Stay At Home Playlists #4

It’s Indie gigs … it’s musical theatre … it’s entertaining dance & music videos.  Plus, a bonus kid’s collection.

Welcome to week 4 of the Stay At Home Playlists!

(Also available: last week, next week)

I’ve really enjoyed combing youtube for these playlists.

First up is a bunch of Indie artists who I’ve never come across before.  There sure are some talented people out there.  My favourite of this bunch is Lake Street Dive who I suspect might be a play on the name of the 1971 song and album Lake Shore Drive (their Wikipedia page says not, but I’m sure I know better).

What most impresses me is that you can get totally absorbed in a band that only has vocals, a tambourine, a trumpet & a double bass and you have to keep reminding yourself that there’s nothing else making the great sound.  I love it.

Next up we have musical theatre.  So many musical moods that this genre spans across.  From the comedy of Mel Brooks, to the amazing vocals of Idina Menzel (who is Elsa from Frozen), to David Hasselhoff in Jekyll & Hyde, puppets in Avenue Q, Johnny Depp’s Sweeny Todd, Michael Jackson & Diana Ross in the slightly bizarre “The Wiz” and classics like Phantom, Les Mis and more …

Thirdly a bunch of videos where the video itself is the focus of the entertainment.  There’s even a version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station!

Finally, just for the kids (but adults you’re allowed to watch too if you like), we have:

• Disney Music – Lava
• Pinky And The Brain Theme – Postmodern Jukebox
• Noisestorm – Crab Rave
• You’ve Got a Friend in Me (from Toystory)
• If I Didn’t Have You (from Monsters, Inc)
• Aladdin “Friend Like Me” (sung by Robin Williams)