George Harrisons "My guitar gently weeps" on a 4 string ukulele



Jake Shimabukuro: talented guy.

This guy is called Erik Mongrain........ and I have never seen a guitar played this way so well.

This guys talent is wasted sittin' in a bedroom filming himself!




The tune is Pachelbels 'Cannon in D'

Bianca Ryan.
11 years old!
Holy shit. What a voice.



No doubt the moguls will get hold of her and destroy her ability.

Not only a brilliant drummer, but a fantastic singer as well.

Lee Evans

Rodney Carrington
“Show Them To Me”
From the album “King Of The Mountains”

The unadulterated, un-edited version!




“Show Them To Me” list of Movie Clips

Phoebe Cates - FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982)
Demi Moore – STRIPTEASE (1996)
Kelly Preston – MISCHIEF (1985)
Mary Louise Weller - ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
Elizabeth Berkley – SHOWGIRLS (1995)
Natasha Henstridge - SPECIES (1995)
Madonna – BODY OF EVIDENCE (1993)
Betsy Russell – PRIVATE SCHOOL (1983)
Jennifer Connelly and Debra Cole – THE HOT SPOT (1990)
Amy Smart – ROAD TRIP (2000)
Angelina Jolie – GIA (1998)
Alyssa Milano – EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE (1994)
Kim Basinger – 9 ½ WEEKS (1986)
Jayne Mansfield - PROMISES! PROMISES! (1963)
Bo Derek – TARZAN, THE APE MAN (1981)
Heather Graham - BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997)
Colleen Madden – REVENGE OF THE NERDS (1984)
Nikki Schieler Ziering - AMERICAN WEDDING (2003)
Salma Hayek – ASK THE DUST (2006)
Cybill Shepherd – LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)
Anne Hathaway - HAVOC (2005)
N. Zaim, I. Bozilovic, D. Baird & R. Sterling – WEDDING CRASHERS (2005)
Amanda Peet – THE WHOLE NINE YARDS (2000)
Pam Anderson – BARB WIRE (1995)
Chris Farley – SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1990)
Charlize Theron – REINDEER GAMES (2000)
Lisa Donatz and Corinne Kingsbury - OLD SCHOOL (2003)
Denise Richards – WILD THINGS (1998)
Jaime Pressley – POISON IVY 3: THE NEW SEDUCTION (1997)
Joyce Hyser - JUST ONE OF THE GUYS (1985)
Halle Berry – SWORDFISH (2001)
Barbara Nedeljakova – HOSTEL (2005)
Molly Schade – EUROTRIP (2004)
Shannon Elizabeth - AMERICA PIE (1999)
Elle MacPherson and Kate Fischer – SIRENS (1994)
Candace Kroslak – AMERICAN PIE: THE NAKED MILE (2006)
Sharon Stone – BASIC INSTINCT (1992)

............and then of course there is the 'live version', filmed at the Majestic Theatre in Texas.

Playing the piano with your balls.

I would definitely give this guy money.

I think this is where Yehudi Menuhin would have gone if he lived another 25 years.
I am sure he would have loved it.

You know the way some songs hit you right between the eyes? - well, this is one of them.
The girl singing is called Lea Salonga, she's from the Philippines............ and 37 years old! She was also the original 'Kim' in Miss Saigon.

I have been fortunate to have seen her in Londons West End in both roles.




For info, she was also the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin in 1992 and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II in 1998 and in 2004.



Reminds me of Marni Nixon! - the 'Goddess voice of Screen Musicals'

Not new........... I seen this long ago and had forgotten about it.

I'm a mug for little Princesses.
Obviously so is Simon Cowell.



Mind you, you could see the contemptuous look on his face when she first walked on.

The Robotic Band! (The Trons)

It's amazing what you can do with a Mechano Set, a few solenoids and some servos.

As most of you know, I'm a huge fan of the 'Musicals'.

Last night, I stuck this DVD on whilst I was working:

The music is just wonderful. Every single track.
It's 100% live, filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, with a huge orchestra in the background.

Tina Arena does a fantastic version of 'Whistle Down the Wind'
(look at the hairs on her arm! - I think she was a tad nervous)
I love it when she goes full tilt at about 3 minutes............



HERE is the studio version.
I'll also take the opportunity to brag about the version my daughter does. You'd find it difficult to tell the difference between her and Tina Arena............ Honest!
But then that's my daughters vocation after all.




And as for this..................... astounding!
'With One Look'
Glenn close, yes, 'Fatal Attraction' Glenn Close.
It's from the musical 'Sunset Boulevard', based on the 1950 film of the same title.
The plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street. When young screenwriter Joe Gillis accidentally crosses her path, she sees in him an opportunity to make her comeback to the big screen.
You'll see the character Joe Gillis at the start. That's who she's singing to:

Enjoy..............







I was gonna leave it that, but you should watch this:
Phantom of the Opera - Antonio Banderas & Sarah Brightman........... yeah, Antonio Banderas! - and Andrew Lloyd Webbers ex wife, Sarah Brightman.
Banderas actually does a pretty good job. Not as good as Michael Crawford though.




..............and if you want a good laugh, this was her back in 1978.
I bought this!

She still looked like Miss Piggy.

Raw talent.

Impressive. Very impressive.


The next Charlotte Church perhaps?

EDIT:

But I did find this, same song,.............but the full 7 minute before and after, Simon Cowell edition.




That was actual the final of 'Britains Got Talent 2008'
But ironically, she didn't even make the top three!

This is the young fellow that won:
His Audition.


And his winning performance in the eventual final:

And I forgot about this Dean.
Sorry.




Good call............ and to your credit!