Pierce Brosnan singing ABBA

Just finished watching Mamma Mia! on Movie Central. Clearly, the storyline didn’t matter at all. It was all about stringing ABBA’s greatest hits together into one movie.
Meryl Streep surprised me, especially when she sang The Winner Takes It All.
But here’s my advice to Pierce: don’t quit your day job to launch a singing career. [...]

Floyd Cramer: “Last Date”

Here’s a great video featuring the late Floyd Cramer:

Also listen to my special BlogTalkRadio show Easy Listening with Werner featuring the music of the unforgettable Floyd Cramer.

Blueberry Hill – Fats Domino

Here’s a great song for the weekend. It’s been playing in my head for some time now for no apparent reason (which is why I also use it currently as a musical break during my internet radio call-in show).

And here’s a truly Canadian version, featuring Céline Dion:

Middle of the Road

Here’s another musical trip down memory lane. Remember Middle of the Road?

Sally Carr, the lead singer, still performs here and there, it seems. Here she is back in 2006:

Romina Power & Al Bano

Remember them? Romina Power and Al Bano? If not, here’s a sample:

Here’s the same song in Spanish:

And here’s a live performance of the same song:

If you want to see what Romina is up to these days, visit her site.
Update: I am providing the [...]

Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Well, folks, I have been listening some more to my “antiquated” tapes. Last night I came across this song: The Ballad of Lucy Jordan, sung by Marianne Faithful.
I was actually quite surprised to find a half-decent video on YouTube:

My little musical treasure

For the first time in a long time, I hauled out my huge basket full of audio tapes that I recorded many moons ago. According to the dates I scribbled on them, my collection ranges from 1981 to 1996.
I used to tape all sorts of things off the radio wherever I happened to be at [...]

Remember Tracey’s Sunglasses?

I came across this song on one of my old tapes from the 1980s today (recorded during my early U.K. days):

(Regular version)

(Extended version)
Nowadays Tracey Ullman is known for (a) her Showtime show in the U.S. and (b) having become a U.S. citizen.
Here’s the original music video (poor [...]

Eurovision Song Contest 1993: Croatia

As far as the Eurovision Song Contest is concerned, there has been no better year, in my view, than 1993. Back then, most countries that participated came up with really good tunes, making it really hard to pick a winner.
Personally, I would have opted for Croatia’s entry:

A quick search on YouTube [...]

Iceland Eurovision 1993

With all the financial trouble in Iceland at this time, let’s remember better times — such as 1993 when Iceland sent Inga to the Eurovision Song Contest: