Cosmic raga-rock. One of my all-time faves from the Stones. I remember listening to it on WABC-AM, New York, on my transistor radio when I was a kid. Epic. Ditto for “19th Nervous Breakdown” and “Mother’s Little Helper.”
This video performance was lip-synched, which was standard broadcast practice back then owing to technical limitations. Note that the guitar and bass were not plugged in, and the sitar is not miked.
Interestingly, Jones was a student of sitar and tabla player Harihar Rao, himself a disciple of the renowned Ravi Shankar.
I chose this particular video because it has the correct aspect ratio for the analog TV broadcasts of the time. And it’s in COLOR! My family was still watching black-and-white when I moved out in 1980. When I finally saw THE MUPPET SHOW and Looney Tunes in color a few years later, I was boggled. Thanks to YouTube, I can now see all the MIDNIGHT SPECIAL performances (and foreign TV concert footage) that I missed when they aired — and in color to boot.
Bonus sitar track:
The Shocking Blue: “The Butterfly and I” (self-titled American pressing, 1970) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzD9cO3YUY
@06:08, track #3 opens with sitar — followed by their monster hit, “Venus.” Lead singer Mariska Veres is daebak.
Piano and vocal solo by Thijs van Leer features lyrics by Sufi poet/master musician Inayat Khan, per Wikipedia.
Kudos to YT commenters Maarten van Leer and deep purple fan for identifying the source and content of the lyrics:
Maarten van Leer
8 months ago
The words are from Hazrat Inayat Khan, a “Tana” from the book Vadan
deep purple fan
4 months ago (edited)
@2:40 Lyrics
Moving waves the wind has left you
And Twas still in commotion
Moving waves the wind has left you
And Twas still in commotion
We are still repeating the world it has taught us
It moves our whole being to ecstasy
Waves why do you all become excited
And then all calm together
Because behind our individual action their is one impulse working
Because behind our individual action their is one impulse working
Rising waves what motive is behind your impulse
What motive is behind your impulse
The desire to reach upwards
When I was younger, I would never have known what to make of the title track… Now I might have an inkling of a clue. I can thank the American Sufi devotional singer Singh Kaur Khalsa and Celtic harper Kim Robertson’s luminous “Ardas” for that:
Late last night I was reminded of “Ardas,” and listened to it for the first time in ages. It is one of the most uplifting pieces of music I know. It’s the last link on the above post.
PakalanaPikake
August 15, 2019 at 8:22 PM
INTO THE SUNLIGHT – Music, Ep. 9
Rolling Stones: “Paint It Black” (Aftermath LP, 1966) TV appearance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSmiIne-4k
Brian Jones, sitar. Show uses a cover version.
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PakalanaPikake
August 15, 2019 at 8:29 PM
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Cosmic raga-rock. One of my all-time faves from the Stones. I remember listening to it on WABC-AM, New York, on my transistor radio when I was a kid. Epic. Ditto for “19th Nervous Breakdown” and “Mother’s Little Helper.”
This video performance was lip-synched, which was standard broadcast practice back then owing to technical limitations. Note that the guitar and bass were not plugged in, and the sitar is not miked.
Interestingly, Jones was a student of sitar and tabla player Harihar Rao, himself a disciple of the renowned Ravi Shankar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_It_Black#Background_and_composition
Hot Rocks 1964–1971 (1971) was the first double album I ever bought, IIRC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Rocks_1964%E2%80%931971
I chose this particular video because it has the correct aspect ratio for the analog TV broadcasts of the time. And it’s in COLOR! My family was still watching black-and-white when I moved out in 1980. When I finally saw THE MUPPET SHOW and Looney Tunes in color a few years later, I was boggled. Thanks to YouTube, I can now see all the MIDNIGHT SPECIAL performances (and foreign TV concert footage) that I missed when they aired — and in color to boot.
Bonus sitar track:
The Shocking Blue: “The Butterfly and I” (self-titled American pressing, 1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzD9cO3YUY
@06:08, track #3 opens with sitar — followed by their monster hit, “Venus.” Lead singer Mariska Veres is daebak.
This is the pressing in my collection:
https://www.discogs.com/Shocking-Blue-The-Shocking-Blue/release/1212992
Red Bullet’s Shocking Blue playlist is loaded with vintage videos.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7009926D3C75E06
For good measure: Red Bullet’s playlist for fellow Dutch rockers Focus, purveyors of “Hocus Pocus” (Focus II LP, 1973 [US]) — what a blast! Listen with headphones. Progressive rock at it finest. 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0F_XiR48Q&list=PLE4DAD91F71A8C21D&index=2&t=0s
PakalanaPikake
August 15, 2019 at 9:55 PM
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I forgot how much I liked Focus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hocus_Pocus_(song)
LP aka Moving Waves — including
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_II
Focus: “Moving Waves” (Focus II / Moving Waves LP, 1971/1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrR5d7OJYw0
Piano and vocal solo by Thijs van Leer features lyrics by Sufi poet/master musician Inayat Khan, per Wikipedia.
Kudos to YT commenters Maarten van Leer and deep purple fan for identifying the source and content of the lyrics:
Maarten van Leer
8 months ago
The words are from Hazrat Inayat Khan, a “Tana” from the book Vadan
deep purple fan
4 months ago (edited)
@2:40 Lyrics
Moving waves the wind has left you
And Twas still in commotion
Moving waves the wind has left you
And Twas still in commotion
We are still repeating the world it has taught us
It moves our whole being to ecstasy
Waves why do you all become excited
And then all calm together
Because behind our individual action their is one impulse working
Because behind our individual action their is one impulse working
Rising waves what motive is behind your impulse
What motive is behind your impulse
The desire to reach upwards
When I was younger, I would never have known what to make of the title track… Now I might have an inkling of a clue. I can thank the American Sufi devotional singer Singh Kaur Khalsa and Celtic harper Kim Robertson’s luminous “Ardas” for that:
Singh Kaur Crimson Vol. 6, Ardas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Ws6CYy74Y
Check out their “Crimson Collection” volume 6 recording on the Invincible Music label. All of them, actually. Heavenly…
PakalanaPikake
August 16, 2019 at 9:09 AM
Aloha, @michykdrama,
Late last night I was reminded of “Ardas,” and listened to it for the first time in ages. It is one of the most uplifting pieces of music I know. It’s the last link on the above post.
This one played right after it:
Singh Kaur – Spark In The Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuByfv1184
What a gorgeous, soothing piece of music. Beautiful strings.
Blessings,
Pakalana
michykdrama
August 16, 2019 at 9:12 AM
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