[Michelle]

You know I am really freeking sorry I asked.....

An innocuous comment by me has caused me nothing but grief......I used to come here to post music I loved and i thought others would love also....and maybe tell a story behind that music....

So i'm done with this....its a shame because it really was a labor of love.....

[##catfitewatcher314]

Michelle please stay here. Everyone loves what you do for them

[Smokey]

Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin - The Nightmare Oath

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7k3Lu9beC8

Fast forward to the 49 min mark.

[Ewa S]

One of the very few Maroon 5 songs that I like...

Another dedication, to the cute brunette who knows who she is...

Ladies and gentlemen; Maroon 5 - One More Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lC0HZiZthA

[Michelle]

From the Michelle Archives.....

I make no secret that one of my favorite groups of all time is Maroon 5......and Adam Levine...who can have me just about any damn time he wants me...I would be his slut....yes.....yes I would

Since this is almost what I will designate as Maroon 5 week.....as someone I care a lot about dedicated a Maroon 5 song to me yesterday...

My favorite of their's is one called......"This Love"......its from 2004

The song was written by frontman Adam Levine and keyboardist Jesse Carmichael for their debut album "Songs About Jane" (2004). The track is built around a piano-led strut, which is immediately followed by synth percussion, and a repeating guitar sound.  Its very catchy and I love it....

The song's lyrics are based on Levine's break-up with an ex-girlfriend. He revealed that the song was written in the "most emotionally trying time" in his life. He also describes some of the lyrics in the song as sexual (Oh gawd yessss!)   "This Love" was well received by music critics, who noted the track's musicscape. It was released on January 27, 2004, as the second single from "Songs About Jane".

The single entered the top ten on most charts, topping several of Billboard magazine's component charts, including reaching the number one spot on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart. The music video was met with controversy, regarding extended intimate scenes between Levine and his then-girlfriend. "This Love" helped Maroon 5 win the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist and was the third most played song of 2004. The song won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2006 Grammy Awards, and, to date, is one of Maroon 5's most successful songs.

So here we go!.....from 2004.....its Maroon 5.....and....... "This Love".......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPpTgCho5ZA

This one's for Mckenzie.....we broke up and got back together to this one baby......never again
Also.....this is for one of my best friends.......Sadie....its all yours

[lexibabe]

3 from the 70's i  think.these songs were before my time
but i grew up listening to them with my dad and older brothers
and i found  them online  so fun memories.

diamond girl
summer breeze
{seals and croft}

tin man  {america}

kiss and say goodbye{ the manhattens}

[stormbolt7]

Getting ready to listen to Champagne by Cavo ..

Storm

[HB]

Hans Zimmer - Chevaliers de Sangreal


http://youtu.be/Q2J7DN3GdAk

[##catfitewatcher314]

 I am listening to American Graffiti 

[Jebediah Morningside]

Today I'm listening to GOOD GIRLS DON'T by The Knack, circa 1979.  The Knack were best known for their huge debut single MY SHARONA and have sometimes been listed as a "one-hit wonder", but they actually had half a dozen songs that charted.  Though leader and primary songwriter Doug Fieger and drummer Bruce Gary have now passed away, archival releases from the group continue to the present.  It is interesting to note that their brand of heavy, hooky power pop has in many ways aged better than the synth-heavy groups who succeeded them on the charts.  So whether it's a trip down memory lane or a first-time discovery, I hope you all enjoy the official video for this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc4l5EpCMEc

-JM

[##catfitewatcher314]

I am listening to Ray Charles 

[BigDevil]

I'm listening to Genesis "Live over Europe"

[Michelle]

Another from the Michelle Archives.....

And this one is different...and so very special.....

It was one a father shared with his 12 year old daughter so many years ago on her birthday.....

He took her to a concert by the great Elmer Bernstein in San Francisco.....yeah...you heard me right....a concert with an orchestra

And we heard an arrangement I have never forgotten...and I hope never will....its one we have all heard before...no matter our age.....

Its the theme song to the movie......."The Magnificent Seven"....the movie with Yul Brynner....James Coburn...Steve McQueen.....Robert Vaughn....Eli Wallach

If you haven't seen it......Please do......I don't care who you are....what you like.....you'll love this movie.....
Its just simple Good versus Evil......in its most wonderful cinematic form....

And Elmer Bernstein put together a score for the ages.....its one that should be heard in concert.....live......it has few peers.....

His scores for The Magnificent Seven and To Kill a Mockingbird were ranked by the American Film Institute as the eighth and seventeenth greatest American film scores of all time, respectively, on the list of AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores. Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, Max Steiner, and Jerry Goldsmith are the only composers to have two scores listed, and are therefore in second place for the most scores on the list, behind John Williams, who has three

Hearing it .....it never fails to evoke memories of Yul Brynner....Steve McQueen.....and their screen presence.....and others too

And a magical evening a little girl had with her father on her birthday some 22 years ago....

So here we go....its Elmer Bernstein conducting....the theme from "The Magnificent Seven".......from 1960

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iteRKvRKFA

Thanks Dad......you made my day.......and my life....I miss you  

[HB]

Another from the Michelle Archives.....

And this one is different...and so very special.....

It was one a father shared with his 12 year old daughter so many years ago on her birthday.....

He took her to a concert by the great Elmer Bernstein in San Francisco.....yeah...you heard me right....a concert with an orchestra

And we heard an arrangement I have never forgotten...and I hope never will....its one we have all heard before...no matter our age.....

Its the theme song to the movie......."The Magnificent Seven"....the movie with Yul Brynner....James Coburn...Steve McQueen.....Robert Vaughn....Eli Wallach

If you haven't seen it......Please do......I don't care who you are....what you like.....you'll love this movie.....
Its just simple Good versus Evil......in its most wonderful cinematic form....

And Elmer Bernstein put together a score for the ages.....its one that should be heard in concert.....live......it has few peers.....

His scores for The Magnificent Seven and To Kill a Mockingbird were ranked by the American Film Institute as the eighth and seventeenth greatest American film scores of all time, respectively, on the list of AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores. Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, Max Steiner, and Jerry Goldsmith are the only composers to have two scores listed, and are therefore in second place for the most scores on the list, behind John Williams, who has three

Hearing it .....it never fails to evoke memories of Yul Brynner....Steve McQueen.....and their screen presence.....and others too

And a magical evening a little girl had with her father on her birthday some 22 years ago....

So here we go....its Elmer Bernstein conducting....the theme from "The Magnificent Seven".......from 1960

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iteRKvRKFA

Thanks Dad......you made my day.......and my life....I miss you  

I nominate this for the best post in this thread    

Although I'm a Goldsmith man to the end, Bernstein was a fabulous composer, and his Copeland influenced Americana /western scores were flat out wonderful.

If you enjoyed The Magnificent Seven, here's one cut from the same cloth, his rousing theme from The Sons Of Katie Elder.


http://youtu.be/Hyrjh0EDlss

[HB]

Thanks for bringing up Western movie themes. Great songs as well as the overall beauty of a Western movie (especially the scenic background of these movies). My favorite Western movie theme is from the iconic "The Good,The Bad and The Ugly". This is the Hugo Montenegro version,which is the best in my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4WeMQLTqY

Well, I'd have to go back to Morricone's original, and for good measure toss in The Ecstasy Of Gold -

http://youtu.be/nOr0na6mKJQ

For other more recent western scores, you can always try the following :

James Newton Howard's sumptuous Wyatt Earp:
http://youtu.be/W5NajWMjtDo

Lennie Neihaus - Unforgiven:
http://youtu.be/z5q5YP9kBuI

Bruce Broughton's stirring Silverado:
http://youtu.be/jVwU6IXFfFU

John Barry's Dances With Wolves:
http://youtu.be/KHvKviaeulg

Or more vintage :

Jerry Goldsmith - Take A Hard Ride :
http://youtu.be/on_naQ4EvuE

Ennio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In The West :
http://youtu.be/Lo4lZuDoufs