If you want to hear the wall of sound effect, just listen to this song. By the time the second verse comes around, everything has kicked in. The horns plus the rolling accompaniment are just so good.
This is a really stunning Brazilian take on 'Midnight Sun' - a really haunting song written by Lionel Hampton. It starts with a creepy, ornate string arrangement and Sylvia's vocal in Portuguese is stunning. The whole album is great.
from Bossa Balanco Balada, available on CD
23 Jul 08 ·shida: Hi, I think have a mistake in the name of the track. The real name is "Sol da meia noite".
Cheers 23 Jul 08 ·delicado: Very good point shida - thanks for that. I've updated it now.
This is a British artist who does not deserve to be forgotten. She has a free, ranging voice and total charisma. Her trouble was that she got ripped off for life by a lecherous old-guy manager (Ambrose), who was mainly concerned with her considerable charms and the earnings he could siphon off to himself. She is now impoverished, but remains a great past-pop figure, and a great singer. Also a so-called icon of the homo world, where melodramatic performances are always appreciated. She was contemporary with the Beatles, but of a musical world they left behind.
This track is folk music, with acoustic guitar and harmonica accompanying Dylan's vocals. I love it because of the sound, as well as the message of the video. Dylan is politely telling his ex how he feels about the terrible way he treated her.