The magic of busking …
There is something wonderful about walking through town, minding your own business, possibly in search of the next food stall to get in a quick bite to eat, and suddenly being stopped in your tracks by the sound of some really good street musicians.
We’ve heard some incredible talent on the streets over the years, especially in Dublin which is where today’s video submission by Tim A. was filmed, too.
This is the YouTube video link: CRAZY WOMAN SHOCKS PEOPLE WITH PERFORMANCE!! Zombie The Cranberries – Allie Sherlock cover
Mind you, the title and video idea are a bit clickbaity but it was a fun video to watch! 🙂
You’ll see us again next Friday with a new video!
Until then, stay groovy,
Mona & Lisa
Such a cool video today Mona and Lisa. Thanks for sharing and will check out her video’s, have a great weekend and looking forward to next Friday. Sending love and hugs from me and Maddie
LOL. If I saw someone looking and acting like that, I would stop to watch also. Her antics sure drew in the crowd and held their interest.
Would love to see more vids of you busking as you sure looked to be enjoying it!
Thanks for the Friday smiles as it makes a great start to the weekend! 🙂
I’ve been following Allie Sherlock for a few years now since she was a talented young kid. She became very popular and was invited to appear on a popular USA tv show, and a major performance on UK tv. She pulls the crowds in Dublin every time she busks, and invites many of her talented friends to join her, hence the crazy hair lady!! One of her friends Zoe Clarke, is also really good, and in fact I now prefer Zoe to Allie, because Allie sings every song in her strong unique style, but doesn’t seem to use light and shade in her voice!! I have a few LPs of the Cranberries, and saw them live when Dilores was alive. Zombie was a great song and still is. Dilores was amazing with a unique voice and a real talent with lyrics- I used to call her a female Morrissey.
One of my favourite buskers in Manchester was the Hoochie Coochie man, a fantastic blues busker who used to sit under a large green fishing umbrella play his guitar/ blues harp and singing- I don’t know what’s happened to him, I’ve not seem him for ages.
I always love how your clothes co-ordinate 🙂 You both have an eye for style as well as an ear for music 😊 Actually, you both have two of each 😀
Come Spring but especially in the Summer months, Downtown Ottawa, in particular in the Byward Market, it becomes ” Buskers Hub Central ” , all varieties of buskers , mostly musicians, but there are sometimes other interesting buskers, there’s even a Busker’s Festival that occurs on Sparks Street in the downtown Ottawa core( well, in pre-Covid times the Busker Festival occured ) … it’s alive and entertaining to walk around Byward Market area to witness these buskers in action… but I’m not sure if permits are are a must or not to buskers, and I’m certain, some just go ahead and buskers at random, freely ….
As for this submission, that was entertaining, that woman was reminding me of Janis Joplin….. she was channeling Janis….lol…. but certainly accomplished stopping folks in tgeir tracks to watch, etc, I enjoyed this, Thankyou to Tim A. for the submission, and loving Mona and Lisa ‘s reactions & commentary … and their own busking experience video clips…
This also reminds me how I became friends/fan of a local band, it was during the Jazz Fextival, at the huge downtown shopping center in one of the court /common areas of the mall, and this gal/guy duo were singing abd selling their independent CD, I approached them after, bought a CD , became friends, saw them perform a few more times and though the couple now since have gone separate ways ( yes, they were an actual couple), I still am friends with the gal and follow her solo stuff …. her name is Gin Bourgeois ( formerly of Le Meow Music Band ) … Yes, indeed, the power of Busking , you never know what you’ll encounter and what transpires thereafter …. 🤩😎🤘✌
Howdy,
I have never heard that term “basking” in that context here in the US. When someone was laying out in the sun, we might say they are “basking in the sun”. I have never, but I know people who performed out in the street or in the subway (not the fast food store lo). We might say – they are playing in the subway.
In that video, that singer was not very good (to put it politely). Mona & Lisa were so much better. We call them “street performers “.
Really looking forward to Sunday. Keep cool.
Bobby S. 😎🎵🎵🧛♂️
What’s in your hair? We have seen this before. It’s hilarious. She looks a little like Natasha Lyonne.
Lisa said what?
“She’s sings pretty good so she can’t be that crazy?”
TGIF! See you in a whirl you silly squirrels.
Marlo & JP
p.s. don’t drink too much coffee Sunday
A little too avant-garde for me. Of course it makes me think of my girl Dolores O’Riordan (RIP). She never lived to see her masterpiece hit a BILLION on YouTube. I love the busking clip of MLT!
https://youtu.be/6Ejga4kJUts?si=McvPZeaN4UW1LkwX
First of all, I love how both of you look today. Just elegant loveliness!
The clip was interesting and entertaining, they had a great way of holding your interest. The zombie was a little scary looking even in broad daylight! I guess they didn’t cover “What a Wonderful World “ that day!
Finally, I would love to see a photo of you in your prom dress. Can you dig one up for me?
💛❤️
Great submission Tim! There certainly is amazing busking you can find in the wild, like this one. I only heard this song, Zombie, only recently here in the forum and like it a lot. Has a kind of early U2 sound to it. Cranberry Zombie.
We have a lot of buskers in Vancouver in the summer, in many of the popular areas. One that stand out a few years ago is when I visited Montreal. We came upon this little square of cafe’s and over the hum of the city, a busker started singing with an electric guitar and amp, and I remember how the music just transformed the mood in the square. Was really magical.
Thank you Mona and Lisa for bringing us another enchanting moment of music and your presence!
Much love
Jung
That was a nice video Tim, allthrough the video i kept wondering: is this a set up, or is this woman really so expressive? The Lady sounds good, and maybe a little strange I can see she enjoys singing this song she ia all in it!
Thanks for picking this video Michaele, and thanks for showing it to us, Mona and Lisa ( by the way the two of you look really gorgeous)
Mona and Lisa – have you heard ‘For Free’ by Joni Michell, a song about how good buskers can be, even though they play for free?.
I remember now – you reviewed Blue and so have heard For Free 🙂
What impresses me is how Joni appreciates how fortunate she is to have made it to the big time, and still has time for a talented busker who hasn’t had such good fortune.
As Joan Biez sang ‘there but for fortune go you or I’..
In a parallel universe there is an Ed Sheeran still busking on a street corner, for free!