... 'not for just an hour, not for just a day, not
for just a year, but always'
Always (Berlin)
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'The blues isn't about feeling better: it's
about making other people feel worse. And making a few bucks along the
way.'
(Bleedin' Gums Murphy in The Simpsons, Episode title:
Lisa is sad)The Simpsons is ©Fox
I was a child when I first heard the Blues, and I can remember to this day how it felt. I was blown away. It didn't get me in the head. It didn't get me in the heart. It got me fair and square in the guts. If that isn't your experience too, then it's probably better to forget it. Or what you heard wasn't the Blues.
Blues Lyrics On Line
Besotted as I am, I have to admit that it's not
always easy to make out the lyrics of a blues. This site has been
invaluable. Also includes a FAQ and links.
Harry's Blues Lyrics Online
A site "dedicated to blues
music and nothing but the blues". If you couldn't find the lyrics
you wanted at the previous site, you'll probably find them here.
The Official Blues Ring
There are 886 sites listed
here!
'Moi, j'aime le music-hall' ( (Trenet).
Chanson is French for song, but
the word is also used to mean a particular type of popular song. Think
Piaf, Trenet, Aznavour, Bécaud, Rossi, Gréco, Chevalier et al.
Chanson lyrics have an intellectual dimension, a quality of realism
that, for me, adds to the charm and interest and of the song.
Unfortunately, those which have been translated into English, and become
major hits in the English-speaking world, tend, in my opinion, to suffer
from an excess of syrup.
Sites devoted to the greatest names in Chanson, are, rather
surprisingly, few and far between. This is what I've found so
far.
Edith Piaf and her Paris
There can be few in the
English-speaking world who have not heard of Piaf. This site includes a
biography and audio files.
Chansons françaises et francophones
A comprehensive collection of lyrics. The site is in French.
Baroque
If all music but baroque disappeared tomorrow, we would still be rich indeed. I love its logic, and the passion contained within that logic. It is like a journey into a labyrinth. It is impossible to get lost (a labyrinth is not the same thing as a maze), and once you reach the centre, you turn round and retrace your steps. But, many people believe, the labyrinth offers a journey of self-discovery, and when you leave the still centre and return to the beginning, you are changed on a profound level. That is a pretty good description of the effect baroque music has on me.
Bach Central Station
A directory of JS Bach resources on
the Internet. There are over 300 sites listed, so anything else from me
would be redundant.
MORE LINKS COMING SOON!
Rebetiko
Rebetiko (plural:rebetika)
has been described as the Greek urban blues. Forget Yiannis and His
Bouzouki All-Stars that you heard on your two week package holiday
in Corfu. It doesn't even come close. This is harsh and raw and painful
... even if you don't know what they're singing about. It's inextricably
bound up with the history of modern Greece, and this site includes a
Rebetiko Timeline to help you understand, not only its origins,
but why it was the music of the marginalized and the
dispossessed.
Mikis Theodorakis Home Page
Yes, he wrote Zorba's Dance,
but it is sad to think that so many people know no more of him than
this. Surprisingly, this is the only site I have been able to
find.
Coming Soon!! Judy Frankel Judy's beautiful voice has fallen silent. She died of cancer on 20th March 2008. The world is a poorer place.
Sylvain's Web
Page Dr
Judith R Cohen - Ethnomusicologist Anthony Dannecker
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The moment I heard Judy Frankel's
voice (there are audio samples at the site) I knew that if I could have
only one CD of Sephardic music it would be one of hers (she's recorded
four to date AFAIK).
UK site.
"Everything Harmonica on the
Web"
Music Makes Me
(Kahn, Eliscu, & Youmans), sung by Ginger Rogers in Flying Down
to Rio.
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