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Alphabetical Favorites (Jaguardog's writeoff) Popular Performers and Classical ComposersJun 06 '05 (Updated Jun 08 '05) Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line A list without Bartok??? or Sam Cooke? Two of many casualties of alphabetical choices!
For Romansuave's alphabetical movie flash writeoff, I only had to struggle through the alphabet once. Ron demands not only three passes, but specification within each of them. I decided to confine myself to recordings I have, and—to further strain my already overtaxed brain—to add a fourth alphabetical torture, classical music composer. For each letter of the alphabet, I am listing my favorite classical composer, favorite popular group, female vocalist, and male vocalist. I add a favorite by each of my favorites, but this is a list of composers and performances, not my favorite tracks/tunes/pieces. Tomasso Albioni-Adagio in G Minor; John Adams-Hamoniliehre ABBA-The Winner Takes It All --- --- Johan Sebastian Bach- Komm Susser Tod; Vincenzo Bellini-I Puritani The Beach Boys - God Only Knows, Sloop John B; Brenda and the Tabulations-It's All Over Joan Baez-Stewball Chuck Berry-Roll Over, Beethoven Aaron Copland-Appalachian Spring The Chambers Brothers- Time Has Come Today Irene Cara-Fame! Jimmy Cliff-Many Rivers to Cross Gaetano Donizetti-L'Elisir de Amore The Doors-The Alabama Song; The Duprees-You Belong to Me Marlene Dietrich-Falling in Love Again Fats Domino-Ain't That a Shame; Bob Dylan-Knockin' On Heaven's Door Edward Elgar-Enigma Variations The Elgins-Heaven Must Have Sent You Yvonne Ellman-If I Can't Have You --- Gabriel Fauré-Requiem The Four Tops-Reach Out Aretha Franklin-Natural Woman Frankie Vallie-I'll Try to Carry On Christoph Glück-Orfeo e Euridice Guess Who-American Woman Gloria Gaynor-I Will Survive! Al Green-Unchained Melody Georg Friedrich Handel-Israel in Egypt & Zardok, the King The Hollies-He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother Brenda Holloway-You've Made Me So Very Happy Buddy Holly-Not Fade Away Charles Ives-Three Places in New England The Isley Brothers-Caravan of Love Janis Ian-Society's Child --- Leo Janáceck-Glágolictic Mass Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit Janis Joplin-Piece of My Heart & Me and Bobby McGee Junior Walker-How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You Zoltan Kodálay-Háry János Suite Kansas-Dust in the Wind Gladys Knight-All I Need Is Time (About a Thousand Years) --- Franz Lizst-Faust Symphony The Loving Spoonful-Darling, Be Home Soon Lotte Lenya-The Pirate Jenny John Lennon-Imagine; Little Anthony and the Imperials-Out of My Head Wolfgang Mozart-Requiem, Clarinet Concerto The Mamas and the Papas-Safe in my Garden/The Miracles-Ooo, Baby Baby Bette Midler-(Your Love Keeps) Taking Me Higher --- Carl Nielsen-Sinfonia Expansiva --- Jessye Norman-The Heavenly City, Four Last Songs Johnny Nash-I Can See Clearly Now Carol Orff-Carmina Burima The Originals-Baby, I'm For Real --- Ray Orbinson-Pretty Woman Sergei Prokofiev-2nd Violin Concerto; GIovanni Pergolesi-Stabat Mater The Platters-Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Patti Page-The Tennesse Waltz Gene Pitney-Half Heaven, Half Heartache Giochimo Rossini-Giugleilmo Tell, Stabat Mater The Rolling Stone-Wild Horses Diana Ross (with Supremes)-Baby Love Smokey Robinson-Sweet Harmony; Otis Redding-Pain in My Heart Jean Sibelius-Violin Concerto, 2nd Symphony; Arnold Schoenberg-Gurrelieder The Skyliners-Since I Don't Have You, The Shirelles-Soldier Boy Donna Summer-Last Dance Paul Simon(with Garfunkel)-The Only Living Boy in New York; (without) Me and Julio Pietor Tchaikowksy-Violin Concerto The Temptations-Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) Tina Turner-What's Love Got to Do With It? Spyder Turner-Stand By Me --- Undisputed Truth-Smiling Faces --- --- Giuseppi Verdi-Requiem Village People-Macho Man Sarah Vaughan-Lover's Concerto Ritchie Valens-La Bamba Carl Weber-Clarinet Concerto; Richard Wagner-Liebestöd The Wailers-I Shot the Sheriff Mary Wells-The One Who Really Loves You Stevie Wonder-I Just Called to Say I Love You; Jackie Wilson-(Your Love Keeps) Taking Me Higher The Young Rascals-Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore --- Neil Young-Broken Arrow (with Buffalo Springfield), The Old Laughing Lady (solo) Iannis Xennaxis-Akanta --- --- --- Alexander Zemlinksy- Die Seejung Frau Zombie's-She's Not There --- --- Conclusion? I revel in tear-jerkers, including requiem masses. Music about pain often makes me feel better, or at least relatively better. And to choose my favorites from across the alphabet: Bach The Miracles Jessye Norman Otis Redding (Smokey already being included with the Miracles) For links to others' lists see http://www.epinions.com/content_4389118084  |
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