As I keep saying, this stuff isn't mine and may very well be pulled for breach of copyright. You can, of course, go looking on YouTube, or its variants, for other copies. I'm sure you know how. I also offer up an apology if you find yourself stuck down a half-hour rabbit hole. I know that internet time is precious but in all seriousness, there is only so much crap you can follow.
We are racing on to the end of this musical section of the blog and have now reached the letter R. This brings along a varied selection of tunes for you and the first up is Mr. Golden Oldie himself, Cliff Richard. Yes, he's been around for a long time - from before I was a twinkle in my dad's eye. The song I have chosen is an old mono version with backing by the Shadows. The song is The Young Ones .
Loads of stuff I listen to links together and the following from Demis Roussos is no exception. It links to Status Quo through their frontman Francis Rossi and co-writer Bernie Frost. The track is called Sorry, and a side story is that I first heard it on Simon Bates' radio show back in the day whilst I was out in Perthshire picking berries. Anyway, here it is and I have to say sorry as I don't have a live link for it.
I do like stringed instruments, especially the guitar, and this next piece is really one of the best. The difficulty I have is choosing who to showcase it. I have plumped for a lady on Youtube who plays it. Her channel is well worth subscribing to. There is a little bit of Spanish behind the piece but it is subtitled. If you really must skip forward, it's about the two minute mark that the hairs on your neck will prick up. The piece is Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega and is played by Paola Hermosin.
Anyone of my age will surely recognise this next piece from an old soundtrack to the summer holidays. Black and white and jumpy, a TV serial from the 60s. A beautiful story by Daniel Defoe, the series filmed on the Canary Islands. It sure beats today's TV offerings for children. Listening to this I am transported back to the mid-60s sitting on a floor totally absorbed with the pictures and sounds coming out of a 20" TV.
You may have guessed that I'm talking about Robinson Crusoe and here is your link:
This next piece was a gift from my parents. They knew I was interested in "space". This was at the time of the moon landings and I had not long been given a record player as a Christmas present. I was given two LPs, The Jungle Book (my favourite Disney) and the soundtrack to 2001 : A Space Odyssey.
I'd like to introduce you to, what is called, micropoliphony. You can nip over to Wikipedia or you can listen.
The music was composed by György Ligeti and is called Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs and Orchestra. You can see it live for a 30 minute chunk of your day if you search for it, or you can have a 7 minute chunk below:
As I said above, I do like stringed instruments regardless of where they come from. This next piece of R-related music is Russian and it is played on the balalaika and you can find it here:
BTW, that piece was Kalinka.
Now, like fashion, we can all look back and wonder what we were thinking when we pulled on the flares or walked into the barber and asked for a Bowie or a feather cut. I suppose the same goes for music. I was of an age when the Bay City Rollers were at their height. I was a charts follower, I was a Scot. I had a teenage sister. You couldn't avoid them. And as I've said somewhere else in this blog, I do like a nice tune.
Here's my favourite of theirs:
Nearly there and I'm not sure where my liking for Ricky Martin came from but I do like this one and I do prefer the Spanish.
Finally we have an instrumental to finish. Like Ricky above, I'm not too sure where my liking for this came from.
The artist is Robert Miles and here is his dream mix of Fable:
And we have reached the end of the R's. Comments and thoughts are welcome. Next time we will have the usual mix focussing on all things S.
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