What's the best song you have heard today?

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (live 1972)

Glad to see you took care of a post for Keith today. Happy Birthday to him! As I’ve done previous years, I’d also like to add a mention to Bobby Keys (1943-2014), long time saxophone player with the Stones, both on records and on tours. He was born on the same day as Keith Richards. So here’s to Keith’s birthday and to Bobby’s memory :clinking_beer_mugs:

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Happy 82nd birthday, Keith!

Keith Richards & Friends - Wild Horses

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It’s Christmas time - Hallelujah
Black Veil Brides
Hallelujah

and something different
Devil

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Finally something against that traditional Christmas shit :sign_of_the_horns:

Motionless In White
Sign Of Life

Masterpiece

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nearly weekend!!

Dave Edmunds - Here Comes The Weekend

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The Rolling Stones - Sister Morphine

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Søster Svanhild - alias Søster Morfin. :heart_eyes:

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my weekend started end of 2024 :wink:

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mine oktober 29 2021
Work Love GIF by Ecard Mint

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You lucky buggers. Still a year and a half year before my weekend starts :pensive_face:
Well, at least it’s Friday :clinking_beer_mugs:

Jonas Fjeld - Living For the Weekend (1982)

https://youtu.be/rFF-5w1kNic?si=q6giQmj61FWrpadn

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I just decided to spent the money i saved instead of collecting more. i do better die happy and poor (at the end) instead of working and rich. :wink:

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Det som kunne stått er - Terje Jensen - Å leve for hælja. :heart_eyes:

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Yeah, I can fully understand that. Problem for me is that I haven’t saved any. So the big question is whether I’ll die unhappy and poor or just die. Well, that’s life I guess :man_shrugging:

That being said, my job is decent enough, with good colleagues. Guess I can’t really complain that much :smiley:

Ok, I see you’ve edited your post. Well, some videos are sometimes blocked in some countries due to some copyright issues. Glad you found it, it’s a good song. Perhaps I should edit my post.

Edit: I just did. Does this one work?

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Holly Humberstone – Die Happy

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Today I’d like to give a shout out to the American singer and songwriter Phil Ochs (1940-1976), who would have turned 85 today. Unfortunately his story is a tragic one. In the 1960’s he was a highly respected artist on the folk scene in the US. Then when we got into the 70’s, he struggled more and more with alcoholism and depression, before he eventually got diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Sadly in 1976 Phil Ochs chose to end his own life, only 35 years old. Today he is more or less forgotten. Which is a shame, he was a good songwriter. Well, at least now he gets a mention here, so he is not totally forgotten. To the memory of Phil Ochs :beer_mug:

Phil Ochs - The Power and the Glory (live 1974, the song is from 1963)

Here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
Glory shall rest on us all

Yet she’s only as rich as the poorest of the poor
Only as free as a padlocked prison door
Only as strong as our love for this land
Only as tall as we stand

Yes, they were called protest singers back then. And this song may very well still be relevant today. One might wonder how some of these singers would have fared in the US of today :neutral_face:

Phil Ochs’ songs have been covered by many artists through the years, by his contemporaries like Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and Judy Collins, via Marianne Faithfull, Jefferson Starship and The Highwaymen to newer artists like Morrissey, Pearl Jam and Lady Gaga, just to name a few.

Then there’s Melanie, who in 1971 did a great version of one of Phil Ochs’ songs.

Melanie - Chords of Fame

So Melanie got a mention too. We lost her in 2024. What a singer she was!

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I forgot here. Thanks for reminding :wink:

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Anytime, that’s what we’re here for :wink:

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Since you just mentioned Joan Baez, I’d like to share one of my favorite songs by her.

Joan Baez - Blessed Are

I saw Joan live once in 1984 in Hamburg at a big open-air concert together with Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana. She is simply a fantastic singer.

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Hey, I’ve actually been listening a bit to Joan Baez the past months. Yes, her voice is one of a kind. So I got reminded of her version of the Dire Straits song Brothers in Arms. It may lack Mark Knopfler’s distinct guitar, but is still great cover of this song.

Joan Baez - Brothers In Arms (1987)

I’d also like to dedicate this song to one of my best, closest and dearest mates, my brother in arms here in life, whom lost his short battle against cancer in May this year, Damn I miss him :face_holding_back_tears:

You did not desert me, my brother in arms

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