Simon Höfer
Veteran
Ah, ok. I thought you were talking about the video from the band "Elbow" I posted before, because you quoted that post.
What are you listening to now ?
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Dvader
Well-known member
It is! Dude heard a popcorn machine and thought he could make in into music!
Here's a homage to it by one of the most talent electronic artists of our day (he did this back in 93' I think he was 22 at the time)
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Gord.T
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Popcorn was pretty new when it came out. When I heard it I think it was around '73 or '74 maybe? Around there anyways. I don't believe the version I heard posted previously in the original post was the hit version I heard on the radio.
But my dad laughed at hearing it, in a good way, and I ended up selling my accordian and bought a synthesizer, due in small part to that song, and the fact synthesized music was new and pretty cool.
But yeah, Popcorn. I may even still have the original 45 record here, the airplay one.
They are at my brothers place though. He took 'all' the 45's. Brothers!
But my dad laughed at hearing it, in a good way, and I ended up selling my accordian and bought a synthesizer, due in small part to that song, and the fact synthesized music was new and pretty cool.
But yeah, Popcorn. I may even still have the original 45 record here, the airplay one.
They are at my brothers place though. He took 'all' the 45's. Brothers!
Otis Grapsas
Carbonite Member
It has been covered by many artists. Not many people know the original.
You can hear all versions here:
http://www.popcorn-song.com/versions.php
Check out the versions with lyrics
Gord.T
Still "Senior Member"
Hey Otis. Let me do some research then. The version I had was I believe 73-74 or 75. That was an instrumental version. No lyrics.
I'm a little busy at work to check out all of your posts Otis, but will do so promptly in the morning. And I will let you know then.
All's good my man.
Have a good night. :beer:
I'm a little busy at work to check out all of your posts Otis, but will do so promptly in the morning. And I will let you know then.
All's good my man.
Have a good night. :beer:
Gord.T
Still "Senior Member"
Ooops, forgot
I checked your list but unfortunaley I couldn't find any sound samples to compare. I had 'no' idea there were that many versions of popcorn.The closest I could find right now might be this one from 1972. I thought it was a bit later when I heard it, and I'm not 100% sure this is the version I heard, but it probably is. Ya know, it has been a while. And the name of the band sounds familiar so this is probably the one I was talking about.
'72 sound close but I'm sure I heard it in '73. Maybe it was a 'late December '72'' model.
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Tom Marshall
Actor!!!!!!
Someone gave me a server they had no need for (which is about a year old and awesome as a music recording PC...) Apparently, they erased everything but the iTunes collection they had... which is about 27 gigs worth of music. It's XP 64 bit and I was worried that my Fireface 800 would have issues, but none so far... and it's been going for a good 6 hours or so now playing music...
Anyway, now Diana Krall - Willow Weep For Me is playing. Never heard of it, but it's a cool jazz tune.
Wait, new song - Natassa Theodoridou - Tora To Thimithikes... I don't know what the hell language it is, but it's interesting.
It's XP 64 bit and I was worried that my Fireface 800 would have issues, but none so far... and it's been going for a good 6 hours or so now playing music...Anyway, now Diana Krall - Willow Weep For Me is playing. Never heard of it, but it's a cool jazz tune.
Wait, new song - Natassa Theodoridou - Tora To Thimithikes... I don't know what the hell language it is, but it's interesting.
Otis Grapsas
Carbonite Member
That's greek.
Otis Grapsas
Carbonite Member
After greek folk you should check out greek pop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtxbCqJ34CE
Oh, the stichomythy
Gord.T
Still "Senior Member"
This post turned out a bit long.
After listening to this song as originally posted by Tom...
natasa theodoridou tora to thimithikes
...I thought the vocal style sounded like it had a little bit of Arabic style to it
so I youtubed a random song for comparison...
Arabic Music Video
...and I also thought that this vocal style also reminds me of Punjab music
so I youtubed a random video of that...
Brand New Punjabi Song By Preet Harpal
...and I was right in that all three of those have a common recognizable style
in the vocals. So I asked myself why and ofcourse it must be because these
countries are all in the general area of Africa and probably have influenced each other.
So maybe Africa was the roots of this vocal style, which is probably true, of all music for that matter, but I didn't remember hearing that particular vocal style in African music.
So I youtubed a randon African song...
Akon- Oh Africa (New music 2010)
...and while there is a tiny hint of the style in there, I actually found this version to be heavily influenced by Western music, which was originally influenced by African music.
I'm sure I just picked a bad example of an African song to compare but I thought it was kind of funny in how it sounded more like western region music. A poor pick that's all, for my purposes.
On the above note, I also found Otis's above link to have a heavy western influence...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtxbCqJ34CE
The chord changes in the chorus are heavily Western Music influenced, but agian that goes back to blues which has African roots.
But the song 'Alone' by 'Heart' has those same popular progrssions, I believe, albeit in a different key.
So now I understand a tiny bit more about national music, I think, but am equally
thinking that I probably don't know squat about it.
I think the vocal style, the common qualities thereof that I was recognizing
can probably be attributed to one of the 'other' scales of music that I'm most aware of.
A quick google example...
http://chandrakantha.com/articles/scales.html
So, that's an area I haven't looked into with any detail before.
Interesting none the less.
After listening to this song as originally posted by Tom...
natasa theodoridou tora to thimithikes
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...I thought the vocal style sounded like it had a little bit of Arabic style to it
so I youtubed a random song for comparison...
Arabic Music Video
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...and I also thought that this vocal style also reminds me of Punjab music
so I youtubed a random video of that...
Brand New Punjabi Song By Preet Harpal
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...and I was right in that all three of those have a common recognizable style
in the vocals. So I asked myself why and ofcourse it must be because these
countries are all in the general area of Africa and probably have influenced each other.
So maybe Africa was the roots of this vocal style, which is probably true, of all music for that matter, but I didn't remember hearing that particular vocal style in African music.
So I youtubed a randon African song...
Akon- Oh Africa (New music 2010)
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...and while there is a tiny hint of the style in there, I actually found this version to be heavily influenced by Western music, which was originally influenced by African music.
I'm sure I just picked a bad example of an African song to compare but I thought it was kind of funny in how it sounded more like western region music. A poor pick that's all, for my purposes.
On the above note, I also found Otis's above link to have a heavy western influence...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtxbCqJ34CE
The chord changes in the chorus are heavily Western Music influenced, but agian that goes back to blues which has African roots.
But the song 'Alone' by 'Heart' has those same popular progrssions, I believe, albeit in a different key.
So now I understand a tiny bit more about national music, I think, but am equally
thinking that I probably don't know squat about it.
I think the vocal style, the common qualities thereof that I was recognizing
can probably be attributed to one of the 'other' scales of music that I'm most aware of.
A quick google example...
http://chandrakantha.com/articles/scales.html
So, that's an area I haven't looked into with any detail before.
Interesting none the less.
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Otis Grapsas
Carbonite Member
I wouldn't say any of this is national music, it's more like modern popular music. It's the mediterranean, you will find a mix of western, indian, byzantine and african tradition.
You will also find pure western influences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFhtwJaoVVo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNtGc491Z-o
Greece is very complex musically, far too many influences to track. As an example, a couple of songs related to the island I was born in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezC3A-xhsgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dss_PdG8oyI&feature=related
You will also find pure western influences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFhtwJaoVVo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNtGc491Z-o
Greece is very complex musically, far too many influences to track. As an example, a couple of songs related to the island I was born in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezC3A-xhsgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dss_PdG8oyI&feature=related
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Gord.T
Still "Senior Member"
Modern popular music, if you mean 'global' modern popular music, which is a new concept in the past couple decades.
Otherwise my use of the term 'national' I'll still stand by. I know that the Orients also have popular music of which I posted a link to a 2 hour concert a few pages ago or so.
Also heavily influence by western music, unless you consider rap music a world pop or something. Rap, imo, originated in New York City. Thus the western influence.
So your saying, pop music is now a global entity? Yeah, it seems so.
Still, that's pop music. Something I've never really had any respect for musically. Ever. And still don't. I do not listen to pop music. I listen to 'music' performed by musicians for the love of it.
Pop music imo offers nothing of substance for a musician. Exceptions being, for me, the song Zebra, which I absolutely love. That is an exception and I do have a few, ya know, for pure enjoyment that I like to relax and just fill the silence with. It has it's place.
But a true musician wouldn't study pop music, like Avril Levigne. Unless your goal was to sell millions of records and get rich. There is more to music than that.
Pop is to music is what the hollywood trash is to film. Or what Paris Hilton is to an actor.
imo.
Pop has it's place, but again, it's not something I'd study for spiritual envigorating or motivation. It's just pop slop. It's childish music in the college/world of music, basically as I see it. It's an area for people who have no real talent in music. Entertainment, sure, but not music.
I could talk all night.
Otherwise my use of the term 'national' I'll still stand by. I know that the Orients also have popular music of which I posted a link to a 2 hour concert a few pages ago or so.
Also heavily influence by western music, unless you consider rap music a world pop or something. Rap, imo, originated in New York City. Thus the western influence.
So your saying, pop music is now a global entity? Yeah, it seems so.
Still, that's pop music. Something I've never really had any respect for musically. Ever. And still don't. I do not listen to pop music. I listen to 'music' performed by musicians for the love of it.
Pop music imo offers nothing of substance for a musician. Exceptions being, for me, the song Zebra, which I absolutely love. That is an exception and I do have a few, ya know, for pure enjoyment that I like to relax and just fill the silence with. It has it's place.
But a true musician wouldn't study pop music, like Avril Levigne. Unless your goal was to sell millions of records and get rich. There is more to music than that.
Pop is to music is what the hollywood trash is to film. Or what Paris Hilton is to an actor.
imo.
Pop has it's place, but again, it's not something I'd study for spiritual envigorating or motivation. It's just pop slop. It's childish music in the college/world of music, basically as I see it. It's an area for people who have no real talent in music. Entertainment, sure, but not music.
I could talk all night.
Before He Cheats, Carrie Underwood. I have never been much of a Country Music fan but every so often something leaps out at me. A heartfelt song about taking a Louisville Slugger to your cheatin' man's car. What more can I ask?
Right now he's probably slow dancing
With a bleached-blond tramp
And she's probably getting frisky
Right now, he's probably buying
Her some fruity little drink
'Cause she can't shoot whiskey
Right now, he's probably up behind her
With a pool stick
Showing her how to shoot a combo
And he don't know
I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seat
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Slashed a hole in all 4 tires
And maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
Right now, she's probably up singing some
White-trash version of Shania karaoke
Right now, she's probably saying, "I'm drunk"
And he's a thinking that he's gonna get lucky
Right now, he's probably dabbing on 3 dollars
Worth of that bathroom Polo
Oh and he don't know
That I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seat
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Slashed a hole in all 4 tires
And maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
I might've saved a little trouble for the next girl
'Cause the next time that he cheats
Oh, you know it won't be on me!
No, not on me
'Cause I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seat
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Slashed a hole in all 4 tires
Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
Oh, maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
Oh, before he cheats
Oh
There is just about nothing sexier than a woman singing about vengeance...
Right now he's probably slow dancing
With a bleached-blond tramp
And she's probably getting frisky
Right now, he's probably buying
Her some fruity little drink
'Cause she can't shoot whiskey
Right now, he's probably up behind her
With a pool stick
Showing her how to shoot a combo
And he don't know
I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seat
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Slashed a hole in all 4 tires
And maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
Right now, she's probably up singing some
White-trash version of Shania karaoke
Right now, she's probably saying, "I'm drunk"
And he's a thinking that he's gonna get lucky
Right now, he's probably dabbing on 3 dollars
Worth of that bathroom Polo
Oh and he don't know
That I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seat
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Slashed a hole in all 4 tires
And maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
I might've saved a little trouble for the next girl
'Cause the next time that he cheats
Oh, you know it won't be on me!
No, not on me
'Cause I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seat
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Slashed a hole in all 4 tires
Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
Oh, maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
Oh, before he cheats
Oh
There is just about nothing sexier than a woman singing about vengeance...
Zak Forsman
Major Contributor
not a fan of country either but have been listening to a lot of willie nelson lately. red-headed stranger, angel flying too close to the ground... his cover of bridge over troubled water is pretty amazing.
Somehow I don't think of Willie Nelson as country. I mean, sure, of course it's country but to me Willie Nelson is...Willie Nelson. Ditto Johnny Cash - but even more so.
Look Around You is a great Willie Nelson song. We used it in an episode of Lost and the effect was as moving as anything I have seen on television.
Look Around You is a great Willie Nelson song. We used it in an episode of Lost and the effect was as moving as anything I have seen on television.
Zak Forsman
Major Contributor
true. the more i read about him (like forgoing nashville for austin) the more I see why he transcended the genre.
Finest cover of "Rainbow Connection":
Miles Davis talks about Willie Nelson in his autobiography as a singer that influenced his horn playing.
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Miles Davis talks about Willie Nelson in his autobiography as a singer that influenced his horn playing.
CallaghanFilms
Veteran
I'm listening to "Ohayoo Ohio" by Pink Martini (http://bit.ly/aiM0un) #pandora