What are you listening to right now?

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

Hi, just been listening to Rik Derringers Rock & Roll Hootchie Coo and a guy called Buddy Whittington the guitarist with John Mayall playing Young & Dumb. Wow

[Redler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3koT52CgYjc

I linked this old Finnish song (1972) from Pekka Streng - I think most of you haven't heard this before;-). Anyway, Pekka Streng suffered from cancer and he died in 1975 at the age of 27. He released just two LP's; Magneettimiehen Kuolema (The Death of Magnet Man) and Kesämaa (Summer Land). He knew through all his career that he'd die, but the songs are very beautiful and optimistic. There's more songs from Pekka in You Tube...

Someone has translated the lyrics, so I put them here:

Leafy trees and perennial plants,
vine, fruit, faded bones
Plants that look upon you with soft eyes by day
and weep by night

Plants that make you feel years younger
and plants that deepen your wrinkles when they shrivel
Annabella dances in the garden
where she wanders around watering seedlings
Roope Hattu tells them stories
because flowers are good listeners

Ferns and frogs,
goblins, fairies, daisies
Many fountains gush from your heart

[Oldrottenhead]

i would have said brazilian if you didnt introduce it redler

[Redler]

ORH, do you mean music or the language? Does it sound portuguese?

[Oldrottenhead]

i meant the music lol.

here is what i am listening to, i have been in chris's house (the singer/writer) and met him and gibbered in front of him that i wasnt worthy. buy all their albums know.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX7zrgjDTuI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX3-a82AxWA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbPhJPY1iKc

i have kissed liz fraser she didnea like it.

[OsCKilO]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz5dbs5zmo

[IanR]

i have kissed liz fraser she didnea like it.

One of the reasons I moved to London (from Melbourne) in 1986 was because I loved the Cocteau Twins and wanted to see them live.  I eventually saw them at a gig with the Throwing Muses in Kilburn (I think).  Great night but I didn't get to kiss liz.  I actually didn't know what she looked like until I got to London and saw her in some music press paper. Her version of "Song to the Siren" is my all-time favourite song.

[Gritter]

This is my comfort music for dark rainy westcoast winters...when spring rolls around I will gravitate towards ska and reggae.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKmZRO8XzyY

PS: These guys deserve way more recognition...a real hard-working everyman band.

[Geir]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgJwzqarmak

[Oldrottenhead]

been listening to count arthur strongs radio show on bbc radio four its a hoot here he is in performance, very british humour so might not travel well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYyLnm8IiHg