Tag: Classics

Bruce Springsteen – Secret Garden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtMhtMc1GW8

“Secret Garden” is a 1995 single by Bruce Springsteen. It was originally released February 27, 1995 on his Greatest Hits album on Columbia Records. Upon its initial release it peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1997. It was then re-released on April 11 of that same year on Sony Records as a two track single, featuring a live version of “Thunder Road”. (An EP was also released in 1995, featuring two versions of “Secret Garden” (“album” and “string”), live versions of “Murder Incorporated” and “Thunder Road” and the original version of “Pink Cadillac” from “Greatest Hits.”)

James Brown – I Feel Good (live performance)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QWL6Z-tsk0

“I Got You (I Feel Good)” is a twelve-bar blues with a brass-heavy instrumental arrangment similar to Brown’s previous hit, “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”. It also features the same emphasis “on the one” (i.e. the first beat of the measure) that characterizes Brown’s developing funk style. The lyrics have Brown exulting in how good he feels (“nice, like sugar and spice”) now that he has the one he loves, his vocals punctuated by screams and shouts. The song includes a alto sax solo by Maceo Parker.

Guns N’ Roses – Don’t Cry

“Don’t Cry” is a power ballad by rock band Guns N’ Roses, two versions of which were released simultaneously on different albums. The version with the original lyrics is the fourth track on Use Your Illusion I, while the version with the alternate lyrics is the 13th track on Use Your Illusion II. Only the vocal tracks differ, and even then only in the verses; however, in those verses, not only are the words entirely different, but the meter and melody are also slightly different. There is also a third version, officially released only on the single for the song, which was recorded during Appetite for Destruction sessions in 1986.

Guns N’ Roses – November Rain

“November Rain” is a power ballad by American rock band Guns N’ Roses, written by lead singer Axl Rose and released as a single in June 1992. It appears on the album Use Your Illusion I. It features a sweeping orchestral backing and is one of Guns N’ Roses’ longest songs. “November Rain” peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the longest song in history to enter the top ten of that chart.

Toto – Africa (live in Amsterdam)

Music video: Toto – Africa (Live)

“Africa” is a song by rock band Toto, and one of the band’s most recognizable songs. The initial idea for the song came from David Paich. Jeff Porcaro explains the idea behind the song: “… a white boy is trying to write a song on Africa, but since he’s never been there, he can only tell what he’s seen on TV or remembers in the past.” David Paich said: “At the beginning of the ’80s I watched a late night documentary on TV about all the terrible death and suffering of the people in Africa. It both moved and appalled me and the pictures just wouldn’t leave my head. I tried to imagine how I’d feel about if I was there and what I’d do.

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_(Toto_song)