The Music Thread! What Are You Listening To? #4

Pinky said:
Interesting bio, if you're interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixto_Rodriguez

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Pinky!!!!!!!! What a tremendous discovery., and I mean both yours and this forgotten for dead genius!!!! I am blown away by this story. I never liked Dylan that much, his nasal voice and aloof attitude (shy?) Hmmmm, BUT Sixto is so good at singing and expressing his feelings , again I am blown away. I am going to compile all the songs I can find of his. Thank you MUCHO for this post! 😅
 
Just ran across this bit of Rock 'N Roll history. I started wondering if the Byrds copied their name from the Beatles ( not exactly but the idea ). So I googled it.

"In October 1964, Dickson recruited mandolin player Chris Hillman as the Jet Set's bassist. ... Two weeks later, during a Thanksgiving dinner at Tickner's house, the Jet Set decided to rename themselves as "The Byrds", a moniker that retained the theme of flight and also echoed the deliberate misspelling of the Beatles.

Then McGuinn came up with B-Y-R-D-S. Dickson loved it because it had the magic "B" sound as in Beatles and Bobby. He thought little girls liked the "B" names because they felt less threatened by them. So the group was called "the Byrds”."

Yep! :)
 
Y wawr yn torri The dawn is breaking
Mae'r tyndra yn esgyn The tension mounting
Fy nghyned yn aros My fate is waiting
Rwy'n barod i'r siwrne I'm ready for the journey

Henuriad yn galw The elders are calling
O fore tan nôs For morning 'til night
Maen't yn aros am yr aberth Awaiting the sacrifice
A fydd i'w rhoi rhyddhad To give them freedom

Chorus: Chorus:
Yn gynnar yn y bore Early in the morning
Lleisiau yn fy ngalw Voices are a-calling
Yr amser wedi cyrraedd The time has come
Ac mae'n rhiad i'm fynd And I must go
(2x) (2x)

Y wawr yn torri The dawn is breaking
Mae'r tyndra yn esgyn The tension mounting
Fy nghyned yn aros My fate is waiting
Rwy'n barod i'r siwrne I'm ready for the journey

Wedi treilio amryw flwyddyn Many a year have I spent
Paratoi am yr eiliad hon Preparing for this moment
Er mwyn rhoi fy nghorff mewn offrwm I offer my body
I'r Derwyddon For the Druids

Henuriad yn galw The elders are calling
O fore tan nôs For morning 'til night
Maen't yn aros am yr aberth Awaiting the sacrifice
A fydd i'w rhoi rhyddhad To give them freedom

(Chorus 2x) (Chorus 2x)

Yn gynnar yn y bore Early in the morning
Lleisiau yn fy ngalw Voices are a-calling
Yr amser wedi cyrraedd The time has come
Ac mae'n rhiad i'm fynd And I must go
 
Gary O' said:
This guy has been wunna my faves for a couple decades

He's playing in my shop today

...and this song is my favorite

His gritty voice really comes thru

The song starts slow, and builds

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The M25 was completed in 1986 and ceremonially opened by Margaret Thatcher, the then Prime Minister. Traffic levels on the M25 are such that it is often referred to as Britain's largest car park, and was the inspiration for Chris Rea's hit single 'The Road to Hell' - "this ain't no technological freeway, this is the road to hell".
 
Gary O' said:
This guy has been wunna my faves for a couple decades

He's playing in my shop today

...and this song is my favorite

His gritty voice really comes thru

The song starts slow, and builds

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He really is good! I first heard his song, Workin’ On It way back when, been a fan ever since! This one’s great too! I applaud your choice! 👏🏻
 
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