Wow!!! beautiful piano 
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Indeed it is, and she can play it too 
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Thanks for being understanding. It was my error as you thought I posted the wrong clip.
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Just goes to show it happens to the best of us 
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Scooter - Posse heard it today and took me back some years.
Compact Disk Dummies - The Reeling
Something from the past I loved hearing, but hated watching. The sadness of the clip somehow is a masterpiece though
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Happy Birthday to the American singer Brenda Lee, who is turning 80 today. She made her debut in 1956, and then hit number 1 in the US charts two years later with Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, her first of several hits to come. Since we’re two weeks shy of Christmas, this may be a well suited song to celebrate our birthday girl with. I raise my glass to Brenda Lee. Happy Birthday! 
Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (1958)
Might as well delve into some music history, since Brenda Lee is the topic here. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree was released as a single again in due time for Christmas in 2023, once again hitting number 1 in the charts, and making Brenda Lee, 78 then, the oldest artist ever to top the Billboard chart in the US. One week later she broke her own record. The song was still number one, and Brenda had turned 79.
Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (2023)
To end with more trivia, the record broken by Brenda was held by Louis Armstrong for almost 60 years. He got to number 1 with Hello Dolly in 1964, when he was 62 years old.
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Hence my post right above this! Brenda Lee may be the oldest person to top the US charts. However. the oldest person to top the charts in the world is Tom Moore. When You Never Walk Alone got to number one in the UK charts in April 2020, he was 99 years old, six days short of turning 100!
Captain Tom Moore was a war veteran, who during the Covid lockdown started to take walks in his garden and post it on YouTube, with the intent to raise money for research into Covid. This became a huge success, and sparked the idea to make a record. Since the whole thing started with Tom’s daily stroll, what could be a more appropriate song than You Never Walk Alone. Respect!
Captain Tom Moore, Michael Ball & The NHS Choir - You Never Walk Alone
Tom Moore passed away in February 2021.
Don’t be afraid of the dark.
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The Posies - Apology
Passed by an old favourite just now. Pop music doesn’t get much better than this.
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Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World
Just a little bit of music history.
David Bowie’s comment
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If I hadn’t read who it was I could have sworn it was The Hollies. Looks like they are inspired by them and have a pronounced Merseybeat sound. Haven’t noticed them (embarrassing since they’ve been here 29 times, 13 “with us”) I’ll listen to a few more as these are the “tones” of my youth as you know by now! 
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silent night, holy night… 
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You think you heard it in the background? 
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Yes, seems The Hollies were one of the big inspirations for The Posies. Dear 22, the album with the song I posted is the only album by them I own, but through the years I’ve listened to quite a few other songs by them too.
The Posies were often labelled a power pop band, so Apology may not be their most representative song, as they mostly sound a little rougher around the edges. Still, they usually had a good and catchy melody at the bottom of their songs, so there should be plenty to explore on their eight albums.
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Since we passed by The Hollies this past weekend, it may be an appropriate time to say Happy Birthday to Tony Hicks, who is turning 79 today. He was one of the guitarists and songwriters in this English band, who between 1965 and 1975 had huge success, with loads of hits in Europe, North America and other parts of the world, several of them at number 1
Tony Hicks was mostly singing harmony vocals, but on a few occasions he stepped up and sang lead. The song Carrie Ann hit the top 5 in the UK, Ireland and Holland, and here Tony is singing lead on one of the verses. Happy Birthday Tony Hicks 
The Hollies - Carrie Ann
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Also, Happy Birthday to Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, who is turning 75 today
ZZ Top - Tube Snake Boogie
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Just like one year ago, it’s time to celebrate one of the finest voices in rock music ever. Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company is turning 75 today. Happy Birthday
Free - Fire and Water (1970)
Bad Company - Movin’ On (1974)
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Happy Birthday to the English musician Bill Nelson, who is turning 76 today. He is best known as the singer and guitarist in Be-Bop Deluxe, a band who released six albums, including one live, between 1974 and 1978. The band got lots of acclaim from the critics, but the commercial success was more moderate. Still their last four albums charted pretty high in the UK, the live one did best, reaching number 10.
Be-Bop Deluxe played a mix of glam rock, prog rock, quirky pop, hard rock and (in later career) new wave, which may be the reason this excellent band never got really big. They kind of fell in between all the genres. After the band broke up, Bill Nelson has been active as producer, solo artist and in collaborations with other musicians and singers.
Bill Nelson’s actually done a shitload (!) of solo albums. This year he has done two, which is a step down from 2023, when he did four. And he’s been going like this for decades now. In 2002 for example, he released eight albums!
I guess you’ll forgive me for going on a rather long rant again, and just to post a couple of songs by a more or less obscure English band. It’s just that think this is a band and a musician that deserves more attention. So before I stop, once again, Happy Birthday to Bill Nelson
Be-Bop Deluxe - Sister Seagull
Be-Bop Deluxe - Modern Music
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