List: What are the Best (Fictional) Movie Concerts?

Posted on October 11, 2013 at 8:00 am

The A.V. Club has a great discussion about the all-time best fictional movie concerts. Of course there are many unforgettable documentaries about real concerts like “Woodstock” and “The Last Waltz.” But what about those left to the imagination in feature films? They’ve gone some of my favorites here, like Waynestock in “Wayne’s World 2.” I’d love to see that “Get Him to the Greek” concert at the Greek, and more from Spinal Tap and “The Mighty Wind” folks (I did get to see them play in a real live concert here in Washington, D.C. and it was awesome). What would you pick?

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Kol Nidre: Yom Kippur 5774

Posted on September 14, 2013 at 8:00 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKp_mVii-dk

A blessed Yom Kippur to all who observe it. May you and all you love be inscribed in the Book of Life.

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The “Extraordinary” Rion Paige on X Factor

Posted on September 13, 2013 at 9:09 am

Watch 13-year-old Rion Paige knock the socks off the X Factor judges. The Florida girl has joint problems in her hands and partial blindness in one eye from arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. She also has a powerful voice and a powerful spirit — and a mother who says that it is time for Rion to try her wings, and that she will be there to catch her if she falls. For her audition, she sings the Carrie Underwood song, “Blown Away,” and that’s just what the judges are as they listen.

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A Rosh Hashanah Version of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” — Get Clarity

Posted on September 4, 2013 at 12:00 pm

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Three Songs About September

Posted on September 1, 2013 at 3:59 pm

Happy September! Here are three of my favorite songs paying tribute to this month.

Many people have sung the haunting Kurt Weill “September Song,” originally introduced by Walter Huston (father of director John Huston and grandfather to Anjelica and Danny Huston) in an otherwise-forgotten musical called “Knickerbocker Holiday.” But no one, not even Frank Sinatra, sings it better than Willie Nelson.

The longest-running play in the world is the sweet musical “The Fantastiks,” featuring this bittersweet song, “Try to Remember.” It was introduced in 1960 by Jerry Orbach. Here he is, 22 years later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEW1F9kZ-UE

The Tempos originally recorded “See You in September” in 1959, but the harmonies made it perfect for The Happenings.

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