#ray conniff

[cosmonautroger]

[oldshowbiz]

The sound of 1960s "frothy" comedies.

[greighish]

Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan, one of my favorite songs.

The first half of the original song is about suicidal ideation brought on by a broken heart after being left at the alter and feeling forsaken by God. The latter half is about the author's grief over his father's physical death and his mother experiencing death of the spirit over the loss (of someone who was not kind to her) followed by death of the vessel and the author's greater grief over losing his mother twice; a sense of desertion, once again. It has the feeling of a little ditty shared by someone whose soul is tired. The juxtaposition.

The title is also the chorus, if you can call it that. It only stands alone once in the whole song, and it's almost like an afterthought. Every other utterance is sung with little more than a breath and no musical change between it and preceding verse, though it might be better to call it a pre-chorus. I love unconventional structures.

I also love covers...

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AWOLNATION f. Midland - A music box on its last leg. It has the overlapping reverb quality AWOLNATION is fond of. Feels more like psychosis and less like grief.

Pet Shop Boys f. Elton John - Sounds exactly like what you'd think a collab between them would sound like. I like the high hat and the rain. I love Elton's voice. I also love that he sings the line "I was cheerful, bright, and gay."

Sarah Vaughn - Very lounge. Sad lounge. Genderflip for the first half. My BFF hates her voice, or rather her vocal arrangements. I don't share her sentiments.

Shirley Bassey - No genderflip. Not lounge. More like mid-seventies movie theme song. Is that a clarinet? Some versions really try to bring Big Band back for a minute. I'm always fascinated watching her sing, her gestures and the way she contorts her mouth...

Neil Diamond - A guitar diddy. His tone along with the cadence is almost matter-of-fact.

Ray Conniff & The Singers - How should I say…? Very "I was popular in the 60s but now it's the 70s" White? I mean that observation-ally, of course.

Andy Williams - A little Spanish guitar... and bongos. It's Andy Williams, so a variation on the very 70s White theme.

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Maybe a little too happy? Jaunty? I think that's a marimba. But if I didn't know the lyrics, I'd say it was par for the Herb Alpert course.

Esther Phillips - That voice! Local bar singer. She put some soul on it. I like the strings. Better bongos, well better percussion all the way around. I can't help but think of her when I listen to early Erykah Badu.

Bobby Darin - They couldn't decide which flavor of lounge they were going for. From piano bar to wannabe bossa nova; they really ran the gamut. It has its merits, but the changes are somewhat distracting.

And then there's…

Nina Simone - She definitely put her stamp on it. Musings on her father's dying, their relationship while he was alive, pity for her mother who mourned him, and honesty with herself (if not with others) while in a child's grief after his passing. Leave it to Nina to inject a bridge that's reminiscent of a funeral dirge. And that slightly giddy piano phrase.

Just when I needed him most He was already a ghost And for all my life there were promises And they always have been broken

[charlesprentiss]

pink carnations and romance

american pie, don mclean / rembrandt, portrait of a woman with a pink carnation / we’re in love, boygenius / a white sport coat (and a pink carnation), marty robbins and ray conniff

[taevisionceo]

Good Morning ☕️ Enjoy y'all a fabulous Sunday

Forrest: What's my destiny, Mama? Mrs. Gump: You're gonna have to figure that out for yourself ~ Forrest Gump 👍💫💯

#BeYourSelf #BelieveYourself #ThinkPositive #DoYourBest

Connecting… 12:00pm Sun, Jan 07 Selecting random music…

Sync my "Home Station" with my YouTube channel

TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING - Ray Conniff [HARMONY]

[leatherpearlslace]

Ring Christmas Bells - Ray Conniff

[duranduratulsa]

Here is today's Christmas 🎄 on the turntable...

Tijuana Christmas 🎄 by The Border Brass (1967)

Christmas 🎄 Greetings (1972)

We Wish You A Merry Christmas by Ray Conniff and The Ray Conniff Singers (1962)

Christmas Is For The Family by Dennis Day (1958)

Firestone Tires Presents Your Christmas 🎄 Favorites Volume 3 (1964)

#tijuanachristmas #theborderbrass #christmasgreetings #wewishyouamerrychristmas #RayConniff #DennisDay #christmasisforthefamily #firestone #firestonepresentsyourchristmasfavoritesvolume3 #records #album #LP #vinyl #vinylrecords #christmas #merrychristmas #merrychristmas2023

[famousdeaths]

Joseph Raymond Conniff was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.

Link: Ray Conniff

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

78. Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme from Dr Zhivago) by Ray Conniff and The Singers debuted Jun 66 and peaked at number nine, scoring 851 points.

Ray was born in Attleboro, Mass. and had six chart entries. This was the only one to crack the top 40.

[wisegardenbluebird]

EL TORMENTO Y EL ÉXITO. EL DÍA QUE MATARON A CARRERO BLANCO

EUFEMÉRIDES El día que murió Bobby Darin asesinaron a Carrero Blanco Francisco R. Pastoriza          En los años sesenta muchos adolescentes se enamoraron en los guateques bailando las melodías de un cantante llamado Bobby Darin. Entre los mejores títulos lentos destacaban “The Good Life” y “Beyond the Sea” (versión de “La mer” del francés Charles Trenet, una canción de 1946) pero sobre todo a…

[album-imagery]

Ray Conniff : Invisible Tears

[mst3kgifs]

Clay, I was feeling bad about what happened earlier, so to make it all up for you, I got you a present... my glamour shot!

[triptychofvoids]

what kind of music you like listening to? could be directed either to you or the doc (or both!!)

my favorite genre of music is.. whatever i like listening to. i just like music a lot!!

if youre wanting a more specific answer than that, then i really like classical, swing and big band, and mid-century modern lounge and jazz!! bossa nova also maybe. i also like listening film scores and the occasional opera.

we also somehow happen to be in the year 2024 at the moment so maybe youre wondering about some newer genres? well all of the above is still very true! but i also like electroswing, most kinds of rock, early 2000s rave and edm.. most kinds of edm or electronic actually, and this tends to cover a wide variety of genres but i also like listening to video game soundtracks.

[taevisionceo]

💭 #ThoughtInTheNight THERE'S AN ANGEL IN MY LOOK… AND YOU'RE THAT ANGEL… I KNOW YOU'RE AN ANGEL… I SEE IT IN YOUR EYES… I SEE IT IN YOUR SMILE… I SEE IT IN EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU… YOUR EYES AND YOUR SMILE ARE THAT MELODY THAT FILLS ME WITH HAPPINESS. JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU… YOUR SMILE LIGHTS UP MY LIFE… LIVING WITHOUT YOU WOULD BE LIVING IN THE DARK… I 'M LIVING IN A NEW WORLD… AT LAST, I'M LIVING IN THE VALLEY OF MY DREAMS. TO BE AN ANGEL YOU ONLY NEED TO BE SPECIAL AND ESSENTIAL IN THE LIFE OF ANOTHER PERSON… AS YOU ARE IN MINE…. YOU CAME INTO MY LIFE… AND NOW, YOU'RE MY LIFE, WITHOUT YOU NOTHING MAKES SENSE… YOU CAME INTO MY LIFE TO LOVE YOU…. LOVING YOU MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY IS MY ONLY GOAL… NOTHING ELSE MATTERS… YOU ARE AND WILL BE MY SPECIAL ANGEL… FOR ALL ETERNITY. I LOVE YOU ❤ I LIVE TO LOVE YOU AND I LOVE YOU TO LIVE…

[vinylespassion]

Alex Ferguson, footballeur anglais des Glasgow Rangers écoute un disque de Ray Conniff et son orchestre, 1967.