Ringo helps! (watch what he does in this classic “video”!)
The Beatles were notorious cutups on stage and in private, especially in the early days when they were becoming so ridiculously successful. Watch how Ringo (and the others, to some extent) handles the stage directions, all through their lip-syncing to their song “Help”! *Sigh* from back in the days when music was fun, and not “important”… … Read entire article »
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Crowd helps autistic man sing the National Anthem
This is an autistic man who’s been chosen to sing the National Anthem at a ball game in Fenway Park, for “Disability Awareness Day,” but partway through he messes up the lyrics. He’s completely flustered, but the crowd in the stadium comes to his rescue by singing the right words along with him. To hear all the people filling the stadium with the Anthem, and to see the man’s reaction, this is why … Read entire article »
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Rock on, Herman Cain! Rock. On.
So, 20 years ago when Herman Cain was in charge at Godfather’s Pizza, he performed this version of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, but with totally opposite lyrics and intent! … Read entire article »
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Hatsune Miku, computer-generated singer (from Japan, of course)
There is a company in Japan that has written a fantastic piece of software that allows even non-musicians to write music and songs for a “virtual singer” to perform. … Read entire article »
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Blast from the past! (Tetris theme on acoustic guitar)
Ewan Dobson (why have I never heard of him before???) does his version of Korobeinki, the original Tetris game theme. If you’re of a certain age you probably have this music memorized! … Read entire article »
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Background music from a game called “Touhou”: “Bad Apple!!”
I’ve never heard of this game, but then I’m not a gamer, but this is really neat traditional-style Japanese music, played with authentic instruments on a traditional stage. … Read entire article »
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Wheel Ballet
This is really awesome, I haven’t seen anyone do this before. He’s definitely got skills. wheel number from E and M-P on Vimeo. … Read entire article »
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It’s true, “Everything’s better with Muppets”…
From an artist called “Spray” (whose real name is Jenny McLaren) and a guy called Ricardo Autobahn comes this tribute in music and video to that happy troupe called “The Muppets.” … Read entire article »
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90 year old WWII vet tells a touching story from the war…
WWII veteran Jack Leroy Tueller tells a story of one night in France after D-Day. He was an Army Air Corps pilot who was spending his first night there, while a German sniper kept shooting at him and the others at the makeshift airstrip. He was a trumpet player who carried his trumpet with him all through the war, and still has it and plays it to this day. He played “Lili Marlene” in … Read entire article »
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