In a week full of news of home grown terrorism in Alabama (by way of Harvard), and Texas, a week in which Tiger headed back to Buddhism (always a good call when you lose sponsorships get off track), Russia getting testy due to lack of gold, and Ron Paul winning the presidential straw poll at CPAC,‎ I’m happy to do divert to a Saturday Old School Friday .

This week the Old School Friday Theme is, If I Could Sing, I’d Want To Sound Like.

I’d like to sound like a lot of singers, but I realize it’s unfair to choose them all, so I will choose two. I know there are better vocalists, and Brightman brings international crowds to their feet, but I am choosing skins that would fit me.

Realistically I’d be comfortable sounding like Diana Krall, a jazzy bossanovaist (not a word, I know), sitting in a smokey lounge with a large underground following. I love her.

But for aura, presence, and to bring down houses, I’d choose to be Tina Turner.

Old School Friday Themes available at Ms Marv’s.

What about you?

Peace

I was lucky to have seen this musician/artist a couple of times when I lived in NY. What if God Were One of Us is probably her best known song, though she doesn’t tend to do much pop. Though I loved the guitar rift in that song, and find it inspiring in it’s own because it never was about God, but about people and our collective consciousness, the song below is more inspirational to me for the way it is performed here.

Enjoy.

Joan Osborne, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, from the soundtrack for the Funk Brothers’ movie “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” .

A nice but unembeddable HD version is here.

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What’s your inspiration?

From the time I was around 9 or 10, thanks to my father’s collection, this has been the one. I’m sure I’ve posted this here before, but it is what it is. It makes me smile.

My First My Last My Everything, Barry White.

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