Did you see this amazing clip of Jason Mraz freestyling with a busker around the Centre Pompidou? I love the way this song happened. Total kudos to Valerie who shot this. I love this and love the film texture you chose, Valerie! Gorgeous camerawork to accompany an awesome song and moment!
Some audio issues and some truncation on this clip but still worth hearing. Great on album. I couldn't find a live version that came anywhere near the album version of "If It Kills Me--which irked me! I love that song!
TwinofCocteau on YouTube breaks down Robin Guthrie's guitar on "Pink Orange Red." I love to death the acoustic version Liz does of this 100 x better than the album version. She takes the tempo way down and changes the phrasing completely and the whole tenor of the song. The song becomes so vulnerable, broken and beautiful. Even the tempered exuberance of the chorus (orig. version) is downplayed in the acoustic version. And what seemed a tad arty on the original becomes pure skeleton of feeling, just unrivaled. Anyway, here's how to play the original version courtesy of the really awesome TwinofCocteau. He breaks down some other Cocteau Twins songs and songs by other bands I dig--like Mazzy Star.
Oomingmak! From the great, impressionistic Victorialand album. I can't help it that one part of the song reminds me of the Oscar Mayer hot dog theme from the seventies.
What a gorge production of Rameau here...I hate when they try to do "period." I prefer productions like this of early, early. We've all seen tacky Cosi Fan's, etcetera, but I'd rather they take the risk. Because look at the success here. The music is served beautifully by the staging.
Rameau swanked.
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