Old school music is cool!

[Citizen X]

Although I may agree with you a great extent, let's rather concentrate on music and repost this comment in the political commentaries where it belongs.

Music is love. Love is freedom. No politician will ever be able to kill music!

Noted

[Blurock]

[Blurock]

South African band Hawk performing Here Comes the Sun.
Will we ever forget Dave Ornellas' booming voice and afro hairstyle?

[Blurock]

Best example of Afro Rock performed by the popular South African band Hawk circa 1971

https://youtu.be/LacByO_rxwg

[Citizen X]

R.E.M: Man on the moon:1992:Lyrics and Video

Mott the Hoople and the game of Life yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty one, checkers, and chess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll see you heaven if you make the list yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?

If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

Moses went walking with the staff of wood yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are you having fun?

If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

Here's a little agit for the never-believer yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?

If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

Album cover[1]
Video source[2]

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[1] Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_the_Moon_(song). Accessed 20 June 2016

[2] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hKSYgOGtos. Accessed 20 June 2016

[AndyD]

I had a friend when I was at school, I was probably about 12 or 13 years old at the time. I used to spend as much time at his place as possible because he lived in an enormous four story house that was originally a vicarage built in the previous century and it stood on an acre and a half of land. One of the memories I have was that his mom always had music playing from a portable cassette player and it was the first time I'd ever seen one. Her favorite artist was Cat Stevens and many weekends and school holidays of going to play there got his music etched into my mind for life along with memories of her actually being moved to tears by some tracks whilst she was going about her general domestic tasks.

Most of his songs are mainstream, cute sounding folk, it's not really 'guy' music and it wasn't the kind of music I listened to or bought until I revisited some of Cat Stevens music later in life when I was learning to play guitar and found a whole new appreciation for it. He was a masterful songwriter, a damn good singer and his guitar scores were skillful. Picking a favorite isn't an easy task but two stand out for me, Sad Lisa is one, not because of anything other than it was one of the tracks that moved my friends mom to tears which led me to appreciating the power of music in general. The song I'd pick is Hard Headed Woman which isn't as cutsey as many of his tracks and reeks of him having realised the hard way how shallow and superficial his friends or people in general were.

Cat Stevens – Hard Headed Woman

I'm looking for hard headed woman
One who'll take me for myself
And if I find my hard headed woman
I won't need nobody else, no no no!

I'm looking for hard headed woman (headed woman)
One who'll make me do my best
And if I find my hard headed woman
I know the rest of my life will be blessed yes (yes) yes yes

I know a lot of fancy dancers
People who can glide you on the floor
They move so smooth but have no answers (Ooo oooo oo oo)
When you ask them - What you come here for?
I don't know - Why?

(Head headed woman)

I know! Many fine feathered friends
But their friendliness depends on how you do
They know!
Many sure fired ways
to find out the one who pays
and how you do

I'm looking for hard headed woman (headed woman)
One who will make me fell so goo-oo-oood
And if I find my hard headed woman
I know my life will be as it should yes yes yes

I'm looking for hard headed woman (headed woman)
One who'll make me do my best
And if I find my hard headed woman

[Blurock]

AndyD. Hot mom!

I am also a bit of a Cat fan. He's had such a variety of music and styles and some of his numbers really made you think, like Lady D'Arbanville or Boy with a moon and star on his head.

[Citizen X]

Yahweh
Classic Reggae simply will not be reggae if an artist, singer, song writer and band did not dedicate some of the songs to God of their understanding. I’m not Rastafarian, but I do understand its origins and belief system.
YHWH( how do you pronounce it?) you can’t not without the addition of one or more vowels. Yahweh(much better for pronounciation) and that was the reason it was changed. God according to my understanding and faith is Yahweh, aka, Jehovah aka The Lord aka Jesus Christ(and I acknowledge and respect my fellow human beings expressing their beliefs according to God of their understanding.
Bob Marley made numerous songs about God according to his understanding. He utilised several verses from the Bible in his songs.
We’ll be forever loving Jah: Bob Marley
"Forever Loving Jah"
We'll be forever loving Jah;
We'll be forever loving Jah!

Some they say see them walking up the street;
They say we're going wrong to all the people we meet;
But-a we won't worry, we won't shed no tears:
We found a way to cast away the fears,
Forever, yeah!

(We'll be forever loving Jah) We'll be forever!
(We'll be forever loving Jah) Forever, yes, and forever!
(We'll be forever loving Jah) There'll be no end.

So, old man river, don't cry for me;
i’ve got a running stream of love you see.
So, no matter what stages - oh stages -
Stages - stages they put us through,
We'll never be blue
No matter what rages, oh rages,
Changes - rages they put us through,
We'll never be blue:
We'll be forever, yeah!

'Cause only a fool lean upon -
Lean upon his own misunderstanding, oh ho, oh, yeah!
And then what has been hidden
From the wise and the prudent
Been revealed to the babe and the suckling
In everything, in every way, I say, yeah!


'Cause just like a tree planted - planted by the rivers of water
That bring forth fruits - bring forth fruits in due season;
Everything in life got its purpose,
Find its reason in every season,
Forever, yeah!

(We'll be forever loving Jah) We'll be forever!
(We'll be forever loving Jah) On and on and on!
(We'll be forever loving Jah) We'll be forever, yes, yes -
(We'll be forever loving Jah) "

Attachment 2504

I’m in a celebratory mood! I made some remarkable achievements recently, only with the goodness of the Lord. Being a metaphysical thinker I’m into spiritual music, “you can’t get more revolutionised than that!”
So, I simply say thank you Lord. You made a way WHERE there was no way!

"LIFE!"

[Citizen X]

See next post....


“The road is long but yes I know, I got reach the end,

I tell you, I’m weary and tired but I got to reach the end!
I can’t stop to rest! Cause I have broken away from captivity
Very soon I know THEY will be after ME,
SO
I just can’t stop, no I just can’t stop I can’t stop to rest
I’ve got to be FREE, got to reach the borderline
GOT TO REACH THE BORDERLINE where I’ll be free

I proudly give you a very therapeutic song: Just can’t stop

My sudden theme is the authenticity of a man from youth to a ripe age musically. If there is an ideal, this person must have the ability to perform his original song live years after its conception. The criteria originality in sound, words and performance.
I proudly give you Don Carlos: Just can’t stop



"I've got to reach the borderline......I've just broken away from captivity....I just can't stop to rest..."

[Blurock]

All along the watchtower written by Bob Dylan
Performed by Jimi Hendrix

This is about changing established society, starting in the middle of a conversation between two people (the Joker and the Thief). The Thief sympathizes with the Joker, who wants to escape his position in life and hates the values of society. The third verse suddenly shifts the scene, changing from a conversation to an almost unrelated verse filled with imagery of princes, women, and barefoot servants guarding a castle, establishing a place in the past. These figures are said to represent established society. "Somewhere in the distance, a wildcat does growl" suggests danger is approaching, then suddenly "Two riders are approaching" links us back to the first two verses. The riders are the Joker and the Thief, coming to establish a different set of values. The guarded castle suggests there will be confrontation. (thanks, Jamie - Sydney, Australia)

There must be some way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth

No reason to get excited,the thief, he kindly spoke
There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl

#bobdylan
#jimihendrix

source http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?lyrics=6732
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