"So Very Hard to Go" is a #torchSong performed by American #rhythmAndBlues band #TowerOfPower, issued as the second #single from their eponymous third album. It was produced by the band and written by band members Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, with #LennyWilliams performing the vocals. The song is the band's biggest hit to date in the United States, peaking at No. 17 on the #Hot100 on 28 July 1973 and No. 4 on #KHJ on 31 July 1973.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9BRqGpppJw

Morrissey & Siouxsie "Interlude" - 1994 / 2024
#orchestralpop #baroquepop #torchsong #dramaticballad #vinyl

"I Don't Wanna Cry" is a song recorded by American singer #MariahCarey for her first album Mariah Carey (1990). Written by Carey and producer #NaradaMichaelWalden, #ColumbiaRecords released it as the album's fourth single in March 1991. A #LatinSoul–influenced #pop #ballad, the #torchSong describes the end of romance. It features drums, guitars, digital synthesizers, and a classic #songStructure with highly delineated section roles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfG1qwl-Zho

"I Don't Wanna Cry" is a song recorded by American singer #MariahCarey for her first album Mariah Carey (1990). Written by Carey and producer #NaradaMichaelWalden, #ColumbiaRecords released it as the album's fourth single in March 1991. A #LatinSoul–influenced #pop #ballad, the #torchSong describes the end of romance. It features drums, guitars, digital synthesizers, and a classic #songStructure with highly delineated section roles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebfaEx9SN64

"The Man that Got Away" is a #torchSong, published in 1953 and written for the 1954 version of the film #AStarIsBorn. The music was written by #HaroldArlen, and the lyrics by #IraGershwin. In 1954, it was nominated for the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong. In 2004, #JudyGarland's performance of the song was selected by the American Film Institute as the #eleventhGreatestSongInAmericanCinemaHistory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxz-8gSFjjo

"Someone That I Used to Love" is a #torchSong written by #MichaelMasser and lyricist #GerryGoffin that first became a success for #NatalieCole in 1980.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnr__ZuMk8U

"Drinking Again" is a 1962 #torchSong, with lyrics by #JohnnyMercer and music by Doris Tauber. The song has been recorded by #FrankSinatra (#TheWorldWeKnew), Dinah Washington (#DrinkingAgain), #ArethaFranklin (#UnforgettableATributeToDinahWashington), and #BetteMidler (Bette Midler),among others. The song was recorded by #TheJeffBeckGroup in 1968 (with altered lyrics and music) as "#IveBeenDrinking".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN5tT7PzQyQ

"Someone That I Used to Love" is a #torchSong written by #MichaelMasser and lyricist #GerryGoffin that first became a success for #NatalieCole in 1980.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H89_X3v0c9g

"The Man that Got Away" is a #torchSong, published in 1953 and written for the 1954 version of the film #AStarIsBorn. The music was written by #HaroldArlen, and the lyrics by #IraGershwin. In 1954, it was nominated for the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong. In 2004, #JudyGarland's performance of the song was selected by the American Film Institute as the #eleventhGreatestSongInAmericanCinemaHistory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyPMRo8ZUQ

"Drinking Again" is a 1962 #torchSong, with lyrics by #JohnnyMercer and music by Doris Tauber. The song has been recorded by #FrankSinatra (#TheWorldWeKnew), Dinah Washington (#DrinkingAgain), #ArethaFranklin (#UnforgettableATributeToDinahWashington), #BetteMidler (Bette Midler) and #JamesAnthony (#BlueAgain) among others. The song was recorded by #TheJeffBeckGroup in 1968 (with altered lyrics and music) as "#IveBeenDrinking".
https://youtu.be/LeZfl45GHvo

"Someone That I Used to Love" is a #torchSong written by #MichaelMasser and lyricist #GerryGoffin that first became a success for #NatalieCole in 1980.
https://youtu.be/TZUDUCoIIBo

"Someone That I Used to Love" is a #torchSong written by #MichaelMasser and lyricist #GerryGoffin that first became a success for #NatalieCole in 1980.
https://youtu.be/6j4fRwLBDfo

"Don't Tell Me" is a song recorded by American singer #Madonna for her eighth studio album, #Music (2000). It was released as the second single from the album on November 14, 2000, by #MaverickRecords. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the track with #MirwaisAhmadzaï, with additional writing from her brother-in-law, #JoeHenry. Henry originally conceived it as a tango-styled #torchSong called "Stop"; the demo was later sent to Madonna.
https://youtu.be/vYPj-jlp1i4

#OTD

Heute vor 45 Jahren kommentierte Barry Graves (1942-1994) im RIAS Berlin den Song "I will survive" von Gloria Gaynor in seiner legendären Art, einen, wie er ihn nannte, „torch song“, ein „Fackellied“.

#Graves
#RIAS #Berlin
#BarryGraves
#Torchsong
#GloriaGaynor
#Ikone
#IWillSurvive

In der Tat war Barry Graves ein Protagonist und Visionär, ich war ein Fan seiner Moderation.
Andere mochten ihn gar nicht.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Graves
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAS
Mitschnitt bei mir auf Anfrage.

Musical Interlude: I meant to use this earlier, when the snow was falling, but hey, now it's melting. But it's a darn nice song, and I need to post some more Sassy every so often, so here we go.

"Snowbound," performed by Sarah Vaughan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH2vILmUO9k

#DylanMulvaney’s “#BlueChristmas” is the #trans #holiday #torchsong we need right now.

The #video for the #melancholy #cover manages to #spark #trans #joy with a #cameo from #model #KristopherThomas.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #SocialMedia #Youtube #Instagram #Music #Covers #Representation #Culture

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/dylan-mulvaneys-blue-christmas-is-the-trans-holiday-torch-song-we-need-right-now/

What I'd give for an #Otari #24Track now and a simple #FSK sync unit.

https://youtu.be/92bnSoP15e4

Busy day in the studio today, plumbed in a Behringer #X32Rack as a synth/drum machine submixer and occasional USB interface.

I do love the #X32's faux #QuantecRoomSimulator reverb, brings back many happy memories of #WilliamOrbit and #TorchSong's #WishThing album.

I'd say it's the perfect submixer for a big electronic music studio although it is verging on overkill. BUT I got it for around the same price as a bare USB interface with similar inputs.

Kotaku: Let’s Rank The Pokémon Starters, Worst To Best https://kotaku.com/let-s-rank-the-pokemon-starters-worst-to-best-1850287696 #gaming #tech #kotaku #roleplayingvideogames #gameplayofpokc3a9mon #videogamecharacters #fictionalcharacters #cyndaquilcyndaquil #turtwigturtwig #sarahmclachlan #fictionalfoxes #blackandwhite #ashketchum #charmander #bulbasaur #chikorita #torchsong #charizard #totodile #squirtle #chimchar #fennekin #pokemon #chespin #katrina #torchic #fiction #litten #mudkip #snivy