Currently Listening To.... mark IV 2015

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    In 1961 The Tokens got to No.1 with this more modern version of an African song. Their version was written in 1939 but the song has been sung for hundreds of years.

    It was covered by many singers and folk groups and all made hits out of it. I'm not quite sure why they called it Wimoweh (the word is in parts of the song) as the original title was Mbube (meaning lion in Zulu). It became another big hit when it was used in the film 'The Lion King'.



    Miriam Makeba 'Mamma Afrika' (one of my favourite singers) had a big hit in S. Africa with the song a year or so before The Tokens.

    This is one of her earlier versions (the picture is of her in later life) and she's singing it in the original Zulu with a Xhosa dialect. The two languages are related (part of the Nguni group of languages from that part of Africa) and Xhosa uses the clicks in the back of the throat that you can hear in the song.

     
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      http://www.radiotunes.com/newage

      an online, free radio service that has all kinds of music styles/genres.
      Just click on "channels" to select a style. It also tells you who is currently playing.
       
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        I've posted this in the past. It's a song that I really like and was written and sung by Ralph McTell. He wrote it in 1969 and it reached No. 37 in the top 100 in 1975.

        There's an interesting interview with him towards the end of the video. He's still performing at the age of 70.

         
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          Just found this version of Fleetwood Mac's Dreams and I love it!

           
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          Being as how Cameron won the election I've been listening to this.................

          He selected it as one of his Desert Island Discs - he had clearly never listened to it at all :roflol:

          More from The Jam................


          And more.................


          And because you can never have too much of a good thing..............
           
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          I love that track; I grew up in the late 70's into the 80's, so Ralph McTell's voice was often heard in my childhood - - gives me a warm glow to this day. An incredibly talented man, and one who comes across as a gentleman in the truest sense of the word.
           
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            Fun Lovin' Criminals....................
             
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            after all the rain yesterday its nice and sunny now so got my fav ever summer track on

             
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              I've been listening/bopping/singing along to this while doing some *dirty word warning* housework ...

               
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                Enough of that pop nonsense!
                ;-)

                I'm a bit of a fan of rock band Anathema. At first listen their songs might sound a bit melancholy, but ultimately they're uplifting.



                 
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                  If you really want to rock out go see Sigur Ros live.................


                  I've seen them several times and they never cease to blow me away.

                  This is an excerpt of a performance of Odins Raven Magic.................
                   
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                  Well now, that's dramatic!

                  Why has nobody told me about this group before?

                  I'm going to have to seek out more...
                   
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                  having to listen to this on repeat because its been in my head all day so after about an hour on repeat it should be out of my head. hopefully

                   
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                    getting mum ready for sprain with No Apagues la Luz lol



                    not sure she is ever going to use that saying :heehee:
                     
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