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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.

Poohdvm · 11-14-2014, 11:38 AM

I love his version. I played that song at the memorial for Doug Odom. I couldn't listen to if for a couple of years afterward. Now I can listen to it and smile remembering Doug and all the fun we had.

Its funny, reading the title of your post brought that song to my mind and then to find out you were writing about the same song. Just shows how powerful that simple song is.

Churchill · 11-17-2014, 04:05 AM

Great idea for a thread. We all bring our own perspective to music and hear it our own way. I'm not usually given to displays of emotion but this tune touched me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq7XsHAOnqc

jazznut · 11-17-2014, 07:38 AM

A more on the cool side of romance take of a classic tune by Cécile McLorin Salvant, who possesses a simply incredible voice...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G99FfalLFWQ

We saw her live in Montréal this past summer, and were blown away by her presence and depth of interpretation.

carmine7075 · 11-17-2014, 12:50 PM

For me, because of where I grew up, Tin Cup Chalice strikes a chord.

11-13-2014, 11:45 AM	#1
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,765	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: 55,765	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: 55,765	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. __________________

11-14-2014, 11:38 AM	#7
Poohdvm Club Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Benton, AR Posts: 3,385	I love his version. I played that song at the memorial for Doug Odom. I couldn't listen to if for a couple of years afterward. Now I can listen to it and smile remembering Doug and all the fun we had. Its funny, reading the title of your post brought that song to my mind and then to find out you were writing about the same song. Just shows how powerful that simple song is. __________________ We are the people our parents warned us about! F F F (nuff said)

11-17-2014, 04:05 AM	#8
Churchill Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lake County, IL Posts: 227	Great idea for a thread. We all bring our own perspective to music and hear it our own way. I'm not usually given to displays of emotion but this tune touched me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq7XsHAOnqc __________________ He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

11-17-2014, 07:38 AM	#9
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 26,082	A more on the cool side of romance take of a classic tune by Cécile McLorin Salvant, who possesses a simply incredible voice... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G99FfalLFWQ We saw her live in Montréal this past summer, and were blown away by her presence and depth of interpretation. __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!

11-17-2014, 12:50 PM	#10
carmine7075 Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Carolina Posts: 11,892	For me, because of where I grew up, Tin Cup Chalice strikes a chord. __________________

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