Category: music

Randy and Val’s Karaoke Online

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Randy and Val have been hosting an online music event since the pandemic.

I sat in LIVE for the 18th episode.

My brother’s Suspicious Minds in full Elvis costume was the highlight. 😀

One of the guests played a version of Dancing in the Moonlight (1970) written by Sherman Kelly, originally recorded Kelly’s band Boffalongo.

It became a worldwide hit single by King Harvest in 1972.

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In 2000, a cover by English band Toploader became a worldwide hit.

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The Taylor Swift Economy

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the biggest in history.

… Kanye who? 😀

Business students will study how she built this music empire.

If you are a Republican strategist, your worst nightmare is Taylor Swift campaigning for Biden. Her fans are even more fanatic than Trump’s deplorables.

I’m a fan girl myself, but wouldn’t pay to see the show LIVE. Too expen$ive.

I will see the movie.

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related – How Taylor Swift became the world’s biggest pop star, again

Life … Live A Good Story

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Original song by Brendan Coulter.

@BrendanCoulter17 on Instagram.

Brendan remembers his friend Josh Neuman, who died in an Iceland plane crash.

Only age-22.

Josh created the most popular skateboarding videos of all time, and his YouTube channel had approximately 1.2 million followers at the time.

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London Grammar, CamelPhat – Higher

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One of the most interesting videos I’ve seen of late.

HOW MANY cuts are in this edit?

Editors are Waxxwork: Timothy Casten and Vikesh Govind.

I would think AI software will be used soon to make this kind of complicated edit.

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U2 w. Mick Jagger, Fergie and Will.i.am – Gimme Shelter

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Excellent.

Merry Clayton was the female singer on the Stones original 1969. Fergie is a great stand-in.

I like the Edge updating the guitar, as well.

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