MLT Club Member Jürgen
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Hi Jung,
thank you for the interesting video contribution. No one can say how “Stairway to heaven” would have been produced today. Probably not at all. The 70’s was the time of endless long songs. Some songs should not have been much shorter at all, like Stairway to Heaven, or they would have lost their magic. Other songs, which followed this trend later, could have been a little shorter. Art is not only a question of quantity, but also of quality.
I think the average length of the songs says something about the respective decade (maybe also about the state of the technology at that time). In the 50s and 60s the running time of most songs was about 3 to 4 minutes. The songs were easy to consume, the content mostly entertaining but mostly not particularly demanding. Towards the end of the 60s the trend changed. The lyrics of the musicians became more political or philosophical, more diverse and had more to tell. Music at that time was not only used for entertainment, but became a kind of art in its own right (as mentioned in the video). Towards the end of the 70s and in the 80s the music remained more critical, but the songs became shorter again (nevertheless, maxi singles were distributed for a while, but they were mostly bad, because a well-written song was artificially stretched out). I can only speculate what was the reason for this renewed development: perhaps people no longer had so much time and leisure to devote to individual pieces of music. The consumer behavior of people is subject to constant fluctuations and also fashion trends. Perhaps the songs could be better integrated into radio and television programs due to the shortened running time. Who knows. Most of today’s music titles have also settled down to an estimated running time of 3 to 5 minutes. At least as far as the main stream is concerned. So the time of epic rock music seems (for now) to be over.
Yes, and then the role of the music industry: did it create trends or simply pick up on trends and cleverly market them? Mona and Lisa’s way of releasing their songs on their own is a good way, but also a rocky, arduous way. I’m glad they decided to put their music out without a major label. Ironically, in this day and age this is possible with the help of youtube, facebook and co., actually those media that live on controlled mass consumption. I hope for MLT that the guidelines on these platforms will not be further restricted and that they have a possibility to present their great music in the future. Much nicer and only a pious wish: The old fashioned way to present music: Going on tour and giving many people the opportunity to experience their music up close. In this day and age, certainly an enormous cost factor that can’t be done without the help of the music industry and its sponsors. And here the cat bites the tail again.
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And a slightly different Christmas song by the Kinks from 1977:
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A very nice song from 1992
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Hi Jacki,
great to hear from you again. Yes the speed on these musical roads is definitely measured in beats and singing along while driving certainly increases the fun factor.
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…and back to Beethoven: I just can’t resist re-posting this stunning guitar version:
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Hi Jung,
Rick Beato’s video contributions are always very entertaining and well presented. I find it very exciting when a certain piece of music is interpreted in a new way, but when this interpretation is done on a different instrument than the one actually intended for it, then it sometimes gets really interesting. So I’ll jump back to Bach and his masterpiece Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565. I’ve found a very nice adaptation for a classical guitar here (I hope I haven’t missed the point now…):
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In keeping with the season, I found a Documentation about an ice instrument festival in Norway. Really cool sound: 😀
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Hi Christopher,
I am glad that this topic has somehow become an evergreen. On the other hand: when is the right time to end it? This question has come up before in another context here in the forum. I don’t know. Maybe things don’t always have to be finished, but can just rest. As long as I get feedback and above all new suggestions, I assume that there is still interest. I enjoy researching and sharing knowledge with others. I especially like the fact that I constantly experience new things from other members. We are an international forum here and I think that’s a great chance. When do I ever have the opportunity to exchange ideas with dear people from all different corners of the world? I have received a lot of new suggestions and knowledge in the last months and years. Not only on the subject of music, but also on living habits, cultural peculiarities and new points of view. I want to thank you all for it, it enriches my own life.
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Everything in life is a bridge – a word, a smile that we give to the other.
– Ivo Andrić –
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“Über sieben Brücken musst du gehen” (“Over seven bridges you have to go”). A beautiful “bridge song” by the East German band Karat. Written in 1978, when the former GDR still existed. From today’s point of view, the song gets a completely new meaning. I was surprised to find out that there is also an English cover version of this song (something like that is really rare). So also for me a premiere (and I do not need to translate the text…😀).
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Thanks Jung, of course the Beach Boys can’t be missing under the Christmas tree 😀 (I didn’t know the song yet). We already had the first Christmas sweets in our shops in September. You shouldn’t support this trend, but I did it anyway because there were no dominoes and Printen in December last year. They were long sold out. Next year there will probably be the first Christmas cookies shortly after Easter… .
What are typical Christmas cookies or sweets in Canada and what do you like to snack on at Christmas?
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Thanks Jacki, I don’t know most of the songs you mentioned, but it sounds like a whole lot of good stuff.
When I hear “The Irish Rovers”, the Pogues spontaneously come to mind:
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Yeah Jeffery, „The long and winding road“ on an alpine route. Best in a convertible: Enjoy fresh air and a great view. A wonderful idea. „Faster“ on „Any Road“? Why not? And if the navigation system doesn’t work properly, you’ll quickly find yourself on the „Road to nowhere“ as sung by the Talking Heads.
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I also think the idea can be expanded even further. How about certain road sections on certain occasions? When it’s your birthday, then you choose the “Happy Birthday Road”. Or for wedding ceremonies, on the way to the church, Mendelssohn’s Wedding March sounds. My favorite would be the Abbeyroad.
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Hi David,
thanks for the video about the most musical road in the world (I had almost forgotten about the topic here). Yes that is a very groovy and nice idea: You don’t even need a car radio anymore.
There are places on our highways where various lane markings are applied across the direction of travel for testing purposes. But this is done to determine the durability of certain materials. Unfortunately, driving on these surfaces only makes noise, but no music.
