Playlists
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The 'List: Songs That Changed My Life: Part 2
Hello one and all. The continuation of my good buddy Calvin Houston "Oates" Cherry's personalized 'list. Recorded just a few weeks before I was born, this song had a profound effect on me growing up. My father played the Bridge Over Troubled Water album frequently and I seemed to identify with its message of loneliness. I was often alone growing up, usually with just my music, books, and imagination to keep me company. The multi-layered, echo-chambered background vocals I found to be beautifully haunting.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 6 years ago in BeatThe 'List: Thanksgiving 2017
Hello, one and all. So, Thanksgiving Day is upon us and I felt that if there's anything to be thankful in this life, it's music. It's always been a true blessing in my life and I figured a 'list of thankful tunes to go with your Turkey Marbella, Stove Top stuffing, and cranberry sauce. They're from all decades and hope you have a great turkey day from me and my buddy, Calvin "Oates" Cherry.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 6 years ago in BeatTop Ten Greatest Original Film Soundtracks
What makes a great soundtrack? Well, silly, it's something that enhances the film. It encourages imminent dread, or makes that final kiss actually mean something. Think about some of the scariest, happiest, tensest and sexiest moments, then imagine them all with no soundtrack. Unless it's Blair Witch Project, it would probably just sound kind of jarring and creepy.
christopher wyerPublished 7 years ago in BeatThe 'List: Songs That Changed My Life – Part 1
Hello, one and all. This is a 'list compiled solely by my good buddy, Calvin Houston Cherry, whom I've affectionately nicknamed "Oates." Enjoy, and there's more coming.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in BeatThe 'List: 7EEZ Soft Rock Hits
Hello one and all. After writing about The Carpenters, I decided to compile another "me only" list of some of the best hits by artists who were about keeping it cool, mellow, and easy.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in BeatThe 'List: The Carpenters
Hello one and all. The early 1970s saw the advent of a musical genre commonly known as "soft-rock," which also had the distinctly pleasant nickname of "yacht rock," then made more complicated with the name "adult contemporary." As heavy metal and hard rock were burgeoning even before disco made many put on their boogie shoes and step to the dance floor, one such act was a Southern California brother-and-sister team who put the genre on the map, legitimized it, and made it a force to be reckoned with.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in BeatThe 'List: 7EEZ Sad Hits
Hello, one and all: So, this is an "all me" 'list. I got to thinking that it's a list that kind of proves that the 1970s had its fair share of gloom, sadness, pain, and heartache. Which is not to say there wasn't happiness to be had in the era of polyester shirts, platforms, "Breck hair," mood rings, and, the saddest loss of all, the 8-track tape.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in BeatThe 'List: Queen
Hello one and all. The fall brings out my need to hear the best music from the decade I was born into. The 1970s. The 80s were fun and will indeed be resumed very soon; but there's something about the crisp fall weather that makes me long to hear the music from the decade that brought us classic movies like The Godfather, Star Wars, and Saturday Night Fever.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in BeatThe Ultimate Aux Cord Playlist
If you’re like me, when someone hands you the aux cord, your playlist can go from rap to country to rock to pop and end up anywhere in between. I’ve created this playlist of 50 songs for people like me who have a wide range of musical preferences. People who admire a good rap verse or guitar riff. And well, for people who just admire all types of music, as long as it’s good! I hope you find music on here you haven’t heard, forgotten about, or makes you want to put on a song that you already have! Enjoy!
The 'List: Donna Summer
Hello one and all. So, after a brief hiatus, my buddy Calvin "Oates" Cherry are back with our new list and with many more lists to come.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in Beat70 Years On
I was born the year Reginald Kenneth Dwight’s first album Empty Sky was released in the U.K. I was singing to “Crocodile Rock” as a youngster as I watched him on the Muppet Show, covered in feathers and backed by singing reptiles amongst an assortment of Jim Henson’s creatures — all wearing oversized sunglasses. I realized I was bisexual as I watched the music video for “I’m Still Standing” at age 13. My junior year of high school I went from being a quiet backward nerd to an overnight socialite as I belted out “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” in the school musical — decked out in full sequined garb, platform shoes and sunglasses, which I decorated with hair from one of my grandmother’s wigs and rhinestones from her sewing kit. I got married to “The One” and sung “Skyline Pigeon” to my infant son as I rocked him to sleep. Marriage 2.0 was set to “Your Song”; and I have seen this amazing artist in concert 27 times thus far. His music has literally been the soundtrack to my life and still excites me as much today as it did when I first spun my father’s copy of Madman Across the Water on his record player when I was 4. He turned 70 years old this year as he and his lyricist, Bernie Taupin, are celebrating 50 years as writing partners. His Aids Foundation is commemorating their 25th anniversary this year. He has a catalog of 40+ albums, 100+ singles, and still puts on a 3+ hour energized show — a feat artists half his age cannot keep up with. He holds the record for the highest selling single of all time. He earned multiple Grammy, Academy, and Tony awards. He has been Knighted by Her Queen Majesty. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is a Kennedy Center Honor recipient Indeed, there is not much the man has not accomplished. He is a musical genius. He is a legend. He is none other than Sir Elton Hercules John.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in BeatAwesome Versions Of Taylor Swift's 'Look What You Made Me Do'
Taylor Swift's single, "Look What You Made Me Do," became the most watched music video in 24 hours with the most plays in a single day on Spotify. It also topped a lot of music charts all around the world. The song shows a change in Taylor Swift as opposed to the sweet country girl she started off as.
Chloe GilholyPublished 7 years ago in Beat