http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbR_W0eIpAKauri said:Redgum... I was only 19.....
Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal -
2020hindsight said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbR_W0eIpA
(cmon fellas - It's easy to find the YOUtube to go with these posts - just go to any one of these links to youtube - then interrupt it with an enquiry (top right corner) for ""redgum", "eric clapton" or whatever etc )
I always get a laugh from Industrial Disease by Dire Straits:Would you look at all that stuff ...
They've got allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters,
Trash compactors, juice extractor, shower rods and water meters,
Walkie-talkies, copper wires, safety goggles, radial tires,
BB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers,
Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters,
Paint removers, window louvres, masking tape and plastic gutters,
Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables,
Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles,
Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication,
Metal roofing, water proofing, multi-purpose insulation,
Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors,
Tire gauges, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors,
Trailer hitch demagnetizers, automatic circumcisers,
Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers,
Soffit panels, circuit breakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers,
Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers.
andDoctor Parkinson declared "I'm not surprised to see you here ...
You've got Smoker's Cough from smoking, Brewer's Droop from drinking beer,
I don't know how you came to get the Bette Davis knees,
But worst of all, young man, you've got industrial disease!"
And at this time of year, I like the cynicism of Emerson, Lake and Palmer's I Believe In Father Christmas:Two men say they're Jesus ... one of them must be wrong!
Cheers, Staybaker.They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on Earth
But instead it just kept on raining
A veil of tears for the virgin birth.
I remember one Christmas morning
A winter's light and a distant choir
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell
And eyes full of tinsel and fire.
They sold me a dream of Christmas
They sold me a Silent Night
And they told me a fairy story
'Til I believed in the Israelite.
And I believed in Father Christmas
And I looked to the sky with excited eyes
'Til I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn
And I saw him and through his disguise.
I wish you a hopeful Christmas
I wish you a brave New Year
All anguish pain and sadness
Leave your heart and let your road be clear.
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on Earth
Hallelujah Noel be it Heaven or Hell
The Christmas we get we deserve.
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwh1MWg1LLAStaybaker said:Some snippets of lyrics I like:
1. Hardware Store by Weird Al Yankovic. Incredibly, he appears to sing all this in a single breath (although it's possibly just good sound editing):
2. Industrial Disease by Dire Straits:
3. And at this time of year, I like the cynicism of Emerson, Lake and Palmer's I Believe In Father Christmas:
Cheers, Staybaker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Raise_Me_Up "You Raise Me Up" is a popular song in the inspirational mold, the music written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland lyrics by Brendan Graham. The song has now been recorded more than 125 times around the world in different languages.
The song, which is very similar in melody to the traditional Irish folk music song "Danny Boy", was originally written as an instrumental piece and entitled "Silent Story". .......... It was originally released on the 2001 Secret Garden album Once in a Red Moon, with the vocals sung by Irish singer Brian Kennedy, and sold well in both Ireland and Norway. The song was used for commemorations of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the USA even though it had not been released in America at that time.....
Later in 2003, David Foster decided to produce the song. He chose the up and coming Josh Groban to record the song, which proved very popular in the US. His version made it to the top of the Billboard AC Charts and remained there for 6 weeks. Josh Groban also performed it at Super Bowl 2004, in a special NASA commemoration for the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. A special surprise performance by Groban, for Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday, also gave You Raise Me Up massive international prominence. The Josh Groban recording also was nominated for a 2005 Grammy award.
From 2004-2005, Michelle Kwan, the five-time World Champion and nine-time U.S. Champion figure skater, used You Raise Me Up as her exhibition piece.
Australian Idol Top 12 contestant Daniel Belle sang the song for the "Pop" song selection in Australian Idol 2004, and it has become one of the most performed songs on similar Pop Idol and X Factor shows across the world.
In 2004, the song was played more than 500,000 times on American radio. In late 2005, there were over 80 scores available in USA alone, and it has become nominated for Gospel Music Awards four times, including "Song of the year". This version by Christian group Selah (with both verses included, as originally written) also went to No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Charts.
The song returned to glory back in Ireland when Irish boyband Westlife became the 100th artist to record the song. Westlife brought the song around the world and brought it to number 1 in the United Kingdom and the band's and song's home of Ireland. Westlife won "Record of the year 2005" in the UK, and are tipped to do well at the Meteors in Ireland, it's their 15th Irish #1.
Australian Idol runner up 2004 Anthony Callea has apparently co-written a song with the writer of You Raise me up, Brendan Graham.
Brian Kennedy has re-released the single after performing it at legendary Northern Irish football player George Best's funeral, the song again climbing the UK Charts to No. 4 in January 2006 (named "George Best - A Tribute"). Brian has returned to the spotlight in Ireland once again after being named Ireland's 2006 entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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