Friday night is: Hello, Goodbye and Swansong

[Richard A Thackeray]

As well as rockabilly with The Stray Cats, & big-band/swing, with his Orchestra, Setzer can also do Blues

However, here he is, with the Cats singing Doo-Wop/torch, equally excellently, but with an excellent guitar break

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS3YZcietNU

 

[philk56]

Lots to choose from. Here's one

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The gorgeously voiced (& gorgeous too) Alison Krauss

Apparantly signed, as a future star, when she was 15!!! (based on voice & 'bluegrass fiddle' playing)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pufMSqzG1g

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

And a similar title, but a lot more 'Steve'.....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVRwqUC7K-E

 

[philk56]

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Almost any Tindersticks could be termed 'Torch'

Gorgeous melodies...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g_CB0-Pqug

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Oh those strings & trumpets...…………….

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfF7dP41U58

 

[Venod]

 

[Venod]

 

[philk56]

 

[Levo-Lon]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WOP6R3JvNHg

 

[Fnaar]

 

[smutchin]

Jacques Brel - Le Moribond

View: https://youtu.be/h02pNUKInBo

It's such a shame that most English music fans only know the insipid, mawkish, sentimentalised version that is Terry Jacks' version, which has none of the humour and bitter sarcasm that make this such a great song.

 

[Dave7]

A bit of topic but still relevant to the subject.

View: https://youtu.be/Hkt8E2Ul-Xw

Ha. It was our 50th a couple of weeks ago and I had them play this as "my song....to my wife". Fortunately she did see the funny side.

 

[smutchin]

Another bit of Brel magnificence - Les Vieux, all about the sheer existential terror of getting old and approaching death...

View: https://youtu.be/rkaT7LgAWo0