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07-06-2010, 04:49 PM
Scheherazade

Quote:

Originally Posted by toni

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPPBAIjq2lk

I am not such a big fan of The Doors but quite like this one: 8/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tuT...eature=related
07-06-2010, 05:28 PM
Lokasenna

Nope, I'm afraid not - that does absolutely nothing for me. 3/10.

Hmm, how about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moOamKxW844
07-06-2010, 05:32 PM
Sapphire

Classic! 8/10 Lizi Minnelli has a great performance :D

I found this song in my playlist just now - I had forgotten all about it:
City to City - the Road Ahead
07-06-2010, 05:59 PM
Emil Miller

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lokasenna

Nope, I'm afraid not - that does absolutely nothing for me. 3/10.

Hmm, how about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moOamKxW844

Perhaps I'm wrong, but you appear to have the measure of guitar-strumming pop groups. It's worth remembering, however, that 'Cabaret' is only an American pastiche of 1930s Berlin.

I've just checked some of your other input to this thread and have to admit that I was wrong.
07-06-2010, 06:12 PM
OrphanPip

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Bean

Perhaps I'm wrong, but you appear to have the measure of guitar-strumming pop groups. It's worth remembering, however, that 'Cabaret' is only an American pastiche of 1930s Berlin.

I've just checked some of your other input to this thread and have to admit that I was wrong.

It's actually a film adaptation of a Broadway musical, which was an adaptation of a play, which was in turn inspired by the short stories of Christopher Isherwood, which were based on his own experiences in Weimar Germany. However, I'm confused what that has to do with the music.

Edit: Song above is a little too Bryan Adamsish for my taste, 3/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQGNpRnFNgM
07-06-2010, 08:35 PM
papayahed

Not bad 8/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K63p...eature=related
07-07-2010, 02:55 AM
Emil Miller

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrphanPip

It's actually a film adaptation of a Broadway musical, which was an adaptation of a play, which was in turn inspired by the short stories of Christopher Isherwood, which were based on his own experiences in Weimar Germany. However, I'm confused what that has to do with the music.

Edit: Song above is a little too Bryan Adamsish for my taste, 3/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQGNpRnFNgM

It's many years since I read Isherwood's book Goodbye to Berlin which was actually filmed before as 'I am a Camera', based on the play of the same name by John van Druten. Although I have seen the film, I wouldn't say that it was particularly good but I think it gives a more accurate portrayal of 1930s Berlin than Cabaret. The music is incidental to the momentous events that were taking place in Germany at that time and, to my mind, tends to detract from the underlying seriousness of Isherwood's book.
07-07-2010, 03:18 AM
MarkBastable

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Bean

It's many years since I read Isherwood's book Goodbye to Berlin which was actually filmed before as 'I am a Camera', based on the play of the same name by John van Druten. Although I have seen the film, I wouldn't say that it was particularly good but I think it gives a more accurate portrayal of 1930s Berlin than Cabaret. The music is incidental to the momentous events that were taking place in Germany at that time and, to my mind, tends to detract from the underlying seriousness of Isherwood's book.

I don't think that the music is incidental at all. The songs are not merely standalone performances in the club that's the focus of the plot - they are also adroitly used as oblique commentary on the social and political events that form the backdrop to the story. It's an uncharacteristically subtle technique for a Hollywood musical, and I'd say it's pretty true to Isherwood.

Of course, you might object to the book being taken as the basis for a musical at all - and that's a fair position. But then it wouldn't matter how the music was used - just that it existed.
07-07-2010, 03:53 AM
Emil Miller

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkBastable

I don't think that the music is incidental at all. The songs are not merely standalone performances in the club that's the focus of the plot - they are also adroitly used as oblique commentary on the social and political events that form the backdrop to the story. It's an uncharacteristically subtle technique for a Hollywood musical, and I'd say it's pretty true to Isherwood.

Of course, you might object to the book being taken as the basis for a musical at all - and that's a fair position. But then it wouldn't matter how the music was used - just that it existed.

Personally I don't think the subject matter of the book was suited to a musical interpretation which, in my view, was over the top. However, it is only one opinion among many and will no doubt be treated as such.
07-07-2010, 04:48 AM
Lokasenna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Bean

Perhaps I'm wrong, but you appear to have the measure of guitar-strumming pop groups. It's worth remembering, however, that 'Cabaret' is only an American pastiche of 1930s Berlin.

I've just checked some of your other input to this thread and have to admit that I was wrong.

Hmm, I seem to have started something here. To be honest, I just pick songs that come into my head, not necessarily stuff I listen to; I mostly listen to classical, which wouldn't really work in a thread like this.

I love the song Cabaret, but mostly because one of the most inspirational figures in my life has a tendency to sing it while she's working or doing chores; I have thus always associated it with her! I haven't actually seen the film at all.
07-07-2010, 05:35 AM
Sapphire

This song is definitely not the best "outlaw song" out there, but it's a good listen none the less.
7/10

Reminds me of (but is less cheesy than)
Young Gun

BTW, is it OK that I give my links a title? I see nobody else doing it. Just wondering as when I give the name of the song in here, I give away the surprise a bit ;) There is nothing in the rules about it though...
07-07-2010, 10:22 AM
Emil Miller

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lokasenna

Hmm, I seem to have started something here. To be honest, I just pick songs that come into my head, not necessarily stuff I listen to; I mostly listen to classical, which wouldn't really work in a thread like this.

I love the song Cabaret, but mostly because one of the most inspirational figures in my life has a tendency to sing it while she's working or doing chores; I have thus always associated it with her! I haven't actually seen the film at all.

I don't dislike the song as I indicated in my post. It certainly appeals to me more than the any pop group. However, I did find Liza Minnelli's performance rather strident in comparison to that of Julie Harris in the non-musical version of the film but, as I have said, it's a question of personal preference.
07-07-2010, 02:21 PM
Lokasenna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sapphire

This song is definitely not the best "outlaw song" out there, but it's a good listen none the less.
7/10

Reminds me of (but is less cheesy than)
Young Gun

BTW, is it OK that I give my links a title? I see nobody else doing it. Just wondering as when I give the name of the song in here, I give away the surprise a bit ;) There is nothing in the rules about it though...

Ah, not keen. Sounds a bit wishy-washy to me. 3/10

How about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByUOFV5TusE

A classic, no?
07-07-2010, 05:05 PM
JuniperWoolf

Yep. Instant relaxation.
10/10

My favourite song when I was a rebellious, basketcase teenager:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Bw7...om=PL&index=34
07-07-2010, 05:11 PM
Scheherazade

Quote:

Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Bw7...om=PL&index=34

Couldn't stand the music... And the lyrics are not any better either. Teen angst: Yawn. 1/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHKWB...eature=related
07-07-2010, 05:24 PM
Emil Miller

Quote:

Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf

Yep. Instant relaxation.
10/10

My favourite song when I was a rebellious, basketcase teenager:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Bw7...om=PL&index=34

After listening to 5 seconds of this "song", the unnecessary words in your post are 'rebellious' and 'teenager'.
07-07-2010, 05:32 PM
JuniperWoolf

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Bean

After listening to 5 seconds of this "song", the unnecessary words in your post are 'rebellious' and 'teenager'.

Haha, isn't it the most cliche thing you've ever heard in your life?
07-07-2010, 08:41 PM
papayahed

Nice, I dig Aretha. 9/10.

Something from my teen years (surprisingly not a hair band!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCXMrBG7YkA
07-07-2010, 10:12 PM
Gilliatt Gurgle

Hmmm...Smithereens. not bad. my wife used to listen to them quite a bit - 5/10

How about something one of my sisters listened to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dyo_xZnvsA

Gilliatt
07-08-2010, 11:50 AM
Scheherazade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dyo_xZnvsA

Quite enjoyed that (even though the video proved distracting at times :p): 7/10!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2svm...eature=related
07-08-2010, 12:40 PM
toni

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scheherazade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2svm...eature=related

Didn't like it at first but thought it was good as the song progressed!! 7/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9PAuWV-Vn0 :smilewinkgrin:
07-08-2010, 12:51 PM
The Comedian

I liked it. 7/10

Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNT5lhtmCGU
07-08-2010, 03:38 PM
MarkBastable

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Comedian

Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNT5lhtmCGU

That's absolutely wonderful. 9/10

Here's Kirsty - who I think I'm going to offer more often here, and whose death upset me more than most anyone I can remember who I didn't personally know - doing a version of a song that even its writer loved.
07-08-2010, 08:34 PM
papayahed

Seems pretty generic, 6/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEep67akIn4
07-09-2010, 02:26 PM
Lokasenna

Quote:

Originally Posted by papayahed

Seems pretty generic, 6/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEep67akIn4

Dear God, that's horrible. It's the sort of music that would be played in the elevators in Hell. Designed to turn the human brain to mush in seconds. 1/10.

Here's something with a bit of life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6i83V6mpUM
07-10-2010, 08:12 AM
JuniperWoolf

Love it. 10/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eZcivhZDXQ
07-10-2010, 08:18 AM
OrphanPip

Love Peter Gabriel, 7.5/10.

I can't think of anything good, so here's some Justin Bieber.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4
07-11-2010, 12:50 PM
Emil Miller

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lokasenna

Dear God, that's horrible. It's the sort of music that would be played in the elevators in Hell. Designed to turn the human brain to mush in seconds. 1/10.

Here's something with a bit of life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6i83V6mpUM

Ok, but where are the electric guitars ?
07-11-2010, 12:55 PM
MarkBastable

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Bean

Ok, but where are the electric guitars ?

The idea is that you rate the song, commenting if you wish, and then offer another for the next person to rate. It's a trivial little game, and it doesn't matter much - but that's the way it works.
07-11-2010, 01:10 PM
Emil Miller

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkBastable

The idea is that you rate the song, commenting if you wish, and then offer another for the next person to rate. It's a trivial little game, and it doesn't matter much - but that's the way it works.

Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHyRfh1eTGg
07-11-2010, 01:32 PM
Themis

I'll just rate both clips since (I think) Brian Bean didn't rate OrphanPip's song
So, OrphanPip's - 5/10. The boy is cute but that kind of music isn't my cup of tea.
Brian Bean's - 4/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yrR3qOmN04
07-11-2010, 02:42 PM
Emil Miller

Quote:

Originally Posted by Themis

I'll just rate both clips since (I think) Brian Bean didn't rate OrphanPip's song
So, OrphanPip's - 5/10. The boy is cute but that kind of music isn't my cup of tea.
Brian Bean's - 4/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yrR3qOmN04

Not a hard one to call: 3/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bMkCxbSxk
07-11-2010, 04:44 PM
papayahed

You sir owe me 1:58 minutes of my life back. 2/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mix3...eature=related
07-11-2010, 05:27 PM
Paulclem

Quote:

Originally Posted by papayahed

You sir owe me 1:58 minutes of my life back. 2/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mix3...eature=related

8/10 Timeless

I like this one by Lenny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3YXn7ZDgvI
07-12-2010, 02:20 PM
JuniperWoolf

As a 90's kid, there is the occasional Kravitz song which I can't help but love. This one is just bleh. 3/10

Fun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cg2O4SsHQw
07-12-2010, 04:15 PM
Paulclem

Quote:

Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf

As a 90's kid, there is the occasional Kravitz song which I can't help but love. This one is just bleh. 3/10

Fun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cg2O4SsHQw

Nah 0.0000000041/10

Only joking - 6/10

Bit o Reggae

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDy7-eq7OGM
07-12-2010, 08:58 PM
The Comedian

like it. 7/10

Here's a literature and song combo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogT0QYV8Uq0
07-12-2010, 10:43 PM
sixsmith

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Comedian

like it. 7/10

Here's a literature and song combo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogT0QYV8Uq0

I'm troubled by the fact that the contemptible Dave Matthews is associated with Emmylou Harris and Willa Cather. 5/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG1Fl...eature=related
07-12-2010, 10:59 PM
Basil

Liked it. 8/10

This one is somewhat loosely thematically related to sixsmith's:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEjwvoVzv8g
07-13-2010, 04:59 AM
Sapphire

:D Made me laugh, but as a song it is not much
4/10

Live version of Break your Heart

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