@Sir2u agree?

"She's Nineteen Years Old" (3:14)
A-side single, 1958
Muddy Waters

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"These Arms of Mine" (2:35)
A-side single, 1962
Otis Redding

In protest of multiple "listening" threads:

In further protest of disparate listening threads. Early Scriabin is almost Liszt meets Debussy to my ear:

I was thinking about taking it easy on yourself, myself, ourselves.
In general. Not about romantic break-ups.
But this kinda sound is easy on my ear, right now. So here it is:

I love Otis. This one I wanna slow dance with someone... :hearts:

Norman Quentin Cook[1] (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963),[2] also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer[3] who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatboy_Slim

You ever listen to Scott Walker's solo stuff? It gets pretty intense. This is the easy listening side:

You ever listen to Scott Walker's solo stuff? It gets pretty intense. — Noble Dust

Yes, I have listened to some. Interesting to read wiki entry:

From the mid-1980s onward, Walker revived his solo career while moving in an increasingly avant-garde direction; of this period in his career, The Guardian said "imagine Andy Williams reinventing himself as Stockhausen". Walker's 1960s recordings were highly regarded by the 1980s UK underground music scene, and gained a cult following.

Walker continued to record until 2018. He was described by the BBC upon his death as "one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in rock history".
[...]
Crucial differences came via the more avant-garde orchestrations of his arrangers (primarily Angela Morley (at the time known as Wally Stott), Peter Knight and Reg Guest) and by Walker's own approach to lyrics, which involved a cinematic mise-en-scene approach once described as "unsettling short stories, all the more creepy for their delicate orchestral backdrop."
— wiki

I hit on this one yesterday and didn't last for more than 30 seconds!

When I woke up this morning
You were on my mind...

I love/d this song but paying more attention to the lyrics:

[...]
Just trust in me like I trust in you
As long as we've been together
It should be so easy to do
Just get yourself together
Or we might as well say goodbye
What good is a love affair
When you can't see eye to eye
If you don't know me by now
You will never
Never, never know me

Sometimes we don't even know or trust ourselves.
As for 'just get yourself together'!
Then the threat... :naughty:

Sometimes we don't even know or trust ourselves.
As for 'just get yourself together'!
Then the threat... :naughty: — Amity

So its emotional blackmail actually, a romantic extortion, lots of lyrics are like that.

But your right, I will simply cancel it from now on :monkey:

Here's another golden nasty oldie, this one is about cheating.


The Manhattans

"Kiss And Say Goodbye" (1976)

This has got to be the saddest day of my life
I called you here today for a bit of bad news
I won't be able to see you anymore
Because of my obligations, and the ties that you have
We've been meeting here everyday
And since this is our last day together
I wanna hold you just one more time
When you turn and walk away, don't look back
I wanna remember you just like this
Let's just kiss and say goodbye

I had to meet you here today
There's just so many things to say
Please don't stop me 'till I'm through
This is something I hate to do
We've been meeting here so long
I guess what we done, oh was wrong
Please darling, don't you cry
Let's just kiss and say goodbye

Many months have passed us by
(I'm gonna miss you)
I'm gonna miss you, I can't lie
(I'm gonna miss you)
I've got ties, and so do you
I just think this is the thing to do
It's gonna hurt me, I can't lie
Maybe you'll meet, you'll meet another guy
Understand me, won't you try, try, try, try, try, try, try
Let's just kiss and say goodbye

(I'm gonna miss you)
I'm gonna miss you, I can't lie
(I'm gonna miss you)
Understand me, won't you try
(I'm gonna miss you)
It's gonna hurt me, I can't lie
(I'm gonna miss you)
Take my handkerchief, wipe your eyes
(I'm gonna miss you)
Maybe you'll find, you'll find another guy
(I'm gonna miss you)
Let's kiss and say goodbye, pretty baby
(I'm gonna miss you)
Please, don't you cry
(I'm gonna miss you)
Understand me, won't you try
(I'm gonna miss you)
Let's just kiss
And say goodbye

So its emotional blackmail actually, a romantic extortion, lots of lyrics are like that.

But your right, I will simply cancel it from now on — Seeker

If they hit home the heart, the pain and pleasure, then songs will sell.
I might be right but you better not let it/life go. It's transactional, innit. Love is all around :heart:
Gotta love the :broken: not to mention the wholesome white jumpsacks suits of the Manhattans. :monkey:

'So If you really love me...come on and let it show...'

If they hit home the heart, the pain and pleasure, then songs will sell.
I might be right but you better not let it/life go. It's transactional, innit. Love is all around :heart:
Gotta love the :broken: not to mention the wholesome white jumpsackssuits of the Manhattans. — Amity

Nah I really like those old bands/songs, inspite of the nasty lyrics :smile:

This one's video showcases stalking 'your' ex

https://youtu.be/Mc_6rKOwhxg

Cornelis Vreeswijk - background information

Cornelis Vreeswijk (8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch-born Swedish singer-songwriter, poet and actor.

He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become a journalist, but became increasingly involved in music, performing at events for students with idiosyncratic humor and social engagement. Cornelis Vreeswijk is considered one of the most influential and successful troubadours in Sweden. In 2010 a Swedish drama film, called "Cornelis", was made about his life. It was directed by Amir Chamdin. — Wikipedia