What are you listening to?

[Tom62]

Looking forward to this year's Eurovison Song Contest. The Dutch send in a party song with a surprising message at the end.

[Asmodean]

The Swedes may end up sending a couple of Norwegian kids.

The Dutch contribution seems like a fun, catchy song - sort of like what the whole thing "thrives" on. The Asmo shall not add it to the playlist, but thinks people will vote for it.

[Tom62]

The Swedes may end up sending a couple of Norwegian kids.

The Dutch contribution seems like a fun, catchy song - sort of like what the whole thing "thrives" on. The Asmo shall not add it to the playlist, but thinks people will vote for it.

I fully agree. The song is very catchy and danceable. It reminds me of 90's techno ("gabber music") which made a comeback in the Netherlands (probably because modern "music" is even worse). Good news is that Germany sticks to their tradition of trying to reach the lowest ESC scores.

[Asmodean]

Something for a chillin' The Asmo.

[Tom62]

From one of the most underrated albums of the late seventies

[billy rubin]

[billy rubin]

phooey

https://open.spotify.com/track/4Ga3fZPA0RCRojcSL4Uavr?si=6ftWnN17S5mASiDBcmaevQ

[The Magic Pudding..]

[Asmodean]

Smooth pipes on that vocalist.

[Asmodean]

Some of the best storytelling I've heard in a song (or three) in the past... Ooh, decade or two, I think.

It took Ren some songs to grow on me, but once he did... The man is in a class of his own.

[hermes2015]

Some of the best storytelling I've heard in a song (or three) in the past... Ooh, decade or two, I think.

It took Ren some songs to grow on me, but once he did... The man is in a class of his own.

You're right. he is brilliant. One can see the content and style of his delivery are direct descendants of Kurt Weill's. To show what I mean, look, at Lotte Lenya performing Weill's Pirate Jenny. That the name Jenny is in both pieces is purely coincidental!

[Asmodean]

Yes, I suppose they are at that. Though I imagine Ren got his inspiration from multiple sources, as he starts off like a serenade, then progresses into a kind-of bardic tale, told through the music, the acting, the environment (videography), the changing points of view and the lyrics.

A versatile artist, able to utilise his versatility for compelling effect.

EDIT: Imagine Pirate Jenny with the kind of visuals Ren used - I don't mean graffiti-lined streets, but the interior and the exterior of a ship, for example - something fitting.. That would have been... Atmospherically awesome.

[Tom62]

R.I.P. Steve Harley

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