This is to celebrate the birthday of a most sociable recommender. It marks DsD’s broad-minded but sometimes baffled engagement with the music known as Jazz, and the Scottish connection with St Andrew’s Day. So, here’s the astonishing Rufus Harley, playing John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, on the bagpipes. I hope others will join in the good wishes, and maybe even post something DsD will like. Happy Birthday DarceysDad !
it is not as bad as you think ! ! !
HoshinoSakura
Happy Birthday ! ! ! !
I hope you have a great day ! ! !
here is Bump of Chicken with “HAPPY”
It is a happy birthday song – I hope you like it ! ! !
Bump Chicken ?
Lolz !
Excellent, and thank you, Sakura.
I do indeed like that, and no doubt that’s the refrain I’ll find myself absentmindedly singing later.
Now that’s more like a birthday tune ! Very poppy and tuneful, though I worry that the guitarist on the right might bump into things a lot.
Happy birthday, Rich! Here’s our darling Sinead with one of my faves of hers. She sang it at the gig on Sunday (you know, that one with King Creosote that I mentioned I was going to). It was electrifying. Someone’s put up a youtube clip but the quality’s not great. So here’s the proper pop video, which is kind of terrible (but in which she looks stunning).
Cheers, bish. How was the gig?
Very good. King Creosote was fab. Lovely, lovely version of “And the Racket They Made” – sort of soft strummy folk ballad. And “Not One Bit Ashamed” was ace. Sinead sounded incredible – back in proper wounded-banshee mode. The new material sounds righteously angry (tracks about Bono’s abuse of his VIP status, junkie burglars, the Catholic church, etc) but is, I fear, a little lacking in hooky tunes. And maybe just that bit too specific to have universal appeal. We’ll see – new album due in February. She did an a cappella “I Am Stretched On Your Grave” that was breathtaking. And great versions of “The Last Day of Our Acquaintance”, “Red Football”, “Never Get Old”… She was also properly funny (in an understated way). As I said in the comments to the Graun’s review, her response to someone’s repeated request for “Troy”: a weary “I’m troying”… And she finished “Nothing Compares 2 U” with a cheeky “except maybe…” coda. She looked amazing too: bit heavier than in her heyday (aren’t we all?), all in black – leather basque, leather trews, stilletto boots, massive tattoo across her chest… She was basically on top form. Really glad I went.
Oh Gawd, that tattoo! NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
That’s horrible.
I know, I found it a bit scary too. And always with tats like that, I do find myself thinking, “What will that look like when you’re 80?”
Happy Birthday.
Jazz ? Wot’s dat ?
Jazz is, I think, pairubu, what I was listening to yesterday from one of my favourite artists. Dakota Suite have been too prolific recently for me to keep up, so I hadn’t heard this year’s The Hearts Of Empty album until Graeme Thomson referenced it in a (different) UNCUT review this month.
DaddyPig (and Prof. Abahachi, if you’re reading): you may well like this …
http://open.spotify.com/album/7n1U9tfovzWaobtUdrvIm0
I shall have to stop teasing you about jazz now that you know things I don’t. Mmmm… nice and simple with plenty of space.
Why, thanks, DP.
I can safely say that’s the weirdest piece of music I’ve ever started my birthday with. Really not sure what to make of that.
Happy Birthday, Darceysdad
And look, they seem to have declared a national holiday in your honour. Well all the schools appear to be closed anyway!
If you haven’t got it yet, there’s a card from me in the post.
Happy birthday, DsD! Can’t say that i’m up on jazz, and i’m hard pressed to think of a hard rock / metal / southern rock tune that you don’t already know!
Happy Birthday DsD!
I can’t think of a tune to post, but have a great day/evening.
Happy Birthday, DsD, and many happy returns. I know you like Clint Mansell’s soundtrack to the Fountain, so here’s an equally cheery dirge from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, from their soundtrack for The Road (White Lunar).
Don’t know what happened to the link. Try this:
Yes, ghe, a bullseye score on your intended target. Another album that if people like, they should investigate DsD faves Dakota Suite.
Cheers.
Thanks for the tip, DsD. Spottyed some DS, and it’s reet tasty. Stuck their new CD on me Xmas list!
Happy Birthday, Rich! As my obsession is still in full swing, I have to post this as a birthday song:
It’s an alternative to Gloria Gaynor…..
Now that was new to me, but I loved it.
I think as middle-age sets in, and the world goes to hell in a handcart, there becomes something very appealing about lyrics with – for want of a better phrase – lower aspirations. Strikes a more realistic note, I suppose. And “…touch of grey…” ? Oh yeah, definitely that.
Thanks, Chris, much appreciated.
Scraping a wire brush down the side of my own car would make a more appealing sound than ever having to listen to that bloody Gloria Gaynor song ever again, Chris, as I believe I said in the original 30 Day ‘Spill Challenge in April.
Glad you like. The album on which it appeared also contains a track called Hell In A Bucket (“I may be going to hell in a bucket/but at least I’m enjoying the ride”)
Happy Birthday DsD – got to be this really
It WAS true, for 18 months or so, they WERE “the greatest rock’n'roll band in the world”. On this day of reflection of life-to-date, this is one of the songs most likely to engender a desire to be young again.
Thank you, wyngate.
Happy birthday DsD. Here’s a little something I wrote* about you**:
* found
** Evan Dando
Thanks Tin, that’s very
stalkerishkind of you.Bit too jangly-indie-pop for me, but still …
This is developing into a fascinating selection which I’ll enjoy listening to, especially DsD’s return of the jazz service. I’m not sure what to make of Rufus Harley either, I found it whilst looking for some Sandy Brown, a Scottish trad / blues man who might have been the first jazz bagpiper. I suppose it’s in the jolly spirit of some of the gifting silliness that others were discussing on Maki’s EOTWQs last week, and hopefully one can do that whilst geneuinely celebrating the ingenuity and talent that goes into the fringes of music-making.
Like GordonImmel, I’m enjoying the national holiday, though not sure if I should have allowed my children to play ‘roadworks’ in the back garden when the real roadworkers on our street were striking.
Finally, an apology to ‘Spillers in other time zones, I set this to post at 00.01 GMT, which might have helped those west of here especially get ahead, but didn’t realise one still has to click “Publish” to make this happen. Lesson learned and shared.
Once again, Happy Birthday !
Hey everyone. Thanks again for all of your good wishes. I’ve been on looking-after-Darcey duties today. Nothing to do with the strike (the girls’ school has been working normally), unfortunately she’s been periodically throwing up since yesterday afternoon. She’s feeling a bit better, but I may not get back in front of a PC again ’til tomorrow.
Completely overwhelmed with work at the moment, so haven’t had much time to check the ‘Spill recently and missed this completely. Quick belated birthday wishes, and a tasteful little jazz number from an artist where you are known to have liked one of their songs, at least…
Good evening, ‘Hach. I do indeed love a handful of Marcin Wasilewski Trio interpretations, thanks to your good self. This one …
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will not be joining them in my iTunes. Sorry, but thank you anyway.
Late as always to the party. Very happy Birthday, Rich.
Cheers, Maki. Am cooking up a plot to use my Jet2 airmiles on a flight to Madrid next year in the aid of “business” once your networking takes effect.
Look forward to seeing you. I’m making slow progress but hope to be mailing you soon!
So sorry I am late with birthday wishes! Happy Birthday, DsD. Can’t think of a song to post right at this minute…boo!
D’oh! The bleeding obvious
Happy Birthday, DsD. More dubby than rocky, but thought you might be interested in the first single from the new Tackhead album:
http://soundcloud.com/echo-beach-lifefidelity/tackhead-exodus-dubvisionist?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=mshare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=http://soundcloud.com/echo-beach-lifefidelity/tackhead-exodus-dubvisionist
Hi Shoey.
Not sure what gf would make of this, but I love it! Ta.
Rich, Happy Birthday mate – hope to be able to toast you in person at a Northern Social some time a-coming x
Deffo, May, I’ll hold you to that!
Happy Birthday Rich.. would be good to catch up at a social one of these days ..
hope Darcey’s feeling better soon.
and I’d better add this too….
“Happy Birthday, beautiful”
??? Hmmm, not something I expect to hear said to me, but this is lovely enough for me to play it back to Darcey week after next.
Ta, Shane.
And The Innocence Mission song is lovely, always good to find time to listen.
Wow, John Otway with Link Wray / Dick Dale stylings, that’s brilliant !
Oh, late as usual, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY DSD and hope you like some Marc Cohn:
Hope Darcey is better, Sam’s poorly too, bad cough and cold.
Cor, overexposure had made me forget how much I love this song too.
That was excellent, Ali, thank you very much.
Hope Sam gets better soon too. Darcey isn’t supposed to go to school tomorrow, because of this 48hr rule, but I think she’s well enough to go stir crazy if we keep her at home.
Yes, hope Sam’s cough and cold don’t linger too long, and glad that Darcey seems better. Emma required a full-on activity programme during the strike day yesterday, they clearly keep them busy at school. We have a nice finger-painting to show for it, though it’s not the kind of activity that allows daddy to read the newspaper.
A very merry birthday to you Rich/DsD. I can’t think of anything original to post.
So here’s The Beatles and a silly animation.
Silly? Yes. Enjoyable nonetheless. I need to hear this occasionally to remind me how much I actually like it. Cheers, severin.
And it’s Happy Birthday from me, Comrade!
and another from me, Happy Birthday DsD!
Happy Birthday Dsd!
Jazzy birthday to you
Goddamn, but that was funky!
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That’s the appropriate note on which to say goodnight, I reckon.
Thanks, TY.
I enjoyed that even though it’s not my birthday, funky as DsD says.
Thank you to all who sent their best wishes. It’s been a good’un, despite Darcey’s occasional technicolour yawns.
Goodnight all.
Belated birthday felicitations DsD – here’s something to kick off your next year – couldn’t find a Mad Michael video, but you’ll be happy with Vinnie Moore!
Damn, I missed DARCEYSDADS Birthday! Sorry about that. Hope you had a great one. Have a tot of this on me . . .
DSD – A little Sakura birdie told me it was your birthday Sorry I missed it but here’s something for your aural entertainment.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Big+Legged+Mamas+Are+Back+in+Style&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
A link that actually works? Ok!
DarceysDad – Didn’t get a chance to drop by yesterday, but just wanted to wish you a very early happy birthday for next year, or a belated one for yesterday, as you prefer.
All you so-called latecomers are merely tinkering with the concept of late. When I ‘do’ late, I don’t use any half measures!
Sorry I missed the big day, I’m rubbish, me …
Anyway Rich, I know that there’s only one thing you really want for your birthday, and it’s always worth the wait …
Hey, even late congrats are very welcome. Hell, even me dad didn’t ring ’til today!
Four excellent additional tunes too.
Thanks all.
Strange but true, I met Claire’s current guitarist (who is also a student nurse) a few weeks ago at the NHS Forest* autumn conference, that’s her with the long blond hair and, err, the guitar . . . .
*The place to go for birthday and Christmas gifts if your nearest and dearest are already overwhelmed with goats and adopted otters, you can offset your carbon and save on wrapping paper by sponsoring a tree, they’re all Christmas trees then you know