Members LCK Posted November 16, 2011 Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 I agree that this is a really well-written lyric. Two notes: 1) Seth McFarlane, who has tons of money from Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad, and others, studied singing with two of Frank Sinatra's vocal coaches. 2) When you see him sipping from a cup on a talk show, it isn't water or coffee he's drinking, it's scotch. (He talked frankly about his nervousness several times on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.) LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted November 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 Thanks, Lee Charles Kelley. You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted November 16, 2011 Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 Originally Posted by Mark Blackburn I smile, I grin, when the gal with a touch of sin walks in. [!] A remarkably clever and engaging line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 18, 2011 Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2011 I missed all the Seth MacFarlane talk... can the guy be any more talented? He's no Sinatra or Bennett but the guy can sing. I first saw him hosting the Charlie Sheen Roast. They made points about his animation background and I thought they were kidding. Then I saw his concert movie the other day on On Demand TV. I thought, "That's that host guy." So I went and checked his Wiki page. Holy smokes! Talented enough? funny too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted November 19, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 Yes he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 19, 2011 Moderators Share Posted November 19, 2011 This is from the concert movie I was referring to. This band is great. And Sara Bareilles is great in this setting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted November 19, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 True to the stated purpose of his album (to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted November 19, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 That wonderful video led to another from the same show -- one I've always meant to celebrate here, TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted November 20, 2011 Members Share Posted November 20, 2011 One of my all-time favorite songs of all time. Have you heard this version? Or Art Garfunkel's?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSrvtFUn8Y8 Also, no disrespect to Sara Bareilles, but the Seth McFarlane/Norah Jones version is much better. I love Hoagy's voice on this one, from 1938. LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Mark Blackburn Posted November 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 23, 2011 On the drive in to work today, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted November 23, 2011 Members Share Posted November 23, 2011 Ah, Jean Louisa Kelly. Star of Yes, Dear, one of TV's most mediocre sitcoms that somehow lasted. But before that she was in The Fantasticks, a wonderful little film almost no one saw, but probably should have.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4inwgFDw7I LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Mark Blackburn Posted November 25, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 25, 2011 For more than 30 years Willie Nelson has tried to share with his Country fans, his love for the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted November 26, 2011 Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 Ha - I sang this on my morning walk yesterday. Spring in Oz and old Brits sing in the suburbs (because they can). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrew-sing Posted November 26, 2011 Members Share Posted November 26, 2011 Music is such a crazy art form which springs from somewhere deep in the imagination, that I think it's fine to sit on the fence with this question - sometimes the words come first, no problem! Sometimes a melody arrives, great! Sometimes a snippet of words and melody arrive together, which are then fashioned into a song! No problem!Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted December 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 1, 2011 Musician/singer/arranger Richard Carpenter a moment ago (on satellite radio) introduced Nat Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted December 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 It's 33-below "windchill" here in the world's coldest major city and satellite radio began playing Christmas seasonal songs today. On the drive in to work there were two sacred carols from Sinatra's "Jolly Christmas" album -- "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," and "The First Noel." It went well with today's big snowflakes -- the 'compound' kind that fall as slowly as they do in 'snow globes.' [Over at Amazon I've just reviewed the latest edition of this million-selling album just re-mastered and released "with extra tracks" and I noted the passing, earlier this year, of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" composer (W&M) Hugh Martin; Frank pursuaded him to change one line of the song "to make it more "jolly." (With the moderator's permission, a link below).] A secular seasonal song channel 71 played 'just for me' today was one we celebrated a year ago at this time, "Baby It's Cold Outside" (w&m Frank Loesser). I have about 20 versions of that male/female duet song and my favorite is the one played this day, from 20 years ago, by Barry Manilow and Country singer K.T. Oslin. Their spoken-word improvising throughout the song (words not found in Loesser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted December 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 The year was 1987 -- "The Grammys," and Ray Charles is about to be presented with a "Lifetime Achievement Award." He's summoned up from the audience (violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, seated behind him, applauding) so that Ray and Dionne Warwick can duet the "best live performance" this song ever received. VHS tape quality video (dreadful, but glad SOMEONE recorded it), despite which, Ray's greatness with a song lyric shines through. Ms Warwick seems genuinely seduced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted December 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Searching just now for James Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ido1957 Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Originally Posted by Andrew-sing Music is such a crazy art form which springs from somewhere deep in the imagination, that I think it's fine to sit on the fence with this question - sometimes the words come first, no problem! Sometimes a melody arrives, great! Sometimes a snippet of words and melody arrive together, which are then fashioned into a song! No problem!Andrew This thread has veered far away from this topic - months ago. lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted December 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thank you both for the reminder! Two years ago (Dec. 09) I started this thread by appealing for examples of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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