Friday at home, what better things to do than to chill, head onto Youtube, pick out some tunes and relax with a cold one or two. Here’s three special songs from 2 Special K’s.
Enjoy~!
Kenna – Out of Control
Keane – Everybody’s Changing
Kenna – Say Goodbye to Love
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Growing up in suburban Australian in the 70-80′s one of my most vivid memories of my early childhood is being put into the back of my Mum’s Holden Kingswood ’75 series and being ferried here, there, somewhere around Sydney’s North Shore, usually to play school, the speech therapist, the Doctor’s office or shopping centre, listening to 2CH radio station with the slogan of a man breathlessly sighing into the mic ’2CH : Easy listening’. 2CH, have since managed to amend their slogan in the proceeding thirty years to the newer, snazzier slogan ’2cH Easy 1170 – Easy listening hits’, they’re such innovative cats! Though, as this article proves they’re still going strong relying largely on their loyal, over-50 demographic.
The backbone of 2CH was the entire Beatles and ABBA catalogues, a heavy yet reasonably healthy dose of The Carpenters, Olivia Newton-John and Elton John, and the seemingly endless variety of soft-rock outfits of the late 70′s, early 80′s balladeers, the likes of Chicago, Christopher Cross, Anne Murray, Air Supply, and Hall and Oates.
At the time I didn’t know to think of the music itself – apart from Dad’s classical music listening, church hymns, and Humphrey B Bear songs – it was all I knew, but always remembered the bulk of 2CH’s playlist to be slow, easy, sentimental, and though I knew nothing of such things at the time, romantic and bittersweet.
For some strange reason as the year’s go by, I find myself attracted to the songs of my childhood and often finding myself searching through Youtube for the sounds of my early years – the soft, easy listening ballads of yesteryear.
To the balladeers of the 70′s and 80′s, I salute you! And, to all those who, like myself, grew up to their hits here are a few musical tributes to the songs of our childhood.
Enjoy~!
Chicago – If You Leave Me Now (1976)
The Carpenters – We’ve Only Just Begun (1971)
Christopher Cross – Sailing (1980)
Anne Murray – You Needed Me (1978)
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I have pretty eclectic music tastes, I’ve been known to like anyone from The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, to old school Bobby Brown, to Ludacris, through to Silverchair, a-ha and Ben Folds Five. These days I usually prefer alternative, often Brit-rock, outfits such as Silverchair, Travis and Coldplay, but I still also enjoy heavier rock outfits such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica and Chris Cornell.
My music tastes have varied and expanded over the years, I first got introduced to music through my older sisters and as such took a somewhat disturbing attraction to the likes of Boy George, Wham and a-ha. Then around the time of pre-pubescence I started to drift towards the r&b, rap and hip-hop genres taking – ashamedly – a liking to Bobby Brown, Bell Biv DeVoe and countless other now forgotten r&b acts.
As I was going through high school and university, a lot of my friends liked heavy metal music, listening to the likes of Sepultura, Megadeath and Pantera. Most of these bands I had – and still have – little time for as they were just not my kind of music. But, one band who bucked that trend and who I grew to truly like was Metallica. There seemed to be just something more to them that the previous bands mentioned. And, as time went on they seemed to develop a more mature, sophisticated and complex repertoire compared to their earlier, more base lyrics.
Like many, I first took notice of Metallica when they released their self-titled ‘Black’ album with great, raw, rock tracks such as “Enter Sandman” and “Wherever I May Roam”, along with the more reflective rock-ballads “The Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters”.
By this stage, I was thinking Metallica is a band I like to hear. By the time of their Load and ReLoad albums when most of their more-established, long-term fans were bemoaning their softer, more reflective direction, I was liking them more than ever. And, it’s from Metallica’s Load album that today’s Song of the Day comes from. It’s entitled “Until It Sleeps” and is dark, moving piece about the trails of finding solace amongst the dark dog of Depression that lurks inside many of us. This song’s an example of Metallica’s transition throughout the 90s, a direction which I enjoyed seeing them take.
Enjoy~!
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Today’s Song of the Day is from Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s debut self-titled album. The song’s name is “Djarimirri” and displays Gurrumul’s beautiful voice whilst effortlessly and enchantingly strutting his guitar alongside friend and fellow musician, Michael Hohnen on the cello. Gurrumul – who I previously wrote about here – was born blind, is very shy and speaks very little English – Michael Hohnen assists Gurrumul as his guide and interpreter – singing the majority of his songs in the Gälpu, Gumatj and Djambarrpuynu Yolŋu Matha languages of his homeland, Arnhem Land.
Guy Maestri's Archibald Prize-winning portrait of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Whilst you will not understand the lyrics of this song and most of his other songs*, you will undoubtedly understand the raw emotion and feeling which burst from his wonderful, passionate voice. These universal human emotions transcend all cultural and ethnic divides and unite us all wherever we may be from, whatever customs we follow and whatever we look like.
(* – Actually, his site does contain English translations of his songs, click the name of the song and the lyrics – along with English translation – will appear)
Accolades and favourable reviews such as this one – where he is described as having “… the greatest voice this continent (Australia) has produced” – for his first album, continue to flood in and Gurrumul’s wonderful voice is starting to be heard outside of Australia, with Gurrumul having recently toured England.
And, without further a due, “Djarimirri” by Gurrumul.
Enjoy~!
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I recently acquired The Beatles’ complete catalogue and I’m glad I did. I forgot just how great these guys were/are. What I’ve enjoyed most is listening to the less well-known – at least, to myself – songs which never received the reception and airplay that the likes of “Yesterday”, “Help!”, “Eleanor Rigby” and the likes did and still do receive. Listening to the albums so far, I have to say my newly-favourite Beatles’ album is Rubber Soul with Revolver being a close second. - Apparently I’m not alone as both albums were ranked very highly in numerous polls on the greatest albums of all time such as Rolling Stone’s where Revolver was placed third behind The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, and Rubber Soul was just back in fifth behind Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited.
Previously, I’d heard only the main hits of these albums and am glad to have finally been exposed to the likes of “I’m looking through you”, “Wait”, “Run for your life”, “I’m only sleeping”, and “Good Day Sunshine”.
Which leads to today’s song of the day, which is “Good Day Sunshine” from The Beatles’ seventh album, Revolver. It’s a perky, up-beat, whimsical song which contrasts perfectly with some of the more darker, serious pieces on the album such as “Eleanor Rigby”.
Enjoy~! As I also leave you with a poll asking you what is your favourite Beatles’ album.
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