Just watch this. It's amazing! All different musicians from around the world coming together to perform one song at the same time, via technology. One BEAUTIFUL song. And the musicians are AMAZING and the style and sheer talent in this creation makes me sorely miss the hole-in-the-wall joints I go see Joe Barr and other similar soul singers at in my hometown, "Sweet Home" Chicago. I JUST LOVE THIS. The South African music at the end, as always, gives me goosebumps. I WILL make it to Africa one day, mark my words......
Anybody who's read my AC/DC posts knows how I feel about music. I love it. All different kinds. I know it alone has even kept me alive during periods of my life. In the immortal words of Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone in the song "Man Of Golden Words":
Let's fall in love with music
The driving force in our living
The only international language
Divine glory, the expression
The knees bow, the tongue confesses
The lord of lords, the king of kings
I actually dedicate this post to two people, my dad and my friend Cheryl, a.k.a. "Shmacks".
My dad for blaring all different kinds of music throughout my childhood (some of my first memories are of listening to Blondie, Black Sabbath or The Kinks), for sharing his gift of music appreciation and knowledge of great, great music with both my brother and I, and now on to my nephew via all of us.
and Shmacks for the great and diverse love and excitement we share for music -- and for understanding that car stereos are for loud music, and that voices are for yelling over it; fingers are not for turning down stereos because you feel the need to say something during a great song. So many have it backwards, LOL! We've gone hoarse while bonding over The Doors, Madonna's B-Sides, you name it. Ah, memories.
Playing For Change: Song Around the World "Stand By Me"
From the Youtube post:
From the award-winning documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music", comes the first of many "songs around the world" being released independently.
Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe.
This and other songs such as "One Love" will be released as digital downloads soon; followed by the film soundtrack and DVD early next year.
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