All Your Love by Otis Rush. It sounds a little bit like “Black Magic Woman” at the beginning.
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This song was written way back whenAnd now it’s time to hear it againIt was written in the key of CIt’s another song to you from me and remember trees grow old and so do people in the end we all are feeble.
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Here is something original. What do you see when you close your eyes and listen to it? Artwork by Paul Klee:
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What would you call a Weebel who causes trouble? A Weebel-Rouser. I saw two whales in the ocean yesterday. There was another one who kept his distance. He probably didn’t want to be a third whale. Here are three of the top downloads from this site this year.
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This is an original song. It is titled “Friday Nocturne.” Like most things, it is a work in progress. And the rest is history.. Thursday’s Song without piano: Here is the sheet music:
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Here is something you don’t hear every day: A new version of “On Green Dolphin Street”: And here is Miles Davis playing the same song: Everyone sing along:
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This song is a bit wilder than most. And here are a couple of songs from this week that needed new instruments.
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This song was finished in Vienna on August 10, 1787, around the time Mozart was working on the second act of his opera Don Giovanni. I wonder what he would think of these versions? Check out this cool cat: I was looking at the download stats for this site, and noticed a song I apparently…
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But it is a perfect day to bring you another song. Long time readers will recognize this one. And pretty much everyone else. (Artwork by Paul Klee)
