Journal

Various artists: Mom (Benefit comp for the mother of Beta-Lactam Ring Record's director, Chris, who is undergoing cancer treatments. Includes exclusive tracks from Nurse With Wound, legendary pink dots, Andrew Liles, Volcano the Bear, among others)
Various artists: Mutant Sounds For Mutant People (2009 Beta-Lactam Ring Records sampler)
Nurse With Wound: Space Music (deluxe version with signed card)
Miles Davis: Kind Of Blue (SACD)
Miles Davis: Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud
UFO: Strangers In The Night (JP mini-LP)
Funkadelic: Music For You Mother (2CD)
Stan Getz & João Gilberto: Getz / Gilbero (SACD)
The Beatles: Let It Be (2009 Remaster)
Porter Wagoner: The Cold Hard Facts Of Life / Soul Of A Convict
Miles Davis: Get Up With It (2CD 1991 JP)
John Zorn: The Big Gundown (reissue on Tzadik)
Miles Davis: Live In Vienna 1973
The Chameleons: What Does Anything Mean? Basically (2009 2CD reissue w/demos disc)
Nurse With Wound: Paranoia In Hi-Fi
Miles Davis: Milestones (JP Mastersound)
Miles Davis: Porgy And Bess (JP Mastersound)
Miles Davis: Miles In Tokyo (JP Mastersound)
Miles Davis: A Tribute To Jack Johnson (JP Mastersound)
Miles Davis: The Man With The Horn (JP Mastersound)
Miles Davis: You're Under Arrest (JP Mastersound)
Miu Sakamoto: DAWN PINK
Sandie Shaw: Nothing Comes Easy (4CD box)
Bauhaus: Shadow Of Light / Archive (DVD)
Miles Davis: Miles Ahead (JP Mastersound)
Miles Davis: E.S.P. (JP Mastersound)
Funkadelic: Motor City Madness (2CD)
The Who: The Ultimate Collection Bonus Disc
Miles Davis: Circle In The Round (2CD)
Miles Davis: On The Corner (JP Mastersound)
Dif Juz: Soundpool
JG Thirlwell: The Venture Bros soundtrack
Pocket feat. Robyn Hitchcock: Surround Him With Love
Naked City: Grand Guignol

At this point, I'm thinking I should have just gotten the Miles Davis 71-disc Amazon box set....

Art of Noise: And What Have You Done With My Body, God? (4CD box)
The Yardbirds: Where The Action Is (2CD)
Robert Calvert: Freq
Robyn Hitchcock: This Is The BBC
Graham Parker: BBC Live In Concert
Wire: A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck
jolin tsai: Magic (CD+DVD)
jolin tsai: Castle (CD+DVD)
Gigi Leung: Best Collection (CD+VCD
Gigi Leung: Amour

Two hours of Lester Young & some of the saxophonists he influenced.

Swing Plus #83
11/3/09 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
http://www.kbrpradio.com

1- Oh, Lady Be Good – Kansas City Five
2- I Got Rhythm live – Count Basie
3- Foolin’ Myself – Billie Holiday
4- I Can’t Get Started – Nat King Cole & Lester Young
5- Jammin’ With Lester – Lester Young
6- Polka Dots & Moonbeams – Lester Young
7- Honeysuckle Rose – Charlie Parker with Jay McShann
8- I Found a New Baby – Nat King Cole & Dexter Gordon
9- One For Prez – Wardell Gray
10- Them There Eyes – Gene Ammons
11- Jive at Five – Paul Quinichette
12- Salute to Pres – Flip Phillips
13- Four Brothers – Jimmy Giuffre
14- Five Brothers – Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore
15- The Swinging Door – Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward, Serge Chaloff
16- They Can’t Take That Away From Me – Stan Getz
17- Blowin’ Country – Bud Shank & Bob Cooper
18- Venus De Milo – Gerry Mulligan
19- I Never Knew – Warne Marsh & Ted Brown
20- Blues for Lester – Budd Johnson
21- Blue Lester – Nat Pierce
22- Lament for Lester – Buddy Rich
23- Lester Leaps Again – Dave Pell with Pres Conference

Put your music player, whatever it is, on random or shuffled play.
Answer these questions with the song you get when you hit the skip button!
Note: some songs will make sense, others won't. Don't Cheat!

Which song describes the mood you are in right now?: Muse - Shrinking Universe
Which song describes the mood you are usually in?: The Sweet Inspirations - Emergency
Which song describes one of your favorites things to do?: A Perfect Circle - Magdalena
Which song describes something else you like to do?: Tegan and Sara - Monday Monday Monday
Which song explains the way you think about love?: Goo Goo Dolls - Only One
What would you sing to your soulmate right now?: Damien Rice - Sweet Avenue
Which song best represents you?: Nine Inch Nails - Sin
Which song describes your sexual preference?: Bright Eyes - Road to Joy
Which song describes what would occur between you and a prostitute?: Stan Getz - Soul Eyes
Your lover on the side?: The Killers - Read My Mind
The teenage queen and the loaded gun, the drop-dead dream, the chosen one. A southern drawl and a world unseen, a city wall and a trampoline. I don't mind if you don't mind, 'cause I don't shine if you don't shine. Before you jump, tell me what you find when you read my mind. Slipping in my faith until I fall, you never return that call. Woman, open the door. Don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
How about your wife or husband?: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Parallel or Together?
Which song would be played at your wedding?: Incubus - Pardon Me
Which song would be played at your wedding reception?: Stars - What I'm Trying to Say
Which song describes yourself in the future?: Tegan and Sara - Want to Be Bad
Which song describes yourself in the past?: Jack Off Jill - Clear Hearts Grey Flowers
Which song would be appropriate for a one night stand?: Wilco - Outta Mind (Outta Sight)
Which song would best describe your first time kissing?: Spoon - They Never Got You
Which song would best describe your first time having sex?: Tegan and Sara - First
Which song would best describe your fashion sense?: Goo Goo Dolls - Big Machine
Which song would describe your taste in the opposite or same sex?: An Horse - Little Lungs
Which song best describes your parents?: My Chemical Romance - Cemetery Drive
Which song best describes your family in general?: CAKE - Love You Madly
I don't want to hold back. I don't want to slip down. I don't want to think back to the one thing that I know I should have done. I don't want to doubt you, know everything about you. I don't want to sit across the table from you wishing I could run.
Which song best describes your friends?: Andrew Bird - Imitosis
Which song best describes your school?: Rilo Kiley - Close Call
She was born on a brightened pew to a gypsy mother in a bucket of tears. Her good looks could have sailed a ship, but her will alone could have sunk it. Funny thing about money for sex: you might get rich, but you'll die by it. It's gonna be a close call.
Which song best describes your public personality?: Jack Off Jill - Nazi Halo
Bring your IQ and try to understand. Just 'cause I'm listening don't mean we're still friends. Can't fix my problem: you've crossed a thin line. You can't just work it out. Not with me, this time. You go solo: your faggot rainbow, your junkie ego, your tragic disco, your Nazi halo won't save you this time. You're so predictable. No shadow of doubt. When you are suffering, know who sold you out. Fuck your opinions. Fuck your lack of spine. When you are miserable, know that I'm just fine.
Which song best describes your private personality?: A Perfect Circle - Passive
Leaning over you here, cold and catatonic, I catch a brief reflection: what you could and might have been. It's your right and your ability to become my perfect enemy. Wake up and face me. Don't play dead, 'cause maybe, some day, I will walk away and say, "You disappoint me. Maybe you're better off this way." Why can't you turn and face me?


How am i feeling today?: Bright Eyes - Laura Laurent
Will I get far in life?: Client - Monkey on My Back
How do my friends see me?: Tegan and Sara - Are You Ten Years Ago
Where will I get married?: End Of Green - no coming home
What is the story of my life?: Bright Eyes - The Difference in the Shades
What is/was high school like?: Sahara Hotnights - Quite a Feeling
How can I get ahead in life?: The Mountain Goats - San Bernardino
We got in your car, and we hit the highway. Eastern sun was rising over the mountains, yellow and blood red beams, like a kaleidoscope. And flaming swords may guard the garden of Eden, but we consulted maps from earlier days, dead languages on our tongues, holding on to our last hope. And the day was bright and fine, and the highway sign said, "San Bernardino welcomes you."
What is the best thing about me?: Gregory and the Hawk - Isabelle
And the ground's already hard where it's been dug in. I've gone this way too many times, but the pick keeps going deeper and I'm not turning back, so Isabelle, try to understand. I know just what to say, but it's incorrect to say it. How do I break it to him, the death of one who's staying? And all I think of now is a way to get under and a way to get out. Isabelle, what can I do for the naive pain it's causing you?
How is today going to be?: Jimmy Eat World - Work
What is in store for this weekend?: An Horse - Company
What song describes my parents?: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Biomusicology
My grandparents?: Imogen Heap - Missing You
How is my life going?: KT Tunstall - Universe and U
What song will they play at my funeral?: Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers (Parts 2 and 3)
How does the world see me?: Jack Off Jill - Strawberry Gashes
I lay quiet waiting for her voice to say, "Some things you lose, and some things you just give away." Scold me: failed her. If only I'd held on tighter to her pale white skin that twisted and withered away from me. Watch me lose her. It's almost like losing myself. Give her my soul and let them take somebody else. Get away from me. Watch me fault her: you're living like a disaster. She said, "Kill me faster, with strawberry gashes all over, all over me."
Will I have a happy life?: Wilco - Side With the Seeds
What do my friends really think of me?: Placebo - Slackerbitch
Your memory will fade. I didn't mean it. You've always had it made. I didn't mean it. I know you feel betrayed. I just wanted to get laid. I didn't mean it. Slackerbitch, fag-hag whore, looks real cute for lips so sore. Always knocking on my door. You come across impure. I didn't mean it. Goddamn immature: I didn't mean it. You act so insecure. You hate me now, I'm sure. I didn't mean it.
Do people secretly lust after me?: Jimmy Eat World - Futures
How can I make myself happy?: Maria Mena - Just a Little Bit
What should I do with my life?: Peaches - Felix Partz
Will I ever have children?: Tilly and the Wall - Bessa
What is some good advice for me?: Tilly and the Wall - Love Song
What is my signature dancing song?: Museum - eden
What do I think my current theme song is?: Ani DiFranco - Both Hands
What does everyone else think my current theme song is?: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Dragon Queen
What type of men/women do you like?: Ani DiFranco - Fuck You (Untouchable face)
How does my sex life look?: Cream - SWLABR
Would I make a good catch?: From Autumn to Ashes - Mercury Rising
Will I have a good life in general?: Neko Case - Lion's Jaws
Can (insert YOUR CRUSH's name here) ever really love me?: Rilo Kiley - It's a Hit
Can me and (insert YOUR CRUSH's name here) ever be more than friends?: Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
What's going to happen to me this week?: Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains
Where will I be a year from now?: Tegan and Sara - Our Trees
What is my biggest wish?: Wilco - At Least That's What You Said
What is the love of my life doing at this very moment?: Goo Goo Dolls - Long Way Down
How will I die?: Neko Case - Star Witness
What will happen after I die?: Roxy Music - Do The Strand


Movie Soundtrack
Opening Credits: Panic! At the Disco - But It's Better If You Do
Waking Up: Placebo - Because I Want You To
First Day of School: Neva Dinova - Brooklyn
Falling In Love: Neko Case - Duchess
Losing Virginity: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock
Fight Song: Tegan and Sara - Call It Off
I won't be out long, but I still think it better end. You take your time coming over here. I think that's for the best. Call, break it off. Call, break my own heart. Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at. Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at. But now we'll never know. I won't be sad, but in case I'll go there every day to make myself feel bad. There's a chance I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do.
Breaking Up: Wilco - Monday
Prom: Bright Eyes - Neely O'Hara
Life: Metric - The People
Mental Breakdown: The Dresden Dolls - Backstabber
Driving: Panic! At the Disco - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage
Flashback: Interpol - Public Pervert
Getting Back Together: Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection
Wedding: Otep - God Is A Gun
Birth of Child: Beck - Walls
Final Battle: Tilly and the Wall - Brave Day
Death Scene: Metric - The Police and the Private
Funeral Song: Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today
Ending Credits: Radiohead - 4 Minute Warning


Will it be okay?: The Emotions - When Tomorrow Comes
How are you feeling today?: An Horse - Scared As Fuck
How do your friends see you?: The Kills - Cheap and Cheerful
Will you get married?: Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone
What is your best friend’s theme song?: Neko Case - A Widow's Toast
What is the story of your life?: Neko Case - Marais la Nuit
What was high school like?: The Weakerthans - I Hate Winnipeg
The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late. A crowded writer's restlessness annunciates.
How can you get ahead in life?: Gregory and the Hawk - Season Poem
What is the best thing about your friends?: Wilco - Candyfloss
What is tonight going to be like?: Andrew Bird - The Naming of Things
What is in store for the remainder of this weekend?: Maria Taylor - It's Time
What song describes you?: Azure Ray - Look to Me
To describe your grandparents?: Peaches - You Love It
How is your life going?: The Weakerthans - Watermark
What song will they play at your funeral?: CAKE - The Distance
How does the world see you?: She & Him - Change Is Hard
Will you have a happy life?: Jenny Lewis - Rabbit Fur Coat
What do your friends really think of you?: Imogen Heap - Can't Take It In
Do people secretly lust after you?: A Perfect Circle - Gravity
How can I make myself happy?: Nirvana - All Apologies
What should you do with your life?: The Mountain Goats - Magpie
Will you ever have children?: Wilco - Hell Is Chrome


What Song Explains Your...
Life... The Fiery Furnaces - Single Again
Friends... Sandra Cross - Make Up To Break Up
Family... Goo Goo Dolls - Sympathy
Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Crush... Rilo Kiley - Give a Little Love
Favorite Teacher... Adolescence of Utena - Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku
Pet... An Horse - Shoes Watch
Enemy... Metric - Soft Rock Star
Religion... Adolescence of Utena - Bara no Rashin - Shura - Nikutai Seiza Alpha Psi Zeta Seiun
Doctor... The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
Favorite TV Character... Metric - Hardwire
Personality... Azure Ray - We Are Mice
Looks... Bright Eyes - Nothing Gets Crossed Out
The weather outside is... Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls
I feel like... Fiona Apple - Pale September
I would really love to... Spoon - I Turn My Camera On
No one can stop me from... Peaches - Give'er
Today I will... Wilco - Blue Eyed Soul
You're gonna lose control without your blue-eyed soul.
Love is like... The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
I would call myself... Rilo Kiley - Rest of My Life
I've never been to... Taking Back Sunday - You Know How I Do
If I were a... Metric - monster hospital (mstrkrft rmx)
Never forget to... Bright Eyes - When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass
No one believes me when... Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
I would never... Peaches - Mommy Complex
I could see myself... Patrick Wolf - The Libertine
I'm as fun as... The Sessions - What Is This Feeling
I wish... Pedro the Lion - Bands With Managers
S/He will never understand why... The Cure - A Letter To Elise
I'm nearly... Randy Newman - Little Boxes
I want to see... The New Pornographers - Letter From an Occupant
At night time... Wilco - I'm Always in Love
My fashion sense is... Debby Holiday - Piece Of My Love
I cry when... Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken
The most annoying thing is... Wilco - Casino Queen
The moon is... Feist - So Sorry
I get tired when... Patrick Wolf - To the Lighthouse
I lack... Radiohead - 15 Step
I'm so absorbing in... Our Lady Peace - 4 AM
I should be... The Cure - The Baby Screams
I can't seem to forget... Maria Taylor - Green Butterfly
Where in the world is... Regina Spektor - Man of a Thousand Faces
I don't want to hear... Neko Case - Pretty Girls
Don't give up on... Sahara Hotnights - Teenage Kicks
I should give up on... Our Lady Peace - Is Anybody Home?
I want to be... Heart - Crazy On You
I like a lot of... Neko Case - The Needle Has Landed
I often think about... Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
I don't understand why... Azure Ray - Rise
Guys are... Metric - London Halflife
Girls go to... Sleater-Kinney - Youth Decay
I'm in trouble for... Muse - Assassin
Candy is for... Goo Goo Dolls - Eyes Wide Open
Take me to... Sleater-Kinney - Burn, Don't Freeze
All I've ever cared about was... Muse - Falling Away With You
Take me away from... Gregory and the Hawk - In Fact
If you've got time, anyway, why not watch me hurt? And nothing is sweeter than needed revenge. Oh, that's right. I did nothing, and you were the mean one.
The worst possible thing is... Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop


Soundtrack for your life - Shuffle MP3s, advance, list, give thoughts:
Opening Credits: Feist - 1234
Waking Up: Andrew Bird - Plasticities
Falling in Love: Regina Spektor - Fidelity
Fight Scene: Adrienne Pauly - Je Veux Un Mec
Breaking Up: Neko Case - High on Cruel
I shine like the sun. I'm on fire right now. Your tears have come too late. You break down the door. There's already nothing: I've only one heart to take. You're crawling on the floor like a fool, and I'm so high on cruel. You'll drown in the light, and I'll burn like a star. Your tears are gonna give me fuel.
Getting Back Together: Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One
Secret Love: Wilco - What Light
Life's Okay: Panic! At the Disco - Camisado
Can't take the kid from the fight. Take the fight from the kid.
Mental Breakdown: Ani DiFranco - Gravel
Driving Flashback: Regina Spektor - One More Time With Feeling
Partying: Wilco - A Shot in the Arm
Happy Dance: Azure Ray - Sea of Doubts
Regretting: Rilo Kiley - Rock N Roll Suicide
Long Night Alone: She & Him - Untitled
Final Battle: Radiohead - In Limbo
Death Scene: Elliott Smith - Memory Lane
If it's your decision to be open about yourself, be careful or else. Be careful or else. Uncomfortable apart, it's all written on my chart. And I take what's given me most cooperatively. I do what people say and lie in bed all day, absolutely horrified. I hope you're satisfied. Isolation pushes past self-hatred, guilt, and shame, to a place where suffering is just a game, but everybody's scared of this place. They're staying away. Your little house on Memory Lane.
End Credits: My Chemical Romance - Helena
Deleted Scenes!: Sleater-Kinney - Wilderness

Haven't done this for a while but I should be able to keep up on this for a while now.

1. Aidan Baker - 2009 - Live In Montreal - not sure when this was recorded but it's fairly recent - within the last year or so. Aidan Baker is a Canadian multi-instumentalist who leans toward the heavy drone side of psych. This is a 30 minute plus set featuring two long pieces recorded in a live setting. Although this sort of stuff is hard to appreciate in a less than perfect live recording, it still features some interesting moments including some live echoey multi-tracked singing and lots of thick guitar and electronics. Anyone new to Baker's music should start with his studio recordings to fully appreciate all the nuances involved. Aidan Bakeraidanbaker.org

2. Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - 1962 - Jazz Samba - For my money, Stan Getz made some of the best cocktail lounge jazz ever created. On this 1962 album (ancient history, I know) he's teamed up with guitar player Charlie Byrd for a sublime set of Brazilian influenced jazz. Nothing surprising or jarring, just two pros creating a mood - smooth, yet never saccharine. This is the kind of music that was ubiquitous in it's day but now has to be sought out to be heard. Which of course helps you appreciate it that much more.Stan GetzCharlie ByrdStan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba

3. Alex Cline - 2009 - Continuation - this is the latest from drummer Alex Cline, who is the brother of guitar player Nels Cline. This release features lots of percussion, cello, and bass. Although released on the Cryptogramophone label, it's highly reminiscent of the ECM sound, especially some of Jack DeJohnette's work with the label. I would say Cline's latest is less airy and more improvised than the typical ECM disc, it's a good a touchstone as any. This is complex music demanding repeated listenings. I've heard it 3 times now and each time have found something new. He hasn't been prolific like his brother, so here's hoping he start putting out his own music more regularly.Alex ClineReview of Alex Cline's Continuation

4. VA - 2007 - Projekt - A Dark Noel - Xmas is just around the corner so why not start now. As the title says, lots of dark and ethereal sounds emanating from this compilation. My personal favorite is Faith & The Muse's 'A Winter Wassail' and possibly Arcanta's odd take on 'Carol Of The Bells'. The important thing as this is serious seasonal music throughout, not a novelty clunker in to be found. And serious Christmas music is the only kind I want to hear. May have to give this one another spin. I'm also sorry about including a link to Amazon, but it's the best one I could find for more information about this CD.Projekt Music - A Dark Noel

5. Anthony Braxton - 2008 - Live at the Kursaal Chamber Hall, 43 Heineken Jazzaldia, Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain, 07-25-08 - this is something I grabbed off of the Big-O website which I think is based in Singapore. This is one hell of a set, with the 8 part work 'Accelerator Ghost Dance' being featured. A standout for me is guitar player Mary Halvorson who is someone I've recently caught on to. Her playing keeps bobbing and weaving around Braxton, Taylor Bynum's horns, and Aaron Siegel's vibes and percussion. And everytime I hear Braxton it's something different, kind of like John Zorn. And Big-O is always worth a visit as they feature a constantly rotating list of boots to download.Anthony BraxtonBig-O homepage

Two hours of Eddie Sauter arrangements & compositions. Next week - Bass Pandemonium.

Swing Plus #80
10/13/09 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
http://www.kbrpradio.com

1- Let Yourself Go – Red Norvo
2- I Know That You Know – Red Norvo
3- Smoke Dreams – Red Norvo & Mildred Bailey
4- Remember – Red Norvo
5- Nuances By Norvo – Red Norvo
6- Tennessee Fish Fry – Mildred Bailey
7- Blue & Broken Hearted – Mildred Bailey
8- Wham Re-Bop Boom Bam – Mildred Bailey
9- The Hour of Parting – Benny Goodman
10- Benny Rides Again – Benny Goodman
11- When the Sun Comes Out – Benny Goodman & Helen Forrest
12- Superman – Benny Goodman
13- How Deep Is the Ocean – Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee
14- The Maid With the Flaccid Air – Artie Shaw
15- Hangover Square – Ray McKinley
16- Jiminy Crickets – Ray McKinley
17- I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues – Ray McKinley
18- Stardust – Ray McKinley
19- Rag Mop – Lionel Hampton
20- Gloomy Sunday – Bob Brookmeyer
21- Four Horsemen – Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
22- Clarinet A La King – Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
23- Solo for Joe – Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
24- The Loop – Sudwestfunk Big Band
25- I’m Late, I’m Late – Stan Getz
26- The Sucubba – Stan Getz

Nein meine erste Liebe hatte ich mit 6 Jahren. Sie war 12, blond mit Zöpfen und ich war unsterblich verliebt. Wenn ich mir das heute so überlege, dann hat sie eher auf mich aufgepasst. Aber für mich war klar, sie holte mich ab, weil sie mit mir zusammen sein wollte. Bis eines Tages.
Sie wollte mit mir zum Sommerfest gehen. Anders ausgedrückt, ich ging mit meiner Freundin aus. Dachte ich jedenfalls.
Als wir allerdings da waren und sie sich nur noch für die großen Jungs interessierte, hatte ich gelernt, daß es nicht nur auf die inneren Werte ankommt.
Zurück zur Musik: Den Song "music was my first love" habe ich total gehasst, als er Anfang der 70er herauskam. Ich meine, ihr habt da einfach eine komplette Sammlung aller Tophits des Jahres in einem Song. Ist ja auch was, oder?
Aber Musik war meine zweite Liebe und mich faszinierten auch die Texte. Da gab es zum Beispiel eine ganz magische Zahl. Die 17. Aus irgendeinem für mich als Kind völlig unerfindlichen Grund war 17 Jahre genau das Alter, das man unbedingt erreichen musste: "Mit 17 hat man noch Träume, da wachsen noch alle Bäume in den Himmel der Liebe."
Mit 17 Hat Man Noch Träume
Damals wurde man allerdings erst mit 21 Jahren erwachsen, die 18 kam erst später. Also was sollte die 17?
Egal erst mal galt mein Streben dem Ziel 17 zu werden.
Und mich faszinierte England, zumindest klang das sehr interessant im Radio:Lord Leicester Aus Manchester oder In Der Carnaby Street.
Musikalisch bewegte sich viel, Rock'nRoll und Beat hatte ich ja schon erzählt. Aber es gab da auch Jazz im Radio z.B. Wes Montgomery, der in mir die Liebe zur Gitarre weckte oder Stan Getz die Liebe zurm Saxophon.
Überhauptda gab es den Bossa Nova: the girl from ipanema
The Girl From Ipanema
Da ich ja, wie ihr wisst, schon früh etwas für schöne Frauen übrig hatte, war das immer ein Traum, mal irgendwann dieses Girl sehen.

No, I had my first love at the age of 6. She was 12, with blond hair and I was desperately in love. When I think about it today, i guess she was my babysitter. But for me it was clear, she came, because she wanted to be with me. Until one day.
She wanted to go with me to the summer festival. In other words, i went out with my girlfriend. At least I thought so.
When we were there, she was interested only in the older guys. So I had to learn that love depends not only on the inner values.
Back to music: In fact i hated the song "music was my first love" when it came out in the early 70s. I mean, you have a complete collection of all the top hits of the year in one song. And that is really something, right?
But music was my second love and i was fascinated in he lyrics. There was, for example, a very magical number, the 17. Somehow for me as a child for a totally unknown reason it was absolutely necessary to reach the age 17: "At 17, we still have dreams, because all the trees still grow in the sky of love." (from a german song)
Mit 17 Hat Man Noch Träume
At that time, however you become mature at the age of 21, the 18 came much later. So what should the 17 mean?
It does not matter my aim was to become 17.
And I was fascinated by England, at least it sounded very interesting on the radio: Lord Leicester Aus Manchester or In Der Carnaby Street.
Even musically moved a lot, about beat Rock'nRoll I had already told. But there were also jazz on the radio for example Wes Montgomery, who awakened in me a love for guitar or Stan Getz the love for the saxophon.
Oh yes Bossa Nova was it: the girl from ipanema
The Girl From Ipanema
since you allready know, from early on i had a soft spot for beautiful women, so it has been always a dream of me to see this girl.



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Part 2
Part 1
Aufgewachsen in den 60ern/Grown up in the 60s

In alphabetical order by artist:

My Favorite Things - John Coltrane - from the album My Favorite Things


Out Of This World - Ella Fitzgerald


Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley


Crazy - Patsy Cline


Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles


Back Door Man - Howlin' Wolf


Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes


Pain In My Heart - Otis Redding


O Grande Amor - Stan Getz


Manha De Carnaval - Silvia Telles