Another nice little journey back in time. Music journey. Never enough!
Marie Laforêt - Ciccerenella
Great artistic performance of (I believe) some traditional Italian song, which makes me regret that I do not know this language, and cannot understand what is being said. Marie Laforet is a wonderful French actress, her performance almost replaces explanations for me... (I can understand one word still: 'belle' 😛 maybe one of native-speaking Hiveans can explain it to me?...) Pay attention to the faces of the accompanists musicians! Mary has clearly ignited and impregnated them with her passion, they are so happy to play for her!
Nina Simone - Ain't Got No, I Got Life
Nina Simone does not need any extra presentations, does she?.. This became one of my very fave songs in life, almost purely for the lyrics. It is so consolative. No, I'm not a black man who is fighting for his rights in America in 1966 ... but has the situation with the level of freedom changed much? (By the way, my acquaintance with Nina Simone have started exactly at this point: I have heard famous 'What is the freedom for you?' catch-phrase from her interview sampled in Radiohead gig around 2016).
Cat Power - I Feel
Chan Marshall is the name behind the 'Cat Power' name. She is one of my fave woman vocalists; musical press labelled her voice as 'velvet' and 'chocolate'. Sadly, I have to admit - her songwriter and creator skills are not as impressive, as her vocals, arrangement, performing, and charming outlook. Yes, she's a real charmer! Perhaps thats why sufficient part of her recordings are cover songs. But! What she is doing with selected songs - is unbelievable magic! This song originally performed by The Hot Boys, actually was a dirty rap song. Look what she've made of it: I'm not afraid to say this is like a political manifesto, the level of Bob Dylan, a song that could become the anthem of a generation.
Do listen to the lyrics. Grok it.
So... today 'They don't do it like that anymore! The post goes for Three Tune Tuesday challenge run by @ablaze. Previous issues: 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112
