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.
If you're still following me, we are up to the letter V now and I can safely say there are another 10 belters for your ears here. As usual there is something here for everyone and no-one. My usual followers will not be too surprised to see some stuff here, they've come to expect stuff they've never heard before, the odd "I'd forgotten all about that" and stuff they'll never hear again.
Back in the day when we only had 3 TV channels we all watched the same stuff whether we liked it or not as mum or dad were in charge of the TV (sans remote) and there wasn't any children's TV on past 7 pm. So you either heard this on Ed Stewart's Children's Choice on the radio - yes, back in the day there were dedicated radio shows for us. If you didn't hear it there, you saw it on Val Doonican's own show. I give you Delaney's Donkey I have been a bit lax of late not really saying why some of this music is in here, I will try to do better. Mr. Doonican also kept us children amused with Rafferty's Motor Car and Paddy McGinty's Goat. I'm sure you can find them if you want to.
For something more unusual I give you a truly beautiful Christmas carol, IMHO the best by a long shot. It is Silent Night, here sung in German as Stille Nacht by the Vienna Boys Choir. Being brought us as a Catholic we had plenty of carol/hymn singing throughout the year and this was a favourite although at school we sung it in English.
Next up is a weird one because of the story of the band. They are Milli Vanilli. Yes, they are a made up band, the members only danced, they never sang, they got caught lip-syncing. Maybe I should have this listed under the producer or the real voices. But no, this news all came out after I got hooked on the song, so I'll keep it here. My choice for the pair is "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You. This song was in the music charts as I started my first real job after spending a long time in higher education.
I like travelling and whilst doing so I am happy to channel surf foreign TV. It was in Gran Canaria that I found the following Vocal Siete. Yes, travels broadens the mind.
Back to Scotland and some thanks go to my brother-in-law who introduced me to this fine guitarist and band - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. They are a Texas blues/soul ensemble who are no longer with us as SRV made the mistake of getting into an aeroplane - yes, another fine musician killed in a 'plane crash. A couple of toons for you, The House Is A Rockin' followed by Cold Shot.
Going back to Glam time we find Roxy Music and I remember at school there was one guy who was into them just like there was one guy into Tull, one into Quo and one into the SAHB. Roxy's entry into here is via Virginia Plain.
Let's head back down to Germany and a fine pair of Volkslieder. I first heard these sung by a German tenor by the name of Rene Kollo. I can't find a link to him singing these anymore but the songs are still on YouTube. The first is Wer recht in Freunden wandern will, the second is Im Krug zum grünen Kranze. The second one is the better of the two in my view.
And we have reached the end of this 30 minute slot from your day. I said earlier that I like all sorts of music and I'll finish off with a fine classical piece with links to Vienna. It's title is An der schönen blauen Donau Op. 314 by Johann Strauß II and dates back to 1857. This is my favourite orchestral piece. I'll give you the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Fabio Luisi conducting. I mot likely heard this firstly as part of the soundtrack to 2001 A Space Odyssey.
As usual, feel free to add your thoughts, whether you agree with me or not. It would be helpful to know what you think and if you want this to take any particular direction.
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