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BigO · 11-13-2014, 11:45 AM

At least it is to me. I haven't had much of an ear for it since I left NOLA, but it was an integral part of my life before that. Music has brought me to tears since then (and that's nearly ten years now).

This piece brings me to tears almost every time I hear it. Always has and likely always will. It has a simplicity and beauty to it that is emotion distilled.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I

I still can't get that youtube embedded thingy to work for me. Please excuse the link.

BigO · 11-13-2014, 11:51 AM

BTW, the video is of his ash-scattering ceremony in Hawaii. He died of a heart attack at 38 due to chronic morbid obesity (he weighed 767 lbs at one point and it killed his brother at the same age as well). Even on a 6'2" frame, that's a lot of weight.

jazznut · 11-13-2014, 12:49 PM

What a gentle, pure voice! I'm ashamed to admit that I'd not heard of him before. Thanks for sharing, J.

BigO · 11-13-2014, 01:25 PM

States side, it's been used in a number of commercials and TV shows. Most notably (for me) it was the song that Anthony Edwards' character on ER died listening to. I wasn't a huge ER fan, but the moment touched me and I can't think of a more beautiful song to release a soul to.

My wife thinks it's depressing, but I find it uplifting. I hope she remembers to play it at my funeral someday, along with I'll Fly Away and You Are My Sunshine as well as Scarborough Fair (which I used to sing to my son when he was little).

beevod · 11-14-2014, 07:12 AM

Different people respond emotionally to different kinds of music. That's one of the glories of this greatest of art forms.

carmine7075 · 11-14-2014, 08:23 AM

His version of this song is really great and I would argue the best of the lot.

I also find it uplifting. It gets airplay on stations like margaritaville.

OregonDuck · 11-20-2014, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigO

At least it is to me. I haven't had much of an ear for it since I left NOLA, but it was an integral part of my life before that. Music has brought me to tears since then (and that's nearly ten years now).

This piece brings me to tears almost every time I hear it. Always has and likely always will. It has a simplicity and beauty to it that is emotion distilled.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I

I still can't get that youtube embedded thingy to work for me. Please excuse the link.

I love IZ, I listened this song on repeat many a times rocking my my baby daughter to sleep. And for another take on this beauty:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfNOMNMQH24

BigO · 11-21-2014, 01:32 AM

Wow. There's a windowpane moment in there somewhere.

Briandg · 11-21-2014, 05:34 AM

Great music, great voice.

For me, as shown earlier, the air that I breath.
Nilson, without you.
Foever autumn, justin hayward (and several others by him) devastating sadness.
Some of the works by Boston.

God, yes, some music has such a visceral effect. Just incredible.

Briandg · 11-21-2014, 05:42 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7yfHuMFEc

11-13-2014, 11:45 AM	#1
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,779	Music = emotion At least it is to me. I haven't had much of an ear for it since I left NOLA, but it was an integral part of my life before that. Music has brought me to tears since then (and that's nearly ten years now). This piece brings me to tears almost every time I hear it. Always has and likely always will. It has a simplicity and beauty to it that is emotion distilled. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I I still can't get that youtube embedded thingy to work for me. Please excuse the link. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

11-13-2014, 11:51 AM	#2
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,779	BTW, the video is of his ash-scattering ceremony in Hawaii. He died of a heart attack at 38 due to chronic morbid obesity (he weighed 767 lbs at one point and it killed his brother at the same age as well). Even on a 6'2" frame, that's a lot of weight. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

11-13-2014, 12:49 PM	#3
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 26,082	What a gentle, pure voice! I'm ashamed to admit that I'd not heard of him before. Thanks for sharing, J. __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!

11-13-2014, 01:25 PM	#4
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,779	States side, it's been used in a number of commercials and TV shows. Most notably (for me) it was the song that Anthony Edwards' character on ER died listening to. I wasn't a huge ER fan, but the moment touched me and I can't think of a more beautiful song to release a soul to. My wife thinks it's depressing, but I find it uplifting. I hope she remembers to play it at my funeral someday, along with I'll Fly Away and You Are My Sunshine as well as Scarborough Fair (which I used to sing to my son when he was little). __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too. Last edited by BigO; 11-13-2014 at 01:29 PM.

11-14-2014, 07:12 AM	#5
beevod Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 20,927	Different people respond emotionally to different kinds of music. That's one of the glories of this greatest of art forms. __________________ "Moderation in all things. Excess in everything else."

11-14-2014, 08:23 AM	#6
carmine7075 Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Carolina Posts: 11,892	His version of this song is really great and I would argue the best of the lot. I also find it uplifting. It gets airplay on stations like margaritaville. __________________

11-21-2014, 01:32 AM	#8
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,779	Wow. There's a windowpane moment in there somewhere. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

11-21-2014, 05:34 AM	#9
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	Great music, great voice. For me, as shown earlier, the air that I breath. Nilson, without you. Foever autumn, justin hayward (and several others by him) devastating sadness. Some of the works by Boston. God, yes, some music has such a visceral effect. Just incredible.

11-21-2014, 05:42 AM	#10
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7yfHuMFEc

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