that is because the uploader did not set a thumbnail, then YT takes the first screen of the movie, which is black
shame because its is a very nice video
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Hah! Spotted myself in this video. Also recognize the guy who took it from his profile pic. One of the more touching moments of these concerts, a song for Anita Lane, who passed away in 2021. A founding member of the Bad Seeds. She and Nick werre lovers for a while.
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Thinking of it, not having set a thumbnail doesn’t explain why the title of the video isn’t shown either. When you search for it on youtube, you get a thumbnail in the search results. I had the same problem with another youtube video before. Maybe it has something to do with how the discord software, that the forum runs on, displays these videos. Maybe it uses some data that doesn’t exist for older youtube videos, this one is 11 years old.
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also 11 years old( the upload)
just to try that
Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling In Love
so that works, I have really no idea why yours does not work
I will try yours too, so sorry for the double upload
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
does not work…
@Kaya any idea why this video does not get a thumbnail?
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Most likely video settings
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As some may have noticed, I am a hopeless music nerd, with an eclectic taste in music and loads of favourites. So I post a lot here 
I also get these “black screens” with no thumbnail ever so often. Like most of you, I have no idea why.
My guess is that both Lukas and kaya may be on to something here. So I suppose this is something we’ll just have to live with. At least the videos are working 
Thank you for your post on Nick Cave, by the way. I really like hearing how others experience music and the stories about how the discover the music they enjoy. Nick Cave is one my (many) favourites. I got his first album back in 1984, but it wasn’t before Kicking Against the Pricks (86) and Tender Prey (88) I really got into him. Good songwriter and a superb storyteller!
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Let us celebrate the memory of Dutch singer Maria Elisabeth Ender, best known to the world as Mariska Veres. She was the singer in Shocking Blue who had a smash hit in 1969 with Venus. The song got to number 1 in the charts in 14 different countries, including the US (but for some reason not in Holland) and to number 2 or 3 several other countries. It’s been estimated the single sold around five million copies worldwide.
Shocking Blue - Venus
Mariska Veres passed away from cancer in 2006, aged 59. Today she would have turned 77. So here is another one by Shocking Blue. They were more than Venus! Here’s to the memory of Mariska Veres 
Shocking Blue - Never Marry A Railroad Man
As a bonus, I came upon this song a while ago. It’s a 16 years old Mariska Veres singing Summertime in 1964, when she was the singer in a band called Les Mystères.
Les Mystères - Summertime
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oh, she was a beauty in those days!
My little Lukas behaved bad when she was on tv with her beautifull face and dancemoves.
the Venus song is covered later by Bananrama, mostly not a fan of covers, i liked this one
Bananarama - Venus
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Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble - Pride and Joy (live 1982)
To the memory of Stevie Ray Vaughn (1954-1990), who would have turned 70 today
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I’ve just been reminded of British folk music, and of a treasured CD I have there, “Annie Laurie” by the a-capella ensemble “The King’s Singers”. Not the stuff we usually have here, but it’s good to listen to something completely different every once in a while. Here’s my favorite from tha album, Loch Lomond, but you’ll find it all on youtube.
And I like the thought that some of these old songs are still very much alive today, Here you have another rendition on Loch Lomond, more or less as performed by the Scottish folk rock band Runrig
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When I think of this song, I somehow always hear Peter Hollens… he doesn’t need a choir, he just sings all the voices and pitches himself…
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What an absolute joy to to listen all of this. Thank you for sharing. I remember the The king’s Singers on a programme my Dad used to listen to on (I think) a Sunday nigh on BBC radio 2 called ‘Sing Something Simple’.
Quite lovely!!!
EDIT and an apology. After some research, I discovered it was in fact the Cliff Adams Singers on the programme I mentioned so I am sorry for any confusion caused. Your post still reminded me of it though, which I appreciate.
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Very nice indeed. The editing in this is outstanding and so are the vocals.
Handsome fellow too! Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Happy Birthday to Russell Mael, the singer in Sparks, who is turning 76 today. I remember well hearing This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both Us when it was released. Damn, it’s 50 years ago, and Sparks is to this day one of the most eclectic and uniqe sounding bands in the history of rock and pop. So here’s one to Russell Mael on his birthday
Sparks - This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both Us
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Happy Birthday to Bob Geldof, who is turning 73 today. This Irish singer has got a long career, first as the vocalist in the punk/new wave band Boomtown Rats and then as a solo artist. The Boomtown Rats did some pretty darn good stuff back in the heydays of punk, and I still like their more rocking songs better than that song about Mondays.
Boomtown Rats - Lookin’ After No. 1
In his solo career, Bob Geldof has sometimes been coming on as an Irish Bob Dylan, and as such a pretty decent one. So Happy Birthday, Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof - A Gospel Song
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Happy Birthday to English singer Brian Francis Johnson De Luca, better known as Brian Johnson, who is turning 77 today. He was the singer in Geordie, a glam rock band who had some success in the first part of the 1970’s.
Geordie - She’s A Teaser
Geordie broke up in 1978, and left Brian with no gig for a while. Then in 1980, he got a call from AC/DC. They were about to make it really big, but then singer Bon Scott sadly passed away. So they needed a new singer, and Brian got the job. In that situation, it would take something to fill Bon Scott’s shoes. This is how Brian, with the rest of AC/DC did it 
AC/DC - Hells Bells
The rest is rock history! Happy Birthday, Brian Johnson
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This may be blasphemy, but the one thing I was constantly thinking while listening to AC/DC here was: Why are these old men playing so slow? They have to be careful not to fall asleep on stage.
That’s probably because our liostening habits evolve just like our viewing habits in movies. Old films may sometimes seem sluggish to us, too, while people from the 1950’s would hardly be able to follow some of our movies today.
That’s an interesting point, and it’s probably correct. I’m old school, so I grew up with this music and these movies. The movies were reprises on TV though, I did not watch the 50’s movies when the premiered. I’m not that old
As for the music, it may be slow, but it’s the groove man…the groove
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