A repeat of my Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 65 The Rockamatic edition airs tomorrow Monday 17th, 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio (or on the app).
Tracklist: 01: Barry Adamson – The Last Words Of Sam Cooke 02: Belle & Sebastian in – What Happened To You, Son 03: Bernard Butler – Deep Emotions 04: Beyoncé – Blackbird 05: Dark Miles – The Waiting 06: Fat White Family – The Work 07: Girl and Girl – Oh Boy! 08: Guided by Voices – Serene King 09: Janita Salomé & Camané – Homens do Largo 10: Johnny Moped – Things May Happen 11: Mark Knopler – Two Pairs of Hands 12: Martin Savage & The Jiggerz – Observer 13: Myriam Gendron – Terres brûlées 14: Of Montreal – It’s Different For Girls 15: Pernice Brothers – Look Alike 16: Prickly Pear – At The End 17: The Decemberists – Burial Ground
With the help of my “band” – The Astro Travellers – I put together a beautiful show comprised of songs composed for the show, music from the vaults, some of my own instrumental music, collaborative songs by me and Francisco Silva and me and Bill Rivers, music from the vaults, still to be released music, songs that friends think represent me. This year I also picked a song that represents me. You can read the story of the 3rd Anniversary edition here Amazing Songs & Other Delights #67 – The 3rd Anniversary edition by Raquel & The Astro Travellers – programme story On the tracklist the name ahead of a song is the name of the person that picked it for me.
Tracklist: 01: Raquel Pinheiro – Big Bang with sax – Paulo Miranda’s Spectral Sound Modulation version 02: Bill Rivers & Raquel Pinheiro – Da Da Da bom 03: João Diogo Zagalo – Dead Redemption 04: Lola Flowers – This Is Not A Love Song (Pedro Mesquita) 05: digei de bairro – never been in Ibiza 06: Ed Clayton-Jones – Country Girl 07: Pernice Brothers – Working Girls (Rui Pimenta) 08: The Rolling Stones – She’s a Rainbow (Dana Detrick) 09: Francisca Fortes & Carlos Fortes – Como Um Cavalo Louco (Um Zero Amarelo cover) 11: Francisco Silva & Raquel Pinheiro – Someone Kissing You Away 12: Cake – I Will Survive (Raquel) 13: John Cale – How We See The Light (António Cunha) 14: Paulo Navarro – Atravessando as Águas 15: Bill Rivers & Raquel Pinheiro- Sweet Peace 16: Ed Clayton-Jones – Interloper 17: João Diogo Zagalo – Red Uszatek 18: Iggy Pop – The Passenger (Matt Hutchison)
My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #67 is The 3rd Anniversary edition and airs Monday 3rd, 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app). As usual on the program anniversary my “band” The Astro Travellers and I put as radio show together from a mix of purpose created songs or instrumentals, morsels from the vaults, songs that represent me, still to be released songs and instrumentals.
Here the Astro Travellers are António (Tó) Cunha, Bill Rivers, Carlos Fortes, Dana Detrick, Ed Clayton-Jones, Francisca Fortes, Francisco Silva, João Diogo Zagalo, Laura Mesquita, Matt Hutchison, Paulo Miranda, Pedro Mesquita, Pedro Tenreiro, Rui Guerra, and Rui Pimenta.
Tó, Dana, Matt, Pedro Mesquita and Rui Pimenta selected songs they feel represent me. Interestingly, Dana choice is Tó’s choice for my 1st anniversary show She’s a Rainbow by The Rolling Stones. This year I also picked a song that reportes me Cake’s version of I Will Survive.
I threw three chords to Bill and Francisco. Two of which I didn’t even knew the name of. I strummed them on the guitar, like it, drew a diagram. Bill didn’t knew the name of one of the chords either and called it chord H. Turns out, according to Francisco, chord H, if strummed a certain way is a pompous thing, a Fmaj7#11/ whatever that may be.
What happened to those three chords – with some adds/modifications by Bill and Francisco? They become three songs, Da Da Da bom, Someone Kissing You Away and Sweet Peace. Da Da Da bom are exactly the same instrumental basis, the first on keyboards, the second on acoustic guitar. Da Da Da bom has no lyrics per se, it is Bill humming a vocal melody. The lyrics in Sweet Peace were written by Bill to his latest record with Simon Hayward. Someone Kissing You Away are a few words Francisco used instead of a vocal melody to show me how the song could turn out.
Like the cover of Um Zero Amarelo Como Um Cavalo Louco by Francisca and Carlos Fortes, the aforementioned three songs are home, living room, recordings. João Diogo Zagalo and Paulo Navarro also contributed with home done music. Paulo did a beautiful piano solo piece, Atravessando as Águas, João sent what turned into Dead Redemption that was just voices. I liked it and kept it along Red Uszatek. Pedro Tenreiro, with his digei de bairro moniker, and Ed Clayton-Jones graciously allowed me to play still to be released material. Paulo Miranda took my Big Bang with saxophone (courtesy of Rui Guerra) and with spectral audio modulation created a new ambient for my music.
The Anniversary edition is my wide family affair, a group of fabulous musician, composers, songwriters, producers. It is always a guess, a what will come of it, until the show is fully assembled. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed doing it.
01: Raquel Pinheiro – Big Bang with sax – Paulo Miranda’s Spectral Sound Modulation version 02: Bill Rivers & Raquel Pinheiro – Da Da Da bom 03: João Diogo Zagalo – Dead Redemption 04: Lola Flowers – This Is Not A Love Song (Pedro Mesquita) 05: digei de bairro – never been in Ibiza 06: Ed Clayton-Jones – Country Girl 07: Pernice Brothers – Working Girls (Rui Pimenta) 08: The Rolling Stones – She’s a Rainbow (Dana Detrick) 09: Francisca Fortes & Carlos Fortes – Como Um Cavalo Louco (Um Zero Amarelo cover) 11: Francisco Silva & Raquel Pinheiro – Someone Kissing You Away 12: Cake – I Will Survive (Raquel) 13: John Cale – How We See The Light (António Cunha) 14: Paulo Navarro – Atravessando as Águas 15: Bill Rivers & Raquel Pinheiro- Sweet Peace 16: Ed Clayton-Jones – Interloper 17: João Diogo Zagalo – Red Uszatek 18: Iggy Pop – The Passenger (Matt Hutchison)
My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #66 – The John Parish edition dedicated to musician, composer, songwriter, producer John Parish can now be listened to on mixcloud.
Tracklist: 01 – PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love 02 – Dry Cleaning – Hot Penny Day 03 – Giant Sand – Astonished (in Tucson) 04 – Tracy Chapman – You’re The One 05 – John Parish – Westward Airways 06 – M. Ward – Primitive Girl 07 – Bettie Serveert – Satisfied 08 – Eels – Stumbling Bee 09 – The Goon Sax – In The Stone 10 – Mazgani – Distant Gardens 11 – Aldous Harding – Lawn 12 – PJ Harvey – Inside the Old I Dying 13 – John Parish – Sorry For Your Loss 14 – Peggy Sue – All We’ll Keep 15 – Sparklehorse – King of Nails 16 – John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey – Rope Bridge Crossing
My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #66 – The John Parish edition airs Monday 20th, 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
This edition is dedicated to musician, composer, songwriter, producer John Parish whose work I’m quite found of. John Parish graces one of the to three different front pages of print Mondo issue 13, the third anniversary issue in November 2002.
Parish work is wide and diverse. From his own solo albums and soundtracks to being PJ Harvey’s trusted collaborator in a number of roles.The choices for this programme include two songs by John Parish, two by PJ Harvey, one by John and Polly Jean from the album Dance Hall at Louise Point and an assortment of John’s work with musicians as diverse as Tracy Chapman, Mazgani or Bettie Serveert.
Tracklist: 01 PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love 02 – Dry Cleaning – Hot Penny Day 03 – Giant Sand – Astonished (in Tucson) 04 – Tracy Chapman – You’re The One 05 – John Parish – Westward Airways 06 – M. Ward – Primitive Girl 07 – Bettie Serveert – Satisfied 08 – Eels – Stumbling Bee 09 – The Goon Sax – In The Stone 10 – Mazgani – Distant Gardens 11 – Aldous Harding – Lawn 12 – PJ Harvey – Inside the Old I Dying 13 – John Parish – Sorry For Your Loss 14 – Peggy Sue – All We’ll Keep 15 – Sparklehorse – King of Nails 16 – John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey – Rope Bridge Crossing
My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #65 – The Rockamatic edition now available on mixcloud.
This edition name comes from the image transmitted by the songs. A mix of cinematic and rock covered by songs of diverse genres and ambients.
Tracklist: 01: Barry Adamson – The Last Words Of Sam Cooke 02: Belle & Sebastian in – What Happened To You, Son 03: Bernard Butler – Deep Emotions 04: Beyoncé – Blackbird 05: Dark Miles – The Waiting 06: Fat White Family – The Work 07: Girl and Girl – Oh Boy! 08: Guided by Voices – Serene King 09: Janita Salomé & Camané – Homens do Largo 10: Johnny Moped – Things May Happen 11: Mark Knopler – Two Pairs of Hands 12: Martin Savage & The Jiggerz – Observer 13: Myriam Gendron – Terres brûlées 14: Of Montreal – It’s Different For Girls 15: Pernice Brothers – Look Alike 16: Prickly Pear – At The End 17: The Decemberists – Burial Ground
My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #65 The Rockamatic edition airs tomorrow Monday 6th, 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
The programme name comes from the image transmitted by the songs. A mix of cinematic and rock covered by songs of diverse genres.
Tracklist: 01: Barry Adamson – The Last Words Of Sam Cooke 02: Belle & Sebastian – What Happened To You, Son 03: Bernard Butler – Deep Emotions 04: Beyoncé – Blackbird 05: Dark Miles – The Waiting 06: Fat White Family – The Work 07: Girl and Girl – Oh Boy! 08: Guided by Voices – Serene King 09: Janita Salomé & Camané – Homens do Largo 10: Johnny Moped – Things May Happen 11: Mark Knopler – Two Pairs of Hands 12: Martin Savage & The Jiggerz – Observer 13: Myriam Gendron – Terres brûlées 14: Of Montreal – It’s Different For Girls 15: Pernice Brothers – Look Alike 16: Prickly Pear – At The End 17: The Decemberists – Burial Ground
Here I am, looking like an internationally woman of mystery on cold, windy late afternoon by the salt marshes. My radio programme Amazing Songs & Other Delights airs every other Monday, 3-4pm (gmt +1) on Yé Yé Radio: https://yeyeradio.com/ (or on the app) Each edition of my show has a theme. The anniversary show, in late May is a special occasion with endless delights. All aired shows can be listened to on mixcloud: : www.mixcloud.com/infoyeye/www.mixcloud.com/MondoBizarreMagazine
My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #64 – The Grandeur of Ghosts edition can now be listened to on mixcloud. It is a good soundtrack for today, 25 de Abril (April 25), is the day my country stopped being a dictatorship 50 years ago. April 25 is also Anzac (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day. The programme includes Portuguese songs connected to 25 de Abril, an instrumental track from Mick Harvey’s Waves of Anzac and other anti war songs, instrumentals and poems from Siegfried Sassoon and Federico Garcia Lorca. You can read more about the programme here: https://mondobizarremagazine.com/2024/04/21/amazing-songs-other-delights-64-the-grandeur-of-ghosts-edition-by-raquel-pinheiro-radio-ye-ye-monday-22nd/
Tracklist: 01 – Johnny Mandel – Suicide is Painless (from M.A.S.H.) 02 – Credence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son 03 – The Cranberries – Zombie 04 – Golpe de Estado – Rev 25 05 – JP Simões – Mudam-se os Tempos Mudaram-se as Vontades feat. Ruca Rebordão, Nuno Ferreira, Márcio Pinto, Pedro Pinto (José Mario Branco song) 06 – Mick Harvey – Vietnam 07 – José Afonso – Grândola Vila Morena 08 – Vivian Kubrick – Ruins (Full Metal Jacket soundtrack) 09 – New Order – Love Vigilantes 10 – Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun (live at the Filmore East,1st night, 31.12.1969) 11 – Jacques Brel – La colombe 12 – Siegfried Sassoon – Suicide in the Trenches read by Stephen Graham 13 – Paulo de Carvalho – E Depois do Adeus 14 – The Libertines – Shiver 15 – Federico Garcia Lorca – Balada de la gran guerra by Joan Mora 16 – Amália Rodrigues – Zé Soldado, Soldadinho 17 – R.E.M. – Orange Crush 18- Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding 19 – Tom Waits – Day After Tomorrow 20 – Manic Street Preachers – Suicide is Painless, Theme for M.A.S.H.
The Grandeur of Ghosts by Siegfried Sassoon
When I have heard small talk about great men I light my two candles; climb to bed; then Consider what was said; and put aside What Such-a-one remarked, and Someone-else replied.
They have spoken lightly of my deathless friends, (Lamps for my gloom, hands guiding where I stumble,) Quoting, for shallow conversational ends, What Shelley shrilled, what Blake once wildly muttered…
How can they use such names and be not humble ? I have sat silent; angry at what they uttered. The dead bequeathed them life; the dead have said What these can only memorise and mumble.
The Grandeur of Ghosts is the name of a poem by Sigfried Sassoon, one of World War One (WWI) poets. As WWI continue, Siegfried start to see it as conflict prolonged by those in power who had no regard for everyone else, soldiers or civilians. A reality that has been repeated before and since.My country, Portugal, was a dictatorship from 1928 to April 25 1974. This year 50 years of democracy are celebrated. During the dictatorship Portugal was engaged in a Colonial war from 1961 to 1974. Many young men, my dad included were sent to it. Many men, my dad included, would leave the war and go to exile, only being allowed to return a few years after the end of the dictatorship.The songs and poems on this programme are from various countries, in different languages, addressing different wars or connected to the coup d’etat that ended Estado Novo, the Portuguese dictatorship.E Depois do Adeus that had won Festival da Canção in 1974 had no censurable lyrics and was the first signal for the troops to know it was ok to star move towards Lisboa and depose the regimen. It was played at 22:25 hours on April 24 on Emissores Associados de Lisboa. Grândola Vila Morena, the second signal, greenlighting the go ahead was played at 00:20 hours on Rádio Renascença. Red carnations are the symbol of 25 de Abril commonly called A Revolução dos Cravos (The Carnations Revolution).
Tracklist:
01 – Johnny Mandel – Suicide is Painless (from M.A.S.H.)
02 – Credence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
03 – Cranberries – Zombie
04 – Golpe de Estado – Rev 25
05 – JP Simões – Mudam-se os Tempos Mudaram-se as Vontades feat. Ruca Rebordão, Nuno Ferreira, Márcio Pinto, Pedro Pinto
(José Mario Branco song)
06 – Mick Harvey – Vietnam
07 – José Afonso – Grândola Vila Morena
08 – Vivian Kubrick – Ruins (Full Metal Jacket soundtrack)
09 – New Order – Love Vigilantes
10 – Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun (live at the Filmore East,1st night, 31.12.1969)
11 – Jacques Brel – La colombe
12 – Siegfried Sassoon – Suicide in the Trenches read by Stephen Graham
13 – Paulo de Carvalho – E Depois do Adeus
14 – The Libertines – Shiver
15 – Federico Garcia Lorca – Balada de la gran guerra by Joan Mora
16 – Amália Rodrigues – Zé Soldado, Soldadinho
17 – R.E.M. – Orange Crush
18- Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding
19 – Tom Waits – Day After Tomorrow
20 – Manic Street Preachers – Suicide is Painless, Theme for M.A.S.H.Tracklist: 01 – Johnny Mandel – Suicide is Painless (from M.A.S.H.) 02 – Credence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son 03 – Cranberries – Zombie 04 – Golpe de Estado – Rev 25 05 – JP Simões – Mudam-se os Tempos Mudaram-se as Vontades feat. Ruca Rebordão, Nuno Ferreira, Márcio Pinto, Pedro Pinto (José Mario Branco song) 06 – Mick Harvey – Vietnam 07 – José Afonso – Grândola Vila Morena 08 – Vivian Kubrick – Ruins (Full Metal Jacket soundtrack) 09 – New Order – Love Vigilantes 10 – Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun (live at the Filmore East,1st night, 31.12.1969) 11 – Jacques Brel – La colombe 12 – Siegfried Sassoon – Suicide in the Trenches read by Stephen Graham 13 – Paulo de Carvalho – E Depois do Adeus 14 – The Libertines – Shiver 15 – Federico Garcia Lorca – Balada de la gran guerra by Joan Mora 16 – Amália Rodrigues – Zé Soldado, Soldadinho 17 – R.E.M. – Orange Crush 18- Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding 19 – Tom Waits – Day After Tomorrow 20 – Manic Street Preachers – Suicide is Painless, Theme for M.A.S.H.
The Grandeur of Ghosts by Siegfried Sassoon
When I have heard small talk about great men I light my two candles; climb to bed; then Consider what was said; and put aside What Such-a-one remarked, and Someone-else replied.
They have spoken lightly of my deathless friends, (Lamps for my gloom, hands guiding where I stumble,) Quoting, for shallow conversational ends, What Shelley shrilled, what Blake once wildly muttered…
How can they use such names and be not humble ? I have sat silent; angry at what they uttered. The dead bequeathed them life; the dead have said What these can only memorise and mumble.
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