Vote Interactive Poll: Emotional songs (fe
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Topic: Vote Interactive Poll: Emotional songs (fe
Posted By: Snicolette
Subject: Vote Interactive Poll: Emotional songs (fe
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 08:18
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In case anyone comes in and begins at the beginning, I am also posting this here: Thus far, then, for Spot 25, the split vote for Silvia Pérez Cruz “Mañana” (Mila-13) or Ennio/Edda “Cosa” (Logan) Tallies Thusly: Silvia Pérez Cruz “Mañana” (Mila-13) 1 Ennio/Edda “Cosa” (Logan) 2 This will be updated as necessary. Emotional songs sung by female performers. Polling Place for Interactive Poll: Emotional songs (female singer) Link to original poll: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126491&PN=1 First of all, again, best wishes for a speedy recovery for Lorenzo (jamesbaldwin), the creator of this particular type of poll. Many thanks to all who have helped me figure out how best to take on the challenge of jumping in and having to sort out how to continue his poll in his temporary absence. ~Nickie (snicolette) Please note there are some formatting inconsistencies in the poll, as there are a finite number of spaces to use. IMPORTANT: Due to so many participants, the final poll choice is a split vote spot, between Logan's and Mila-13's choices, you will have to let us know in the comments section which of the songs you are voting for, or if you are voting for both in the spot. As of initial writing, I'd not heard back from dwill123, so went with precedent and selected his/her first entry for voting. Here are Lorenzo's original instructions for this poll: What matters is that the singer is a woman, and that her interpretation (or in any case the music, combined with her singing), give you a great emotion (of any kind), if not even the chills. The songs can be written by the same woman performer, or it can be a cover, or written by the group in which the woman sings. In this case, to facilitate the choice, songs by prog groups and authors are allowed. You can suggest 1, 2, 3, 4 four songs (not more), and then, next week, choose one song. If you have time, and you want to express your opinions on the songs proposed by other forumists, you are welcome! You can vote for three songs, the ones you like more (but not for yours). ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 08:31
is there a youtube playlist? 
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 08:39
I am guessing that George was awaiting the final word from dwill123. I'm sure he'll post it if he has time to put one together. He has not posted a full one, as of this writing....Mila-13 had expressed interest in doing one if he's not already putting one together. Perhaps they will contact one another and we'll get one soon.
------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Cristi wrote:Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 09:25
| I'll have a playlist posted shortly. I just need to arrange the songs. |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 09:27
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You are a gem, George! ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 09:39
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https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-zzvl_w6Fx4WF2wbMuWifSQ2TmL2FPrr" rel="nofollow - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-zzvl_w6Fx4WF2wbMuWifSQ2TmL2FPrr |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 09:43
^ thank you so much! 
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 10:05
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To Whomever: Thank you for the first vote already, and for Offa Rex. I do find them exceptional and I am very happy to up their audience! ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 10:22
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@ Snicolette & Logan I would like to thank you guys for your warm welcome and your effort that allowed me to take part in this poll. Much appreciated! This song is for you and I think that it fits the poll theme in its own way. It is a song by a legendary Russian rock band, Nochnye Snaipery (engl. Night Snipers) that was founded by two fantastic and passionate ladies back in 1991. Meanwhile each of them has a band of her own but now and then they do still perform together. In this video you can see their performance on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the band's foundation. Enjoy!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGNXTYleZm0 p.s. The song title is Solntse (engl. Sun). |
Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 10:23
This is the first poll on here I've ever voted in, so I voted for my first choice (I found I could only tick one box at a time) but when I went to choose numbers two and three, the 'cast my vote' tab had been replaced by 'you have already voted in this poll', so I don't, at the moment, see how this is possible.
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Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 11:02
@ Snicolette When I went through the line-up I clicked by mistake on a button in the voting table. I have not yet listended to ths songs. Do you think that I will be still able to use the voting form? I'm sorry for this!  Above there is another message from me. btw. |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 11:07
------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 11:08
------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 11:10
------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 11:27
I can't thank you enough for making this poll happen! |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 11:35
It takes everyone to make it happen, but truly, Lorenzo of the Broken Knee, deserves the highest accolades for suggesting the twists that make it different than other polls here. May he soon rejoin us! ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 12:57
A knee joint is so vital! Besides nowadays people try to avoid hospitals when ever possible. May he recover asap! |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 16:31
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Now off to the first listens. And a warm welcome to all the new faces To those who didn't see my first post in the original thread: You can find a lyric translation of Katinka - "Idioter" here: http://musixmatch.com/lyrics/Katinka-3/Idioter/translation/english" rel="nofollow - http://musixmatch.com/lyrics/Katinka-3/Idioter/translation/english |
Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: June 05 2021 at 20:58
Thanks. good to have some translations , although sometimes if you cannot locate the translation the emotion is partly enough. Just on my first listen to the whole playlist in its final format. This may be the hardest yet to decide on a top 3. ------------- I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 06 2021 at 01:27
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my 3 choices Offa Rex's "The Queen of Hearts" Janis Ian “Tea and Sympathy” Bent Knee - Being Human
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Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 06 2021 at 01:47
Thank you, Anders! One of various things that I find interesting about this format is that the suggested songs which have not been nominated are included in a second playlist. I joined last minute, but next time I will post more than just one song, provided that I do have enough material that would meet the criteria of course. |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: June 06 2021 at 06:40
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First batch of songs. Sade - "Is It a Crime" (Raff) This one is in the more jazzy department. It's what I like to call "conservatory music", because essentially this is the type of music they used to favour at the conservatories for so-called "rhythmical music" (rhythmical as opposed to classical music) in Denmark. 'Rhythmical music' basically means rock, pop and jazz, but there was a strong bias towards jazz at the conservatories. Today it may be different. While I do like a lot of jazz - mostly from the 1960's though - I can not really relate to stuff like this, but I acknowledge its qualities (it's not jazz proper or course, just jazzy). Charming Hostess - "Laws of Physics" (TCat) There's a very interesting arrangement here, especially with the bass line. It's very original, also with the vocal arrangements. Quite cacophonic too at times. The vocals become a bit too much at times, but on the other hand it adds to the eccentricity. Contender. |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: June 06 2021 at 07:20
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I just wanted to point out that the violin (which I think someone else also commented on earlier) is actually a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jouhikko" rel="nofollow - Jouhikko , a Finnish/Karelian traditional instrument. It's played on this track by its contemporary master http://pekkokappi.com/" rel="nofollow - Pekko Käppi .
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Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: June 06 2021 at 07:51
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^ Ah ok, thanks a lot. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: June 06 2021 at 07:54
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Since I already listened to and commented on all the suggestions in the main poll thread, I came rather quickly to make up my mind after listening to the playlist of the nominated songs. I really liked everything, except one song, so this was once again a great round of music! So, here's my verdict... In the "too famous to vote for" department, three outstanding artists and songs: Sinéad O'Connor, Janis Ian and Billie Holiday - they are top of the bill. In the "really great and intriguing music but not necessarily top in the "emotional" department" department, and artists that I would like to explore further: Charming Hostess (really great discovery!), Lau Nau, Helium Horse Fly and Broadcast. Now to the top emotional songs in this poll, I came to a top six, with in the second tier: Offa Rex, Dida Dragan, and Cara Dillon... But my final votes go to (in no particular order): - Katinka - "Idioter" - Ginevra di Marco - "Vedrai Vedrai" - Silvia Pérez Cruz - "Mañana" I found these the most moving songs and performances, next to the "too famous to vote for" songs. Thanks to Lorenzo and all participants for this wonderful sentimental journey (and this great poll series!) and to Nickie for jumping in after Lorenzo's mishap!
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 06 2021 at 11:44
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After much, much agonizing, here we go with my votes (the winners are accompanied by my initial take): 1. Ronstein: Right in my wheelhouse and she crushed this. Plus I was inspired to listen to all of her music on bandcamp and purchased 2 of them. How I missed her is beyond me. Cara Dillon “The Lark in the Clear Air” Will love to hear this, as I don’t know her and I play this song every time I play the harp, as one of my warmup pieces. 😊 Sweet, sweet Irish singer, doing this gorgeous Irish tune, accompanied by piano and very delicate orchestration. Tied for #3, but went with The Anders for the intensity. 3. The Anders: The chills did it. Katinka “Idioter” This has a
dark feel that I quite like, an evocative voice and minimal accompaniment behind
her. It is very moving, I agree. There is a feeling of menace, as indeed is
also depicted in the video with the young girl. The singer is very expert at creating a sound of anguish and
desperation. Thumbs up for this one. Mila-13: I will also be looking up more by her, as I love this kind of music and the instrumentation, looks like there's a lot on YT I can scope out. Sílvia Pérez Cruz “Mañana” Oh, how very pretty. Simple with strings and a lilting, expressive voice. Love the bit of wistfulness in her voice, will look up the translation after I listen through once first. There is a swell near the end, vocally for just a perfect moment. The ends, as it began, with simplicity and elegance. And, yes, there was wistfulness, reading the translation. Thank you for bringing this here. I also enjoyed the Russian artists....aside from the music, thought the little gloves with hearts on them in the audience was really sweet....different culture. Raff: Sade “Is It A Crime” MortSahlFan: Fairuz “Al Bosta” All of your selections were in my "second listen," ranking. George: His
Choice: Bent Knee “Being
Human” All of your selections were also in my "second listen," ranking. Kees: Henryk Gorecki
“Symphony n° 3: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, 2nd movement, with Zofia
Kilanowicz (Soprano)” Hiram: Lau Nau “ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIRi51OAs38" rel="nofollow - ” All of your selections were also in my "second listen," ranking. Mike: Charming Hostess “Laws of Physics” All of your selections were also in my "second listen," ranking tigerfeet: Anneli Drecker “Morning
Glory” Dark
Ness: Cassandra Wilson “You Don’t Know What Love Is “ Both of your selections were also in my "second listen," ranking If You'd Chosen Differently: Lorenzo: Genivra, “Vedrai Vedrai” Progishness: Doris Day “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps” Chopper: Cara Dillon “Sailor
Boy” Cristi: Atlantis “Maybe It’s Useless” The remainder of the entries were mostly not considered because of my familiarity with them. There were quite a few that are perfect illustrations of this category! Thank you all for putting up with me being the last minute stand-in for Lorenzo, may he be back amongst us very soon! Also special thanks to George, as always for the playlists! ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: June 06 2021 at 23:47
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1. Broadcast - You Can Fall 2. Katinka - Idioter 3. Edda Dell'Orso / Ennio Morricone - Cosa avete fatto a Solange Honourable mentions to Helium Horse Fly and Roberta Flack, both if which I'm going to investigate further.
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 03:39
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1. Ennio Morricone ft. Edda dell'Orso - Cosa Avete Fatto a Solange (just a wonderful song; I will never stop loving major 7th chords) 2. Dida Dragan - Sa nu Lovim Nicicînd un Porumbel (some lovely chord progressions and a really powerful catchy chorus) 3. Bent Knee - Being Human (I'm not too familiar with Bent Knee but I'll definitely check up on them more because there's a lot of cool rhythmic and harmonic things going on in this song; I'm still only putting it at number three because aside from the airy opening it doesn't really hit me on a wistful/melancholic level like the other songs do) ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 04:44
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My votes: Katinka - Idioter Lau Nau - Juokse sinä humma Cassandra Wilson - You Don't Know What Love Is |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 07:36
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Emotions,
they come in various forms, levels and
shades . . Helium Horse Fly - Adrift is rather on the dark side of the spectrum, a powerful expression of a spiritual condition, not necessarily connected with a specific event or person. A ship adrift in the middle of the ocean. - A musical masterpiece! Fairuz – Al Bosta A nostalgic memory of a beautiful relationship that arouse special feelings such as enthusiasm, freedom and lightness. - I have always associated this Lebanese diva with more traditional oriental music. This recording brings funk, disco and jazz influences into the mix, though. What a lovely surprise! Ginevra
di Marco - Vedrai vedrai
A wondeful homage to a legend of the classic canzone italiana, Luigi Tenco. Simply stunning! A big thank you goes out to Lorenzo and Nickie for hosting and to Logan without whom I'd never been able to participate in this beautiful musical journey! Thanks everyone for your warm welcome and for the music! |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 08:13
Thank you very much for your friendly comment! I'm glad that you liked my choice. I wish I had the language skills to formulate my thoughts more accurately. But I will try my best. Sadly we have only three votes. I enjoyed this beautiful tune of yours. What a fantastic collaboration this is, Olivia Chaney together with The Decemberists! I read that the band comes from Portland. Have you already attended one of their concerts? I noticed in your profile that you are from OR. Does that stand for Oregon? As for the audience in the Russian concert video, well those two ladies have done a lot for the empowerment of women in Russia. Their career spans 25 year and therefore they have an a bit older audience. However they still manage to vow also a younger audience. |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 08:22
I'm glad that you liked "Mañana". Thank you very much! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 10:54
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Listened a couple of times and I have enjoyed everything that was nominated. It's hard to choose just three, and so I will exclude everything I knew well, and this time I knew most of them well. I love Broadcast and know that well, and it pains me not to give it a vote. The Noise Made by People is one of my very favourite albums of 2000, and Broadcast is one of the most important to me acts that I got into over the last five years. I love that Charming Hostess, but also know it so well (I suggested this band to PA). Love the Offa Rex, but I have known it well for some time. I really love that Tea and Symphony, but know it very well. Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit is wonderful, but I've known this for as long as I can remember (very glad it got mentioned). Love Bent Knee and knew this well. The Sandy Danny with Fairport Convention, Sinéad O'Connor , Susanne Sundfør, Janis Joplin, Roberta Flack, Piaf, Sade I also knew well. So it's between eleven choices and even then it's hard choosing just three (this is in no particular order and each could get my vote). Gorecki, Symphony n° 3, 2nd mvt / Zofia Kilanowicz Lau Nau - "Juokse sinä humma" Lush - "Monochrome" Ginevra di Marco - "Vedrai Vedrai" Silvia Pérez Cruz “Mañana” Helium Horse Fly - Adrift Dida Drăgan - Să nu lovim nicicînd un porumbel Hmm, right now I'll go Gorecki, Symphony n° 3, 2nd mvt / Zofia Kilanowicz (glorious) Lau Nau - "Juokse sinä humma" Lush - "Monochrome" Had fully thought to go with the Cruz, and it pains me not to, but sometimes if a tie I will go with those with no votes or less votes.
------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 11:14
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@Logan As far as I can see 2 out of those 3 votes are for Edda.
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 11:23
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Thank you, Mila-13. I'm just getting to reviewing the various comments, etc. Thus far, then, for Spot 25, the split vote for Silvia Pérez Cruz “Mañana” (Mila-13) or Ennio/Edda “Cosa” (Logan) Tallies Thusly: Silvia Pérez Cruz “Mañana” (Mila-13) 1 Ennio/Edda “Cosa” (Logan) 2 This will be updated as necessary, it is repeated now in my initial post on Page 1 as well, should anyone come along and begin at the beginning. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 11:41
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^ I don't think it matters, since this is not a contest. What matters most to me is just that we are listening to each other's selections and sharing our appreciation in posts, even if I might favour an "underdog" in a vote. But that's me.
Without checking, I just assumed it was the other way around.  My intuitions seem to get worse as I get older, as well as my accuracy.Ah, well, I could have just as easily voted for several. Consider my appreciation to be an additional write-in vote. It was really tough just to choose three this round, and I would have liked to vote for all of those I mentioned of which I was lacking in familiarity. I think it's the write-ins and comments that matter more than the poll results itself. It's not a contest, of course. I really enjoyed your choice.  It was between yours and Monochrome for me particularly (love both, but the Monochrome is one I felt that I should already know which is what tipped the balance aside from its lack of votes so far). Yours on the hand might open more doors, so from that perspective I could have just as easily gone with that. The limit of three votes is rarely ideal for me.
------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 12:14
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@Logan I'm more than happy to be able to participate at all and you are the one who opened the door for me! The voting form has its advantages and disadvantages like everything else. But you are right, this is not about competing but about sharing and discussing music and that's why I'm here. |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 15:25
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Thank you very much to those who have voted for Katinka - "Idioter". Very much appreciated Second batch: Ginevra di Marco - "Vedrai Vedrai" (jamesbaldwin) The music is based on a piano. The vocals have a sense of resignation, and they are also quite melancholic. Composition-wise I think it is just a little too regular (based mostly on a sequence of fifths), but there's obviously a lot more expression in the vocals. Dida Dragan – “Sa nu lovim nicicînd un porumbel” (Cristi) Judging by the production values, I believe this must be from the 70's. As with the previous song, the vocals carry most of the weight. She has a lot of vibrato. I like some of the chord changes too, but genre-wise it is not so much me. Gorecki, Symphony n° 3, 2nd mvt / Zofia Kilanowicz (suitkees) While I acknowledge the musical qualities of this, it doesn't really appeal to my taste. A bit like Arvo Pärt perhaps - who is not so much my cup of tea either. There is kind of a new age vibe to it. Cara Dillon - "The Lark In The Clear Air" (Ronstein) There are some very fine vocal phrasings here, but overall the song is a bit too much to the sentimental side to me. Broadcast - "You Can Fall" (Lewian) Now enter a more experimental and electronic area, so clearly this is more up my alley. The soundscape is quite analogue to my ears which is great. The vocals set in later. They are very understated which I really like. Like with Ginevra di Marco, there's a sense of resignation to it. I also like the organ. Contender. Bent Knee – "Being Human" (mathman0806) Begins with some interesting keyboards and slightly jazzy vocals. After the intro, the music turns very proggy, complete with advanced harmony, irregular bars and tempo changes. Very expressive vocals with many dynamic changes - interacts perfectly with the band. I like this a lot. Another contender. Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" (Easy Money) This is of course otherworldly in every way. Her voice sends a shiver down my spine. Unfortunately, since I already knew it well, it won't be a contender for my part. But it's a great choice! |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 18:19
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I am reading as far as I can. It will take a long time to heal. Thanks for the wishes. ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 18:49
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Good to hear from you, Lorenzo, as you can see, we are all sending our best to you! ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: June 07 2021 at 20:39
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1st - Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - even though I knew this song intimately, i just could not vote for another in its place so viola! Masterpiece ! 10/10 2nd - Janis Ian - Tea and Sympathy - This ones a real emotional dance and sends ones emotions out to the universe 10/10 3rd - Cara Dillon - The Lark in the Clear Air - Another masterpiece and so beautifully sung. all 3 selections are all wonderful stories and told with exceptional, emotional skill. Here are some thoughts on the playlist: 1. Sade - It's a Crime - always love Sade and such a subtle and smooth song - one of my all time favorites by her. Sultry, sexy, majestic! /7 2. Katinker - Idioter - Never heard of her before but really enjoyed this style and magic of her voice - i liked the song and inflections and still trying to work out the meaning of the lyrics /6 3. Charming Hostess - Laws of Physics - This one grew on me after subsequent listenings - the guitar is cheeky and the lyrics are ponderful. Quite the grungy emotion/ 6 4. Offa Rex - The Queen of Hearts - wow! nice harpsichord and guitar - sweet vocals and mesmerizing atmosphere. Beautiful falsetto / 7 5. Lau Nau - Juokse sinä humma - Finnish tends to be a very musical language - the track started out easy going but then the wild violin took over the song - which made it for me and the vocals were spot on and percussion and time change towards the end. /8 6. Helium Horse Fly - Adrift - Very mysterious and floaty - the lyrics poetic and vocals intense and heart-dragging. Interesting composition with some nice changes in minor and major, and the trip of the guitar and drum led adventure was surprising . Emotional enough to warrant /8 7. Lush - Monochrome - Very nice production and soft and gentle vocals - loved this song - /7 8. Ginevra Di Marco - Vedrai vedrai - Once again, pure, expressive, sensitive, passionate- all the ingredients and the whole song moved me and embraced me with its mist. /8 9. Dida Drăgan - Să nu lovim nicicînd un porumbel - Grand and overt - emotional enough /7 10. Cara Dillon - The Lark in the Clear Air - "It's a poem" only 8 lines 2 verses but so much honesty and intensity in there it immediately struck me and for this a /10 11. Broadcast - You Can Fall - Interesting tune, and I got the song, the lyrics and music. /6 12. Bent Knee - Being Human - did not expect this to be so enjoyable and the song gets more interesting as it progresses along and her voice is so versatile and very pleasing. /8 13. Billie Holiday Strange Fruit - It is interesting how styles of vocals can affect a song and as usual Billy does this really well. There is something about the quality and variance of her voice and feelings. /7 14. Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares - It is hard to dispute the depth of emotion and lyrical expression. A song I always like but cannot vote for as i know every nuance of the track. /7 15. Fairport Convention - One More Chance - A lovely nostalgic emotional empowered song. Very nice track over all and a personal playlist addition /7 16. Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne regrette rien - Another very emotionally and expressively sung track. I enjoyed this one especially as it is something i would not normally listen to. /7 17. Janice Joplin - Piece of My Heart - This one is so classic it is hard to comment on and there are so many versions, this being one of the best. You can hear the emotion and the channeling of energy and soul. /8 18. Fairuz - Al Bosta - Wonderful vocal control - lyrically a good story of traveling and observation. /7 19. Tea and Sympathy - Janis Ian - Brilliant - simple, old school but it works and the vocals are genuine - brought a few tears to my eyes - bravo ! /10 20. Susanne Sundfør - Undercover - Elegantly executed and soft and tender - it drew me in and swirled me around. It took me to heights and left me there. /8 21. Cassandra Wilson - You Don't Know What Love Is - This one certainly makes you listen. All encompassing and makes you feel you are in the room with her. Beautifully done - so exquisite /9 22. Anelli Drecker - Morning Glory - It's all about the lyrics and vocal interpretation. She keeps it close to the Tim Buckly original which is understandable. I lit my purest candle close to my Window, hoping it would catch the eye Of any vagabond who passed it by And I waited in my fleeting house Before he came I felt him drawing near; As he neared I felt the ancient fear That he had come to wound my door and jeer And I waited in my fleeting house "Tell me stories," I called to the Hobo; "Stories of cold," I smiled at the Hobo; "Stories of old," I knelt to the Hobo; And he stood before my fleeting house "No," said the Hobo, "No more tales of time; Don't ask me now to wash away the grime; I can't come in 'cause it's too high a climb," And he walked away from my fleeting house "Then you be damned!" I screamed to the Hobo; "Leave me alone," I wept to the Hobo; "Turn into stone," I knelt to the Hobo; And he walked away from my fleeting house" 24. SÍLVIA PÉREZ CRUZ "Mañana" - Gorgeously sung and simply beautiful /8 25. Ennio Morricone - Cosa avete fatto a Solange? - Introspective and silky - slowly draws one into the flight of a journey somewhere you just want the song to take you. Lovely vocals and movement of the song in general. Slight melancholic and reminiscence. This one may have done it for me and the sound track album is great! /9 This poll was quite exhausting but highly rewarding ! ------------- I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams. |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 08 2021 at 08:19
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Well done, tigerfeet! Great way to go through and think about how you will come up with your final selections. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 08 2021 at 11:48
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I apologize for being late to the party, but I needed to listen to the whole playlist at least three times in order to make my top 3 picks. This time around, I was familiar with a whopping 9 songs out of 26 (including my own pick, of course), which - as I usually do - I ruled out from my final selections. So I had to choose among the remaining ones. Here's my top 3: - Charming Hostess - Law of Physics: a very original piece of music in one of my favourite styles, and a homage to Jewlia Eisenberg, who passed away in March at only 50 years of age; - Broadcast - You Can Fall: a beautiful, haunting song from a band I will definitely check out in the future; - Lau Nau - Juokse sinä humma: lovely and folksy, reminiscent of their fellow Finns Värttinä. Another band to check out. Honourable mentions: Cassandra Wilson (gorgeous jazz torch song), Fairuz (reminds me of when I used to practice belly dancing), Helium Horse Fly (gloomy and drone-y, but haunting). A huge thank you to Lorenzo for a fantastic poll! So glad to see you have been around. Once again, all our best wishes for a prompt recovery!
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Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: June 08 2021 at 19:36
Grazie. Raffaella. And soon it will be your turn! ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 02:50
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My podium 1. Charming hostess 2. Broadcast 3. Janis Joplin Honorable mentions 4. Helium Horse Fly 5. Offa Rex 6. Katinka 7. Dida Dragan 8. Billie Holiday ------------- Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 17:13
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The best for me are Charming Hostess - Offa Rex - Lau Nau - Helium Horse Fly - Bent Knee - and the Morning Glory cover version. Out of competition (because known): Sade - Sinead O'Connor - Cassandra Wilson - Roberta Flack. As unfortunately there's too much work these days, I vote intuitively, maybe not giving enough of a chance to some: Offa Rex (Nicky how do you do that all the time? Another melody that does the magic for me, and the kind of understated but still refined delivery that I love) Morning Glory (this is such a glorious song and so well done - maybe too close to the original but I don't mind) Bent Knee (these should be known by Prog fans, no? I think it's only the second song I hear of them, gotta check them out - convincing song writing, top singing, and sophisticated music masterfully brought together)
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 09 2021 at 17:37
------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 10 2021 at 14:24
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Happy to read that! |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: June 10 2021 at 15:19
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Sorry this is so late, but I've been buried with Bios in the Archives and busy at home, so it took a while before I could hear everything. There were so many great submissions this time. Typically, Bent Knee and Helium Horse Fly would have both been in the running, but I became a big fan of both bands from their recent releases. Many of the other entries I was already familiar with. But here is my top 3 nonetheless: 1. Offa Rex - Great selection Nickie. Love this! Will be looking into this much more. 2. Broadcast - Another great song from them. I have heard some of their music, but not enough to consider myself extremely familiar, but I always love their sound and style. 3. Ginevra di Marco - Lorenzo has made me discover Italian music all over again. Get well soon my friend. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 10 2021 at 15:32
------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: June 12 2021 at 06:06
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Last batch Fairuz “Al Bosta” (MortSahlFan) Contains a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean singing style to a late 70's production with funk and disco elements. I like it a lot, especially the vocals, but for music of that type it is a tad too long. Apart from a violin solo halfway, this one only contains vocals and acoustic guitar. We're in the melancholic area once again, and the vocals are in the jazzy department. Overall I think it's a tad too low-key for my taste. Anneli Drecker – “Morning Glory” (tigerfeet) Is it a cover version of Tim Buckley? I admit I am not at all familiar with his music, so I cannot judge how similar or different it is from the original. Not an uninteresting song, and it should be a possible contender. To be honest, the vocal performance is not necessarily the most outstanding element for me. Roberta Flack – “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (dwill) I am not kidding you. "Killing Me Softly" is the only song performed by Roberta Flack I have actually heard, and it is one I don't like very much. This is much better. The instrumentation is quite dark and a bit mystic, and it plays perfectly with the singing. As the strings set it, it becomes a little too sugary for my taste. But there's no denying there's a lot of intensity present in the recording. Silvia Pérez Cruz “Mañana” (Mila) This one would have been a "vise" in Denmark too. There's a pleasantly dry sound emphasizing the pure acoustic sound of the instruments. Subtle vocal performance too with a virtuose use of vibrato and dynamic variation. Contender. Ennio/Edda “Cosa” (Logan) The album cover suggests its from a 1960's horror film. There are some nice jazzy chords, and the general feel is quite cinematic. The staccato strings make me associate with horror too (f.e. Psycho), but otherwise the music is very smooth. Perhaps a bit too smooth for my taste. The vocals are entirely wordless, and the singing works more like an instrument on par with the rest of the arrangement.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 12 2021 at 19:50
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^ Thanks for the comments, Anders. Cosa avete fatto a Solange? (film released in 1972) is one of my favourite Ennio Morricone soundtracks for its dark jazzy qualities. The opening track is, as one other PA poster put it a decade ago, pure ear candy and it probably does work better in contrast to the rest (a problem with sharing soundtrack music, and that themes are sometimes developed more). It is a mystery/horror/thriller film. This is the track that follows it on the OST: As many are aware, I have a serious love for soundtrack music, and Morricone is one of my favourite composers. I knew I wanted to do an Edda Dell'Orso and was never quite sure which one I most wanted to highlight for this theme. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 13 2021 at 05:33
I was already familiar with the Offa Rex album, and this is the reason why I did not vote for their song. I have made it a personal rule to avoid voting for music I already know. If I hadn't, "The Queen of Hearts" would definitely have been one of my top 3 picks.
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 13 2021 at 07:55
------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: June 13 2021 at 13:30
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These are my votes: Lau Nau - "Juokse sinä humma" (Hiram) Broadcast - "You Can Fall" (Lewian) Janis Ian “Tea and Sympathy” (yam yam) Honorable mentions: Charming Hostess - "Laws of Physics" (TCat) Offa Rex's "The Queen of Hearts," (Snicolette) Helium Horse Fly - Adrift (I prophesy disaster) Bent Knee – "Being Human" (mathman0806) Anneli Drecker – “Morning Glory” (tigerfeet) Silvia Pérez Cruz “Mañana” (Mila) Considering the number of participants, wouldn't it make sense to vote for more than three songs? Maybe five. There are too many songs I desperately want to vote for.
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Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 16 2021 at 00:56
| Snicolette, when can we expect the results? |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: June 16 2021 at 01:03
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The results are on top of each page of this thread...  Actually, we hardly ever discuss the results - the most interesting parts of these Interactive Polls happens before. What is interesting to see here though is that the votes are rather nicely spread - probably shows the quality of what was on offer - and that no option is left with a blank score. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: Mila-13
Date Posted: June 16 2021 at 02:14
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Yes, I did notice the scoreboard before but I thought that the voting was not yet over since there was no discussion about the results. I joined the poll last minute and missed therefore most of the discussion. I appreciate very much that the focus is on the music itself! |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: June 16 2021 at 07:51
Many thanks to Kees for answering! Yes, Mila-13, the votes are really kind of a coda, I suppose, for the polls, it seems as though we're all in it more for the sharing, discussion, exposure for artists, than the actual vote. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |