We mentioned in passing George Harrison's intrigue with Indian music in class. Since an overwhelming portion of this campus is familiar with good ol' George as a Beatle, I figured I'd share some of his solo work. I grew up listening to this song with my dad and I loved it. My dad was a little uncomfortable with me listening to it though because of the (somewhat) subliminal message it has. Harrison fell for Indian music, and (up until his later years) was also into Indian religion. ...but "My Sweet Lord" has all these hallelujahs in it... well, that was to appeal to the greater public. Listen carefully to the background singers at 2:55 and realize the what made my trusty Southern Baptist dad so uneasy.
...Hare Krishna.
And here's Crackerbox Palace, which has been stuck in my head the last few days... I don't believe there's any strong Indian influence, but I wanted to share it anyway.
[Stuff Two.]
I've only seen the majority of The Kite Runner. It's a wonderful movie though and apparently a very heart wrenching book as well. It's been about my only exposure to the middle east outside of Funny in Farsi, general research and our opening piece last fall in Music History. I was looking at the music from the soundtrack the other day and found this piece very interesting. It's by Sami Yusuf, born in Tehran, and it's in English. It piqued my interest because it's English words with simple accompaniment, but the turns he does have the intricacies and microtonality we discussed in class. Enjoy!
[Stuff Three.]
Since I couldn't get the Twelve Girls Band out of my head this morning, here's another healthy dose!
Also, if you thought that this morning's clip reminded you of Celtic Woman, what about when they actually do celtic music? BAM!
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And speaking of Celtic Woman: For those of you who haven't been exposed to Celtic Thunder and get a kick out of Celtic Woman... here's some eye candy. How about them kilts? ...and what about that kid?!
...They even feed my love for Moody Blues! *sigh*
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Yes, I've come back and edited this several times, but it's before 11 and it's the last Cool Stuff! I have to get in what I can! We've learned a lot about Zither-like instruments, but how about a little more zither itself?
Okay, I've assaulted you with enough. I'm content to walk away now.
4 cah.mints:
Maggie I love your profile! I'm so glad you're doing the powerpoint for our group because your creativity is amazing. I never would have noticed the words the backup singers were singing unless you hadn't mentioned it. I have never read or seen the "Kite Runner," but I have heard it is a great story. This music was really pretty. It's wonderful that the lyrics can be in English, yet the song still sounds authentic. The 12 girls band is so talented! I especially liked the Celtic music video.
I miss the Beatles class! I really love "Clocks"! It's one of the songs that I listen to when I get in a bummer mood. And it sounded really cool with all of those different instruments. And Celtic Thunder :) That little boy is sooo cute and he has such a great voice! Definitely beats out Justin Bieber. And last, but not least, the very last video. I think that was my favorite! I really like it when people use one instrument to record all of the different parts of one song. Great blog!
Wow, you have a lot of videos. The Beatles song was really cool! And I also love Moody Blues, so I enjoyed the cover. I've never heard of Celtic Thunder, but I'll definitely look them up.
Oh, fun! I think that the zither video is one of the most wonderful things I've ever seen! Yeaaaa!
And Kite Runner is interesting. I still haven't read/seen it (it's on the very long list...), but the title makes me think of all the kites that the kids flew when we were in Jordan. They'd fly them in Palestinian colors to make an unpunishable political statement.
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