What are you listening to now?

Haven't been on here for a long time, and I've probably already posted this one, but it's what I've just been listening to:
Herbert Grönemeyer: Halt Mich [Hold Me]
Can't give you a link, because YouTube doesn't allow my outdated browser to access it.

I've heard the opinion that German's too harsh a language (too gutteral?) to have any love songs, but this one's one of my favourites.

Wie schöne, dass es dich gibt!
[How lovely (the fact) that there is you! - loses in the translation.:eek:]
 
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He has Dokken blaring away and I want to jam knives in my ears! Ugh! Terrible band. I'm taking over the stereo next and will put on Manilla Road.
 
After re-reading an older thread on this forum, started by an OP who had been manipulating his [thankfully: ex-]gf; could NOT understand why she'd "dumped" him (after a series of her anxiety attacks caused by his shenanigans); and went into total denial when virtually everyone who replied told him to get his shit together...

I went here

It occurs to me that this song can be taken in (at least) 2 ways:

a) The singer offers sarcastic advice to his loved-one in a bid to persuade her to open up:
"Don't answer me, stay on your island*
Don't let me in"

b) The singer (or his subconscious?) is warning the other that he [the singer] is in a mess, and (s)he [the admired-one] would be better off steering clear (or backing out):
"If you believe in the power of magic,
I can change your mind
[...]
We gave it up in a moment of madness
And threw it all away

Don't answer me, don't break the silence
Don't let me win."

* Compare with “Every man’s an island”:
They say that “Every man’s an island”.
Well, every woman is the sea:
[...]
Some islands treat the sea with caution;
Some market its bounty and charm;
Many contaminate its waters:
See the profit, not the harm.

Some are fearful of its monsters:
Its deep dark secrets are a threat
To sense of order and “correctness”…
Some are just scared of getting wet.

[the underlining is mine]
 
I'm actually tasked with coming up with a collection of music for a Steampunk Masquerade for NYE at my local dungeon. Well. I volunteered to do this. I'm having great fun with it. Went to the internets and found several lists of steampunk musicians and all in all there must have been 160-170 different bands and artists I listened to. Out of those, I found a good double-handful of musics, not just great for the party but for my own listening pleasure.

I've been getting a lot of traction out of Amazon's Prime music Unlimited thingie. It isn't REALLY "unlimited" but you do get an awful lot for about the same price as a Netflix subscription. And I was surprised and pleased to find that the dungeon's sound system runs off a simple audio jack to (usually) a device running a Pandora station (an Ipod or something)...so I can set up a massive playlist in Amazon's music app on my tablet, set it to shuffle, plug it in and Bob's yer uncle, party music for all!

Of course steampunk is weird as a musical genre, poorly defined, and with lots of different things trying to occupy space under the steampunk label umbrella...Abney Park is probably the best and most definitively steampunk band I've yet to hear. But some others I've enjoyed and put on the list:

Amour Obscur
Beats Antique
David Bowie (a few songs from the album "Outside" that actually fit.)
Doctor Steel
Dresden Dolls
Gurdy Bird
Jill Tracy
Johnny Hollow
Steam Powered Giraffe (was not actually as good as I'd hoped they'd be.)
Sunday Driver
The Violet Tribe
Thy Last Drop
Unwoman (OMG SHE IS AWESOME)
Vagabond Opera
Vernian Process
Victor Sierra
Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys

So yeah, if anyone should develop an interest in steampunk music for some reason, there's a nice little selection. Love how it ranges from gypsy to pirate to sultry smoky lounge numbers to industrial and back again. There's even this weird "chap hop" stuff...
 
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Carnt say I know that one! ....👍....was listening to petshop boys ! .... flamboyant! On top of the pops .😎
 
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