4 Music-Related Things That Make Me Happy
Normally, I’m all about single-subject posts, but sometimes life calls for a little randomness. Or maybe I’m just a random person. Anyway, while I was on my way to work this morning, I thought of four music-related things that make me happy…and I thought I’d share them in descending order. (Yes, this is a somewhat arbitrary list.)
4. Songs Around The World by Playing for Change
I absolutely believe in the power of music to transcend boundaries and bring people together. And I love the fact that there are people out there in the world making this happen. Playing for Change is, according to its official website, "a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.” Check out Playing for Change's "War/No More Trouble" music vid below and the Songs Around the World CD/DVD here.
(Click here to watch the video if you can't see it above)
3. Rent Soundtrack (1996 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Love it. Love Rent. I know all the words. I still can’t get enough, even after 13 years (has it really been that long?)
2. Hallelujah Chicken Run Band
A colleague put a re-release of this (sadly now defunct) band’s 1970s album Take One on my desk a couple weeks ago (thanks Hugo!) I have lots of music on my desk, but I couldn’t help but be intrigued by the band’s name, so this album quickly climbed to the top of my “listen” list.
It turns out that this band was formed in the early 70s in present-day Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia.) Originally intended as musical entertainment for mineworkers, the band’s reputation quickly grew on the strength of their interpretation of “traditional Zim style” music. Rich and vibrant, this album gets me groovin’ like nothing else. The band’s name came from the fact that two of the original members had day work at the local chicken run…and so the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band was born.
1. Christopher Walken in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” Video
No, this is not a new video. In fact, it’s several years old. But the video, which features actor Christopher Walken dancing around an empty hotel, absolutely makes the song for me. Not only do I like watching Walken dance, I can also relate to the character he’s playing—a staid, tired-looking, lonely businessman whose inner performer breaks out unexpectedly when he hears the music. Don’t we all have an inner performer inside?
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Hugo Munday on June 12, 2009 at 03:37 PM
Trying to link to "Pennies From Heaven" one more time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7rseCwM9mU
Hugo Munday on June 12, 2009 at 02:38 PM
Nice one Bri! - thanks for the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band tip. I'll be more careful about what I give away :) I share many of your favorites. CW's Fatboy Slim appearance is dynamite. In that vein, his contribution to the Herbert Ross film from 1981 of "Pennies From Heaven"