Burt is such a great exponent of songs in waltz time. There's something about that time signature that really grabs me. Does anybody else feel the same ?
A couple waltzes by other singers that are also great:
Spot on Blue. This is one of my favorites too. Did I read somewhere that Come Touch The Sun wasn't actually featured in the movie ? If not, what a loss to the viewers....
Re: Waltzes
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:33 am
by blueonblue
Hi Hank,
I seem to remember "Come Touch The Sun" playing over the opening credits
and at the end of this memorable scene.....in "piano" form.....
"blue"
Re: Waltzes
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:09 pm
by helcio mazzuco
Hi Hank,
You mentioned George Michael's "Cowboys and Angels" and I couldn't help thinking of a song from that same early 90's period by British singer/songwriter Nicky Holland and a song she wrote with Lloyd Cole called "Lady Killer".
Take care,
Helcio
Re: Waltzes
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:59 pm
by nowmedical
I've thought of another good one - Mr. Guder by the Carpenters has 3/4 and 4/4 sections within it; 3/4 seems to cause a spinning, quickening and almost unstable effect. Just as in the George Michael track.
Re: Waltzes
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:19 am
by blueonblue
.........."Wives and Lovers" which, I believe, was the first commercially successful
jazz waltz"........(Jack Jones)
"blue"
Re: Waltzes
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:02 pm
by Hank
Forgive me for reviving an old post with some more great waltzes:
This was a selection by Zoe Ball on a recent Desert Island Discs. I really recommend the Desert Island Discs podcast if anyone is struggling to fill the hours of self isolation. They have an amazing archive going back to the early 50's (?)
Re: Waltzes
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:47 am
by Blair N. Cummings
Let`s not forget this chestnut. It was a huge hit for, I believe, Jane Morgan. But everybody and his dog covered it. This arrangement for Anna Maria Alberghetti is a bit treacly but it`s the original version from the Broadway musical Carnival. When it was made into a movie (re-titled Lili), Leslie Caron did a version I like better but it`s in the middle of a long filmclip on YouTube so I settled for the former:
Re: Waltzes
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:54 am
by blueonblue
Here's one more....
'blue'
Re: Waltzes
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:49 am
by pljms
It was only the other day that I was listening to the Dave Brubeck Quartet's album 'Time Further Out' and 'It's a Raggy Waltz', and what a joyful romp it is.