Music is the most profound way that humans (and maybe whales and other species) reflect the glory and beauty of the universe without words. Where allowed by copyright and ‘fair use’ laws, we’ve posted a free of our favorites here – if anyone ever wants us to remove one due to copyright, we’ll do so immediately – we will never knowingly infringe on anyone’s rights.
I was pondering today some of the reactions to the death of David Bowie. Many people reflected that he had been taken from us too soon – but he was 69! At that age, we are all contenders for moving on.
So although his death was very sad for many of us, leaving us a little diminished and a little more lonely in this strange world, it was surely no tragedy. We have seen the best of Bowie as he developed and produced his music over an reasonably long lifetime.
Other deaths are more tragic, and Bowie’s death brought to my mind one of the greatest losses music has ever suffered. It’s forty years and four months since the death of Jimi Hendrix – a man proclaimed by many fans and fellow musicians as the best guitarist of all time (up until now of course!). He was 27 when he died of an accidental drugs overdose.
This song is not performed by Hendrix – it’s a gentle and reflective acoustic version of one of Jimi’s most famous hits – All Along the Watchtower. It was written by the great Bob Dylan, but surely Jimi Hendrix was its greatest exponent. Enjoy! And share!
Once in a while we all encounter a song or other work of art that penetrates our inner soul – that’s what hearing this song did to me when my wife played it for me this morning. The power of the delivery of this venerable song ‘The Sound of Silence’ by Simon & Garfunkel is extraordinarily spiritual and penetrates me in much the same way that a Gregorian Chant does, or ‘Friends’ by Led Zeppelin. I LOVE this and hope you enjoy it. The band is called “Disturbed’ and I’ll be listening to more of their music. There’s a link for getting it from iTunes under the video. PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO SHARE!!! (Button on LEFT!).
Directed by Matt Mahurin
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