Music
“But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”
There’s a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes
And there’s a girl in this harbor town
And she works layin’ whiskey down
They say, Brandy, fetch another round
She serves them whiskey and wine
The sailors say: “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl)
“What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl)
“Yeah, your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea”
Brandy wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the North of Spain
A locket that bears the name
Of the man that Brandy loved
He came on a summer’s day
Bringin’ gifts from far away
But he made it clear he couldn’t stay
No harbor was his home
The sailors say: “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl)
“What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl)
“But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”
Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes
When he told his sailor stories
She could feel the ocean fall and rise
She saw its ragin’ glory
But he had always told the truth, Lord, he was an honest man
And Brandy does her best to understand
At night when the bars close down
Brandy walks through a silent town
And loves a man who’s not around
She still can hear him say
She hears him say “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl)
“What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl)
“But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”
It is, yes it is,
He said, “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl)
“What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl)
“But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”
Great Cover by Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Chicken Walk
Well, come on, baby, I’ll show you how
Come on, baby, I’ll show you how
We’ll do it hot and we’ll do it fast
We’ll do it hot and we’ll do it fast
Come on, baby, do the chicken-chicken walk
Quiver yourself from head to toe
Do your stuff wherever you go
Do your stuff up on the floor
Do your stuff wherever you go
Come on, baby, do the chicken-chicken walk
Push in and a-push out
Push in and a-push out
Push in and a-push out
Push in and a-push out
Push in and a-push-push-push-push out
Yeah, let’s walk, walk, walk, baby
Quiver yourself from head to toe
Do your stuff up on the floor
Do your stuff wherever you go
Do your stuff wherever you go
Come on, baby, do the chicken-chicken walk
Push in and a-push out
Push in and a-push out
Push in and a-push out
Push in and a-push out
Push in and a-push-push-push-push out
Yeah, let’s walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, baby
Interesting Band of Many Nationalities
Gogol Bordello is an American punk rock band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 by musicians from all over the world and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring. Much of the band’s sound is inspired by Romani music mixed with punk and dub, incorporating accordion and violin (and on some albums, saxophone).
Eugene Hütz born Yevgen Oleksandrovych Nikolayev-Symonov, Ukrainian: Євген Олександрович Ніколаєв-Симонов, on 6 September 1972) is a Ukrainian-born singer, composer, disc jockey and actor, most notable as the frontman of the Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello.
“Tossin’ & Turning”
I couldn’t sleep at all last night
Got to thinkin’ of you
Baby things weren’t right
Well I was tossin’ and turnin’
Turnin’ and tossin’
a-tossin’ and turnin’ all night
I kicked the blankets on the floor
Turned my pillow upside down
I never never did before
’cause I was tossin’ and turnin’
Turnin’ and tossin’
a-tossin’ and turnin’ all night
Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite
Rolled up the shade
Turned off the light
I jumped back into bed
It was the middle of the night
The clock downstairs was strikin’ four
Couldn’t get you off my mind
I heard the milkman at the door
’cause I was tossin’ and turnin’
Turnin’ and tossin’
a-tossin’ and turnin’ all night
Jumped out of bed
Turned on the light
I pulled down the shade
Went to the kitchen for a bite
Rolled up the shade
Turned off the light
I jumped back into bed
It was the middle of the night
The clock downstairs was strikin’ four
Couldn’t get you off my mind
I heard the milkman at the door
’cause I was tossin’ and turnin’
Turnin’ and tossin’
a-tossin’ and turnin’ all, yay, yay, yay
I was a-tossin’ and turnin’
The Sunny Side of the Street
The sunny side is always so much better than the shaded side.
Seen the carnival at Rome
Had the women and I had the booze
All that I can remember now
Is little kids without no shoes
So, I saw that train and I got on it
With a heart full of hate and a lust for vomit
Now I’m walking on the Sunnyside of the street
Stepped over bodies in Bombay
Tried to make it to the USA
Ended up in Nepal
Up on the roof with nothing at all
And I knew that day
I was gonna stay right where I am
On the sunnyside of the street
Been in a palace, I’ve been in a jail
I just don’t want to be reborn a snail
I just want to spend eternity
Right where I am, on the sunnyside of the street
As my mother wept, it was then I swore
To take my life as I would a whore
I know I’m better than before
I will not be reconstructed
Just wanna stay right here
On the sunnyside of the street
The sunnyside of the street
The sunnyside of the street
The sunnyside of the street
Canadian National Anthem on Electric Guitar
Gordie Johnson shreds on the Canadian National Anthem Dec 27, 2022 in Winnipeg.
The rendition was different, but interesting. It’s the looks on the faces of the fans and especially the players that is amusing. They don’t seem to know what to make of it.
Sort of reminds me of the Jimi Hendrix rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock.
Conductor Goes Wild
NYC guest orchestra conductor goes viral for energetic ‘Sleigh Ride’ performance
Tim Schultheis wows crowd after winning Chelsea Symphony Orchestra raffle
A New York City man has gone viral after his rousing performance as a guest conductor for the Chelsea Symphony Orchestra was captured on video.
Tim Schultheis, an audience member at the musical group’s holiday concert last Friday, won a raffle to be a guest conductor for a song that night, according to TMX News.
Schultheis was seen waving the conductor’s baton and dancing with energy as the orchestra played the Leroy Anderson holiday classic “Sleigh Ride.”
The Ronettes make an Encore
The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. The group consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. They had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as “The Darling Sisters”. Signed first by Colpix Records in 1961, they moved to Phil Spector’s Philles Records in March 1963 and changed their name to “The Ronettes”.
The Ronettes placed nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100, six of which became Top 40 hits. Among their hit songs are “Be My Baby”, which peaked at No. 2, their only contemporary top 10 hit, “Baby, I Love You”, “(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up” and “Walking in the Rain”. In 1964, the group released their only studio album, Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica. That year, the Rolling Stones were their opening act when they toured the UK. The Ronettes opened for the Beatles on their 1966 US tour, becoming the only girl group to tour with them, before splitting up in 1967. In the 1970s, the group was briefly revived as Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes.
The Ronettes in 1966 (l–r): Talley, Spector, and Bennett
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