Vox Totalis (All About the Voice)

[GPIDEAL]

Had he lived when Big Night was released in 1996, Claudio Villa would have been 70 - younger than Paul Newman. He died in 1987 at 61 due to a botched heart bypass surgery. According to my barber he had a chance to come have the procedure done in Toronto but couldn't get over his fear of flying. On my shortlist of one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. The banquet in Big Night was set for Louis Prima but it's Villa's spirit that permeates the film.

One of my dad's favourite singers. (Man one of those ladies looked like Taylor Swift).

I got out my Pavarotti set of vintage recordings when he was in his prime (arias with Divas in some cases) to listen to over the last week and the weekend.

 

[TheShadow]

 

[261252]

[SIZE=+2]Wow...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHnkVextoQw

..just Wow!![/SIZE]​

Just as amazing as a great child singer is an old infirmed one

 

[Zoot Allures]

Love this song by Rolf Harris and his didgeridoo sound. He also wrote the comedy classic tie me kangaroo down sport



Sun arise, she bring in the morning
Sun arise, bring in the morning
Fluttering the skirts all around

Sun arise she come in the dawning
Sun arise come in the dawning
Spreading all the light all around

Sun arise, on the Kangaroo Paw
Sun arise, on the Kangaroo Paw
Glistening the dew all around

Sun arise, filling all the hollows
Sun arise, filling all the hollows
Lighting up the hills all around

Sun arise, come with the dawning
Sun arise, she come every day
Sun arise, bring in the morning

Sun arise, every, every, every, every day
She drive away the darkness, every day
Drive away the darkness
Bringing back the warmth to the ground

Sun arise, oh, oh
Sun arise, oh, oh
Spreading all the light all around

Sun arise, bring in the morning
Sun arise, bring in the morning
Spreading all the light all around

 

[malata]

 

[Don Draper]

Mr. Cornell deserves a place here...

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]May the words of the good doctor forever reign in your heart..[/SIZE]

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]인상적인![/SIZE]

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]Viva por siempre La Bella Natalia!![/SIZE]

 

[Insidious Von]

 

[Insidious Von]

You Tube isn't perfect. James Earl Jones's King Lear in Central Park has never been uploaded.

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]Somewhere between Lone Justice and Concrete Blonde, 'Middle Kids' deserve your attention:

Hanna Joy starts her exquisite vocal in one place and ends up somewhere else even more beautiful![/SIZE]

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]O.M.G....!!!

Your undivided attention is unequivocally required for the next 6:25.

Trust me.[/SIZE]​

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]There's no going back.....[/SIZE]

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]We live for this...

...Viva la Vida![/SIZE]​

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]Effortless and sweet...

...like a breeze caressing your neck[/SIZE]​

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]Dolores already has a place in this thread...

...perfectly fitting to have her back.[/SIZE]​

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]Sweet, sexy & perfect...

....Astrud is Royalty[/SIZE]​

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]This still takes the cake...

...and the grapes, the pineapple, the bananas and happily my dignity![/SIZE]​

 

[malata]

[SIZE=+2]Dolores already has a place in this thread...



...perfectly fitting to have her back.[/SIZE]
​

and rightfully so.

Sweet Dreams lovely lady