Category: playlists
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Random Moment #20 – I Feel It Coming
The first song was released 37 years after the second song. Yet they sounded like the same person, Michael Jackson, sang both. But … 1 – I Feel It Coming – The Weeknd & Daft Punk (2016)2 – Rock With You – Michael Jackson (1979)3 – Before – Pet Shop Boys4 – Miss Independent –…
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Random Moment #19 – Chasing Sheep
4 modern piano pieces that sound energetic and urgent, like rock. Two were written for Peter Greenaways’ movies – “The Draughtsman’s Contract” and “The Belly Of An Architect”, in the early 1980’s. 1 – Modern Love Waltz – Philip Glass, played by Jenny Lin2 – Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To The Shepherd – Michael…
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Random Moment #18 – Pink Martini
Pink Martini is an American band that defies classification. We liked their music for its diversity. Founded in 1994 in Oregon by Thomas Lauderdale – the pianist, their music crosses multiple genres – classical, traditional pop, latin and jazz. Because their songs also uses multiple languages, they are a perennial favorite in the global music…
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Random Moment #17 – If
Four vocals pieces, 3 by modern classical composers, 2 of them written for films, 1 written in the 1600’s. 1 – If by Michael Nyman2 – La Wally by Vladimir Cosma3 – Music For A While by Henry Purcell, performed by Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata4 – Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero by Joseph Cantalobe, performed by…
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Random Moment #16 – Breathe (In The Air)
“Dark Side of the Moon” was released 50-years ago on March 1, 1973 by Pink Floyd. Included here is the second track from that iconic, best-selling album of all time. It spent nearly all of the next 14 years — through punk, disco, early hip-hop and the pop heyday of MTV — lodged in Billboard’s Top…
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Random Moment #15 – Gypsy Moth
This playlist features four modern classical pieces for string instruments. A Spotify subscription is required to listen to the full length of each tune. But playing the samples without a subscription is still fun. Try it. Click ▶ to play Random Moment is a playlist series which we started posting during the COVID pandemic in…