It's dead...

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Charles Aznavour is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter and actor. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the most well-known French singers abroad. Often described as the "Frank Sinatra of France", Aznavour sings mostly about love.

He has written musicals and more than a thousand songs, made more than one hundred records, and appeared in sixty movies. Aznavour sings in six languages (French, English, Italian, Spanish, German and Russian), which has helped him perform at Carnegie Hall and other major venues around the world. He also recorded at least one song from the 18th century poet Sayat Nova, in Armenian.

- Wikipedia

I love Regina... her music is fantastic, and then add to that the fact that she is gorgeous... what a package.

It's actually something I've thought about a bit in the past. We have these great singer songwriting women who are also gorgeous (Regina, Tori Amos, Jewell, Fiona Apple, Clare Bowditch etc. etc.).

The odds of getting great voice, great playing, great songwriting AND beauty in the one package has to be pretty slim. As such I do wonder how many women with the first three qualities are overlooked because they don't have the last?

Men don't get this as much, there are plenty of ugly male singer/songwriters (yes, horrible double standards).

I know...it always seems like a good idea at the time, but really, let's think before we just go blurting singer/songwriter mumbo jumbo

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Yeah, that's what you get for quoting Dylan, right?

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I laughed out loud

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Just caught this...

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Great. Now I look like the Stupidest Guy on Earth.

Hi I just saw your Smak Dem Christians Down video, can I suggest adding some test to the video description

"Right-Wing Evangelical hypocrites receive their comeuppance at the hands of singer-songwriter Jay Spears, the Founding Fathers, and the Warren Court, deftly and fabulously separating Church and State."

This is from the Jay Spears You Tube Page (http://youtube.com/watch?v=16R4aeYBXww)

Also, add Jay Spears to the title

Good find though, very funny, hope it sifts

Play Portal! You fail at life until you beat Portal!

He is a great singer-songwriter who does lots of funny and geeky songs, one of which (Still Alive) is featured in Portal.

I can't wait for this to be released!

any possibility of the benefit of the doubt?

I mean, who holds coke in their hair?
Anyone?

Yes, in the back. Okay, 1. Let me ask you - are you a popular English soul and jazz singer songwriter who was nominate for a Mercury Prize?

Yes? Really...okay,
now let me ask you - would you hold your coke in your "hair"?

I love Tina Fey for the same reason I love female singer-songwriters; beautiful, but there's more going on there.

wonderful post! i was just looking for a NANCI griffiths song called "ford econoline" I wonder if they're related... another superb singer/songwriter

different strokes for different folks. in our studio, when we make drumnbass, we compress a lot. when we record a female singer songwriter, we don't.

it's similar to saturation on a photo, sometimes you want bright rich colours, sometimes you want shades of pastel. neither is "right" or "wrong", it's just another tool in the box which can be used for good or bad.

i agree that adverts being louder than the programmes is BAD but then, i don't watch telly, because the adverts are annoying at ANY volume (and everyone is speaking lithuanian anyway)

what i really hate is poppy "progressive" housey type tunes where the bass kick is so squeezed it actually replaces the rest of the sounds, every beat, with a long release so it takes a while for the rest of the song to come back. it's like "B...wwwWWWB...wwwWWWB..." over and over again.

when stuff is played on the radio sometimes it sounds bad because the radio station is recompressing everything again. that's why people do alternative masters for radio play as opposed to consumer release or vinyl pressing. you do what is appropriate.

and about vinyl... i love vinyl, even if it is a placebo effect, i don't care, it is still an effect isn't it. and noise is GOOD. listen to Robert Johnson recordings until you learn this

and about dynamics on the radio... they are totally paranoid about "dead air" (silence) to the point that they won't play a tune that goes quiet at any point. it would sound like your radio had turned off.

I am powerless before cute female singer-songwriters.

John Prine, one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever!

From Wikipedia:

Barton Lee Hazlewood (born July 9, 1929 in Mannford, Oklahoma) is an American country singer, songwriter, and record producer....

Following discharge from the military, Hazlewood worked as a disc jockey whilst honing his songwriting skills. Among his early hits was The Fool recorded by rockabilly artist Sanford Clark. Hazlewood also worked with pioneering rock guitarist Duane Eddy.

Hazlewood is perhaps most famous for writing the Nancy Sinatra hit, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". However, his own output has also achieved a cult status in the underground rock scene, with songs covered by artists such as Lydia Lunch, Primal Scream, Einstürzende Neubauten, Nick Cave and Boyd Rice.

Hazlewood has a distinctive baritone voice that adds an ominous resonance to his music. Hazlewood's collaborations with Nancy Sinatra as well as his solo output in the late 1960s and early 1970s have been praised as an essential contribution to a sound often described as 'Cowboy Psychedelia' or 'Saccharine Underground'. In 2006 Lee sung for Bela B's first solo album "Bingo" the song "Lee Hazlewood und das erste Lied des Tages" ("Lee Hazlewood and the first song of the day").

In 2006 he was diagnosed with terminal renal cancer with a life expectancy of less than one year.

Nina Simone captivates me...

Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone (February 21, 1933–April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist.

Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician. Her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles, such as jazz, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and even pop music. Her vocal style is characterized by passion, breathiness, and tremolo. Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the biggest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue) and 1974.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_simone

Love singer/songwriters,
and making a living performing,
Beatles, (d)Dido(s), and aqualung....
How has this cat's to-date, escaped a musicians' radar....

could check, would rather the personal touch.....

Björk is a Brit Award-winning Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes), with an expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including pop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient music, electronica, folk, and classical music. She is known for her innovative music videos and individualistic music. Her record label, One Little Indian, reported in 2003 that she has sold over 15 million albums worldwide.

- More @ Wikipedia