Category Archives: video

⦿ French Inhaler – Warren Zevon 1976

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 1976.  Warren. . and the painfully beautiful lyrics
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‘How are you gonna make your way in the world when you weren’t cut out for workin’.. .
. .where will you go with your scarves and your miracles, who’s gonna know who you are’

The ‘So Long, Norman’ part seems to be a veiled reference to Norman Mailer’s 1973
book “Marilyn’ in which he was one of the first to publicly link Marilyn Monroe and Bobby
Kennedy, for shock value and publicity. . True or not – it struck people as a sleazy thing
to do for attention and it reflected badly on him…Mailer later admitted to doing that with
the intent to increase his book sales.. . So long, Norman .
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⦿ I’m an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande – Dan Hicks & the HotLicks 1972

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 the  amazing  vocalist  is  >> Lickette   Maryann  Price < <

I have loved this ever since first hearing it years ago. . I made my own youtube video of this
record about 10 years ago, because at the time there was nothing with this version. . I used
the vintage cowgirl image for fun, since the song was sung by a woman, instead of a man.

One day the singer herself, Maryann Price, contacted me via youtube to say that she enjoyed
the  cowgirl picture being associated with her record – a thrill for me !
. . ( Later  mean  old  youtube  deleted  my  channel, so  that  video  was  lost.)
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 . . Dan Hicks passed away  Feb. 2016. .  . best known in the San Francisco area

⦿ Janis Joplin–Maybe & Little Girl Blue, live 1969

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MAYBE.  Live. .The One and Only Janis – imitators step back !  She was the Real Deal. .
From  German tv, 1969 . .  The whole concert  can be found on youtube
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Litttle Girl Blue.   Live.  (Tom Jones tv show 1969).. . .  .  have a tissue handy.
     > > >  songwriter : Nina Simone
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⦿ Mark Knopfler /Notting Hillbillies. . . . . .I Think I Love You Too Much, 1990

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 Mark Knopfler – Notting Hillbillies, 1990 . . I Think I Love You Too Much
a tasty blues from the short-lived Notting Hillbillies. . with a sweet pedal steel guitar solo

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I like the little flair he does at  ‘if I locked you up’ , the look to one side, it’s an element of the song – it’s also seen on other live performances.  It’s like the finger-snap on Romeo & Juliet 

⦿ Meditation from Thaïs :: by Massenet 1894, violin solo

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Many years ago in a thrift store I bought  an oversize  78 record, red, from the 1920s,
just because it was unusual. When I played it at home this is the composition I heard.

I knew nothing about the piece at the time  but it seemed vaguely familiar. I strongly
sensed I’d heard it somewhere, sometime, but really I knew nothing about it then.
I just liked the way it sounded, so evocative, dream-like, and melancholy.
Later I learned it was a well known composition from a 1894 opera by Jules Massenet.
I don’t  care about the opera,  I just love this piece !

⦿Homicide : Life on the Street – free streaming

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Homicide : Life on the Street – free streaming

For fans of the show :: the 1993-1999 series is streaming FREE on Tubi
(tubitv.com.) and ad-free with a blocker. . There are 7 seasons  plus an
end-of-series tv movie.

With cast  Andre Braugher, Kyle Secor, Melissa Leo, Yaphet Kotto,
Daniel Baldwin, Clark Johnson, Reed Diamond, and Richard Belzer
in the origin of  the John Munch character. . Latecomer – Giancarlo Esposito. 
     Some well known guest stars include  Robin Williams,  Lily Tomlin,
Steve Buscemi, Steve Allen,  Joe Perry (of Aerosmith),  Dean and Scott
Winters, James Earl Jones and  more.

Also :: 3 crossover episodes with Law & Order.. John Munch (Homicide)
and Lennie Briscoe (Law & Order) were quite a memorable pairing.
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 **  The rights to the original music in the episodes were  expired or
blocked, so for the series to become available, generic replacements
in the same general tone were made. This somewhat  affects  portions
of the episodes,  as  the original music  inclusions served  as a major
dramatic element of some scenes,  now altered.

Note :: This is my own announcement, with no compensation or
affiliation of any kind –  I’m just a fan letting others know where the
series can be found for free.  Some episodes can be found on youtube,
but in a hit-or-miss limited selection. The series is also on Peacock – and Not free.

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⦿ Bach – Invention #1 in C Major for piano

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. a  beautiful  piece  written  300  years  ago  (1720)

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⦿ Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes – Paul Simon 1987

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with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. . Zimbabwe  Graceland Concert, 1987.
It’s a thing there for the small townships to have their own dance troop and compete with other townships. .  She’s a rich girl,  She don’t try to hide it, Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
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⦿ Ricky Nelson on a trapeze. . (from the Ozzie & Harriet show 1960)

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Brothers Rick and David Nelson as trapeze artists !  from the Ozzie & Harriet tv show, 1960  (s08 e15).
David had learned the skills a year prior, for the film The Big Circus,1959. . David also  worked
for a time  in real life as a trapeze performer. . Rick studied  and excelled, just  for this filming –
how impressive is that !  and check his mid-air triple spin at the end – wow  !  . 

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⦿ Ghostbusters song video 1984

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 ‘Who you gonna call ?  –  GHOSTBUSTERS !’ 
A fun retro video with a catchy tune & great beat,  with cameos from celebrities of the day (40+ years ago !).
. .. . . . .  . .   . . ‘I ain’t afraid of no ghost. .’
How To: Stay Puft Marshmallow Pops — Sugared Nerd    

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⦿The Talking Kitty video series (Sylvester & Steve)

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The hilarious Talking Kitty video series  (2008-2019)    Created by Steve Cash – a quite talented, creative and funny guy. 
  ** Sylvester is a self-centered  kitty with an entitled  personality – it’s always all about him !   He’s cranky and always arguing with, and annoying, his human  Steve Cash. (cat voiced by Steve).. .. The series has 69 episodes,  with various other kitties and  a dog adding to the household. .  .  Episodes include things like introduction of a new kitten (‘I’ll Kill you !’),  Sylvester’s ridiculous  evil schemes, and his dairy,  Sylvester’s catnip overdose, Sylvester in jail  (the animal shelter).       The series ended with the death of Steve Cash in 2020,  and Sylvester passed on  a few months later.

>>>  The complete playlist, episodes 1 – 69
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZrUn03kXI&list=PLHYU-sv7GXL4jiwYem1YiyFgpkkLH9IC9&index=1

 The First Episode  – Wake Up Kitty :. . . ‘Leave me alone. . . Shut up’ 

Sylvester’s catnip overdose   Ep 7 
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⦿ Make You Feel My Love : 3D -sibling harmony singers

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. . . Two songs. . .
 I recently discovered these 3 college student siblings who enjoy singing harmony w/ each other- – so talented and pleasantly wholesome.
They have a YouTube channel –  ‘Life in 3D’  with more cover songs, church songs too.

Make You Feel My Love   (Bob Dylan 1997)   

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⦿ Move It On Over – George Thorogood

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Raw rock n roll from 1978 – a killer record that never gets old. . . A surprize :: written by Hank Williams Sr. in 1947 !
If this doesn’t get you going,  you might be dead. . .. move over little dog, the big old dog’s comin’ in
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⦿ God Only Knows – Carl Wilson, live 1992

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Carl Wilson in a 1992  solo performance of his signature song.  Written for Carl, by brother Brian   in 1966.
Carl was often described as having a sweet angelic voice, so evident when singing this song.
He passed away from cancer, 1998


I may not always love you   But long as there are stars above youYou never need to doubt it    I’ll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I’d be without you

If you should ever leave me   Though life would still go on believe meThe world could show nothing to me   So what good would living do me
God only knows what I’d be without youIf you should ever leave me   Well life would still go on believe meThe world could show nothing to me   So what good would living do me
God only knows what I’d be without youGod only knows what I’d be without you
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⦿ Buzzin’ Fly – Tim Buckley 1969

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A  beautiful and emotionally powerful  love song by Tim Buckley from the Happy-Sad  album, 1969... . His best known song  was ‘Once I Was ( a soldier)’ – used to great effect in the 1978 film  ‘Coming Home’   with Jon Voight, Jane Fonda  &  Bruce Dern.
Sadly he died from a heroin overdose in 1975, only 28 yrs old..  His son, musician Jeff Buckley,  also died young  at age 30, from drowning.

.. .. . . Buzzin’ Fly
I  wanna  know  everything  about  you . .I  wanna  know  everything  about  you..
What  makes  ya  smile,  what  makes  ya  wild,  what  makes  ya  love  me  this  way,
Darlin’  I  wanna  know . . . .  . . .
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⦿ Saturday Night Fever line dance – John Travolta 1977

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                 =   fever   night   fever   night   fever  = 

 I saw the movie recently for the first time since the 70s  to check out the dancing.  Oddly I don’t really remember this line dance part but now it’s my favorite part.  There’s just something so wholesome and fascinating about it and I like the song.

Then I discovered it was,  and may still be,  a  ‘thing’  that various groups of folks do.  There’s a 2011 video from England of a flash mob doing the dance in a big plaza.   A core group of maybe 10 people started and others joined in until there were around 60,  some who knew the steps and also people winging it.   Lots of spectators and everyone had fun
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⦿ Caturday – Cat Rave Party

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MeowMix  cat rave party.   My favorite is the tuxedo kitty  who looks totally spaced out

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⦿ Cannibals – Mark Knopfler live 1996

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              From  ‘A  Night  in  London’  concert, 1996.
A  feel-good zydeco thing with a long intro by  Sonny Landreth (and Not about cannibals) .  This is  wild  at the end  and  everyone has a good time.
   . . . . .   ‘big strong daddy,  big strong boy,  livin’ in a big strong land’

‘once upon  time there were cannibals, now there are no cannibals anymore’

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⦿Patti Smith -Because the Night,1978

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Patti  Smith – Because  the  Night   1978,  live
. . . . .  co-written with Bruce Springsteen

 lyrics   Because the Night – Patti Smith 1978

Take me now, baby, here as I am
Pull me close, try and understand
Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed

Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel when I’m in your hands
Take my hand, come undercover
They can’t hurt you now
Can’t hurt you now, can’t hurt you now

Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to love
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us

Have I doubt when I’m alone
Love is a ring, the telephone
Love is an angel disguised as lust
Here in our bed until the morning comes

Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
They can’t touch you now
Can’t touch you now, can’t touch you now

Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to love
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us

With love we sleep
With doubt the vicious circle
Turns and burns
Without you, oh, I cannot live
Forgive, the yearning burning
I believe it’s time, too real to feel
So touch me now, touch me now,
touch me now

Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to love
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us

Because tonight there are two lovers
If we believe, in the night we trust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to love
‘Cause we believe, in the night we trust
Because the night belongs to lovers
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⦿ I miss Lenny Briscoe, still

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   ‘Law & Order’

miss Lenny    Lenny Briscoe L&O     Lennie Briscoe 2 L&O

     Jerry  Orbach ( passed away Dec.2004)
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Lenny & Mike L&O    rey curtis2 L&Orey curtis L&O WWRD         Reynaldo !

 

clips  of   Law & Order  can  be found on the official L&O youtube  channel = and the later episodes  available on Peacock =paid= streaming,
and as of  August  2025,  for Xfinity cable users, episodes are shown in order on BBC America. When they reach the end (2010),  they start over, S01 E01. (1990).
Also on channel WE TV on Sundays but hit or miss with no schedule.

⇒  ⇒  weekly marathons .on BBC America. . currently 8pm or 10pm  Monday  thru  6am Tuesday.
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 > > >  As of September 2025,   older seasons 1-10  are being  Live-streamed  Free, on  the Roku Channel and Pluto.  In a Live stream it connects in a random place in a random episode,  with no  episode info  nor the ability to pause or navigate. but it’s Free ! .
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Lenny & Mike  1995 

 Lenny & Rey   1996
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⦿ Alright – Janet Jackson 1989

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Janet  killin’  it  in a  fun  fantasy video  with a great beat, from the  Rhythm Nation album, 1989
. . .Cameo  appearances  by  Cyd  Charisse,  the Nicholas  Brothers and  Cab  Calloway


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⦿The Bishop’s Wife – 1947 film. . . . . . . . . Cary Grant, Loretta Young

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1947.   Cary Grant,  Loretta Young,  David Niven.
My favorite Christmas movie. . . Cary Grant is an angel


   >>> for more vintage films   see the list on my  dedicated page:  https://lookhere3.wordpress.com/vintage-films/
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⦿ Remember the Night – 1940 film. . . . Fred MacMurray & Barbara Stanwyck

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A  wonderful lesser-known film  with  Fred MacMurray  &  Barbara Stanwyck .  .
. . a different kind of love story  with a Christmas theme.  With Beulah Bondi & Sterling Holloway

Amazon.com: Remember the Night : Preston Sturges, Mitchell Leisen, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Sterling Holloway, Willard Robertson, Mitchell Leisen: Movies &amp; TV


     >>>  for more vintage films   see the list on my  dedicated  page: https://lookhere3.wordpress.com/vintage-films/
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⦿Do You Believe in Magic -Lovin Spoonful 1965

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Another blast from the past, 1965.  Weird video of the Lovin Spoonful lip-synching, as bands did on tv then.  John Sebastian was the Man, a skilled songwriter.  Their records were a huge part of my life at the time, I loved them,  and still do, 60 years later.  OMG how old AM I ?    haha ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

⦿Allman Brothers Band :: Statesboro Blues. . live Fillmore East 1971

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 It’s time for some sweet classic Southern R&R from Duane & Gregg

Allman Brothers :: Statesboro Blues live,  Fillmore East ’71   (with a nice photo montage of Duane)
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⦿The Highwayman~ the Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson) 1990

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1990  live.   I  had  a  4th row  seat  at  the  Highwaymen  concert, Oakland  Paramount  Theater,  November 1991.
I was sitting kitty-corner behind June Carter !   So Johnny Cash was looking in that direction when I waved at him,  being silly,  and he looked at me, like  ‘Who is that?’  like he thought he should know me.
Later in the concert each man did his big hit.  When Willie sang  You Were Always on My Mind,   Waylon and Kris were grabbing  some water and  a smoke, but Johnny Cash stood mesmerized and reverent to Willie singing,  it was a powerful moment.
One of my best memories !   a  great all-star concert experience.
>> songwriter : Jimmy Webb <<    >>> Willie Nelson – last man standing at age 92 ( as of Feb’26) 

⦿ David Attenborough w/Bird of Paradise

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Blooper film of a  beautiful Bird of Paradise with a lot to say to David  Attenborough.
Check out other film captures of  Birds of Paradise  for many different varieties with stunning  plumage and  intricate mating displays. .
and David Attenborough, who is still going strong at 97 !

⦿ Jefferson Airplane ~ She Has Funny Cars & It’s No Secret

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because  I  love  the  classic oldies.
R.I.P.  Paul  Jan 2016 …. R.I.P.  Marty  Sept 2018

 She  Has  Funny  Cars .  from Surrealistic Pillow 1966                       Flash ! Paradise
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     It’s  No  Secret     

Paul,  Grace  &  Marty  1966

I was lucky enough back in the day, to see them several times in SF 

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⦿ Strangers on a Train – 1951 Hitchcock film

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A  Hitchcock  classic  with  Farley  Granger &  Robert  Walker.
A suspense drama about two strangers who meet on a train, one of whom is a psychopath who suggests  that they
“exchange” murders so that neither will be caught. 


>>>  for more vintage films   see the list on my  dedicated page :
https:// lookhere3.wordpress.com/vintage-films/
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⦿ Hit the Road, Jack – Ray Charles Live 1961

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When I heard this song on the radio as a grade-school kid, I decided my calling was to be a Raylette !
That strikes me as funny now, especially since I’m not a singer or performer – but I guess I was born with ‘soul’ because I didn’t  get it from my folks or my childhood in white-bread suburbia.

Live – 1961 
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⦿Hollywood and the Stars theme – Elmer Bernstein

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The memorable beautiful theme by Elmer Bernstein for the tv show ‘Hollywood and the Stars’, 1963-64;
also used for a time at the Academy Awards.A lovely piece of music that so many remember and love.

♦  To me it evokes a haunting melancholy,  yet at the same time a majestic grandeur
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Bernstein was a prolific composer with 200+ well-known film & television themes and scores in 50+ years,
for a wide scope of projects — dramas, comedies and westerns — the iconic Magnificent Seven theme, for one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Bernstein
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⦿Ragtime theme-Randy Newman 1981

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The lovely theme from the 1981 film Ragtime. 
One of Randy Newman’s many talents is  bringing to life through his original music,
a  strong evocative sense of an ‘old-timey’ atmosphere, such as the Old Deep South,
and in this piece, 1906 – the time of the film’s  story,  a  grand wistful waltz.

For those interested in the film, find Free here ⇒ : https://archive.org/details/Ragtime.Zo


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⦿Time Passages 1978 & The Year of the Cat 1976 – Al Stewart Live

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.Live performances  1978 & 1976, faithful to the excellent  records


Great older songs and lovely memories. .
.I also have to say – Al was So Sexy then !  So very yummy. . .
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The Year of the Cat    lyrics  

On a morning from a Bogart movie      In a country where they turn back timeYou go strolling through the crowd like Peter LorreContemplating a crimeShe comes out of the sun in a silk dress runningLike a watercolor in the rainDon’t bother asking for explanationsShe’ll just tell you that she cameIn the year of the cat
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She doesn’t give you time for questions
As she locks up your arm in hersAnd you follow ’till your sense of which directionCompletely disappearsBy the blue tiled walls near the market stallsThere’s a hidden door she leads you toThese days, she says, I feel my lifeJust like a river running throughThe year of the cat.

While she looks at you so coolyAnd her eyes shine like the moon in the seaShe comes in incense and patchouliSo you take her, to find what’s waiting insideThe year of the cat
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Well morning comes and you’re still with herAnd the bus and the tourists are goneAnd you’ve thrown away your choice ,
you’ve lost your ticket  so you have to stay on
But the drum-beat strains of the night remainIn the rhythm of the newborn dayYou know sometime you’re bound to leave herBut for now you’re going to stayIn the year of the cat
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Songwriters: Alistair Ian Stewart / Peter John Wood

⦿Hank Williams~Hey Good Lookin’- Honky Tonk Blues- Lovesick Blues

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How about some classic  old-time country  from Hank Williams  Sr. . .
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I like different kinds of music – straight-up classic rock & roll, classical Bach, and more . .and some old country too.
I got to thinking about how I  first connected with country music, because  it was not in my house growing up.  When I was a teenager  lying awake late into the night  I’d listen to my grandpa’s old 1940s Zenith table radio, dialing around;  it had a great sound with a bass control.
Late one night,  on a 50,000 watt station in UTAH to California, I heard Johnny Cash & the Carter Family singing  ‘Daddy Sang Bass  & Will the Circle Be Unbroken’.   That was the spark !
I couldn’t believe I was hearing this great song  loud & clear as day from faraway Utah in the middle of the night !.

          Hey Good Lookin’ (whatcha got cookin’ ?) Live  1951 Honky Tonk Blues,  1948  Lovesick Blues, 1949  . . with yodeling !
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⦿ Michael ~ 1996 film. . John Travolta, Andie MacDowell

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John Travolta,  Andie MacDowell,  William Hurt,  Jean Stapleton.


A  feel-good  sweet, funny & touching fantasy / love story with  Michael the Archangel.
On his final visit from heaven, Michael revels in the earthly pleasures of food, women, dancing and more, as well as bringing 2 lonely souls together in love.  And – lessons on the importance of faith.

 

.>   >   Songs by  Randy Newman,  Bonnie Raitt  &  Van Morrison

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–. . . . for more vintage films   see the list on my  dedicated page: https://lookhere3.wordpress.com/vintage-films/
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