The Galaxy Playlist

February 22, 2010

Laughing

Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).

For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic , an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.

Composer Performer Title Genre Label Notes
The Guess Who
Laughing
Rock, Classic
RCA Victor, 1969
 
These Eyes
RCA Victor, 1968
No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature
RCA Victor, 1969
American Woman
RCA Victor, 1969
Hang On To Your Life
RCA Victor, 1970
Johann Strauss Jr.
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, cond., solo violin
Banditen-Galopp, Op. 378
Classical, Romantic Era, waltz and dance music
BMG, 1999
Performed live at the traditional New Year's Eve concert, Vienna, 1999 (that's Austria, not Illinois)
Unter Donner und Blitz, Polka schnell, Op. 324
Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257
An der Schonen blauen Donau, Walzer, Op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube)
Johann Strauss Sr.
Radetsky-Marsch, Op. 228
Cat Stevens
Peace Train
Pop, singer-songwriter
A&M, 1971
I'm thinking about all the good things to come.....
Morning Has Broken
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning, praise for the springing, fresh from the word...
Chicago
Questions 67 and 68
Rock, classic
Warner Bros, 1969
Can't this feeling we have together suddenly exist between?
Beginnings
When I'm with you, it doesn't matter where we are....
John Coltrane (ts), -w- Mccoy Tyner (p), Jimmy Garrison (b), Elvin Jones (d).
Impressions
Jazz, post-bop, avant garde
Impulse!, 1997
Eric Dolphy joins in on the last note of the tune
Jean Philippe Rameau
Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
Suite in A Minor
Classical, Baroque era, music for solo keyboard
CRD, 1988
 
Mogwai
Batcat
Rock, Experimental
Matador, 2008
 

 

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