tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post180735955212951394..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Music Monday ~ Lost in the '60s - again.... with a tambourineTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-62497713981189237472014-01-21T17:43:36.127-06:002014-01-21T17:43:36.127-06:00anyjazz ~ Thanks for the additional names. There ...anyjazz ~ Thanks for the additional names. There must be something musical in the Oklahoma air....<i>when the wind comes sweepin' down the plain....</i><br />:-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-9407972419063659962014-01-21T17:34:58.947-06:002014-01-21T17:34:58.947-06:00Well, I can’t pass up a chance to add in some of m...Well, I can’t pass up a chance to add in some of my favorites.<br /><br />What Oklahoma most certainly lacks in quality political leaders it makes up for in its substantial collection of unique and influential musicians. There’s Roger Miller, Kay Starr, Tom Paxton and Jimmy Rushing for singer/songwriters. And guitars? There’s Roy Clark, Barney Kessel and Charlie Christian. (Christian was born in Bonham, TX, but grew up in Oklahoma.)<br /><br />And there are others. <br />anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-3429334562975371932014-01-21T16:58:40.483-06:002014-01-21T16:58:40.483-06:00DC ~ Glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Ah yes, Oklahoma mu...DC ~ Glad you enjoyed it. :-)<br /><br />Ah yes, Oklahoma musicians - well, Oklahoma has to be good for something, its senators, politicians and politics in general stink to high heaven! <br />:-)<br /><br />I'm a fan of Leon Russell (saw him once at our local theatre a few years ago), I'm a huge and longtime fan of Merle Haggard and Garth Brooks, from before I even knew where Oklahoma was on the map! <br /><br />Woody Guthrie was iconic and will be spinning in his grave if he can see present day Oklahoma. <br /><br /> The rest you name are familiar names but not particular favourites of mine. Cannot deny that the state has spawned more than its share of good uns!<br /><br />In more modern times the Flaming Lips originated in Oklahoma City (not sure if all members born here though), and I remember them only for that peculiar but addictive Yoshimi & Pink Robots song.<br /><br />Thanks for giving them all a shout-out. <br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-85300471980405389482014-01-21T14:47:07.502-06:002014-01-21T14:47:07.502-06:00That post was awesome as well as entirely nostalgi...That post was awesome as well as entirely nostalgic for me personally....but let me digress a bit....I want to humbly remind you of something that this post of yours reminded me of....and that is the rich history of Oklahoman musicians....which btw I have been, by sheer coincidence looking at closely lately.<br />I'll keep it brief but will however mention my favourites from my most loved down.....i.e. Leon Russell, J.J. Cale, Merle Haggard (not actually born in OK but his parents were from there...he was born in Bakersfield I think), Woody Guthrie, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Patti Page, Carl Radle....the list goes on. Here's a link that I referenced <a href="https://www.google.com.tr/?gws_rd=cr&ei=69feUsiiFIXWswbhuIDoDQ#q=oklahoma+musicians&safe=off" rel="nofollow">here</a>...and although you may or may not have paid tribute to some or all of them on your blog at one time or another...I thought it was just worth a mention when it came to to the music genre that I know I love so well. every one of these Oklahomans I would consider heroic...IMO.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404195170822950372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-8156090495843229392014-01-21T00:12:18.085-06:002014-01-21T00:12:18.085-06:00Anonymous ~ Glad you enjoyed it! :-)
If you click...Anonymous ~ Glad you enjoyed it! :-)<br />If you click on the link above the comment in my post it takes you to a lyrics site; under the lyrics there are multiple pages of comments and discussion. This comment is among them, but the website is really unstable - at least on my computer.<br />I went back a few mins. ago to try to pinpoint the page the comment appears on - and was meaning to see whether clicking on the commenter's name might take me to his website or profile, but I couldn't get the comments pages to steady long enough to find the comment....it was even worse than it was when I visited before.<br />Maybe it's my old Windows XP.<br />If you have Win 7 or 8 or Mac it might be worth a try. Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-28453480363846457092014-01-20T21:36:43.186-06:002014-01-20T21:36:43.186-06:00Thanks for writing/posting this. I've enjoyed ...Thanks for writing/posting this. I've enjoyed going back in time tonight. I do wonder if Dylan was the commenter; I hope so. Would love to know where you found the comment.<br />I found a link on You Tube with Bob Dylan and the Byrds singing Mr. Tambourine Man in 1990 at a tribute concert for Roy Orbison that aired on Showtime. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-75339339689489843472014-01-20T13:06:00.706-06:002014-01-20T13:06:00.706-06:00mike ~ The comment quoted had to be from someone &...mike ~ The comment quoted had to be from someone "in the know" - it was well-written too. Maybe from an old friend or associate of Dylan, or a music journalist who had interviewed him at some time. <br /><br />I agree that some other songs of the time - and of years before - and in fact always, have been able to transport a listener to an altered reality. So saying "a use for music not previously conceived of" <b>was</b> over the top. <br /><br />Dylan, being a poet at heart, was good at imagery, when he was in the mood. In other moods he'd get right to the painful point" <i>Masters of War</i><br /><i>John Wesley Harding</i> etc.<br /><br />You mentioned <i>House of the Rising Sun</i> - that was originally an old traditional blues song, brought back to life by The Animals. Not exactly a feel good ditty, but certainly transporting one to a different reality.<br /><br />What about much older songs like <i>Stardust, Begin the Beguine, La Mer (Beyond the Sea)</i> just to mention 3 off the top of my head. There must be hundreds of 'em.<br /><br />Music has always had the ability to transport us to an altered reality.<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-15388027177734861612014-01-20T11:15:38.759-06:002014-01-20T11:15:38.759-06:00Well, I think that commenter must have been Dylan,...Well, I think that commenter must have been Dylan, himself! The commenter certainly proffered a vicarious observation of Dylan's sentiments and rationale for the lyrics.<br /><br />I think the commenter overstated when saying, "None of the music of the time could really transport you to an altered reality to escape the despondence of the one you currently were living in." The music of Peter, Paul, and Mary was much along those lines of supplying metaphors for the concerns of daily life..."Puff, the Magic Dragon" was one of their hits from 1963. "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals in 1964...etc.<br /><br />Here's The New Christy Minstrels lyrics to "Today", which was another 1964 hit:<br /><br />Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine<br />I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine<br /><br />A million tomorrows shall all pass away<br />Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today<br /><br />I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover<br />You'll know who I am by the song that I sing<br />I'll feast at your table, I'll sleep in your clover<br /><br />Who cares what the 'morrow shall bring?<br /><br />Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine<br />I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine<br /><br />I can't be contented with yesterdays glory<br />I can't live on promises winter to spring<br /><br />Today is my moment and now is my story<br /><br />I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing<br /><br />Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine<br />I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine<br />A million tomorrows shall all pass away<br />Ere I forget all the joy that is mine todaymikenoreply@blogger.com