The ideal music/book player. IF it ever becomes available for sale.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
… I’m worried about battery life in a device so tiny.
(via Gear Junkie – 10 Innovations From CES 2015)
Category: music
U2 – ‘Invisible’ (RED)
… a partnership with (RED) and Bank of America in the fight against AIDS.
In 36 hours downloads of #U2Invisible’ raised more than $3m. All proceeds from ‘Invisible’ on iTunes continue to go to (RED) for the Global Fund.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I Dreamed a Dream – Anne Hathaway
I finally watched Les Mis, the movie. It’s one of the few famous stage plays I’ve ever seen. That was in London, years ago.
I was blown away by the I Dreamed a Dream solo sung by Fantine.
Intense.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I did also enjoy Sacha Baron Cohen as Thénardier. And his wife played by Helena Bonham Carter.
Pentatonix – ‘Mary Did You Know’
Christmas is coming.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
I bought the single on iTunes. 100% of that revenue is supposed to go to the cause.
Band Aid 30 is the 2014 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid. The group was announced on 10 November 2014 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.[1] As in previous incarnations, the group covered the track Do They Know It’s Christmas?, written in 1984 by Geldof and Ure, this time to raise money towards the Ebola crisis in Western Africa. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
As Bono said, it’s not for Ebola, it’s to prevent the NEXT Ebola.
Thunderstruck covers
Thanks Dave.
Click PLAY or watch the Steve’n’Seagulls on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch the Badpiper on YouTube.
Leave a comment if you know of another good one. 🙂
missing Glen Campbell
The Country Music Hall of Fame member … was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2011
… video for the final song he’ll ever record — “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.” It was recorded in 2013 …
Click PLAY or watch it on VEVO.
Because of the progression of the disease, the 78-year-old Campbell was admitted to a special care facility in Nashville in April. …
Are we no closer to solving Alzheimer’s? 😦
BBC – God Only Knows
“God Only Knows“, written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for the Beach Boys, released 1966 as the on the Pet Sounds.
A cover version of the song was simulcast across BBC television and radio channels on October 7, 2014 to launch BBC Music. It featured Brian Wilson himself (on keyboards with cat) and other major artists from different musical genres (creating a supergroup called The Impossible Orchestra). … The track was released the following day as a charity single for Children in Need 2014. …
So weird, I love it. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Pharrell Williams
Emeli Sandé
Elton John
Lorde
Chris Martin
Brian Wilson
Florence Welch
Kylie Minogue
Stevie Wonder – vocals, harmonica[
Eliza Carthy
Nicola Benedetti – violin
Jools Holland – piano
Brian May – electric guitar
Jake Bugg
Katie Derham – violin
Tees Valley Youth Choir
Alison Balsom – piccolo trumpet
One Direction
Jaz Dhami
Paloma Faith
Chrissie Hynde
Jamie Cullum
Baaba Maal
Danielle de Niese
Dave Grohl
Sam Smith
Lauren Laverne, Gareth Malone, and Zane Lowe
Here’s the 1966 Beach Boys version.
Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
Love it. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on Vevo.
… before you hate, hate, hate, consider that Taylor’s making fun of twerking.
Also goofing on Ballet, Cheer, Rhythmic and … herself.
Rick McCharles 