This week we have Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician Bob Marley’s War for the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol pick. War was a song recorded and made popular by Bob Marley. The song is credited to Alan “Skill” Cole for the idea and late Wailers’ drummer Carlton “Carly” Barrett for the music. The lyrics are almost literally derived from a speech made by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I before the United Nations General Assembly in 1963. So kick back and listen to a great song by a great artist…enjoy…DJPJ. Read more
The Dixie Chicks are the artists for this week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol music with their cover of Long Time Gone. It was originally written by Darell Scott which he recorded with Tim O’Brien. The DC’s version is kick butt and Natalie Maines’ voice is at its best. So it’s a little bit of country at STB BFP/J tonight…enjoy…DJPJ… Read more
This week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music pick is Leonard Cohen’s The Future. This was a suggestion from Sibel and with all that’s been going on in Boston and the aftermath, seriously apropos for both mood and state of mind. The lyrics are posted below…Enjoy…DJPJ Read more
This week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol music pick is singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist Annie Lennox performing Walking on Broken Glass at the Prince’s Trust Concert at the Tower Of London on May 20, 2006.
Lennox has been named “The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive” by VH1 and one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. In 2012, Lennox was listed at number 22 on VH1′s 100 Greatest Women in Music. She has earned the distinction of “most successful female British artist in UK music history” due to her commercial success since the early 1980s. Including her work within Eurhythmics, Lennox has sold over 80 million records worldwide. So kick back and enjoy this live performance of the legendary Annie Lennox giving it her best…DJPJ. Read more
Carlos Santana & Eric Clapton – Jingo (Jin-Go-Lo-Ba)
Last week it was Goodman, Krupa, Hampton and company. This week the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol music pick is two of the best guitarists ever to put their fingers to the strings. Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton performing Jingo at the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 held at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Jin-go-lo-ba from the album Drums of Passion was originally released by Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji in 1960. It was covered by Santana on their first album, Santana in 1969. This performance of Jingo by Santana and Clapton is exceptional. So put on your earphones, crank up the decibels and listen to two of the very best…enjoy…DJPJ.
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This week the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol music pick moves into the land of the big bands with Sing, Sing Sing by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra. The song was written and first played in 1936 by Louis Prima. This performance by Benny Goodman was recorded on July 6, 1937. It is one of the most definitive songs of the big band and swing era and although written by Prima, it is most often associated with Goodman.
Gene Krupa on the drums is incredible as is Lionel Hampton on vibes. The rest of the band is Teddy Wilson on piano, Harry James; Ziggy Elman; Chris Griffin and Bunny Berigan on trumpets, Goodman on the clarinet, Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Allan Reuss on guitar and Harry Goodman on bass. This performance is truly a masterpiece played by the masters. So it’s back in time for a great big band song…enjoy…DJPJ Read more
This week we have a request for our Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol music pick and it’s from none other than Sibel. The song is Sting’s version of The Windmills of Your Mind from the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair. Noel Harrison performed it originally for the film and it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1969. Sting’s cover takes it to another dimension. So give a listen to one of Sibel’s all time favorite songs and an outstanding performance by Sting…Enjoy…DJPJ. Read more
I first heard this week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol music pick artist about a month ago on a movie trailer/beer commercial. She was performing the song towards the end of the clip. Her voice and the song stuck a serious cord with me and I had to find out who she was. Her name is Gin Wigmore, a New Zealand singer-songwriter, and the song is Man Like That. Her voice is really unique and her band can play. So this Saturday night, it’s Gin Wigmore performing Man Like That…enjoy…DJPJ Read more
Neil Young’s Let’s Impeach The President from his 2006 album Living with War is this week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol music pic. Young’s Living with War album was defined it as “a musical critique of U.S. President George W. Bush and his conduct of the war in Iraq. In a Rolling Stone magazine interview, Young said of Let’s Impeach The President that this is “A political song about something that’s so wrong that the only way to point out how wrong it is is by doing a song that’s wrong – smashing and pounding away at it. A lot of people criticized it as a crappy song, that it was such a terrible melody. You want a melody that pisses people off, that’s so stupid and repetitive that it aggravates people.” While not “soothing” by any means, Let’s Impeach The President by Neil Young is worth the listen…enjoy…DJPJ Read more
This week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick is Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues. Written by Justin Hayward in1967, it was first featured on the album Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues have sold more than 70 million albums worldwide and have been awarded 14 platinum and gold discs. Hope you enjoy tonight’s pick…DJPJ. Read more
