Music and Musicians:Do they make 'em like that anymore?Posting 42

If you listen to no other musical blog post on this blog, listen to this one.

This next blog will present singers who "own" their song. That is, there is one particular song that they do not sing, they own. It is theirs.

It is a single song that:

1. they can sing well,
2. they like, and
3. they can empathize with the character which they are portraying,

These ingredients come together for a performance in which not only the musicianship of the artist comes out, but the intents of the author are clearly conveyed.

Following are performances in which the singer owns their song (if anyone out there is actually following this blog and listening to this music, I hope you're using good speakers):


Tommy Körberg owns "Anthem".
(This footage is from the actual CD recording.)



Judy Kuhn owns "Nobody's Side".



Michael Balls owns "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables".



Ray Charles owns "Georgia on my Mind".



Murray Head owns "Pity the Child".
I bet he really dreads getting ready for the high notes at 3:18 and 4:26...



The following performances are in previous posts, but they area clearly examples of a performance in which the singer owns their song.


Mary Black owns "Song for Ireland".



Philip Quast own "Stars".



Ruthie Henshall owns "I Dreamed a Dream".



...um, excuse me, but...
Do they make 'em like that anymore?

Music and Musicians:Do they make 'em like that anymore?Posting 41

My goodness! It's been a long time since I've done a "Music & Musicians" post. But, I think I stumbled upon a worthy singer.

His name is Anthony Warlow (born 18 November 1961 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia). I've never heard of him before this week. However, from what I've listened to, he's very good. He has sung in both Phantom of the Opera, and Les Miserables, two musicals greatly loved by theatre-goers.

From what I've read, he has battled cancer yet returned to the stage.

Here are a few of his performances:










In this last piece (describing the French Revolution) he makes his appearance at 0:27.



You decide...


Do they make 'em like that anymore?

Do they make 'em like that anymore?Comedy

If you are following this blog (and I'm not sure anyone is), the purpose of the "Music and Musicians" series of posts was to show you and let you hear real music, in case you have listened to the radio in the last 10 years and think that that is music.

Well let me show you, for just a minute, true comedy. This stuff is classic. I remember seeing this clip at my grandparents house decades ago and laughing so hard it hurt. Tonight, I decided to look for it on the internet. I found it. Again, I laughed so hard my sides hurt.

If you can go from 10:20 to 12:47 without laughing, you need to seek professional help.

I'm not even going to ask "Do They Make 'em like this anymore?".

They don't. Period.

Click HERE to see the clip.

When the new page opens, first click on the triangle in the middle of the video. Then click on the triangle in the lower left-hand corner of the video.