Tiny E's Blog

OK…so it’s a Saturday not Thursday — BUT — A Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Fine Festivus and a wonderful Kwanzaa to everyone.

A wide variety of music for the holidays.

http://grooveshark.com/playlist/A+Special+Christmas+And+Hanukkah+Playlist/65279708

This playlist started out as a collection of TV and Movie theme songs that stood on their own as songs. These are tunes that either were or likely would have been hits even if they hadn’t been used as TV themes.  One of the interesting things I found was the variety of arrangements of most of the tunes listed, thus the variations.  Which  is your favorite?

http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Thursday+Playlist+For+12+01+2011+/64203192

Happy Thanksgiving — this week a play list with tunes that make me think of Thanksgiving, turkey and reflection.  Also  a smattering by the late drummer Paul Motian.

Theme for this one is Left Turn at Albuquerque.

Not a comprehensive list of tunes that changed the world in the 20th century.  Just some highlights of musical creations that once they where introduced had an undeniable impact.   

This Thursday I have for you a salute to the greatness of the days that are 11/10/11 and 11/11/11.  A salute to Veterans Day, the last binary days for the next 89 years, 236 years of the United States Marine Corps, and to Nigel Tufnel Day (It goes to 11). With binary forms, Spinal tap, Irving Berlin, and Sousa.