Stay At Home Playlists #2

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Why hello and welcome back to week 2 of the online pop-up concert phenomenon that is ‘Stay At Home Playlists’.

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With discerning selectivity, impeccable nuance and aplomb aplenty, we bring you a sampling platter of tunes to tantalise the auditory palate.

• General Collection 2 (playlist)
• But Why Collection (playlist)
• Village Choir Collection (playlist)
• Musical Discussions 2 (playlist)

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Weekly Descriptions

(Also available: next week & last week)

General Collection 2

This collection is another variety of fun music:

1. Huey Lewis And The News – The Power Of Love – Not sure about most people, but the first time I heard this song was in Back To The Future.  Such a great movie.
2. I want you back // The Jackson 5 // Hudson Horns Collective – Motown has a frenetic joyful energy that’s really captured in this cover.
3. MMMbop (Doo Wop Verion) – Check out the singer on the left of the screen.  I’ve seen him in a number of different contexts and his vocal range and ability is amazing and wonderful.
4. “SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now)” – A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back – I missed this training montage scene when I first watched the movie …
5. Bill Bailey’s Downton Abbey Jamaican Dub Reggae Version – Until recently, I only knew Bill Bailey as an actor/comedian from things like Black Books.  He’s actually a good musician too.
6. MozART group – Wild, Wild West – Just to add a bit of classical culture into the mix.
7. Wintergatan – Marble Machine – So what exactly is an instrument.  This musician challenges the concept, combining engineering with marbles to create something beautiful.  There’s also a lot of skill required to play this instrument.
8. “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” (Eiffel 65) Electroswing Cover by Robyn Anderson – So there’s this thing called Electroswing apparently.  I’m not a huge fan but it’s still interesting to listen to.
9. a-ha – Take On Me (Live From MTV Unplugged) – I’m fairly sure that this unplugged version is used in the movie Deadpool 2
10. Aqua – Barbie Girl (WAY TOO SAD COVER) – There are oh so many ways you can cover a song.
11. Mr Sandman Live in Brighton by Flash Mob Jazz – Only just found this group but they are really good.
12. “Godspell” Cast Takes It “Day By Day” in the Recording Studio – A new production was ‘recently’ done of the musical Godspell.  I first saw that musical when it was put on by Concordia school in Toowoomba.
13. Gospel Choir performing live with the Gorillaz performing Demon Days – A live performance of Demon Days by the band with a Gospel Choir (in London I think).  It inspired my choir’s leader to do an arrangement for us to sing.

But Why Collection

This collection is of music that I quite enjoy but that also leaves me kind of saying “But Why …”:

1. Under Pressure/Let It Go Smoosh-Up – Puddles Pity Party – Who doesn’t want to see a six-foot clown doing a good cover of Queen.
2. BeatSaber – Rasputin (Funk Overload) – So if you’re looking for some exercise tips, try out the dance routine from this one.
3. I sing the ENTIRE orchestra in the Star Wars theme – OK sure … but why …
4. Tenacious D at American Idol – again … OK sure … but why …
5. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – “Skaravan” on Room Service – I really feel that these guys are channeling the type of unique Japanese craziness that their game shows also have.  I wonder how much the bed was trashed at the end of this …
6. Flight of the Tuba Bumblebee – Canadian Brass – Is it really true that the World Record for the fastest rendition of this tune is played on the Tuba?
7. Thunderstruck by Steve’n’Seagulls (LIVE) – It starts with a guy riding in on a lawnmower … ’nuff said
8. 2CELLOS – Thunderstruck – Let’s bring some dignity back to the song with a classical style.  Did you notice the parody of a scene from Back to the Future at the end there?
9. James Hill Playing The ‘Ukelele With Chopsticks And A Comb‘ – Because obviously.  I once sent this to a friend and I swear, not 2 hours later, he had posted a video of himself in full Tuxedo playing something on his ukelele with chopsticks in return.
10. Ylvis – The Fox (What Does The Fox say?) – I once coded all day playing this song on a loop.  Probably won’t do that again.

Village Choir Collection

This collection is of songs that Village Choir (the one I sing in at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village) has covered.  Not us singing though 🙂

1. Lorde – Royals (US Version)
2. Billie Eilish – when the party’s over – A history of doing songs like this is why we got a reputation in the early days as The Dark Wiggles
3. Don’t Stop Me Now (a Cappella) – This version inspired me to do my first arrangement of a song ever.  The choir humoured me and actually sang it.
4. Tripod – Sweet Caroline – Yes this version is the one that we want to perform
5. Fleet Foxes – Sun Giant Lyrics
6. Fantastic Mr. Fox (Soundtrack) – Ol’ Man River by the Beachboys
7. Paul Simon – Loves Me Like A Rock
8. Nothing matters when we’re dancing
9. Sufjan Stevens – The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades
10. Down in the river to pray – COLORADO ALL STATE TREBLE CHOIR 2019
11. Crosby, Stills & Nash (Live) – Teach Your Children – We did this as a Christmas song (for some reason I haven’t worked out yet)

Musical Discussions 2

This collection, again of background discussions of music:

1. Sounds of the Nightmare Machine – a short look at a musician who composes music scores for horror movies
2. James Morrison – just randomly walking around a collection of weird, rare and wonderful brass instruments.  His ability is summed up by him walking up to something and saying, “Oh what’s this” and then picking it up and playing it really well.
3. How to imitate cello and violin on guitar
4. The mad scientist of music | Mark Applebaum – Ok I get what he’s saying … but IS it music?  Like the piece he composed for “3 conductors and no instruments” which was inspired by an argument that he saw between two deaf people signing to each other in exaggerated gestures.