What are you listening to in 2022

JonSR77 said:
LOVE Melanie!

She's got a Facebook page. Had been doing a bunch of virtual performances during the pandemic.

Here's a neat clip. Of her with...yes...Miley Cyrus. I had not realized just how good Miley Cyrus really is. I mean, Melanie is, you know, a more accomplished musician, but Miley Cyrus isn't all that bad...


Happy Hippie Presents: Miley Cyrus & Melanie Safka - Look What They've Done to My Song Ma​

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The Happy Hippie Foundation is an American non-profit organization founded by entertainer Miley Cyrus on September 17, 2014, and officially launched to the public on May 5, 2015. The foundation focuses on youth homelessness (particularly among LGBTQ youth), the LGBTQ community, and other vulnerable populations.​

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Hippie_Foundation​

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I never appreciated Miley Cyrus but this performance changed my mind...

 

SeaBreeze said:
I love this song by her. She didn't sound great in that other video, but I assume someone asked her to perform and she went for it to celebrate the holiday. I give kudos to all the performers who do some songs in their old age for whatever reason, some sound better than others, but many gave us a memorable contribution to the music of our time. :cool:.
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Chrissie Hynde is an older singer that can still belt out a song. We saw her when she opened for Stevie Nicks in 2019 and were blown away! Granted, she is from the 80's and Melanie is from the 60's.

This is from her Night For Ukraine concert...

 
dseag2 said:
I love Lady Miss Kier. This was one of the greatest videos ever. Very 60's!
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she is still some huge icon in the fashion world. Highly respected and very much loved.

Ok, so some more details.

I am visiting my grandmother in her nursing home. I am from a Jewish background. And there is this nice, older Jewish lady in the hallway. Thick accent. Jewish...and Russian. And I am talking with her. And she mentions that she used to be a concert pianist.
(my mom was a coloratura, an opera singer). Then, clear out of the blue, she just goes to me, "do you know my son? His name is Dmitri and he is in a band. And the name of the band is delight. She says it like that. I just look at her with my mouth dropped open.

And that is how I met Dmitri's mom.

I have to say, as a straight dude...Lady Kier completely did it for me. Every time I watch that video I just get junior high school stupid inside. Really. I think if I met her in real life, I would just pass out.
 
dseag2 said:
I never appreciated Miley Cyrus but this performance changed my mind...

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So, in the 90's, I performed on the Spoken Word scene and I also did some stand-up comedy. From that, my whole view about entertainers changed. There are a whole range of entertainers that I admire, solely for how much work they have done onstage.

I started to get that about Miley Cyrus when she started doing those more "adult" like performances. I knew exactly what she was doing....trying to create the break from the past image, so she could have a professional career as an adult.

And I respected her for doing that. Because the business is nuts and that is often just exactly what you have to do, in order to keep working on stage and fulfilling that inner call to perform.

And, to me, she is just the embodiment of a hard working performer. And I always respect that. And, you know, good solid voice.

I don't think she is exactly Patsy Cline. But, I am not exactly Allen Ginsberg or Robin Williams. She is a pro...absolutely.
 
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