Daily music video – Page 143 – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

Paul McCartney Demonstrates the Mellotron

The each note on the mellotron keyboard is linked to a mini-tape loop of a specific sound. Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Flashback – ‘Let’s Work Together’ Canned Heat (1970) (feat. Ingrid)

Greetings FCS music lovers. I have a treat for you today. I was digging around in our FCS Archives and came on this – Ingrid in her heyday (pre-colour). I must admit I got bit of a shock. Didn’t know she was such a groover in her youth. She is the blonde in the mini-skirt.Continue reading “Flashback – ‘Let’s Work Together’ Canned Heat (1970) (feat. Ingrid)”

Flashback – ‘Let’s Stick Together’ Bryan Ferry

Lyrics at end And now the marriage vow is very sacredThe man has put us together nowYou ought to make it stick togetherCome on, come on, let’s stick togetherYou know we made a vow not to leave one another never But now you never miss your water till your well runs dryCome on now babyContinue reading “Flashback – ‘Let’s Stick Together’ Bryan Ferry”

Musical Performances I Like – Michael Jackson and Orianthi Rehearsing ‘Black or White’

Orianthi Pangelis comes from Adelaide South Australia. I have featured her previously https://donmatthewspoetry.com/2021/01/01/musicians-then-and-now-orianthi/ She is playing here with Michael Jackson Don MatthewsJanuary 2021

Flashback – ‘Good Vibrations’ (1966) Beachboys + Lost Studio Footage

Brian Wilson was the driving force behind the creation of ‘Good Vibrations’ which took place over six months in four different studios. He was in the studio constantly directing it’s production until he got it just right. It was the costliest record produced at the time Discovering the lost studio footage was an amazing findContinue reading “Flashback – ‘Good Vibrations’ (1966) Beachboys + Lost Studio Footage”

Earth Wind and Fire Then and Now – ‘September’ (1979)

Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, dance, Latin, and Afro pop. They have been described as one of the most innovative and commercially successful acts of all time. Rolling Stone called them “innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing” and declared that the band “changed the sound of black pop”. The bandContinue reading “Earth Wind and Fire Then and Now – ‘September’ (1979)”

Flashback – ‘Rockin’ All Over the World’ Status Quo (live at Wacken 2017)

From now on I will be screening one piece of music each day selected from Flashbacks, Musicians Then and Now, Remembering Musicians Who Have Died, Musical Performances I Like, and not forgetting Skip’s MercyMe Tune Grab Status Quo are an English rock band formed in 1962 Lyrics at end Ah here we are and hereContinue reading “Flashback – ‘Rockin’ All Over the World’ Status Quo (live at Wacken 2017)”

Fun Is Like a Virus

Fun is like a virusIt wants to enter youFar better than the virusThe one that gives you flu However…. You have to relax, let goTo let this virus inA sort of lowering your guardYou follow? message fin Cheryl has kindly agreed to allow us to make her song the FCS theme song. Yes we doContinue reading “Fun Is Like a Virus”

Musicians Then and Now – Orianthi

Orianthi Panagaris is an Adelaide South Australia singer/guitarist. She has played with Santana, Alice Cooper and Michael Jackson. The first video is early in her career with Santana. The second is in 2017. Both show her ability at shredding the guitar ( extremely technically proficient guitar playing) Don MatthewsDecember 2020

Remembering Arethra Franklin

Arethra Franklin was an American singer/songwriter/actor/pianist. She died of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour on 16 August 2018, age 76 The first video is a dynamite performance of ‘Think’ from 1989 The second is from 1968 of ‘A Natural Woman, co-written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin The third is from 2015, three years before her death,Continue reading “Remembering Arethra Franklin”