Now, the next node in the notebook of naming nurtured (musical) numbers, novels, etc.
Here we go, everybody! Another fortnight of clips as the letter ‘n’ proudly presents itself for your inspiration and ridicule.
To my shame, the only artwork connected to the letter ‘n’ I could find was the cover of Rio, by Patrick Nagel – I’m sure there are others?
And here’s a song that should be uncontroversial:
Nick Drake – Northern Sky
salwarpe says
Neil Young – Eldorado
There are many great Neil songs, but this untypical one was what reeled me into his music
salwarpe says
Morphine – The Night
Sombre, and such low tones, but beautiful to fall into
salwarpe says
Nina Simone – Feelings
Such an artist, here doing exactly what she pleases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmO_0tIGo-4
salwarpe says
Yo La Tengo – Night Falls On Hoboken
Another down tempo song, good to drift off to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnIkxPYvF70
Mousey says
Spike in Australia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tHCXsPKWUg
davidks says
The New Pornographers – Bleeding Heart Show
Another Nina….one of the greatest songs ever – “Sinner Man”
Mousey says
One of the great Bond theme songs. Frank’s little girl.
davidks says
One of the best movies from last year. Wonderful creepy performance from Jake Gyllenhaal – “NIghtcrawler”
Fin59 says
Agree. Disturbing yet entertaining.
Sewer Robot says
Nostalgia For The Light: I wrote a review of this for the old site. It was the first time I had contributed to the home page – it’s the kind of film that makes you want to tell everyone about it..
salwarpe says
That looks and sounds like an amazing meditation on eternity and human impermanence – fascinating to bring two such weighty subjects together in one film, with the commen link of location. I will look out for it – thanks, @sewer-robot!
Declan says
Oliver Nelson’s greatest hit
Declan says
And Nirvana’s (hope it works as is not available in my territory)
Declan says
mikethep says
Here’s dear, dear Noël Coward, with Twentieth-Century Blues
https://youtu.be/9ya7btulnRg
Clive says
Here’s Nico.
fitterstoke says
Here’s more….
thecheshirecat says
M is for Mellotron and N is for my other two favourite instruments.
Northumbrian Pipes and Nyckelharpa
duco01 says
Mrs duco01 plays the nyckelharpa. Have I mentioned that before? I can’t remember.
thecheshirecat says
I expected nothing less. That said, from what I’ve been told at gigs, there aren’t actually that many nyckelharpas in existence; the demand is way exceeding the limited supply at present. I trust Mrs d is using her scarce resource well!
Locust says
Every fall in Sweden the catalogues for evening classes comes through the letterbox. I haven’t read them in years, but I remember from when I was young that there would always be evening classes on “How to build your own nyckelharpa”.
duco01 says
Re: “How to build your own nyckelharpa” course.
Yep – that’s how mrs duco started!
thecheshirecat says
That sounds like one of those gentle spoofs of 1970s Blue Peter “… and this week we’re going to look at world peace negotiations and building your own nyckelharpa.”
Rob C says
Jazz wonderment from Norman Connors:
Rob C says
This Krautrock classic:
salwarpe says
I really enjoyed that, @rob-c – I’d never heard it before, but it sounded like a gentle Can. mellow music for a hot afternoon. Thanks!
Number Six says
A couple of corkers from South Africa.
Nomvula (After The Rain) – Freshlyground
Nizalwa Ngobani – Thandiswa Mazwai
Fin59 says
Nyro; Laura
Stoned Soul Picnic
duco01 says
Australia’s finest: Afterworders: put your hands together for the greatest minimalist ambient/experimental chamber jazz band in the world – THE NECKS!
fitterstoke says
Papa Nes….
https://youtube.com/watch?v=G-1bPbO1xaI
fitterstoke says
One for all you Rikki Nadir fans out there….
salwarpe says
You learn something new every day – punk from a prog band, eh?
Thanks, @fitterstoke!
fitterstoke says
I refer you to Nadir’s Big Chance – arguably Peter Hammill invented punk….
Simonl says
No-Man, Days In The Trees, a beautiful glorious soaring string laden thing.
salwarpe says
and indie dance (complete with funky drummer beat) from a prog band,
Thanks, @simonl!
Black Celebration says
http://youtu.be/m229hY3Onak
salwarpe says
Nash The Slash – white top hat
Slash – black top hat
coincidence, @black-celebration?
Fin59 says
Nuyorican Soul
I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
davebigpicture says
Eels: Novacaine For The Soul
Rigid Digit says
Neutral Milk Hotel
I still don’t know how this album came to my attention – glad it did though
Rigid Digit says
New York Dolls – Personality Crisis
Rigid Digit says
Nine Below Zero – Eleven Plus Eleven
Rigid Digit says
Nazereth – Broken Down Angel
The Razmanaz album opens with the title track, and closes with this track. The bits in-between ain’t half bad either.
Rigid Digit says
999 – Nasty
Rigid Digit says
No The Nine O’Clock News.
Poorly serviced by the BBC Archives – 3 compilations cherry picking the best of the 4 series.
There is more there – however, similar to the playing of the full Top Of The Pops archive, would releasing more of the shows taint the memory in that being satirical, lots of it wouldn’t age that well?
Ah well, the memory kinda lingers I suppose:
And if you’re interested in all documenting nostalgia, the NOTNOCN Comdey Connections is worth a watch:
In fact, all of them are – another potential BBC money-spinner overlooked
Rigid Digit says
There rarely a party that does not get warmed up by playing this:
Rigid Digit says
No More Heroes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzh_Fe08oNI
Mike_H says
“Tobacco Road” by The Nashville Teens
Alias says
NG La Banda – Echale Limone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpWHNr9ZEcQ
Mike_H says
Nat “King” Cole – Let There Be Love
Coolest guy on the planet ever.
Mike_H says
Niyaz. Featuring Iranian singer Azam Ali.
(Ghazal)
Ahh_Bisto says
Nils Frahm – Re
A track where the sheer scarcity, space and echo more than contributes to the melody
North Atlantic Oscillation – Penrose
Currently a fave track from 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xz4JcLfEJo
Night, It Happened One
A film where the sheer force of the personalities on screen effortlessly burn through the ancient celluloid it was recorded on and resonates decades beyond its release.
Rigid Digit says
New Model Army – No Rest
Kid Dynamite says
some more recent NMA – the title track of their last album.
Mike_H says
Neil Innes.
“How Sweet To Be An Idiot”
Locust says
Nils Berg Cinemascope plays “Pashto Love” live:
Locust says
For the guitar fans of the AW; here’s Swedish 70s rockers November:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDimcSzosJs
Locust says
One of my favourite Randy Newman songs; “You Can’t Fool the Fat Man”:
Locust says
My favourite New Order song – “True Faith”, and one of my favourite videos:
(And no; I don’t think the line “When I was a very small boy other small boys talked to me” is bad at all, quite the contrary)
Alias says
The New Swing Sextet – Monkey See Monkey Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRefRbDxlbQ
Kid Dynamite says
Noir Desir – Le Vent Nous Portera
Mike Hull says
I am particularly fond of this song and the album it is from is pretty good, too.
Kid Dynamite says
Nas – The Don (Massive Attack remix)
ruff-diamond says
No art connected to ‘N’?
How about Rembrandt’s “Night Watch”:
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad15/camplimp/rembrandt_night-watch_zpsp0sx8n6g.jpg
ruff-diamond says
And…
(King Crimson – Night Watch)
ruff-diamond says
And…
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad15/camplimp/night_zps3yhaflzb.jpg
Pratchett’s finest Discworld novel
ruff-diamond says
Here’s one especially for @colinh – Santana and McLaughlin with Coltrane’s “Naima”:
ruff-diamond says
@colin h
Moose the Mooche says
I have never heard this album – I probably will one day, as I’m very partial to Johnny Mac in small* doses – but if I saw the vinyl in a shop I’d pay whatever price they were asking for it, purely because simply no-one has ever looked as stratospherically cool as he does right there. He makes Steve McQueen look like Timmy Mallett.
(* ie 40 or so minutes 😉 )
ruff-diamond says
To me it looks like they’re making small talk while waiting around at a wedding…
Moose the Mooche says
John is consoling Carlos, who didn’t think his best man’s speech went down well.
“Seriously mate, on our table we loved the story about the tranny hooker in Amsterdam….”
Locust says
Ah, but the really funny photo is the one on the flip side…with the two of them on either side of Sri Chinmoy, beaming from ear to ear.
I’d put the picture up here, but there seems to be a problem with Imgur at the moment, it won’t upload my pictures.
ruff-diamond says
This one?
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad15/camplimp/ldschinmoy_zpsjul1obrt.jpg
Moose the Mooche says
Not so cool there. They look like slightly embarrassed cricketers being snapped with a fan. The way they’re holding their “air-bats” tells you why they’re back in the pavilion so early.
ruff-diamond says
“Never mind fellows – my googlies are unplayable!”
Moose the Mooche says
John’s batting is rather eccentric – hardly surprising as his bat has two handles.
Locust says
That’s the one!
The first time I saw it I was laughing so hard I could barely speak for five minutes. Every little awkward detail is perfect…!
Moose the Mooche says
Because this blog just hasn’t got enough Nordic stuff on it….
fitterstoke says
Superb…
ruff-diamond says
N is also for Noddy:
http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad15/camplimp/noddyrex2711_468x362_zpsyl47cuzn.jpg
…and NODDY!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX5IiwX6UEw
salwarpe says
Fine postings, @rigid-digit. I’m going to have to reevaluate Slade – I thought they were a one note, gimmick band – some sophistication here. I like how Dave Hill looks so young.
I let youtube run on after this song, and it came up with some fine other Slade songs I ‘d never heard before, including this one where their image looks quite different. Dave Hill as punk rocker this time?
salwarpe says
Sorry, @ruff-diamond – got mixed up there. Whoops! Thanks to your good self as well.
Rigid Digit says
The Nails – 88 Lines About 44 Women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzMDcL0aiEk
salwarpe says
Not sure whether to be complimentary about @ruff-diamond now. ..
Great song, @rigid-digit
salwarpe says
Thanks all – another entertaining ride through the musical and other offerings of one letter of the alphabet. Quite nice that it didn’t have the high profile of’M’.
Here’s an excuse to play some more Lounge Lizards from a couple of threads back – it’s No Wave (Which I didn’t know before today):
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