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Evening Respite Thread

by Major Major Major Major|  January 27, 20209:49 pm| 67 Comments

This post is in: Music, Nature & Respite, Open Threads, Something Good Open Thread

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I’m not religious, but some of my favorite artists are. Poets and lyricists, primarily. Why? Dunno. I suppose if one truly wants to eff the ineffable, one could certainly have a worse background than deep spiritual study. Also, too, I happen to think we could use a little more grace in the world, and song is a good vehicle for that sentiment.

Without further ado, here are two wonderful covers of wonderful songs.

“Come Healing” by Elayna Boynton (original by Leonard Cohen)

“Redemption Song” by Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer (original by Bob Marley)

May you all have a peaceful evening. I’m going to kick back and watch some teevee. Here’s a place to find respite from *gestures at world* that whole thing.

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  1. 1.

    hilts

    January 27, 2020 at 10:02 pm

    Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer is a truly inspired pairing.  Wish they’d recorded an entire album together.

  2. 2.

    Yutsano

    January 27, 2020 at 10:06 pm

    Allison Krauss doing an old timey spiritual never sucks.

  3. 3.

    Major Major Major Major

    January 27, 2020 at 10:07 pm

    @hilts: If I recall correctly, I had to pull over the first time I heard that song.

  4. 4.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 10:16 pm

    Here is another version of the redemption song.

    Bob Marley.

    Another Bob Marley in the same vein.

  5. 5.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:18 pm

    Bittersweet Bob Marley: “Waiting in Vain.”

  6. 6.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:21 pm

    Reggae spiritual: Mikey Spice, “Alli Alli Ho.”

  7. 7.

    hitchhiker

    January 27, 2020 at 10:26 pm

    I like to sing Be Thou My Vision in the shower; does that count?

  8. 8.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:26 pm

    Shakespear’s Sister, “Could You Be Loved.”

  9. 9.

    NotMax

    January 27, 2020 at 10:30 pm

    A not all that unpleasant earworm which has been intermittently running through the cranium of late.

    @Steeplejack

    Was away doing offline tasks at the time so belated birthday wishes.

  10. 10.

    Rusty

    January 27, 2020 at 10:31 pm

    Thanks for the Bob Marley.  Rough day, losing faith in the job search.  Second guessing everything.  That helped to add a little perspective.

  11. 11.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:31 pm

    @NotMax:

    Thank you, sir. ?

  12. 12.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 10:32 pm

    Phil Collins

    I don’t mind

  13. 13.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:32 pm

    Robert Palmer, “Every Kinda People.”

  14. 14.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 10:35 pm

    @Rusty:

    The best things in life come when you aren’t looking for them. 

    Good luck with the job search. I got my current one purely by luck. My cousin interviewed for the job, told the owner than it sounded far more up my alley. Been there 7 yrs next month.

  15. 15.

    chris

    January 27, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    Thanks for Elayna Boynton, new to me and lovely.

    In other news, Steve has a new enhanced portrait. He’s looking a little smug because that is Bert’s chair.

  16. 16.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    Slightly off theme, but I can’t resist: Sugar Black, “Fly Like an Eagle.” Reggae makes everything better!

  17. 17.

    Amir Khalid

    January 27, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    A joyous celebration of hope reborn: Jimmy Cliff’s cover of Johnny Nash’s I Can See Clearly Now.

  18. 18.

    Ben Cisco

    January 27, 2020 at 10:42 pm

    Is This Love – Bossa Nova style

  19. 19.

    Sab

    January 27, 2020 at 10:43 pm

    @Yutsano: I love that song, and Alison Krauss singing anything.

  20. 20.

    Ben Cisco

    January 27, 2020 at 10:45 pm

    @Steeplejack: Hey Steep, I missed that too – congrats!

  21. 21.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:46 pm

    Simply Red, “Fairground.”

  22. 22.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    January 27, 2020 at 10:46 pm

    Hot damn do I love me some Johnny Cash.  I have not heard this duo before.  Cheers!

  23. 23.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 10:47 pm

    A little respite tune

     

    UOGB

    A bit different.

  24. 24.

    Ben Cisco

    January 27, 2020 at 10:50 pm

    https://youtu.be/OH1zO2xI8KA

    Also, because reggae:

    Steel Pulse – Chant A Psalm

  25. 25.

    Gin & Tonic

    January 27, 2020 at 10:50 pm

    My own tastes in religiously-inspired music tend to the Baroque. JS Bach’s Mass in B-minor is one of my “desert island” discs (I would just have to decide which of three versions to take.)

  26. 26.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:51 pm

    @Ben Cisco:

    Thanks!

  27. 27.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 10:52 pm

    Sly and Robbie, “Inner City Blues.”

  28. 28.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 10:57 pm

    Band practice.

  29. 29.

    NotMax

    January 27, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    Musicians especially might appreciate it as an exercise. Never On Sunday with transposition to 7/9 time.

  30. 30.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:03 pm

    @Amir Khalid:

    Nice.

  31. 31.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 11:06 pm

    Jimmy Cliff

     

    Many Rivers to Cross

  32. 32.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:09 pm

    @Ben Cisco:

    Excellent!

    BiD featuring Seu Jorge, “E Depois.”

  33. 33.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:12 pm

    @Ruckus:

    Those are great!

  34. 34.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:12 pm

    Marcela, “Os Grilos.”

  35. 35.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 11:16 pm

    Under African Skies

  36. 36.

    hotshoe

    January 27, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    I’ve been listening every day to Night Tracks on BBC Sounds; past programs available to stream in US but there doesn’t seem to be a way to link it here directly. I just searched “BBC Sounds Night Tracks”

    Most recent session available is from Jan 15 2020; tracklist:
    Antonio Vivaldi; Cum dederit dilectis (Nisi Dominus, RV 608)
    John Cage; Story [ed note: skip past that one, re-start listening at time mark 10:30 ]
    Väsen; Stråkmakarns polska
    Maurice Ravel; Le Tombeau de Couperin: Forlane
    Erland Cooper; Haar

    Michael Tippett; The Blue Guitar (Dreaming)

    etc etc etc

    It’s very restorative!

  37. 37.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    Seu Jorge, “Changes.”

  38. 38.

    NotMax

    January 27, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    @Steeplejack

    A taste of Gilberto Gil.

  39. 39.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:20 pm

    @Ruckus:

    Booker T and the MGs, “Hang ‘Em High.”

  40. 40.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 11:20 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    The UOGB I came across one night and spent hours listening to them. They make fun of what they do and then do it so well.

    The Danish National Orchestra plays a lot of movie tunes and they seem to enjoy just making music. I ran across them listening to this

  41. 41.

    Mary G

    January 27, 2020 at 11:25 pm

    @Steeplejack: Nice. Happy Birthday! also, too.

  42. 42.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:25 pm

    @Ben Cisco:

    Very nice!

  43. 43.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:26 pm

    @Mary G:

    Thank you!

  44. 44.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:26 pm

    @NotMax:

    Excellent!

  45. 45.

    The Dangerman

    January 27, 2020 at 11:29 pm

    I think I heard that John Prine was recognized at the Grammy’s last night (or will be recognized at some show along the way because, no, I didn’t watch).

    Anyway, seems fitting:

    It’s A Big Ol’ Goofy World (Live)

    So, while I’m referencing John Prine and rumor is that this here blog is kinda lefty, how about a Nanci Griffith (serious lefty) cover of John Prine:

    Speed of The Sound Of Loneliness

  46. 46.

    Ninedragonspot

    January 27, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    Vladimir Martynov, performed by Kronos Quartet – The Beatitudes

    https://youtu.be/FskOzt6INlQ

  47. 47.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    Possibly in the same vein. 

  48. 48.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    Back to Lou Rawls for Aleta: “Willow Weep for Me.”

  49. 49.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    @Ruckus:

    Bookmarked.

  50. 50.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 11:41 pm

    Getting back somewhere near the original direction of the thread

     

    And for something in the same vein but completely different

  51. 51.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    @Ruckus:

    David Crosby, “Orleans.”

    Milton Nascimento, “Dancing.”

  52. 52.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:50 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    Sorry, but I always hear this in my head after that Milton Nascimento song: the Classics IV, “Spooky.”

  53. 53.

    The Dangerman

    January 27, 2020 at 11:54 pm

    Kind of a shame this band didn’t last (or I didn’t pay attention); again, seems fitting. Perhaps the only song I’ve ever heard that references the Vietnam Memorial Wall:

    Here’s to the babies in a brand new world
    Here’s to the beauty of the stars
    Here’s to the travelers on the open road
    Here’s to the dreamers in the bars
    Here’s to the teachers in the crowded rooms
    Here’s to the workers in the fields
    Here’s to the preachers of the sacred words
    Here’s to the drivers at the wheel
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Now let the day begin

    I think it’s about to hit Midnight on the East Coast. Again, seems fitting. File me under dreamers..

    ETA: OK, probably violate some copywrite law, but what the hell, such great lyrics and it’s close to the new day back there:

    Here’s to the winners of the human race
    Here’s to the losers in the game
    Here’s to the soldiers of the bitter war
    Here’s to the wall that bears their names
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Now let the day begin
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start
    Here’s to the doctors and their healing work
    Here’s to the loved ones in their care
    Here’s to the strangers on the streets tonight
    Here’s to the lonely everywhere
    Here’s to the wisdom from the mouths of babes
    Here’s to the lions in the cage
    Here’s to the struggles of the silent war
    Here’s to the closing of the age.
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Now let the day begin
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Let the day begin
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Let the day begin
    Here’s to you my little loves with blessings from above
    Now let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start

  54. 54.

    Wag

    January 27, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    Here is my respite music. Brian Eno’s Music for Airports. Originally composed as a series of interlocking tape loops, the group Bang On A Can transposed it for acoustic instruments.  Here’s a recording from a performance at the San Diego airport. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6T92kvk4nXs

  55. 55.

    Ruckus

    January 27, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    Some unnamed artists being great.

  56. 56.

    Steeplejack

    January 27, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    And that’s the gateway to late-night saxophone: Dexter Gordon, “Cry Me a River.”

  57. 57.

    mrmoshpotato

    January 27, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    ,?Hey girl, you got me running? (from a werewolf)

  58. 58.

    Ruckus

    January 28, 2020 at 12:15 am

    A piano player you won’t believe

  59. 59.

    Ruckus

    January 28, 2020 at 12:33 am

    18 yr old girl busker in Scotland.

  60. 60.

    Ruckus

    January 28, 2020 at 12:54 am

    Fleetwood Mac in the subway

  61. 61.

    joel hanes

    January 28, 2020 at 1:00 am

    I’m not religious, but some of my favorite artists are.

    I’m a hard atheist, except during Bach’s B-minor mass or select movements of Handel’s Messiah or reading Luke aloud.

  62. 62.

    Ruckus

    January 28, 2020 at 1:38 am

    Now for something completely different

  63. 63.

    Ruckus

    January 28, 2020 at 2:13 am

    @The Dangerman:

    Here is their page, it’s still live and music can be ordered.

  64. 64.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    January 28, 2020 at 7:30 am

    @Ruckus:

    Trippy!

  65. 65.

    WaterGirl

    January 28, 2020 at 7:51 am

    @hotshoe: Your comment at #36 was in Spam.  Released and approved just now.

  66. 66.

    Betty

    January 28, 2020 at 8:25 am

    @The Dangerman: Too late for you to see hi, but thanks. Love it.

  67. 67.

    J R in WV

    January 28, 2020 at 10:16 am

    Wow!

     

    Thanks everyone for all the links in this thread !! I miss musical threads like this, but this is a fine example of Balloon Juice educating us about good music of all genres. From Bach to Prine, all good.

    I was heading to bed by the time this thread was posted, yesterday was a get up early for a regularly scheduled Dr appointment morning. I took a nap after I got home, was still really tired. Then I slept from 10:30 til 8 am, with breaks for letting dogs in and out.

    Reggae can be great, was in New Orleans back in the mid 2000s for a work conference with a friend/co-worker and we walked the length of Bourbon Street hitting up music. The last place we stopped was a small party with a Reggae band, they were fabulous. The keyboard player was esp great, though he was seriously disabled — he could do everything he needed to with that thing… wish I knew their name.

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