Pickled Egg Jukebox-Your Selections

[NewcastleFalcon]

From the Archives: On Eurovision Song Contest Night 2017 The Pickled Egg Staged their own World Song Contest.
The Landlord selected the winning entries as follows:

Of the 35 entries received before nominations closed last night the Landlord has decided that in third Place we have
The Cowboy Junkies representing Canada with "Good Friday"

The Runner up in Second place we have the last nomination for the night and a bit of Siberian Throat Singing!

The Winner of the First Ever Pickled Egg World Song Contest is.....

From Italy
Elisa (Toffoli) with the song Luce


Congratulations, and jubilations to Elisa!

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

Good Friday is far too good for the Eurovision Crap Contest.
So is Luce!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Good Friday is far too good for the Eurovision Crap Contest.
So is Luce!

Bronze and Gold in the Pickled Egg Inaugural World Song Contest in 2017 wasn't too shabby though

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

Not for the very bland music/song/voice but the video editing.



Clever stuff for being 20 years old.

[Gibbo2286]

[myglaren]

Allie Sherlock, busker.



Mainly because my eldest don knows her.

[myglaren]

I have said previously that I rarely listen o male performers, mostly female.
I have no explanation for this. The girls look better perhaps.
I am rather fickle and the favourites change places constantly.
OK, Jackie still retains top spot and Mylene Farmer second but this just popped up on a YouTube playlist.



I have no idea who the geezer is but I do like Imelda May and this song.
Have to admit to liking the original too. Although I thought that it was Tom Paxton that originated it - usual confusion.


A lot of ties to old girlfriends.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Random link, Tom Paxtons song is based on "The Leaving of Liverpool" a traditional folk song, and one of the tracks on "The Spinners Live Performance" Cassette tape which was the first I ever had, which came along with this first cassette recorder one Christmas



So for old times sake here's The Minstrel Boy which rolls into the Leaving of Liverpool from that cassette, from a Live performance at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall September 1966.



Regards Neil

[myglaren]

I have posted her stuff previously - Berit Hagen, otherwise known as The Commander In Chief, a metal guitarist turned classical.
She has been ill for quite a while and out of circulation. In the meantime she appears to have reinvented herself somewhat.

It fascinates me that her mother is her manager, musical director, videographer and singing coach.
The mother was trained by Maria Callas' trainer and has now taught Berit Bel Canto singing.

It is probably her playing guitar. She has a stack of custom made seven string Ibanez models.
I like to think the building in the backgroung is Tjolöholms Slott but wishfull thinking, she is more likely to be in Norway.

Previous Berit:-



They rehearsed this on Zoom - different countries. When they were recording it - in her mother's front room - she turned the metronome up and he could barely keep pace with her.
They transcribed this from violin themselves.

[mickthemaverick]

This old favourite cropped up in conversation tonight so I thought it deserved a spot on our jukebox:

[Gibbo2286]

[myglaren]

Had an interesting day yesterday, started something on YouTube and it made a playlist for me that lasted all day, mostly Dea Matrona, who are improving noticeably day by day and will be a significant trio very soon.
However:

[myglaren]

Somewhere among the YouTube listings there is a comment; "I have only seen God once. He was watching Neil Young"!

[myglaren]

This just popped up:


I went to see her at The Sage, along with my youngest daughter, who idolises Melanie.
It was probably around 2010.
She had her son with her - as here. I had no idea that she had daughters too.

This is what she was like when she was young. Beautiful!

[mickthemaverick]

The first single I ever bought, on Philips label if I remember correctly!!: